# Best Spam Ever! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 22, 2008, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-spam-ever/453783 "2008-06-22T14:06:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2008, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-spam-ever/453783/1 "2008-06-22T14:06:37Z")
I swear I received this email exactly as written this morning: Dear Friend, My name is Mr Karl Rove, I am the personal adviser to President George Bush(President of the United State Of America). I am so sorry for contacting you in this manner, due to the fact that my discussion with you is a matter of urgency, I decided to search for your email contact over the internet by contacting the Microsoft search team. The reason why i am contacting, you is in regards to the $499,000,000.00 (Four hundred and ninety nine million dollars) that was Deposited in a bank by President George bush in a foreign bank in the year 2000 while i was the director of finance at the BANK OF AMERICA(BOA). I was appointed as one of the special adviser on financial matter to President George Bush in the year 2004. I gave Mr. president the advice that we should look for a means to get the funds from the bank Due to the fact that Mr. Barrack Oboma has won the primaries in the just concluded primary election, it is obvious that he will be the next president of the united state of America. And as a Blackman in power, all Mr. Bush wealth will be investigated to prove the white wrong that the black are better than then. Thus i will like to seek for your assistant in moving this funds from the bank before the change of power. I know this is a huge amount of money that we are entrusting on you, and most bank will ask alot of question on where this funds are coming from. You do not have to worry as Our lawyer will be given you some document in that regards. Also I want to let you know that this project is capital intensive, as all expenses in transferring this funds , will be paid by you. We have also decided to give you 20% of this funds and any money you spend in making sure that the transfer of the funds to you is successful. I want you to send me the bellow information if you are willingly to help us in transferring this funds. I do not want you to take this mail as one of the usual mail that you receive over the internet, so i want you to treat this mail with respect. (1) FULL NAMES (2) ADDRESS (3) AGE (4) SEX/MARITAL STATUS (5) HOME PHONE NUMBER (6) cell phone number (7) OCCUPATION. Also all more information’s will be given to you as soon as i receive your mail. You can contact me on my private email [address:mrkarlrove@strompost.com](mailto:address:mrkarlrove@strompost.com) Thank you so much for your time and understanding Regards Mr Karl Rove ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2008, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-spam-ever/453783/2 "2008-06-22T14:09:01Z")
Search your feelings. You know there is only one way to respond. Pose as the President. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2008, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-spam-ever/453783/3 "2008-06-22T14:14:29Z")
Pose as Karl Rove and tell him that the e-mail came up as a hit on the Terrorist-o-Matic Spy Machine and that you need HIS name, address, and information so the CIA can come get him. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2008, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-spam-ever/453783/4 "2008-06-22T14:30:10Z")
Gee, you get to keep 20%, just like many of the other Nigerian scams. I say turn this one over to **Mangetout** , the resident scam scammer. ---
**Author:** ![bufftabby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/77aa72/32.png) [@bufftabby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bufftabby)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2008, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-spam-ever/453783/5 "2008-06-22T14:34:13Z")
Why are you not treating this mail with respect? You don’t want a Blackman in power do you? ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2008, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-spam-ever/453783/6 "2008-06-22T14:37:30Z")
Wow. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2008, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-spam-ever/453783/7 "2008-06-22T15:25:40Z")
Who the hell’s Barrack Oboma? ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2008, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-spam-ever/453783/8 "2008-06-22T16:17:02Z")
Why does he want bellow information? ---
**Author:** ![Spacegirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Spacegirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spacegirl)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2008, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-spam-ever/453783/9 "2008-06-22T18:30:20Z")
Please, keep us updated on the new information’s that is coming your way. ---
**Author:** ![ASAKMOTSD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@ASAKMOTSD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASAKMOTSD)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2008, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-spam-ever/453783/10 "2008-06-22T19:34:14Z")
Oh that jokster, Karl Rove… ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-spam-ever/453783/11 "2008-06-23T00:53:26Z")
I am sure CNN would be interested in this. ---
**Author:** ![Tenar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@Tenar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tenar)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-spam-ever/453783/12 "2008-06-23T02:57:28Z")
Just out of curiosity, what was the heading of this magnificent spam? I don’t (ever) open spam, but I wouldn’t want to miss a valuable opportunity if this one ended up in my spam folder. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-spam-ever/453783/13 "2008-06-23T07:58:34Z")
[QUOTE=samclem] Gee, you get to keep 20%, just like many of the other Nigerian scams. I say turn this one over to **Mangetout** , the resident scam scammer. [/QUOTE] Hehe. A reputation! 'Fraid I’m too busy eating things at the moment. I did get some interesting spam this morning myself though. “Saddam Hussein Found Dead”. I didn’t open the message, because I’m not in the market for penis enhancement or whatever was the true intent of the email. ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-spam-ever/453783/14 "2008-06-23T08:44:25Z")
[QUOTE=Czarcasm] I do not want you to take this mail as one of the usual mail that you receive over the internet, so i want you to treat this mail with respect. \ Regards Mr Karl Rove [/QUOTE] Awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-spam-ever/453783/15 "2008-06-23T14:14:07Z")
Always, the punctuation and spelling sucks. Why can’t they take the 30 seconds to run it through spell-check or something? You know how many people would be lured if they could actually make it sound like, you know, a guy with millions of dollars would actually write like? I don’t know any millionaires with really poor spelling and grammar. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-spam-ever/453783/16 "2008-06-23T14:25:10Z")
> [@](#): > > You do not have to worry as Our lawyer will be given you > some document in that regards. This is the bit that should make you suspicious. If it it had read “Our Lawyer (Mr. Alberto Gonzales)” then it just might have been genuine :dubious: