Okay, usual drill: I'll highlight the best parts so the "tl;dr" jerks don't have to waste their precious, precious time.
Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:16:50 -0800
From: Dr Carlos Augusto De Burgo <d.deburgo01@yahoo.com>
Subject: Treat as very Important
Office of the Governor
BANCO DE CABO VERDE
Av Amilcar Cabral-Plateau-Praia-SANTIAGO.
Cape Verde Island.
E-mail:drcarlos.augusto@presidency.com

THIS IS AN OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF FUNDS DEPOSITED IN YOUR NAME AND  NOT A SALES SOLICITATION.

I am Dr. Carlos Augusto de Burgo .The Governor of BANK OF CAPE VERDE. The mentioned bank which is the governing and central bank of Cape Verde Island known for safekeeping of special and valuable packages and baggage in trust for reputable,honest and trustworthy clients.

We work in collaboration with top firms,financial Institutions and Governments of various countries as we have earned a name in service whose hallmarks in reliability and confidentiality are revered. International missions and Embassies of the world have used our services to satisfaction.

A benefactor whose identity can not be disclosed because of the Non-Circumvention and Non-Disclosure Agreement that was signed with the said benefactor when the funds were being deposited in the Banco de Cabo Verde ( BCV) made you the beneficiary of a package containing some amount of money and stated clearly that you should only be contacted when the time signed for it to be in our care elapses and the time has already elapsed that is why you are being contacted.

The Non-Circumvention and Non-Disclosure Agreement signed with the benefactor mandates us to fully divulge and disclose the benefactor's identity 18 months after you; the beneficiary has received the funds.

The funds totals $2.5 Million United State Dollars, I shall reconfirm to you are fully free of any liens, or encumbrances and are clean, clear and non-criminal origin and are available in  form of CASH.

You are hereby advised to reconfirm your full contact Information for verification with information contained in our computer data base as well as other relevant information in the format stated below so that the funds would be arranged and conveyed to you through diplomatic courier Carriers.
The appointed diplomat shall accompany you to your bank (if you wish), to deposit the funds in your name and submit all documentations of proof of the origin of the
funds in other to exonerate you from any form of investigations or interrogation and to authenticate the fact that the funds are clean and has no links whatsoever with either drugs or terrorism.
I would also inform you clearly here that you must procure an affidavit claim of ownership before the commencement of the diplomat bringing the funds to you, this you will be informed as soon as your informations are received.

The below Requested Information is to ensure that no mistake or error is made and it should be forwarded in the manner stated below:
Your Full Name: _____________________________
Your Complete Address (Physical Address with Zip Code not
P.O.BOX):______________________________
Name of City of Residence:__________________________
Country: ______________________
Direct Telephone Number:_________________________
Mobile Number:______________________
Fax Number: ________________________
Occupation: _________________________

Finally your Age and Sex very important. Please take note.

The Contact Numbers are very necessary because the number would be called before the funds would be handed over to the Diplomats so as to ensure that the package is handed over to the right person. So, it is mandatory you send your Direct Telephone Numbers,preferably your Mobile or Cell Phone Number.

Complete the above and send back to me as soon as possible.

Yours sincerely,
Dr. Carlos Augusto de Burgo
Governor,BANCO DE CABO VERDE.


please reply to:b.cv@presidency.com
                     :drcarlos.augusto@presidency.com  
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If you are not the addressee, any disclosure, reproduction, copying, distribution, or other dissemination or use of this communication is strictly prohibited.

                                                



Dr Carlos Augusto De Burgo

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This looks very, very, extremely, completely legitimate. Some rich guy wants to give me 2.5 million dollars through some sort of Hispanic bank service that are barely literate, which contact me through e-mail (not phone), using a Yahoo! web mail service for some reason. They demand to know all sorts of contact information, and ask me to reply to an alternate e-mail address.

I notice that the e-mail it asks me to respond to is under presidency.com. It's obvious that presidency.com is just a stupid web traffic redirect site and doesn't offer free web mail, so it seems quite possible that whoever is using this e-mail address is probably the same person who registered presidency.com. I do a whois search on it, and get full contact information for one Gerald Gorman. Let's see what happens when....
From: Gerald Gorman <tom@heisanevilgenius.com>
To:  b.cv@presidency.com
Subject:  Re: Treat as very Important

Wow. How did you guys find me through my e-mail? Here's my contact information you requested. Thanks!

Your Full Name: Gerald Gorman
Your Complete Address (Physical Address with Zip Code not
P.O.BOX): 33 Knightsbridge Rd. 08854
Name of City of Residence: Piscataway, NJ
Country: United States
Direct Telephone Number: 9086960929
Mobile Number: none
Fax Number: none
Occupation: Professional Wrestler.

Finally your Age and Sex very important. Please take note.

I am 63 and sMale.
I look forward to hearing from you again.
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 07:05:09 -0500
From: "BANCO CABO VERDE" <b.cv@presidency.com>
Subject: Re: Treat as very Important

Dear Gerald Gorman,
Thank you for quick responce.
We shall begin all procedures towards the release of your fund. Your fund will be delivered to you in Cash through Diplomatic Courier Immunity  at your doorstep after all neccessary documents has been procured and proceessed to ensure smooth and secured delivery.
For further authentification of your claim on the fund and for further preparation of other neccessary document towards the release of your Fund,please send a copy of the followings to us via e-mail
1,International Passport.
2,Driving Liscence.
3,Job Identity card or a certificate of proof of employment
4,copy of Birth certificate.
The above documents are important as the Benefactor instructed that we shall verify the above before despatching payment.I will inform you on the next step as soon as I hear from you.
Please note that delay is strongly discouraged as there is a stipulated time period set aside for the completeion of the trans action.Thank you as I wait your prompt responce.Attached in this mail is a brief video clip of the arrangment of your Fund for your view.Please download and view briefly with Window Media Player.
Yours Faithfully,
Dr Carlos Augusto.
Governor,BANCO CABO VERDE.



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Okay, so he got his free e-mail address from mail.com. I still think it's funny that I gave him the name and address of the guy who runs the mail site he registered from.
In addition to this e-mail, he also attached this video:


I'm still considering options about whether I should send a fake passport, driver's license, and whatnot, and if so, how I would do it.
In the meantime, I can toy with this guy just a little bit.
From: Gerald Gorman <tom@heisanevilgenius.com>
To:  BANCO CABO VERDE <b.cv@presidency.com>
Subject:  Re: Treat as very Important

Sure. I just need to borrow my friend's scanner. I should have them ready soon.
I just want to know how to be able to tell this isn't a scam. I read about some of these on my sister's Internet before. How can I know that you are trustworthy?

My friend Bargh said that he once told a lawyer that a legitimate bank would be willing to fill out a brief authenticity form. He forwarded it to me. It would help put my mind at ease if you or one of your employees could fill this out and send it back to prove that this is a legal transaction. I have attached it.

Thanks for your understanding,
Gerald Gorman.
I attached this: