You may be surprised to receive my letter. However, I got your contact as a result of my desperate desire for assistance. Though this mail is unsolicited, I pray you to be humane and consider it. I have decided to contact you for confidential, urgent and rewarding joint business.
My name is BENSON DUDU, I was a Personal Assistant to the Late Democratic Republic Of Congo President; LAURENT KABILA, who was assassinated. I am sure you must be aware that his son, Joseph Kabila was sworn in as president. This news which was reported by most international media including CNN as you can see herein:
I am passionately contacting you based on the need for a trusted and honest person, who I can entrust with the sum of US $12,800,000 (Twelve million, eight hundred thousand US Dollars).
Source of the money:
The late president and I secured this money in a security firm, in my name before his death. Now that he is late, I want to transfer the money out of the security company because of the insecurity of the money, for investment in your country. I cannot travel out of the country where I am presently on asylum as I have not got travel documents to do that for now, hence I am asking for your assistance to have this money in your care pending when I will secure travel documents to come over to your country.
If you accept this offer, we shall share the money as follows: 25% for you, and 75% for me.
I have all the title documents to the fund, which I can transfer to you to enable you have assess to the money. Be assured that this is risk-free and
legitimate. Please advise me on your position immediately and take note that I want this kept very confidential as I do not want anyone to know about my where about and the trace of the funds.
I await your prompt response, as I may be able to access my mails
regularly. I have an experienced lawyer who will undertake the legal procedure for the transfer of the money to you.
I get similar letters, but its usually from a lawyer representing someone from Outer Solobovia (ie.) who was killed with his wife in a car crash. There are no apparent heirs to his forutne, so he hopes to give the money to you.
It seems to me Sudo, that what you have there is an evolved version of the "Nigerian Bank Scam". I used to get them so often about three years ago it was drivin me nuts! In fact, I read the first one innocently (from "Mrs. Sani Abacha" widowed wife of one time Nigerian VIP), and thought briefly on it, but quickly checked out Snopes.com, and got really p.o.'d about it and wrote them (the scammers), a scathing letter in return.
And after that, I began a file on all of the scam letters that came my way just for fun. I actually have a huge file of these lying letters that is entitled "Lying Africans". And what I used to do (but haven't for a long time now), was each time I would get one, I would add that letter to the top of the Lying African list, and then send the whole batch of letters in "pasted on" form back to the scammer and let them know that; "Now you too are at the very TOP of the Lying African file which is being sent directly to the United States Federal Bureau Of Investigation Mail Fraud Division!"
I thought it was really funny after awhile, because many times, the same "deposed Democratic and very Christian" leaders would come up, but it would be signed by a bereaved mother the next time around, or, a son and daughter, or some crapola. I still have that list Of "Lying Africans" letters somewhere. Want a copy? Haha!
On a sad note however, apparently, there have been a few Americans who have followed through on the scam, and had actually gone over to Nigeria where they met with the scammers, and then were murdered for the goods and money that they had in their posession. I guess the real goal of the scammers is for you and I to divulge our bank account numbers so they can somehow get into it and steal our money.
One time I wrote this one guy back who had claimed that he was a Christian Missionary, and I simply read him the riot act about being a LIAR with Bible verses included, and he actually wrote me back and told me that he had in fact lied, but that he was so sorry for lying and using the name of Jesus on order to try and steal. He said that his country was in the middle of a civil war (Sierra Leone), and that his was an act of desperation, "And so, Sir, could you please send me some money anyway?" I wrote back to him and forgave him, but only told him that he could pray and that God would meet his needs according to a list of Bible verses that I shared with him. If I could have trusted that he was really being honest, I might have actually sent him a money order of some amount. But, I, we, can't really afford to get involved with someone who may well be "still scammin".
Oh, and it seemed as if almost all of the letters started in the subject line when it would come into my e-mail box with "Urgent" or "Urgent Assitance Need" or some such crapola..
One I use for anything that could possibly generate spam and I get about 500 pieces a day at that account. (Thank you Yahoo for your spam filter!)
One I use only for family and friends. I have never gotten spam at that address. I hope that continues as I have a few friends who forward a joke along with all the e-mail addresses of everyone who has ever received that joke.
One I use for GSpot and other forums. I hardly ever get spam at that one either.
I don't even open e-mails in the spam folder and I hardly open e-mails from people I don't know.
Snopes is great, though. I love reading about the latest and greatest b.s. going around. It's just so sad that so many people actually believe them. :(-->
Re:"He said that his country was in the middle of a civil war.. that his was an act of desperation, "And so, Sir, could you please send me some money anyway?"
I imagine that works for him in so many cases, too, though it AMAZES me.. I mean simply AMAZES me that anyone would fall victim to the scam. I know it must seem heartless but I have little to NO sympathy for anyone who falls for these schemes.
I've seen news magazines like 60 minutes do THEIR BEST to make (especially the elderly) the victims sympathetic but Gawd I just can't imagine it. Folks falling for these shcemes are usually counting on getting big bucks for doing next to nothing.
I get these occasionally too. They are worthless SCAMS!!! Just delete them!
For a while, a friend of mine and I were answering these e-mails and getting these guys to call us long distance from overseas or wherever. We would string them along until they caught on that we were intentionally wasting their time and doing it to cost them as much as we could before telling them what bottom feeding scum suckers (etcetera) they are.
Not recommended though. We quit doing this when one of "them" threatened us and e-mailed us proof that they weren't kidding around as we were.
I've gotten this one several times. I think this guy needs to work on his story a little. He says his father was poisoned to death by his business associates and then he wants me to come to Benin to "stand as my late fathers business partner." Yeah, I'll get right on that.
PERSONAL LETTER
FROM:BOBSON KWAME
COTONOU-BENIN
WESTAFRICA.
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF OUR DESIRE OF GOING INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I GOT YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS THRUOGH THE INTERNET AND DECIEDED TO CONTACT YOU WITHOUT NO HESISTATE TO CONFIDE IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS HENCE YOU WILL UNDERSTAND AS WELL.
I AM BOBSON, THE ONLY CHILD OF LATE MR AND MRS. PIERRE KWAME.MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT AND A POLITICIAN BASED IN ABIDJAN THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST. BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCURSSED ON A BUSINESS/POLITIES OF THEIR PARTY.
HOWEVER,MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 2001.MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS. BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 29TH JUNE 2003 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$ 25.2,000,000.00 (TWENTY FIVE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S.A DOLLARS) LEFT IN ONE SECURITY COMPANY IN (COTONOU FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN) REGISTERED AS OUR FAMILY TREASURE OF JEWLIRIENS AND DOCUMENTS FOR SECRECT.
THE SECURITY COMPANY DO NOT KNOW THE CONTENTS OF THE TRUNK BOX AS PHISICAL CASH IN DOLLAR.
PRESENTLY THIS IS WHERE I HAVE BEEN RESIDENTS FOR PERIOD OF TIME NOW FOR ME TO GET CONTACT WITH A TRUSTWARTHY PERSON WHOM WILL HANDLE THE TRANSACTION WITH ME ALSO BECUASE OF THE REBELLE WAR GOING ON IN IVORY COAST TILL TODAY.
ALSO MY LATE FATHER, EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES AND DUE TO POLITIES AS WELL.
THEREFORE I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER FROM ANY COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHOM SHALL HELP ME CLEAR THE CONSIGNMENT FROM THE SECRURITY COMPANY FOR AN INVESTMENT PURPOSE, (SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT/BUY OF SHARES/STOCKS AND TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATION)
RIGHT NOW I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.
1)TO COME DOWN HERE IN COTONU BENIN AND STAND AS MY LATE FATHERS BUSINESS PARTNER AND CLEAR THE CONSIGNMENT FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY.
2)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS CONSIGNMENT.AND TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO TARVELL WITH YOU TO YOUR COUNTRY AFTER THE CONSIGNMENT HAS BEING CLEARED AND DEPOSIT WITH ANY LOCAL BANK HERE FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE FUNDS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY AS BEEN CONCLUDED.
YOU SHALL BE GIVEN 25% OF TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSACTION.
MOREOVER, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN THREE (3) DAYS YOU SIGNIFY
INTEREST TO ASSIST ME AND YOUR ARRIVAL HERE IN COTONOU BENIN AS THE MANGEMENT OF SECURITY COMPANY ASSURED ME.
HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON THROUGH THIS EMAIL ADDRESSE PLEASE.
A lot of this type of E-mail fraud is from South Africa or the former Soviet Union. Another common trick is to entice people to give up their social security number or bank account number. No bank or investment firm will ever send out an e-mail asking people to verify their account or any other excuse to get them to give their personal information. The latter activity is called "phishing".
All of these type of scams are just the internet equivalent of the old, time-tested, "pigeon-drop" con.
That scan was demonstrated in the opening scenes of "The Sting", if you remember. Total strangers come across a whole bunch of dough and don't know what to do with it. "Well, if you'll just put some of your money in with it, I'm sure we'll all come out of this smelling like a rose", the stranger assures you.
And so it goes. Like has already been stated, if it sounds like it's too good to be true, it almost certainly is...
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OnionEater
I get them all the time.
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Shellon
Being the chicken that I am about virus, etc., I never open anything that I even remotely don't recognize.
Probably miss out on some funny stuff eh?
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Zshot
I get more junk e-mail than e-mail from people that I know...
If I don't know who sent something, I delete it.
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OnionEater
Being in the Gemstone business I get them from seemingly legit gem dealers in Africa, same type of story just differant subject.
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I got this one today.
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Greetings,
You may be surprised to receive my letter. However, I got your contact as a result of my desperate desire for assistance. Though this mail is unsolicited, I pray you to be humane and consider it. I have decided to contact you for confidential, urgent and rewarding joint business.
My name is BENSON DUDU, I was a Personal Assistant to the Late Democratic Republic Of Congo President; LAURENT KABILA, who was assassinated. I am sure you must be aware that his son, Joseph Kabila was sworn in as president. This news which was reported by most international media including CNN as you can see herein:
http:/ /www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/africa/01/26/congo.kabila/
http:/ /www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/africa/01/16/congo.coup.04/
I am passionately contacting you based on the need for a trusted and honest person, who I can entrust with the sum of US $12,800,000 (Twelve million, eight hundred thousand US Dollars).
Source of the money:
The late president and I secured this money in a security firm, in my name before his death. Now that he is late, I want to transfer the money out of the security company because of the insecurity of the money, for investment in your country. I cannot travel out of the country where I am presently on asylum as I have not got travel documents to do that for now, hence I am asking for your assistance to have this money in your care pending when I will secure travel documents to come over to your country.
If you accept this offer, we shall share the money as follows: 25% for you, and 75% for me.
I have all the title documents to the fund, which I can transfer to you to enable you have assess to the money. Be assured that this is risk-free and
legitimate. Please advise me on your position immediately and take note that I want this kept very confidential as I do not want anyone to know about my where about and the trace of the funds.
I await your prompt response, as I may be able to access my mails
regularly. I have an experienced lawyer who will undertake the legal procedure for the transfer of the money to you.
Regards.
Benson Dudu.
My alternaive email {b_d_benson@yahoo.com.au}
http://www.epost.de - das Kommunikationsportal der Deutschen Post
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CKnapp3
I get similar letters, but its usually from a lawyer representing someone from Outer Solobovia (ie.) who was killed with his wife in a car crash. There are no apparent heirs to his forutne, so he hopes to give the money to you.
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Steve!
The sad thing is that there are stories all the time about people that are hoodwinked by these scams.
There was one woman a couple of years ago that embezzled something like $250,000 from her company thinking that she would be getting millions.
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WordWolf
First,
they have to FIND my e-mail address.
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I average about one piece of spam every 2 months, not counting stuff
from legitimate mailing lists I'm on. Actually, that's one piece
every 2 months at most.
I never post my e-mail address publicly. The only one I ever posted
anywhere it can be found is reserved JUST for public stuff.
Plus, I check Snopes every few days for the latest scams. Usually my
news beats the e-mails in reaching me.
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It seems to me Sudo, that what you have there is an evolved version of the "Nigerian Bank Scam". I used to get them so often about three years ago it was drivin me nuts! In fact, I read the first one innocently (from "Mrs. Sani Abacha" widowed wife of one time Nigerian VIP), and thought briefly on it, but quickly checked out Snopes.com, and got really p.o.'d about it and wrote them (the scammers), a scathing letter in return.
And after that, I began a file on all of the scam letters that came my way just for fun. I actually have a huge file of these lying letters that is entitled "Lying Africans". And what I used to do (but haven't for a long time now), was each time I would get one, I would add that letter to the top of the Lying African list, and then send the whole batch of letters in "pasted on" form back to the scammer and let them know that; "Now you too are at the very TOP of the Lying African file which is being sent directly to the United States Federal Bureau Of Investigation Mail Fraud Division!"
I thought it was really funny after awhile, because many times, the same "deposed Democratic and very Christian" leaders would come up, but it would be signed by a bereaved mother the next time around, or, a son and daughter, or some crapola. I still have that list Of "Lying Africans" letters somewhere. Want a copy? Haha!
On a sad note however, apparently, there have been a few Americans who have followed through on the scam, and had actually gone over to Nigeria where they met with the scammers, and then were murdered for the goods and money that they had in their posession. I guess the real goal of the scammers is for you and I to divulge our bank account numbers so they can somehow get into it and steal our money.
One time I wrote this one guy back who had claimed that he was a Christian Missionary, and I simply read him the riot act about being a LIAR with Bible verses included, and he actually wrote me back and told me that he had in fact lied, but that he was so sorry for lying and using the name of Jesus on order to try and steal. He said that his country was in the middle of a civil war (Sierra Leone), and that his was an act of desperation, "And so, Sir, could you please send me some money anyway?" I wrote back to him and forgave him, but only told him that he could pray and that God would meet his needs according to a list of Bible verses that I shared with him. If I could have trusted that he was really being honest, I might have actually sent him a money order of some amount. But, I, we, can't really afford to get involved with someone who may well be "still scammin".
Oh, and it seemed as if almost all of the letters started in the subject line when it would come into my e-mail box with "Urgent" or "Urgent Assitance Need" or some such crapola..
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I have several e-mail addresses.
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One I use for anything that could possibly generate spam and I get about 500 pieces a day at that account. (Thank you Yahoo for your spam filter!)
One I use only for family and friends. I have never gotten spam at that address. I hope that continues as I have a few friends who forward a joke along with all the e-mail addresses of everyone who has ever received that joke.
One I use for GSpot and other forums. I hardly ever get spam at that one either.
I don't even open e-mails in the spam folder and I hardly open e-mails from people I don't know.
Snopes is great, though. I love reading about the latest and greatest b.s. going around. It's just so sad that so many people actually believe them.
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Johnny,
Re:"He said that his country was in the middle of a civil war.. that his was an act of desperation, "And so, Sir, could you please send me some money anyway?"
I imagine that works for him in so many cases, too, though it AMAZES me.. I mean simply AMAZES me that anyone would fall victim to the scam. I know it must seem heartless but I have little to NO sympathy for anyone who falls for these schemes.
I've seen news magazines like 60 minutes do THEIR BEST to make (especially the elderly) the victims sympathetic but Gawd I just can't imagine it. Folks falling for these shcemes are usually counting on getting big bucks for doing next to nothing.
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TheSongRemainsTheSame
I still dig the million dollar ransom the 900 foot tall JC demanded from Oral Roberts.
Who's that guy that made some statue vanish?
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New one today!! Why so many from Nigeria I wonder...
SIR,
IT IS WITH A HEART FULL OF HOPE THAT I WRITE,
SOLICITING FOR YOUR STRICT CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION. THIS IS BY
VIRTUE OF ITS NATURE AS BEING CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET. YOU HAVE BEEN
INTRODUCED BY A FRIEND IN FOREIGN OFFICE OF NIGERIAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRIES, WHO ASSURED ME OF YOUR ABILITY AND RELIABILITIY TO EXECUTE A
TRANSACTION OF GREAT MAGNITUDE.
I AM AN ACCOUNTANT WITH BEACON NIG. LTD. A FOREIGN OIL
COMPANY BASED IN LAGOS, NIGERIA. BEACON WAS INVOLVED IN PROSPECTING,
DRILLING AND BUNKERING OF OIL AT HIGH SEA (OFFSHORE), WITH
EXPATRIATE CONSISTING MAJORITY OF THE STAFF STRENGTH.UNFORTUNATELY, THESE
EXPATRIATES GOT INTO AN ILLEGAL SALE OF OIL AND THE MONEY FROM IT TRANSFERRED
THROUGH A SECURITY COMPANY OUT OF THECOUNTRY BUT WITH A SECURITY STAMP ON IT. T! HE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA DISCOVERED THE ILLEGAL DEAL, REVOKED THEIR LICENCE
AND THE EXPARTRIATES WERE REPATRIATED.
SO, BY VIRTUE OF MY POSITION AS THE ACCOUNTANT OF THE COMPANY, I HAVE IN MY
POSSESSION DOCUMENTS CONTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT FOUR OF THESE TRUNK BOXES
DEPOSITED WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY. THE CONTENT OF THESE BOXES IS TWENVE
MILLION AND FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$12.5M).
I HAVE PUT IN AN APPLICATION WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY TO TRANSFER THESE BOXES TO
THEIR CORRESPONDENCE OFFICE IN AMERICA OR ASIA WHICH THEY HAVE OBLIGED. AND BEING
THAT THIS DEAL WAS BEEN CARRIED OUT BY FOREIGN FIRM, I NEED A TRUSTWORTHY
FOREIGNER LIKE YOU THAT WILL ASSIST ME TO A LOGICAL CONCLUSION OF THIS PENDING
BUSINESS WHICH BOTH OF US WILL BOUNDTO BENEFIT EARNESTLY. ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS
TO STAND BEFORE THE SECURITY COMPANY AND SIGN AS ONE OF EXPATRIATES TO ENABLE
YOU CLAIM ! THE MONEY AND PAY IT INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
PLEASE, NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK-FREE,
FOR EVERY MACHINERIES HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE FOR SUCCESSFUL
CONCLUSION. REMEMBER, THAT I HAVE WITH ME ALL THE NECESSARY
DOCUMENTS THAT WILL PROVE THAT THE MONEY IS FOR US. I EXPECT YOU TO BE
TRUSTWORTHY AND KIND ENOUGH TO KEEP MY OWN SHARE, WHEN THE MONEY HIT YOUR
ACCOUNT.
I HEREBY AGREE TO COMPENSATE YOUR SINCERE AND CANDID
EFFORT IN THIS REGARD WITH 25% OF THE FUND AFTER THE TRANSFER AND 5%
(PERCENT) WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR ANY EXPENSES BOTH LOCAL AND
INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION, TELEPHONE BILLS ETC. WILL BE SETTLED FROM THIS
PERCENTAGE, WHILE 70% WILL BE FOR ME AND TWO OF MY COLLEAGUES. THIS DEAL WILL BE
CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) WORKING DAYS.
I WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING BUSINESS WITH YOU,
AND SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENTIALITY IN THIS TRANSACTION. PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE THE
RECEIPT OF THIS PROPOSAL.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DAGOGO BEN.
NB: Please include y! our Tel & Fax NO. in your reply
e-mail. ( dagogobb@netscape.net )
Verschicken Sie romantische, coole und witzige Bilder per SMS!
Jetzt bei WEB.DE FreeMail: http://f.web.de/?mc=021193
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Zshot
As someone once said...
"A fool and there money are lucky to come together in the first place".
What motivates the people who are suckered into these scams is: They believe that they should get something for nothing.
My mother taught me that, If something sounds too good to be true, it most likely is.
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WordWolf
From what I've seen,
this is currently the most popular scam....
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/scams/carsale.asp
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Steve!
Wow, Wordwolf, I'd never seen that one until now! Good info!
Sudo, as far as the one you just posted - I get at LEAST a dozen of those every day!
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Technobyte
I get these occasionally too. They are worthless SCAMS!!! Just delete them!
For a while, a friend of mine and I were answering these e-mails and getting these guys to call us long distance from overseas or wherever. We would string them along until they caught on that we were intentionally wasting their time and doing it to cost them as much as we could before telling them what bottom feeding scum suckers (etcetera) they are.
Not recommended though. We quit doing this when one of "them" threatened us and e-mailed us proof that they weren't kidding around as we were.
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I've gotten this one several times. I think this guy needs to work on his story a little. He says his father was poisoned to death by his business associates and then he wants me to come to Benin to "stand as my late fathers business partner." Yeah, I'll get right on that.
PERSONAL LETTER
FROM:BOBSON KWAME
COTONOU-BENIN
WESTAFRICA.
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF OUR DESIRE OF GOING INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I GOT YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS THRUOGH THE INTERNET AND DECIEDED TO CONTACT YOU WITHOUT NO HESISTATE TO CONFIDE IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS HENCE YOU WILL UNDERSTAND AS WELL.
I AM BOBSON, THE ONLY CHILD OF LATE MR AND MRS. PIERRE KWAME.MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT AND A POLITICIAN BASED IN ABIDJAN THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST. BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCURSSED ON A BUSINESS/POLITIES OF THEIR PARTY.
HOWEVER,MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 2001.MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS. BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 29TH JUNE 2003 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$ 25.2,000,000.00 (TWENTY FIVE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S.A DOLLARS) LEFT IN ONE SECURITY COMPANY IN (COTONOU FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN) REGISTERED AS OUR FAMILY TREASURE OF JEWLIRIENS AND DOCUMENTS FOR SECRECT.
THE SECURITY COMPANY DO NOT KNOW THE CONTENTS OF THE TRUNK BOX AS PHISICAL CASH IN DOLLAR.
PRESENTLY THIS IS WHERE I HAVE BEEN RESIDENTS FOR PERIOD OF TIME NOW FOR ME TO GET CONTACT WITH A TRUSTWARTHY PERSON WHOM WILL HANDLE THE TRANSACTION WITH ME ALSO BECUASE OF THE REBELLE WAR GOING ON IN IVORY COAST TILL TODAY.
ALSO MY LATE FATHER, EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES AND DUE TO POLITIES AS WELL.
THEREFORE I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER FROM ANY COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHOM SHALL HELP ME CLEAR THE CONSIGNMENT FROM THE SECRURITY COMPANY FOR AN INVESTMENT PURPOSE, (SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT/BUY OF SHARES/STOCKS AND TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATION)
RIGHT NOW I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.
1)TO COME DOWN HERE IN COTONU BENIN AND STAND AS MY LATE FATHERS BUSINESS PARTNER AND CLEAR THE CONSIGNMENT FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY.
2)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS CONSIGNMENT.AND TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO TARVELL WITH YOU TO YOUR COUNTRY AFTER THE CONSIGNMENT HAS BEING CLEARED AND DEPOSIT WITH ANY LOCAL BANK HERE FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE FUNDS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY AS BEEN CONCLUDED.
YOU SHALL BE GIVEN 25% OF TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSACTION.
MOREOVER, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN THREE (3) DAYS YOU SIGNIFY
INTEREST TO ASSIST ME AND YOUR ARRIVAL HERE IN COTONOU BENIN AS THE MANGEMENT OF SECURITY COMPANY ASSURED ME.
HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON THROUGH THIS EMAIL ADDRESSE PLEASE.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS AND YOUR FAMILY.
YOURS FAITHFULLY.
BOBSON.
ORPHAN.
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And today... the Almighty gets invoked to get my money.
PLEASE CONTACT ME URGENTLY ALSO YOUR MOBILE PHONE AND FAX
FROM: Mr.Chris Kolade.
33 MARINA,LAGOS.NIGERIA.
Telephone:234-802-3714808.
Good Day,
l am Mr.Chris Kolade, Civil Servant in the Ministry of Health. l know
this proposal will come to you as asurprise because we have not met
before either physically or through correspondence. I got your contact
from our chamber of commerce here in Nigeria and have no doubt in your
ability to handle this proposal involving huge sum of money.My father
Chief Isama Kolade (Now Late) was the Royal Head of my community, ELEME
(an oil rich town) in Nigeria. My community produces 5.8% of the total
crude oil production in Nigeria and 0.5% of the Dollar value of each!
barrel is paid to my father as royalty by the Federal Government.
My father was also the Chairman of ISAMA Special Oil Trust Fund. In
his position as the Royal head and Chairman of the Oil Trust Fund, he
made some money which he left for me as the only heir to inherit.The
money is Eighteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars(US$18.5).
This Money originated from the accumulated royalties between 1976-1998
Due to poor banking system in Nigeria and political instability as a
result of past Military rules (1985-1999) ,he deposited this Money in a
Strong Room/"VAULTS" with an open beneficiary in a security company
pending when he would finish arrangement to transfer it abroad.He was
planning this when he died late last year of Heart Attack.
Just before my father died he called my attention to the money and
charged me to look for a foreigner who would assist me in the
transfer/investment of the funds abroad. So l would be very gratef ul
if
you could accept to help me achieve this great objective.I promise to
give you 15% of the total funds transferred to your vital bank account
as compensation for your assistance. Five percent (5%)has been set
aside to take care of all expenses we may incure during the
transaction.
To indicate your interest,contact me urgently and confidentially for
more information and the roles you will play in this business. All the
legal Documents concerning this Money will be sent to you as soon as we
agreed ether.Please I will appreciate that you send your telephone/fax
numbers to enable me contact you immediately for discussions.
May the almighty God bless you.
Yours faithfully,
Mr.Chris Kolade.
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vickles
I have heard that if you open these e-mails you get more sent to you. I wonder if they can tell it was opened which means you keep getting them?
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Research Geek
A lot of this type of E-mail fraud is from South Africa or the former Soviet Union. Another common trick is to entice people to give up their social security number or bank account number. No bank or investment firm will ever send out an e-mail asking people to verify their account or any other excuse to get them to give their personal information. The latter activity is called "phishing".
Find where to report E-mail fraud at http://www.elsop.com/wrc/complain.htm
Report phishing at reportphishing@antiphishing.org
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George Aar
All of these type of scams are just the internet equivalent of the old, time-tested, "pigeon-drop" con.
That scan was demonstrated in the opening scenes of "The Sting", if you remember. Total strangers come across a whole bunch of dough and don't know what to do with it. "Well, if you'll just put some of your money in with it, I'm sure we'll all come out of this smelling like a rose", the stranger assures you.
And so it goes. Like has already been stated, if it sounds like it's too good to be true, it almost certainly is...
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Kit Sober
I have one that keeps threatening to take me off their mailing list if I don't respond. . .
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Sudo
New one just today.. I guess they get some hits.
Dear Friend,
Complement of the seasons.
This letter may come to you as a surprise due to the
fact that we have not yet met. The message could be strange but real if
you pay some attention to it,I could have notified you
about it at least for the sake of your
integrity.Please accept my sincere apologies. In
bringing this message of goodwill to you, I have to
say that I have no intentions of causing you any
embarrassments.
In order to transfer out (fifteen million pounds
sterling) from our
bank here I have the courage to look for a reliable
and honest person who will be capable for this
important transaction, believing that you will never
let me down either now or in future.
I am the auditor of a bank here in London,United
Kingdom. There is an account opened in this bank in
1995 and since my inception into office in 2001,
nobody has operated on this account again,after going
through some old files, I discovered that if i do not
remit this money
out urgently, it will be forfeited for nothing.
The owner of this account was Mr. John Hughes who was
a foreigner and
the Director of a chemical service here in London, a
chemical engineer
by profession and he died since 1995.And then, since
2001, nobody knows
about this account or anything concerning it, the
account has no other beneficiary and my investigation
proved to me as well that his company does not know
anything about this account and the amount involved is
(15,000,000.00) pounds sterling.
I want to transfer this money into a safe foreign
account abroad but i
don't know any foreigner, i am only contacting you as
a foreigner because this money can not be approved to
any local bank here in United Kingdom, but can only be
approved to any foreign account because the money is
pounds sterling's and theformer owner of the account
is John Hughes and he was a foreigner too.
Thank you as I anticipate your response.
Alex Goodman
447040117825
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