In regard to your package from fedex shipping company west africa branch nigeria,

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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I won!!! I won!!! :stuck_out_tongue:
IN REGARD TO YOUR PACKAGE FROM FEDEX SHIPPING COMPANY WEST AFRICA BRANCH NIGERIA,
FedEx provides access to a growing global market place through a network of supply chain, transportation, and business and related information services. The FedEx courier Service Company is hereby passing an essential message to all our valuable customers to be very careful while presenting their Receivers/Residential Address to avoid wrong delivery. Authoritatively, this is the FedEx courier service company mailing you in respect of your parcel that was brought to this company to be delivered to you by one Dr Usman Shamsuddeen The Minster of Finance of Nigeria, Before the delivery protocols commenced, there was a misunderstanding between you and the National Insurance Corporation of Nigeria (NICON) over the Insurance Certificate which caused the delay of you receiving your parcel for the past one year.
Meanwhile we are happy to inform you that the FedEx has finalized everything with the (NICON) and subsequently approved yours among the 24 valuable parcels’s to be couriered after the released of the parcels from the (NICON) We are happy to inform you once again that your parcel that contains AN ATM CARD WHICH WORTH TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLAR ($20,000,000) is among the 24 parcel’s listed which is now in our office and also with your name as the receiver despite that we lost your private residential address which is an indication that you can now re-send your residential address back to the FedEx company where your parcel can be delivered to you without hesitation.
I have been awaiting for you to contact me for the delivery of your ATM CARD WHICH WORTH TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLAR ($20,000,000) .I want you to know that your package which worth TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLAR ($20,000,000) has been with us for the pass few weeks now and we are waiting for your confirmation of message so that we can deliver the ATM CARD to you, we have covered the delivering of this Charge, Insurance Premium and Clearance
Certificate Fee of the ATM CARD for the delivery of the packages to you.
NOTE: THE TOTAL AMOUNT YOUR ATM CARD CONTAIN IS TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLAR ($20,000,000) AND THIS INCLUDE INTEREST RATE UP TO DATE AND YOUR DAILY
WITHDRAW IS $5000 USD PER DAY.
The only money you will send to us is for Security Keeping Fee of the ATM CARD and the packages will be delivered to your postal Address in your country And the charge fee required is $100 (ONE HUNDRED UNITED STATE DOLLAR) only and shipment will commence that same day the charge fee is received.
I WANT YOU TO RE-CONFIRM YOUR SHIPPING ADDRESS ONCE AGAIN SO MISTAKE WILL NOT OCCUR DURING SHIPMENT. HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND
We want you to forward to us your full contact information’s :
First Name:-----------------------
Last Name:-----------------------
Contact Address:-----------------
Mobile Number:-------------------
Tel Number:----------------------
Age:-----------------------------
Occupation:----------------------
Note that we were instructed to email you, due to the high priority of your package And everything will be taken good care by me.
As soon as your details are received, our delivery team will dispatch your ATM CARD PACKAGE IMMEDIATELY . As soon as they confirm your payment receipt of $100 (ONE HUNDRED UNITED STATE DOLLAR), they will not hesitate to dispatch your package as well as the attached certificate and the letter to your residence.
It will only take 24 HOURS FOR DELIVERY.
REMEMBER THE SHIPPING AND INSURANCE FEE HAVE BEEN PAID BY THE FEDERAL FINANCE DEPARTMENT YOU ARE ONLY PAYING FOR THE SECURITY KEEPING FEE WHICH SERVE AS DEMURRAGE SO THE CHARGE MUST BE PAID BEFORE SHIPMENT WILL COMMENCE. HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND.
GET BACK TO ME WITH THE REQUIRED INFORMATION AND ALSO LET ME KNOW I YOU ARE READY TO SEND THE REQUIRED CHARGE FEE SO I CAN SEND YOU THE INFORMATION YOU WILL NEED TO SEND THE $100 NOTE: THE TOTAL AMOUNT YOUR ATM CARD CONTAIN IS TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLAR ($20,000,000) AND THIS INCLUDE INTEREST RATE UP TO DATE AND YOUR DAILY WITHDRAW IS $5000 USD PER DAY.
AWAIT YOUR REPLY AND YOUR SHIPPING INFORMATION DETAILS.

STAY BLESS.
FROM THE INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY DEPARTMENT.
FEDEX BUILDING COMPANY
10 RIVERSIDE STREET.
APAPA, LAGOS, NIGERIA
REV. AMARA HUMPHREY

Part of me really wants to play along with this…

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So how much did you get?

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There’s a link to a website showing someone’s story of how they did decide to play along, and ended up getting the scammers to do all kinds of silly things, which they did - out of desperation to get the money.

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This stuff’s been going on for 25 years by letter, then fax and now email.

  1. I can’t believe anyone still falls for this, and
  2. I can’t believe people get excited when they receive one of these.
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I remember that thread Lobsang… have no idea how to find it tho, but DAMN, it was funny!

It is hard for me to believe that people fall for this crap too.

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There’s also the The Ebola Monkey Man.

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Holy Crap! And it comes from a “Reverend,” too!

This one just *has *to be on the level!

Why don’t I ever luck out like that? :frowning:

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Man!

I deleted my notice and passed up the opportunity to have millions AND make new friends in Africa.

I feel like an idiot.

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You mean this one, perhaps?

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Write back and ask the good reverend if he could loan you $100, just for a few days. After all, he knows you’ll have enough money to pay him back, with interest.

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I love the “Stay Bless”. I’ve got to start using that now.

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They always throw in some kind of religious thing to make themselves seem more reliable.

I’ve been stringing along a scammer for the past few weeks by turning the tables and always bringing up my own church and how it always seems to interfere with sending a moneygram, but that there is hope because our Pastor has made other arrangements.

The idea is to make them waste their time.