anyone really this stupid?

YotaOnRocks

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I got yet another email today from a scammer and I can't believe people even waste there time making them up has anyone ever actually fell for one like this. I mean a nutless monkey could figure out that it's a scam.

Dear Friend,
I am Barister Julius Winterfield Esq, solicitor and personal lawyer to late Mrs. Rose , a client of mine, who has a servicing firm affiliated with the Electric Authority here in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire .

My client was awarded a contract worth US$12,000,000.00). Immediately this contract was signed, an initial amount of (US$6.600, 000.00) was paid to her as mobilization fee to kick off the contract. She duly completed this contract pending when her remaining balance of (US$5,400,000.00) will be paid to her. On the 18th April 2005, my client and her two kids were involved in a ghastly boat capsize at Gozac, Unfortunately all the occupants in the boat lost their lives.

Not too long after her untimely death, her outstanding balance of US$5,400,000.00 was approved and deposited in a Bank here in Cote d'Ivoire ; Right now the funds are still floating unclaimed in the suspense account of the offshore correspondence payment centre here.

I have reasoned very professionally and I feel it will be legally proper to present you as the next of kin of my deceased client so that you can be paid the remaining balance of his contract funds left in the Bank. Note that I am offering you this opportunity by contacting you to assist in repatriating the fund and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or unserviceable by the Bank where this huge deposit were lodged. The National Electric Authority issued me a notice as the Attorney to the deceased to provide the Next of Kin or have the Account
confiscated in a shot period of time since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over a year that I have been searching.

I seek your concept to present you as the Next of Kin or family member to Late Client since you are at an advantage so that the proceeds of this remaining balance of her contract funds valued at (US$5,400,000.00) will be paid to
you. We shall both share the funds 50% for me while 40% for you
All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this project through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of law after the transfer is done, and then you and l can share the fund.

If there is anything you do not understand please try to reach
Best personal regards,
Barister Julius Winterfield Esq,
 
Well here's the deal.
If say one in 10,000 people is indeed an idiot (very possible, I'd say 1 in 100 members of this very forum board are idiots...) and falls for it...
and lets say that of those, only 1 in 10 follows up, and even then only 1 in 10 of THOSe they actually get any useful info out of... so lets say 1 in a million is successful.
Now consider the fact that they probably send (easily) a million of these emails. Then, it should pan out for them.
You have to consider that the cost and ease of doing this is virtually nill, compared to the potential payout. Pretty easy money, with almost no chance of getting retribution (save for folks doing 419eater.com type of replies, lol).

If it NEVER worked, then they wouldn't exist, eh?
 
yeah I guess I like to think people aren't that stupid but the reality is there are plenty of dumb people. It's scary how dumb some are. I mean I'm not claiming to be a genius or anything but damn
 
what about the other 10%?

Tell him 50/50 or NO DEAL!
 
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