What do you think of this?

[Stuart993]

Received this yesterday:
Am Timi Daren and My wife' s name is Susan Daren, she's 5 months pregnant and this is her first baby. We are relocating to the City from The Scotland, I will be coming to there to work on contract basis with United States Environmental Protection Agency on a private research work So i need someone who could help me take care of house by doing some house work while am off to work. Someone that will also help in running some errands. I will be offering you $550 weekly, i will be needing your services from for three hours at any suitable time of yours , Mondays through Fridays. I believe you are fit for this position in as much you will prove yourself to be a reliable and good person, We have a financier that is based in the states and he will be handling the payment and some other expenses, so he will be the one that will be taking care of your the payment, I will instruct him to pay for the first weeks before my arrival so as to secure your service, actually i should have paid for more weeks but i will extend the payment if am satisfy with your service after the first week.

My financier will be making out a check to you before my arrival, you will be receiving a check of $ 3, 300 out which you will deducting your pay for the first week and you will be using the remaining to buy foodstuffs and other things needed in the house ,you will getting this foodstuff on the day of our arrival which is March 10 2009. Actually all flights from the United Kingdom arrives at nights so you will be getting the foodstuff in the morning and making all other preparations. I will also instruct my estate agent to mail the keys of the apartment to you so that you can do all other necessary preparations before we arrive,I will also email you the shopping list.

You have to get all this shopping before our arrival so that we wont have to start running around when we arrive, So my financier would be needing the following Informatio n to make out the check

Name to be on Check
Address
City
State
Zip code
Phone number
Did you accept my offer ?

All i need from you is total hones ty and sincerity. I know you will be committed to the work, You will also have a nice period of working with my wife.

[KFC911]

Do you have a database with the names of all the people born the same minute you were? Check to see if any of them are suckers...if not, then "What PT said"...

[TerryH]

You'd think by now the evolution of scammers would reach the level that they would use a grammar checking word processor. Besides the content itself so obviously phony, the grammar is atrocious for someone that is supposedly intelligent enough to be working for our government.

Funny thing, I got spammed this morning for a sale I have on craigslist. This is a home appliance listed for $385. First email is "do you still have this for sale", when I replied, yes. The second email comes saying .......

* note the "hearing-in paired" phone. LOL!

Hello,

Thank for the prompt response to my mail,as the item is still
available, I will instruct my Secretary to process a check to cover
the cost of my purchase as am completely satisfied with the advert.I
will need the details of whom & where to mail the draft.It will be
delivered by the United Parcel Service within 2-3 days.Please note
'United Parcel Service' do not deliver to P.O.Box addresses.

1.Name to be on the check
2.Home address
3.Mobile #

Kindly delete the posting as am totally committed to buying from you
to save me cost, My mover will be coming over for the pick up right
only after the payment as been delivered and I want you to understand
that, I would have love to call but am a deaf and only uses a
hearing-in paired phone relay, So please send me an email only.

Regards

[Stuart993]

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[TerryH]

Originally Posted by Stuart993

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PT Barnum was famous for the quote, "There's a sucker born every minute."

Your letter is an obvious scam attempt.

[KFC911]

A quote often attributed to P.T. Barnum - "There's a sucker born every minute..."

ps: Just my feeble attempt at humor, nothing personal intended towards you...it's obviously a scam.

pps: edited...I type slow compared to Terry!

[m21sniper]

Scam artists suck.

[scottbombedout]

If you dont want it can you put my name forward for it?

[Oh Haha]

You should send a reply asking for pics of the wife and if she, you know, would be doing any "favors" for you. Wink Wink

[TerryH]

You'll notice the note says they're moving to "the City". They have no idea where you actually live.

My note says "item". Same canned ambiguous standard reply regardless of what I'm selling.

Just as yours says "the City". Generic letter sent to anyone in any city in the world.

These scammers rely on finding one gullible person in 100,000. Hence, they send millions of these daily.

[TGTIW]

Sounds totally legit, reply and ask for more info on:
"You will also have a nice period of working with my wife."

[TerryH]

Originally Posted by TGTIW

Sounds totally legit, reply and ask for more info on:
"You will also have a nice period of working with my wife."

Do you really want his wife and her period? Clots of luck there.

[Stuart993]

But, what do they gain from this?

[911Rob]

do not reply; just delete.

You've been added to a scam email marketing campaign; you'll likely receive these daily/weekly now. Do not reply unless you want more of them?

[herr_oberst]

Originally Posted by TerryH

Do you really want his wife and her period? Clots of luck there.

Sheesh. Ever wish you could "un-read" something?

[aap1966]

Originally Posted by TerryH

the grammar is atrocious for someone that is supposedly intelligent enough to be working for our government.

Green font??

[TerryH]

Originally Posted by Stuart993

But, what do they gain from this?

They rely on your bank taking 14-21 days to attempt clear their garbage paper. In the meantime you are spending your own money on some menial items. You then remit the large excess funds back to the crooks. When it's all over, the bank declines their check and you are the big loser.

[TerryH]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

sheesh. Ever wish you could "un-read" something?

lol! Comeon.. I've read worse stuff here. I thought we all liked sick humor.

[Stuart993]

Sure enough......

Hello ,

How are you today ? I hope fine and in Good health . Amen I am sending you this mail to notify you about the payment for the cleaning position for my wife and i want to inform you about the paycheck which you would be receiving , Please for the nature of your job and for the good relationship between yourself and my wife i would want to entrust you with this money because as i am not in the States at the moment .


When you get the check for the amount of $ 3, 300. I want you to deduct $550 as your deposit and $400 for the shopping of groceries and then help me to send the remaining $ 2, 350 to my travel agent , I should have get the money acros s to my travel agent but i ran out funds here. for the bookings of her Air flight ticket, that can be well taken care of before my arrival.I hope i can count on you with this and i would be looking forward to see on my arrival . I hope she would be in good hands.


Thank you and God bless I would send you the tracking number to the package which would contain the payments as soon as it is sent.


Thanks and God bless you.

Regards..

[Aerkuld]

"...The Scotland..."?

Is that in case you mistake THE Scotland for any other ordinary Scotland or what?