While we where all busy taking down fake offshore banks, a new 419 iScammer turned up. From Dublin, Ireland! It’s a first for everything, and this is certainly the first time I ever saw a 419 mail from Dublin. In all caps as it should, and with the good old old-lady-without-heirs-has-died setup…
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From: ”DAVID MAYFORD JOHNSON” mrdappy@tiscali.co.uk
Date: mån maj 3, 2004 13:43:42 Europe/Stockholm
To: undisclosed-recipients: ;
Subject: HELLO!
Reply-To: johnsonmayford@yahoo.comGREETINGS,
MY NAME IS MR. DAVID JOHNSON. IT IS MY WISH TO PRESENT
TO YOU A BUSINESS PROPOSAL OF MUTUAL BENEFIT TO BOTH
PARTIES WITH A DESIRE OF TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A
POTENTIALLY PROFITABLE VENTURE.I LIVE IN DUBLIN,
IRELAND.I AM 40 YEARS, AND HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR A BANK FOR 15
YEARS WHERE I AM AT PRESENT THE ACCOUNTS MANAGER. I
WILL GIVE YOU MY FULL DETAILS ON THE REPLY OF THIS
LETTER.THE MAIN REASON I AM WRITING TO YOU IS BASED ON
AN ACCOUNT OF $10.5M(TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSANDS U.S DOLLARS)WHICH HAS BEEN LYING DORMANT FOR
THE LAST TWO YEARS,IT WAS OWNED BY ONE MRS FIONA WATTS
NOW DECEASED. AFTER EXTENSIVE INVESTIGATIONS, I FOUND
OUT SHE DIED ON JUNE 6TH, 2001 IN A CAR ACCIDENT WITH
NO NEXT OF KIN. I WILL INFORM YOU MORE ON HOW TO
PRESENT YOURSELF AS A NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED SO
THAT THE ACCOUNT CAN THEN BE TRANSFERRED TO YOU.ON YOUR REPLY I WILL GIVE YOU ALL PERSONAL DETAILS OF
MYSELF AND THE PROJECT. I WILL LIKE YOU TO PUT IN MIND
THAT THIS PROJECT IS 100% LEGAL AND RISK FREE.YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR. DAVID JOHNSON.