People hate spam. We all hate spam and I hate spam too. Yesterday I received the coolest spam message but straight in inbox. I don't know how it passed the filters. What I know is that this spam message turn my attention, and I believe others too!
And if we take into account that 1% approximate conversion of every selling effort on the Internet, I believe many people, usually with low Internet knowledge will fall into trap.
Here is the complete body of the message as it was sent to me.
"Attention Dear ATANASOV,
Greeting to you , I am peter edward A solicitor at law and personal attorney to my client P.B ATANASOV a citizen of your country; who died heart condition was due to the death of his wife and only son involve in the Air Flight Crashes without no one to claim his US$13.5 million deposited in a bank.
Therefore last week a mandate was issued to me by the bank were my late client made a fix deposit of ($ 13.5Million) (Thirteen million five hundred thousand dollars only) which he deposited with the bank here in Togo, the bank inform me to provide the relative of my late client before 21st working days or otherwise they will confiscate his fund as unclaimed inheritance hence he was deceased and his bank account was dormant.
I have made several inquiries at your embassies to locate any of my client extended relatives, this has been proved unsuccessful. Therefore after several attempts to locate the relatives of my late client I decided to utilize this life time opportunity by contacting you to stand as his relative hence you bear the same last name with him.
Meanwhile I contacted you on this issue to apply as the relative of the deceased so that all the inheritance fund will be transfered to you, then on the conclusion of the inheritance claim, I suggested that our sharing ratio will be 50/50, but if you have any opinion concern the sharing ratio kindly indicate it on your response.
if you are interested for more information kindly get back to my private email address below (barr.peteredward11@yahoo.fr) for more information.
I wait for your prompt response.
Peter Edward Esq. BA, BL
Number 35 Rue d'Ministre,
Lome, Togo, West Africa.
E-Mail (barr.peteredward11@yahoo.fr) "
What will happen next? Well you contact him, he ask you for details, credit card, money or similar and this is the step where some people make mistake.
I should definitely make higher security and update filters.
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