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10/10/2009 10:28:15 AM · #1 |
I found this one to be a fascinating read, it's not the normal letter.
*************
Good day,
My name are Madam Mary Vandouf, My late husband
was into private practice all his life before his death.
Before his death, he deposited the sum of 10,000,000.00GBP
(Ten Million Great Britain Pound Sterling) to his local
bank account here in UK and South Africa.
Though what bothers me most is the stroke that I have in
addition to this cancer.
I want you to use this gift which come from my late husband
effort to assist the upkeep of widows, widowers, orphans,
destitute, the down-trodden, physically challenged children,
barren-women and persons who prove to be genuinely
handicapped financially as planned with my late husband before
his sudden death.
Be rest assured that I will sign the necessary Probate Documents
to make you my Next of Kin. I will also ask a friend, hospital,
attendant, Mr. Makolo to discuss with you since I can no
longer talk or lost my vocal system to give you the details
and bank where the money was deposited to avoid delay in
transferring the money to you now that I am still alive. I am
presently in South African for some medical treatment.
Endeavor to send me your names, address, telephone and fax
number to enable contact you with more details/all the relevant
documents by email/ fax.
Yours sincerely,
Madam Mary Vandouf.
Confidential return email: madam_van@yahoo.cn |
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10/10/2009 10:29:58 AM · #2 |
Me! I fit at least half those categories!!! LOL!!!
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10/10/2009 11:59:25 AM · #3 |
i always go to south africa for my specialist medical needs...
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10/10/2009 12:42:45 PM · #4 |
| Strokes are so bothersome. |
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10/10/2009 12:44:41 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by soup:
i always go to south africa for my specialist medical needs... |
Actually some people really do come to South Africa for their medical needs. And not only people from other parts of Africa.
Doesn't make this trustworthy though.
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10/10/2009 01:33:17 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by soup:
i always go to south africa for my specialist medical needs... |
To South Africa or "in [a] South African"? : ) |
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10/10/2009 01:39:45 PM · #7 |
| Me thinks Madam Mary deserves a proper response bear.. You should write back |
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10/10/2009 02:11:06 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Madam Mary Vandouf. Confidential return email: madam_van@yahoo.cn |
She's actually a Chinese Madam. |
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10/10/2009 02:18:20 PM · #9 |
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10/10/2009 02:36:49 PM · #10 |
hmm... i suppose - the scammers get a cheap fix ?
here in the US i choose to go to idaho. much closer.
Originally posted by GinaRothfels:
Actually some people really do come to South Africa for their medical needs. And not only people from other parts of Africa.
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Message edited by author 2009-10-10 14:38:14.
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10/10/2009 02:57:06 PM · #11 |
| Watch out! She want all your name are belong to her. |
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10/10/2009 04:24:41 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by 419site:
On further investigation, I discovered that Mr. George Norman Wesley did not leave a WILL and all attempts to trace his Next of Kin proved abortive. |
i guess that might be why he had no next of kin ?
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10/10/2009 05:27:10 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by soup:
hmm... i suppose - the scammers get a cheap fix ?
here in the US i choose to go to idaho. much closer.
Originally posted by GinaRothfels:
Actually some people really do come to South Africa for their medical needs. And not only people from other parts of Africa.
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I suppose you would like it if your country was associated only with con jobs when actually those scam letters come from a different country altogether. There really is a lot of good in South Africa too.
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10/10/2009 05:31:41 PM · #14 |
my country is associated with MANY con-jobs !!
including health care scams ( see the other thread ).
i wasn't knocking south africa as a country ( see through the sarcasm patriot ).
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10/10/2009 05:40:30 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by soup:
my country is associated with MANY con-jobs !!
including health care scams ( see the other thread ).
i wasn't knocking south africa as a country ( see through the sarcasm patriot ). |
Of course, all countries have their criminals. But this thread seems to be mocking South Africa, all because some criminal from somewhere else chose to throw our country into their scam mail. I don't want to start an issue here - just wanted to point out that honest people do come here for medical care, while I'm sure this criminal has not done so.
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10/10/2009 07:19:10 PM · #16 |
the thread isn't mocking south africa.
more a subtle mocking of nigeria....
lighten up.
i'd mock myself if it seemed fitting.... you're more than welcome to try :0
Message edited by author 2009-10-10 19:21:40.
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10/10/2009 07:55:04 PM · #17 |
I certainly didn't INTEND a mocking of South Africa, that would be ridiculous...
R. |
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10/11/2009 01:41:59 PM · #18 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
I certainly didn't INTEND a mocking of South Africa, that would be ridiculous...
R. |
I didn't think you were mocking South Africa. It was some of the comments that came afterwards. Not really important though. It just hurts a bit because sometimes we do suffer for the problems further North. It can get a bit complicated buying some things online for instance.
I do agree with the initial intent of the thread though. What's really crazy is that some people still fall for those emails. There was a real horror story about someone that got caught by one of those scams on TV here about a year ago.
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