Stupid Punts!

I would like to thank Scott (from the USA) for sending me this fine example of "scamming".

Here, as is often the case, we have a couple of dead bodies. Gold is the bait this time, as opposed to diamonds.

I am impressed that the writer had the energy to prepare such a fine "story", given the fact that she has been fasting fro seven days; must be feeling a little peckish and tired I would have thought.

However, there is only $5M on offer; not worth me raising a finger to type a response for.

I am fascinated by the use of block capitals for certain words, such as BANK.

Also, I wonder precisely what she has in mind with regard to her desire to discuss "modalities".

ZAINAB UBA AND BROTHER
ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST
WEST AFRICA.


DEAR,

It is my pleasure to write you after my seven days fasting and prayers and much
consideration since I can not be able to see you face to face at first.

Being the first and the only Daughter of my father, late ALHAJI KALWA UBA from
BETE in Republic of COTE D´IVOIRE Africa I am 21years of age. My father was
limited liability cocoa and gold merchant in ABIDJAN before his untimely death
after his business trip to SWITZERLAND, to negotiate on a cocoa business. A
week after he came back from SWISS, he was assassinated with my mother by
unknown assassins.

Which my mother died, instantly, but my father died after five days in hospital,
on that faithful afternoon. I didn´t know that my father was going to leave me
after I had lost my mother. But before he gave up the ghost, it was as if he
knew he was going to die. my father, (may his soul rest in perfect peace) he
disclose to me that he deposited the sum of $5 million U.S dollars in a PRIVATE
BANK here in ABIDJAN. That the money was meant for his cocoa business he wanted
to invest in Abidjan - Côte d´Ivoire. Though, according to my father he
deposited the money in his own name .

He single handed me over the document and logging and verifying informations ,
and instructed me to seek for a life time investment partner abroad.

Now I have succeeded in locating the BANK in here and also confirmed the fund is
in there , most honest and confidentiality. Now I am soliciting for your
assistance to help me lift this money out from The BANK to your account abroad
so that we should invest it in any lucrative business in your country.

I am Waiting anxiously to hear from you so that we can discuss the modalities of
this transaction,

Thanks for your kind attention and mutual
understanding.

Best regards

ZAINAB UBA.