I have to assume that the scammers are getting a sense of humor, but unfortunately, that is not the case. These guys are actually seriously trying to scam money off women with this drivel. You have to read the whole scam email first, then click the “read more” link to see the photo that accompanies it.

From: Western Union
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Mon, September 20, 2010 7:22:57 PM
Subject: YOUR URGENT RESPOND IS NEEDED

ATTENTION; CUSTOMER.

How are you today? I hope all is well with you and your family? This message is in regards of your inheritance funds usd$850.000.00 dollars,

This is to notify you that your over due inheritance funds has been gazetted to be released, via (ktt)-direct transfer to your account to you by the senate committee for foreign over due funds. Meanwhile, two men came to this bank today claiming to be your true representative of your funds.

Here are their information’s:
Name Denise G. Williams
Address; 713 east king street; York, Pennsylvania 17403

Please, do reconfirm to this bank, as a matter of urgency if this men is from you so that the federal government will not beheld responsible for paying into the wrong account name. Meanwhile go through the attachment you will see the two men who came to claim your funds.

The reserve office and the governor, executive, board of directors and the senate committee for foreign over due inheritance fund have approved and accredited this reputable company with the office of the director, therefore; if you are not the one that sent them to this company with that letter of release please get back to us immediately.

To avoid having any problem with your funds of $850.000.00 united state dollars, try your best to see that you get back to us immediately without any delaying because the two men came here with some approves that make us to confuse, so we want to hear from you immediately to know if you are the one that sent them or not.

International remittance / foreign operations, to handle and transfer all foreign inheritance fund this second quarter transfer of the year. However, we shall proceed to issue all transfer details to the (Mr.Landers Dicson)said if we do not hear from you within the next 72hrs working days. The fund will be release to them immediately, so if you know that you are not the one that sent them, you get back to us and tell us, so that we can stop every transfer procedures we have made so far with them immediately.

Cotonou-benin. All foreign inheritances funds financial minister of. Federal republic of benin.foreign contractor payment office governor board of directors [fpd] accountant general republic of Benin please friend confirm your payment here immediately. We are waiting for you to call us today with this phone number +229-98404138 immediately you received this email today.

They also claim that you sent them to pay the due required charge of us$155 to enable us release the funds to them. Meanwhile we order our security department to arrest the two men until we hear from you.

ZENITH BANK WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER
DEPARTMENT.LOCATION ADDRESS; PLOT 1261,
ADEOLA HOPEWELL STREET CO/B/REP,
CONTACT PERSON: MR MOHAMMED ADAMA CONTACT PHONE/////////////+229-985-192-13