Funny Junk email I received today ...gave me a laugh.

SeaMaiden · ‎03-10-2010

It is a bit long... but I found it rather amusing. Would anyone fall for this? The subject line was: URGENT FROM HOSPITAL.....

Hello My Beloved
this is Ms Marilis Mannik from Estonia writing from the hospital here in Ivory Coast; I want you to know that I'm dying here in this hospital right now which i don't know if i will see some few days to come.

My Beloved, i was informed by my doctor that i got poisoned and it affected my liver and i can only live for some days. The reason why i contacted you today is because i know that my step mother wanted to kill me and take my inheritance from my late Father. I have a little adopted child named Andrew C. Mannik that i adopted in this Country when my late Father was alive and $3.5 million Dollars i inherited from my late father. My step mother and her children they are after Andrew right now because they found out that Andrew was aware of the poison, and because i handed the documents of the fund over to him the day my step Mother poisoned my food, for that reason they do not want Andrew to expose them, so they are doing everything possible to kill him.

My Beloved, please i want you to help him out of this country with the money, he is the only one taking good care of me here in this hospital right now and even this email you are reading now he is the one helping me out. I want you to get back to me so that he will give you the documents of the fund and he will direct you to a well known lawyer that i have appointed, the lawyer will assist you to change the documents of the fund to your name to enable the bank transfer the money to you..

This is the favor i need when you have gotten the fund:

(1) Keep 30% of the money for Andrew until he finish his studies to become a man as he has been there for me as my lovely Son and i promised to support him in life to become a medical Doctor because he always desire for it with the scholarship he had won so far. I want you to take him along with you to your country and establish him as your son.

(2) Give 20% of the money to handicap people and charity organization. The remaining 50% should be yours for your help to Andrew.

Note; This should be a code between you and my son Andrew in this transaction "Hospital" any mail from him, the Lawyer he will direct you to, without this code "Hospital" is not from the Andrew, the Lawyer or myself as i don't know what will happen to me in the next few hours.

Finally, write me back so that Andrew will send you his pictures to be sure of whom you are dealing with. Andrew is 14years now, therefore guide him. And if i don't hear from you i will look for another person or any organization.

May Almighty God bless you and use you to accomplish my wish. Pray for me always.
Ms Marilis Mannik

Laura14 · ‎06-09-2014

Mail back a map showing that Estonia is nowhere near the Ivory Coast.

Unless it moved while I've been out of geography class, I am going to go out on a limb and say this is not a real person.

Even poisoned, I would still think I'd remember where my country is located. I don't think 911 delivers patients that far away and crosses borders and oceans to get health care.

reiki604 · ‎03-09-2010

LOL......I'd probably answer back with an even worse sob story and asking for even more monetary considerations.

'I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed man'.......Unknown

shortbreadlover · ‎06-25-2018

i would tell them that things are tough all over and get a life.

Bird mama · ‎03-12-2010

I wouldn't have opened it.

There are many elements: wind, fire, water
But none quite like the element of surprise

denisemb · ‎12-07-2012

OK, this is hilarious.

I usually have a smart aleck response to scammers, but I'm drawing a blank on this one...

Denise

NickNack · ‎03-10-2010

I can't believe so many people are saying they'd respond to this e-mail. You shoud never respond to spammers. Sadly, some people do believe it and go along with it, or they wouldn't continue sending it.

The Bluebird Carries The Sky On His Back"
-Henry David Thoreau

NickNack · ‎03-10-2010

Just to add to what I said about not responding to spammers, here's something that I found on PCMag dot com. There is more information than this, such as if you respond they know it's a live e-mail address and will sell it to more spammers.

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Every e-mail message comes with a header that identifies the message's sender, subject, date-time stamp, and so on. Beyond these visible message attributes the header also reveals the route that the message took, server by server. By following that list back to the beginning a recipient can identify the server from which your mail originates.

Letting them know your mail server address doesn't sound like a big problem. However, by using geolocation the recipient can get a rough idea of that server's location. Many Web sites provide this service; just search for "Geolocation". Geolocation isn't always accurate. For example, because I connect through a Virtual Private Network at PCMag headquarters a geolocation site will place me in New York rather than California. However, more often than not geolocation correctly identifies your region.

Every e-mail message comes with a header that identifies the message's sender, subject, date-time stamp, and so on. Beyond these visible message attributes the header also reveals the route that the message took, server by server. By following that list back to the beginning a recipient can identify the server from which your mail originates.

Letting them know your mail server address doesn't sound like a big problem. However, by using geolocation the recipient can get a rough idea of that server's location. Many Web sites provide this service; just search for "Geolocation". Geolocation isn't always accurate. For example, because I connect through a Virtual Private Network at PCMag headquarters a geolocation site will place me in New York rather than California. However, more often than not geolocation correctly identifies your region.

The Bluebird Carries The Sky On His Back"
-Henry David Thoreau

SunValley · ‎04-19-2010

@denisemb wrote:
OK, this is hilarious.

I usually have a smart aleck response to scammers, but I'm drawing a blank on this one...

“Hello my dear beloved, I am currently too busy assisting a Prince in Nigeria to help you, but I could get you zero percent interest on your credit cards if you give me your card numbers and pin.”

@denisemb