Fun new Nigerian scam angle
Got this in email from a friend today (or, more specifically, from a friend’s email account):
From: Gary (xxxxxxxxx@hotmail.com)
To:
Subject: Emergency HelpHi,
I’m in a hurry writing this mail. I had a trip to Nigeria visiting the Tinapa opening ceremony. Unfortunately all my money has been stolen at the hotel where I stayed, by some armed robbers and since then I’v been without any money and I’m even owing money to the hotel here. So I have only access to my emails,my mobile phone can’t work here so I didn’t bother bringing it along.
Please can you lend me $2,500 so I can return back and settle the hotel bills I will return it back to you as soon as i get home.You can have it sent through Moneygram money transfer.
I have already spoken to the hotel manager, please let me hear from you so i can collect his full name and address where you can send the money tomorrow please or if possible today. I am waiting for your reply
Thank you.
June 20th, 2008 14:25
Nice twist. “I fell for this well-known scam. Please bail me out by falling for this slightly less well-known scam.”
June 20th, 2008 20:19
Hi,
I’m stranded in Africa because I decided to vacation here unarmed. I brought cash because drug dealers don’t take Visa (it’s a Mastercard continent). Please lend me money so I can put this silly blunder behind me. These damn bugs are eating me alive!
Thank you.
June 23rd, 2008 00:59
“Gary, you tard! You’re late for *everything*. Tinapa opened in 2007.”
June 28th, 2008 08:14
Ha, when I first read this I read “Niagara” instead of “Nigeria”. My first thought was , “hey, wait a minute. There are hardly ANY armed robberies in Niagara nowadays…”