Just had the funniest Nigerian scam email puporting to be from the US Ambassador to Nigeria! Thought you'd like to read it in case you need a laugh.
US AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA
11 GARKI ROAD ABUJA
ABUJA, NIGERIA
ATTN: BENEFICIARY,
I SHALL BE COMING TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR AN OFFICIAL MEETING AND I WILL BE BRINGING
YOUR FUNDS OF $1.2M ALONG WITH ME BUT THIS TIME I WILL NOT GO THROUGH CUSTOMS
BECAUSE AS AN AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA, I AM A US GOVERNMENT AGENT AND I HAVE THE
VETO POWER TO GO THROUGH CUSTOMS.
AS SOON AS I AM THROUGH WITH THE MEETING I SHALL THEN PROCEED TO YOUR ADDRESS.
(SEND YOURCELL PHONE NUMBER AND THE ADDRESS WHERE YOU WANT
ME TO BRING THE PACKAGE).
YOU HAVE REALLY PAID SO MUCH IN THIS DELIVERY THAT MAKES ME WONDER.
YOU ARE A VERY LUCKY PERSON BECAUSE I SHALL BE BRINGING IT MYSELF AND THERE IS
NOTHING ANYONE CAN DO ABOUT IT.
YOUR PACKAGE($1.2M) MUST BE REGISTERED AS AN AMBASSADORIAL PACKAGE FOR ME TO
DEFEAT ALL ODDS AND THE COST OF REGISTERING IT IS $200.THE FEE MUST BE PAID IN THE
NEXT 50 HOURS VIA WESTERN UNION SO THAT ALL NECCESSARY ARRANGEMENT CAN BE MADE
BEFORE TIME WILL BE AGAINST US SEND THE FEE VIA MONEY GRAM OR
WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER
RECEIVER'S NAME: PAUL EZE
ADDRESS: LAGOS, NIGERIA
TEXT QUESTION: COLOR
ANSWER: BLUE
AMOUNT: $200
AS SOON AS YOU SEND THE FEE MAKE SURE YOU SEND ME THE PAYMENT INFORMATION.AND I WILL LET YOU KNOW AS SOON AS I BOARD A FLIGHT AND I EXPECT YOU TO COMPLY BEFORE THEN SO THAT THE DELIVERY CAN BE COMPLETED. IF YOU DO NOT COMPLY, THEN IT WILL NOT
BE MY FAULT IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE YOUR PACKAGE.
AMBASSADOR JAMES ROBERT SANDERS