It's not an ng post but a new spam from a gmail address that I
have forwarded to my ISP but it's one I hadn't seen before.

Here are some highlights!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
We are a Corporate Financial Service Provider in Channels
Island. We had a customer who deposited 14.3 million pounds with
us and eventually died without any reference to a next of kin.

Since you share the same surname with this client, I want to
present you to stand in as the next of kin so that you and I can
benefit from this investment equally (i.e. 50% for you and 50%
for me). I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate
arrangement that will protect us from any breach of the law.

If this proposal is acceptable to you, kindly indicate your full
names, your private telephone, fax numbers and location where
the money will be remitted. I will instruct you on the next step
to take.

With friendly greetings,

Daniel Gelberg.
------------------------------------------------------------------

I admit that my surname *is* not very common (tho' by no means
unique) but I'll bet that some Icelanders with names like
Sigurdsdottir, which change from generation to generation, will
get similar spams. In days gone by, it was a ploy used by
peddlers of family crests and 'histories': "Do you know, Ms
Sigurdsdottir, that you have an interesting family crest?"



James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

"James Silverton" > wrote in message
news:21rOi.4222$44.3394@trnddc04...
> It's not an ng post but a new spam from a gmail address that I have
> forwarded to my ISP but it's one I hadn't seen before.
>
> Here are some highlights!
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> We are a Corporate Financial Service Provider in Channels
> Island. We had a customer who deposited 14.3 million pounds with
> us and eventually died without any reference to a next of kin.
>
> Since you share the same surname with this client, I want to
> present you to stand in as the next of kin so that you and I can
> benefit from this investment equally (i.e. 50% for you and 50%
> for me). I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate
> arrangement that will protect us from any breach of the law.
>
> If this proposal is acceptable to you, kindly indicate your full
> names, your private telephone, fax numbers and location where
> the money will be remitted. I will instruct you on the next step
> to take.
>
> With friendly greetings,
>
> Daniel Gelberg.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> I admit that my surname *is* not very common (tho' by no means unique) but
> I'll bet that some Icelanders with names like Sigurdsdottir, which change
> from generation to generation, will get similar spams. In days gone by, it
> was a ploy used by peddlers of family crests and 'histories': "Do you
> know, Ms Sigurdsdottir, that you have an interesting family crest?"

I got something similar this morning but didn't bother to read it.

Julie Bove wrote:
> "James Silverton" > wrote in message
> news:21rOi.4222$44.3394@trnddc04...
>> It's not an ng post but a new spam from a gmail address that I have
>> forwarded to my ISP but it's one I hadn't seen before.
>>
>> Here are some highlights!

<some snipping>

Looks like what we call a classic "419 scam" - been going on (and on)
for years 'round here. It's right up there with being emailed about
winning The <fill in country of your choice> Lottery - even tho' you
didn't buy a ticket or enter yourself... What amazes me is that some
actually people fall for this "bull-dust" - sigh...

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On Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:20:46 GMT, "James Silverton"
> wrote:

>It's not an ng post but a new spam from a gmail address that I
>have forwarded to my ISP but it's one I hadn't seen before.
>
>Here are some highlights!
>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>We are a Corporate Financial Service Provider in Channels
>Island. We had a customer who deposited 14.3 million pounds with
>us and eventually died without any reference to a next of kin.
>
<snip>

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In article <R1sOi.685$yJ2.684@trndny01>,
"Julie Bove" > wrote:

> "James Silverton" > wrote in message
> news:21rOi.4222$44.3394@trnddc04...
> > It's not an ng post but a new spam from a gmail address that I have
> > forwarded to my ISP but it's one I hadn't seen before.
> >
> > Here are some highlights!
<snipped>
>
> I got something similar this morning but didn't bother to read it.

I never saw it. Must have gotten filtered into the spam mail.

I delete that crap daily.
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ChattyCathy wrote on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:58:07 +0200:

C> Julie Bove wrote:
??>> "James Silverton" > wrote in
??>> message news:21rOi.4222$44.3394@trnddc04...
??>>> It's not an ng post but a new spam from a gmail address
??>>> that I have forwarded to my ISP but it's one I hadn't
??>>> seen before.
??>>>
??>>> Here are some highlights!

C> <some snipping>

Oh certainly! It went to my Spam folder that I sometimes look at
to see if there is anything new or needs forwarding to the ISP.
There are a few well-intentioned posts that appear there so
automatic deletion is not always safe. Believe it or not, tho'
I've told them over and over again, one is my Health Insurance!


James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

James Silverton wrote:
-
>
> I admit that my surname *is* not very common (tho' by no means unique)
> but I'll bet that some Icelanders with names like Sigurdsdottir, which
> change from generation to generation, will get similar spams. In days
> gone by, it was a ploy used by peddlers of family crests and
> 'histories': "Do you know, Ms Sigurdsdottir, that you have an
> interesting family crest?"
>
>
>
> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland
>
> E-mail, with obvious alterations:
> not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

The sad part is that people actually respond to spam (or they wouldn't
keep doing it).

There is a local guy who responded to the similar nigerian "we need your
money to release the money held by Col Sminkleboon" solicitation and
lost a lot of money.

James Silverton wrote:

>
> Oh certainly! It went to my Spam folder that I sometimes look at to see
> if there is anything new or needs forwarding to the ISP. There are a few
> well-intentioned posts that appear there so automatic deletion is not
> always safe. Believe it or not, tho' I've told them over and over again,
> one is my Health Insurance!

That's even more annoying.... we've set up separate email addy's for all
our "service providers" for the self-same reason. - <sigh>. Shouldn't be
necessary, but it is...
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In article >,
Sqwertz > wrote:

> On Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:20:46 GMT, James Silverton wrote:
>
> > It's not an ng post but a new spam from a gmail address that I
> > have forwarded to my ISP but it's one I hadn't seen before.
> >
> > Here are some highlights!...
>
> That's nothing new at all. I get a few of those a week.
>
> Check out this one:

<snipped>

That one was rather scary.

Hope you turned that one in to the FBI?

Believe it or not, they really do listen.
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In article >,
George > wrote:

> James Silverton wrote:
> ‚
> æÝ
> > I admit that my surname *is* not very common (tho' by no means unique)
> > but I'll bet that some Icelanders with names like Sigurdsdottir, which
> > change from generation to generation, will get similar spams. In days
> > gone by, it was a ploy used by peddlers of family crests and
> > 'histories': "Do you know, Ms Sigurdsdottir, that you have an
> > interesting family crest?"
> æÝ
> æÝ
> æÝ
> > James Silverton
> > Potomac, Maryland
> æÝ
> > E-mail, with obvious alterations:
> > not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not
>
> The sad part is that people actually respond to spam (or they wouldn't
> keep doing it).
>
> There is a local guy who responded to the similar nigerian "we need your
> money to release the money held by Col Sminkleboon" solicitation and
> lost a lot of money.

Answering those e-mails can be a lot of fun if you are bored:

http://www.geocities.com/marxistdetective/taunting.htm

;-)
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Julie Bove wrote:

>
> "James Silverton" > wrote in message
> news:21rOi.4222$44.3394@trnddc04...
> > It's not an ng post but a new spam from a gmail address that I have
> > forwarded to my ISP but it's one I hadn't seen before.
> >
> > Here are some highlights!
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------
> > ----------------------- We are a Corporate Financial Service
> > Provider in Channels Island. We had a customer who deposited 14.3
> > million pounds with us and eventually died without any reference to
> > a next of kin.
> >
> > Since you share the same surname with this client, I want to
> > present you to stand in as the next of kin so that you and I can
> > benefit from this investment equally (i.e. 50% for you and 50%
> > for me). I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate
> > arrangement that will protect us from any breach of the law.
> >
> > If this proposal is acceptable to you, kindly indicate your full
> > names, your private telephone, fax numbers and location where
> > the money will be remitted. I will instruct you on the next step
> > to take.
> >
> > With friendly greetings,
> >
> > Daniel Gelberg.
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > I admit that my surname is not very common (tho' by no means
> > unique) but I'll bet that some Icelanders with names like
> > Sigurdsdottir, which change from generation to generation, will
> > get similar spams. In days gone by, it was a ploy used by peddlers
> > of family crests and 'histories': "Do you know, Ms Sigurdsdottir,
> > that you have an interesting family crest?"
>
> I got something similar this morning but didn't bother to read it.

My favorite so far, which I didn't get directly, was from Pope John
Paul II's widow.

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George wrote:

> The sad part is that people actually respond to spam (or they
> wouldn't keep doing it).

Some of them would. There are very, very, very stupid spammers.

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On Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:20:46 GMT, "James Silverton"
> wrote:

>It's not an ng post but a new spam from a gmail address that I
>have forwarded to my ISP but it's one I hadn't seen before.
>
>Here are some highlights!
>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>We are a Corporate Financial Service Provider in Channels
>Island. We had a customer who deposited 14.3 million pounds with
>us and eventually died without any reference to a next of kin.
>
>Since you share the same surname with this client, I want to
>present you to stand in as the next of kin so that you and I can
>benefit from this investment equally (i.e. 50% for you and 50%
>for me). I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate
>arrangement that will protect us from any breach of the law.
>
>If this proposal is acceptable to you, kindly indicate your full
>names, your private telephone, fax numbers and location where
>the money will be remitted. I will instruct you on the next step
>to take.
>
>With friendly greetings,
>
>Daniel Gelberg.
>------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>I admit that my surname *is* not very common (tho' by no means
>unique) but I'll bet that some Icelanders with names like
>Sigurdsdottir, which change from generation to generation, will
>get similar spams. In days gone by, it was a ploy used by
>peddlers of family crests and 'histories': "Do you know, Ms
>Sigurdsdottir, that you have an interesting family crest?"
>
I got one of these a few days ago. Since they do not tell you the
name, who knows.

I got a message from the widow of Yasser Arafat asking me to help her
get money out of some country. And if I had actually won all of the
lotteries that people claim I have I would be richer than Bill Gates.
--
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48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
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The Kat wrote:
> On Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:20:46 GMT, "James Silverton"
> wrote:
>
>>It's not an ng post but a new spam from a gmail address that I have
>>forwarded to my ISP but it's one I hadn't seen before.
>>
>>Here are some highlights!
>>-------------------------------------------------------------------
>>We are a Corporate Financial Service Provider in Channels Island. We had
>>a customer who deposited 14.3 million pounds with us and eventually
>>died without any reference to a next of kin.
>
> Known as the Nigerian 419 spam, VERY common, and of course, completely
> bogus.

In fact, the 419 Coalition website claims they've been around since the
early 1980s, via one medium or another.

http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/

More history he http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance_fee_fraud

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Omelet wrote:

>> There is a local guy who responded to the similar nigerian "we need your
>> money to release the money held by Col Sminkleboon" solicitation and
>> lost a lot of money.
>
> Answering those e-mails can be a lot of fun if you are bored:
>
> http://www.geocities.com/marxistdetective/taunting.htm
>
> ;-)

I can't find the site that had a guy toying with a Nigerian spammer for
over a year. It escalated to the guy asking for pictures of the scammers
family and then declaring he was smitten with the "daughter" and as part
of the deal he wanted an arranged marriage with her.

Blinky the Shark wrote:
> The Kat wrote:
>> On Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:20:46 GMT, "James Silverton"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> It's not an ng post but a new spam from a gmail address that I have
>>> forwarded to my ISP but it's one I hadn't seen before.
>>>
>>> Here are some highlights!
>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> We are a Corporate Financial Service Provider in Channels Island. We had
>>> a customer who deposited 14.3 million pounds with us and eventually
>>> died without any reference to a next of kin.
>> Known as the Nigerian 419 spam, VERY common, and of course, completely
>> bogus.
>
> In fact, the 419 Coalition website claims they've been around since the
> early 1980s, via one medium or another.
>
> http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/
>
> More history he http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance_fee_fraud
>
I know someone who actually got the written version of the Nigerian scam
in the mail. It was well done and official looking and the guy was
convinced he hit the lottery until we talked him out of it.

In article >,
lid says...
> Omelet wrote:
>
> >> There is a local guy who responded to the similar nigerian "we need your
> >> money to release the money held by Col Sminkleboon" solicitation and
> >> lost a lot of money.
> >
> > Answering those e-mails can be a lot of fun if you are bored:
> >
> > http://www.geocities.com/marxistdetective/taunting.htm
> >
> > ;-)
>
> I can't find the site that had a guy toying with a Nigerian spammer for
> over a year. It escalated to the guy asking for pictures of the scammers
> family and then declaring he was smitten with the "daughter" and as part
> of the deal he wanted an arranged marriage with her.
>

Might be he

http://www.419eater.com/

George wrote:
> Omelet wrote:
>
>>> There is a local guy who responded to the similar nigerian "we need your
>>> money to release the money held by Col Sminkleboon" solicitation and
>>> lost a lot of money.
>>
>> Answering those e-mails can be a lot of fun if you are bored:
>>
>> http://www.geocities.com/marxistdetective/taunting.htm
>>
>> ;-)
>
> I can't find the site that had a guy toying with a Nigerian spammer for
> over a year. It escalated to the guy asking for pictures of the scammers
> family and then declaring he was smitten with the "daughter" and as part
> of the deal he wanted an arranged marriage with her.

Was this "Buddy Weiser"'s old 419 return-scam site?

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Blinky the Shark wrote:

> The Kat wrote:
> > On Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:20:46 GMT, "James Silverton"
> > wrote:
> >
> > > It's not an ng post but a new spam from a gmail address that I
> > > have forwarded to my ISP but it's one I hadn't seen before.
> > >
> > > Here are some highlights!
> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > - We are a Corporate Financial Service Provider in Channels
> > > Island. We had a customer who deposited 14.3 million pounds with
> > > us and eventually died without any reference to a next of kin.
> >
> > Known as the Nigerian 419 spam, VERY common, and of course,
> > completely bogus.
>
> In fact, the 419 Coalition website claims they've been around since
> the early 1980s, via one medium or another.
>
> http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/
>
> More history he http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance_fee_fraud

And I would count them as a variation of The Spanish Prisoner.

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Dan Goodman wrote:
> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>
>> The Kat wrote:
>> > On Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:20:46 GMT, "James Silverton"
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > > It's not an ng post but a new spam from a gmail address that I
>> > > have forwarded to my ISP but it's one I hadn't seen before.
>> > >
>> > > Here are some highlights!
>> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------
>> > > - We are a Corporate Financial Service Provider in Channels
>> > > Island. We had a customer who deposited 14.3 million pounds with
>> > > us and eventually died without any reference to a next of kin.
>> >
>> > Known as the Nigerian 419 spam, VERY common, and of course,
>> > completely bogus.
>>
>> In fact, the 419 Coalition website claims they've been around since
>> the early 1980s, via one medium or another.
>>
>> http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/
>>
>> More history he http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance_fee_fraud
>
> And I would count them as a variation of The Spanish Prisoner.

Interesting! I'd not heard of that one.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Prisoner


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T wrote:
> In article >,
> lid says...
>> Omelet wrote:
>>
>>>> There is a local guy who responded to the similar nigerian "we need your
>>>> money to release the money held by Col Sminkleboon" solicitation and
>>>> lost a lot of money.
>>> Answering those e-mails can be a lot of fun if you are bored:
>>>
>>> http://www.geocities.com/marxistdetective/taunting.htm
>>>
>>> ;-)
>> I can't find the site that had a guy toying with a Nigerian spammer for
>> over a year. It escalated to the guy asking for pictures of the scammers
>> family and then declaring he was smitten with the "daughter" and as part
>> of the deal he wanted an arranged marriage with her.
>>
>
> Might be he
>
> http://www.419eater.com/

Thanks, seems like the same guy.