Why do I keep getting these emails???

[momof3disneyholics]

I must be a target for these spams. I get several a week. Here's one that I got this morning:

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Johan Campher, a branch manager of First National Bank in
Pretoria,
South Africa. A foreign consultant/Contractor with the Ministry of
Solid
Minerals in South Africa opened a one year fixed deposit account valued
$25M
[Twenty Five Million United States Dollars] with my bank. After about
two
months he opened the account with us, he died during mining exploration
here
in Pretoria on 20th November 2001 but before his death, I have
developed a
good relationship with him since 2000.

We met in a social club annual end of the year party in December 2000
and I
introduced him to my bank where he opened this numbered time account
some
few months later but he did not disclose any next of kin or heir at the
time
of opening the account. Now, I am contacting you as a foreigner to
assist me
in repatriating the money left behind by him before it gets confiscated
since the bank is about to declare the account unserviceable because
all my
attempt to locate any of his relations proved abortive. I therefore
seek
your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased, Sharing
Formula 60% for me and 40% for you.

A friend who was formally residing in your country gave me your
contact,
though he did not know about this transaction because I told him that I
was
looking for somebody in your country that could introduce me to a good
stock
broker. It was then he told me that you are trustworthy hence I
contacted
you, I will be very grateful if you give me your consent and
cooperation
because I have access to all the necessary information that can be used
to
back up the claim so easily. All I require is your honest cooperation
to
enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee you that this
transaction
will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you
from
any breach of the law, and I also believed that the conclusion of this
transaction would not take more than 5 (five) working days.

Please indicate your interest by responding STRICTLY through my email
address so that I will give you more information and also furnish you
with
all the legal documents relating to this transaction. Since I have no
knowledge of business, my plan is to invest my own share of the money
in
your country in Real Estate, Stocks and I can also invest in some other
profitable businesses in your country based on your advice because many
of
my years has been spent as a civil servant.

Please note that this transaction is strictly confidential and must not
be
disclosed to a third party. This is necessary to avoid disclosure that
may
jeopardize this transaction and also my position in our bank. For
effective
communication, I will be grateful if you disclose your
private/confidential
telephone and fax numbers in your reply through my private eamail
ID}:{johan_campher1@yahoo.co.in}

Regards.
Johan Campher.
PRIVATE & URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP !!!

 

[becobscot]

I get these all the time too. Somehow they get through the spam filter. They are so similar you can almost tell you have one without opening it. They are frustrating!

 

[Cyndirella]

I used to get those all the time. I would reply to them and tell them I knew it was a scam and I was reporting them to the authorites. I don't get them anymore!

 

[Texan Mouseketeer]

Well, at least it's not the ones to enlarge your privates!

I tend to get those a lot - and on my work email!

 

[LuvN~Travel]

You mean it wasn't from Nigeria! I am shocked!
Kim

 

[bgirldeb]

Well, at least it's not the ones to enlarge your privates!

If I get anything like these in my inbox I always click on the full header and forward them to abuse@whatever email client they were sent from.

This is an interesting article about Nigerian scam artists:
"I Will Eat Your Dollars

 

[momof3disneyholics]

You mean it wasn't from Nigeria! I am shocked!
Kim

I get those too!