Internet Scam of the Month

Because we have been following a wide variety of Internet-enabled scams for some years now we feel that we are as expert as anyone who can be who has not actually swallowed the bait. Here is our favorite from this month. This one transcends the usual approach of bad English usage and unlikely perpetrators—no Hong Kong bankers or sons and daughters of dead African kings here—just a simple Scottish soldier who looks, we are sure, like Sean Connery in his prime. We are tempted to reply to this earnest request; Scots are well known for being honest and canny as well, not to mention thrifty! How could we go wrong???

Hello,

This is Harry Barnes of the 1st Battalion Scots Guard, but redeployed to Iraq, and presently stationed in Mushirij South West of Basra. I will like to share some very vital information that would bring some good financial returns to us in just a few weeks or days depending on how fast we pursue the matter. I am seeking your assistance to evacuate the sum of $12.7m to you, as far as I can be assured that it will be safe in your care until I complete my service here.

This may not be the best medium to make this kind of contact because of the numerous scam offers transmitted through the Internet, but it is all I have access to for now.

I will be very grateful if you can give me the opportunity to discuss this matter with you by assuring me that you will not use any part of it against me in anyway, I hope you understand my limitations here. Should you have reasons to reject this offer, please destroy this mail, as any leakage will be too bad for us.

I will continue with the details when you signify your intention to work with me.

Respectfully,
Harry Barnes

Internet Scam of the Month

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November 2009

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