Why am I the one who always gets the weird spam?

[Lysander]

Dear Friend,

This letter might come to you as a surprise since we
have not met before, but I take you to be an honest
person who can assist me in actualizing this
transaction.

My name is John Williams the Chief Security Aid to the
immediate past President of Liberia Charles Taylor who
is presently seeking asylum in Nigeria; He is here I
in Nigeria with his family, bodyguards, few other
security aids, and me.

I have in my custody the sum of $52M,(Fifty Two million UNITED STATES Dollars) which I intend to use for business investment abroad. President Charles Taylor
himself made this fund available to me when we were still in Liberia. As the chief security aid, I was bestowed with the responsibility for the procurement
of more arms and ammunitions in other to subdue the fast rising might of the opposition rebels.

I was able to foresee the looming danger ahead due to
the enormous pressure on President Charles Taylor from
the United Nations (UN), Africa Union (AU) and in
particular African prominent heads of state to leave
Liberia and go on exile, which truly is the only means
to install peace in Liberia.

As at the time I received this last ammunitions
purchasing fund ($52M), I knew that Charles Taylor
will be forced out of Liberia before the arrival of he
ammunitions, so I acted wisely, instead of going for
the ammunitions, I then traveled to a different
country where I deposited these funds with a
diplomatic security company for my own personal use.

These funds was already carefully packed in two
diplomatic trunk boxes which made it easier for
deposit without the companies knowledge of the exact
content, It was deposited as Gem Stones and was tagged
consignment.

Due to my position here with Charles Taylor, I cannot
travel out for now, this is where I now beg for your
assistance in going to make claims of the consignment
on my behalf with the documents which I will provide
to you, then transfer the funds into your safe account
whiles I and my family now come over to your Country
for investment with your wise advice.

I assure you there are no risk involved, as every
aspect of this transaction is legal, genuine and safe.

Please Note that neither Charles Taylor nor any other
person is aware of this deal, it is absolutely
confidential.

I beg for your Understanding, as I expect your urgent
candid response. You can contact me only on my email
for now:
jo_williams2004@hotmail.com

My Best Regards,

John William

...WHAFUCK? >_>>_>>_>0_0

[bruce]

Wow. A Nigerian 419 spam. Welcome to 1999.

Bruce

[Ice Cream Jonsey]

Yeah, crazy that you were the only guy on the net to get a weird Nigerian ATM scam e-mail. Huh.

[Toreoffmywings]

Actually, he's NOT the only one. I got something pretty similar. mine, however, said that a guy with the same last name as myself had cacked it, and he had something like 27M in cash. So this Nigerian barrister fellow wanted to claim me as this guy's legal heir, and split the cash down the middle with me.

Only thing is, I completely fail to see the scam here. I mean, it's obviously not true, but how the hell are they gonna hurt me? they arent asking for anything damaging yet...

yet. gotcha.

[waldo]

on the "yet" part...

you're supposed to provide a bank account that they can wire transfer the funds out of the country [Nigeria] into. See, in one of these cases you should open one of those free checking accounts they have all over the place and just place $1 in it. then all they can get you for is $1 :P

[Jethro Q. Walrustitty]

http://forms.theregister.co.uk/search/?q=419&x=0&y=0

For all your 419 goodness.

[Lex]

?WHOOA!

Me an' {hruitcake,m we're so drunk. We're so drunk we blow your punk!

Hey mickery!


You so fly! We're flying bunny-men into the mindddd!


Super-flying bunny-Men! doo-duch-doo-doo-doo!


THIS SMILEY MEANS NOTHING.


Dude. Alt&S IT!