October 22, 2004

silhouette3.JPG From the desk of Jane Galt:

It seems so much more sophisticated in French . . .

Look what just hit my inbox at work:


AIDE MOI S'il vous plait

Cher ,
Permettez-moi de vous informer de mon desir d'entre dans le rapport d'affaires avec vous. J'ai obtenu votre nom et contact de la chambre de commerce de cote d'ivoire. J'ai prie plus et après cela j'ai choisi votre nom entre tant d'autres.
je pense que vous etes digne de la recommandation de ma prière. je me nomme Mlle marie kamara la seule fille des defunts M. et Mme kamara herve.
Mon père etait un negociant de cacao et exploitant d'or à Abidjan la capital economique de la Cote d'Ivoire, mon père a ete empoisonne par ses associes d'affaires. j'aimerais que vous me temoignez votre confiance afin que je fasse des affaires avec vous. Ainsi je n'aurai aucune hesitation, me fier vous pour des affaires simples et sincères.

Ma mère est morte quand j'etais un bebe et depuis lors mon père
m'a pris a sa charge. Avant la mort de mon père le 29novembre 2002 à abidjan.
Avant son deces il m'a appelé au chevet et m'expliqua qu'il avait la somme de douze millions cinq cents mille dollars USD ($12,500.000) dans un compte d'ordre fixe/ordre dans la banque principale ici à abidjan il l'a deposé à mon nom comme etant le beneficiare de cet heritage.
Il m'a egalement explique que c'etait en raison de cette richesse qu'il a ete empoisonne par ses associes d'affaires. Il à aussi conseillé de chercher un associe etranger dans un pays de mon choix ou je transfererai cet argent et l'employerai dans des investissements tel que la gestion de biens immobiliers ou la gestion d'hotel.

Monsieur, je cherche honorablement votre aide des manières suivantes:
(1) pour fournir un compte bancaire sur lequel transferer cet argent.
(2) pour servir de gardien de ces fonds puisque j'ai seulement 22 ans.
(3) Pour m'aider à immigrer dans votre pays avec une attestation de residence afin que je puisse y poursuivre mes etudes.

Ainsi dit , je suis dispose à vous offrir 15% de toute la somme qui represente mon heritage en compensation pour votre effort après le transfert de ces fonds sur votre compte.

En outre, vous indiquez vos options pour m'aider sachant pour
moi, j'ai la foi que cette transaction peut se faire le plus vite possible.

J'aimerai avoir votre point de vue sur la question et cela selon votre disponibilite.

Vous pourrez me joindre dès reception du present message a mon
email.

Merci , que Dieu vous benisse immensement.


marie kamara

Just think what I could do with a 15% commission on $12.5K! Vegas, here I come!

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Comments
Posted by: matt on October 22, 2004 5:43 PM

mais Jane, en France la virgule décimale est employée dans les nombres pendant que la virgule est ici.

12.000.000 = 12,000,000!

enchanté

Posted by: Jane Galt on October 22, 2004 5:59 PM

J'ai su cela. J'essayais de blaguer.

Posted by: Klug on October 22, 2004 6:19 PM

Je veux manger beaucoup du chien.

Posted by: Walter E. Wallis on October 22, 2004 9:54 PM

Hey, she's French so it has to be true.

Posted by: Begbee on October 22, 2004 10:31 PM

I thought all you reps hated the French...

Posted by: markm on October 23, 2004 12:18 PM

At least they didn't start by telling you that someone with your last name just died in Lagos with his entire family and they're looking for relatives to receive his $17 million bank account. I've been getting several a day like that. Good thing the very idea of cousin Mike with millions of dollars causes a ROTFL moment or the first one might have borrowed me...

Posted by: markm on October 23, 2004 12:21 PM

Darn, need to proofread before I push Post. "Bothered me."

Posted by: Robert Schwartz on October 23, 2004 4:43 PM

One of my accounts gets spam in German and spanish. No French. They must know how i feel about them.

Posted by: Craig Howard on October 23, 2004 9:22 PM

Il parâit qu'on vous pense une crétine bien élevée.

Posted by: Teri on October 24, 2004 1:26 AM

I get spam in Cyrillic. Somewhere, somehow, some spammer knows that I took Russian in college.

Posted by: Mumblix Grumph on October 24, 2004 5:59 AM

Il est temps comme ceci qui me font le souhait que je pourrais parler français. Mais attente, je parle français. Sur diable va-t-il?

Posted by: Axel Kassel on October 24, 2004 8:36 AM

"Marie Kamara" my derriere. Even Dan Rather could figure out that this is a fund-raising letter from John Kerry. Don't fall for it.

Posted by: "Mindles H. Dreck" on October 24, 2004 11:06 AM

Begbee, vous montrez votre simplicité habituelle. Ah -Je ne devrais pas alimenter les trolls.

Posted by: Mad Anthony on October 26, 2004 4:47 PM

Considering that my French is so bad it almost lost me my scholarship in college, I tried good old babelfish (babelfish.alatavista.com). It didn't help much:

HELP ME S'il plait you Expensive, Permettez me to inform you of my desire d'entre in the d'affaires report/ratio with you. J'ai obtained your name and contact of the Chamber of Commerce of dimension d'ivoire. J'ai requests more and after that j'ai selected your name between so much d'autres. I think that you etes worthy of the recommendation of my prayer. I name myself Miss Marie will kamara the only girl of the defunts Mr. and Mrs. will kamara Herve. My father etait one negociant of cocoa and exploiting d'or in economic capital Abidjan it Dimension d'Ivoire, my father has ete poisons by its associate d'affaires. j'aimerais that you temoignez me your confidence so that I make deals with you. Thus I will n'aurai any hesitation, to trust me you for simple and sincere businesses. My mother died when j'etais a baby and since then my father m'a taken his load has. Before the death of my father the 29novembre 2002 in Abidjan. Before its death it m'a called with the bedside and m'expliqua qu'il had the sum of twelve million here five hundred and thousand dollars USD ($12,500.000) in an account d'ordre fixe/ordre in the principal bank in Abidjan it l'a deposé with my name like etant the beneficiare of this heritage. It m'a also explains why c'etait because of this richness qu'il has ete poisons by its associate d'affaires. It with also advised to seek one associates etranger in a country of my choice or I will transfererai this money and will l'employerai in investments such as the management of real goods or management d'hotel. Dear Sir, I seek your assistance in the following ways honourably: (1) to provide a bank account on which transferer this money. (2) to be used as guard of these funds since j'ai only 22 years. (3) For m'aider to immigrate in your country with a certificate of residence so that I can continue my studies there. Thus known as, I am lay out to offer to you 15% of all the sum which represente my heritage in compensation for your effort after the transfer of these funds on your account. Moreover, you indicate your options for m'aider knowing for me, j'ai the faith which this transaction can be made as quickly as possible. J'aimerai to have your point of view on the question and that according to your availability. You will be able to join to me as of reception of present message has my email. Thank you, that God benisse you immensement. Marie will kamara

Posted by: Mark Million on October 27, 2004 8:50 AM

I have gotten email like this...it's a scam.

goto key searchword AbuBaker or Security 2000 and you will find information on African money scams. Some people have even ended up kidnapped and held for ransom.

-Mark

Posted by: triticale on October 27, 2004 12:53 PM

The foreign language spam I get is generally Korean or Portuguese (from Brazil). Most get deleted unviewed, but as far as I can remember I've never gotten a 419 in anything but English.

Mark, most of us, including Megan, are well aware of these scams. My collection goes back 20 years, to one typed on paper. I recognised this for what it was with almost no knowledge of French.

Posted by: Mean Dean on October 28, 2004 2:57 PM

Just so long as you don't get paid in Francs

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