i just go this email:

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Dear Friend,

I am ALHAJI SHAIBU R. SANKO, the Administrative officer of the
consignment/Treasury Department of a Security and Finance Company in Abidjan,
Ivory Coast, with sub-offices and agents in all the continents of the world.


Recently, we discovered a dormant consignment with a substantial amount of
money valued at Five Million United States Dollars (US$5,000,000.00)
that belongs to one of our numerous customers who died in a motor accident
in November 1998.


During the period of our investigation, we discovered that the deceased died
along with his only son and wife, leaving no WILL and nobody behind to come
for the claim as next of kin. The policy guidelines/law of our firm stipulates
that if such consignment remains  unclaimed for Six years, it will be forfeited
to the firm's treasury as an  unclaimed consignment/bill. As a citizen, I cannot
stand as the next of kin  to a foreigner.


It is upon this discovery that I as head of this department decided to
Contact you to collaborate with me to pull out this dormant consignment. I
am going to give you 5% of the total fund if this proposal meets your interest.

Urgently, reach me through e-mail stated below, to enable me give you the
full details for this transaction and how it is going to work out. Also
include your personal telephone and fax number for easy communication.

What I want from you is to act as the deceased's next of kin. I have in my
possession (alone) all necessary documents to successfully accomplish this
business. However, it may require your physical presence to complete this transaction.

Further information will be given to you as soon as I receive your positive response.
Please reach me on this email: shasanko@gmail.com

Anticipate your urgent reply.


Shaibu R. Sanko

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Originally posted by Supersonicdarky
I say Fake...

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My mate got an email very similar to this... it was fake. My money says this one is too . But if it's not... will you be my friend .

EDIT: Most likely Attachment = Virus

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Originally posted by Blair
My money says this one is too

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I remember getting one of these emails 5-6 years ago.

It's fake, but at the same time, it's a trap. If you actually believe them and do what they say, you either get killed or end up in jail.

Well, that's what I've read about it at that time...

its fake. and 4 african people actually were arrested in a nearby area here for such fake emails, they had managed to fool a businessman into paying about half a million rupees for such a letter.

Very obviously fake...You can find that e-mail listed on http://www.crimes-of-persuasion.com/Nigerian/dead_foreigners.htm as a scam

It's fake

They ask you for your bank details, you register them as a joint partner (or similar), then they take all your money out.

AVOID IT!

well hehe !! gosh !! just pray it's true

if it is contact me !!

but it isn't

chaw

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Originally posted by zaher1988
well hehe !! gosh !! just pray it's true

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Originally posted by mwe99

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Originally posted by zaher1988
well hehe !! gosh !! just pray it's true

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it's NOT true as stated.

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Originally posted by zaher1988
but it isn't

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My dad got 2 letters like these (non via-email) that said im in trouble and people want to kill me and i need your help bla bla bla  i have lots of money if you help me i give you some yada yada yada

Its all bullcrap =/

My dad also got a similar email.  It said he had won a lottery, and they needed $5,000 from him so they could give him the money.  What a load of crap that is.  (By the way he didn't do it.)