email scams

MISS FELICIA JOHNSON AUDITOR GENERAL
DEAR,
RE: TRANSFER OF US$15.200.000 00 MILLION TO YOUR ACCOUNT.
I feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business. Though this medium (Internet) has been greatly abused, I choose to reach you through it because it still remains the fastest medium of communication. However, this correspondence is private, and it should be treated in strict confidence.
At first I will like to assu re you that this transaction is 100% risk and trouble free to both parties, In order to transfer out FIFTEEN MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, (US$15.200 000 00) from our bank here in Burkina Faso .
The fund for transfer is of clean origin. The owner of the fund is a foreigner, a program leader who was believed to acquire the fund through his secret Crude Oil deal with the Former IRAQ government. The deceased died with all the members of his family in an auto-accident in June 23, 2001 without a WILL. The amount involved is US$15,200,000.00
I want to transfer this money into your account as the foreign beneficiary of the fund. I know that this letter will come to you as a surprise as we don't know ourselves before, BUT BE SURE THAT IT IS REAL AND A GENUINE BUSINESS. I CONTACT YOU BELIEVING THAT YOU WILL NOT LET ME DOWN ONCE THE FUND GOES INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. YOU CAN CONTACT ME WITH MY PRAVITE EMAIL ADDRESS feliciajohnson001@myway.com
Let me hear from you.
Regards Felicia

the above showed up in my email box today.

my response: ARE YOU SERIOUS?!!!

the fact that they send this means that there is probably someone out there who is silly enough to fall for such a scam, how sad. here's just a few of the clues that i picked up that scream SCAM!

1. Dear, _________ -they don't even know who to address!
2. The 'first' thing you do is assure me it's risk free- not a good start
3. LETS CAPITALIZE ALL THE GOOD STUFF- that's not trying to make a sale..
4. The accident took place in 2001- hmmm, 7 years later..
5. "we don't know ourselves before, but... i contact you believing you will not let me down"-why would you believe this out of someone you don't know?
6. and finally, how nice, you gave me your private email address- how did you get mine!!

so i just found this email unbelievable, and because i didn't know what else to do with it, i thought i would share it with you.. heck, you probably received it 4 years years ago!