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guardy06
08-12-2009, 06:51 AM
Morning guys,
I built and run a website for my other half's hockey team, general stuff like results, league tables etc..

Received this email this morning:

Dear Site Owner,

My name is Kimberly Nelson and I am sending you this email on behalf of my client, a successful online gaming operator.

I discovered your website a few days ago and believe that your site and that of my client are closely related. Because my client is currently seeking advertising partnerships, I thought to contact you.

We offer a generous compensation package that we believe you will find amenable. If interested, please respond at your earliest convenience.

Best regards,
Kimberly Nelson

What do you guys think of this? It came from an ibibo.com email address.

Cheers.
codemonkey
08-12-2009, 07:39 AM
Steer well clear
snakedoc
08-12-2009, 07:47 AM
Spam, avoid.
IainK
08-12-2009, 07:50 AM
agreed, expecially as it says nothing about your site or the advert, so it could apply to any website, most likely spam and if it's legit it's probably a **** advert
_Locke
08-12-2009, 09:20 AM
Go for it! it's a compensation package!

No wait, don't....
coursemyhorse
08-12-2009, 11:01 AM
Delete. Forget about it.
guardy06
08-12-2009, 04:32 PM
Exactly what i was thinking, just never had that type of scam email before.

It did say the name of my site in the message title.
Mr Grapes
08-12-2009, 05:33 PM
Their client can offer you a package of 100 million US Dollars which is the contained in the secret bank account of the former king of Rwanda, all you have to do offer a fee of $1500 in order for the funds to be released into your account....

signed dearest friend Mr. Umbata, Nigeria
guardy06
08-12-2009, 05:45 PM
:xsmile: I've had plenty of those types of emails, haven't received my cash yet though!!
snakedoc
08-12-2009, 05:57 PM
Well, I won the lottery today, which is odd as I don't buy tickets. I also was asked to help a poor Nigrian lady smuggle several million US Dollars. Oh and Facebook has a new Login system, all you have to do is enter your details into a site.
guardy06
08-12-2009, 06:03 PM
Oh that Nigerian Lady has asked you too :)
snakedoc
08-12-2009, 06:06 PM
Yes indeed, not to my personal email, I don't really get any spam in that. I have to delete about 50-100 spam emails per day from a support inbox.

plus some of the dodgy spammy posts some people make as well ;)