Stupid Punts!

Stupid Punts!

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

Thursday, June 28, 2007

A rare scam claiming to be from Japan.

Nonetheless, a scam is still a scam!

Dear Friend,

How are you today and business in your country?

I am Mr. Agatamori Gidayo, Bank Manager of Tokyo Mitsubishi ufj Bank, Marunouchi.

I have a business proposal that will be of immense benefit to the bothof us.

If you are interested,you can contact me through

My private Email: agatamori_gidayo@yahoo.co.jp

Yours sincerely,

Mr. Togama Kamaro

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

I have "won" the National Lottery again!

How ridiculous, at least the scammer should try to use some imagination and change the message once in while.

THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERYHOME OFFICE:
165 FULHAM PALACE RD.
W6 8JB
UNITED KINGDOM
REFERENCE NUMBER:UK/839030X2/14BATCH NUMBER:065/088/XY24TICKET NUMBER:023-1111-790-458OUR
REF: 27349/46

This Email is to inform you that you emerged a winner of £3,000,000 Pounds Sterlings(Three Million Pounds Sterlings)on our online draws which was played on the 22ND of June,2007.For further Information about your Winnings,contact our Lottery Fiduciary Agent with the following contact
Address.
Name

;Mr Williams Spencer
E-mail Address:-webnotix@yahoo.co.uk
Telephone:+44 703 1947253
Sir. Richard K. Lloyd
Co-ordinator(Online Promo Programme)

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

The scammer here claims that I have won $1M.

I haven't.

He asks me not to delete the message.

I have!

************DO NOT DELETE THIS MESSAGE***********



Dear Sir/Madam,

Lotteria Italia is happy to inform you that today is your lucky day!
Lotteria Italia is required to disburse the award of $1.000.000.00 (One
Million United States Dollars) to the correct recipient, but we must verify
that you are the owner of the selected email address before we can send
this money to you. This cash prize must be claimed not later than the 12th
of July 2007. After this date all unclaimed prizes will be declared void.
Claimants must be over 20 years of age. All claims must abide by the
claim rules stated in our official page. Click here to view rules: or copy
and paste it in your browser.
You must read the rules and understand them before responding.


http://1inktaxnc4claimrulexxindexxlottezria3.biz.ly/index1.htm

Name........
Address......
Ref.Number.....
Telephone Number....

To submit your claim for verification, contact your claim agent.
Contact person:
Enrico Mancini
Email: ag.ent_emancini@hotmail.com

Your Claim Ref Nr. OCH-60/HOA/2007 in conjunction with your email address
is yours and yours alone, and has not been issued to any other person.
Quote it when replying.
You must act before the deadline date stated above or your claim will be void.
You have received this message from Lotteria Italia prize disbursement
department because you have visited one of our sponsored sites and have
voluntarily given your email address to receive mails from their sponsors.
There is no cost to submit your claim, and no further obligation on your
part to Lotteria Italia.

Sincerely,
Prize Disbursement Department
Lotteria Italia.
We want to make sure that any user who wants to be removed from the
mailing list is removed from our system immediately.
To stop receiving mail, visit our unsubscribe page for immediate
removal. 2000-2007 Copyright.
Lotteriaitalia- Tutti i diritti riservati - E' vietata la copia.. We
respect your right to privacy.


************DO NOT DELETE THIS MESSAGE***********

Monday, June 25, 2007

This scammer claims to run an art gallery in Hong Kong, and is looking for a "representative" in another country to handle money transfers for a 10% commission.

Under no circumstances fall for this scam:

1 The scammer will use the perosnal details provided by the victim to commit identity theft, and

2 He will use the victim's bank account to launder money (which is a criminal offence)

Hello,

I'm Chung Hu founder and president of Arts & Crafts GalleryLLC......we're nestled in the Green Mountains of Central Hongkong.

Beforebecoming a full time gallery owner, I owned a mail order company and animport/export gift business while collecting art and antiques for overtwenty years as an avocation.

I specialized in antiques of the Arts &Crafts Movement and later I collectedn Asian and tribal art. It is thisinvaluable international business and unique "collecting" perspective which I feel will benefit you.

We are searching for representatives who can help me establish a medium ofgetting to my customers in Europe,Canada and America as well as makingpayments through you as my payment officer. It is upon this note that iseek your assistance to stand as my representative in your country.

Notethat, as my representative under the companyordinance,Pursuant to Section 158(5), you will receive 10% of whateveramount you receive for the company and the balance will be paid into anaccount we will avail to you.

Please, to facilitate the conclusion of thistransaction if accepted,do send me promptly by email the following:
(1)Your full names,
(2)Contact address and,
(3)Phone/fax numbers.
(4)Tell me a little about yourself and your present occupation.

Notethat your age must be included.

Thank you for your time.

'Regards,
Mr. Chung HuPresident,
Arts & Crafts Gallery,
Hongkong.
Email:artscraftsgalleryhongkong01@rediffmail.com
TEL\FAX:852-301-62001

Saturday, June 23, 2007

How nice, the ex President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, (or rather his confidential Secretary) has just written to me.

The email quite correctly notes that I am an honest and trustworthy person. Unfortunately, the rest of the contents (including authorship) is complete fantasy!

Dear Executive,

I am Douglas Odia, Confidential Secretary to Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, the ex-president of Nigeria. He instructed me to write this mail to you.

According to my boss Chief Olusegun Obasanjo he got your contact when searching for a reliable, honest and trustworthy foreigner Agent/Partner who is capable of handling projects/investment with sincerity, honesty and optimum care, and was motivated to choose you.

He said your assistance would be required at various stages of this potential project because he wants interest to remain confidential due to public interest.

If you are willing, capable and honest for this project, kindly indicate your interest by email to my confidential address: douglasodiacbn@yahoo.com.hk

I will not contact any one untill i hear a positive response from you ASAP.

Thanks and God bless.

Regards,

Douglas Odia.

Friday, June 22, 2007

It seems that I have "won" the UK National Lottery again!

Quite how many times that I have "won" this fake lottery escapes me, this time's award is £3M.

The scammer has even signed off using the same nom de plume as before, Sir. Richard K. Lloyd (a word of advice to the scammer, you don't put a full stop after "Sir").

If only some of these "wins" were remotely genuine.

THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERYHOME OFFICE: 165 FULHAM PALACE RD. W6 8JB
UNITED KINGDOM
REFERENCE NUMBER:UK/839030X2/14
BATCH NUMBER:065/088/XY24
TICKET NUMBER:023-1111-790-458
OUR REF: 27349/46

This Email is to inform you that you emerged a winner of £3,000,000 Pounds Sterlings(Three Million Pounds Sterlings)on our online draws which was played on the 20th of June,2007.For further Information about your Winnings,contact our Lottery Fiduciary Agent with the following contact Address.
Name;Mr Michael Taylor
E-mail Address:-ukwebnotice112@yahoo.co.uk
Telephone:+44 703 1947254
Sir. Richard K. LloydCo-ordinator
(Online Promo Programme)

Thursday, June 21, 2007

This particular scammer is trying a "variation on a theme". Instead of telling me that I have "won" a lottery, or other such tosh, he claims to be a "money lender".

Allegedly the scammer, on receiving my personal details, will offer me a loan.

Don't fall for this one.

It is merely a trick to divest the gullible of their personal details, so that the scammer can raid their bank accounts and commit identity theft.

Good day,

I am Mr James Walters a money lender i give out loan to all in need ofhelp.

Are you looking for money to pay bills?

I want you to know that ican help you with loan and i will be glad to offer you a loan.

jameswalterloanfirm@yahoo.de
BORROWERS INFORMATION
Your names ................................
Your country...............................
Your address ................
Your Age...............................
Your Fax Number...................
Your occupation..........................
Your marital status ......................
Current Status at place of work.........
Sex...................................
Phone number..............................
Monthly Income...............................
Amount Needed...........................
Thanks.
Mr James Walters

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

This scammer asks for my details, eg name and address, yet he begins his email with "Dear friend".

Were he really my "friend" he would have these detail surely?

Dear Friend,

My name is Chen Guangyuan, I work with BANK OF CHINA, HONG KONG. I havea mutual Business Proposal of $17,300,000.00 for you to handle with me from my bank.Iwill need you to assist me in executing this Business Project from Hong Kong toyour country.

I need to know if you will be able to handle this with me before Iexplain to you in details?

Should you be interested please send me your fullnames,private phone/fax and current residential address and finally after that I shall provide you with more details of this operation.

And I will prefer you reach me on my private email address below (chen101guang@yahoo.com.hk)

Kind Regards,
Mr.Chen Guangyuan,

Monday, June 18, 2007

Uh Oh!

I see I have "won" the UK National Lottery again. This is rather surprising considering that I have never entered it in my life.

I also see that since he last wrote to me, not that long ago, Richard Lloyd has been awarded a knighthood!

Methinks it is a scam;)

The National Lottery
27 CYPRESS CLOSE
L70 1NL Liverpool,
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
+447011148693
+447011149277
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

Dear Winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the final announcement of winners of
the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE PROMOPRO GRAMME, held on the 14TH
of JUNE,2007.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545
188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:01-14-21-3-35-
48, and a bonus number of 24 which subsequently won you the lottery in
the second category.You have
therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £778,226 in cash
credited to KT U/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of
£3,782,260
shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category. All
participants of this online promotion programme were selected randomly
from numerous World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and
extracted from close to 125,000 unions.Your assigned claims agent will
immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your
funds as soon as you contact her via electronic mail(email).To file
for your claim, please complete the form below and send it to the
claims agent:MRS.JULIET JONES
Email: julietjones_2007@hotmail.com
info4lotteryclaims@yahoo.co.uk

VERIFICATION FORM
NAME...............................................
WINNING E-MAIL.................................
FULL ADDRESS:...........................................
SEX:................................
AGE...................................
OCCUPATION.............................
TEL................... MOBILE................
COUNTRY................................

Yours Truly,
Sir Richard K. Lloyd..
Co-ordinator(Online Promo Programme)

Friday, June 15, 2007

This, I reckon, is the shortest scammming email that I have ever received.

Clearly the scammer couldn't be bothered to write the usual pile of BS!

We are happy to inform you that your email address have emerged a winner of 2,600,000 (Two Million Six Hundr ed Thousand Pounds Sterling) NOTE: to file for your claim, please contact the claims department below,Email:priceclaim_nationallottery072@yahoo.es Claims Agent, Dr. Mcdanny Cole.

Thursday, June 14, 2007

It has been a while since I have seen the phrase "zonal co-ordinator". Nice to see the scammers returning to basics:)

Pity they can't write in decent English though.

Euromillion Loteria Espana

Dear Sir/Madam

We wish to congratulate you and formally inform you that you have won . You have been approve for the star prize of (Nine Hundred And Fifty Thousand united state dollars. Only in cash credited to file REF:XYL /26510460037/02.

If this e mail reach you,please contact the under listed claims officer for identification/verification and the eventual release of your money.
National Trust Agency
Dr. Smith Gonzalez
Address: Avda .Del Petroleo 222
Polig
Madrid
Spain.
E-mail:clearificationdepartment101@yahoo.es
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Sincerely,Mrs. Jolen Jones
(Zonal Co-ordinator)

Monday, June 11, 2007

Good grief, how many times am I going to win the fake Coca Cola lottery?

THE COCA COLA COMPANYPROMOTION/PRIZE AWARDDEPT COCA COLA AVENUESTANFORD BRIDGELONDON SW1V 3DWUNITED KINGDOM COCA COLA COMPANY OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual draws held by The Coca-Cola Company Worldwide Promotions, your email was among the 20 lucky winners who won the sum of one Million British Pounds (1,000,000.00 GBP) in THE COCA-COLA COMPANY PROMOTIONS

However, your email was attached to ticket number(CC/7PWYZ2006) and ballot number (CC/BT:12052006/20) The online draws was conducted by a random selection of email addresses from an exclusive list of 29,031 E-mail addresses of individuals and coorporate bodies world wide This promo.is approved by the British Gaming Board and also Licensed by the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).

In other to claim your prize winnings which is presently deposited with CLYDESDALE BANK PLC here in the United kingdom, You will be required to fill out the Claims Verification form below and send it to the Fiduciary A gent of THE COCA COLA COMPANY for verification and processing

1.Name............................
2.Address.........................
3.Age...............................
4.Sex...............................
5.Occupation....................
6.Country Of Resident.......
7.Nationality......................
8.Tel/Fax...........................

Mr. Kingsley Walker(Processing Manager)
Tel +447011140293
Email: agent_kwalker54@yahoo.co.uk
Please you are adviced to complete the form and send it immediately to our Fudiciary Agent via email for verification and remittance of your winnings.
Congratulations
Sir Wilford Adams

Saturday, June 09, 2007

Could the knobheaded scammer, who sent me this pile of shit, please explain to me why the UK Lottery would be operating in Dubai and paying me in dollars?

Not the brightest of scams!

BTW, if you really are the UK Lottery, you would know that organisation is spelt with an "s" not a "z".

Your E-mail address has won you US$4.6M

UK LOTTERY ORGANIZATIONTICKET FREE/ONLINE E-MAIL ADDRESS WINNINGS DEPARTMENT.

If you are the correct owner of this email address,then be glad this day as the result of the UK lotto online e-mail winning draws and sweepstakes held in DUBAI-UNITED ARAB EMIRATE on the 30 th of May 2007 has just been released and we are glad to announce to you that your e-mail address has won you the lottery in the first category and you are entitled to claim the sum of US$4.6M.

Your email addresses was entered for the online draw on this Ticket Number: APP236566301307 and won on this Lucky Number: MX014926583.You are to contact Mr.John Eso. on the below email address for quick delivery of your won cheque of US$4.6M. All winners cheque are certified and are cashable in any bank of any country.

To enable the Courier Company ascertain you as the rightful receiver of the cheque, include the below listed information in your contact mail.

Your country, complete official names, amount won, ticket and lucky numbers, date/venue of draw, address where your wish to receive your winnings,contact telephone, mobile and fax numbers, sex, age, occupation and job title.

Top Speed Express UAE Company Ltd.Office Address:
75 Mussalla Road,
Dubai
UAE.
Email-Address: zenithexpress22@yahoo.ie
Contact Agent: Mr John Eso.
Yours Truly,
Mr James Usmond.
Co-ordinator.
UK LOTTERY ORGANIZATION

Friday, June 08, 2007

An email from the Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, it must be genuine then?

ROFLOL!!!!

The scammer here seems to have a few problems with his telephone lines, given that he claims to be Senate President you would have though that he could have done something about it?

Quote:

"To be honest with you I know that this man information is fake"

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyhoo, it goes without saying that this email is a scam from start to finish.

DEAR BENEFICIARY,

HOW ARE YOU TODAY, I TRIED TO CALL YOU EARLY MORNING TODAY TO INTIMATE YOU ON THE INFORMATION WHICH I RECEIVE IMMEDIATELY I RESUMED OFFICE THIS MORNING.

FIRSTLY I RECEIVED A CALL LATE IN THE NIGHT FROM SOMEBODY BUT DUE TO THE BAD NETWORK I COULDN'T HEAR HIM WELL, THAT IS WHY I WAS TRYING TO CALL YOU FREQUENTLY.

WHEN I GET TO THE OFFICE I SAW A LETTER FROM MR. JOHN WITH THE CONTENT THAT YOU ASKED HIM TO COME AND CLAIM THE FUND ON YOUR BEHALF.

I HEREBY SEND TO YOU THE INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY MR. JOHN TSAI OF INDO-CHINA GROUP LTD, WITH AN APPLICATION TO RECEIVE THE CONTRACT PAYMENT ON YOUR BEHALF. PLEASE AS A MATTER OF URGENCY, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO VERIFY THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AND INFORM US IF YOU ARE AWARE OR KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS.

1. DID YOU INSTRUCT ONE MR. JOHN TSAI OF INDO-CHINA GROUP LTD. HONG-KONG, WHOSE INFORMATION'S IS BELOW, TO CLAIM AND RECEIVE THE PAYMENT ON YOUR BEHALF ?

2. DID YOU SIGN ANY "DEED OF ASSIGNMENT" IN HIS FAVOR THEREBY MAKING HIM THE CURRENT BENEFICIARY WITH THE FOLLOWING
ACCOUNT DETAILS:
ACCOUNT NAME:
INDO-CHINA GROUP LTD, A/C #USD114-1025567-8,
BANK NAME: STANDARD CHATTERED BANK, HONG KONG, SWIFT CODE: SCBL 11K111.

NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF THESE INFORMATIONS THAT WAS WHY I WAS TRYING TO CALL YOU TO VERIFY THE FACT.

TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I KNOW THAT THIS MAN INFORMATION IS FAKE, SO GET INTOUCH WITH THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF NIGERIA WHERE YOUR PAYMENT FILE IS LYING PRESENTLY WITH AN ANSWER TO THIS AND IF YOU ARE NOT THE ONE WHO SENT THIS MAN,

RECONFIRM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT FOR IMMEDIATE JUSTICE AGAINST THIS.
1. YOUR NAME:...................................................
2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:...........................................
3. YOUR PHONE NUMBER...........................................
4. FAX..........................................................
5. AGE:.........................................................
6. SEX:.....................................................
7 YOUR OCCUPATION:............................................................
8. AMOUNT OF CLAIM:.............................................

WAITING TO HAVE YOUR URGENT RESPONDS.

contact me directly:thesenate2007@golliatt.com

REGARDS,

THE SENATE PRESIDENT. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

Thursday, June 07, 2007

I have won another Yahoo Microsoft lottery.

Unfortunately, "there has been a mix up in the numbers".

You would have thought that a company as professional as Microsoft would not have mixed the numbers up, wouldn't you?

Aside from the usual blindingly obvious clues in this email to it being a scam, the scammer has managed to place Lincolnshire in London.

Prat!

Yahoo/Msn Lottery Incorporation
Baley House, Har Road Sutton,
Greater London SM1 4te
United Kingdom

THE YAHOO/MICROSOFT(MSN) PRIZE NOTIFICATION OF 2007


We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual final draws held by THE YAHOO/MSN 2007 PROMOTION.

Your email was among the 20 Lucky winners who won £250,000.00{Two hundred and fifty thousand Great Britain Pounds Sterlings} each in the THE YAHOO/MICROSFT 2007 PROMOTION.

However the results were released and your email was attached to ticket number (7PWYZ2007) and ballot number (BT:12052007/20) The online draws was conducted by a random selection of email addresses from an exclusive list of 29,031,643 E-mail addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet.


However, no tickets were sold but all email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy.

The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection machine (TOPAZ) .

This Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also licensed by the The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).This lottery is the 3rd of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public.

To begin the claim processing of your prize you are to contact the fiduciary agent as stated below:

MR CHARLYHAM BERMAN
22 Garden Close Stamford,
Lincs,PE9 2YP,
London,
United Kingdom

Email:microsoftpriceunit@yahoo.co.uk

Do call our customer care/cocacola online promotions desk for inquiries on how to claim your price.

Below are their contact telephone numbers:

+447011139638
+447011146970

Due to possible mix up of some numbers and email contacts, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by some participants of this program.

Accept our hearty congratulations once again!

Yours Faithfully,
Management.

Tuesday, June 05, 2007

The scammer who sent me this pile of shit, certainly has a lot to say for himself. Unfortunately, it is neither literate nor does it make much sense.

It is the usual tale of a dead man leaving a large sum of money, and the scammer offering me the opportunity to acquire some of that money by committing fraud and posing as next of kin.

Aside from this being illegal, there is of course no secret bank account containing millions of Dollars.

The scammer in this case waxes lyrical about banking and ethics, and gets so carried away with himself that he starts to talk gibberish. Quite what this phrase is meant to mean, is anyone's guess.

"What I wish to relate to you will smack of unethical practice but I want you to understand something. It is only an outsider to the banking world who finds the internal politics of the banking world aberrational. The world of private banking especially is fraught with huge rewards for those who occupy certain offices and oversee certain portfolios."

It is a pile of shite from start to finish.

Qin Wang
Lloyds TSB Pacific Limited
Hong Kong Branch
www.lloydstsb.com.hk

Thank you for giving me your time. Please be patient and read my email to you.

I am a staff of Lloyds TSB Group attached in private Banking Services. I am contacting you concerning a customer and, an investment placed under our banks management 3 years ago, I contacted you independently of our investigation and no one is informed of this communication and I would like to intimate you with certain facts that I believe would be of interest to you.

In 2000, the subject matter; ref: bb/tsb/bank/73 came to our bank to engage in business discussions with our Private Banking Services Department. He informed us that he had a financial portfolio of 8.35 million United States Dollars, which he wished to have us turn over on his behalf. I was the officer assigned to his case; I made numerous suggestions in line with my duties as the de-facto chief operations officer of the Private Banking Services Department, especially given the volume of funds he wished to put into our bank. We met on numerous occasions prior to any investments being placed. I encouraged him to consider various growth funds with prime ratings. The favoured route in my advice to customers is to start by assessing data on 600 traditional stocks and bond managers and alternative investments. Based on my advice, we spun the money around various opportunities and made attractive margins for our first months of operation, the accrued profit and interest stood at this point at over 10 million United States Dollars, this margin was not the full potential of the fund but he desired low risk guaranteed returns on investments.

In mid 2001, he asked that the money be liquidated because he needed to make an urgent investment requiring cash payments in Europe. He directed that I liquidate the funds and had it deposited with a firm in Europe. I informed him that our bank would have to make special arrangements to have this done and in order not to circumvent due process, the bank would have to make a 9.5 % deduction from the funds to cater for banking and statutory charges. He complained about the charges but later came around when I explained to him the complexities of the task he was asking of us. Cash movement across borders has become especially strict since the incidents of 9/11.

I contacted my affiliate in Europe and had the funds available in main land Europe. I undertook all the processes and made sure I followed his precise instructions to the letter and had the funds deposited in a security consultancy firm, the firm is a specialist private firm that accepts deposits from high net worth individuals and blue chip corporations that handle valuable products or undertake transactions that need immediate access to cash. This small and highly private organization is familiar especially to the highly placed and well-connected organizations. In line with instructions, the money was deposited. He told me he wanted the money there in anticipation of his arrival from Norway later that week. This was the last communication we had, this transpired around 25th February 2002. In June last year, we got a call from the security firm informing us of the inactivity of that particular portfolio. This was an astounding position as far as I was concerned, given the fact that I managed the private banking sector I was the only one who knew about the deposit, and I could not understand why he had not come forward to claim his deposit. I made futile efforts to locate him I immediately passed the task of locating him to the internal investigations department of our bank. Four days later, information started to trickle in, that he was apparently dead.

A person who suited his description was declared dead of a heart attack in Cannes, South of France. We were soon enough able to identify the body and cause of death was confirmed. The bank immediately launched an investigation into possible surviving next of kin to alert about the situation and also to come forward to claim his estate. If you are familiar with private banking affairs, those who patronize our services usually prefer anonymity, but also some levels of detachment from conventional processes. In his bio-data form, he listed no next of kin. In the field of private banking, opening an account with us means no one will know of its existence, accounts are rarely held under a name; depositors use numbers and codes to make the accounts anonymous. This bank also gives the choice to depositors of having their mail sent to them or held at the bank itself, ensuring that there are no traces of the account and as I said, rarely do they nominate next of kin. Private banking clients apart from not nominating next of kin also usually in most cases leave wills in our care, in this case; he died in testate.

What I wish to relate to you will smack of unethical practice but I want you to understand something. It is only an outsider to the banking world who finds the internal politics of the banking world aberrational. The world of private banking especially is fraught with huge rewards for those who occupy certain offices and oversee certain portfolios. You should have begun by now to put together the general direction of what I propose. There is US$ 8,370,000.00 deposited, I alone have the deposit details and they will release the deposit to no one unless I instruct them to do so. I alone know of the existence of this deposit for as far as the finance firm, the transaction with our deceased customer concluded when I sent the funds to the firm, all outstanding interactions in relation to the file are just customer services and due process. The finance firm has no single idea of what's the history or nature of the deposit. They are simply awaiting instructions to release the deposit to any party that comes forward. This is the situation. This bank has spent great amounts of money trying to track this man's family; they have investigated for months and have found no family. The investigation has come to an end. My proposal; you share similar details to the late fellow; I am prepared to place you in a position to instruct the finance firm to release the deposit to you as the closest surviving relation. Upon receipt of the deposit, I am prepared to share the money with you in half and no more. That is: I will simply nominate you as the next of kin and have them release the deposit to you. We share the proceeds 50/50.

I would have gone ahead to ask the funds be released to me, but that would have drawn a straight line to me and my involvement in claiming the deposit. But on the other hand, you with a similar name as the original depositor would easily pass as the beneficiary with the rights to claim. I assure you that I could have the deposit released to you in a few days. I will simply inform our bank of the final closing of the file relating to the customer. I will then officially communicate with the finance company and instruct them to release the deposit to you. With these two things: all is done. The alternative would be for us to have the firm direct the funds to another bank with you as account holder. This way there will be no need for you to think of receiving the money from the firm. We can fine-tune this based on our interactions. I am aware of the consequences of this proposal. I ask that if you find no interest in this project that you should discard this mail. I ask that you do not be vindictive or destructive. If my offer is of no appeal to you, delete this message and forget I ever contacted you.

Do not destroy my career because you do not approve of my proposal. You may not know this but people like myself who have made tidy sums out of comparable situations run the whole private banking sector. I am not a criminal and what I do; I do not find against good conscience, this may be hard for you to understand, but the dynamics of my industry dictates that I make this move. Such opportunities only come ones' way once in a lifetime. I cannot let this chance pass me by I hope you understand because for once I found myself in total control and face to face with my destiny. These chances won't pass me by. I ask that you do not destroy my chance, if you will not work with me let me know and let me move on with my life but do not destroy me. I am a family man and this is an opportunity to provide them with new opportunities. There is a reward for this project and it is a task well worth undertaking. I have evaluated the risks and the only risk I have here is from you refusing to work with me and alerting my bank. I am the only one who knows of this situation, good fortune has blessed you with a name that has planted you into the center of relevance in my life. Let's share the blessing.

If you find yourself able to work with me, contact me through this email account wangqin562@yahoo.com.hk. If you give me positive signals, I will initiate this process towards a conclusion. I wish to inform you that should you contact me via official channels; I will deny knowing you and about this project. I repeat, I do not want you contacting me through my official phone lines nor do I want you contacting me through my official email account. Contact me only through this email address. I do not want any direct link between you and me. My official lines are not secure lines as they are periodically monitored to assess our level of customer care in line with our Total Quality Management Policy.

Please observe this instruction religiously. Please, again, note I am a family man; I happily married with two kids. I send you this mail not without a measure of fear as to what the consequences might be, but I know within me that nothing ventured is nothing gained and that success and riches never come easy or on a platter of gold. This is the one truth I have learned from my private banking clients. Do not betray my confidence. If we can be of one accord, we should plan a meeting, soon.

I await your response.

Sincerely,

Qin Wang
I have won the Coca Cola and BAT lottery draw...again!

Did I not win this only last week?

How lucky can a fellow be in such a short period of time?

THE COCA COLA COMPANY OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION


We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual final draws held by Coca-Cola in conjunction with the British American Tobacco Worldwide Promotion.

Your email was among the 20 Lucky winners who won £250,000.00{Two hundred and fifty thousand Great Britain Pounds} each in the THE COCA\COLA COMPANY 2007 PROMO.

However the results were released and your email was attached to ticket number (7PWYZ2007) and ballot number (BT:12052007/20) The online draws was conducted by a random selection of email addresses from an exclusive list of 29,031,643 E-mail addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet.

However, no tickets were sold but all email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy.

The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection machine (TOPAZ) .

This Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also licensed by the The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).This lottery is the 3rd of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public.
To begin the claim processing of your prize you are to contact the fiduciary agent as stated below:

Mr CHARLYHAM BERMAN
22 Garden Close, Stamford,
Lincs,PE9 2YP,
London,
United Kingdom
Email:cocacolaconsult@yahoo.co.uk

Do call our customer care/cocacola online promotions desk for inquiries on how to claim your price.

Below are their contact telephone numbers:

+447011139638
+447011146970

Due to possible mix up of some numbers and email contacts, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by some participants of this program.

*Staff of Coca-Cola and the British American Tobacco Company are not to partake in this PROMOTION.

Accept our hearty congratulations once again!

Yours Faithfully,
Management.

Friday, June 01, 2007

Now the scammers would have me believe that Coca Cola, coupled with British American Tobacco of all people, are running lotteries!

How stupid do these people think I am?

THE COCA COLA COMPANY
PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD
DEPT:COCA COLA AVENUE
STAMFORD BRIDGE LONDON
SW1V 3DW UNITED KINGDOM.

THE COCA COLA COMPANY OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just
concluded,finaldraws held on(26th of May,2007)
by Coca-Cola in conjunction with the British American Tobacco Worldwide
Promotion.
Your email was among the 20 Lucky winners who won £1,000,000.00{One
Million Great Britain Pounds}each in the THE COCA\COLA COMPANY 2007 PROMO.
it was released today 1st of June ,2007 and your email was attached to ticket number
(7PWYZ2007)and ballot number(BT:12052007/20)
The online draws was conducted by a random selection of email
addressesfrom an exclusive listof 19,081,643 E-mail addresses of
individuals and corporate bodiespicked by an advanced automated
random computer search from the internet by the board of director.

*Contact your Online Co-ordinator for claims.
Mr Williams Carpenter
22 Garden Close,
Stamford, Lincs,PE9 2YP
London United Kingdom.
E-mail:claim_agents_11@yahoo.co.uk

To proceed with your claims, you would be required to fill the
Verification Form below completely and return back to us immediately.

THIS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE BENEFICIARY OF THE STATED FUND, FOR
VERIFICATION BEFORE TRANSFER.

FULL NAME:
NATIONALITY:
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
DATE OF BIRTH:
SEX:
TEL:NUMBER:
FAX NUMBER:
EMAIL ADDRESS:
TICKET NUMBER:
BALLOT NUMBER:
OCCUPATION:
MARITAL STATUS:
You must be 16 or over to play or claim a prize

MODE OF PAYMENT:
1: Have our affiliate Courier Service Deliver your Cheque to
you..............
2: Online Transfer of your funds( Open an account in
UK)....................

Yours Faithfully,
Management.