"UN Sectretary General" sent me this:

[bultn]

I just got this rather amusing email from someone in Nigeria who wants me to believe that he is Ban Ki-Moon and that the UN will send me $250,000 because they "found my name in their list":

Compensation for scammed Victims

‏From:UN SECRETARY ([email protected])
Sent:Tuesday, September 16, 2008 12:41:09
PMReply-to:[email protected]
To:
16-09-2008

Attention:

How are you doing today? Hope all is well with you and family?,You may
not understand why this mail came to you.We have been having a meeting
for the past Seven months which ended Three days ago with the former
secretary to the UNITED NATIONS in the person of Mr.Kofi Anna.

This email is to all the people that have been scammed or extorted
money from because of your contract payment e xecution in any part of
the world, the UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate them with the sum of
US$250,000.00

This includes every foriegn contractors that may have not received
their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or
international businesses that failed due to Government probelms or
irregularities etc.

We found your name in our list and that is why we are contacting you,
this have been agreed upon and have been signed by the United Nations
Board of Directors and Trustees.

You have to contact Mr. Jim Ovia, our payment agent in West Africa, as
he is our UNITED NATIONS representative in West Africa, contact him
immediately for your Cheque/International Bank Draft of US$250,000.00
This funds are in a Bank Draft for security purpose. He will send it to you and you can
clear it in any bank of your choice.

Therefore, you should send him your full Names and telephone
numbers/your correct mailing address where you want him to send the
Draft to you and tell him your file Reference below RC NO 11,225


Contact Mr. Jim Ovia immediately for your Cashier Cheque:
Person to Contact:Mr. Jim Ovia
Email:[email protected]
Direct Line: +234-702-xxx-xxxx (+234 = Nigeria)

Thanks and God bless you and your family. Hoping to hear from you as
soon as you cash your Bank Draft.

Making the world a better place for the sake of humanity. Give him your
file RC NO 11,225 and you are free to contact him via telephone number
which he will provide to you upon the receipt of your email.

Regards,

Dr. Ban Ki-Moon.
UN SECRETARY GENERAL
(UNITED NATIONS)

[yuri]

if i received mail like tht, i dnt think i will believe it.. i will just erase it and think its only a scam..

[huskar]

Well I really want to meet the poor souls who actually fall for this . There are actually some who believe this :O

[YogiBrood]

That is precisely where this strategy, which is acting on that very minute percentage of 0,001% (of $$$-dummies) is still adequate to survive on... given the state, cost of living and the standards that both the Nigerians and copycats around the globe pull through daily with similar stunts from out of the 1,7 billion people that now goes online...!!

Go figure what the success rate can be like?

Still, it is a simple & humble task that is equally costless, to forewarn like posting and commenting the absurdity of these which we help the naive and ignorants somewhat to be aware and not foolishly fall victims on such gimmicks!!!

It is esp. those who are desperately in dire $$$-stressed situations that could flip common sense and go insane with such preposterous offers