Am I Blacklisted, Or Something? Options

[firechild]

I keep Getting shitty emails asking me for my bank account number and all kinds of shit. Help! (its from AIM Mail btw)

Here's one:

Avenue 5 Lot 172 Cocody
Quarters Abidjan Cote d' Ivoire
West Africa.
Dear One,I am writing this letter with due respect and heartful of tears since we have not known or met ourselves previously.
I am miss Benedit Micheal and I have inherited fund from my late father Chief Koffi Micheal who died in recent crisis in Cote d'Ivoire. I wish to request for your assistance in investing this sum in lucrative venture or manufacturing and real estate management in your country. I have Six million,Five hundred thousand United State Dollars. USD($6.500,000) to invest and I will require your assistance in receiving the fund into your account. I will be glad to give you some reasonable percent from the total sum for your assistance. Before the death of my father on September 14/9/2007, he gave me all the necessary legal documentation concerning the deposit of the fund in the bank, I am 20 years old and a university undergraduate and really don't know what to do. Now I want an account overseas where I can transfer this funds and after the transaction I will come and reside permanently in your country till such a time that it will be convinient for me to return back home if I so desire. This is because I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast. The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life. I also want to invest the fund under your care because I am ignorant of business world.I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards. Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded. Now permit me to ask these few questions:
1. Can you honestly help me from your heart?
2. Can I completely trust you?
3. What percentage of the total money will be appreciateable by you?Please, consider this and get back to me as soon as possible. Immedaitely I confirm your willingness, I will send to you my picture and also give you more details about myself and the bank where my late father deposited the fund, so that you can reach the bank and confirm the existence of the fund as well, because seeing is believing.
I am waiting for your immediate response.Best RegardsBenedit Micheal

雅虎邮箱，您的终生邮箱！

and

ATTN:Beneficiary,

I am sorry for using this means to officially notify you of funds , valuable
packages and baggage in trust for reputable clients that are
honest and trustworthy.A benefactor whose identity can not be disclosed because
of the NonCircumvention and Non Disclosure Agreement that was signed with the
said benefactor when the funds were being deposited, made you the beneficiary of
a package containing some amount of money.

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 thefunds.The funds totals (Ten Million,
United States Dollars) and we confirm that these funds are fully free of any
liens,or encumbrances and are clean, clear and non-criminal origin and are
available in the form of CASH.

You are hereby advised to reconfirm your Full Contact Information for
verification with information contained in our database in the format stated
below.After verifying the details with the information we have in our
database,you will be contacted to personally claim the funds in the Finance and
Security Firm where its being kept with the Consignment Deposit nformation
(CDI317) that will empower you to do so.

This Consignment Deposit Information (CDI317) is what is needed to claim the
funds and will only be sent to you after all your information has been verified
and confirmed to be true.The information should therefore be sent in the manner
stated below so as to ensure that no mistake is made.

Your Full Name: ___________________

Your Complete Address (Physical Address with Zip Code)_________________________
Date of Birth (Day/Month/Year:___________________

Your Occupations/sex_________________

Direct Telephone/Mobile Number:_____________________________

Fax Number:_______________________________________

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

Congratulations in advance.
Thank you Yours faithfully.
MIKE DUKA

Where are all of these coming from, how do I stop them?

[fameONE]

I never get that with GMail, just with Yahoo. And even then, it's not as bad as it once was.

If you want to have some fun, email these scammers back and ask them a bunch of questions. They eventually get really, really frustrated.

[libertie]

If you want to have some fun, email these scammers back and ask them a bunch of questions. They eventually get really, really frustrated.

But be careful not to give ANY personal information. These people can get extremely angry and violent when they realize they're being toyed with, and I had a close call with a slip-up a couple years back. Not because I willingly gave any information, but because I wasn't careful enough. >.<