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Speaking of Scams

Last week I wrote about Scams. It appears that over the last few days one particular scam is alive and well, and targeted specifically at real estate people.  Many of you may have recieved this message or something like it.  Please ignore it.

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Subject: Investment

Dear Friend,
Top of the day I wish you.
I am writing to inform you of my desire to acquire a real estate property in your country for my client who is still serving in the government.

Due to her political and strategic position, I am contacting you to know whether you can act as our investment agent to make this investment and our fund manager to the investment fund so that the fund can be invested into nice properties.

if this offer is acceptable to you, kindly get back to me through my email address with your full contact detail so that we can discuss further and start up the investment.

Regards,
Rev. Frank Jones

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6 commentsCaleb Mardini • August 21 2006 01:42PM

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Good information.  I get lots of these.
Posted by Jonathan Greene (Team Greene Realty) over 3 years ago

Reverend Frank must be a busy boy.

I got one of his missives last week along with several others.

 

Posted by Jim Lee, Knoxville Tennessee RealtorĀ® (Realty Executives Associates) over 3 years ago
LOL, he email me too. I think the worse one is from the attorney stating that a long lost relative of yours died and left you ca$h.  Email scams are a growth industry in Nigeria apparently. They have evolved as well. Because a lot of email servers were starting to block ips from Nigeria, they switched over to free email servers to their spam wouldn't be blocked. If they would only put that much effort into a legit business they wouldn't have to scam for a living.... - Charles
Posted by Jacqulyn Richey - Las Vegas Real Estate (Prominent Realty Group) over 3 years ago
OK, I'm feeling really left out. It seems that we are the only agents on AR not to have received a letter from the good Reverend. Maybe he  just doesn't like us!
Posted by Roxanne & Shannon Moore-Realtors, North Port FL (Re/Max Anchor Realty) over 3 years ago
Caleb we got that a few days ago.  I think they are working through the AR directory and we come before you alphabetically. ;-)
Posted by Maureen Francis & Dmitry Koublitsky, SKBK Sotheby's - Metro Detroit (SKBK Sotheby's International Realty) over 3 years ago
Caleb, I agree with Maureen.  They are working our directory.  In a way... Its a nice compliment to that force that active rain is beginning to have in the marketplace.  When criminals know where to go for the good stuff then it must be worth it!
Posted by CHERYL TEAGUE (REMAX) over 3 years ago

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