The Meta Spam Scam

Just found this in my spam folder and lol'd:

BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION

OFFICE OF CONSULAR

DANGOTE HOUSE,

AGUYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA DISTRICT,

ABUJA, NIGERIA..

TEL: +234 7090029007

E-mail: jonathanjones@maktoob.com

ATTENTION;

The British High Commission in Nigeria, Benin Republic, Ghana and Burkina Faso received a report of scam against you and other British/US and Asian citizens etc.

You are listed and approved for payment as one of the scammed victims, get back to us as soon as possible for the immediate payment of your compensation funds. On this faithful recommendations, I want you to know that during the last UN meetings held in Abuja, Nigeria, it was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meetings on the lose of funds by various foreigners to the scam artists operating in syndicates all over the world today, in other to retain the good image of the country, the president of the four Countries comprising Nigeria, Benin Republic, Ghana and Burkina Faso in collaboration with the UNITED NATION through their British High Commission office in Nigeria are now paying one hundred and four (104) scam victims cutting across the whole continents of the world as a compensation to maintain good relationship among other nations of the world, the compensation was dim very necessary by the bodies involved due to the retrieval of valuable properties and money amounting to millions of Un

Due to the corrupt and inefficient banking systems in Nigeria, the payments are to be paid through (Mr. Jonathan Jones) BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION Headquarters, Abuja, Nigeria through their funding streams such as the Strategic Program Fund (formerly GOF), Public Diplomacy Project Fund, Bilateral Program Budget and Returns & Re-integration Fund also under funding assistance by the Central Bank of Nigeria in Collaboration with the Bank of America. According to the number of applicants at hand, 84 proved victims has been paid, half of the victims are from the United States, Europe and Asia, we still have more 20 left to be paid their compensations.

Yours was among those that were reported unpaid as at Friday and we wish to advise you to see to the instructions of the committee to make sure you receive your compensation immediately.

Call +2347090029007 or reply to these email immediately to check if the endorsed date suits you.

Note that You will receive your compensations payments via an ATM Debit Card cash able at any ATM center around your country.

Be advised not to have any further contacts with any internet scam artists to avoid any more lost of fund.

Thanks for your understanding and cooperation.

Mr Jonathan Jones.

CONSULAR,

BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION

ABUJA.

A scam purporting to give me my money back after being scammed?! THAT'S SO META. Sometimes spam scam amuses me far more than it has any right to do.