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Well, I have not checked my email spam folder in a while.

I liken the spam folder to reading tabloid headlines in the supermarket checkout. Much to my children’s embarrassment, I always find them amusing.

I do like to read them just to see what is being offered.

Here is a good one. The guy does not mention how he got me. Yet, he wants me to give him all my information:

Good Day
My name is Andrew Leggett.I run a small Art company in North London(United Kingdom)with my wife (Julie).  I have sold my goods all around the world.I am always facing serious difficulties when it comes to selling my goods to Americans, they are always offering to pay with MONEY ORDER, which is difficult for me to cash here in London, United Kingdom,So i am looking for a representative in the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA who will be working for me as a part time worker and i will be
willing to pay 10% for every transaction, which wouldn’t affect your present state of work, All you will be doing is to receive payments from my customers in the states inform of a money order or traveler check,Cash it and deduct 10% out of it then send the remaining 90% back to us via WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.

Note:Be rest assured that you will not spend a dime out of your personal money.If you are interested,get back to me with the listed information below
#Your full name: as it will be on the money order
#Your full home address: where the payment will be sent to
#direct or cell contact telephone number
#Your age
#Your present occupation
#have you receive a job offer like this before

Best regards,
Andrew Leggett
CEO BUG ART
7 Totteridge Village, Whetstone, London, N20 8NX
+ 44 7035963069
http://www.bugart.co.uk/

Here is the other good one I found today from my Dearest Friend Mr. Robert Alex from Africa I am guessing:

DEAREST FRIEND,

WE HAVE CONCLUDED THE ARRANGEMENTS TO EFFECT YOUR PAYMENT OF $850,000.00 USD THROUGH MONEY GRAM OFFICE TODAY, BUT THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT YOU WILL BE RECEIVING EVERY DAY IS $6,000.00 UNTIL THE FUNDS IS COMPLETELY TRANSFERRED IN YOUR FAVOR.

SO YOU ARE ADVICE TO CONTACT THE MONEY GRAM OFFICE BENIN WITH BELLOW INFORMATION:
MONEY GRAM AGENT: NAME: MR. MARVIN RAPHAEL
E-MAIL: ( mng...@qatar.io )
TEL: +229-98952838
THOUGH, MR. MARVIN RAPHAEL YOU WILL START RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT OF $6,000.00 TODAY, SO CONTACT HIM AND TELL HIM TO GIVE YOU THE REFERENCE NUMBER, SENDER NAME QUESTION / ANSWER TO ENABLE YOU PICK THE FIRST PAYMENT OF US$6.000.00 AND TO ENABLE HIM SEND ANOTHER PAYMENT TODAY.

YOU ARE ALSO ADVICE TO CONTACT THE MONEY GRAM AGENT WITH YOUR FULL DETAILS AS LISTED BELOW.

1, YOUR FULL NAME
2, YOUR COUNTRY
3, YOUR CITY
4, YOUR PHONE NUMBER

BEST REGARDS,
MR. ROBERT ALEX
PAYMENT.

Now, Deutsche Bank using an ATT email address and everything else wrong with it. $5,000,000 waiting from an email. Quite amusing:

Deutsche Bank
2000 Avenue of the Stars
Suite 910-N
90067 Los Angeles, CA
USA
+1 (310) 788 6000

Dear Beneficiary,

Re: Payment Allocation With File Reference Number UNDRC/EFCCNG/EU19/11.

After review and due consideration from the committee to the United Nations Debt Reconciliation Commission (UNDRC), International Monetary Fund (IMF), subject to your lottery/inheritance payment as one of the beneficiary that was forwarded for payment.

We officially write to inform you that we have been given provisional approval by the authorized paying bodies which is also in line with the payment confirmation letter we received from International Monetary Fund (IMF), to communicate with you on this subject matter for the immediate release of your approved payment with file Ref Number UNDRC/EFCCNG/EU19/11 amounting in total 5,000,000.00 US Dollars only.

Please be informed that upon receipt of this message dated 1st March,2011 you have (14) working days to file a claim to this payment.As this will enable us meet the required period of claims authorized by the approved paying bodies aforementioned.

You are adviced to contact the director of International Fund Transfer Mr. Josef Ackermann on his given information’s below for due confirmation and onward payment,

Mr. Josef Ackermann.
Foreign Transfer Dept.
dbtf...@centrum.cz
Do make sure you attach your payment allocation file reference number as stated above.

Yours Sincerely,

Ms.Laura Bigford.
DB Customer Service Dept.
Deutsche Bank Trust and Finance.

The rich country of Ghana sends me best wishes to give me money:

Congratulations as we bring this to your notice:

Officially from the Parliament House Republic of Ghana, the Parliament House  has chosen you by the board of committed on Appropriation And Finance as one of the recipients of this year Contract/Inheritance file payment to celebrate this year and our Independence of the physical 2011. An ATM CARD (ATM PIN-0081) has been issued out of($5.2 Million) dollars Payment Of The ATM Card. Respond with the information below for claims or call this office for further information’s, you are advice to respect the total confidentiality of this information for obvious and security reason.

Provide us with the following information to claim your prize

Full Name
Residential Address (No P.O.Box)
Country
Telephone
Marital status
Sex
Age
Occupation

Best regards

Dr Tukor Sanderson

Here is one from the great country of Benin, they forgot to address the email to me:

My Dear

i just want to let you know that Your package is with FedEx courier Company here in Republic Of Benin..I want you to contact the FedEx Courier Company immediately you receive this mail to know When they will deliver your package.and your package Value is $4.8MILLION USD.

I have paid for the delivering charges and insurance Fee. The only money you have to send to them is there Security keeping fee which is $85 Dollars to receive your Package.

This is their Contact Address,
Dr.James Moore Director fedEx courier Service Company
Republic Of Benin.
EMAIL:( fede...@yahoo.com.hk )
Tel: +229 98873668

Try to contact them as soon as possible.

Below is the information you are required to send to them:

(1) Full name
(2) Home Address:
(3) Telephone:
(4) Age:
(5) Sex: .MALE
(6) A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE.

I have given them your address. And you have to reconfirm it to them again to avoid any mistake on the delivering.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Susan William

Barclays bank using a hotmail address to contact them. Using the same ATT address as Deutsche Bank. How do they do this?

BARCLAYS BANK PLC.
CLAPHAM JUNCTION BRANCH,
7 ST JOHNS HILL,
SW 11 1 TN, LONDON
WWW.barclaysbank.co.uk
Attention: Sir/Madam,

REF:- INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF (US$27,000.000.00)

This is the second time we are notifying you about this said fund.After due vetting and evaluation of your Inheritance file which The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in conjunction with the Ministry Of Finance Of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Forwarded and contracted us to see to your immediate payment of the sum of((US$27,000.000.00) from their Offshore Account with us.

We were meant to understand from our findings that you have been going through hard ways by paying alot of charges to see to the release of your fund US$27,000.000.00) , which has been delayed. Which has been the handiwork of some miscreant elements from Nigeria We advice that you stop further communication with any correspondence from Nigeria. You don’t have to pay any charges to receive your Contract fund anymore as you have met up with the whole requirements , your representatives in Nigeria will tell you to still go ahead with them but on your own risk.

The only thing required from you is to obtain Non-Resident Clearance Form/Receipt which we are not asking you to pay the fee to us here in United Kingdom as the Government of Nigeria have paid us for handling/processing of your payment with other customers. We will help you to see that you obtain the form so that our bank will effect immediate transfer of your Inheritance sum ((US$27,000.000.00) into your designated bank account. Should you follow up our directives, your fund will reflect in your account within five Bank working days from the day you obtain this form.Do not go through anybody again but through this Bank if you really want your fund.

Finally, you are advice to forward to this bank your receiving Account.Where you want this fund to be remitted. your urgent response to this Email (barc...@hotmail.com )

Yours sincerely,
Mr. Frank Brown
Head, Private Banking Section.
Barclays Bank Plc. London

Now the United Nations wants to give me $4.7 million – I am a rich man!!!

Greetings from Benin – we want to give you a Mastercard ATM card:

Good day,

I have been trying to reach you for sometime now, well i just want to inform you that I have deposited your ATM MASTER CARD of $1.800.000,00 USD United state dollars to the UPS Delivery services here, I packaged the ATM MASTER CARD inside a Magazine where nobody will notice the content. Insurance and delivery charges have been paid for, but the only fee remaining is the security safe keeping fee of $98 US Dollars only, which you will be required to pay then before delivery.

However, this was not paid for because of demurrage. Well, I did forward them your delivery address, but a re-confirmation is important when contacting them if you want to change your address. I advice you quote the parcel and shipment code to them for onward delivery to your re-confirmed address. The ATM MASTERCARD Pin number is 1407, and the maximum withdrawal limit per day is USD$ 9,500 (Nine Thousand, Five Hundred United States Dollar) Only.

Please make sure you contact the shipment officer through his correct email below.

Contact the shipment office with the below information and re-confirm your present mailing address to them:

Attention: Mr. West Newton Shipment Officer Of UPS delivery services
Cotonou, Republic of Benin.
E-mail: upss...@hotmail.com
Tel: +229 9805 8774

Full name………………….
Present Home address…………
Country………………..
Telephone……………
Fax:……………….
ID if available:………….

Below is the Deposit details:
Deposit Number: PLCC-101-PL45
Sort/Clearance Code: PLC/101-45/P50
Deposit Certificate N0.: 405576
Shipment Code: CBEL/OWN/0087
Parcel Number: EG2272-REP.BJ
Description of Content: British Magazine
Depositor: Barrister Greg Williams

I am travelling out of town and will be back in three months time.
Note that I packaged the ATM MASTER CARD inside a Magazine where nobody will notice the content, I also told the shipment officer Mr. West Newton, that it is ordinary British Magazine I want to deliver to my friend abroad to avoid further delay unless you delay to send their security safe keeping fee.

Remain blessed and enjoy your funds.
Barr. William Mark.

Last but no least, Mr Chuba wants to add to my good fortune with $5,000,000:

FROM MR JIM CHUBA
DIRECTOR OF PAYMENT
FOREIGN CONTRACTORS ALLOWANCE PAYMENT
TEL /FAX : TEL: +234 85913213
E-MAIL : jim....@att.net
MOTTO: PAYMENT WITH GOOD FAITH

ATTN BENEFICIARY,

THERE ARE TWO GENTLEMEN WHO CAME TO OUR OFFICE THIS MORNING CLAIMING THAT THEY ARE YOUR REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE CONTRACTORS ALLOWANCE PAYMENT,

ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED YOUR ACCOUNTING INFORMATIONS WHERE YOU WANT YOUR ALLOWANCE PAYMENT OF of $5,000,000.00(Five Million
United States Dollars Only) for personal reasons, BUT WE REALLY WANT TO INFORM YOU BEFORE WE GO AHEAD TO MAKE THIS TRANSFER BECAUSE THIS DEPARTMENT WAS JUST SET UP NEWLY FOR THE PAYMENT OF FOREIGN CONTRACTORS ALLOWANCE AND WE WILL BE CLOSING WITHIN 4 DAYS, SO WE REALLY WANT TO FINALIZE THIS TRANSFER BEFORE THE 4 WORKING DAYS OF THIS ALLOWANCE PAYMENT

PLEASE COMMUNICATE WITH US FASTER TODAY THROUGH : jim....@att.net

YOURS FAITHFULLY
MR JIM CHUBA
TEL: +234 85913213

To all my benevolent fans from around the world, thank you for making me such a rich man. I am wiping the tears of joy from my eyes as I type this.