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Disco Matt:
Pretty much a standard 419 scam (so called because they mostly originate from Nigeria, and the law against them there has 419 as a reference). Some of them can be quite entertaining, especially when the scammers' command of English is somewhat vague!

There's a website devoted to wasting the scammers time so they can't hassle more people - http://www.419eater.com/

Just beware, as the scammers often turn nasty when they realise you're taking the... 

lee celtic:
Only 14.5million pah

I had one at work for 52 million pounds from a nice Nigerian minister who's wife was divorsing him and he needed to get the money out of the country :lol: :lol:


Scam classic 419 nigerian as I was in sales I got all the emails off the company web site sent to my inbox I've had up to 10 a day all based on the same scam

Snake110:
just as mat says its yet another flavour of the 419 scam bin it

diggerdog36:
I got this email too and I went through with it......and made a swift $2.9m :^o :^o :^o :^o :^o

I DIDNT....DONT TRY!!

BigSi:
Yet another one!!!!   :-k :-k :-k :-k

Good day,

Would you like to work online from home and get paid without affecting
your present job if you have one?

CALTEX GROUP LIMITED needs an individual in the United
States of
America And Europe who will be working for the company and I am willing
 to
pay for
every transaction, which wouldn't affect your present state of work.
Someone who will receive payments on my behalf from my customers in the
United States of America. These payments are in form of checks
or otherwise and it will be made payable to your name, so all you need
do is cash the PAYMENT, deduct your 10% salary and wire the rest
back to my financial director via Western Union money transfer.

JOB DESCRIPTION
1. Receive payment from Clients
2. Cash Payments
3. Deduct 10% which will be your percentage/pay on Payment processed.
4. Forward balance after deduction of percentage/pay to our office in
the United Kingdom (Payment is to be forwarded by
Western Union Transfer).

It wouldn't cost you any FEES, you are to receive payments which
will be sent to you via UPS from my clients,
which would come in form of a Certified Cashier's Check in
US PAYMENT then you are to cash it and send the cash to the Company via
Western Union Transfer , all transfer fees should be deducted from the
capital you are sending so you have nothing to lose.

If you are interested, respond immediately by sending:

FIRST NAME:
LAST NAME:
HOME ADDRESS (PHYSICAL ADDRESS ONLY, NO P.O. BOXES):
APT #:
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE:
PHONE NUMBER (S):
CELL NUMBER:
HOME NUMBER:
WORK NUMBER:
AGE:
Bank Name:

So that my clients will start making payments to you as the company's
representative in the USA.

NB:PLEASE SEND YOUR REPLY

AS SOON AS WE CONFIRM ANY PAYMENT COMING TO YOU, I WILL LET YOU KNOW
AND I WILL GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION TO SEND THE FUNDS THROUGH TO THE
COMPANY VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.

I AWAIT YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE.

Warmest Regards,
Cole Anderson
www.caltex.com

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