[QUOTE=Batalov;414714]Got an ironic scam email today... (not very new, Paul and E.W. already reported similar ones)
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I wonder if the 410 victim count is a sly reference to Nigeria's 419 code number for advance fee fraud. I also wonder what entry 410 might read there.

At first I considered that he might be directly addressing the fraud victims by legal code number but then he does math on the number. Maybe this is a second generation letter embellished but still dragging chaff from its origin.

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[Note sabbath = Saturday here, which kinda gives the marketing pitch angle away even before ya get to the 'peace be unto you' salutation:]

[i]From: Elizabeth Richardson <mustangsam5190@aol.com>
Subject: Happy Sabbath Day!
Date: February 13, 2016 4:08:57 PM PST
To: [moi at my supersekrit e-address]
Reply-To: [email]elizabeth.richardson650@gmail.com[/email]

Shalom, I am Mrs. Elizabeth Richardson please do confirm you still use this email before i pass across the message i have for you, I will be waiting for your response [email]elizabeth.richardson650@gmail.com[/email]

Mrs.Elizabeth Richardson

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
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I like that Ms. R. gives a choice of e-mail addresses to which one might enthusiastically reply were one a lonely Jewish single, but I was kinda hoping for 'thoughts of naughtiness' which the lady thinks toward me. Is there a psalm for that? (Not from a Monty Python sketch, that is.)

[QUOTE=ewmayer;426266]I like that Ms. R. gives a choice of e-mail addresses to which one might enthusiastically reply were one a lonely Jewish single, but I was kinda hoping for 'thoughts of naughtiness' which the lady thinks toward me. Is there a psalm for that? (Not from a Monty Python sketch, that is.)[/QUOTE]
She might well not be female (you're obviously realistic enough for that not to be a crushingly disappointing surprise), in which case this might suffice:
[QUOTE][...]the congregations of naughty men have sought after my soul [...][/QUOTE]from verse 14 of Psalm 86.

[URL="http://www.anorak.co.uk/428124/money/nigerian-astronaut-lost-in-space-needs-3m-to-get-home-could-be-a-scam.html/"]Nigerian astronaut lost in space needs $3m to get home[/URL]
[QUOTE]REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE-STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
I am Dr. Bakare Tunde, the cousin of Nigerian Astronaut, Air Force Major Abacha Tunde. He was the first African in space when he made a secret flight to the Salyut 6 space station in 1979. He was on a later Soviet spaceflight, Soyuz T-16Z to the secret Soviet military space station Salyut 8T in 1989. He was stranded there in 1990 when the Soviet Union was dissolved. His other Soviet crew members returned to earth on the Soyuz T-16Z, but his place was taken up by return cargo. There have been occasional Progrez supply flights to keep him going since that time. He is in good humor, but wants to come home.

In the 14-years since he has been on the station, he has accumulated flight pay and interest amounting to almost $ 15,000,000 American Dollars. This is held in a trust at the Lagos National Savings and Trust Association. If we can obtain access to this money, we can place a down payment with the Russian Space Authorities for a Soyuz return flight to bring him back to Earth. I am told this will cost $ 3,000,000 American Dollars. In order to access the his trust fund we need your assistance.

Consequently, my colleagues and I are willing to transfer the total amount to your account or subsequent disbursement, since we as civil servants are prohibited by the Code of Conduct Bureau (Civil Service Laws) from opening and/ or operating foreign accounts in our names.[/QUOTE]

I have received an urgent alert from the World Bank. Actually, this is the second one. I think I may already have posted the first one, so I will just offer a clip of the first few lines. :smile:

[QUOTE=only_human;426409][URL="http://www.anorak.co.uk/428124/money/nigerian-astronaut-lost-in-space-needs-3m-to-get-home-could-be-a-scam.html/"]Nigerian astronaut lost in space needs $3m to get home[/URL][/QUOTE]

That one is brilliant- thanks for posting. If I had received that email, I probably would have responded, just to see what was next, and how they explained things. There's some pretty creative people on the other end of that email.

Norm

[QUOTE=Spherical Cow;426480]That one is brilliant- thanks for posting. If I had received that email, I probably would have responded, just to see what was next, and how they explained things. There's some pretty creative people on the other end of that email.

Norm[/QUOTE]
+1 :w00t:

Got a call from someone claiming to be a tax agent with an arrest warrant for me. They stated that it was for tax evasion. Since this was not the typical "your computer is sending error messages" scam, I figured that a novel approach was warranted. Some scammer Jiu-Jitsu as it were.

The following is an enhanced transcript.
Me: "Hola, como esta?"
Them: "I am calling for '[FONT="Comic Sans MS"]Home Owner[/FONT]'."
Me: "Who is this?"
Them: "This is agent '[FONT="Comic Sans MS"]I.M. Stupid[/FONT]', from the '[FONT="Comic Sans MS"]Official Agency Office of the Tax Collection Agency[/FONT]'".
Me: "I have been waiting for your call."
Them: "Huh?"
Me: "I was waiting for a call from you folks."
Them: "Why?"
Me: "You called me, what do you want?"
Them: "We have an arrest warrant for you for tax evasion."
Me: "I thought that I cleared that up yesterday when I visited the office."
Short dumbfounded pause on the other end, likely searching the script for the right answer.
Them: "We have a warrant for your arrest...."
Me: "I was just in the office and cleared this up yesterday. Didn't you get the info?"
Them: "Uh" mumble mumble
Me: " I talked to agents Smith and Jones yesterday about this and showed them all my documents and they agreed that the [FONT="Comic Sans MS"]TaxMan[/FONT]'s office was wrong."
Them: "You better not be lying, we are going to send the police right over there."
Me: "Check your records. We resolved this yesterday."
I might have thrown in a "You better not be lying."

I waited until they completely dropped the line.

I got a "scammer repayment" scam letter.

[QUOTE]Western Union Send Money Worldwide
Welcome to Western Union Money Transfer office Burkina Faso.
ADDRESS: 17, BP OPPOSITE POST OFFICE Burkina Faso.

Website: westernunion - com PHONE +###-##-##-##-##


Dear Costumer Email alert:

The Western Union Money Transfer Service Burkina Faso headquarters wishes to inform you that our Government has paid part of the fees needed for the final release of your funds of $500,000.00 USD to you this month through our Western Union Office here in Burkina Faso to avoid you sending much money to African scam again.

And for your information the maximum amount you will be receiving started from tomorrow is $5000 USD till your total funds of $500,000.00 USD is complete transferred to you and we have been strongly to send you the first payment of $5000USD today through our payment system here before we find out that your payment file need to renew from world Bank Central System. And we listed bellow for your first payment of $5000usd been sent in your name today morning but you will not pickup the money unless you send the fee of US$90 .00 require to renew and reconfirm your payment file to us through the World Bank Central System here in Burkina Faso.

Bellow is your first payment for $5000usd sent today.
Sender Name: James machi

MTCN: ### ### ####

Question= What Color
Answer= White
Amount Sent: $5000.00

So if you want to track the money and confirm if the funds is transferred enter our website [FONT="Courier New"]Official looking URL[/FONT] then click tracking and enter the MTCN Number?(# ### ### #### ) Enter sender's first Name: , Enter sender's last Name: and click tracking and it will show you that your funds is available for you to pick it up.

Final urgent in sending us the $90 .00usd to enable us proceed on reconfirm your payment file from the world Bank central SYSTEM. Send the fee directly with the name as outline below use it to send the money via Western Union to enable us pick it from our department here and reconfirm your payment file approval from the world Bank central and commerce your daily payment immediately. we also repeat again, you will not pickup the money unless you send the fee of US$90 require to renew and reconfirm your payment file to us through the World Bank Central System in Burkina Faso.

So if you would prefer to start receiving your payment first thing tomorrow in the morning hurry up and send the renew and reconfirmation of your payment file fees $90 usd with bellow information via western union money transfer service.

Receiver's Name Mr. nkata odo agwu
Country: Burkina Faso
Text Question: When?
Answer: Today
Amount: usd$90
Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN#_______) is needed and sender's name

Finally Notice: This payment you are receiving is coming directly from World Bank assistance programmable 2016 promo, so its risk free and we the western union headquarters has agree to start sending you the payment immediately you meet up with our demand in this latter. But after 2days you did not reply stand the risk of cancel your payment and have it return back to Government

Yours respectfully, Dr.ROBERT Anthony
Email; (WESTERN-UNIO2015 @ [FONT="Courier New"]not westernunion[/FONT] - COM)

OR CALL ME ONCE AGAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION: +###-##-##-##-##

Director Western Union Payments[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Uncwilly;432879]Got a call from someone claiming to be a tax agent with an arrest warrant for me. They stated that it was for tax evasion.
Them: "You better not be lying, we are going to send the police right over there."
Me: "Check your records. We resolved this yesterday."
I might have thrown in a "You better not be lying."
.....
I waited until they completely dropped the line.[/QUOTE]
[URL="http://tbrnews.com/news/redondo_beach/redondo-beach-woman-lost-in-irs-scam/article_f74ab89e-2752-11e6-a6ce-4b65e99e3446.html"]Redondo Beach woman lost $10,000 in IRS scam[/URL]