I just received this in my email. It’s for one of those “Nigerian” scams. I think they are funny.

Recently I’ve read some sites that make it there mission to harass the people that send these messages. In my continuing mission to make life interesting, I have decided to add my name to the list of scam harassers. Let’s see how it goes.

Here’s the original message sent to me (my response will be in next post):

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Dear sir,

Let me start by introducing myself properly to you. I am

Mark Escrupolo Masilag (junior) from Philippines(The only

surviving son of late Sir Mark Escrupolo Masilag)

I came to know and pick on you in my Private Search for a

Reputable Person to handle this Confidential Transaction.

The only reason I am contacting you, is that I have gathered

that you are a God fearing person who would not take

advantage of my situation.

My late father was a crude oil consultant based in Iran

until his unfortunate death as a result of the earth quake

disaster that just occurred in Iran killing thousands of

people which include my father and my mother I was fortunate

to have been in TOMATU a village thousands of kilometers

away from where my parents lived on a school escortion.

As I write this mail I am still very much in shock and pain

on what has happened to my parents. My reason of contact you

is that before my fathers death every year he moved all of

his profit made for the year from Iran to Holland just in

case there is any war in Iran so he would be sure he would

have money to fall back on when he goes back to Philippines,

the total amount of this funds as we speak is US$28 million.

I have been in contact with this security firm via mail as

that is all I have for now they have said that in other for

them to be able to release the funds I or the MARK ESCRUPOLO

MASILAGFAMILY representative must come to their office in

Holland to sign the funds release document before they can

release the funds.

Please all I want from you is to act as the ESCRUPOLO

MASILAG FAMILY personal representative sign the funds

release document and have the funds transferred into your

account.

I would be willing to share the money with you 50-50 if you

can do this to help save my soul from this poverty I am

facing now. For refence to what I have said,the relevant

webpages about the earthquake can be viewed:

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/12/30/iran.quake/index.html

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/12/29/quake.iran.doomsday.reut/index.h

tml

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/12/29/us.iran.quake/index.html

I would completely understand if you do not want to help me

out in this transaction even though it is of mutual benefit,

with the high rate of fraud going on around this days one

can never be too careful,

I would be willing to send you my personal social security

card of Philippines so you can be sure this is for real and

you stand to change your life if you take this life time

opportunity to make some money.

Please reply to my private mxxx_esc@yahoo.com

Mark Escrupolo Masila (Jr)