Nobody Scams Jimmy Donuts

Like many scam emails, this one has a sense of urgency attached to it. There's also a hint that there may be some possible illegalities involved, but nothing specific was said. At any rate, it's an old theme, but I felt like responding and trying to get an answer out of them. Notice that the originating email was out of japan (ends with a .jp). The response email was a gmail address. This is typical behavior and very easy to spot. Of course NO ONE will ever email you, a stranger, and give you money they have squirreled away in a foreign bank.

The Approach:

from: Daniella Kyle <www.@sweet.ocn.ne.jp

Subject: Dearly Beloved in Christ

Hi Dear, Sorry to invade your privacy, I am Mrs. Daniella Kyle the wife of Mr Angelo Kyle, my husband worked with Central Bank Of Philippines for ten years before he died in the year 2012. When my late husband was alive he deposited sum amount of Money with a Bank in UK. Presently,this money is still with the Bank,I am in a hospital in Philippines receiving treatment and my doctor has confirmed to me that i have just few days to live on earth due to my esophageal cancer.Please i am choosing you to receive this money on my behalf,and use it to help the less privilege. Contact me on my private email: daniellaklye@gmail.com Your Sister in Christ, Mrs. Daniella Kyle

My Response:

Subject: I hope you're still alive and kickin

to daniellaklye

Dear Sister Daniella,

How you doin? I read your email with great interest and after giving it some thought, I decided that I'd like to know mor

e about this opportunity. At first I says to myself "Yo Jimmy Donuts, Forgit about it. Money don't fall off the back of a truck like a certain load of 65" Samsung 4K OLEDs". Then I thought about how a change in life's circumstances can make for strange bedfellows and bada bing, I'm in!

I'm assuming there's some catch involved here and I have many questions for you. You didn't say how much, but I'm guessing since he worked for a bank in the Philippines and deposited his money in a bank in the UK, it's probably a lot and there's even a greater chance it wasn't "clean" money if you get my drift. My cousin Vito is doing 10 to 15 after being wrongfully convicted of something similar except it was casino money and he spent it (alledgedly) in another casino. His problem was both casinos were owned by the same organization. Personally, I never liked the little butta’ gazz’, but hey he's family and no rat, so you got to give him some respect right?

Write me back but don't tell no one you're corresponding with Jimmy Donuts. There's some people who may or may not be looking for me and I don't want to end up floating over Niagara Falls at 3am with my pockets filled with lead fishing sinkers.

It sounds like you've already got one foot in the grave and the other one is on a banana peel, but if this is some fugazi scam and you're thinking of playing me for a stonato, I advise you to take care. I know people... capisci?

tuo fratello,

Jimmy Donuts