This scammer is after my bank details so that he can commit identity theft and launder money (the latter would of course leave me open to prosecution).

Hello,

I want to solicit your attention to recieve money on my behalf.
The purpose of my contacting you is because you live in western world.

When you reply this message,i will send you the full details and more
information about myself and the funds.
My personal email is: chen_guan42@yahoo.com.hk

Thank you.

Chen Guangyuan

This illiterate scammer claims to be seeking a rep in the USA/Canada to help him with his company based in London.

This is of course a scam designed to trick people into revealing their bank details, and possibly to trick the unwary into money laundering.

One other thing, that the scammer has neglected, I am based in the UK not the USA/Canada!

Welcome to Cheap fabrics
Thames Court,
1 Victoria Street,
Windsor,
Berkshire.
SL4 1YB.
www.cheapfabrics.co.uk
Tel: +44-70457-28745

My name is David James and I own a company that sells textile and fabric material in London, I am looking for a representative in the United States Of America And Canada who will be working for me as a part time worker and i will be willing to pay 10% for every transaction, which wouldn't affect your present state of work, someone who would help me receive payments frommy customers in the states, I mean someone that is responsible and reliable, because the cost of coming to the state and getting paymentsis very expensive, I am working on setting up a branch in the state, so for now i need a representative in the United States Of America whowill be handling the payment aspect for my company.

These payments are in Money order or cashier's cheque and they wouldcome to you in your name if you are willing to assist as arepresentative, so all you need do is cash the money order deduct your percentage and western union Charges then wire the rest back. You are entitled to 10% commission for any transaction(that isfor any U.S POSTAL MONEY ORDERS or CASHIER's CHEQUE ETC ).

This transaction is risk free and legal from the American Government.

Please reply only if you will like to work from home part-timeand get paid weekly without leaving or it affecting your present job. Please get back to me with your Complete to my private emailbox:cfberkshire@yahoo.co.uk
Name:......................
Residential Address:......................
Zip Code................
Telephone Number:..........................
Age:......................
Regards,
MR David James
Director of Cheap fabrics.
Tel: +44-70457-28745

Be warned, this "job offer" is nothing more than a money laundering and id theft scam.

Do not fall for it.

Dear Sir/Madam,

My Name is Mr.Silas Cowie, our company is currently looking for a representative in United States and Canada who will help us establish a new distributing network to get to our clients that bought goods from us and collect their outstanding bills which they owe company.

This Job is a part time job for you, to find out more about the job please reply me back via email.
Job Description:
1. To receive payments from the Clients.
2. Cash the Payments at your bank.
3. Deduct 11%, which will be your percentage/pay for your services to us.
4. Forward balance after deduction of your percentage/pay to any of the offices you will be directed to send the funds to us.

Please if you are interested forward to us your following details:
1. Full Names:
2. Contact address:
3. Telephone number/mobile and Fax:
4. Gender/Age:
5. Occupation:
NB: Please kindly respond to the following email for more info:
Email: silascowie09@jmail.co.za
Thanks and we await your sooner response.
Mr. Silas Cowie, Account Manager,

The tosser who wrote this pile of shite would have me believe that he is the master of the Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers.

"Master" Radford states that they need help in moving money from their customers.

Have these people never heard of banks and international payment systems?

Evidently not!

The scammer is seeking to steal the victim's identity, and to use the victim's bank account for money laundering.

Dear Sir/Madam,
I am MR.NICHOLAS RADFORD ,It is my pleasure to write you in respect of our Company THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF FURNITURE MAKERS ,Furniture Makers' Hall 12 Austin Friars London EC2N 2HE.

We are experts in the sale of office and home Furnitures and Fittings ; we export into the Canada/America and some parts of Europe and Asia. We are searching for payment representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting our funds from our costumers in these areas as well as making payments through you to us.

Please if interested in transacting business in view helping us, so our clients could make payment to you being a representative for us we will be very glad and compensations will be given and as well as other benefits.

Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to negotiate your mode of which we will pay for your services as our representative/agent in Canada, America, and part of Europe and Asia.

If interested forward information below to us
1.FULL NAMES:
2.RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
3.SEX:
4.AGE:
5.PHONE NUMBER:
6.FAX NUMBER(IF ANY):
7.OCCUPATION:
8.COMPANY NAME:
9.COMPANY ADDRESS:
10.NATIONALITY:
11.PRESENT COUNTRY: &am p;nb sp;
12.STATE/PROVINCE:
13.Zip Code:
To this : masternicholasradford@yahoo.co.uk

Note that no form of payment will be requested upfront in this endeavor.On our receipt of the above details we shall forward to our customer/clients to immediately contact you with the mode of payment.
Kindest Regards,
Nicholas Radford.
Master, The Worshipful Company Of Furniture Makers.

Call me old fashioned, but if someone is going to try to con me they should at least try to write a coherent email.

The ignorant twat who sent me this pile of shite, clearly has a brain the size of a mollusc.

He starts off by claiming to be Max and Tracy Sanderson (two people for the price of one!). The usual illiterate garbage then follows, with the request that I help him/her/them out by cashing money orders etc at my bank.

This is clearly a scam; either the money orders will bounce, or the scammer is involved with money laundering.

Alarmingly, there are people in the world who fall for this shite.

My name is max and Tracey Sanderson, I am an artist and a very good Christian. I live in London, with my two kids, one dog and the love of my life. It is definitely a full house. I have been doing artwork for a very long time now. That gives me about 23 years of experience. I majored in art in high school and took a few college art courses. Most of my work is done in either pencil or airbrush mixed with color pencils. I have recently added designing and creating artwork on the computer. I have been selling my art works for the last 3 years and have had a lot of my works featured on trading cards, prints and in magazines. I have sold in galleries and to private collectors from all over the world and i get paid without hassles. I am always facing serious difficulties when it comes to selling my art works and processing payments at the same time ,due to so much orders from customers that I get from customers at times i find it so difficult to respond to it all at the same time and to even process both their payments and orders which causes delay in my business and that is why am looking for representatives in the states who will be working for me as a part-time worker in charge of payment processing and bookkeeping and i will be willing to pay 10% for every transaction . You do not need any fee payment to start working for me . All payments form customers will be made to you with money orders or check and you are expected to cash it at your own bank. JOB DESCRIPTION? 1. Receive payment from Clients 2. Cash Payments {check(s)} at your Bank 3. Deduct 10% and your weekly salary of $300, which will be your percentage/pay on Payment processed. 4. Forward balance after deduction of percentage/pay HOW MUCH WILL YOU EARN? 10% from each operation! For instance: you receive 7000 USD via checks or money orders on my behalf, You will cash the money and keep $700 (10% from $7000) for yourself! At the beginning your commission will equal 10%,though later it will increase up to 12% If you are interested ,endeavor to send the following details back to me. #FULL NAME: #FULL ADDRESS: #CELL PHONE NUMBER or HOME NUMBER #AGE: Note:ANYONE INTERESTED SHOULD PLEASE REPLY TO THIS EMAIL:maxsanderson@hotmail.co.uk Thanks Max Sanderson

The Chatham House group has issued a report today, that states that financial crime in the UK stemming from Nigeria involves "billions of pounds".

However, not nearly enough is being done to stop it.

The commonly termed "Nigerian Scams" (419 scams) involve internet scams, credit card fraud and money laundering. All of these, according to Chatham House, are going unchecked by governments in both countries.

The scam usually involves an email/fax offering the naive and gullible a highly attractive but fake financial deal, the scammer then steals money and personal information from the gullible victim.

These scams are costing the UK economy £150m a year, with the average victim losing £31K.

Quote:

"Criminal activity is carried out by a small minority of Nigerians, relative to the size of the country and the number of nationals resident in Britain or visiting it.

But the numbers of people involved are still significant and their successes reflect wider political and logistical shortcomings with the way the British authorities deal with financial crime."

The costs "have almost certainly run into billions of pounds over the past 10 years".

Report author Michael Peel said:

"The scale and scope of Nigeria-related financial crime highlights critical wider failures in the way the British authorities tackle fraud, corruption and money laundering.

Despite important, but limited reforms, criminal networks and corporate bribery still flourish.

This raises questions about how sincere the governments in both countries are in their talk of change, particularly when significant political, commercial or energy interests are at stake."

The report urges law enforcement agencies and the Financial Services Authority to build better links with counterparts in Nigeria, to cooperate in fraud and corruption cases.

As ever, it is also down to the individual to remain forever vigilant.

The only element of truth, in this badly written scam, is the part which states that the internet has been "greatly abused".

Quite!

The scam here is that the scammer wants to relieve you of your id and bank account information and/or he also wants to use your bank account for money laundering.

Under no circumstances fall for this one.

Hello,

I feel quite safe dealing with you in this mutual
beneficial transaction. Though, this medium (Internet) has been greatly
abused, I choose to reach you through it because it still remains the
fastest. Am Mr. Miller and i draw and paint for a living.

I have a vacancy in my company. As I am just setting up in the US I will be
requiring
Rep to work on a part time basis. i sell Arts all over the world, have
sold to galleries and to private collectors, I am always facing serious
difficulties selling my art works to Americans, they are always offering
to pay with either Money orders/cashiers check, which is difficult for me
to cash here in United Kingdom.

I just need some one that could help me,
This position will not take up your time nor
will you have to use your own resources for the position.
If interested please reply this mail and find out more......

Reply to my alternative email address which is : j.mill@fsmail.net


James Miller
London
United Kingdom
j.mill@fsmail.net

I have now started to receive quite a few of this type of scam emails. The premise is the same, they pretend to offer you an income for just a couple of hours work a day.

They want to use your bank account, to transfer money from one part of the world to another.

Under no circumstances become involved with these people.

1 They will steal your id and raid your account and/or

2 It is a money laundering scam, where drugs money and illegal money is "washed" in the victim's bank account. When the authorities track you down, as they always will do, protesting innocence is no excuse. In the UK you can go to jail for 14 years for this offence, other countries will impose similar stiff sentences.

Dear Sir or Madam,

We would appreciate to your attention.

Our big, growing company is looking for a new staff!

As we are an international company we have clients in most big countries.

We are seeking for representatives all over the world to make our business more successful.

We have an opened position of the assistant manager in our company.

Apply now and be among the first tomorrow!

To be considered to this position you must: ~ have 2-3 free hours a day ~ have an acess to the Internete ~ have opportunity to check an e-mail several times a day ~ have a bank account

No investments and special knowledge are needed

You will be responsible for managing transfers and you will receive % immediately+ salary!

I received this email twice today, addressed to me and addressed to a made up name. The two letters were "signed" by two different people.

On the face of it, to the uninitiated, it could be genuine. Unfortunately it is a scam.

Were I to respond I would find that one of, or all of, the following things would happen:

1 I would be asked for an upfront processing fee, which I would never see again

2 My id would be stolen and used for fraudulent transactions

3 My bank account would be used for money laundering.

Do not respond to this scam if you receive one of these emails.

I represent a company seeking for part-time
financial contractors. I will describe the offer in a few words below:



Our company XEX ltd is a trading - financial company is
seeking for employees to work with financial correspondence.

Requirements:
- basic knowledge of computer (email),
- free time (approx 1 hour per day),
- good communication skills



To be our representative on the full-time/part-time basis, either one
of the following options is required (a perfect candidate would be
eligible for all three):


- bank account to withdraw/receive funds,
- ability to cash money orders and certified checks (only for USA, UK and DE),


We are an international trading company. Our main office is located in
Ukraine.



The policy of our business is similar to a multi-level telemarketing
company, except for our correspondence managers do not sell anything,
they are in charge of delivering the financial communication from our
customers to our company main office.
Money turnover of our company already reached the certain heights and
we are in search of regional managers, who are willing to manage our
customers database.


Salary schedule is contract-based, our employee will receive payments
based on their work load. Usually it is about $18000 per year, tax
applied. This is a part-time job, our contract worker needs to prove
his ability to manage correspondence in order to qualify for higher
rates and full-time job status.



Our regional employees have good perspectives of increasing their
work-load and salary, depending on their efforts.

We need two representatives, so please respond fast if you would like
to start immediately. In this case, please email for more details.
We will email or fax you back an application form.




Sincerely,
Elnora Kelly
Please reply to:
Team manager
XEX ltd

This scammer claims to work with Mikhail Khordokovsky, the former C.E.O of Yukos Oil, and that they have $75M.

They want me to help transfer this money out of Russia.

In the unlikely event that there really is $75M, which of course there isn't, any transaction of this size passing through a bank would immediately attract the attention of the authorities; as it is 100% sure to be money laundering.

Any poor sap who responds to this nonsense needs their head examining.

Dear Sir,
I am PETER LAGUTIN and I represent Mr. Mikhail
Khordokovsky the former C.E.O of Yukos Oil Company in
Russia. I have a very sensitive and confidential brief
from this top (oligarch) to ask for your partnership
in re-profiling funds over US$75.5 million. I will give
the details, but in summary, the funds are coming via
Bank Menatep.

This is a legitimate transaction. You will be paid 10%
for your "management fees". If you are interested,
please write back by
< > and provide me with your
confidential telephone number, fax number and email
address and I will provide further details and
instructions.

Please keep this confidential; we can’t afford more
political problems. Finally, please note that this
must be concluded within two weeks. Please write back
promptly.I will also suggest you visit these news
sites on the internet to be better informed
about this project.






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Write me back. I look forward to it.
Regards
Mr. PETER LAGUTIN

This scammer claims to work for the Federal Government of Togo.

He wants to use my bank account to transfer money from Togo to then use to buy property.

A few points:

1 He is a liar

2 There is no money

3 Once he has access to my bank account he would then empty it, or use it for money laundering purposes

4 He uses the scammers' favourite word, "modalities"

If you receive one of these throw it away.

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WORKS AND HOUSING
FEDERAL SECRETARIAT

LOME-
LOMEGAN TOGO

FROM:DR.DUKE MATTHEW

E-mail:mattheee11@hotmail.com

Dear Sir,

ASSISTANCE REQUIRED FOR ACQUISITION OF ESTATE

I write to
inform you of my desire to acquire estates

or landed properties in
your country on behalf of the

Director of Contracts and Finance
Allocations of the

Federal Ministry of Works and Housing in Togo.

Considering his very strategic and influential

position, he would
want the transaction to be as

strictly confidential as possible. He
further wants

his identity to remain undisclosed at least for now,

untill the completion of the transaction.Hence our

desire to have an
overseas agent.

I have therefore been directed to inquire if you

would agree to act as our overseas agent in order to

actualize this
transaction.The deal, in brief, is

that the funds with which we
intend to carry out our

proposed investments in your country is
presently in a

coded account at the Togo Apex Bank i.e(the BANQUE

CENTRALE DES ETATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST)

and we need your
assistance to transfer the funds to

your country in a convenient bank
account that will be

provided by you before we can put the funds into
use

in your country. For this, you shall be considered to

have
executed a contract for the Federal Ministry of

Works and Housing in
Togo for which payment should be

effected to you by the Ministry, The
contract sum of

which shall run into US$18 000 000 Million,of which

your share shall be 20% if you agree to be our

overseas agent.

As
soon as payment is effected, and the amount

mentioned above is
successfully transferred into your

account, we intend to use our own
share in acquiring

some estates abroad. For this too you

shall also
serve as our agent. In the light of this, I

would like you to forward
to me the following

informationed below:

1. Your company name and
address if any

2. Your personal fax number

3. Your personal
telephone number for easy

communication.

You are requested to
communicate your acceptance of

this proposal through

my above
stated email address after which we shall

discuss in details the

modalities for seeing this transaction through.

Your quick response
will be highly appreciated. Thank

you in anticipation of your
cooperation.

Yours faithfully,

DR.DUKE MATTHEW

PLEASE ALL REPLY SHOULD BE SEND TO THIS E-MAIL FOR

SECURITY REASON...
Private E-mail

PHISH WARNING

Be advised that a phish email, purporting to be from US Bank, is doing the rounds at the moment.

I received one today, inviting me to click on the link, and I don't even have an account with them.

Dear U.S. Bank account holder,

We regret to inform you, that we had to block your U.S. Bank account because we have been notified that your account may have been compromised by outside parties.

Our terms and conditions you agreed to state that your account must always be under your control or those you designate at all times. We have noticed some activity related to your account that indicates that other parties may have access and or control of your information in your account.

These parties have in the past been involved with money laundering, illegal drugs, terrorism and various Federal Title 18 violations. In order that you may access your account we must verify your identity by clicking on the link below.

Please be aware that until we can verify your identity no further access to your account will be allowed and we will have no other liability for your account or any transactions that may have occurred as a result of your failure to reactivate your account as instructed below.

Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter.

https://www.usbank.com/account_verify/cgi/index.htm

Before you reactivate your account, all payments have been frozen, and you will not be able to use your account in any way until we have verified your identity.

This scam email arrived today.

The scammer claims, in the title, that there is a job being offered.

In fact what he really wants to do, or so he says, is use my bank account for money transfers.

He tries to add legitimacy to his request by invoking the tsunami disaster, very poor taste indeed.

However, in reality, the scammer is either trying to steal my bank codes or use my account for money laundering.

As a word of advice to this guy, next time you pretend to be offering a "legitimate" business opportunity; at least try to write in good English.

Bottom line, it is a scam.

CHEM AND HERBS INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL
[HARMONY PRODUCTS}
WE ARE INTO THE EXPORTATION OF RAW MATERIALS[CHEMICALS
AND HERBS ]TO WESTERN COUNTRIES TO BE USED FOR FINISHED
PRODUCT(INK AND COATING ADDITIVES
LIKE..DEFOAMERS,DISPERSING AGENTS,THICKENERS..ETC)OUR COMPANY IS STRICTLY INTO
EXPORTATIONWITH A SUBSIDIARY IN SINGAPORE PRESENTLY, WE ARE SOLICITING THEHELP
OF TRUST WORTHY INDIVIDUALS OR COPORATE BODIES WHO WOULDACT AS OUR
REPRESENTATIVES IN AMERICA AND ITS ENVIRONS(EUROPEANCOUNTRIES).


THE REASON BEING THAT, SOME OF OUR CUSTOMERS ARE MAINLY
FROM THAT PART OF THE WORLD ,AND THEY FIND IT DIFFICULT
TO MAKE PAYMENTTO US BECAUSE OF THE DISTANCE APART AND
MAINLY FOR THE FACT THAT OUR BANK HERE IN INDIA WAS
AFFECTED BY THE LAST NATURAL DISASTER..TSUNAMI.

THE BUILDING WAS BADLY DAMAGED AND LOTS OF DATA WERE LOST TO THEWRECKAGE), THAT
TOOK PLACE IN THIS PART OF THE WORLD.
SO WE ARE ASKING YOU TO BE OUR ESTEEMED REPRESENTATIVE,
BY HELPING US(CHEM-N-HERBS) RECEIVE THESE PAYMENTS ON
OUR BEHALF[ THE PAYMENTS ARE USUALLY IN CERTIFIED BANK
CHECKS,MONEY ORDER, AND ELECTRONIC TRANSFER(ONLINE
BANKING),ALL YOU NEED DO IS RECIEVE THESE PAYMENTS, GET IT
CLEARED, AND SEND THE FUNDS TO US.


DUE TO THE FACT THAT YOU ARE FAR FROM US AS REGARDS
DISTANCE, WE CANNOT BE PAYING YOU LIKE OUR PERMANENT
STAFF, INSTEAD YOU WILL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO
NEGOTIATE YOUR MODE BY WHICH YOU YOU WILL
BEPAYED ,( OR WILL BE PLACED ON A FIVE
PERCENT(5%)COMMISSION(NEGOTIATABLE) ON ANY AMOUNT YOU
RECIEVE ON OUR BEHALF).

PLEASE YOUR RESPONSE IS HIGHLY NEEDED ,AS WE HAVE
CUSTOMERS WHOWANTING TO MAKE PAYMENT CURRENTLY, WE HAVE TO PUT A HOLD ON
THEM,BECAUSE WE HAVE'NT GOTTEN A RELIABLE
REPRESENTATIVE YET.

N.B ALL CORRESSPONDENCE[REPLY] SHOULD BE SENT TO.

E-mail:


SINCERELY,
RAJESH ANAND.,
[LOGISTICS AND MARKETING OFFICE],
MUMBAI,
MAHARASTHRA, INDIA,
N.B PLS NOTE THAT ONLY SERIOUS MINDS NEED REPLY BACK.
VISIT OUR WEB SITE:

This arrived in my mailbox today.

It is a scam but, I suspect, a slightly different one.

There is a faint possibility that the money does exist.

In that unlikely event, then you can be 100% sure that the money being transferred comes from drugs or other nefarious activities.

As such, were you stupid enough to fall for this, you would be guilty of money laundering and face a heavy jail sentence.

In other words don't be stupid and respond.

Dear Executive,

I am Mr.Ginq Cheng. I represent Mr.Ho Siu-hoi,the former C.E.O and
director-cum-shareholder of Au Kiang International Company Limited (Au Kiang)
and Dero Enterprise Limited (Dero) in Hong Kong. I have a very sensitive and
confidential brief from this top (executive) to ask for your partnership in
re-profiling funds over $250 Million US dollars.I will give the details, but in
summary, the funds are coming via Hang Seng Bank.The bank official website is :
www.hangseng.com. This is a legitimate transaction. You will be paid 10% for
your "management fees.

Also,furnish me with your confidential telephone number,fax number and private
email address and and I will provide further details and
instructions. Please keep this confidential; we cannot afford more political
problems/scandals. Finally, please note that this must be concluded within two
weeks. Please write back promptly.I will also suggest you visit this news site
on the internet to be better informed about this project.

http://www.webb-site.com/articles/0011.htm

Write me back.I look forward to it.

Sincerely,

MR.GINQ CHENG
INVESTMENT MANAGERS LIMITED
50/D UNITED CENTER,
95 QUEENSWAY,
HONG KONG.

This note, from someone calling themselves Chief Oboh, dropped into my mailbox this morning.

Chiefy wants me to help him with his apartment in the USA, which he leases to another party for a paltry $125K. It seems that the other party does not pay the rent in installmentally, whatever that means!

Now chiefy wants me to help him out, by letting him pass money through my bank account.

A warning here, if money really did pass through (and I don't for one minute believe that it would); then there is a risk that the transaction is being used for money laundering purposes.

However, chiefy is offering me 5%; this means that I would only make around $6K. That is the lowest amount of money I have ever been offered in one of these scams; I though that I had made it clear that I don't get out of bed for less than $1M these days.

Dear Friend,
Compliments to you ,i know this will come as a surprise.
I am chief Dr Godwin Oboh ,chairman on committee on protection of government
property edo state .
I have a property which i lease to one of my business partner for 15years ,
which is in america at the cost of $125,thousand dollars and both of us have
agreed that he should be paying installmentally.
Because of my present position as a chief and as a government official in my
state,
i am not allowed to own a foriegn account ,all i want from you is to act as my
foriegn agent so that i will instruct him to pay the money through you or via
your account .
this transaction demands trust ,you shall be entitled to 5% of any money payed
through you.i will feed you with all necessary information as soon as you
indicate your assisted humanitarian gesture .
Thanks for your co-operation .
Best Regards ,
Chief ,Dr,Godwin Oboh.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I await your fullest cooperation.

Your Faithfully,

Francis Yekoyada Omoto Jnr.

This scammer, a certain "Mrs Benson", claims to be the link between OPEC and the Wolrd Bank in West Africa.

She claims to have $45M made from oil deals, we shall assume that she means stolen.

Needless to say the poor dear can't get her sweaty greedy little hands on the money, she needs my help.

The letter actually makes quite a good point, which the greedy morons who fall for these scams ought to bear in mind.

Now suppose for one second that the money really existed, which of course it doesn't, any transfer of that size would be monitored by international agencies such as the CIA and FBI. Large cash transfers are usually associated with money laundering illegal funds, made from drugs or terrorism.

The recipient of the money (which to repeat ad nauseam does not exist) would be on the receiving end of a visit from the MIB; not very pleasant at all!

Mrs Benson then assures me that there is no risk at all in the scheme, utter tosh!

ATTN: CEO/PRESIDENT

I want you to patiently read this offer. I am MRS. ANNE BENSON the Head
of Delegation to the World Bank in West Africa. I am the linkman between
the Organization For Petroleum Exporting Countries - OPEC and the petroleum
sector in a West African country. I also attend OPEC meetings constantly
in Geneva. Through the sale of our allocated oil quota in OPEC, I was able
to make S$45.2million, which is currently deposited in a European Security
and Finance company.

I want you to assist me to claim this money as I cannot claim it directly
because I am still a Civil servant, and the code of conduct bureau forbid
me to acquire such amount of money. It is on this basis that I am contacting
you for assistance, if you will be interested; claim documents have been
processed and sent to you. The documents with which the fund is deposited
will be changed to reflect you as the new beneficiary so that you will be
Eligible to collect the fund on my behalf.

I will give you 30% of the fund for this assistance. I am aware of the international
monitoring of all large-scale financial movements after the September 11th
2001 terrorist attack on America and to avoid any state of financial investigation
I will provide a classified clearance paper from the relevant body which
will exonerate the money from either drug, money laundered or terrorist
related proceeds. Kindly respond to my proposal through this my private
on the receipt of your Email: .

I want to assure you that there is no risk attached in this transaction.
You should also provide me with your private telephone and fax numbers for
easier communication. Expecting your response.

Best regards,

MRS. ANNE BENSON