Got this e-mail today...what to do?

[MonBK]

Shall I free a diplomatic lady or be charged with money laundering?


INTERNATIONAL POLICE UNITED STATES SECTION
Region No. 2 New York City
P.O. Box 804 Knickerbockers Station
New York City, New -York 10002-0804 U.S.A.


Attn: Beneficiary

The office of the international police (INTERPOL) hereby write to inform you that we caught a diplomatic lady called Mrs. Dorothy Wallace at (John F. Kennedy International Airport) here in New -York with parcel box filed with united state dollars.

Meanwhile, base on our interview to the diplomat (Mrs. Dorothy Wallace) she said that the parcel box belongs to you, that she was sent by Alh. Ahmadu Giade of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Nigeria to deliver the parcel box to your doorstep, not knowing that the content of the parcel box is money. The diplomat also said that her first transit in the states was at Cincinnati Northern, Kentucky International Airport Ohio.

Now, the diplomat is under detention in the office of (INTERPOL) security, and we cannot release her until we carry out our proper investigation on how this huge amount of money managed to be yours before we will release her with the box. So, in this regard, you are to re-assure and prove to us that the money you are about to receive is legal by sending us the Award Ownership Certificate showing that the money is not illegal.

Note that the Award Ownership Certificate must to be secured from the office of the Senate president in Nigeria, because that is the only office that will issue you the original Award Ownership Certificate of these funds.

You are advised to forward immediately the Award Ownership Certificate if you have it with you, but if you do not have it, we will urge you as a matter of urgency to contact back the sender of the diplomat to help you secure the Award Ownership Certificate if at all you did not have it.

Below is the contact information of the person that sent the diplomat.

Name: Alh. Ahmadu Giade
Email: ahmadugiadeprivateoffice@mail.mn
Direct telephone no: +234-8120672033.

Furthermore, we are giving you only but 5 working business days to forward the requested Award Ownership Certificate.

Please note that we shall get back to you after the 5 working business days, if you didn’t come up with the certificate we shall confiscate the funds into World Bank account then charge you for money laundry, but if you forward the Award Ownership Certificate then we will release the diplomat with your parcel box and also gives you every back up till the money arrives your doorstep.

Also note that we are doing this to make sure that any huge amount of money like yours that enters United States is genieu, we regret any inconveniences this might have caused you.

Thanks for your understanding.

Yours Truly,
I.P.A REGION NO: 2
THANKS.DOCTOR DOUGLAS H. KING.
Committee of Police Societies, NYPD.
CC: Alhaji Ahmadu Giade.

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[EE33]

Scammer's email, delete and block sender.

[MonBK]

Originally Posted by EE33

Scammer's email, delete and block sender.

But it says it's from Interpol?

[seand442]

I say you should send them your name, address, social security number and all bank account and credit card numbers you have for you and every member of your family. After all, a Dr. with the Committee of Police Societies in the NYPD working out of the Knickerbocker Station would surely be telling the truth.

[EE33]

Originally Posted by MonBK

But it says it's from Interpol?

They'll be knocking on your door and not sending you emails.....

[hdrazor251]

Fraud!!!! Google Committee of Police Societies

[oo7]

Oooops. My bad. Just delete it. I forgot to use spellscheks....

[mtrunner]

They must be very serious because they are going to charge you with "money laundry." I love how they are trying to be so official but they don't even know how to write properly. Cracks me up.

[toph]

just ask for a cheque?
that will ensure you will never hear from them again


P.S i get one of these every day

[Bisquitlips]

Take it in Rolexes!

[NCD1979]

Amazing.

[mpkRolex]

Originally Posted by EE33

Scammer's email, delete and block sender.

x2

[davestan]

Wonder why they always feature Nigeria - got to be the obvious give away? Even these type of scammers these days have lost their creativity!! Mind you I haven't heard the charging with "money laundry" spin before!!
What's more amazing/worrying is that there are apparently people who still respond seriously to these type of emails.

[Puffy]

can't beat a good Nigerian email

[Trev]

Originally Posted by davestan

Wonder why they always feature Nigeria - got to be the obvious give away?

Because all of theses guys are in Nigeria. They're also not exceptionally bright, to put it lightly.

[Trev]

You guys have all seen 419 Eater, right? Good fun.


FYI, couple of the pics on that site might feature phrases/jokes that aren't appropriate if you're at work, etc.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by MonBK

But it says it's from Interpol?

I got India on my car tyres but I am not going there.

[skypilot]

How did you get so lucky ?

[sea-dweller]

Hit "delete"...

[the_old_curmudgeon]

This story of turning the tables on a scammer is kind of old, but it still cracks me up.

http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/

[mtrunner]

Originally Posted by the_old_curmudgeon

This story of turning the tables on a scammer is kind of old, but it still cracks me up.

http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/

Classic. I love to see these people get burned.

[rxonmymind]

Originally Posted by the_old_curmudgeon

This story of turning the tables on a scammer is kind of old, but it still cracks me up.

http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/

Thanks for the link. That was great! Just wish people would be more honest in the first place......