Last night, I received a spam mail incoming from what is supposedly a Nature Network user…
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Spam in NN?!
- Date:
- Tuesday, 16 Dec ember 2008 - 13:12 UTC
Dear ,
I deem it a respect and honour as well as priviledge to write you on my deep conviction about you, after my deligent search for a honest and trustworthy someone who will assist me of which I have chosen you to assist me for the transfer of an inheritance which I inherited from my late father that was poisoned to death by his relatives associates out of enviness.
My name is Mary W.Matsuno, I am 19yrs old, a native of Sierra-leone in West African region in the local districk of Konobo and am the only child of late William Matsuno, my late father is a Diamond Officer in the Republic of Sierra-leone.But before his death in a private hospital here in Abidjan where he was brought for us to fly oversaes for his medical care before he suddenly died, he told me of a fixed deposit of US$9,800,000 he had with a bank in Abidjan here which he made me the next of kin because my mother died when I was two yrs old.
I have meet the bank manager and declared to him my intention to transfer this fund out of Africa as adviced me by my father for my security and of the money which I want to further my education overseas and for investment purposes and he is asking me for my guardian in order to terminate the Fixed investement and release of the fund as signed in the Agreement Bond with the Bank Authority in case of sudden death which I need your assistance to present you to the bank as my guardian for the transfer of this money into a new opened genuine account for a good and confortable life in your country after my education,
also i am with all the necessary legal documents regarding to this deposit with the Bank.
Please remember the confidentiality and urgency my mail required for my security while I expect to read from you.
Thanks and remain blessed.
Mary W.Matsuno. (mary_awm70@yahoo.com
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Last updated: Tuesday, 16 Dec 2008 - 13:12 UTC
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You too, eh? Do you own/are you owed by a fury pet? The latest data suggests that is the targeted audience.
The Relevant Authorities have already been informed.
Ain’t user-aided automation wonderful?
Yes, I also reported it through the usual means.
A fury pet – Sure. Mine is apoplectic.
Hi everyone,
Please do forward these spam emails to network at nature.com or just click on the link at the bottom to report these emails to us. We always ban spammers right away. I often don’t get these emails, probably because they know I am one of the site admins. Thanks.