The improbably named "Mrs Loveth Richard" has written to me today. Guided to my email address, so she says, by the hand of God.

Diamonds, a dead body Sierra Leone...why do I get the feeling that this is a scam?

Hello Friend,

I have the feelings that this piece of mail will reach you in a perfect state of mind and in a better healthy codition. I came across your name and address andafter praying over it, i decided to get across to youin respect of investment at my disposal,I will be so glad if you can allow me and lead me to the rightchannel towards your assistance to my situation now.I will make my proposal well known if I am given the opportunity.

I would like to use this opportunity to introducemyself to you. Well I am Mrs Loveth the only daughterof Mr. Znak Richard, a diamond dealer from KENEMA in Sierra Leone. My father is now late,he died somemonths back during the last and current crisis in my country(SierraLeone). He was Killed by the rebels for refusing to join and sponsor them.main reason why I am contacting you now is to seek your assistance in thearea of my future investment and also for a help handover some huge amount of money in my possession. This money (US$7 .5 Million)is deposited in a Bank some years ago by my father and he made me the sole beneficiary .

I am now asking you to stand on my behalf to claim the deposit from the Bank and assist me on investing it as well in your country. Since after the death of my father in the hands of the rebels I have been in a very big difficulty of how to safeguard the money that my father left for me before his death .I am afraid I dont know how and where to start about it. Please if you can help me try to reply me urgently as i will explain more to you and we candiscuss fully and God will always bless you for your help which I know you shall never regret as I am going to take you as my caretaker.

Please attach your directand full information as you reply to this mail.

Thanks and Remain bless.

Regards Loveth.

Whenever a scammer invokes God, and talks about morals, I immediately reach for thr sick bag.

The improbably named Felicia Clatus talks about both, and as such deserves a double "retch".

I also have to say that I thought that it was "Sierra Leone" not "Sierra Leon", but what do I know?

Needless to say her missive has been consigned to the dustbin.

Dear friend,
I am a Sierra Leon by nationality, presently residing here in
theNeighbouring country Benin republic as a result of war that erupted
in Freetown.
I got your contact from your country business guide.We therefore solicit
for your assistance to grant us the moral andtechnical advice that we may
require to Relocate/invest overseas.
It is true that I had not known you before, but I have no option than to risk
believing that God will not let us alone. It's my pleasure to Contact you
for a business venture which I and my Son, intend to establish in your
country.
When war erupted in Freetown, there is certain Amount ofmoney totalling USD
nineteen million ($19,000,000.00) which my late husband was able to move out
of Sierraleon through a diplomatic channel, with theassistance of a
securities and finance company before he was assassinated by unknown
persons.
Now I and my son decided to invest these money in your country or any
where safe enough outside Africa for security and political reasons.
IMPORTANT
We want you to understand that you will assist us to secure these funds
forthe investment first, from the securities company.
We are interested in hospitality industry
If you want to assist us, feel free to contact me urgently through my
son justin ,who is presently seeking asylum in Europe Through this email
address( jjclatus@uymail.com )
to enable him give to you further Information relative to
the presence/position of funds which will authorize the securities company
to release to you as our partner and beneficiary
Regards
Mrs Felicia Clatus

Another pathetic attempt by scammers to cheat me.

They will have to do better than that!

Attn. Sir/Madam,

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

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

Miss Mercy Kone

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

TWAT!

Salutation,

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

Mlle kouakou Chantal

I make it a golden rule to always trash any email that begins "Hello Dear".

This one is no exception.

In confidence / Marcel

Hello Dear,

I am Mr Marcel Kuma from sierra leone but residing in Ivory Coast in Africa. It is my desire to contact you on honesty and sincerity to assist me in transferring the sum of $8,000,000(Eight Million United States Dollars) inherited from my father late Mr. Kuma to your country for investment. I am motivated in contacting you and hope to gradually build trust, relationship and confidence in you as I get to know you better.

So please I want to know if you will be of assistance but first I want to get to know you better. I am willing to offer you $1,600,000(One Million Six Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) for your effort input after the successful transfer of this money and investment. Indicate your interest towards assisting me by sending your phone # and address so that I can communicate with you at any time. I will be waiting for your response.

Thanks
Marcel

It is fair to say that any email or letter form a stranger that begins "Hello Dear", should be immediately consigned to the trash can.

This pile of garbage is no exception!

In confidence / Young

Hello Dear,

I am Mr Young Sliva from sierra leone but residing in Ivory Coast in Africa. It is my desire to contact you on honesty and sincerity to assist me in transferring the sum of $8,000,000(Eight Million United States Dollars) inherited from my father late Mr. Sliva Duku to your country for investment. I am motivated in contacting you and hope to gradually build trust, relationship and confidence in you as I get to know you better.

So please I want to know if you will be of assistance but first I want to get to know you better. I am willing to offer you $1,600,000(One Million Six Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) for your effort input after the successful transfer of this money and investment. Indicate your interest towards assisting me by sending your phone # and address to me so that I can communicate with you at any time. I will be waiting for your response.

Thanks

Young Sliva

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

Introducing "Jim Simbo" crook, con man and poor master of the English language.

Suffice to say, if you are stupid and greedy enough to fall for this tripe you really need to take a good look at your life!

Dear,
CONFIDENTIAL
Compliment of the day!
With the good reference made of your esteemed personal/office by the Chamber of commerce here in Dakar Senegal, I hereby wish to commence
talks with you on a high confidential level. I am Mr. Jim Simbo presently a political refugee in Dakar Senegal the son of the former MINISTER OF FINANCE of SIERRA LEONE, Mr. Mike Simbo a Gold dealer.

During the recent crisis in my country, my late father was captured and Killed by the rebels who accused him of miss-appropriation of funds and Embezzlement. Shortly after his death, I and the rest of the family escaped to Senegal West Africa region for safety.

He [my late father] left some document with me indicating consignment of money deposit here in Senegal before his death, which the content
US $10.5Million United States Dollars}.I and my family are soliciting for your personal assistance with top arrange and to receive this money
on behalf of my family and ensure that the money is utilized wisely in a country of stable Economy like your Country.

The purpose of the money will be for a viable investment after we have collected the money from the Company here. The money was deposited for
safe-keeping and your assistance is required because our status as political refugee does not permit us to handle large sum of money here, and you will also be accepted to provide us with information on investment opportunities in your country. We do not wish to contact any of my late father's business comrades/partner because we do not know who exactly caused his death.

I and my family reason of contacting you is for your co-operation for you to assist the family in the removing of the fund out of the Company inyour favour and ours as well. Moreover, to help us use the Fund carefully for investment. The entire necessary document is at my reach. With confidence in you as A trust-worthy person to act in good faith! I will introduce you to an attorney as my father's foreign partner who will assist you with legal proceedings.

Since your particulars will appear on every vital document as the owner of the fund this transaction will attract 30% for the assist you are rendering. Please reply to s

I look forward to your reply.

Best regards,

Mr Jim Simbo.

Scammers are, in my view, thieving scumbags who should be locked away.

However, there is more than one "class" of scammer.

The ordinary scammer who claims that you have "won" a lottery or offers you a "business" deal is bad enough, they prey on people's stupidity and greed.

However, the scammers who claim to be working for a "higher mission" such as charity are the lowest of the low. These people prey on some of those in society who really believe that they are acting in a good cause, and who are not motivated by self interest.

Here is an example of the lowest of the low, this scammer pretends that the cause is a chartable one.

Scum!

Donation from Sister Faith for the Children of God.

I am Sister Faith Isaiah from Sierra Leone in West Africa but now living in Ivory Coast our neighbouring country. I am married to Mr. Isaiah a Cocoa Merchant in Ivory Coast for Eighteen (18) years before he died in the year 2005. We were married for Nine (9) years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for one week.

Before his death we were devoted Christians. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of 2.9 Million (Two million Nine Hundred thousand dollars) in a finance insitute here in Ivory Coast. Presently, my doctor told me that I would not last for the next three months due to cancer sickness. Though what disturbs me most is high blood preasure. Having known my condition, I decided to donate this fund to a church or better still a Christian individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct here in. I want a church that will use these fund-to-fund churches,Orphanages, Research centers and widows propagating the Word of God and to ensure that the house of God is aintained. The Bible made us to understand that blessed is the hand that giveth. I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this Money and my husband relatives are not Christians and I don't want my Husbands hardearned money to be misused by unbelievers. I don't want a Situation where this money will be used in an ungodly Manner. Hence the reason for taking this bold decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am going to be in the Bosom of the Lord. I don't need any telephone Communication in this regard because of my health.

With God all things are possible. As soon As I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of The finance insitute here. I will also issue you a letter of authority that will empower you as the new beneficiary of this fund. I want you and the church to always pray for me because the Lord is my Shepherd. My happiness is that I lived alife of a Worthy Christian, whoever that wants to serve the Lord Must serve him in spirit and truth. Please always be Prayerful all through your life. Any delay in your Reply willgive me room in sourcing for a church or Christian individual for this same purpose. Please Assure me that you will act accordingly as I statedherein.

Hoping to hearing from you.Remain blessed in the name ofthe Lord.

Yours in Christ,
Sr. Faith Isaiah

This criminal assault on the English language arrived in my email box today.

The writer claims that she wants help in retrieving $8M, to help fund her daughter's education (a pathetic attempt to pull my heart strings there).

Simply put, there is no $8M; this is just a scam designed to trick the ignorant and the greedy.

Throw it away, if you receive one.

How are you hope all is well with you and your family? My daughter is having funds in Europe to claim we
need your assistance. She is 25 years old and a house girl as her profession, I was unable to take care
of her properly so the late woman Madam Florence Zuma decided to help me out and make sure she get
better life because we belive childred are the leaders of tomoorow.

I have this thing to tell you which I believe it can be helpful to both of Us.

Like I told you at the beginning she is a house help am working under a woman named above but she is
dead now and she is a very well know woman and she is a diamond merchant in Ghana but she Lives in
Sierra Leone.

My Daughter stayed with her all this years working under her so she is dead now and she
Don't having kid nor husband; she has a fund in Europe with my daughter name US$8.5 million us
dollars. Right now we are in Sierra Leone cannot secure a visa to go there personally.

I need your assistance to help us claim the funds and secured it in your Custody before I and my family
come over with your help securing a visa for us in your embassy with the name of the company you will
open once you claim the funds I believe with the company name they will give us visa.

For your assistance we will offer you 20% of the funds once you claim it.

I have all documents covering the funds I have talk to firm securing the consignment they said
Once we have a beneficiary they will act according to my instructions and work with the new beneficiary
so please let me know if you can be of assistance in this transaction
So I can give you more details.

If you are willing to us contact me only on this email ()OR you can contact
my Daughter on her email address () but I prefer you contact me for better
understanding.

Note: Once you claim the funds you will look for a school for my daughter there in your country so that
she can further her education.

Thanks for your understanding

Best regard

E K

-A box containing $35M

-A dead body

-An "innocent" person needing help to move the money to a safe country

-A poorly written email

-The mention of God

It must be a Nigerian scam!

There is no money, just a conman looking to fleece the naive and greedy.

Dear friend,
I got your contact through a desperate and personal search on the web for someone I could really trust as I have prayed over it and I wish to express my interest to handle this matter with you as I believe that you are reliable in handling these type of international transaction.

Though we have not met before but I believe, one has to risk confiding in someone to succeed sometimes in life.however is not mandatory or in any manner compel you to Honor against your will,

I am Zani Rasaqq, 22 years old Girl and the only Daughter to the former Minister of Mines and Energy who was killed during the Sierra-Leone crisis by the rebels.

I am now residing in Brunei as refuge and my father before his untimely death left behind a box containing physical cash of US$35 Million (thirty five million US dollars) Which he safely deposited in a security vault during his regime in the office and now I need a foreign business man or woman who may stand as my guardian and benefactor to this fund by acting as my father foreign partner so that I can retrieve the money from the security company and transfer it to the persons foreign bank account for safe keeping and proper investment to secure my future.

I am just 22, years old and a highly school college girl, with little knowledge of business which is why I am in need of a partner whom will assist me to get this fund released for investments in his or her country while I proceed with my education.

Dearest, I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance on this regard, and If you know you are capable of handling such a huge amount of money respond to me and I will compensate you by giving you 30% of the total fund and Note also that you must keep this transaction secret as my life is at stake if any one hears of this transaction .

Please,Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible to enable me give you the full information's that will be needed but please if my proposal do not suit your interest please confirm to me as to enable me solicit for another person.
Thank you so much and God bless you abundantly.
Yours sincerely,
Zani Rasaqq

Aside from the fact that the author of this email is a spammer, and should therefore be shot for being scum of the earth; his willful destruction of the English language should also not go unpunished.

Goodday sir
15TH MARCH 2005 This letter was bound out of my desire to establish a business mutual relationship with you. I got your contact through the International Trade and Chamber of Commerce (ITCC) in Senegal Dakar.When am seeking for investment and relable partnership.

My name is John Agaufu , the son of Mr Mark Agaufu ( the former Deputy Minister of Finance under the austed Civilian Government), who was killed and mutilated by military junta lead by major Paul Koroma, after over- throwing the elected Government of President Tijan Kabba in Sierra Leone.
I do not know to what extent you are familiar with events and disturbances/civil war in Sierra Leone .

But by the pressure of the civil war, my mother and I escaped out of Sierra Leone into exile in senigal dakar, where we have been living under political asylum for TWO years.
Sadly, my mother died of cancer- three months ago and was buried in Senigal Dakar . Prior to her death, she handed me over some secriet deposit documents, which my father made in a finance firm in Europe..The deposit that is worth ($10,5 Million ) United
States Dollars, was money paid to his corporation by it's overseas customers in the heat of the conflict.
He made the deposit in his name with the hope of converting the fund to his personal use at the end of the war but he was killed- when the conflict intensified as a result of his opposition to the
rebel forces.
I have contacted the finance firm Coporate office in europe to confirm the deposit and establish ownership.
Due to the death of my mother, and the prolonged return of peace in Sierra Leone I have decided to solicit for the participation of an honest and trust worthy person or company, that will assist in the transfer and business re-investment of this money.
I cannot do it alone due to my present social status as an asylum seeker and my total ignorance of the business world. You will be given a negotiable percentage of the money at the end of transaction.
If you are interested in the above proposal,please contact me immediately through my E-mail address indicated above for more details.
You must maintain absolute confidence to ensure success. Thanks in anticipation of you favorable reply Please your fax and phone number is also needed for easy contact.
Please been using this private E-mail:
() for security reasons.
Yours faithfully.
John Agaufu

This pile of illiterate garbage arrived in my mailbox today.

Even the most slow witted should be able to grasp that this is a scam.

Needless to say, I will not be taking up the scammer's offer to use my bank account to transfer his non existent money.

From: Dr. Ailokke Hassan (Jr.)

My name is Dr. Ailokke Hassan (Jr.) the son of the elder brother to Chief (Mrs) Forday Sankoy wife of general Forday Sankoy the
Honourable Minister of Precious Solid Mineral Resources and Leader of the main opposition party The Revolutionary United
Front (R.U.F) of the war turn Republic of Sierra Leone.

I got your contact from a reliable source while hoping you can be of assistance in my most caution-able need of a trusted and Honest Personality to Transfer a good Sum of (USD 17Million) seventeen million united states Dollars into the cover of your Private Account making you the Beneficiary of these money.

All documents will be prepared in your name or Company name for easy transfer while I will come over to receive it . A
negotiable good sum would be set aside for your assistance at 15% to 20%. You will be interested to know that the Chief
Executive of the Bank which these money will be Transfered from have been taken care of , and be rest assured that you are risk free as per any implications.

At the moment I am taking exile in (a neighbouring African country) with my Family as my In-law was recently arrested
now under detention of (U.N.P.K.F) United Nations Peace Keeping Force over his leading roles in the Sierra Leone conflict.

I appeal to you to make this a confidential issue and contact me as a matter of urgency for detailed informations of this transfer which will be taking effect within 5(five) working days.

Please reply to this same mail:

Awaiting your urgent reply.

Best Regards

Dr.Ailoke Hassan (Jr.)

Another scam letter, from a particularly odious scum bag.

This person does not even bother trying to disguise the fact that the "deal" is "dodgy".

He claims that he has access to the bank account of a deceased person, which of course doesn't really exist.

However, let us pretend that this account does exist; the letter goes on to say that the deceased owner of the account wanted the money used for charitable purposes.

Our scammer friend happily tells me that he, and his associates, will steal 80% and only leave the remaining 20% for charity; they want me to help them steal it.

Now, anyone who falls for this deserves no sympathy whatsoever; they would have to be greedy, stupid and dishonest.

In fact, they would have to be as odious as the scammer who wrote this letter.

FROM Mr Bruno Williams
Continental Trust bank benin sarl
NO.25 Sarue de Bruno rd
Dantokpa cotonou
Republiqe du Benin
Tel

Dear Friend I am Bruno Williams a senior Manager at continental
trust bank, Benin Sarl
here in Cotonou RPB. Though we have not related in the
past, I am compelled
by the important nature of the opportunity at hand to
contact you so
that we can explore avenues for cooperation in this
mutually rewarding project.

A very wealthy deceased customer of our bank,
Mr.Talbot Camara - a Sierra
Leonean and one time minister for natural resources in
that country left
some large amount of money in a special domiciliary
account with our bank
since his death in 1998.
In his Will, which has just been made available to us
by his Lawyer and
family, he shared his other wealth located in some
other bank accounts judiciously
among his family members and local welfare
organizations, but requested
specifically
that the money in this account with our bank be
allocated 100% to a foreign
organization or individual trustee who will utilize it
strictly for charity.
In this Will also, he gave sole authority for the
nomination of this foreign
trustee to . So, the choice of a foreigner for this
project is in strict
compliance with the Will of the deceased account
holder who believes that
the fund will be better utilized by a foreign trustee
since there will be
no interference or manipulation by local authorities.
Due to the exigencies
of government legislation, there became the need to
acquire a Letter Of
Administration from the Cotonou Probate Registry to
give legal impetus to
the execution of this Will in Cotonou. For this
reason, the execution of
this WILL could not materialize until last month when
the court in Cotonou
issued the final Letters Of Administration. Having
secured this Letter Of
Administration from
the court, the authority for the appointment of an
administrator for this
fund now lies solely in my hands . In fact, we have
decided to utilize only
20% of this fund for charity while reserving the rest
for ourselves. After
deducting the overall cost (both
foreign and local) incurred in executing this project,
whatever balance
left from the outstanding 80% will be shared equally
between myself, and
the foreign partner who will assist us to receive this
money as the appointed
trustee. Also, the foreign partner will receive in
addition to his share,
the 20% earmarked for Charity under the strict
agreement that this part
must be spent for Charity through him/her or
organization in compliance
with the wish of the late customper . My reason for
contacting you therefore,
is to
solicit for your cooperation in this project so that
your name or that of
your company can be used as the appointed foreign
trustee to whose care
this money will be transferred. To complete the
necessary procedures, there
is absolutely no risk involved as we have the copy of
the Will and Letters
of Administration to back the transaction. But you
must also understand
that a transaction of this nature and magnitude
requires
absolute secrecy so that no one else hears about it
especially, our mutual
agreement to utilize and disburse this fund as stated
in the paragraph above.
If you accept to offer your cooperation for this
project, please reach me
urgently through my email address to enable me give
you the full schedule
of the transaction. You should also provide me with
your private telephone and fax numbers for prompt
communication.
Best Regards,
Bruno Williams
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Today the scammers wrote to me in French.

Same old bullshit. The writer claims to be the son of some dead person, who had a lot of money.

The writer wants me to help him invest $24M etc etc, for which I get 15%.

Message to scammers: guys, if you are going to try to commit fraud, at least write in the same language as the recipient.

Morons!

Monke Adam's ET Sylvie

Abidjan(Cote D'Ivoire).

Bonjour,

Je viens par la présente solliciter de votre haute bienveillance, une assistance
de grande importance.

Je me nomme Monsieur Monke Adam's je suis le fils de feu Dr.Divine Monke
ex Directeur des Mines de la république de Sierra-Leone.

Mon père à été assassiné par des rebelles de Sam Bockary lors d'une visite
sur un site d'exploitation d'or et de diamant situé à 230 KM de FREETOWN,la
capitale de notre pays.

Après le décès de notre père,la vie est devenue très difficile pour nous
comme on était constamment menacé par les rebelles.Compte tenu de cette
situation difficile, ma mère s'est arrangée avec un des meilleurs amis de
mon défunt père pour nous faire quitter le pays.

Ma mère a donc pris sur elle tous les biens de mon père qui étaient dans
son coffre fort qui sont deux caisses metallique et tous ses documents
importants
qu'elle a emmené avec moi en Côte d'Ivoire .

Nous sommes présentement en Côte d'Ivoire avec des biens y compris la somme
de 24 millions des dollar Américains.Comme nous ne connaissons personne
en Côte d'Ivoire,ma mère a décidé de déposer les deux caisses metallique
dans une compagnie privée de sécurité de la place afin de les sauvegarder
et protéger cette importante somme d'argent que nous ne pouvons garder sur
nous à l'hôtel.

Compte tenu du climat politique instable en Cote D'Ivoire et que notre famille
est très connue dans la sous région, ma mère a décidé de chercher un partenaire
afin d'investir cette somme hors du continent dans des domaines rentables,c'est
donc la raison pour laquelle nous venons vers vous pour solliciter votre
assistance et nous aider à investir dans votre pays.

La meilleure méthode pour conclu cette transaction vue la tention politique
en cote D'Ivoire, serai d'expédier les fonds dans votre pays .

Dès l'arrivée de ces fonds dans votre pays, vous allez les récupérer et
les sauvegarder et engager les démarches pour nous aider à venir s?établir
dans votre pays.

Nous avons prevu pour vous les 15 % du montant total de mes biens.
Répondez-moi le plus tôt possible.

Merci que DIEU vous bénisse.

Monke Adam's ET sa soeur Sylvie

Sam Jerry Benson wrote to me today. His email contained the following warning signs:

1 Diamonds
2 Dead body
3 $22M in a box
4 Christian
5 Investment
6 Keep this confidential (oops!)
7 Sierra Leone
8 Business relationship

When you see these words/phrases you know that it is a con.

Avoid this like the plague!

Dear friend,

I am well confident of your capability to assist me in a
transaction for mutual benefit of both parties, ie (me and
you) I am also believing that you will not expose or betray
the trust and confidence I am about to establish with you. I
have decided to contact you with greatest delight and
personal respect.

Well, I am Sam Jerry Benson, son to Chief Fidelis Benson
late former Director of finance,Chief Fidelis Benson
Sierra-Leone diamond and mining corporation.

Few days before the death my father, he confided in me and
ordered me to go to his underground safe and move out
immediately, with a Deposit Agreement and Cash Receipt he
made with a security Company in Abidjan Cote d‘Ivoire
where he deposited One Iron Box containing USD$ 22 million
dollars cash (TWENTY TWO MILLION DOLLARS). This money was
made from the sell of Gold and Diamond by my father and he
have already decided to use this money for future investment
of the family.

Thereafter, I rushed down to Abidjan with these two
documents and confirmed the deposit of the fund by my
father. Also, I have been granted political stay as a
Refugee by the Government of Cote d‘Ivoire.

Meanwhile, my father have instructed me to look for a
trusted foreigner who can assist me to move out this money
from Cote d‘Ivoire immediately for investment.

Based on this , I solicit for your assistance to transfer
this fund into your Account, but I will demand for the
following requirement:

(1) Could you provide for me a safe Bank Account where this
fund will be transferred to in your country or another
nearby country where taxation will not take great toll on
the money ?

(2) Could you be able to introduce me to a profitable
business venture that would not require much technical
expertise in your country where part of this fund will be
invested ?

Please, all these requirements are urgently needed as it
will enable me to establish a stronger business relationship
with you hence I will like you to be the general overseer of
the investment thereafter.

I am a Christian and I will please, want you to handle this
transaction based on the trust I have established on you.

For your assistance in this transaction, I have decided to
offer you 15% percent commission of the total amount at the
end of this business. The security of this business is very
important to me and as such,I would like you to keep this
business very confidential.If you are willing to assist me
Please kindly reply me immediately.

I shall expect your urgent response thanks.

Regards,
Sam Jerry Benson

This rather sorry excuse for a scam arrived in my mailbox today.

The writer seems a little bored with it himself; only $5M on offer, and only one dead body.

Not much of a story here.

He makes a pitiful comment about wanting to trust me.

Ho hum, well I don't trust you chum!

Dear Friend
I got your contact from an email directory and decided to contact you for
assistance.

Address:
Cocody Quaters Abidjan, Cote
d'Ivoire West Africa.

I am Nicolas Paul residence in the above address.
My father's name is Dr.Paul Fofona who worked with Sierra Leone embassy in
Cote'd Ivoire for Four years before he died in the year 2003.And he was also an
agent of Gold miners associations in Sierra Leone when he was alive.

He died after a brief illness that lasted for only seven days.He believes that
his family was behind his illness.

My late father deposited the sum $5.6million us dollar in BANK here in
Abidjan.Before his death he told me that i should looking for nice person that
will help me to transfer the money in his country for investment,I will like you
to help me to transfer the this money in your country for investment. Then I
will prepare to come over to your country.I want to assure you that all
I told you about myself is a true life situation.

I have agreed to give you 25%, for your assistance, and 70% would be for me and
the other 5% would be set aside for any expenses that we may incure during the
course of this transaction. And part of my share of 70% would be invested in
your country in any profitable business proposed by you.

We have never met, but I want to trust you and please do not let me down when
this fund finally gets into your account. I will like to enter into
a written agreement with you so as to assure me that you will not convert my
fund to your private use and thereby render me useless when the fund
is finally transferred to your country.

Please if you are interested; reply this message to me enable me feed you with
more details and all necessary documentations.


Please treat this as confidential
Best regards
Nicolas Paul

A certain Dr Kojo Williams wrote to me today, asking for my help.

He notes that he is indignant in writing to me, I think that's not the right wording Dr Kojo!

He has $35M that he wants to put into my bank account; carry on, Dr Kojo, "I'm listening!".

The problem, from a moral viewpoint, is that the money (which of course doesn't exist) comes from deliberately over invoiced contracts for arms etc.

He happily admits it is stolen, he then says that there is no risk to me in working with him; surely a contradiction Dr Kojo?

He notes that the plan was deliberately "hatched out", with "lope holes (sic)" closed off.

This man is committing a criminal offence against the English language.

The final paragraph makes me laugh, it seems that our dear friend (Dr Kojo) wishes to use the money that he has stolen to finance his life as an "honourable businessman".

Well if you fall for this load of tosh, you are a feeble minded, dishonest, greedy moron; and deserve to get fleeced.

From:Dr.Kojo Williams
Tel:
Accra-Ghana.

dear,
I am Dr. Williams kojo,the chairman,contract awarding
And tender committee of the African Union(A.U)with
sub-head in Accra Ghana.

Forgive my indignation,if this letter Comes to you as
a surprise and if it might offend you Without your
prior consent.I got your contact during my search for
a reliable person to entrust this money transfer
project with.My colleagues and I involved in this
project have Agreed to seek your mutual partnership
into this huge Money transfer project.

we wish to transfer the sum of(thirty-five million
united state dollars)US$35,000,000.00 to your personal
or company Account.
This fund originated from over invoiced Contract bills
awarded by us for the supply of Ammunitions,hard and
soft wares, pharmaceutical and Medical equipment to
the ecomog peace keeping mission In Liberia and
sierra-Leone civil wars.
This over Invoiced sum was deliberately hatched out
and Carefully protected with all attendant lope holes
Sealed off.It was our consensus to seek your
assistance to Provide us with the facilities to
transfer this money Out of West Africa.This is born
out of our belief in The non-stable economy and
spurious political nature of this sub-region.

The original executors of the contracts have been
Dully paid through ERB(Eco Resources Bank)
This over invoiced sum is suspended in an escrow
account awaiting claims by any foreign person/company
we may front as the owner.Based On the law and ethics
of our service to A.U,we as Civil servants are not
allowed to operate a foreign Account.

This is the more reason why we needed your assistance
to provide an account that can hold this funds when
transferred to your country. It is however agreed, as
the person providing the account to secure the funds
in your country,you are offered 15% of the total sum
as commission,80% will be held on trust for us, while
5% is set aside to reimburse expenses incurred in the
course of executing the project.

The project is expected to be successfully completed
within 14 days if you accord us the maximum
cooperation needed from you.
As with the case of all organized(sensitive)and
conspired projects, we solicit for your unreserved
confidentiality and utmost secrecy in this project.We
hope to retire peacefully and lead a honorable
business life afterwards. There is no risk involved.
Call me upon the receipt of this mail for more details
on the procedure through my phone
number

Honourably Yours,
Dr. Williamskojo

I have a feeling that this person has written to me before, under a different guise.

The opening line "Dear respectful one" is the giveaway.

Anyway, this time the con revolves around the alleged daughter of the chairman of the Sierra Leonean National Diamond & Gold Corporation.

Guess what?

He's dead!

Assassinated along with the writer's two kid brothers. I wonder how many dead bodies I've been told about in these scam letters?, must be quite a pile by now.

Needless to say there is a box containing money, $18M to be precise. I am offered a share of this non existent money; in return for various services that I must perform, such as "wise investment" advice.

As with all of these, it is a con; there is no money.

ABIDJAN 22 ABIDJAN
COTE D’IVOIRE
E-mail:

Dear Respectful one,

I am MISS ROSE Adoh,I am 21 years old and
SierraLeonean, and the only daugther of Late DR. Tony
Adoh of blessed memory. My late father was the
chairman of Sierra Leonean National Diamond & Gold
Corporation. My father was killed along with my two
kid brothers in our Freetown residence while I was
away. They were assassinated by rebels led by Major
Johnny Paul Koromah because my family never supported
the way Major Johnny Paul Koromah and his splinter
group overthrew our legitimate President, Alhaji Ahmed
Tejan Kabbah and forced him to exile.

After the assassination of my father and brothers,
when the African
Peace Keeping Forces(ECOMOG) soldiers were in control
of my village
"Mende", I left my hideout in my village. When I was
searching for some
information in our family villa, I found the key of my
father's underground
strong room and discovered some documents also notes
that he made a
deposited of one metallic box containing Eigtheen
million US Dollars
(US$18,000,000.00)in a private security company and he
deposited it as
family valuables not as money for security reasons
best known to him.

Meanwhile, I made an arrangement with a fisherman that
operates a
fishing trawller boat who smuggled me out throughWest
African coast water to Abidjan, CôteD’Ivoire, and
Ihave search for the security company and they told me
that my late father family valuables is still with
them. I now decieded to look for a trustworthy and
reliable foreign partner who will assist
me to move this money to his country or any place of
his choice for investment.

I suggest offering you (10%) of the total money if you
will assist me
to have this transaction done.

(1) You will help me provide a lucrative business
where this money will
be wisely invested.

(2) To help me to secure a permanent residence permit
as I would love
to spend the rest of my life doing business overseas.

Meanwhile, I want to leave Côte d’Ivoire entirely with
this money for
investment in your country because of the unstable
political situation
and mostly for the future of my life. I want you to
please assist me to
claim the box from their affiliate in Europe. Because
of the political problem here I instructe the Security
Company to transfer the consignment to their branch
office in Europe for safe keeping.

So the consignment is now in Europe. Every other
information needed will be given to you on request.
Note: that your urgent assistance is
needed tofacilitate this transaction. For confidential
purpose, you should handle this
transaction with utmost secrecy which it demands.
Looking forward tohearing from you soon.

Thanking you in anticipation of your urgent response.

God bless you.

Sincerely,

MISS ROSE Adoh.

This lady has a heart full of hope and trust, enough to make you weep isn't it?

She, like so many of these con artists, has a dead mother and father; together with a large sum of money ($7M in this case).

She is looking for a trustworthy person to transfer the money to, and to help her get a visa.

Now even the most lame brained of folks ought to ask at this stage; if the person is genuine, why on earth would she write to a complete stranger asking for help in this matter?

Sadly there are lame brained folks who don't ask this, and fall for the con.

From:Miss Regina Kone,
Abidjan-Cote d'Ivoire,
Email:

Dear ,

It is with a heart full of hope and trust in GOD that I write you this
letter to seek your help in the context below. My name is Miss Regina Kone,
22 years old from Sierra Leone in West Africa. My father and I escaped from
our country to Abidjan-Cote d?Ivoire at the heat of the civil war after
loosing my mother and two of my senior brothers in the war. And as a result
of the political instability in my country Sierra Leone even after the war,
my father decided to re-established his Cocoa and coffee export business
in Abidjan-Cote d?Ivoire where I am presently staying.

My father was in Bouake, a northern city of Cote d?Ivoire to negotiate for
the purchase of a Cocoa plantation and was shot by unknown men. The death
of my father has now made me an orphan and thereby exposed me to danger
since I noticed that the killing of my father was mastermind by our enamies
who are envy of my father's wealth.

Before the unfortunate death of my father in a private hospital here in
Abidjan, he secretly disclosed to me of the total sum of $7.5 Million United
States Dollars he deposited with one of the banks here in Abidjan and then
advised me to look for a reliable and trustworthy person whom I can transfer
the money into his or her account for my dear future life in case he died,
since there is insecurity of lives and property in this country.

Dear, due to the above reasons, I am honourably seeking your assistance
to stand as the beneficiary of the money as well as guardian , and to
provide a bank account for the transfer after which it will be invested
in any lucrative business you will advise for the benefit of you and me.

Moreso, I will want you to assist me with a letter of invitation that will
make me get a visa to your country for my re-settlement, continue my education
and to invest the money as I mentioned above.

Finally, I have made up my mind to offer you 20% of the total Sum as
compensation
after the transfer, and if this is acceptable to you, send me a mail immediately
through this my email account so that I can inform you what to do for easy
and immediate transfer of the money into your account.

Expecting to hear from you.
Best regards,
Miss Regina Kone.