I've just received this email .... aren't I a lucky bean ?

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  1. Mr Badger

    Mr Badger Well-Known Member

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    "YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT WAS SELECTED FOR A DONATION OF $ 3,500,000.00 FOR CHARITY. PLEASE CONTACT CHARLES JACKSON TO CLAIM YOUR DONATION"

    Sent by Charles Jackson.

    Hope I get better responses than from the Nigerians.
     
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    You didn't win second prize at a beauty contest then? :D
     
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    Egham Tyke Well-Known Member

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    Administration fee of how much though ?;)
     
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    Google ‘Pegasus project’
     
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    Better then the usual foreign interest in a marketplace item, as an initial failed attempt to con.
     
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    Ha you'll be lucky, I've claimed it already... if yer not fast... yer last mate.
     
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    Interesting fact - these types of scam emails are deliberately pretty obviously scams as they don't want to waste time with people who might be suckered in by a credible looking initial email but will pretty quickly realise its a scam when they start being asked to transfer money. The emails are designed so that they only lure in the incredibly gullible as it makes them more profitable in terms of time/reward.
     
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    I'm often amazed by the number of relatives I have, who I've never met, who have died recently in Nigeria, and want to leave me their money.

    I keep sending over the $10K seed money to cover costs, but I've heard nothing further, so far.
     
    SFOTyke, Sep 8, 2021
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