This scumbag has written to me twice in the last 48 hours.

He claims to work for a UK bank, and asks me to commit fraud.

Needless to say, even if the money that he claims to exists really did exist (and of course it doesn't), I have no intention of participating in his "zero risk" scheme.

Dear Friend,

Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal
ethics. I will introduce myself as Mr John.O.West,a staff in the accounts
management section of a well-known bank here in the United Kingdom. One of
our accounts with holding balance of £15,000,000(Fifteen Million British
Pounds) has been dormant and has not been operated for the past 5 years.

From my investigations and confirmations, the owner of this account a
foreigner by name Austin Martins died in August 2000 and since then nobody
has done anything as regards the claiming of this money because he has no
family members who are aware of the existence of neither the account nor the
funds. Also Information from the National Immigration states that he was
also single on entry into the UK.


I have secretly discussed this matter with some of the bank officials and we
have agreed to find a reliable foreign partner to deal with. We thus propose
to do business with you, standing in as the next of kin of these funds from
the deceased and funds released to you after due processes have been
followed. This transaction is totally free of risk and troubles as the fund
is legitimate and does not originate from drug, money laundry, terrorism or
any other illegal act. On your interest, let me hear from you.

Regards,
JOHN.O.WEST

I am sure that I "won" this "lottery" only a few days ago.

Anyhoo, the fact remains it is a fake.

If you "win" this one throw it away.

STAATSLOTERIJ.NL
No 21 EGGER-STRAAT
28089 AMSTERDAM/NETHERLANDS

FROM: THE PROMOTION DIRECTOR
RESULTS FOR THE SECOND CATEGORY DREW
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS DEPT.
REF: YPL/4249859609/WX1
BATCH: GLV/91663/AK


ATTENTION:


STAATS LOTERIJ AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION:


We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the long awaited results of the STAATS LOTERIJ INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM held on the 19th October 2005.

You were entered as dependent clients with: Reference Number:7334NFJF/UDDFMF/NDDD, and Batch number DFFF346/56TR/765GHG.

Your email address attached to the ticket number: 445555377 that drew the lucky winning number, which consequently won the sweeptake in the second category, in four parts.

You have been approved for a payment of 1,000,000.00Euro (ONE MILLION EURO)in cash credited to file reference number:43QFFSS/GDFD7565/66HGMH.

This is from a total cash prize of ten milliom euro shared among the Ten International Winners in Categories B.

Congratulations!!!!!

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 90,000 (Sixty thousand) names of email users around the world, as part of our international promotion program.

Due to mixed up of some names and addresses, we ask that you keep this award personal, till your claims has been processed and your funds remitted to you.

This is part of our security measures to avoid double
claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of the situation by other participants or impersonators.

To begin your claim,do file for the release of your winning by contacting your/our accredited agent in our security department:

MR.DUFFMAN SMITH.
Foreign Transfer Manager.STAATSLOTERIJ.NL,

TEL:+.
FAX +.
FAX +.
Email::


They are your agent, and responsible for the processing and transfer of your winnings to you.

YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS 345DF/E5A*X903(keep personal)Remember, your winning must be claimed not later than(08-11-05).

failure to claim your winning/ fund will be added to next 17,000.000 euro international lottery program.

Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

NOTE: All winnings must be notarized to complete the claim process; winners will be referred to a Foreign Transfer Manager,to have their winnings notarized.

Winners are to cover the legal charges not
STAATSLOTERIJ.NL,


Once again, Congratulations.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs.Marcy Van Daab.

Co-ordinator International.

I have "won" yet another lottery.

Needless to say this is just a fake, sent by a scammer.

The idea being that those who are daft enough to respond, will then be tricked into parting with a "processing fee".

Once this money has been conned out of the hapless victim, the scammer disappears never to be heard of again.

If you receive one of these, throw it away.

It is worthless!

FROM:THE DIRECTOR
LOTTO INTERNATIONAL NL.
REF:EL3/9318/04
BATCH:8/163/EL.
Attn:Dear Sir/Madam

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the
Lottery Winners International programs held on the
24/10/2005. Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number :EL-23133 with serial number: EL-123542,batch
number: EL-35,lottery ref number: EL-9318 and drew
lucky numbers 7-1-8-36-4-22 which consequently won in
the 1st category, you have therefore been approved for
a lump sum pay out of US$1,500,000.00 (One Million,
Five Hundred Thousand United States dollars)

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that
you keep your winning information confidential until
your claims has been processed and your money Remitted
to you. 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
40,000 company and 20,000,000 individual email
addresses and names from all over the world.
This promotional program takes place every year. This
lottery was promoted and sponsored by a group of
successful electronic dealers.we hope with part of
your winning,you will take part in our next year US$20
million international lottery. To file for your claim,
please contact our paying officer.

Mr Terry Edward (Lottery Director)
Netherlands Lottery Company
107 Vanderloop
1902AB ,Amsterdam,
The Netherlands
TEL:
FAX; +
Email:

Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than
1st of November, 2005.After this date all unclaimed
funds will be included in the next stake.
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications please remember to quote your reference
number and batch numbers in all correspondence.
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.
Note:
Anybody under the age of 16 is automatically
disqualified.

yours Sincerely,
Mrs.Innes Seedorff,
For Management.

Another pathetic attempt to con me out of money landed in my mail box today.

Needless to say it has been consigned to the dustbin.

I do wish that these guys would learn to spell!

I AM MR.PAUL CHEMBERLIN, WORKING WITH DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN OPERATIONS, FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE,DAKAR,SENEGAL.I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH AN ASSOCIATE WHO WORKS WITH THE SENEGALAISE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE (FOREIGN TRADE DIVISION).THIS TRANSACTION REQUIRES MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING,TRANSPARENCY AND ABSOLUTE TRUST.ONE MR. PAKIR KUBANI FROM INDIA EXECUTED A CONTRACT WITH THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF AVIATION HERE IN SENEGAL. THE CONTRACT WORTH IS TWENTY MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$20,500,000.00), BUT DURING THE PROCESS OF TRANSFERRING THE MONEY TO HIM, HE DIED IN
AN EARTHQUAKE DISASTER THAT OCCURED IN INDIA.

MEANWHILE THIS FUND IS PRESENTLY SITTING IN A FERERATION ACCOUNT WITH THE BANK OF AFRICA,DAKAR,SENEGAL. NOBODY KNOWS WHAT IS GOING ON EXCEPT TWOOF MY COLLEAGUES AND I. THIS IS THE INFORMATION OF THE CONTRACT EXECUTED BY MR. PAKIR KUBANI:CONTRACT NUMBER: FMA/SLE/BIR/99CONTRACT SUM:US$20,500,000.00. YOU WILL STAND AS THE PARTNER TO MR.PAKIR KUBANI AS THE SOLE BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUND.

I WILL SEND TO YOU ALL THE RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED IN THIS TRANSACTION IMMEDIATELY YOU ACCEPT TO CO-OPERATE WITH ME FOR YOUR VERIFICATION AND CONFIRMATION BEFORE WE PROCEED. THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE AND NEEDS UTMOST SINCERERITY FROM ALL THE PARTIES INVOLVED. I WILL BE GOING FOR MY RETIREMENT VERY SOON, SO I NEED THIS MONEY TO TAKE CARE OF MY FAMILY IN FUTURE

I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE

REGARDS.
MR.PAUL CHEMBERLIN,

PHISH WARNING

I am afraid that there is yet another phish going around the internet.

This one claims to come from the Bank of the West.

They want me to click on a link, and disclose my passcodes.

Needless to say it is a scam:

1 I am not a customer of this bank

2 No reputable company will ever ask you to reveal your passcodes

If you receive one of these, do not respond to it or click on the link.

Bank Of The West Customer,

For your security, the profile that you are using to access Bank Of The West
Online Banking has been locked because of too many failed login attempts.
You can unlock this profile online by selecting an option below:

Unlock your Bank of the West profile :

www.bankofthewest.com

We regret any inconvenience this may cause you.

Sincerely,
Bank of The West Account Review Department.

We are requesting this information to verify and protect your identity. This is in order
to prevent the use of the U.S. banking system in terrorist and other illegal activity.

Need help? Use "Site Helper" or call customer service at 1.800- Bank Of The West.

Please do not "Reply" to this Alert.

© 2005 Bank Of The West, N.A. All rights reserved.

PHISH WARNING

Yet another phish is doing the rounds at the moment.

This one purports to be from E-gold.

They advise me that there has been a security issue with my account, and ask me to click on a link to verify my details.

I have two observations:

1 I do not have an account with E Gold

2 No reputable company will ever ask you to click through on a link to verify passcodes etc.

It is a phish designed to trick you into revealing your passcodes.

E-gold is committed to maintaining a safe environment for its community. To protect the security of your account, E-gold employs some of the most advanced security systems in the world and our anti-fraud teams regularly screen the E-Gold system for unusual activity.

We are contacting you to inform you that our Account Review Team identified some unusual activity in your account. In accordance with E-Gold's User Agreement and to ensure that your account has not been compromised, your e-gold account has been frozen. Your account access will remain limited until this issue has been resolved.

From the User Agreement, Section 9, we may immediately issue a warning, temporarily suspend, indefinitely suspend or terminate your membership and refuse to provide our services to you if we believe that your actions may cause financial loss or legal liability for you, our users or us. We may also take these actions if we are unable to verify or authenticate any information you provide to us.

Due to the suspension of this account, please be advised you are prohibited from using E-gold in any way. This includes the registering of a new account. Please note that this suspension does not relieve you of your agreed-upon obligation to pay any fees you may owe to E-gold.

To resolve this problem please login to your egold account click here.



Regards, Safeharbor Department E-gold, Inc
The E-gold team.

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1-402-935-2050 toll-free in U.S. & Canada 1-614-921-2450 international callers We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and apriciate your assistance in helping us maintain the integrity of the entire e-gold system.

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This scammer wants me to help him commit fraud, to the tune of $30M.

I have a number of problems with his request:

1 I am not a criminal, therefore I have no intention of committing fraud

2 He is a criminal, therefore he should be avoided like the plague

3 The $30M does not exist

4 The word "modalities" is used, beloved by scammers around the world.

In short this email is a pile of shit.

I am interested in your partnership in a business transaction. This business
proposal I wish to intimate you of will be of mutual benefit to the both of
us and it?s success is entirely based on mutual trust, cooperation and a
high level of confidentiality.

I am representing the board of the contract award and monitoring committe of
the Zambian Ministry of Mining and Resources. I am seeking your assistance
to enable me transfer the sum of US$30,500,000.00 (Thirty Million, Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) into your private/company account.

The fund came up as a result of a contract awarded and executed for and on
behalf of my Ministry. The contract was supposed to be awarded to two
foreign contractors to the tune of US$180,000,000.00 (One hundred and Eighty
Million United States Dollars). But in the course of negotiation, the
contract was awarded to a Bulgarian contractor at the cost of
US$149,500,000.00 (One hundred and Forty-nine Million, Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) to our advantage unknown to the contractor. This
contract has been satisfactorily executed and inspected as the Bulgarian
firm is presently securing payment from my Ministry, where our Board is
in-charge of all foreign contract payment approval.

As a civil servant still in active government service, I am forbidden by law
to operate an account outside the shores of Zambia. Hence this message to
you seeking your assistance so as to enable me present your private/company
account details as a beneficiary of contractual claims alongside that of the
Bulgarian contractor, to enable me transfer the difference of
US$30,500,000.00 (Thirty Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) into your provided account.

On actualisation, the fund will be disbursed as stated below.

1. 20% of the fund will be for you as beneficiary

2. 80% of the fund will be for Us.

All logistics are in place and all modalities worked out for a smooth
actualisation of the transaction within the next few working days of
commencement. For further details as to the workability of this transaction,
please reach me as soon as possible for further clarification. via my
email address; on receipt of this mail
Thank you and God bless as I await your urgent response.

Yours Sincerely,

Another fake lottery scam is doing the rounds at the moment. This one originates, so they claim, from Thailand.

The writer claims to be called Kin Ong (I suspect he drew inspiration from the film King Kong, for that name)

Whatever!

The same rules apply, if you receive one of these, throw it away; it is worthless.

DATE: 21ST OF OCTOBER 2005.

FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.

ASIAN PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS ORGANIZATION PRIZE/AWARD BANGKOK THAILAND.

BATCH: EGS/ 22504002/03: REFERENCE: 15/0018/IPD

ATTENTION: CONGRATULATIONS!

RE: PRIZE/AWARD NOTIFICATION.

This is to inform you of the release of ASIAN PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS ORGANIZATION PRIZE DRAW, held on the 5th of April 2004, but owing to some mix up of numbers and addresses and the holidays, the results were released on the 21st of December 2004.

Your name was attached to ticket number 085-12876077-09 with serial number 51390-0 that drew the lucky numbers of 03-05-12-14-28-38, which consequently won the lottery in the 5th category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of 5.000,000.00. (FIVE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS ONLY), in cash credited to file with REF: N.EGS/3662367114/13. This is from a total cash prize of 70,020.225.00, shared among the twenty-five international winners in this category.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Your fund is now deposited with our Bank/Security Company Bangkok Thailand and insured in your name. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed, and the money remitted to your account, as this is part of our security protocol, to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking of advantage of this program by participants, as has happened in the past.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names, email addresses & official addresses, from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North and South America, Middle East and Africa, as part of our International Promotions Program.

We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the subsequent programs. To begin your lottery claims, please contact our Co-ordinator as follows,

NAME: Robert Wood
TEL: (
EMAIL:

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 30th of December 2005. Any claim not made by this date will be returned to HER MAJESTYS DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. And also be informed that 10% of your lottery winning belongs to (THE PROMOTIONS COMPANY). Because they are the company that bought your ticket and played the lottery in your name.

Note also that this 10% will be remitted after you have received your winnings prize, because the money is insured in your name already.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all correspondences with us, Furthermore, should there be any change of address, please do inform our Co-ordinator as soon possible.

An original copy of your lucky winning ticket and your deposit certificate will be sent to you by Administrative Remittance Operation Manager of Siam City Bank Bangkok Thailand.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Once again from all members of our staff and thank you for being a part of our International Promotions program.

We wish you continued good fortunes.

Sincerely,

Kin Ong.
Vice President
Asian Pacific Promotion Bangkok Thailand.

This is yet another lottery win that I have received by email.

Needless to say it is a fake.

The scammer wants me to send in my details, and then will attempt to extract a "processing fee" in advance of paying me my winnings.

Needless to say, were I stupid enough to pay this fee, I would never hear from them again.

If you receive one of these, throw it away; it is worthless.

EXECSÂ Â VENTURES BV

GERNOSTRAATÂ 522B, 2746 TG,ROTTERDAM-NETHERLANDS

WINNING NOTIFICATION

REF NO; EV6162688-29

To the e-mail bearer,

Sequel to the annual lottery draw of the above named establishment in europe,conducted on the 20th of October ,2005.I am glad to notify you that your e-mail address attached to ticket No ;627462128TW won in the third category a lump-sum of Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars(USD250,000;00).

Congratulations and be advised to keep confidential till your prize is processed to avoid multiple applications/filings.All participants were selected randomly by a computer software ballot device.

This promotion is sponsored by a group of corporate establishments and accredited charitable organisations in Europe.

Be informed that a minimum of 10% of your prize must be donated to a remarkable charity organisation in your locality on receipt of your prize.To file for your claim and other enquiries,please contact your fiducial agent;

Mrs elena van Gogh,Execs Consultant 11(e-mail;()

Congratulations once more,

Sincerely yours'

Olivia Olys

NB;Kindly state your Ref No and Ticket No when filing for your claim.

Thanks

PHISH WARNING

Yet another fake PayPal email is being sent out by the scammers.

This one again invites you to click on the link, and verify your account details.

It is a phish, designed to trick you into revealing your passcodes.

Do not fall for it!

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PHISH WARNING

There is yet another fake Paypal email doing the rounds at the moment.

It is a phish, asking you to click through on a link and reveal your passcodes.

Do not fall for it.

No genuine company will ever email or phone you asking you to reveal your passcodes.

You have added newaddress06@aol.com as a new email address for your
PayPal account.

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your account, please contact PayPal customer service at:




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25% of $30M, sounds too good to be true doesn't it?

That's because it is too good to be true!

If you get one of these, bin it.

It is a con.

Dear Sir,



Permit me to inform you of going into a business transaction with you. I am the Son of late chief fedrick Dikko from Liberia. my late father was into exportations of diamonds,iron ore,rubber, timber,and coffee before he was killed by rebels on july 2005.



Before the death of my Father he deposited the sum of USD 30.5million dollars in a suspense account in a bank in Abidjan.



I am asking for your assistnace as a foriegn partner to provide an account in your country or overseas where this funds will be transfered to for investment.



As soon as the funds gets to your account you will receive %25 of the total sum of USD30.5 and %5 of the total sum for your expenses during the transfer.



If you can assist me in this offer inform me so that we can procede.


Every documents about this transaction is legal.



God bless you.
JOHNBOSCO DIKKO.