Why do people fall for it?

I have been receiving a significant increase in these stupid unsolicited emails. It used to be I would receive a bucket load of emails about breast enlargements or other prosthetic improvements to ones anatomy and then came the male performance drugs for viagra, or cyallis and then there was no end in sight. Thankfully I was wrong. A country I had rarely heard of, Burkina Faso has saved me from the medical related body improvements and hit me where I really take notice, my wallet.

They have been bombarding with these stupid emails below. They have done so with amazing zeal, and I figure if I get 35% of nothing it still leaves me with nothing right? WRONG. Send your info to these nasty losers and you will lose even more, and truly be left with nothing. I had one person approach me via my website insisting I help him with photography and asked me to do him a favour, he would like to buy some photographs from me and then while I am at it could I buy a couple of mobile phones and send them with the prints. He offered to pay by credit card, and so I processed that. The next day I get a call from my bank saying the credit cards were stolen numbers from the Bank of Israel. I thought great, I will now have a bunch of Israeli's after me! The bank asked whether I had sent the goods yet. The answer was a clear no. I had told the client that I would not buy anything or send it until the funds were cleared. So I was lucky.

PLEASE people, any company, or any organisational email that is sent to you unsolicited, that is asking for your details, no matter how innocuous it may appear, the details will be used against you. Even if it appears you have won $1,000,000 or GBP in an obscure lottery overseas, just send your details and it is yours! Rubbish. Last time I looked in this country you have to buy a ticket in a lottery to at least have a chance to win. These people are charlatans waiting to fleece any unsuspecting and hopeful people afflicted by the world wide concerns over money at present.

I have supplied this email I received this morning, and have removed the return email address lest I inadvertantly contribute to the stupidity. PLEASE don't be sucked in by this obscene behaviour. The one thing I do admire about their emails is the proper spelling and grammar. I am in awe of the stupidity and gullibility of people who fall for this nonsense time and again.

DON'T YOU FALL for it!

I have included a US story from MSNBC which shows the nature of how these crooks operate, and shows that even well educated people are falling for these scams. It is my sincere desire that my post here will add in some measure to stopping anyone falling for these scams.

TREAT AS URGENT PLEASE !!!!!!!
FROM THE DESK OF DR ALHAJI DANCO
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA)
OUAGADOUGOU - BURKINA FASO
DEAR FRIEND,
I AM MR.ALHAJI DANCO,THE BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER IN THE BANK OF AFRICA (BOA), OUAGADOU-BURKINA FASO,IN WEST AFRICA. WITH DUE RESPECT AND REGARDS,I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU ON A BUSINESS TRANSACTION THAT WILL BE VERY BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US AT HE END OF THE TRANSACTION.IN THE BANK HERE I DISCOVERD A VERY HUGE SUM OF MONEY BELONGING TO A DECEASED PERSON, A FOREIGNER WHO DIED IN A PLANE CRASH WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY SOME YEARS BACK HERE AND THE FUND HAS BEEN DORMANT IN HIS ACCOUNT WITH THE BANK HERE,WITHOUT ANYBODY TO CLAIM THE FUND EITHER A MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY OR HIS RELATIVE.
I KEPT THIS INFORMATION SECRET WITHIN MYSELF TO ENABLE THE WHOLE PLAN AND IDEA I HAVE BEEN NURSING OVER THIS FUND IN THE BANK HERE TO BE PROFITABLE AND SUCCESSFUL DURING THE TIME OF EXECUTION OF THIS TRANSACTION.THE AMOUNT INVOLVED IN THIS DEAL IS TEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS($10,000,000).MEANWHILE,ALL THE WHOLE ARRANGEMENTS AND STRATEGIES NEEDED TO HELP YOU PUT CLAIM OVER THIS FUND AS THE BONA-FIDE NEXT OF KIN OR BENEFICIARY TO THE DECEASED, WILL BEFORWARD TO YOU UPON YOUR ACCEPTANCE TO EXECUTE THIS BUSINESS WITH ME.I WILL SEND YOU ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATION THAT WILL HELP YOU MAKE SUCCESSFUL CLAIM OF THIS FUND AS SOON AS YOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST ME AND ALSO SHARE THE GREAT BENEFIT TOGETHER WITH ME.
IN FACT,I COULD HAVE DONE THIS DEAL ALONE BUT BECAUSE OF MY POSITION HERE AS A CITIZEN OF THIS COUNTRU AND AS A CIVIL SERVANT(BANK WORKER), WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OPERATE A FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT.THAT WOULD EVENTUALLY RAISE AN EYE BROWN ON MY SIDE DURING THE TIME OF TRANSFER IF I WANT TO CLAIM THE FUND MYSELF ALONE BECAUSE I WORK IN THIS BANK.THIS IS THE ACTUAL REASON WHY IT WILL REQUIRE A FOREIGNER AS A SECOND PARTY,WHO WILL FORWARD CLAIMS AS THE NEXT OF KIN WITH AFFIDAVIT OF TRUST OF OATH TO THE BANK AND ALSO PRESENT A FORIEGN ACCOUNT WHERE THE SAID AMOUNT OF MONEY ($10,MILLION UNTED STATE DOLLARS) WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO AFTER DUE VERIFICATIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS IN THE BANK HERE.
I WILL NOT FAIL TO INFORM YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE, ON SMOOTH CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION, YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO 35% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS GRATIFICATION, WHILE 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE TO TAKE CARE OF EXPENSES THAT MAY ARISE DURING THE TIME OF TRANSFERRING THE FUND WICH WILL INCLUDE,TELEPHONE BILLS, INTERNET COST,TRANSPORTATION COST, ETC, WHILE 60% WILL BE FOR ME AS THE INITIATOR OF THE DEAL.PLEASE YOU HAVE BEEN ADVICED TO KEEP THIS TRANSACTION VERY CONFIDENTIAL A TOP SECRET AS I AM STILL IN SERVICE AND INTEND TO RETIRE HONOURABLY FROM SERVICE AFTER WE MIGHT HAVE CONCLUDED THIS DEAL WITH EXCELLENT SUCCESS.
I WILL BE MONITORING THE WHOLE SITUATION HERE IN THE BANK UNTIL YOU CONFIRM THE MONEY IN YOUR ACCOUNT AND ASK ME AND MY ENTIRE FAMILY TO COME DOWN TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR SUBSEQUENT SHARING OF THE FUND ACCORDING TO PERCENTAGES WHICH I HAVE CLEARLY INDICATED AND FURTHER INVESTMENT,EITHER IN YOUR COUNTRY OR ANY OTHER COUNTRY YOU MAY ADVICE US TO JOINTLY INVEST.
ALL OTHER NECESSARY INFORMATION WILL BE SENT TO YOU WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU.
PLEASE I SUGGEST THAT YOU GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE,STATING YOUR INTEREST CLEARLY ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION.
THANKS AND BEST REGARDS.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR ALHAJI DANCO

LIST YOUR FULL PARTICULARS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Full Name:______________
Address:______________
Occupation:______________
Country:______________
Telephone:______________
Sex:______________
Age:______________
Bank number:______________