Well I finally find myself as one of those people who finally got an email from one of those oh so many email scammers from Africa. Since this was my first email I decided to have some fun with it. this is the original email I got--
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Dear Sir,
Please i am very glad to inform you this business application letter,first of all,i want to brief you more about this mining company,we are small mining gold company in Ghana.
My father is the owner of the mining company,but right now he is very old,at 65 years and because of my fathers ill health,I am the first son of my father and now i am taking care of the mining company.
The land of my fathers mining site of gold is about 397 to 400 acres of land,please i decided to contact you on the basis of trust and for the inheritance of the family tradition to continue.
Earlier we use to get 22 crate of gold which have been refined every week,we get 40 kilos of pure gold for the company,but due to my father's condition for the past two(2)years now, and bad equipments, therefore our production has reduced from 40 kilos to 25 kilos weekly. the reason is that,our mining equipments were very old and outdated. so i am looking for a foreign partner, who will assist in providing technical assistance on a partnership basis.
I am proposing to you now to be my foreign partner in revitalizing my mining company for the common good of our business relationship.and I will await your urgent and favorable response in anticipation of our business relationship.
thanks for your co-operation.
best regards,
Addo Martins
General Manager.
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So hes a gold miner this time and not just needing to get rid of money to the US to save it. They are getting trickery for sure! /sarcasm
Anyhow I decided to see what they would do if I replied back that I was interested and wanted to see a contract of the proposal, as well as images of the construction site. So heres the letter I wrote them.
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Dear Addo Martins
I am glad you have decided to contact me in this regard as I am looking to invest in a mining company. I currently work as a quality assurance manager at N3 Energy Llc coal mining facility in West Virginia. I have worked here from miner to Foreman to Quality Assurance Manager. While coal mining is different from gold mining I believe we both want the quality of our ore to be top notch in whatever business we participate in.
I would be very interested in investing in your company as the gold market right now is in a prime position to be in. Id like to see pictures of your facilities in Ghana as well as a copy of the contract you would propose to me. If the terms are to my liking, I have close to 100,000 dollars readily available, as well another 500,000 that I can draw upon if the terms are to my liking. I await your reply to this proposition as I extremely interested in your operation.
Best Regards
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N3 Energy Quality Assurance Manager
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Ive never been a miner or anything else but it sure sounds like I am. Especially to someone with an IQ of 20. Anyway I got a response from him and Im still laughing right now from the horrible use of gramma, spelling, and just plain idiocy that reeks from the letter.
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Dear ------,
Thanks for your respond and i am very greatfull to read from you , according to my letter mining need someone who can joint us for the shipment of our new equpment we need in the site that will want to buy outside ,We are now looking for foreign partner to assist us buy our new equipment for greater mining in the site that is why we decide to sell our product(GOLD) who is ready to work with us our foregin business partner bcos as business going on that we are trust him,we are going to be sending our goods(GOLD) to him outside here to sell on our behalf and send our money into our account since there is trust btw.After the buyer have conclused with us and when the buyer come down here for the transcation before the transcation take place we are going to have round table talk with the buyer for our new equipment we want to buy outside cos we are going to deal with the buyer for long period of time.
OUR FULL CORPORATE OFFER TO THE CUSTOMERS
Whereas, the seller with full authority and responsibility certifies, warrant and make irrevocable firm commitment that it can fulfill the requirements of this agreement to sell and provide the commodity therein mentioned in a timely manner, under the terms specified and agreed upon hereafter.We have more than 500 kilogram of 22+ carat alluvial gold dust which we have decided to put on sale for sometimes now. We are also capable to supply you more than 500kgs on monthly basis after a workable agreement with you/your buyer.
Commodity: ~ AU Gold Dust
Origin: ~ Ghana
Present Location: ~ Accra, Ghana
Price: ~ US$9,000 per kg.
Quality: ~ 22 + carat
Purity: ~ 92.8% or more
Packaging: ~ Metal Boxes
Contract Value: ~ Dependant on L.O.I
payment procedure; buyer or his agent must come down here to inspect andascert the gold and our mode of of operation and when they satisfied pay the overhead and export expenses to seller for the facilitation of the shipment to the buyer destination.
The amount which will be paid by the buyer to seller for shispment will be deducted from the final payment at the buyer destination and all payment will be made to seller after the buyer refinery confirm the purity of the goods within 48 to 72hrs.
I do hope this condition we services you better and hope to read from you soon.
Best Regards,
Matins
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He also sent me 2 images of boxed gold which are no doubt just clip art. So now my fellow posters of FoHSS, what should I reply with to this email. Preferable something that still look like Im interested in the deal but adding in something they cant backup or would refuse to do when other companies would. Anyone got any ideas?
11-29-2007, 11:33 AM
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