What a nice man ?

[mpprh]

A classic scam received by email today :

from Tia Phillip <dinamycenter@yahoo.fr> to dinamycenter@yahoo.fr
date 30-Apr-2007 03:45
subject Reservation et demande de service
signed-by yahoo.fr

Bonjour ,

Je me nomme Darrus Philippe . Je voudrais reserver un Appartement, ou une chambre double et une chambre single pour ma petite famille et moi durant la periode du
05 Mai au 15 Mai 2007 .

Je voudrais aussi vous demander de me rendre un petit service, j'ai ete contacter par l'agence de voyage ou j'ai fais la reservation des billets d'avion pour mon voyage du 05 Mai avec ma famile et ils m'informent qu' ils ne pourons plus debiter sur ma carte de credit le montant des trois billets car leur terminal ne fonctionne plus .

Pouriez vous debiter sur ma carte de credit en plus du montant de ma reservation 7.000 euros que vous allez retourner par mandat WESTERN UNION au responsable de l'agence pour l'achat des billets d'avion et 1000 euros que je vous offre pour le service que vous allez me rendre ?.

Je vous laisse les coordonnees du responsable de l'agenge pour l'envoie des 7.000 euros : MADAME : KASSI ROSE , 11 BP 2332 ABIDJAN 11 Marcory zone 4c Rue des Oscars REPUPLIQUE DE COTE D IVOIRE ( ABIDJAN ) .

J'attends votre reponse consernant la disponibilite et les tarifs afin de vous envoyer les details de ma carte de credit pour le paiement des chambres et le prelevement des 7.000 euros et vos 1000 euros de commission .

Mr Darrus Philippe

[Fraise]

How kind! You would get commission too

[mpprh]

And another one from today :

fedluke <fedluke@mynet.com>

to undisclosed-recipients <>
date 01-May-2007 13:30
subject Real approach

Dear friend

I am Ferdinand Luke, working with Diplomatic Securities and finance company in Europe. Our company have assisted some of the African leaders and politicians to move some fund and valuables through our special arrangements as consignments. Some of these consignments where not claimed as results of deaths and some government restrictions, therefore sent to suspense ware house.Presently there are unclaimed ones about to send to suspense ware house, but I have perfected every arrangements to claim one the consignment containing a lot of funds if I have a reliable person to assist me. If you are interested in the matter, you let know through this email address (ferdiinandluke@freesurf.fr) for more details and how to proceed.

Sincerely

Ferdinand Luke

[Fraise]

Wow, that one sounds REALLY convincing Doh !! I've not had one of these nutters for a while thank goodness

[guest 4]

How I wish I had listened more in my french classes at school.

Ruth

[mpprh]

Some dont even pretend ? Todays "best of bunch" :

<frankwise@gambling-now.net>"@vps.xyznonono.com <Frank.Wise"> reply-to frankwise@gambling-now.net
to thelanguedocpage@gmail.com
date 02-May-2007 21:40
subject Links partnership request to www.the-languedoc-page.com
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Best regards,
Frank Wise

[Fraise]

How do you manage to attract such nut cases? You're like a magnet !

[Guest3]

How I wish I had listened more in my french classes at school.

I managed the first paragraph OK (on school girl french)....got totally lost in the second...but amazingly mangaged to 'read' the rest of the text correctly to the end!!

[guest 4]

You must have paid more attention than me Bagpuss, I spent more time standing outside the classroom than in it!

Hated French with a passion. Unfortunately my kids seem to be following suit. Schools here are now under pressure to make 50% of kids choose a language for GCSE. They havn't been able to persuade my 14 year old, he would rather do any other subject than French or German.

Edit: just read it through again, there are a lot of 'english' words in there aren't there?

Ruth

[Guest3]

You must have paid more attention than me Bagpuss, I spent more time standing outside the classroom than in it!

Not really Kip..I spent most of the time behind the French text book reading a good juicy novel!
In the scam post..I just guessed the rest of the text as soon as 7000 euros and WESTERN UNION was mentioned.

On this note I have to make a separate thread about Western Union as I think the scams which are run via their service is unjustly giving them a bad name.

[guest 4]

Bagpuss,

I have seen so many scams with WU mentioned that I would definitely not touch WU now. As you say, perhaps they are getting a bad press.

Will read your new thread with interest.

Ruth

[Big Sis..]

Kip said

I have seen so many scams with WU mentioned that I would definitely not touch WU now. As you say, perhaps they are getting a bad press.

Hi Kip

Crystal has just posted in the managing guests bit about this in which she is endorsing WU

..might be worth you having a look...