Stupid Punts!

Francis Omoto wrote to me yesterday, he claims to be in the Kenyan Ministry of Finance.

The letter starts rather oddly, even by scammer standards. He says that he was going to have a meeting with me, even though he does not know me or where I live!, but decided to use email instead.

He then says that he doesn't want to influence my decision, clearly by sending me an email he does.

Then Omoto says that he got my address from a friend of mine (yeah right!), who happily gave it to him; even though he doesn't know what business deal is being offered.

Now if by this stage you are still not convinced that this letter is a load of "bollocks", then there is something clearly wrong with you.

The rest of the letter is the usual tosh about having $18M, which arose out of commission charges made to investors, our "boy" now wants to get the money out of the country; and will pay me $3M to help him.

Oh, I must keep this secret; damn....looks like he won't be able to do business with me after all!

Bottom line, as usual, it is a con; no money exists, and anyone stupid enough to fall for this will lose their shirt.

I had intended to hold a personal meeting with you to discuss the
issues contained in this letter but decided to send your this personal
letter instead, so as not to influence your decision to participate in the
project. However to ensure that you receive this letter timely and
confidentially, I have suggested the use of your email address so that uou
can get it,read its content and make up your mind if you can assist me
or not.

A close associate of yours recommended you to us, even though he does
not know the exact nature of the business that we intend to do with you
except that it involves millions of dollars and that we require a
partner with unwavering reliability and trust. This is the most vital reason
for our decision to invite you to partake in this project.

The project: I am Francis Yekoyada Omoto Jnr, a former Permanent
Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, during the presidency of Daniel Arap
Moi and currently a Director in the Energy Ministry here in Kenya. In
the course of our duties, my colleagues and I were privileged to
influence contract decisions and operate consultancy firms to receive
consultation fees and commissions from contractors as well as multi-national
companies that operated in my country. These commissions in monetary terms
totaled $18,620,000 US (Eighteen million, six hundred and twenty
thousand united states dollars) and are currently held under an escrow
account with the national bank as claims due for an executed contract. We now
desire to move these funds to your country and invest it until our
retirement in the near future. However to ensure minimal attention and tax
implication, I will require your assistance in the transfer of these
funds to your country. We are handicapped in the circumstances, as the
new reformed Civil Servic
e Code of Conduct does not allow us to open or maintain foreign
accounts hence your importance in the whole transaction.

Funds Origin: The funds $18.6 million dollars is total balance of the
commissions and consultancy fees which my colleagues and I charged and
accumulated on contracts executed by foreign contractors building
various multi-million dollars contracts over a 14 year period. While the is
nothing illegal about the funds, the change in political scene has made
necessary our desire to effect the transfer of the money to your
country before any new service reforms affects the funds mobility. We have
all required documentation, certificates and approval bonds that properly
documents the funds origin and receipts.

Your role The whole transfer process will transpire in a matter of
days and your role is to provide a transit account that will receive the
money as proceeds for an executed contract. This processing is
necessary to conform to international financial guidelines and money-laundering
laws as specified for both your country and mine. For your assistance,
we have agreed that you will receive the sum of $3.5 million dollars.
You will need to provide,

1. A company name (including a confidential telephone and fax number)
2. The bank account (where the contract money will be remitted)

Be rest-assured that there is absolutely no risk involved as the
contract certification and approval bonds have been issue by government and
the money is ready for onward transfer. Needless to say that some top
officials in the national bank and important ministries are my friends
and will also benefit.

Contact me. It is important that you inform me on of your decision
without delay at my confidential email address
as my telephone and fax numbers are unreliable but I will be taking
delivery soon of new confidential telephones numbers specially for this
project which I will make available to you. What is of utmost importance
is that you maintain absolute confidentiality and not inform anyone of
this project at any time. I am available to clarify any questions you
may have concerning the project.

I await your fullest cooperation.

Your Faithfully,

Francis Yekoyada Omoto Jnr.