You've had your Nigerian scam, and the Asian scam, howabout Russian guy in jail scam?

danceswithcats · September 3, 2007, 11:13pm

Anyone who falls for this is a grade A certified dimwit.

Dear Partner

I am Mikhail Borisovich Khodorkovsky, a businessman and an activist one
of Russia’s oligarchs, I was convicted for fraud and tax evasion and
received a 9-year sentence, and I want you to assist me in investing
some amount of money that I secretly kept in a financial company, the
total amount is (? 512,700,000.00.)

Presently I am in a jail, as you know this amount is a huge sum of
money and I will like you to be honest enough in investing my share for
me. The total sum will be divided as 70% for me and 30% for you. I will
like you to invest the 70% share of my money in your country pending
the year of my realeased, if you are interested kindly indicate by
replying my mail. I will disclose to you where my money is kept as soon
as I received a favorable response from you. below is my e-mail address
(mkhodorkovsky@rbcmail.ru)

Kind regards
M. Khodorkovsky

Duck_Duck_Goose · September 4, 2007, 12:47am

70/30??
No way.

50/50 or I’m not even gettin’ out the checkbook.

chaoticbear · September 4, 2007, 2:20am

I have similar sum of money and will give you 80 percent if you invest my 20% in deer corn and peanut butter. I am breeding super mutant deer here in prison from spoons of plastic and rectally smuggled cigarettes and wish to placate them in case of super mutant deer uprising.