Stupid Punts!

Stupid Punts!

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Examples of the "Nigerian scam" that flood my email box everyday.

Thursday, December 21, 2006

A scammer claiming to represent a Nigerian bank, how very plausibile!

OFFICE OF THE FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT
Dear:Sir/Madam,
PART PAYMENT
NOTIFICATION US$23.5M.
I am Accountant Mr,David S. Perry ,Director,
Foreign operations Department.Oceanic Bank International PLC
My office
monitors and controls the affairs of all banks and financial
institutions in Nigerian concerned with foreign claim payments.I am
the final signatory to any transfer of huge funds
moving within banks
both on the local and international
levels in line with foreign claim
settlement.I have before my list of funds, which could not be
transferred to some nominated accounts as these accounts have been
identified either as, unclaimed deposits and over-invoiced sum etc.
I
wish to have a deal with you as regards to remit the fund into your
account,if you are ready to transact with me,send all your information
for further development:Full name,Residence home address,and contact
phone number for easy communication.
As it is my duty to recommend the
transfer of these surplus funds to the Federal Government Treasury and
Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits, I have the opportunity to
write you based on the instructions I received from the Foreign
reconciliation dept to submit the List of payment reports/
expenditures and
audited reports of revenues.
Regards
Mr,David S. Perry
email= davidsperry_foreignbank_2006@yahoo.co.in

Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Clearly this scammer is a fan of Charles Dickens, and his seasonal story "A Christmas Carol", that is why I assume she/he is invoking Tiny Tim's salutation "God Bless".

Dickens fan or not, this is of course a scam and should be dispensed with in the same manner that Scrooge dispensed with the charity collectors.

Greetings,
My name is Mrs. Aisha Yusuf ,widow to late
Dr Ishmeal Yusuf fomer owner of Petroleum and
Gas company ,here in Bahrian.I am 68years old,
suffering from long time cancer of the breast.
From all indications my condition is really
deteriorating and it's quite obvious that I
won't live more than 2 months according to my
doctors.This is because the cancer stage has
gotten to a very bad stage.i dont want your
pity but i need your trust.
My late husband died early last year from heart
attack, and during the period of our marriage we
couldn't produce any child. My late husband was
very wealthy and after his death,I inherited all
his business and wealth.The doctor has advised
me that I will not live for more than 2 months,
so I have now decided to spread all my wealth,
to contribute mainly to the development of
charity in Africa, America, Asia and Europe.
am sorry if you are embarrased by my mail.
i found your e-mail address in the web
directory,and i have decided to contact you,
but if for any reason you find this mail
offensive,you can ignore it and please
accept my appology.
before my late husband died he was a major oil
tycoon,in kuwait and deposited the sum of 80
million dollars (Eigthy million dollars)
in a company some years ago,thats all
i have left now,i need you to collect this funds
and distribute it yourself to charity .
so that when i die my soul can rest in peace.the
funds will be entirely in hands and management.
i hope God gives you the wisdom to touch very
many lives,that is my main concern.
10% of this money will be for your time and
effort and 5% will be for any miscellanous expenses that may occur during the process of transfering the fund while 85% goes to charity.PLEASE REPLY ME THROUGH MY PERSONAL EMAIL:aishayusuf101@aol.com

God bless you.
Mrs.Aisha Yusuf.

Monday, December 18, 2006

How nice, a fake lottery "win".

Just in time for Christmas!

Dear Winner

,

(Batch # UML010/C2)
(Ref. # 428/77/UML)

We are pleased to announce you one of the ten lucky winners in the
lucky day
Lotto draw held
yesterday 14-12-2006 .All ten winning Addresses were randomly
selected
from a batch of
fifty thousand international Email addresses. Your email address emerged
alongside nine
others
as category two Winners
in this year's Annual lucky day Lotto Draw.
Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of
5oo,ooo.oo(five hundred thousand euros) only.

Contact the under listed claims officer via email
as soon as possible for the immediate release of your winnings.

Mr.Hillary
Complete Solutions Ltd

Email-

willsonhillary@netscape.net

NB:

Your fund is currently deposited with the paying Bank.
Your ref and batch numbers as stated above, are the key to your winning.Please keep it safe and
handy as you make contact to claim your prize.

Winners are advised also to keep this award confidential until prize are
claimed to avert the incidence of impersonation by unscrupulous elements.

Please note also that all claims are
nullified after 20 working days from today,15-12-2006.

Once again on behalf of all our staff.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Sincerely,
Paul Green
Promotions Manager
The Lucky day Lotto Company

The Lucky day Lotto Awards is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft
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The Lucky day lotto Internet Draw is held once in a year.It is so
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Friday, December 15, 2006

This illiterate scumbag of a scammer informs me that he has prayed for me, to God and Allah.

How very kind of him!

Doesn't he know the God and Allah are the same?

The scumbag goes on to say he wants me to help him commit fraud, by pretending to be the next of kin of a dead man.

Piss off!

From The Desk Of Rahim Salim
Senior Staff In File Department,
African Development Bank A.D.B
Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso
West Africa.
This is my private e mail rahim_salim001@yahoo.fr
Private Number......00226 76 00 62 79.
PLANE CRASH WEB SITE http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html

( "REMITTANCE OF $25 MILLION U.S.A DOLLARS
CONFIDENTIAL IS THE CASE")
Compliment Of The Season,

On a very good day. I am (Rahim Salim) a senior staff in file department in African developent bank (ADB).I got your contact from a Yahoo google Search.

When i was searching for a foreign partner i assured of your capability and reliability to champion this businees opportunity when i prayed to God or Allah about you.In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of $ 25 million U.S.A dollars . In an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer who died along with his entire family in (friday december 26,2003 ) in a plane crash. Since we got information about his death,

we have been expecting his next of kin to come over and claim his money because we cannot release it unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines, but unfortunately we learnt that all his supposed next of kin or relation died alongside with him at the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim. It is therefore upon this discovery that I and one official in my department now decided to make this businness proposal to you and release the money to you as the next of kin or relation to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and we dont want this money to go into the bank treasury as unclaimed bill.

The Banking law and guideline here stipulates that if such money remained unclamed after five years, the money will be transfered into the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund. The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner, and a Burkinabe cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner. We agree that 30 % of this money will be for you as foreign partner, in respect to the provision of a foreign account, 10 % will be set aside for expenses incured during the business and 60 % would be for ;me and my woman colleague. There after I and my colleague will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentages indicated.

Therefore to enable the immediate trnansfer of this fund to you as
arranged, you must apply first to the bank as relations or next of kin of the deceased indicating your bank name, your bank account number, your private telephone and fax number for easy and effective communication and location where the money will be remitted.Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you by fax or email the text of the application I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is hitch free and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made for the transfer.

You should contact me on my number 00226 76 00 62 79 .immediately as soon
as you receive this letter. reply me with this e mail address rahim_salim001@yahoo.fr immediately.


Yours faithfully,

Rahim Salim

POST SCRITUM:You have to keep everything secret as to enable the transfer to move very smoothly in to the account you will prove to the bank.As you finished reading this letter call me immediately so that we discuss very well over this business.Please call me and inform me that you received my mail, because i don't go to net always.
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Tuesday, December 12, 2006

This scum bag of a scammer claims that he has worked with Nelson Mandela, and that he has in his possession $21M left over from the South African football lobbying fund.

He wants me to help him steal this money.

Prat!

DESK OF CHAIRMAN
Sub-Committee on Finance
South African World Cup Bid 2010
24 Steven Bikko Blvrd Pretoria,
Republic Of South Africa.
Email:williamsmuyeke06@yahoo.com
Tel : +27-79-109-0941 .


Attn: Ceo,
Greetings, you must be aware now that my country The Republic of South Africa
won the bid to host the world cup by 2010,prior to this bid my committee was
mandated to lobby the members of board of Federation International Football
Association (FIFA) on selection of the country to host the world, the bidding
was intensive but at the end we got the hosting right. My committee was given
the sum of $29 million dollars tolobby the members of the FIFA ruling body to
make sure that we win the hosting right considering the gain that comes with the
hosting right like South Africa’s economy will receive a massive direct boost
from hosting the2010 World Cup, financial impact report for South Africa's World
Cup bid committee shows that the 2010 World Cup will pump R21.3-billion into
South Africa's economy, and creating an estimated 159 000 new jobs.

With the help the living legend of our time 85-year-old Nobel Peace Prize
winner Dr. Nelson Mandela who made an emotive case for The Republic of South
Africa, we got the bid without spending all the money, I and my committee
members saw this as a God sent opportunity to secure our future and that of our
family therefore was mandated by other committee members to look for a way to
move the remaining money to a safe place with the help of a foreigner who we
can trust and is ready to assist us to move the funds considering the fact that
we are still members of the bid committee and in the eyes of the public. We
have in our possession the sum $21millon since we spent just $8million for
lobbying. We are ready to give you 20% for all your assistance then me and my
colleagues will keep 80% lf you are willing kindly reply to my letter for
further directive. we will want to invest our share into Real-estate and air
taxi business in your country with your assistance,bearing
in mind that confidentiality is of great essences so is time in this project
I will await your response.
Regards

Mr.Williams Muyeke
All responses should be sent :williamsmuyeke06@yahoo.com

Thursday, December 07, 2006

The scammer here says that I must donate 10% of my "winnings" to charity.

How laudable!

Unfortunately 10% of nothing is, er, nothing!

THE NATIONAL MONEYBALLS PROMOTION BV,
POSTBUS 3045, 28008 PC,
MADRID, ESPANA.
(Customer Services)
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
Attn; REF NO; ILPB642857301
In view of the yearly sweepstake of the above named organization held
on the 30th of November,2006.It is my pleasure to inform you that your e-mail
address attached to the above Ref No, ticket star number (45407),serial
number 51622, Draw lucky numbers 3-18-23-40-41-53-63, batch number
EULO/2907/444/908/06 came up in the first dip.
This invariably means that you have emerged as the prize recipient in
the first category with an allocated sum of Nine Hundred and Seventy
Five Thousand United States Dollars(US$975.000.00). Be informed that all
participants were selected from a randon computing ballot system.
This charitable sweepstake is sponsored by a group of corporate
organizations and governmental parastatals drawn from major cities in
Europe.
As a matter of principle,you are to donate at the minimum one tenth of
the fund to an outstanding charity project in your locality,after the
reception of your fund.
To file for your claim and other enquiries,contact the designated
fiducial consultant: Mr. JOSE ANTONIO-MIGUEL;
Contact Email: eumadagency1@aim.com,Tel: 0034-638-319-750 / 011-34-638-319-750
http://www.moneyballs.com
Please note all winning must be claimed not later than 30 days,
2006.
Congratulations
once more
Faithfully yours'
Mrs. Barbra Sullivan

Wednesday, December 06, 2006

How much more plausible this might have been, if only they hadn't sent the same winning notice to all of my various email accounts at the same time!

Maybe I should claim for every one of the "prizes" that I am meant to have "won"?

I think not!

INORBIT PROMOTION S. A ,

PLAZA DE TORO, E-28830,

BARCELONA,
SPAIN.


Attn; REF NO; ILP61693628-09,
TICKET NO;
40338522CH

In view of the yearly sweepstake of the above named

organization held on the 1st of December,2006.It is my pleasure to

inform you that your e-mail address attached to the above Ref No
came
up in the third dip.
This invariably means that you have emerged as
the
prize recipient in the third category with an allocated sum of
Eight
Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars(850.000.00USD).
Be
informed that all participants were selected from a random

computing ballot system.
This charitable sweepstake is sponsored by a
group of
corporate organizations and governmental parastatals drawn
from
major cities in Europe.
As a matter of principle, you are to
donate at the
minimum 10% of the fund to an outstanding charity
project in your
locality, after the reception of your fund.
To file
for your claim and
other enquiries, contact the designated fiducial
consultant; Mrs
Natalia Antonio;(natalia_antonio2@inorbit.com)


Congratulations once more
Faithfully yours'
Maria Lopez (Mrs)

NB;
Ensure that your Ref No is sent in your application to the above
designated office.

Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Great, £250K for doing no work at all!

The scammer here even has the same surname as me.

The money would have come in handy for Christmas. Unfortunately there is no money, just a greedy dishonest scammer trying to trick the stupid and greedy into parting with their bank details and a "processing fee".

Dear
Happy days.I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from London. Presently i'm in London for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. meanwhile,i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.

Now contact Mr frank frost in London,on
ffrankfrost@aol.com
ask him to send you the total of £250,000.00 which I kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. so feel free and get in touched with Mr Frank Frost and instruct him where to send the amount to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferness at that time. in the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to the banker on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with him (FRANK FROST), he will send the amount to you without any delay.

Yours Faithfully.
JOY WILLIAMS

Friday, December 01, 2006

Not all scammers are based in Nigeria.

STAATSLOTERIJ JACKPOT&PROMOTIONS
KHOHORSTRAATS 122
1104EA AMSTERDAM,THE NETHERLANDS.
INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF Number:FAQ/231-ILGI0431/05
BATCH No: EAPA/15/096/FAQ
TICKET No:20511465463-7644
SERIAL No: 472-9768-98
LUCKY No: 8-66-97-22-65-99
SCFN No: ABN/5333/025648/03UA.
RE: WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION
**********************************************************************
Sir, Madam
we are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners International programme held on the 30th of November 2006.Your E-mail address attached to Ticket number 20511465463 7644 with Serial number 472-9768-98 d the lucky numbers 8697226599,which ,consequently won in the 1st category, you are therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of US$1,000,000.00 ( One Million United State Dollars). This is from a total cash prize of USD$5,000,000.00 Million shared amongst Eight Lucky Winners in the Category A + (Plus).
*************************************************************************
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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This lottery is sponsored by STAATSLOTERIJ INTERNATIONAL THE NETHERLANDS
(Biggest Lottery Organization in NETHERLANDS).All participants
were selected through computer ballot system Drawn from over 50,000 companies and 2,000,000individual email addresses from all over the world, as part of our international promotion programme, which we conduct every five years. Be informed that your documents have to pass through our legal authority to obtain clearance, which shall be attached to your document in readiness of the subsequent onward transfer into your nominated bank account within 48 hours of completion of the authentication. Due to the possibility of unscrupulous individuals filing a double claim, we suggest that you keep this award strictly confidential until your claim has been processed and notarized and your certificate of award obtained. This is in conformity with the lottery claim regulations by our Organization & High Court of Justice. This is part of our security protocol measures to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants/non participants .All winnings must be claimed not later than 30th of December 2006.After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.
**********************************************************************
To file for your claim, please contact our processing/your claim agent
DR HENK DER VAART
TEL +31-644-749-990
FAX:+31-847-304-266
Email:infolotagency3@aim.com
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NOTE:Delays will compel us to disperse your funds, in other words, we shall divert your funds as stated above. Kindly remember to quote your reference numbers in any correspondence with your claim agent, finally you can call on us and make sure that you save a copy of this mail and note every letter clearly as stated for we will not be held responsible should there be any complications in this transaction due to laxity on your part. Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional programme.

Yours truly,
STEFANIA DER HELDER
Co-ordinator

Thursday, November 30, 2006

This illiterate scammer wants me to help him commit fraud, then he wants to go into a business relationship with me.

Now, seriously, what kind of imbecile does he think I am?

Why would I wish to go into business with a man who happily invites me to help him commit fraud?

I should also point out the other very obvious issue here, namely that there is no bank account and no cash.

CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENT

From: Alex Johnson
E-Mail: alexjohnson2010@yahoo.com

Attn: President/CEO,

I am Mr. Alex Johnson, the chief Auditor of ABSA BANK SOUTH AFRICA (ABSA BANK). I got your contact address from your country’s Trade Journal. You’re impressive and managerial records made me to solicit for your partnership in these regards. You are the only person that I have contacted in this business with the believe that you will not let me down.

After going through some old files in the records department, I discovered that there is an account opened with this bank in 1998 and since 2004; no body has operated on this account. The owner of this account is late Mr. Jerome N. Snaga, a foreigner and a miner at the Anglo Gold Platinum Mining Company in Mafikeng, as a geologist by profession and he died since 1998. Up till now, no other person knows about this account or anything concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that this company does not know anything about this account and the amount involved is US$ 22Million (Twenty-Two Million United States Dollars).

I want to first transfer US$12 Million (Twelve Million United States Dollars) from the money into a safe foreign account abroad before the rest, but I’ve not gotten a trusted foreigner. I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be approved to a local bank here, but can be approved to any foreign account because the money is in US dollars and the former owner of the account Mr. Snaga was a foreigner and because of the need to involve a foreign account, I need your full co-operation to make this work smoothly because the management is ready to approve this payment to whoever that has correct information to this account of which I will give to you later, if you are able to handle such amount in strict confidence and trust According to my instruction and advice for our mutual benefits because this opportunity will never come again in my life. I need your strong assurance, trust and reliability.

With my position now in the office, I can transfer this money to any reliable account, which you can provide with assurance that this money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for sharing. I will destroy all documents of transaction immediately we receive this money, leaving no trace of any place.
You can also come to discuss with me face-to-face then the remittance will be made in the presence of both of us. Then we will fly to your country at least two days ahead of the money going into the account.

I have the tendency to invest my own share of the money in your country in expectation to sound management and good capital returns according to your advice. Be assured that you stand no risk of any kind as the fund belongs to us now. Therefore, after the eventual stage of the transfer of this fund, I am offering you 35% of the total fund, 60% will be for me while 5% will be set aside for expenses that might incur during the course of this transaction OR you can call me to discuss on the percentage if this did not go well with you.

I strongly believe that associating with you to embark on these funds; other business ventures will derive a huge success thereafter. I will use my position to influence to effect approvals for onward transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance forms from the ministries and foreign exchange department. I am counting on your sense of confidentiality, as it is my desire to keep this to yourself. You can contact me for more details via my Phone/ e-mail address with your reference.


Looking forward to your urgent response,

Best regards,

Mr. Alex Johnson.

Unless otherwise indicated or obvious from the nature of this transmittal, the information contained in this email message is privileged and confidential information intended for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or coping of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error or are not sure whether it is privileged, please immediately notify me by telephone and return or destroy the original message.
THANK YOU.

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

As a simple rule of thumb, whenever you see the word "Nigeria" in an email consign said email to the trash can immediately.

Dear SIR /MADAM
I am a director with the Federal Ministry of Finance and was
instructedby the Hon Minister of Finance of Nigeria to find out
before the end of this month, WHY your contract/ claim of your fund
have not been credited to your account, after instructions has been
passed to all various Government quarters that all over due contract/
claim payments should be released as a lot of petitions by
beneficiary's has been received by the Minister. Your bank
details are what this office want you to reconfirm, with your
telephone and fax numbers, any other information,WHY you have not
received your payment up-till date?. However I will give my assistance
to make sure your file is in order for payment as two people came for
the claim of the fund and submitted account saying that you are not
well.
Yours faithfully
MARK ANI
DIRECTOR,FMF
PHONE...2348076149903
EMAIL..maroke-6@YAHOO.CO.UK

Sunday, November 26, 2006

Since when did banks run lotteries?

What the fark is a "United State" Dollar?

Yes folks, the following piece of illiterate garbage is a scam.

Dear Winner ,

Send the below application letter to the ASIA UNION BANK, Bangkok Thailand for your claim:

THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
ASIA UNION BANK PLC. BANGKOK THAILAND
INTERNATIONAL REMMITTANCE DEPARTMENT THAILAND.



Bangkok,Thailand 10120
Office Tel: +66.286-144-36 # 4
Office Fax: +66-231-181-42
Direct Line: +66-17431-998
Email:asia_unionbank@yahoo.com

Officer In Charge:Mr. Bashir Karim.

Sir,

APPLICATION OF CLAIM OF THE ASIAN PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL/ PROMOTIONS ORGANIZATION

PRIZE/AWARD./BATCH: ZVD/97835428/58: REFERENCE:
86/3549/ERN, Held on the 19th July 2005,

REF: No: K.YRT/9863457264/985.

I wish to apply for the claim Of the Asian Pacific
International Promotion Organization prize/award payments.
This is to inform you that my Phone number/Names/Email was attached to
ticket number 175-28694235-94 with serial number
68249-2 that drew the lucky numbers of
32-00-58-78-42-51, which consequently won the lottery
in the 2nd category and I was therefore contacted by
the Vice-President of the ASIAN PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS ORGANIZATION PRIZE/AWARD, Who afterwords instructed me to contact the Co-ordinator, Mr. Steven Bossman for further instruction on how to receive my Prize/award of $1,000, 000.00. (ONE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS ONLY) in cash credited to file with REF. No: K.YRT/9863457264/985.

Note that I was warned that all prize money must be
claimed not later than of 30th November 2006. Any claim not made by this date will be returned to HIS MAJESTYS DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. In this aspect, Please I humble request that you should process and transfer my prize as soon as posible.

I look forward to hearing from you to enable me respond accordingly.

Best regards,
Steven Bossman.
(Coordinator)

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

This "lady" keeps writing to me about her dead husband, and the fortune that was left to her by the late Mr Kone.

Unfortunately the entire story is utter bollocks, and I grow weary of receiving the same email day after day.

GOOD DAY,
It may come suprice of receiving this my letter but dont be suprice i
need a help from you,
I am Mrs.Kone Helen from Ivory Coast. I am a widow being that I lost my husband a couple of months ago. My husband was a serving director of the Cocoa exporting board until his death .
He was assassinated last january by the rebels following the political
uprising.
Before his death he had an account here in Cote d, Ivoire up to the
tune of $7.5m (SEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLAR)
which he told the bank was for the importation of cocoa processing
machine.
I want you to do me a favour to receive this funds to a safe account in
your country or any safer place as the beneficiary . I have plans to do
investment in your country, like real estate and industrial production.
This is my reason for writing to you. Please if you are willing to
assist me and my only son Franck, indicate your interest in replying soonest.
N/B note that all the necessary document use in deposit are with me and also asurering you that there is100%risk free in this transaction.

NOTE:PLEASE KINDLY REPLY ME WITH THIS MY DIRECT
EMAIL (kone_helen2002@yahoo.fr)


Thanks and best regards .
Mrs.Kone Helen.

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Advice to scammers:

1 When trying to con me out of my hard earned money, at least have the brains to write to me in English

2 I do not own a restaurant

Twats!

BONJOUR
Je suis Monsieur MICHEL DELON Directeur Général Fondateur de l'enseigne La Grace Boutique basée en Côte d'ivoire (Afrique de l'Ouest).J'ai eu vos coordonnées en effectuant des recherches sur le web.
À l'occasion du mariage de mon fils, j'aimerais réserver 1 chambre double + votre restaurant pour la journée du 25 decembre 2006. Je compte régler par carte de crédit à distance. Possédez vous un terminal de prélèvement de carte de crédit pour paiement à distance?
Pour cela je voudrais être en contact avec le responsable en charge du local. Je tiens à signaler que mon budget pour le mariage est de 8 000 euros prévus pour un cocktail et un dîner (de 08 h à 20h). Vous comprendrez donc que je veux le meilleur pour mon fils unique et tout ce qui est indispensable au bon déroulement de cette réception. Aussi je voudrais faire une réservation pour 30 convives ou si possible réserver tout le restaurant.
Est ce qu'avec mon budget vous pourrez assurer le bon déroulement de la cérémonie ?
Je voudrais vous demander un service : Je voudrais faire venir d'ici ce 20 decembre, un groupe de 5 personnes vers vous afin qu'elles puissent travailler avec vous pendant la période de préparation (ils s'occuperont du choix pour le menu, de la décoration peut être et éventuellement de faire une simulation de la cérémonie avant mon arrivée).
En fait, c'est aussi pour que vous ayez des personnes physiques avec qui traiter avant mon arrivée chez vous. Je suis actuellement en côte d'ivoire pour un congrès
Donc je suis en attente de votre confirmation afin de vous communiquer mon N° de carte de crédit + la date d'expiration pour le paiement. Je veux 1 chambre double pour la date du 25 /12/2006 au 26/12/2006 pour mon fils et sa femme.
Faites moi parvenir une cotation pour la restauration du mariage + le montant de
Dans l'attente de votre confirmation, veuillez me joindre dès réception de ce mail sur mon roaming Inter : (+225) 05 73 93 51 (Je suis joignable pour toute information complémentaire).
Très Cordialement

Monday, November 20, 2006

The Chatham House group has issued a report today, that states that financial crime in the UK stemming from Nigeria involves "billions of pounds".

However, not nearly enough is being done to stop it.

The commonly termed "Nigerian Scams" (419 scams) involve internet scams, credit card fraud and money laundering. All of these, according to Chatham House, are going unchecked by governments in both countries.

The scam usually involves an email/fax offering the naive and gullible a highly attractive but fake financial deal, the scammer then steals money and personal information from the gullible victim.

These scams are costing the UK economy £150m a year, with the average victim losing £31K.

Quote:

"Criminal activity is carried out by a small minority of Nigerians, relative to the size of the country and the number of nationals resident in Britain or visiting it.

But the numbers of people involved are still significant and their successes reflect wider political and logistical shortcomings with the way the British authorities deal with financial crime
."

The costs "have almost certainly run into billions of pounds over the past 10 years".

Report author Michael Peel said:

"The scale and scope of Nigeria-related financial crime highlights critical wider failures in the way the British authorities tackle fraud, corruption and money laundering.

Despite important, but limited reforms, criminal networks and corporate bribery still flourish.

This raises questions about how sincere the governments in both countries are in their talk of change, particularly when significant political, commercial or energy interests are at stake
."

The report urges law enforcement agencies and the Financial Services Authority to build better links with counterparts in Nigeria, to cooperate in fraud and corruption cases.

As ever, it is also down to the individual to remain forever vigilant.

Thursday, November 16, 2006

This scammer thinks that he can trick me with the offer of a "star prize" of a mere 150K Euros.

Pah!

I don't get out of bed for less than 1M Euros.

ATTN: Winner.

We wish to congratulate you over your email success in our computer balloting sweepstake held on 14th of November 2006. This is a millennium scientific computer game in which email addresses were used. It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging internet users; therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for it. You have been approve f or the star prize of € 150.000.00 Euro.(One Hundred and Fifty Thousand) CONGRATULATIONS!!

To claim your winning prize you are to contact the appointed agent as soon as possible for the immediate release of your winnings:

CAPITAL FINANCIAL AGENT .S.L
Mr. Frank Sancho.
Tel:+34 652 547 686
Email: infocapita@netscape.net

Batch No: SUTO/980/TWM/EU
Ticket No: WRNM/SMI/5990
Lucky No: 10-23-44-72-80
Serial No: MUOTI/82536

You must contact the appointed agent with your Full Names, Contact Telephone Numbers (Home, Office and Mobile Number and also Fax Number) via email to process the immediate payment of your prize.

Note: You will be require to pay for the issuance of your winning certificate only. The certificate is your legal prove/guarantee.

The Validity period of the winnings is for 30 working days hence you are expected to make your claims immediately, any claim not made before this date will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA.

Once again congratulations !!!

Best Regards,

Mrs Emily Simon.

Monday, November 13, 2006

The illiterate moron who sent me this pile of garbage clearly has some trouble with dates

On the one hand he claims that the draw was held on the 19th of July 2005, rather a long time ago, then on the other he tells me that I must make a claim by 220th of November 2006.

When is the 220th?

Dear Winner ,

Send the below application letter to the ASIA UNION BANK, Bangkok Thailand for your claim:

THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
ASIA UNION BANK PLC. BANGKOK THAILAND
INTERNATIONAL REMMITTANCE DEPARTMENT THAILAND.



Bangkok,Thailand 10120
Office Tel: +66.286-144-36 # 4
Office Fax: +66-231-181-42
Direct Line: +66-17431-998
Email:asia_unionbank@yahoo.com

Officer In Charge:Mr. Bashir Karim.

Sir,

APPLICATION OF CLAIM OF THE ASIAN PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL/ PROMOTIONS ORGANIZATION

PRIZE/AWARD./BATCH: ZVD/97835428/58: REFERENCE:
86/3549/ERN, Held on the 19th July 2005,

REF: No: K.YRT/9863457264/985.

I wish to apply for the claim Of the Asian Pacific
International Promotion Organization prize/award payments.
This is to inform you that my Phone number/Names/Email was attached to
ticket number 175-28694235-94 with serial number
68249-2 that drew the lucky numbers of
32-00-58-78-42-51, which consequently won the lottery
in the 2nd category and I was therefore contacted by
the Vice-President of the ASIAN PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS ORGANIZATION PRIZE/AWARD, Who afterwords instructed me to contact the Co-ordinator, Mr. Steven Bossman for further instruction on how to receive my Prize/award of $1,000, 000.00. (ONE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS ONLY) in cash credited to file with REF. No: K.YRT/9863457264/985.

Note that I was warned that all prize money must be
claimed not later than of 220th November 2006. Any claim not made by this date will be returned to HIS MAJESTYS DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. In this aspect, Please I humble request that you should process and transfer my prize as soon as posible.

I look forward to hearing from you to enable me respond accordingly.

Best regards,
Steven Bossman.
(Coordinator)

Friday, November 10, 2006

Here is the latest scam from our "chums" in the underworld. The scammer is looking for me to make a reservation in my restaurant.

Needless to say I do not have a restaurant, but he sweetens the pill by saying that he also wants some mobile phones.

All of this is designed to entrap the unwary, greedy and dishonest into revealing bank codes and account details.

Quite alarmingly there are people on the planet who are stupid enough to fall for this.

Dear Sir / Madam,

Allow me to announce you my desire to seek your collaboration .Indeed I am Mr. Phillipe YOTA, the owner of a very big Company of import and exports, manufacture... in Ivory Coast and due to the partnership signed between new collaborators and my company, I would like to reserve your restaurant for November the 30th 2006.

I would like to be in contact with the person in charge of the restaurant. My budget for this reception is 8.000 euros planned for a cocktail and a dinner (From 6:00 P.M to 11:00 P.M).
I want the best for this business reception and all that is essential to insure the good progress of this reception. The reservation is for 30 guests but if it is possible to reserve the complete restaurant there is no problem.
Is it possible for you to give me the best services with this budget?

I wish to settle the payment in advance by credit card that you will charge directly at your restaurant and I would like to know if you have the necessary equipment for this transaction ( The POS machine).

This said I still need your assistance to have 15 Cells phones which will serve for rewarding the best 15 employees of my company.
Cells phones will be put back to them during a trade fair which I will organize before our arrival to your restaurant.
Our choice concerned to cells phones which are not yet sold in our market . We would thus want that you find us these cells phones in your region knowing that they will there be less expensive.
It is about:

SONY ERICSSON P990i....................................................... 8 Pieces.

NOKIA N93.................................................................... 7 pieces



As soon as you will have the quotation for these cells phones from a phone seller , I thus ask you to send it to me by including the expenses of reservation of the restaurant without forgotten the shipping cost of the cells phones by DHL Express.

To thank you for the remarkable work which you will have made to help us to get the cells phones on time, we agreed, the steering committee and I to give you a personal 1000 € as personal commission.

To finish I let you know that the payment of our invoice (Restaurant + Cells phones + DHL Shipping cost + Your commission) will be made by credit card that you will have to charge at your Restaurant through the your POS machine as I have already explained it to you higher.
Hoping to count on your whole arrangement, I am looking forward to your confirm.



Mr Phillipe YOTA
Administrateur
ETS HB, 43 rue du canal
Abidjan Côte d Ivoire
tel: +225 01 55 39 46
fax: +225 01 55 39 46

Thursday, November 09, 2006

Another pathetic attempt by scammers to cheat me.

They will have to do better than that!

Attn. Sir/Madam,

My name is Mercy Kone, 25 years from Sierra Leone. My father and I escaped from our country at the heat of the civil war after loosing my mother and two of my senior brothers in the war. As a result of the political instability in my country even after the war, my father established his coffee export business in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. He was in Buake, a northern city to negotiate for the purchase of a coffee plantation when he was shot and killed by the rebel troupes fighting to take over the government of the country .The death of my father has now made me an orphan and thereby exposing me to danger.

Before the unfortunate death, my late father had in his personal account with a bank here the sum of$9 m. As a result of the present insecurity of lives and property in this country, I wish request that you assist me use your account in your country to transfer the balance of my father's account. Again to assist me with a letter of invitation that will make me get a visa to your country for residence inorder for me to continue my education and to invest the fund in a viable business venture. I am willing to give you 12% while 5% has been earmarked for expenses. If this is acceptable to you, send me a mail through my regular e-mail account so that we can discuss further on this matter.You can contact me on (missmercykone@yahoo.fr)

Miss Mercy Kone

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

This fake lottery claims to be operating in the UK. However, the scammer clearly has a poor grasp of the nuances of the English language and is evidently not based in the UK.

FROM: PROMOTION DEPARTMENT
LOTTERY UK INTERNATIONAL,
LUKI BUILDING,
80 King William Street,
London EC4R 9AN,
United Kingdom.

Attention: Sir/ Madam,

We happily announce to you the draw of the LOTTERY UK INTERNATIONAL,
Online Program held on 11-oct-2006.

Your email address attached to reference Number: 208, ZX, 11,663/UK with Ticket Number:99/bnk/533. Which subsequently won you one of the Jackpot cash prizes.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £2,500,000.00(Two Million Five Hundred thousand Great Britain Pounds) in cash credited to file L/UK/010/71/2/33 All participants for the online version were selected randomly from the World Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from over 50,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.

A random number generator using a proprietary random number generation algorithm will select exactly 6 reference numbers from the range 1-24 with ticket winning number from the range 1-24 To file for your claim,

please contact our claims director via contact information below:

MR. BILLY BRADFIELD,
CLAIMS DIRECTOR,
CLAIMS DEPARTMENT,
LOTTERY UK INTERNATIONAL,
LUKI BUILDING,
80 King William Street,
London EC4R 9AN,
United Kingdom.
Tel:+44 703 194 8432
Tel:+44 702 406 7317
Fax:+44 87 1715 1559
Email:claimsdirector_claimsdepartment@yahoo.co.uk
Cc : claimsdirector02@web2mail.com

Congratulation once again from me, and entire members of staff of the LOTTERY UK INTERNATIONAL and it is our hope that you participate in any of our international programs in the nearest future.

Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
CHRISTY IVAN,
PROMOTION DEPARTMENT,
LOTTERY UK INTERNATIONAL

PLEASE NOTE:
YOU ARE TO KEEP ALL LOTTERY INFORMATIONS FROM PUBLIC AS WE WILL NOT ENTERTAIN CASES OF MULTIPLE CLAIMS PROCESSING OR COMPROMISE THE PRIVACY AND SECURITY OF ALL OUR WINNER.THIS IS IN LINE WITH THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF THE LOTTERY UK INTERNATIONAL

Monday, November 06, 2006

Fake lottery warning!

There are so many of these, it is difficult to keep track of them.

CONGRATULATIONS CONTACT AGENT FOR YOUR CLAIM!!!!!!

DAYZERSLOTERJ JACKPOT&PROMOTIONS
KHOHORSTRAATS 122
1104EA AMSTERDAM,THE NETHERLANDS.
INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF Number:FAQ/231-ILGI0431/05
BATCH No: EAPA/15/096/FAQ
TICKET No:20511465463-7644
SERIAL No: 472-9768-98
LUCKY No: 8-66-97-22-65-99
SCFN No: ABN/5333/025648/03UA.
RE: WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION
**********************************************************************
Sir, Madam
we are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners International programme held on the 25th of October 2006.Your E-mail address attached to Ticket number 20511465463 7644 with Serial number 472-9768-98 d the lucky numbers 8697226599,which ,consequently won in the 1st category, you are therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of US$1,000,000.00 ( One Million United State Dollars). This is from a total cash prize of USD$5,000,000.00 Million
shared amongst Eight Lucky Winners in the Category A + (Plus).
*************************************************************************
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
**************************************************************************
This lottery is sponsored by STAATSLOTERIJ INTERNATIONAL THE NETHERLANDS
(Biggest Lottery Organization in NETHERLANDS).All participants were selected through computer ballot system Drawn from over 50,000 companies and 2,000,000individual email addresses from all
over the world, as part of our international promotion programme, which we conduct every five years. Be informed that your documents have to pass through our legal authority to obtain clearance, which shall be attached to your document in readiness of the subsequent onward
transfer into your nominated bank account within 48 hours of completion of the authentication. Due to the possibility of unscrupulous individuals filing a double claim, we suggest that you keep this award strictly confidential until your claim has been processed and notarized and your certificate of award obtained. This is in conformity with the lottery claim regulations by our Organization & High Court of Justice. This is part of our security protocol measures to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants/non participants .All winnings must be claimed not later than 20th of November 2006.After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in
the next stake.
**********************************************************************
To file for your claim, please contact our processing/your claim agent
NAME:PETER HANDS
CITY/ COUNTRY:AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
FREE SERVICE NUMBER:0031-630-221-083
EMAIL:dayzersinfo004@netscape.net
**************************************************************************
NOTE:Delays will compel us to disperse your funds, in other words, we shall divert your funds as stated above. Kindly remember to quote your reference numbers in any correspondence with your claim agent, finally you can call on us and make sure that you save a copy of this mail and note every letter clearly as stated for we will not be held responsible should there be any complications in this transaction due to laxity on your part.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our
promotional programme.

Yours truly,
Mrs.Anna J. Smith
Co-ordinator

Thursday, November 02, 2006

I do wish that the scammers would try to be a little more inventive with their piss pathetic attempts to con me out of my money.

I lost count of the number of times that I have seen the phrase "due to a mix up in the numbers..".

PROMOTIONS DIRECTOR
BELGISCHE LOTTO INTERNATIONAL.
(ACCREDITED LICENSED AGENT)
Belliardstraat, 25-33
1040 BRUSSEL
www.belgischelotto.be

BELGIUM EMAIL LOTTO (BE) INTERNATIONAL SWEEPTAKES.
Batch Number:57/8703/3PD
Credited file Number:EGS56/50071245/25
ATTENTION. TO WINNERS IN OUR PROGRAM

Sir/Mrs,
We wish to congratulate you over your success in our
computer balloting sweepstake held on the 30th October
2006,In which email addresses were used. It is a
promotional program aimed at encouraging internet users;
therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for it.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 738-1346
5550-7--798 with serial number 8052-79 drew lucky numbers
8-10-25-30-32-49 which consequently won in the 1st
category.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum
pay of 1,000,000.00 Euros
(ONE MILLION EUROS)

CONGRATULATIONS!!! .

This is from a total cash prize of ( THIRTY MILLION
EUROS)shared among the thrity international winners
in this category.CONGRATULATIONS!!!Due to mix up
of some numbers and names,we request that you
keep the entire details of your award strictly from
public notice untill the process of transferring your
claims has been completed, and your funds remitted
to your account.This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
program by some participants.All participants were
selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
over 50,000 company and 70,000,000 individual email
addresses and names from all over the world.

This promotional program takes place every year,
the lottery was promoted and sponsored by belgium
lottery to compensate some few individuals with
website and email addresses.
We also wish to bring to your notice of our next
year premium stakes draw where you stand a chance
of winning up to 50.000.000 (FIFTY MILLION EUROS)
We hope that with a part of your prize
you will participate in it.

Your fund is now deposited with in a bank under a
fixed deposit bond policy insured to you by our
financial agent.To file for your claim please
contact our financial agent,
(E.U) Foriegn operations manager,
Mr.George Eric Walter
Email:emaillotohouse@netscape.net
Tel:+32-497-348-337.

Remember all winning must be claimed not later
than 7th November 2006.
After this date all unclaimed funds will be included
in the nextstake.Please note in order to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications please remember
to quote your credited file number and Batch numbers
in all correspondence.Please attach your phone and
fax number. Furthermore, should there be any change
of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff
and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

Sincerely yours,
Lotto Co-ordinator
Mrs.Anne Janssens

NOTE:REPLY TO OUR (E.U) FORIEGN OPERATION MANAGER.
Mr.George Eric Walter
Email:emaillotohouse@netscape.net
Tel:+32-497-348-337.

Monday, October 30, 2006

An "exclusive list of 60,000,000 email addresses"!?

Pah!

De Loterie Romande
Rue Marterey 13
1002 Lausanne
Switzerland.
Reference Number: LR/19-CH/4310
Batch: LR/05/0018
From:Mrs. Marylyn Nadal

Sir/Madam,
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual draws of the DE LOTERIE ROMANDE Program International held on the 29th of october, 2006.
De Loterie Romande draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 60,000,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer ballot search from the internet as part of our international promotions program which we conduct every
year. No tickets were sold.

After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address attached to serial number 25-6565 drew the lucky numbers 6-13-18-24-33-39 which consequently emerged you as one of first fifty (50) lucky winners in the second category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of €2,000,000.00 (Two Million EUROS) in cash credited to file LR/19-CH/4310.
This is from a total cash prize of €50,000,000 (Fifty Million) Euros shared amongst the first fifty (50) lucky winners in this category.

This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for De Loterie Romande. The estimated €50 million jackpot would be the sixth-biggest in Europe history. The biggest was the €363 million jackpot that went to two winners in a Febuary 2000 drawing of The Big Game Mega Millions' predecessor.

Your funds is now deposited in an offshore bank with a hardcover insurance. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we advice that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to you as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming
or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by the general public.

Your winning Prize of €2,000,000.00 (Two Million Euros) would be released to you by our affiliate bank in Europe.
The paying bank will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as you make contact with them.
For immediate release of your cash prize to you, please kindly contact our Paying Bank .
[Friesland Bank, Amsterdam.)
Send them the following:
(i). Your names,
(ii) Contact telephone and fax numbers
(iii) Contact Address
(iv) your winning numbers
(v) Quote amount won.
Contact person:
Gordon Collins.
Friesland Bank,
Amsterdam.The Netherlands.
Customer Service Dept.
E-mail : frieslandbk@aim.com
Tel: 31 633-705-260
Fax: 31-847-137-590
The paying bank will assist you in the processing and remittance of your prize funds into your designated bank account.

Note that all prize funds must be claimed not later than two weeks.
After this date all funds will be returned to the LOTTERY TREASURY as unclaimed.
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please endeavor to quote your Reference (LR/19-CH/4310) and Batch numbers (LR/05/0018)
in every correspondence with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform the paying bank as soon as possible.

Congratulations once again from all members of our staff and thanks for being part of our program.

Yours faithfully,
Marylyn Nadal (Mrs)
(Lottery Coordinator)

Thursday, October 26, 2006

In this particular scam, the scammer wants me to help him commit fraud and steal non existent money from a non existent dead man's bank account (which of course doesn't exist).

Rather incongruously he assures me that there is "no risk involved"!

Unfortunately the scammer is none too bright, he starts off by talking about $24.5M, then later he talks about $20.5M. Where did the $4M go to?

Clearly this transaction is not as risk free as he would have me believe.

One other point, what the fark is an obscured business proposal when it is at home?

In summary, this scam is utter garbage.

Reply
FROM: Lee Raymond Wing Hung,
Bank of China, Hong Kong
Email: raymond_leehung@yahoo.com.hk

I am Mr. Lee Raymond Wing Hung, Chief Financial Officer, Bank of China, Tower Branch, 1 Garden Road Hong Kong. I have an obscured business proposal for you. Before the U.S and Iraqi war, our client Aajel Jiber Hassef a Merchant made a numbered fixed deposit valued at Twenty Four million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars, for 18 calendar months, in my branch. Upon maturity several notices were sent to him, even during the war which began in 2003. Again, after the war another notification was sent, but still no response came from him. We later found out that my client, his wife and two sons had been killed during the war.

http://www.iraqbodycount.net/names.htm

After further investigation, it was also discovered that Aajel Jiber Hassef did not declare any next of kin in his official papers, including the paperwork of his bank deposit. He also confided, in me the last time he was at my office that no one except me knew of his deposit in my bank. So Twenty million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars is still lying in my bank and no one will ever come forward to claim it. What bothers me most is that according to the laws of my country, at the expiration of 3 years and 6 months the funds will revert to the ownership of the Hong Kong Government, if nobody applies to claim it. Against this backdrop, I will like you, as a foreigner, to stand as next of kin to Aajel Jiber Hassef, so that we can receive his funds.

WHAT IS TO BE DONE

I want you to know that there is no risk involved. I have had everything planned out so that we shall come out successful. I have contacted an attorney who will prepare the necessary document that will back you up as the next of kin to Aajel Jiber Hassef. All that is required from you, at this stage is for you to provide me with your Full Names, private phone/fax and current residential address, so that the attorney can commence his job. After you have been made the next of kin, the attorney will also file for claims on your behalf and secure the necessary approval and letter of probate in your favour for the move of the funds to an account that will be provided by you. Please endeavour to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning this issue. Should you be interested I shall provide you with more details on this operation. You can reach me with the email below.

raymond_leehung@yahoo.com.hk

Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.

Kind Regards,
Lee Raymond Wing Hung.

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

The improbably named Noel Panga has written to me today, asking me to help him commit fraud by stealing money from a dead person's bank account.

Mr Panga, rather incongruously, adds that this fraud is "100% risk free". Aside from the fact that there is no money, and no dead person, Mr Panga should note that I do not participate in criminal activities.

One other piece of advice for Mr Panga:

"Turn off the capital lock on your keyboard!"

GOOD MORNING.


DON’T BE OFFENDED IF I MAY HAVE DISTURBED YOUR DAILY ACTIVITIES.


MY NAME IS MR NOEL PANGA, I AM A BANKER, AND I WORK WITH THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK AS A SENIOR STAFF. I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU ON A BUSINESS TRANSACTION THAT WILL BE VERY BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US AT THE END OF THE TRANSACTION .


DURING OUR INVESTIGATION AND AUDITING IN THIS BANK, MY DEPARTMENT CAME ACROSS A VERY HUGE SUM OF MONEY BELONGING TO A DECEASED PERSON WHO DIED IN A PLANE CRASH AND THE FUND HAS BEEN DORMANT IN HIS ACCOUNT WITH THIS BANK WITHOUT ANY CLAIM OF THE FUND IN OUR CUSTODY EITHER FROM HIS FAMILY OR RELATION BEFORE OUR DISCOVERY TO THIS DEVELOPMENT.


THE SAID AMOUNT WAS U.S 18.4M (EIGHTEEN MILLION,FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS). AS IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW, I GOT YOUR IMPRESSIVE CONTACTS THROUGH INTERNET. MEANWHILE ALL THE WHOLE ARRANGEMENT TO PUT CLAIM OVER THIS FUND AS THE BONAFIDE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED, AND TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE. THE DIRECTIVES AND NEEDED INFORMATION WILL BE RELAYED TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST ME, AND ALSO BENEFIT YOUR SELF TO THIS GREAT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.


IN FACT I COULD HAVE DONE THIS DEAL ALONE BUT BECAUSE OF MY POSITION IN THIS COUNTRY AS A CIVIL SERVANT(A BANKER),WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OPERATE A FOREIGN ACCOUNT AND WOULD EVENTUALLY RAISE AN EYE BROW ON MY SIDE DURING THE TIME OF TRANSFER BECAUSE I WORK IN THIS BANK. THIS IS THE ACTUAL REASON WHY IT WILL REQUIRE A SECOND PARTY OR FELLOW WHO WILL FORWARD CLAIMS AS THE NEXT OF KIN WITH AFFIDAVIT OF TRUST OF OATH TO THE BANK AND ALSO PRESENT A FOREIGN ACCOUNT WHERE HE WILL NEED THE MONEY TO BE RE-TRANSFERRED INTO ON HIS REQUEST AS IT MAY BE AFTER DUE VERIFICATION AND CLARIFICATION BY THE CORRESPONDENT BRANCH OF THE BANK WHERE THE WHOLE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED FROM TO YOUR OWN DESIGNATION BANK ACCOUNT.


I WILL NOT FAIL TO INFORM YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE.ON SMOOTH CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION, YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO 40% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS GRATIFICATION, WHILE 10% WILL BE SET ASIDE TO TAKE CARE OF EXPENSES THAT MAY ARISE DURING THE TIME OF TRANSFER AND ALSO TELEPHONE AND INTERNET BILLS, WHILE 50% WILL BE FOR ME. PLEASE, YOU HAVE BEEN ADVICED TO KEEP "TOP SECRET" AS I AM STILL IN SERVICE AND INTEND TO RETIRE FROM SERVICE AFTER WE CONCLUDE THIS DEAL WITH YOU.


I WILL BE MONITORING THE WHOLE SITUATION HERE IN THIS BANK UNTIL YOU CONFIRM THE MONEY IN YOUR ACCOUNT AND ASK ME TO COME DOWN TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR SUBSEQUENT SHARING OF THE FUND ACCORDING TO PERCENTAGES PREVIOUSLY INDICATED AND FURTHER INVESTMENT, EITHER IN YOUR COUNTRY OR ANY COUNTRY YOU ADVICE US TO INVEST IN. ALL OTHER NECESSARY VITAL NFORMATION WILL BE SENT TO YOU WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU.


IF THE TRANSACTION INTEREST YOU, GET BACK TO ME WITH YOUR PHONE NUMBER TO CALL YOU SO WE COULD PROCEED.


THANKS.

MR NOEL PANGA.

Monday, October 23, 2006

Question:

1 Why would the Microsoft Corporation run a lottery?

2 Why would the Microsoft Corporation, based in the USA, run that lottery from the Netherlands?

Answer: They wouldn't.

The following is a scam, I am sure that Microsoft will be trying to catch the perpetrators to put a stop to their good name being besmirched in this way.

MICROSOFT PROMOTION YOUR EMAIL ID HAS WON!!!
Boeing Avenue 33
6612 PE Schiphol-Rijk.
The Netherlands.

RESULTS FOR CATEGORY A" DRAWS

Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice,the results of the First Category draws of MICROSOFT PROMOTION INT. We are happy to inform you that you have emerged a winner under the FirstCategory, which is part of
our promotional draws. The draws are being officially announced today 21st of October,2006. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from Africa,America Asia,Australia,Europe,Middle East,and
Oceania as part of our International Promotions Program.Your e-mail address,attached to ticket number QZ-316-NL, with serial number 8222-66 drew
the lucky numbers 9-17-5-73-8-11 and consequently won in the First Category.You have therefore been awarded alump sum pay out of 1,000,000(One MillionEuros), which is the winning payout for Category A winners.This is from the total prize money 1,500,000 shared among the two winners in this category.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with the paying Bank.In your best interest to avoid
Disqualification we request that you keep the entire details of your award
strictly from public notice until the process of transferring your claims has
been completed, and your funds remitted to your
account.this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by non winners of this program.You are advised to contact claim department by email.Failure to do so may warrant disqualification.

NOTE: For easy reference and identification,find below your Reference and Batch
numbers. Remember to quote these numbers in your correspondence
with your claims Department.
REFERENCE NUMBER: LSLUK/2031/8161/04
BATCH NUMBER: 14/011/IPD
Please contact microsoftclaim department immediately for due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice:
***********************************************************
Dr Peter Hans
Tel.:+31-644749864
Email: microsoftclaim20@netscape.net
microclaim@mail.wowmail.com
***************************************************************
N.B: Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification. Contact your claim department immediately.
Sincerely Yours,
Mrs Betty Rice
PROMOTION CORDINATOR

Friday, October 20, 2006

As a piece of friendly and free advice, whenever you see the words "Nigeria", "safe deposit box" and "honesty" all in the same email, throw it away.

This particular scam claims that "honesty is the watch word in this transaction", ROFLOL!

Goodday friend,

I am Mariam Hajia Abacha the wife of the late Nigeria head of state, General Sani Abacha.

Following the sudden death of my husband General Sani Abacha the late former head of state of Nigeria in june (1998), I have been thrown into a state of utter confusion, frustration and hopelessness by the present civilian administration, I have been subjected to physical and psychological torture by the security agents in the country.

My son was under detention arraigned before the federal high court of Nigeria for an offence he did not commit. As a widow that is so traumatized, I have lost confidence with anybody within the country. You must have heard over the media reports and the internet on the recovery of various huge sums of money deposited by my husband in different security firms abroad, some companies willingly give up their secrets and disclosed our money confidently lodged there or many outright blackmail.

In fact the total sum discovered by the Government so far is in the tune of ($700). Million dollars. And they are not relenting to make me poor for life. I got your contacts through my personal research, and out of desperation decided to reach you through this medium.I will give you more information as to this regard as soon as you reply. I repose great confidence in you hence my approach to you due to security network placed on my day to day affairs I cannot afford to visit the embassy so that is why I decided to contact you and I hope you will not betray my confidence in you. I have deposited the sum of ($15)million dollars with a security firm abroad whose name is witheld for now until we open communication.

I shall be grateful if you could receive this fund into your account for safe keeping. This arrangement is known to you and my son Mustapha alone, so my son will deal directly with you as security is up my whole being.I am seriously considering to settle down abroad in a friendly atmosphere like yours as soon as this fund get into your account so that I can start all over again if only you wish, but if it is impossible,just help me in diverting this fund into your account which will accrue you (30%) of this fund. Please honesty is the watch word in this transaction.

I will require your telephone and fax numbers so that we can commence communication immediately and I will give you a more detailed picture of things. In case you dont accept please do not let me out to the security as I am giving you this information in total trust and confidence .I will greatly appreciate if you accept my proposal in good faith. Please expedite action.May your heart desire be granted as you are willing to help me and my family, Amen.

Best Regards
Mariam Hajia Abacha.

Thursday, October 19, 2006

When someone signs off their email with the name "Lucky", I instinctively reach for my revolver.

This scam email sent to me by a certain "Lucky Joseph", who claims to have a large quantity of gold dust for sale, is no exception!

lRef: ALLUVIAL GOLD DUST FOR SALE


Dear Sir/Madam,

We are small scale gold minners here on the subregion of West Africa. We
have some huge quantity of Alluviall gold dust for sale at a considerable price
which is below world market price.

If you are interested, do not hesitate to get back to us as soon as possible
for us to give you our co-operate offer.

We look forward in doing a long lasting business transaction with you

Best Regards

Lucky Joseph

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

This is without a doubt the most badly written email scam that I have ever received.

Once you have worked your way through the assault on the English language, it becomes clear that the scammer is trying to persuade you of his good faith by offering you his credit card number.

Be warned, there is no credit card.

The scammer will use this "act of faith" to lull you into a false sense of security, and try to do the following:

1 Elicit from you your bank account details, and other personal information, so that he can commit identity theft.

2 Claim that he has "overpaid" you by accident, with regard to any deposit made into your account. He will ask you to settle the overpayment by transfer. By the time that you realise that no money has in fact been paid into your account, it will be too late.

3 Convince you to take other larger deposits in your account, which are in fact laundered money.

Avoid!

Hello Mr., Mrs.

I am Mr. ROUDAUT, at the time of the marriage of my son; I would like to reserve your restaurant for the day of October 30, 2006.

I intend to regulate by credit card has distance. For that I would like to be in liaison with the person in charge in load for the room.

I make a point of announcing that my budget for the marriage is 6 000 euros planned for a cocktail and a dinner (of 10h with 18h).

You will thus understand that I want the best for my only son and all that is essential with the good course of this reception. Also I would like to make a reservation for 15 guests or to reserve the entire restaurant if possible. Is what with my budget you will be able to ensure the good course of the ceremony?

I would like to ask you for a service:
I would like to make come from here October 27, 2006, a group of 3 people towards you so that they can work with you during the preparations (they will be occupied of the choice for the menu, decoration to be little and if required to make a simulation of the ceremony before my arrival). In fact, it is also so that you have physical people with whom to treat before my arrival on your premise.

However I would wish by the same occasion that you regulate the travel agency which is occupied of their plane tickets. I remind to you that knowing that this is not your activity; we offer to you a commission of 500 euros for this service.

It is has to say you will take on my N° of credit card an amount of 3500 euros as instalment (once arrived I will freeze again you the remainder of the amount is 6000 euros) for the reservation + your commission as well as the amount of 3000 euros for the bills of the team of 3 people of which I spoke to you and to forward this sum by mandate Western Union to the agency PRESTIGE VOYAGE located In Ivory Coast of which I will communicate the co-ordinates at the convenient period to you.

In fact, my company has a reduction with this agency, thus I envisaged there to regulate their tickets. I am currently in New Guinea for a congress and I benefitted from the occasion to take my son as his future wife with me for the choice of the accessories which they will need at the time of the ceremony.

Thus I am on standby of your confirmation in order to communicate to you my N° of credit card + the scratch date for the payment to accompany by an authorization which I myself will sign.

I ask you moreover to render this service, because the travel agency cannot will take remote credit card if not, I would have forwarded to them my N° of credit card.

In waiting of your confirmation, please join to me as of reception of this mail.
Very Cordially

Mr. ALAIN ROUDAUT

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

I have lost count of the number of times that I have "won" this fake lottery.

They really should at least change the script!

CALLE MOSTOLES 23C PISO 6G 28923 MADRID ESPANA.
DATE:OCTOBER 9Th, 2006.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD..
BATCH: EGGS-652-067-222
REFERENCE: 77/13/KTT
AWARD NOTIFICATION.
This is to inform you on the release of the EURO MILLION INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY held on the 6th of OCTOBER 2006. The results was released on the 9Th of OCTOBER 2006. Your email address was attached to ticket number 331-554-075-495 with serial number 321-570-160-006 that drew the lucky numbers of 00-87-85-69-89, which consequently won the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been awarded a lump of 550, 000.00(FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND EURO ONLY) cash credited to file with REF:
Nº EGS/774/161/888.
This is from €5,500,000 (FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EURO) in
cash among the 20 participants finalist playing 100 full tickets in which 10

winners was selected.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your fund is now deposited with Santa Lucia Security Company and insured in your email address. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claims have been processed and the money remitted to your account.
Meanwhile,to clarify your doubts on how come you were selected and frequently questions that you may likely ask(HOW DID I ENTER THIS CONTEST???HOW DID YOU GET MY EMAIL ADDRESS???HOW DID I WIN???). Please note that all email address/names registered with different and various websites/pages in the internet were selected through a
computerized ballot machine system from the internet,randomly drawn from over
100, 000.00 COMPANIES and 50,000,000.00 (INDIVIDUALS PRIVATE/PERSONAL).
This is part of our security protocol to avoid problems from participants as it has happened in the past. This programme is sponsored by EUROPEAN UNION/ WORLD INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY ORGANISATION TO PROMOTE and ENHANCE the use of SOFT WARE IN THE GOBAL WORLD.We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the subsequent
programs. To begin your lottery claims, please contact your claims agent.DR JUAN LUCAS
mailsantalucia@netscape.net
SANTA LUCIA SECURITY COMPANY
Telephone number: 0034-686-756-126.
You are required to present your information of identity to prove you are the user of this email address, either your country passport or any other valid identity is required. Remember, all winnings must be processed not later than two weeks from the day you receive this
notification. Any requirement not met before this date,funds will be returned to
the EUROPEAN UNION MINISTRY OF FINANCE HEADQUATERS. Also be informed that
10% of your lottery winning belongs to the security company because they are the company assigned by the European Union to process your winnings to you.From your winnings, 10% will be collected after you have received your winning prize because the money is insured in your e-mail address and can not be removed.Remember to quote your reference and batch numbers ( BATCH: EGGS-652-067-222 REFERENCE: 77/13/KTT) in every of your response to your claim agent. Further more, should there be any change of address, inform your claim agent as soon as possible.A copy of your lucky winning ticket and your deposit certificate will be sent to you by your claim agent, DR JUAN LUCAS.
Once again from all members of our staff CONGRATULATIONS for being a part of our International promotions program.
NOTE:winners below eighteen years ( -18yrs ) are disqualified from this
programme.
We wish you good fortunes.
Sincerely,
MRS,JANET CROLL
*************************************************************************************
SEND REQUIRED INFORMATION BELOW TO YOUR CLAIM AGENT
VERIFICATION FORM
1. FULL NAMES: _______________________________
2. ADDRESS: __________________________________
3. SEX: _______________
4. AGE: ________
5. MARITAL STATUS: ___________________
6. OCCUPATION: _______________________
7. E-MAIL ADDRESS: ___________________
8. TELEPHONE NUMBER: ________________
9. SERIAL NUMBER: _______________
10.WINNING NUMBER: ___________________
11.REF NUMBER:___________________
12. BATCH NUMBER: ______________
13.AMOUNT WON: ______________________
14.CATEGORY:________________________
15.IDENTIFICATION NUMBER EITHER INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVING
LICENCE / NATIONAL ID CARD.
16. COUNTRY___________________________

Monday, October 16, 2006

550K Euros!

Pah!

I don't get out of bed for a fake lottery for less than 1M Euros.

Also, where the hell is the "middel East" by the way?


Mrs.Lola Franco

Expert Lotto Programme,
Plaza Castilla,23-24
C.P 28035
Madrid-Spain.

REFF:/HGT/RRG/YUI/ES.
BATCH:ES/6MM/LQA/PZ5.

We are
pleased to inform you of the result of 30th of
September 2006. Your e-
mailaddress attached to ticket
number 9985798-11478 with game Number
77482 drew lucky
numbers 03,02,12,33,08, which consequently won.You
have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
550,000.00 Euro.
(Five Hundred and Fifty
Thousand)CONGRATULATIONS!!

All participants
were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from over
70.000.00 company and
1.000.000.00 individual email addresses and names
from
Middel East, Asia,Africa, Canada, Europe North and
south America,
Oceania and around the world. To file
for your claim, please contact
our fiduciary agent;


FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
Mr.David Alvarez.
Email:
publicfinanceag@aim.comÂ
Tel:+34-627-864-515

Due to mix up of some
numbers and names, we ask that
you keep your Winning information
confidential until
your claims have been processed. This is part of our
security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of
this program by some participant.

Please, note that you will be
required to pay for the
issuance of your winning certificate. Be notify
also
that all winnings must be claimed not later than 26st
November
2006 After this date all unclaimed winnings will
be null and void.In
order to avoid unnecessary delays
and complications remember to
quoteyour reference
number and batch numbers in all correspondence.
Furthermore,

should there be any change of address do inform our
agents as soon as possible.Congratulationsonce more
and thank you for
being part of our promotional
program. Note:Anybody under the age of 18
is
automatically disqualified.



Sincerely yours,

Mrs.Lola Franco,
Winning Co -ordinator.

EXPERT SWEEPSTAKE PROGRAMME-SPAIN/CENTRE AWARD-
SPAIN

Thursday, October 12, 2006

I am very disappointed, this scam email says that I only came third in the fake lottery "dip".

Disgraceful, I feel "cheated":)

INORBIT PROMOTION S.A,

PLAZA DE TORO, E-28830,

BARCELONA, SPAIN.

TEL; 00-34625803064

Attn; REF NO; ILP61693628-09,
      TICKET NO;Â
40338522CH

In view of the yearly sweepstake of the above named

organization held on the 5th of October,2006.It is my pleasure to

inform you that your e-mail address attached to the above Ref No
came
up in the third dip.
 This invariably means that you have emerged as
the
prize recipient in the third category with an allocated sum ofÂ
Eight
Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars(850.000.00USD).
Be
informed that all participants were selected from a randon

computing ballot system.
 This charitable sweepstake is sponsored by a
group of
corporate organizations and governmental parastatals drawn
from
major cities in Europe.
As a matter of principle,you are to
donate at the
minimum 10% of the fund to an outstandi ng charity
project in your
locality,after the reception of your fund.
To file
for your claim and
other enquiries,contact the designated fiducial
consultant;Mrs
Natalia Antonio;(natalia_antonio2@inorbit.com)


Congratulations once more
Faithfully yours'
Maria Lopez(Mrs)

NB;
Ensure that your Ref No is sent in your application to the above
designated office.

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Amazing, a fake lottery that I have never won before!

Maybe it's genuine?:)

Not!

2006award:

Dear Winner,

We bring to your notice the result of our computer balloting sweepstake held
on 10th of October, 2006. This is a millennium scientific computer
game in which email addresses were used. It is a promotional program aimed at
encouraging internet users; therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for
it. You have been approveD for the star prize of 950,000.00 (Nine Hundred And
Fifty Thousand dollars Only).

Ticket Number:SPL-56458867
Batch Number:
1688/RV/99
Â
contact the appointed agent with your Full Names, Contact
Telephone Numbers (Home, Office and Mobile Number and also Fax Number also age &
occupation) via email to process the immediate payment of your prize IMMEDIATELY.
ACCREDITED AGENT.

DR.ALBERTO GILBERT
EMAIL:gilbertconsults@yahoo.es

Any claim not made before the 25th of October. will be returned to the
MINISTERIO DE E CONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed prize money .

Do accept our congratulations.

Regards,

Mrs. Juliana Perez.
Programme Cordinator.

Friday, October 06, 2006

This particular scam email, that I received today, must rank as amongst the worst that I have ever received.
  • The writer claims to be British, yet her grasp of the English language is appalling. For her reference, the pronoun "i" should be upper case "I" not lower case.


  • She claims to live in London, yet gives an address in York; then for good measure says that she lives in London Zealand (wherever that is).


  • One of the email addresses that she uses is based in Russia.


  • She talks about the problems of receiving cheques in dollars. Dollar cheques can easily be deposited in British bank accounts, she is lying.


  • She then rambles on about an arrangement with the FBI.
The email is utter garbage from start to finish. I would hope that no one is gullible enough to fall for this bullshit.

OFFICE
34 Parliament Street,
York, YO18SG,UK
Email:art.susan@hotmail.ro,justainsusan@yahoo.co.uk

Dear Friend ,

My name is Ms Susan Harrison-Justain, I am an artist with my husband James Harrison,We own SUS ART WORLD in London,Zealand(United Kingdom)I lives in London United Kingdom, with my two kids, four cats, one dog and the love of my life my husband Mr James Harrison. It is definitely a full house, I have been doing artwork since I was a small child That gives me about 23 years of experience I majored in art in high school and took a few college art courses Most of my work is done in either pencil or art brush mixed with color pencils.

I have recently added designing and creating artwork on the computer, I have been selling my art for the last 3 years and have had my work featured on trading cards, prints and in magazines, I have sold in galleries and to private collectors from all around the world. I am always facing serious difficulties when it comes to selling my art works to Americans, they are always offering to make payment with casher's cheque or company checks , which is difficult for me to cash here in London United Kingdom because it takes longer time to clear which is about one month why in united state is just three to five banking days to cleared.

I am looking for a representative in the United States Of America who will be working for me as a part time worker and i will be willing to pay 10% for every transaction, which wouldnt affect your present state of work, someone who would help me receive payments from my customers in the states, I mean someone that is responsible and reliable, because the cost of coming to the state and getting payments is very expensive, I am working on setting up a branch in the state, so for now i need a representative in the United States Of America who will be handling the payment aspect for our company.

But the problem i have is trust, i have made arrangement with the FBI in Washington,that if anybody gets away with my money they will definately get hold with the person,and the person will go to JAIL for LOOTING my funds.

NOTE: All charges of the Western Union money transfer or Money Gram including bank transfer will be deducted from the money, so you are rest assured that you wouldnt spend a dime out of your personal money.

If you are interested, please get back to me as soon as possible via email. N: B, Please send to me the listed information below:

YOUR FULL NAME:...............................................................

CONTACT ADDRESS:...........................................................

YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER:..........................

YOUR AGE AND MARITAL STATUS:...........................

You have to provide me with the following address so that i can forward it to our customers to contact you and send payment through courier service immediately.




Thanks for your assistant and God bless,


Susan Harrison-Justain.
Director of SUS ART WORLD INC,
London, United Kingdom.

Thursday, October 05, 2006

I have but one thing to say to the scammer who wrote to me in French today (same old shit, but in French).

TWAT!

Salutation,

C'est avec respect et humilité que je vous j'écris cette
proposition suite à ma relation avec vous . je crois que ma relation
avec vous me sera beaucoup utile . Je souhaite solliciter votre aide
dans la migration et l'investissement dans votre pays la fortune que
j'ai hertitée de mon père . Brièvement, je suis une sierra léonaise
agée de 22 ans et la fille unique du défunt DR Kouakou Bah Theodore.
Jusqu'à sa mort, mon père était le Directeur général d'une société
d'extraction d'or et de diamant dans la région de Kanema en Sierra
Leone. Le 6 Avril 2002 les forces militaires fidèles au gouvernement
d'Ahmed TIJAN KABBAH ont envahi la mine de diamant et d'or et ont
assassiné mon père, le confondant avec son frère kouakou Sankoh qui est
le député du (RUF) du révolutionnaire FODAY SANKOH.Quand ma mère,
absente car venu me voir en côte d'ivoire où j'étudie dans une grande
école a appris la nouvelle ,elle est retounée au pays malgré tous les
risques et a récupéré certaines des affaires qu'elle jugeait sacrées
pour mon père dans notre villa de famille. Parmi les objets récupérés
figurait un dossier contenant des détails d'un dépôt que mon père a
fait dans une société de compagnie de sécurité à Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire.
Il y a déposé $ 10.500.000,00 (Dix millions cinq cent mille de dollars
des États-Unis) contenus dans une (1) boîte de tronc à son nom. Il n'a
pas révélé le vrai contenu de la boîte à cette société. Néanmoins il a
déclaré le dépôt comme biens de famille pour des raisons de sécurité.
C'est l'argent que mon defunt père a gagné à partir de la vente de l'or
et de diamants pendant son temps comme Directeur général.
Compte tenu
du climat politique instable en Cote d´Ivoire , j'ai décidé de chercher
un partenaire afin d'investir cette somme hors de la Côte D'ivoire dans
des domaines rentables, c'est donc la raison pour laquelle je viens
vers vous pour solliciter votre assistance et nous aider à investir
dans votre pays. La meilleure méthode pour conclure cette transaction
vue la tension politique en cote d´Ivoire, serait d'expédier la caisse
contenant les fonds dans votre pays . La compagnie de sécurité a la
possibilité de nous faciliter les choses en expédiant cette caisse dans
votre pays par la voie diplomatique que j'apprécie beaucoup. Dès
l'arrivée de ces fonds dans votre pays, vous allez les récupérer et les
sauvegarder et engager les démarches pour nous aider à venir s'établir
dans
votre pays. Ici en raison de sa proximité à notre pays et de la
guerre, notre
statut de réfugié ici ne peut pas faciliter les affaires
pour nous.
Nous vous demandons également de rechercher des affaires
fiables et lucratives, de sorte que nous puissions investir sagement.
Nous avons à l'esprit de vous donner 15 % de toute la somme
(10.500.000,00 millions de dollars $), et la part de 25% dans n'importe
quel investissement que nous ferons au moment venu si vous acceptez de
nous aider. Cette fortune que nous vous avons indiquée devrait
demeurer confidentielle.
dans l'attente de vous lire.
Au plaisir de
collaborer avec vous.
Bien à vous,

Mlle kouakou Chantal

Tuesday, October 03, 2006

This scammer has written the usual formulaic scam letter:

1 She invokes God

2 She claims that her father was poisoned

3 Large sums of money and diamonds are mentioned

4 I am offered a percentage if I help her transfer/invest the money

As with all of these emails, it is a scam; do not fall for it.


PLEASE YOU CAN REPLY ME TO MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS vivian_kamara2005@yahoo.fr


Dear Friend

I am sorry to come to you in this way, i come across you and my spirit lead me to choose you because i know that i can confide in you. well i realy needed some one honest, truthful to share my fellings with and to share burden with and i know that by the special grace of God everything will work out fine for me.

Am Vivian kamara ,25 years old living in BOTSWANA with my uncle.Am the only child and daughter of late Dr BEN kamara. my father was a very wealthy Gold and Diamond marchant with alot of capital shares with DE BEERS mining coperation based in KINSHASHA the economic capital of CONGO before he was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outing to discuss on business matters.

After the death of my mother, as a motherless girl my father took me so special because i was motherless and he cared for me.Before the death of my father on 25th june 2003 in a private hospital in CONGO he secretly called me beside and told me that he has a sum of $10.750 MILLION DOLLARS (Ten Million Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand US DOLLARS) which he deposited with a fiduciary fund holdder in BOTSWANA, he told me that he used my name as his only daughter and the person that will inherit the deposited fund. he also explained to me that it was because of his wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates that i should seek for a foreign patner in the country of my chioce where i will transfer this money to and also use it judiciously for investment purposes (such as real estate management,construction companies, commerce etc) now i am honourably seeking your assistance in the fellowing ways.
Due to the Government laws of Botswana a refugee is not permitted to own a bank account or even operate a business.

( 1) to provide a bank account where this money will be transfered
( 2) to serve as the guardian of this fund since i am a girl of 25 years and also my feminity matters also
( 3) to make arrangement for the me to come over to your country after the money has been transfered to your account.

However ,i am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/assistance after the succesful transfer of the fund to your nominated account oversea and also i have mapped out 5% as miscellaneous expenses that will be incured during the cause of transfer. furthermore you can indicate your option towards assisting me as i believe that this transaction would be concluded within Ten working days(10). you signify your interest to assist me.

Please if you know that you cannot assist me please keep it to yourself and don't disclose it to anybody because of my family background please let it be sealed with secrecy,and also send me your phone numbers.

Waiting for your urgent reply

Thanks and GOD bless .

Miss Vivian Kamara vivian_kamara2005@yahoo.fr

Monday, October 02, 2006

This scammer appears to be under the impression that I am Muslim, I am not.

He also makes an interesting use of the word "apple" within his "bleeding heart" letter. He should have also used spell check before sending this out.

Nonetheless, it is a scam fit only for the trash can.

Assalam ualaikum

I am Mr. Ali Hussein business man from Basra Iraq I am writing you this email as a Muslim brother.

As you and I know about the unrest in my country, I went to use this means to apple for your help to relocate my family to your country and if there is any lucretive business i can invest over there place do tell me.

I just lost my wife some month ago because of the unrest here in Basra and 8months baby with me now.
.
Hope to hear from you
Assalam ualaikum

ali hussein

Friday, September 29, 2006

The only element of truth, in this badly written scam, is the part which states that the internet has been "greatly abused".

Quite!

The scam here is that the scammer wants to relieve you of your id and bank account information and/or he also wants to use your bank account for money laundering.

Under no circumstances fall for this one.

Hello,

I feel quite safe dealing with you in this mutual
beneficial transaction. Though, this medium (Internet) has been greatly
abused, I choose to reach you through it because it still remains the
fastest. Am Mr. Miller and i draw and paint for a living.

I have a vacancy in my company. As I am just setting up in the US I will be
requiring
Rep to work on a part time basis. i sell Arts all over the world, have
sold to galleries and to private collectors, I am always facing serious
difficulties selling my art works to Americans, they are always offering
to pay with either Money orders/cashiers check, which is difficult for me
to cash here in United Kingdom.

I just need some one that could help me,
This position will not take up your time nor
will you have to use your own resources for the position.
If interested please reply this mail and find out more......

Reply to my alternative email address which is : j.mill@fsmail.net


James Miller
London
United Kingdom
j.mill@fsmail.net

Thursday, September 28, 2006

Another poorly presented scam.

The scammer can "fake" off!

FROM: GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED


LICENSED LOTTERY PROMOTERS.


WINNING NOTICE FOR CATEGORY +A WINNER



Dear Lucky Winner,


Â


RE: ELECTRONIC LOTTO PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION


We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual final draws of Lotto International Netherlands programs.


Â


The online cyber lotto draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 35,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet. No tickets were sold. After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as one of two winners in the category +A with the following:


Â


Ref Number: PC 390 ES 215
Batch Number: 26371545-LNI/2006
Ticket Number: PCP 002 874


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You as well as the other winner are therefore to receive a cash prize of 950,000.00. (Nine Hundred And Fify Thousand Euro Only) each from the total payout.Your prize award has been insured with your e-mail address and will be transferred to you upon meeting our requirements, statutory obligations, verifications, validations and satisfactory report.



To begin the claims processing of your prize winnings you are advised
to contact our licensed and accredited claims agent for category +A winners with the information below:
E-mail: citygoldfinances@aim.com



Mr. Vin Martins,
Remittance Department Director,         Â
You are also advised to provide him with the under listed information
as soon as possible:


1. Name in full
2. Address
3. Nationality
4. Age
5. Occupation
6. Phone/Fax


NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than 30 days. After this
date all unclaimed funds would be included in the next stake. Remember to
quote your reference information in all correspondence.


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You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public especially your reference and ticket numbers. (This is important as a case of double claims will not be entertained).


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Thank you and congratulations!!!



Yours faithfully,



Mrs. Karin Poel,
Games/Lottery Coordinator.
Lotto International Netherlands