# Woo! I got me my own African money scam e-mail! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 30, 2006, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woo-i-got-me-my-own-african-money-scam-e-mail/386114 "2006-12-30T14:35:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woo-i-got-me-my-own-african-money-scam-e-mail/386114/61 "2007-01-22T12:09:22Z")
Got a response from ‘Kingsley’: > [@](#): > > From: kingsley > To: Tripler > Sent : Monday, January 22, 2007 3:13 AM > Subject : Good morning > Dear Lamar Tripler, > > I am happy to hear that you have finaly heard from the bank and i am also happy for your picture which you sent to me.i am sending you my pictures so that you can also see the person you have been dealing with,i will go and find a lawyer who will help us get the documents the bank demanded from us.i will send you a mail as soon as i find a lawyer. > Regards > Kingsley He even sent me [pictures!](http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e396/TriplerSDMB/Kingsley/) Would it be wrong of me to yannk his chain, seeing that those are two completely different people? Tripler I’m just sayin’. . . ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woo-i-got-me-my-own-african-money-scam-e-mail/386114/62 "2007-01-22T14:32:27Z")
[QUOTE=gonzomax] A city money manager in a Michigan city sent 186 thou to Africa to help the munincipality make a lot of money. Idiot. Lost his or her job too. [/QUOTE] Umm…I posted a linki to that story, right above your post. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woo-i-got-me-my-own-african-money-scam-e-mail/386114/63 "2007-01-22T14:58:29Z")
Hmmmmm… maybe you should send him another picture of yourself. A completely different picture. Just to see if he even notices. A picture of someone of a completely different race or nationality from the first pic you sent. Hell, a completely different sex, race or nationality! Like **chowder** said you have sod all (love that phrase) to lose. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2007, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woo-i-got-me-my-own-african-money-scam-e-mail/386114/64 "2007-02-11T16:19:01Z")
Paging **chowder**! After a few weeks of dragging my heels and such, it seems Kinglsey has given up on me: > [@](#): > > \*\* > Dear Lamar or what thy call you please kindly stop sending me maill please,i am not a jok like you,.\*\* > > Gentlemen, > > Have you had a chance to find a picture or two for me? Western Union was > able to contact an Abdijan, Cote D’Ivore office, so I can send the payment > as soon as you respond. > > Thanks! > Lamar > > * * * > > Gentlemen, > > I have just returned from a standard patrol, and will be contacting Western > Union tomorrow. In the meantime, I would ask that you both send me a > picture of yourselves so I can see the fine fellows I’m working with! I’m > going to have some more film developed tomorrow, and I will send you > pictures as soon as I get them back. After I drop off my film, I’ll scan > them and send them to you, and then head to the bank for a cashier’s check. > > Sincerely, > Lamar > \>From: “Barr.Williams Williams” > \>Subject: Urgent response. > \>Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 07:49:37 +0000 (GMT) > \> > \>Williams & Williams Consultants. > \>Rue De Justice Treichville-Abidjan Cote d’Ivoire > \>Barrister Williams J.Williams > \>Tel/Fax:+22505786024 > \> > \>Dear Mr.Lamar Tripler, > \> > \> With reference to your mail.we hereby reiterate > \>that we are taking brief for MR.KINGSLEY GONGOLAR > \>in respect of the procurement of the vital legal > \>documents from the Ministry of Justice and Finance > \>respectively here in Abidjan Cote d’Ivoire. > \> > \>The cost of the documents as you already know is > \>US$5430.As time is of essence,we would like you to > \>send the money so that we can proceed to the > \>ministries for the obtaining of the documents that > \>will facilitate the transfer of your fund to your > \>account. > \> > \>You can send the money through the western union money > \>transfer with the information below: > \> > \> Name:Barr.Williams J.Williams > \> Destination:Abidjan,Cote d’Ivoire. > \> > \>Best Regards, > \> > \>Barr.Williams J.Williams. I did send one more e-mail to him indicating that it seems that there were more than one person accessing his account, and closed it with, “What the hell is going on?” **Chowder** , PM on the way to you. If anyone else wants to jump in, I can forward you his e-mail address. Tripler I don’t know, maybe we can scam him out of $7.5M. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woo-i-got-me-my-own-african-money-scam-e-mail/386114.md?page=3)