I finally got the Nigeran scam letter! Wooohoooo!

[ivylass]

I was beginning to feel a little left out, like I wasn't important or rich enough for the likes of Nobatu Mkembe, et al.

Seriously, though, I simply forwarded the letter to Yahoo Spamguard and then deleted it. Does Yahoo Spamguard actually work?

[Second Guest]

I've never received any spam through Yahoo (does that mean the Spamguard is working?), but I did receive a couple of versions of the Nigerian scam letter through Excite mail.

I was slightly disappointed that it wasn't more convincing. Does anyone really fall for this thing?

[rjk]

I got the Nigerian letter at work last week. Like ivylass, I feel much better now.

I do get spam on my Yahoo account, but only from PassionUp.com. The odd thing is that most of it goes to the spam folder, but a few go to my inbox. Very strange.

[Lute Skywatcher]

1997 Newspaper article quoted by Snopes:

"We have confirmed losses just in the United States of over $100 million in the last 15 months," said Special Agent James Caldwell, of the Secret Service financial crimes division. "And that's just the ones we know of. We figure a lot of people don't report them."

(Thanks, Poddy!)

[Lynn Bodoni]

I received a Russian variant just yesterday! "She" claims that she's been hired by a US firm, is still working in Russia, and that she needs someone to receive her US paycheck.

[ivylass]

Maybe it's just where I decide to enter my e-mail, but I haven't gotten any porn, either. Just offers for debt consolidation or weight loss.

[Saint Zero]

I finally got this one last month. After years of hearing about it, I finally get the letter.

[FairyChatMom]

I got one last month too, from "MR. Tambo, a native of Cape Town in South Africa and I am an Executive Accountant with the South Africa Department of Mining & Natural Resources." He blew it when he addressed me as "Dear Sir" - if he doesn't know the significance of tits, he needs more help than I can give him.

[japatlgt]

Yeah, I've gotten that one a few times. Also, got klezed once.
Still get an occassional "hey, baby." I finally learned to quit replying and I've dropped off a lot of the mailing lists.

[OpalCat]

I get about 5-10 viruses a day. I've gotten the nigerian (or whatever flavor-of-the-day) letter dozens of times.

Anyone want my share?

[Coriolanus]

Originally posted by FairyChatMom
...an Executive Accountant with the South Africa Department of Mining & Natural Resources." He blew it when he addressed me as "Dear Sir" - if he doesn't know the significance of tits, he needs more help than I can give him.

(emphasis mine)

FCM - many a humourous quip have you writ. That randy comment is priceless.

[rsa]

I was also disappointed that I never recieved a Nigerian scam email. But recently I got something similiar.

I am Mr. A. Savimbi, son of the late rebel leader
Jonas Savimbi of Angola who was killed on the 22nd of
February 2002 .

A link was thoughtfully provided to learn more information about his "father".

How anyone can fall for these things is beyond me.

When you
are ready I will give you the information needed
before you can get access to 7,000kg of AU gold dust,
8500kg of pure Diamond and raw cash of USD100 million
America dollars. you will then proceed to Ghana for
collection.

I suppose with all that, I could afford to buy the SDMB a few new hampsters!

[Urban Ranger]

Yeah well, that shows how unimportant you are. I got mine in 1998. But please, don't just pile outside my door waiting for my autograph.

[Krisfer the Cat]

Yeah, I got one about a month ago.. on an address I ALMOST never use anymore... he really should update, I almost missed it.

About a week after that I got a letter from a friend telling me it was a scam. Such a sweet man! I wrote him back and said I had figured that out based on the college eddycation I gots back thar in the Aities.... But it was nice of him to be concerned for me.

[FairyChatMom]

Originally posted by Corbomite
FCM - many a humourous quip have you writ. That randy comment is priceless.

Ahhhh, I love getting fan mail from the little people!!!

_{Thanks for the kind words! You made my day...}