Avoid this Scam! - Dan2

[WindyCityActor]

Posted: 3/5/06 at 11:20am

I recieved this as a private message form Dan2

This is an obvious money laundering ploy:

Do Call Me On This Number [phone] Daniel from dan2
on 3/5/06 @ 10:05:48 AM
Do Call Me On This Number [phone] Daniel
From: Daniel Awus
Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire
west Africa.(d_awus03@/y/a/h/o/o/./c/o/m)
My dear,
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into long time relatioship and financial transaction for our mutual benefits hence I write with due respect .I am DANIEL AWUS and I inherited an important sum of money from my late father who died in a recent crisis in Cote d'Ivoire. I wish to request for your assistance in investing this money in a lucrative venture under your directives and guidiance in your country.
I want you to assist me for the transfer of this sum of Two million, five hundred thousand United State Dollars.($2.500,000) to your account designate hence I will give you the contact of the bank where the money is so that you can contact them immediately and discuss with them since I do not know much about financial issues.
I will give you some resonable percentage from the total sum for your assistance while I pray that you do not betray me at last. Please it is important you contact me immediately for more clarifications on the next step hence it is my wish to relocate to your country as soon as this transaction is concluded.Pls do response via this email: ([e-mail])
Thanks and God bless you.
DANIEL AWUS.

[Elphaba]

Posted: 3/5/06 at 11:21am

windy, you missed this from earlier today

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?thread=889092&boardname=off&dt=7



I used to get these all the time on my work email.......

[Jane2]

Posted: 3/5/06 at 11:23am

I got an email today saying I won a million euros, etc. I didn't even read the rest.

[WindyCityActor]

Posted: 3/5/06 at 11:25am

Thanks for some reason, a few recent threads are not appearing on my computer screen.

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

Posted: 3/5/06 at 11:28am

Gah, I always get the fake emails regarding viagra, and I'm girl...never the stuff about winning money. If someone's gonna spam me, at least give me something to laugh about.

Oh, I just checked my email. Subject: "What's up, Bartholomew?" Ha, I've been redeemed.

[gavrochegirl]

Posted: 3/5/06 at 11:29am

I used to always get that sort of junk with my old e-mail account. I have Gmail, and I get none of that now.

Updated On: 3/5/06 at 11:29 AM

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

Posted: 3/5/06 at 11:30am

I have gmail and now get more than before.

[pab]

Posted: 3/5/06 at 11:35am

It does not matter what kind of account you have. If your email address is on a page somewhere on the internet or if you used it to register for something, chances are that you will be spammed. Spammers search the web for email addresses and they sometimes buy lists from places where you have signed up or registered for something.