Stupid Punts!

Stupid Punts!

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Examples of the "Nigerian scam" that flood my email box everyday.
Showing posts with label Bank of Africa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bank of Africa. Show all posts

Thursday, May 17, 2007

How "refreshing", an invitation to commit fraud!

How stupid do these people think I am?

As ever, the response is but two words; the second being "off".

From: MR AZIZ MAZENBills & Exchange ManagerBANK OF AFRICA(BOA)TEL+226 70 33 56 53BURKINA-FASO WEST AFRICA. I am contacting you in regards to a business transfer of a huge sum of money from a deceased account. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day. We decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction.PROPOSITION;We discovered an abandoned sum of $30M(Thirty Million United states Dollars) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers who died along with his entire family. Since his death, none of his next-of-kin or relations has come forward to lay claims to this money as the heir. We cannot release the fund from his account unless someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines. Upon this discovery, we now seek your permission to have you stand as a next of kin to the deceased as all documentations will be carefully worked out by us for the funds $30M(Thirty Million United states Dollars) to be released in your favour as the beneficiary's next of kin.It may interest you to note that we have secured from the probate an order of madamus to locate any of deceased beneficiaries. Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual business endeavour by furnishing me with the following; 1. Your Full Names and Address.2. Direct Telephone and Fax numbers. These requirements will enable us file a letter of claim to the appropriate departments for necessary approvals in your favour before the transfer can be made. We shall be compensating youwith 30% on final conclusion of this project, while the rest shall be for us. Your share stays with you while the rest shall be for us for investment purposes in your country.If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the trust we have bestowed in you, I await your urgent email. Regards,MR AZIZ MAZEN

Friday, April 27, 2007

The improbably named "Ali Zongo" (as fake names go this one is a tad more ludicrous than most) has written to me today, inviting me to help him commit fraud.

I have written back, inviting him to fark off!

FROM THE DESK OF ALI ZONGO.
BILL AND EXCHANGE ANAGER,
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK(ADB)
OUAGADOUGOU,BURKINA FASO.WEST AFRICA.

With Due Respect

I am the manager of bill and exchange at the foreign remittance department of african development bank (ADB). I crave your indulgence as i contact you in such a surprising manner. But I respectfully insist you read this letter carefully as I am optimistic it will open doors for unimaginable financial rewards for both of us.

In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of Ten Million,Five Hundred Thousand US dollars (US$10.5m) only , in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer who died along with his entire family in November 2002 in a plan 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 along with him at the plan crash leaving nobody behind for the claim.

It is therefore upon this discovery that I now decided to make this business proposal to you so that the money could be released to you as the next of kin or relation to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and i 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 unclaimed after five years, the money will be transferred into the Bank treasury as "unclaimed fund". The request for a 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 a foreign partner, in respect to the provision of a foreign account , 10% will be set aside for expenses incurred during the business and 60% would be for me.

There after I will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentages indicated. Therefore to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you as arranged, you must apply first to the bank as relation 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 wherein 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 immediately as soon as you receive this letter. Trusting to hear from you immediately.

Yours faithfully,
ali ZONGO,
Bill and exchange manager,
African Development bank ADB

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Konan "The Scamarian" writes to me about his dead parents, $16M and the fact that he wants me to help him invest this non existent money.

I always find it a little off putting, when sounding out potential "business opportunities", to learn that a person involved with the venture has been "poisoned to death" by his colleagues.

It rather taints the proposal, as far as I am concerned.

From Steve Konan
Medical student
Of The University
Abidjan Ivory Coast
West Africa

Dear,

I know that my message will come to you as a surprise since I don’t know you in person or met with you before, but I am of the believe that you would be obliged to come to my assistance after hearing about my situation.
I was, until recently, a Medical student of the University of Abidjan, Ivory Coast West Africa.

I am the only Son of late Mr Frederick Drogba Konan. My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant based in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory Coast. He was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outing to discuss on a business last year.

When my mother died on the October 1987, my father took me so special because I am motherless. Before the death of my father last year, in a private hospital here in Abidjan. He secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has a sum of US$ 16,500,000 left in account in a bank here in Abidjan, that he used my name for the next of kin in deposit of the fund. He also explained to me that it is because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates.

1)I am honourably seeking your assistance to provide a bank account where this money will be transferred to.

2)You will serve as the guardian of this funds since I am a Boy of 20 years.

3)You will make arrangement for me to come over to your country after the
money has been transferred to you.

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 please indicate your interest.

I am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/input after this successful transfer of this fund to your nominated account overseas.

Finally if you have any question as regards this transaction contact me so that I will send you documents of this fund. Note that the confidentiality of this transaction would be highly appreciated in replying soonest.

Thanks and best regards.

Steve Konan

Thursday, March 29, 2007

This scammer claims to be working for the UK National Lottery in tandem with some gold mining company in Burkina Faso.

At what stage in my life did I give the impression to these scumbags that I am a drooling, dribbling simpleton?

Needless to say it has been cosigned to the rubbish bin!

UNITED KINGDOM IN COLABRATION WITH GOLD MINING COMPANY.
LONDON MILLION INT & NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO,12th AVENUE KWAME NKRUMAH 01 BP .
WINNER- REF: LP/26510460037/03.
BATCH: 24/00319/IPE
http://www.WorldWideLotto.com


WINNING/AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION
It is our pleasure to inform you of the declaration and aof winners of the LONDON MILLION INT LOTTERY AWARD held on 10TH of Decembre 2006.Having picked your mail address by our electronic
web site visitors collectors in-recognition of your patronage to the Internet services.
In the final draw,your name was attached to ticket number 6325698-44596-222,
with serial number 410-32659,draw lucky numbers 4014-236985744-596 which consequently won in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of

$1,000,000.00 ONE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS), In cash accredited file No:LP/26510460037/03. This is from a Total Cash Prize of
($48,400,000,000.00 FOURTY EIGHT BILLION FOUR HUNDRED MILLION U.S DOLLARS) shared among the 22 International Countries in this category. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Africa, Australia, New Zealand, America,Europe,North America and Asia as part of International Promotions Program that is conducted annually to encourage the use of Internet and Internet based programs. We are delighted to express our heartfelt congratulations to you.
We hope that with a fraction of your wining money,you will be able to assist the less privilege in your society and also participate in our next year high stakes promotions of Euro 100 million International Lottery.
For your information on how you will start the Processing and remittance of your prize money to your designated account of your choice.

Please contact the claiming Manager stated below to receive your winning Money immediately:
NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS/PRIZE GIVING AWARD
12TH.AVENUE KWAME N'KRUMAH,
OUAGADOUGOU,BURKINA-FASO.
NAME: MR.Mohammed Salif.
Email:claiiming_manager_bfl226@dcemail.com


Remember,all prize money must be claimed not later than 10th Apr. 2007.

After this duration,all funds will be returned to the Ministry of Economic Affairs as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences with us or to our coordinate sponsor's bank. Should there be any change of your address, do inform the claiming
Manager to process your transaction as soon as possible.
!!!CONGRATULATION!!!
Congratulations from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification.

We wish you continued good fortunes.
Best Wishes.
The Management,
Lottery Organisation.

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

The "kelly Konan" scammer is up to his/her old tricks again, as this letter is repeatedly doing the rounds.

Sad to say, there are some people who fall for this.

Quite why that "kelly" does not use a capital letter for her first name, and the dupes who fall for this don't spot that obvious point, is beyond me.

From kelly Konan
Medical student
Of The University
Abidjan Ivory Coast
West Africa
Dear,

I know that my message will come to you as a surprise since I don?t know
you in person or met with you before, but I am of the believe that you
would be obliged to come to my assistance after hearing about my situation.
I was, until recently, a Medical student of the University of Abidjan,
Ivory Coast West Africa.

I am the only Son of late Mr Frederick Drogba Konan. My father was a very
wealthy cocoa merchant based in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory
Coast. He was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their
outing to discuss on a business last year.

When my mother died on the October 1987, my father took me so special
because I am motherless. Before the death of my father last year, in a
private hospital here in Abidjan. He secretly called me on his bed side and
told me that he has a sum of US$ 16,500,000 left in account in a bank here
in Abidjan, that he used my name for the next of kin in deposit of the fund.
He also explained to me that it is because of this wealth that he was
poisoned by his business associates.

1)I am honourably seeking your assistance to provide a bank account where
this money will be transferred to.

2)You will serve as the guardian of this funds since I am a Boy of 20 years.

3)You will make arrangement for me to come over to your country after the
money has been transferred to you.

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 please indicate your interest.

I am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation for your
effort/input after this successful transfer of this fund to your nominated
account overseas.

Finally if you have any question as regards this transaction contact me so
that I will send you documents of this fund. Note that the confidentiality
of this transaction would be highly appreciated in replying soonest.

Thanks and best regards.

kelly Konan

Friday, February 09, 2007

How stupid do these scumbags think I am?

OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
ASO- ROCK VILLA, ABUJA (F.C.T)

Attn: My Honorable Contractor,

I, The Senate President ,Federal Republic of Nigeria , Dr Ken Nnamani (GCFR) and the Governor of Central Bank Of Nigeria , Prof Charles Soludo in Conjunction with the EFCC Director , Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, held a meeting last week concerning contract payment , both foreign and local contractors and some inheritance funds.

On going through contractors file yesterday, we discovered that your file was dumped untreated, so at this juncture, we apologize for the delay of your contract payment and please stop communicating with any office now and attention to the appointed office below for you to receive your payment accordingly.

However,I wish to inform you now that your outstanding contract payment is ($18,500,00,Eighteen Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars U.S.A} United States dollars).
Now you’re new Payment Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632 Password No: 339331 , Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No : 103 , CBN Released Code No: 0763; Immediate Telex confirmation No: -1114433 ; Secret Code No: XXTN013, Having received these vital payment number , therefore You are qualified now to received and confirm Your payment with the Federal Government of Nigeria immediately within the next week.

Now you are directed to contact the Office of the Wire and telex Department Dr Edward Ralph immediately so that he will pay you and fax you the payment Copy Slip and also you should reconfirm your Banking Details, Secret Code No: which is ( XXTN013), this is to avoid mistake while transferring your overdue contract payment to you today .

Contact Person:
Name: Mr. Tony Elumelu, MD UBA Group.
Address: United Bank for Africa
UBA House, 57, Marina Lagos.
Tel:+ 234-80-304-265-08.
Email;tony_elumelu_uba@yahoo.co.uk

Contact him now and inform him that you received a message from the Senate President Federal Republic Of Nigeria, Instructing you to contact him for immediate release of your contract payment and forward your Details to his office to avoid transfer mistake
NOTE: We have mounted our security network to monitor every in-coming calls and emails, if we still find out that you are still dealing with all those fraudsters that have been frustrating you for years, I shall stop and cancel your payment immediately .

Best Regards
Dr Ken Nnamani (Senate President)

Tuesday, February 06, 2007

This scammer asks if I can be his partner.

The short answer is NO!

Maybe if:

1 He learnt to write English, and

2 He wasn't a crook, and

3 He wasn't asking me to commit fraud

Then the answer might be different.

CAN YOU BE MY PARTNER?

Greeting's

It is my pleasure to write to you and i am very sorry if this missive will be sounding embarrasing to you.

However is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour against your will, please even if you are not going to help me on this proposal, kindly let me know, meanwhile, i decided to contact you after going through you profile.

I am Dr. Hussein Ibraheem , and works with FIRST PRUDENT BANK COTE D'IVOIRE here in West Africa as the manager auditing and foreign bills. Here in this company existed a deposit for the past 6 years with A/C No:ECB2446983652 which belongs to late Dr Malik Mustafa an Arabian Nationality who worked with Shell Development Company here in West Africa, who died on September 11 in the United States Bomb Attack.

When I discovered that non of his relatives came for this deposit, I decided to carry out a system investigation and discovered that non of the family member nor relations of the late person is aware of this deposit.This is the story in a nutshell.

Now I want someone from overseas who will be presented to the company as the bonafide next of kin so that this fund will be transfered on his/her name, thereafter, I had planned to destroy all related documents for this deposit, It is a careful network and for the past eleven months I have worked out everything to ensure a hitch-free operation,The deposit is intact and stands at-(US$7.5M) Seven million five hundred thousand united states dollars.

what is needed now is a foreigner then i will forward you with related information to back-up this claim successfully.

Now my questions are:
1. Can you handle this project?
2. Can I give you this trust?
3. What will be your commission? If you can sponsor this transfer, as i have maped out 10% of the said fund for charity.

Please consider this and get back to me as soon as possible, Finally,it is our humble prayer that the information as contained herein be accorded the necessary attention, urgency as well as the secrecy it deserves.

To prove to you how authentic this great opportunity mean to both of us,I hereby assure you that if we do not have this fund lifted in 10 days time upon the day of application,then withdraw from this transaction.

Please for our subsiquent communication and contacts kindly send me the following when replying :
1,Your private mobile number.........
2,Contact address.........................
3,Your real names..........................
4,Fax number .............................
5,You shall also open an empty/blank Bank account which shall have no money on it to avoid conflict between the both of us , this is where this funds shall be transfered into.

I expect your urgent response if you know and believe you can handle this project, send me an email for confirmation at hussheem2007@yahoo.com

Yours Respectfully ,

Dr.Hussein Ibraheem

Tuesday, January 30, 2007

What a twat!

From Steve Konan
Medical student
Of The University
Abidjan Ivory Coast
West Africa

Dear,

I know that my message will come to you as a surprise since I don’t know you in person or met with you before, but I am of the believe that you would be obliged to come to my assistance after hearing about my situation.
I was, until recently, a Medical student of the University of Abidjan, Ivory Coast West Africa.

I am the only Son of late Mr Frederick Drogba Konan. My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant based in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory Coast. He was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outing to discuss on a business last year.

When my mother died on the October 1987, my father took me so special because I am motherless. Before the death of my father last year, in a private hospital here in Abidjan. He secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has a sum of US$ 16,500,000 left in account in a bank here in Abidjan, that he used my name for the next of kin in deposit of the fund. He also explained to me that it is because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates.

1)I am honourably seeking your assistance to provide a bank account where this money will be transferred to.

2)You will serve as the guardian of this funds since I am a Boy of 20 years.

3)You will make arrangement for me to come over to your country after the
money has been transferred to you.

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 please indicate your interest.

I am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/input after this successful transfer of this fund to your nominated account overseas.

Finally if you have any question as regards this transaction contact me so that I will send you documents of this fund. Note that the confidentiality of this transaction would be highly appreciated in replying soonest.

Thanks and best regards.

Steve Konan

Monday, January 22, 2007

This scammer claims to be Director of Audit and Account...I think he means Accounting!

However, English and grammar is not really the scammers' hallmark.

Anyway, this guy despite claiming to be in a very responsible position wants me to help him commit fraud. He then goes on to ask me to confirm that I will never cheat him.

Given that he is asking me to steal, and by definition confirm that I am dishonest, what good would my assurance be?

From The Office of Mr karem Ahmed
Director Audit and Account dept.
African development bank (ADB)
West Africa.
Tel+226 78 84 78 89


Transfer of ($ 25,200.000.00) twenty five million, two hundred thousand dollars I am mr Ibrahim Rashid, the auditor general of african development bank here in burkina faso.

During the course of our auditing; i discovered afloating fund in an account opened in the bank by mr john korovo, after going through some old files in the records I discovered that the owner ofthe
account died in the (Beirut-bound charter jet) plane crash on the 25th december 2003 in cotonou (republic of Benin).
Here is the(website=http://www.cnn.com/2003/world/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html).

And since then nobody has operated on this account again,the owner of this account is mr john korovo a foreigner, and a traderwho trade on gold and mining and he died, since 2003 and no other personknows about this account or any thing concerning it, the account has no other
beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that mr johnkorovo die along with his entire family.

The amount involved is ($ 25.2 m) twenty-five million, two hundred thousand united states dollars only , i am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money can not be approved to a local person here, with valid international foreign passport, but can only be approved to any
foreigner with valid international passport or drivers license and foreign account because the money is in us dollars and the former owner of the account, mr john korovo is a foreigner too, and the money can only be approved into a foreign account.

I need your strong assurance that you will never, never cheat me as soon as this fund hit into your account. with my influence and the position of the bank official we can transfer this money to any foreigner's reliable account which you can provide with assurance that this money will be intact
pending our physical arrival in your country for sharing. the bank official will prove all documents of transaction immediately for you to receive this fund leaving no trace to any place and to build confidence.

i will apply for annual leave to get visa immediately i hear from you that you are ready receive this fund in your account .at the conclusion of this business, you will be given 30% of the total amount, 60% will be for me,while 10% will be for expenses both parties might have incurred during
the process of transferring.

please if you are interested forward to me your;

(1) full name:

(2) sex:

(3) company: if any

(4) full contact address:

(5) phone:

(6) cell:

(7) fax

(8) city:

(9) state:

(10) zip code

(11) country:

(12) occupation:

(13) age

(14) yours truly



Best Regard.
Mr karem Ahmed

Monday, January 15, 2007

This scamming scumbag would have me believe that he is an honest man, he notes that I may have trouble believing this given the "amount of fraudulent activities now in place".

Quite!

Unfortunately, he then goes on to blot his copy book; by asking me to help him commit fraud, and steal a non existent $9M from the non existent account of a non existent dead man.

This is of course 100% risk free!

FROM THE DESK OF MR.USMAN DIEBU
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION OF
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA).
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO.
TEL: 00226 764-28-973
Dear Friend,
I am MR USMAN DIEBU the director in charge of auditing and accounting section of Bank of Africa (BOA) Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso West-Africa with due respect and regard. 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. This message may come to you as a surprise and I know it will be very difficult for you to believe due to the rate of fraudulent activities now in place, but this is quite different if you can grant me the chance to prove it.

During our investigation and auditing in this bank, my department came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person Mr.Andreas Schranner who died on Monday 31 july, 2000 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 $9.8.M (Nine million eight hundred United States dollars). As it may interest you to know, I got your impressive information through yahoo search here in Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso after fasting and praying on a reliable partner who could assist me wholeheartedly with out betraying me.

Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the bona fide next of kin to the deceased, to get the required approval and transfer this money to a foreign account has been put in place and directives and needed information will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist us 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 the both of us take care of expenses that may arise during the time of transfer and also telephone bills, while 60% will be for me. Please, you have been advised 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 information will be sent to you when I hear from you. I look forward to receive your hansom reply or you call me on my private phone number, TEL: 00226 764-28-973

Yours faithfully,
MR. USMAN DIEBU

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.
.........................................................................................

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.

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, September 15, 2006

This scammer wants me to believe that this email comes from Microsoft, and that I have just won $1M on the Microsoft Lottery.

Fact is there is no Microsoft Lottery.

The sadder fact is that some naive dupes fall for these con tricks.

YOUR EMAIL ID HAS WON $1.000,000.00 USD CONGRATULATIONS!!!.

MICROSOFT EMAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
FROM:INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION / PRIZE AWARD.
PROMOTING INTERNET USAGE OVER THE GLOBE
(MICROSOFT ENCOURAGE GLOBALIZATION)

FROM: THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
Microsoft B.V. Boeing Avenue 44 9459 PE Schiphol-Rijk.

RESULTS FOR CATEGORY "A" DRAWS

Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice,
the results of the First Category draws of MICROSOFT
LOTTERY INT. We are happy to inform you that you have
emerged a winner under the First Category in our yearly promotional draws. The draws are being officially announced today 13th of September 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 50941465206-529, with serial number 337-454 drew the lucky numbers 3-4-17-28-35-44 and consequently won in the First Category. You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of $1,000,000.00 (One Million United State dollars), which is the winning payout for Category A winners. This is from the total prize money from 2,000,000 shared among the 2 winners in this category.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Your fund is now deposited with the paying Bank.
In your best interest to aviod mix up of numbers and
names of any kind, We request that you keep the
entire details of your award strictly confidential from public notice until the process of transferring your won money prize has been completed, and your funds remitted into your bank account.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by Participants / Nonparticipants of this program.
Please contact your claims agent immediately for due
processing and remittance of your prize money to a
designated account of your choice:
To file for your claim,please contact the fiduciary agent.
**********************************************
Dr.Hendrik Van Bos , Mrs Cheryl Klein Huis
NETPOINT CLAIM MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
(Claims undewriter, Claims assessor,Claims adjustor,claim negotiator)
TEL/ 0031-619-253-449.
Email:netpointagents@netscape.net
***********************************************

You are advised to contact the agents by email.
Failure to do so may warrant disqualification.
NOTE: For easy reference and identification,Do remember to quote your reference and Batch numbers as below in all your correspondence with your claims agent.

REFERENCE NUMBER: LSLUK/2031/8161/06.
BATCH NUMBER: 16/066/IPD.

Congratulations once again from all our staff and
thank you for being part of our promotions program.

Sincerely Yours,

Iries Van Guus
Lottery Coordinator.

Tuesday, August 08, 2006

Yet another scam email from someone claiming to have a small fortune hidden away.

Given the large sums of money that these scammers claim to have access to, it is a wonder that the economy of Africa is not in better shape.

From Koffi Juliet,
Country: Ivory Coast,
Located in West Africa.
Email: (koffi_juliet7000@yahoo.co.in)

Dear

I got your contact informations through this site. And i decided to contact you, hoping that by almighty God grace, you will successfully assit me out from my situation after my seven days of prayer and fasting over seeking for an overseas guardance. I am Koffi Juliet (22 years old ).The only daughter of late Chief Joseph Koffi, who was a famous and wealthy cocoa merchant based in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory coast.My father was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip .

My mother died when I was a baby and since then, my father took me so special. Before he was poison to death. Before he died, he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of Ten million,five hundred thousand United State Dollars. ($10,500,000.00) deposited in fixed / suspense account in one of the prime bank here in Abidjan ,that he used my name as his only daughter for the next of Kin.
He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates. That I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where i will transfer this fund for the purpose of investment.

Please, i am seeking for your urgent attention to help me transfer the fund into your account for the purpose of investment in real estate management and stock market. I am willing to offer you 20% out of this my total fund as your commission for your urgent assistance to me. Furthermore, you indicate your options towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within fourteen (14) days you signify interest to assist me.Please kindly reply me on this my private Email:( koffi_juliet7000@yahoo.co.in). For confidential reason. Anticipating to hear from you soon.

Yours Faithfully,
Koffi Juliet.

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

An email arrives in my inbox today from a lady claiming to have $12M.

The fact that she comes from Africa and mentions Charles Taylor, God and writes badly all add to my general sense of suspicion.

Needless to say, this email is a load of bollocks and should be disposed of immediately.

REPLY BACK TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL BELOW
From :Angela morgan
E-mail:( angela_m003@yahoo.co.uk )

Dear One,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you, I got your mail through my carefull search for a trust worthy in the net, I prayed over it and selected your name among other (3) names I got, also due to it's esteeming nature and recomendations giiven to me as a reputable and trust worthy person I can do business with and by the recomendation I must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere business. I am angela morgan the only surviving doughter of late Mr and Mrs green morgan from Liberia who was killed by the former war Lord Mr Charles Taylor. My late father was accused of having hand in sponsorship of the troup that tried to overthrow the his government during his time as the president of Liberia He was arrested and beaten to a comma and was later thrown into prison where he was secretly murdered . My late mother was also mudered by the then government alongside my only sister leaving me, I survived this because I was in school outside my country Liberia.
But during my one of my visits to the prison where he was incacerated before his death , he disclosed to me about the deposit of Twelve Million United States Dollars ($12M) he made with one of the banks in Cote D' Ivoire, he told me that his lawyer has all the documents covering all the transactions he made and the documents covering the deposit,he also told me that the deposit was made with my name as the next of kin and the beneficiarry to the fund, he told me that why he made the deposit in Cote D'Ivoire was that Cote D' Ivoire was the only peacefull country in Africa where he find safe to hide his hard earned money. He also advise me to leave Liberia for Cote D' Ivoire where they Government will not find me there I will locate the bank where he deposited the money and seek for a foriegn trust worthy partner Oversea who will assist me in transfering the money and Invest it properly in a very profitable business.
I have now located the bank here in Cote D' Ivoire and confirm the existence of the money.Dear, I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:

(1) To Help me transfer this money into your account for Investment purpose in your Country
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund
(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit in your country.
Furthermore, you indicate your options towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within a couple of days you signify interest to assist me.
Anticipating to hear from you soon.
Thanks and God bless.
Best regards,
Angela morgan

Monday, July 17, 2006

Illiterate garbage, to be binned upon receipt!

From Fread Coulibaly
Avenue 16 Rue 13
Treichville Abidjan,
Ivory coast
PLEASE,
Permit me to inform you of my mind, Because I have make up my mind to
write to you this way. however is not mandatory nor will I in any manner
compel you to honour against your will. I am Dave Coulibaly, 22 years
old and the only son of my late parents Mr and
Mrs COULIBALY. My late father was a highly reputable business merchant
in a cocoa who operated in the capital of Ivory Coast during his days.

Unfortunately I loosed him mysteriously,He died in France during one
of his business trips abroad last year octomber 2005. though his sudden
death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an
uncle , who travelled with him at that time. But God
knows the truth.
My mother died when I was just 4 years old, and since then my late father
took me so special. Before his death on Octomber 9th/2005 he called
the secretary who
accompanied him in hospital and told him to call me,on my arrival to
the hospital my father told me that he deposited the sum of six million
US Dollars. (6 000,000 USD) left in suspense account in one of the
leading bank in Africa.
He further told me that he deposited the money in his name,and I as the
next of kin and finally issued a written instruction to his lawyer whom
he said is in possession of all the necessary legal document to all
his properties.
I am just 22 years old and a University undergraduate and really don’t
know what to do. Now I want an account overseas where I can transfer
this funds.
This is because I have suffered a lot of set back as a result of family
enemity and incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast.
Please, I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards.
Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.
Now permit me to ask these few question:
1.Can you honestly help me as your new family?
2.Can I completely trust you?
3.what percentage of the total amount in question
will be good for you after the money is in your account?
Please, Consider this and get back to me through my personal mailbox
at: fredcoulibaly2006@yahoo.fr
Urgent call in my Hotel room 225 0560 6942Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Thank you so much.
My sincere regards,
Freadrich Coulibaly.

Saturday, June 17, 2006

Garbage!

Not helped by the fact that the subject line of the email said "pls cuntact me".

Utter garbage!

From;Dr Francis.F. Koffi B.Sc(Hons)
Credit&Account Dpt
Bank of Africa plc

Dear Sir,
Please do not be embarrased by this unusual email with the request I am about to make. Before going further let me introduce myself, I am Dr Francis.F. Koffi the credit and accountant of a prime leading bank in Abidjan the capital of Cote d'ivoire and accounts officer to Journalist Anderson Ernest Elwood who was covering the war in Cote d'ivoire,Sierra leone and liberia during these years of civil conflict in these above mentioned countries in west Africa. The subject of my request to you is.
Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client Journalist Anderson Ernest Elwood who was posted to cover the U.S/Iraqi war and also a business man made a fixed deposit for 270 days, with a value of ($9.5 M)Nine million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only in my bank branch. Upon maturity several notices were sent to him, even during the war early two a years ago.
Again after the war another notification was sent and still no response came from him. We later found out that the Journalist had been killed during the war in bomb blast that hit his quater central Iraqi city.
After further investigation it was also discovered that Journalist Elwood did not declare any next of kin in his official papers including the paper work of his bank deposit. And 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, $9.5 Million is still lying in his bank account and no one will never come forward to claim it as his relations or next of kin.
What is most disturbing is that according to the laws of my country at the expiration of 3 years the funds will revert to the ownership of the Cote d'ivore Government if nobody applies to claim the funds. Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that I will like you as
a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Journalist Elwood since you are a foreigner because Mr Elwood was also a foreigner too so that you will be able to receive this funds in your account.
I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we shall come out successful. I have contacted an attorney that will prepare the necessary document that will back you up as the next of kin to Journalist.Elwood, all that is required from you at this stage is for you to provide me with your Full Names and Address so that the attorney can commence his job immediately. After you have been made the next of kin, the attorney will also file in for claims on your behalf and secure the necessary approval and letter of probate in your favor for the funds to be transferred to the account that will be provided by you.Once the funds have been transferred to your nominated bank account we shall share in the ratio of 70% for me, 30% for you .
Should you be interested please send me your private phone and fax
numbers for rapid communication and I will provide you with more details
of this operation.
Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated .
Kindest Regards
Dr Francis.F. Koffi B.Sc(Hons)
francis

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

This scammer has clearly taken heed of what I have been saying about scammers lacking imagination. Instead of the usual drivel about winning lotteries or dead men's' bank accounts, this scammer claims that he is running a conference for those organisations and individuals interested in aiding those affected by war.

The problem is that the email is badly written, the sender's email address is based in Russia and the scammer wants my passport number.

A clear set of danger signals.

Never, ever, ever send your passport number, birth details or any other personal details to a stranger who approaches you in this manner.

This is a scam designed to steal your id.

Dearš Colleagues,
It is with great enthusiasm that we the members of CANADA FOREIGN
WORKERS RECRUITMENT PROGRAMME(CFWRP) United kingdom, invites organizations,
youths and youth-focused organizations to take an active role in the
forthcoming International conferences taking place in the United States and
Republique of Benin (West Africa).

The first international conference on Children Affected by War will
take place from 25th– 30th June, 2006 at North Henderson City Kentucky USA
and will focus on the global imperatives of War. While the second phase
conference which will take place in Benin Republique with themes of preventive
measures, POLICY alternatives, dialogue. This conference will begin
on 5th–10th July, 2006.

We believe this is an incredible opportunity to network with
like-minded individuals and organizations in the promotion and development of
proactive youth involvement and healthy environment in our communities.
I am the chairman organizing committee of the above coming events. We
picked your e-mail address from the website forwarded to us by the
European and African Students Association in the U.S. Our independents donors
will finance all round flight tickets, feeding and accommodation
throughout the conference in the United States for all participants. The
organizing
committees will process U.S visas for all participants requiring
visas to the United States. The visa will be processed and authorized in the
United States by the U.S Bureau of citizenship and immigration services, a
Bureau of U.S Department of Homeland security. The confirmation will be sent
by fax to the U.S Embassy in your country and a copy will be also faxed
to the participants.

We are only giving rooms for existing and active organizations to
participate in these events as chance are limited. We therefore ask
your organization if they will participate to forward the following
information’s about their organization
1) Aims and objectives of the Organization.
2) Organization’s profile.
3) Achievements .
Send your response to the secretary organizing committee to apply for
participating in these events. Only four or five members will be
allowed to participate from each of the selected countries. Individuals who do
not belong to any organization but are interested to participate should
form a group of five people and forward their names and passport numbers to
the secretary.
Please send your response only to the email address underneath.
Thanks.
Dr TIM OWEN.
Chairman organizing committee
Email:

Monday, May 08, 2006

This badly written piece of crap fell into my mail box today.

The scammer claims to be an auditor, he then goes on to claim that he has access to the funds of a dead man.

The scammer then asks me to front myself as the next of kin of the deceased, and has the cheek to say that this fraud would be legitimate.

The scammer is a pathetic low life scum bag.

He deserves to go to jail.

Dear Friend,

Permit me to introduce myself, my name is GEORGE WILLIMAS
I\\\'m the CHIEF EXTERNAL AUDITOR OF THE
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC as a result of my exit
duty,I stumbled on this domiciliary account owned by
one Mr HENRY BIRCHAM that has remained dormant for
some years now with Eleven million Five hundred
Thousand dollars(US$11.5m) in it.

I contacted my chief auditor and was informed
that the account has been dormant since 6 years .We
sent out auditors for enquiries and discovered that
the account holder died in THE CONCORDE PLANE CRASH
OF MONDAY, 31 JULY ,2000.He is a merchandise who
wanted to invest his money on cocoa business before
he died alongside his family according to my
findings.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH THE FOREIGN TRADE
MISSION RESEARCH AFTER WHICH I WAS CONVINCED BY
PROVIDENCE THAT YOU COULD BE FRONT AS THE NEXT OF
KIN,Based on your status I know you will be trusted
enough to be the next of kin and sole
beneficiary to this account.


I am writing you so that we can work together to
remit the money to you as
the next of kin since the depositor of this money is
dead and no one was traced as his next of kin since
his death in 2000. I guarantee this transaction
under a legitimate arrangements that will not breach
the law by both parties, it is a simple process
which will take a short while to process.I am
waiting to hear from you soonest so that I will tell
you all you need to Know about the money and the
procedure to go about claiming this money .

Bear in mind that you are just to apply as the
next of kin to the deceased customer.

N.B Please reply as soon as possible if
interested.
EMAIL;
Best Regards,
GEORGE WILLIAMS
(CHIEF AUDITOR)