Spam mail, email scams (email cons), lottery scams & computer viruses (with sample email scams)
Advice about Computer Viruses
A Computer virus is simply a program which are designed to perform certain malicious tasks. These tasks vary in that each computer virus does different things. I have found viruses which attack the BIOS (Basic Input Out System) on old motherboards & effectively make the hard drive, floppy drive & keyboard inoperable & viruses which actively watch for anti virus programs & then defend themselves by closing down the anti virus program before they can protect the PC / attack the virus (many modern computer viruses will not let you install an anti virus program or download help from an anti virus web site).
Most computer viruses can be stopped by installing a high quality anti virus program, keeping it updated & running regular checks on your system. Unfortunately, if you are connected to the internet, the use of an anti virus program is now essential. Clicking on anti virus software at the end of this paragraph will take you to a page which features a number of companies who manufacture or supply quality anti virus software.
If all else fails; it may be advisable to disconnect the PC from the internet, wipe the hard drive, re-install Windows from your Windows CD or Recovery CD, install a quality anti virus program, connect to the internet again & re-install your programs.
Advice about "Low Life Hackers"
My personal PC and every PC on my home & business network is protected by a hardware firewall, a software firewall, anti spyware software & anti-virus software. Additionally; I refuse to use pirated software, I regularly update my versions of windows & religiously back up my hard drives. Why? because I am sick of scum bags who insist on causing grief for people by spreading viruses, or hackers trying to gain access to files on my PCs. Whilst working for Maztec (travelling around the UK fixing between 4 & 7 PC`s per day; each usually at a different location), I took 3x days holiday (vacation) in order to help set up a UK shopping site but instead had to spend the time resolving various virus issues (what a waste of valuable time) because I was sufficiently protected.
It is now essential for anyone with internet access to have anti-virus software & firewall protection. But what can we do with the results of our infection or intrusion notifications when "Billy No-life has been naughty again"?
Consider this; if someone attacked you in the street, you would defend yourself. So; If some one attacks via the internet (over the web); You should defend yourself & you should "hit them back".
ISP`s (Internet Service Provider's) usually have a dedicated section to deal with the issues of Spam (junk email), virus spreaders & people who try to hack into (gain access to) your PC (often to try & obtain bank account or credit card details etc). In the same way that you are registered with an ISP (such as AOL, Blueyonder or BT Internet) so people who send you virus's etc are registered with an ISP & you can log a complaint with them, and they will kick bottoms (usually with a lot of force). The common address for these knights of the net is abuse@***. In the previous example, *** would be the domain name, so sample addresses would be abuse@aol.com, abuse@nsm.net, abuse@blueyonder.co.uk ).
However, when contacting abuse departments, please try to include as much information (proof) as possible.
What about if someone attempts to attack you but you do not have a full address? In this case, an ISP address is usually available & this can often be used to trace the "nice person" if you know which tools to use (I have previously traced an American hacker down to his address in Los Angeles & then provided the FBI with all of the info required for them to make the arrest).
Sample; If your firewall software reported someone with IP address 62.68.167.241 tried to access your PC, you could use the resources such as this one at http://www.urgentclick.com/address_trace.php to trace the abusers contact detail (in this case 3e44a7f1.adsl.enternet.hu) & then complain directly to their ISP (in this case to abuse@enternet.hu). A good abuse department should be able to identify who attacked you, & take appropriate action. Each internet address will be registered to a physical address, which means that the person responsible can be traced & their internet access will usually be closed (except in the case of Telewest / Blueyonder; because apparently Blueyonder abuse team do not care; Blueyonder abuse team are useless).
However; The point is; do not accept it; complain to the relevant abuse department & give them as much information as possible so that they can take the appropriate action.
Firewalls, what is a firewall, and types of Firewall Protection
There are 2x major types of firewall; hardware firewall (often referred to as a hw firewall) & software firewall (often referred to as a sw firewall). A firewall is intended to block access to your network, pc or server by anyone who does not have permission.
A hardware firewall is typically a piece of equipment which either connected between your computer & your router or modem, or which is built into a router or modem (I strongly recommend that if a router is to be used on a home network or business network, then choose one which includes a hardware firewall).
A software firewall is a program which resides on your pc or server & monitors all attempted internet & network access. It will block access to your from unauthorised sources (Windows XP includes a software firewall & Windows XP service pack 2; sp2 installs a security centre).
Note; since anti virus software & firewall software effectively "sit in the background" and monitor activity on your computer, the process of checking files & activity will also slow it down.
Note; I will (when time permits) go into further detail on the A&A Computing Website & will include firewall advice for business & firewall advice for home users.
Advice about Spam Email (unwanted email, unsolicited email; junk email)
The same thing applies to the scum who send junk emails (spam mail) as applies to hackers; complain to the abuse department at their ISP (eg; if you receive spam mail from xxx@msnn.com, then complain to abuse@msnn.com, if you receive spam mail from xxx@yahooo.com, then complain to abuse@yahooo.com ). However; in all cases, please provide the abuse department with as much information as possible.
Also; Spam mail often contains a remove function which is supposed to remove your details from the spammers database. Do not use this as it often only serves to confirm your email address to the spammer. Many people who click on the "remove my details button" are then inundated with junk email because their email address has been sold on to other spammers.
You are usually better off simply choosing the block sender option in your email software (in Outlook Express 6, this can be found under the message column at the top of the screen).
If all else fails; Change your email address (it is easier than you may think).
Advice about Email Scams & Lottery Scams
What can I say about email scams & lottery scams without resorting to swearing? I see little difference between the perpetrators of email scams & house burglars in that both are low life, thieving, scum bags.
There are many email scams in circulation & my advice would always be to obtain as much info about the perpetrator as possible & report them to their ISP (Internet Service Provider), the abuse dept at their email address & the Police. However; the UK police do not seem to be overly worried by email scams & have been known to simply tell people to ignore them.
I believe this policy to be short sighted & weak. These people are stealing from us & we should not allow them to get away with it. Below are copies of email scam mails which I received & acted against against.
Note; If you receive an email scam, they are trying to steal from you. Do not let them get away with it. Note their email address & then forward the email scam to the abuse dept at that address.
EG; if the email address is conman@emailscam.scumbag then forward the email scam & a note of complaint to abuse@emailscam.scumbag. If more than one email address is given, then forward the mail & note of complaint to all of the addresses. This will usually result in their email provider cancelling their account & may save someone from being conned.
Please remember that email scams & lottery scams exist because they work. Some people will be conned by these scum bags, & if you report someone who is then removed from the net or who have their email account terminated; you will probably have done someone a great service.
This is why I have taken the time & trouble to create this page (if it helps one person, it has been worthwhile), & I have received numerous emails from people around the globe who have found it to be informative or useful (genuine emails are always welcome & appreciated).
Thank you all very much!
Kevin Genner
Examples of Email Scams
Sample Email Scam (Email Con) 01
Our Ref: ONSP/255457003/03.
Your Ref: EG2551256003/02
Batch No: 0007570013.
DATE: JULY 29, 2004.
Dear winner,
RE: LOTTERY BONUS/PROMOTIONS PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to notify you of the release today as dated of the ONCE SPANISH
National Lottery/International Promotions programs held on the 6th day of April
2004. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
98,000 names from Europe, America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle-East,
Africa, and North & South America as part of our international promotions
program conducted annually to encourage prospective overseas entries. We hope
with part of your prize awards, you will take part in our end of year lotto
jackpot of ?1.3 Billion International Lottery.
The result of our computer draw of this day reveals your names attached to
Ticket Number025-11476886 with serial number 178 drew the lucky number 18 -19
-21-32-35-39-42 which consequently won the lottery prize awards in the 2nd
category.
Therefore, you have been approved a lottery jackpot lump sum prize awards
winning of ?615, 810.00 (Six Hundred and Fifteen Thousand, Eight Hundred and Ten
Euros Only) in cash prize credited to file Ref. No: EG/2551256003/02. This is
from the total prize of ?13,286, 320.00 (Thirteen Million, Two Hundred and
Eighty Six Thousand, Three Hundred and Twenty Euros) shared among the Eighteen
overseas lucky winners in this category as part of our promotional program for
this year 2004.
Your prize awards has been insured in your names and ready for claim. To begin
your claims therefore, you are advised on final notice and as a matter of
urgency, to contact our licensed and accredited claim agent for overseas lucky
Winners for the processing of your prize awards winning and payment to your
designated bank account. Contact the,
Customer Service Unit,
EURO SECURITY COMPANY S.A
Tel:+ 34 654 690 927
Email:euro_1@madrid.com
CONTACT PERSON:DR ANTONIO FERANDEZ JOSE,
Due to mixed up in some numbers and names and for the purpose of
confidentiality, be advised to keep this award notification as secret from
public notice until your claim has been processed and your prize money remitted
to your designated bank account as this is part of
precautionary measures to avoid double claim or misuse of this program by some
social miscreants. Hence, your awards' winning is confidential as our winners
are at liberty to remain completely anonymous until payment is effected to the
benefit of the beneficiary. Our staffs are sworn to secrecy, so you will be the
only one to know what you've won hence, this notification via this medium
(EMAIL) to avoid interception of official letters.
On a final note, you are advised to begin your claim immediately hence, all
prizes awards must be claimed and disbursed within 30days of this notification
as elapse of the scheduled "End of Claim" date will authorized funds withholding
for redirection as abandoned/ unclaimed
without notice.
Note: To enhance the processing of your claim by our accredited claim agent, you
are advised to officially introduce yourself to the claim agent and also provide
them with your valid means of your personal identification with a copy of this
awards notification for references.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
At your disposal, we remain.
Very Truly Yours,
MIGUEL CARBALLEDA PINEIRO (Mr.),
President de la ONCE
International Promotions Unit,
SPANISH NATIONAL LOTTERY,
Jose ortegay gasset 18, 28006
Madrid Spain.
Action; I reported this Scam to their ISP (Outblaze.com).
Result; (Copy of Email received from their ISP)
Hello
This is to inform you that action has been taken against the user referenced in
your complaint, in accordance with our zero tolerance
Acceptable Use Policy, which can be found at this URL - http://www.outblaze.com/antispam/index.html
Outblaze is one of the largest providers of webmail services in the world. As
a responsible ISP, we hate spam, and we do not allow our network to be abused by
spammers.
Thank you for reporting this incident. Please feel free to report further
incidents of abuse originating from our users to us at abuse@outblaze.com
We encourage you to use http://www.spamcop.net
to send out automated spam complaints, if you face difficulties complaining
manually to each spam you receive.
Thank You
Outblaze Abuse Desk
Sample Email Scam (Email Con) 02
Dear Gouveia,
I am Ahmed Jaidi a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to Mr.Mark
Gouveia,a national of your country, who used to work with Chevron Oil Company
in Nigeria.Here in after shall be referred to as my client.
On the 21st of April 1999,My client Mr. Mark Gouveia and his family was involved
in a fatal auto crash in Lagos in which people were burnt to death unfortunately
my client Mr.Mark Gouveia and his family lost their lives.
Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my
clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful. After these
several unsuccessful attempts, to locate any member of his family hence I
contacted you.
I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the money and property left
behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable to the
bank where this huge deposit were lodged.Particularly,the finance company where
the deceased had an account valued at about USD14.7 million dollars has issued
me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within
the next fifteen official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 4years now I
seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you
have the same last name, so that the proceeds of this account valued at USD14.7
million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money,60%
to me and 40% to you, I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to
back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest cooperation to
enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under
alegitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please
get in touch with me by my email or preferably through my alternative email
ahmedjaidi@myway.com OR
ahmedjaidi2@hotmail.com for better
confidentiality and send to me your telephone and fax numbers to enable us
discuss further about this transaction. My contact number is 234-803-4450-622 OR
234-805-5265-784.
Best regards,
Ahmed Jaidi (Esq)
Phone:234-803-4450-622 OR 234-805-5265-784.
PLEASE TREAT AS ABSOLUTELY CONFIDENTIAL
Sample Email Scam (Email Con) 03
FROM:JERRY AND SILVIA
DEAR BELOVEDONE,
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH
YOU. I GOT YOUR NAME AND CONTACT FROM THE IVOIRIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY. I PRAYED OVER IT AND SELECTED YOUR NAME AMOUNG
OTHER NAMES DUE TO IT'S ESTEEMING NATURE AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS GIVEN TO ME AS
A REPUTABLE AND TRUSWORTHY PERSON I CAN DO BUSINESS WITH AND BY THEIR
RECOMMENDATIONS I MUST NOT HESISTATE TO CONFIDE IN YOU FOR THIS
SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS.
I AM MR JERRY WILLIAMS, THE SON OF LATE MR AND MRS WILLIAMS MY FATHER WAS A
VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT 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 DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS. WHEN OUR MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1994,
MY FATHER TOOK US SO SPECIAL BECAUSE WE ARE MOTHERLESS.
BEFORE THE DEATH OF OUR FATHER ON 29TH JUNE 2000 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN
ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF
US$11,500,000 (ELEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND, UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT
IN A SUSPENCE ACCOUNT IN A LOCAL BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN, THAT HE USED MY NAME AS
HIS FIRST ISSUE FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND.
HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED
BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES. THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A
COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY WITH ME AND MY SISTER AND
USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE, (SUCH AS REAL ESTATE ANAGEMENT) WE HONOURABLY
SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.
1) TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO
2) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM A BOY OF 23 YEARS AND MY
SISTER SILVIA IS 20
3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR US TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY AFTER THE MONEY HAS
BEEN TRANSFERRED.
MOREOVER, SIR, WE ARE WILLING TO OFFER YOU 10% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION
FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER THE UCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR
NORMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS. FURTHERMOIRE, YOU CAN INDICATE
YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING US AS WE BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE
CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST US AND PLEASE
CALL ME ON TELEPHONE(00225 0750 1876) FOR MORE EXPLANATION.
GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE FOR MORE EXPLANATINO. AND
PROMISSE ME AND MY YOUNGER SISTER TO BE A FATHER CONSIDERING OUR SITUATINO AND
NOT TO BETRAY US ANTICAIPTING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON. OUR REGARDS TO YOU
THANKS AND GOD BLESS
JERRY & SILVIA WILLIAMS
NB/ YOU CAN CONTACT THROUGH THIS YAHOO MAIL LD: (familywilliams@dbzmail.com)
Sample Email Scam (Email Con) 04
FIRST PROPERTIES INVESTMENT LTD
(A SUBSIDIARY OF SAVIMBI INVESTMENTS LTD)
TEL: +44-7040102802.
FAX:
E-mail:
p_savimbi02@handbag.com
BUSINESS PROPOSAL
ATTENTI: DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT
May I use this opportunity to introduce my self as DR.(MRS). PAMILLA SAVIMBI I
am the wife to the late MR. GREAT JONAS SAVIMBI, the leader of the Angolan
revolutionary group known as the (UNITA) who died in the year 2002 while on
active duty in an effort to liberate our people. I am contacting you with the
believe that we will develop a cordial business relationship which will be
beneficial to both parties.
I am currently in possession of (Seventy Five Million United State Dollars)
which I intended to use for investment purposes specifically in your country.
The money came about as a result of my late husband's inability to proceed with
the purchase of military hardware, which he contracted with South African Arms
Company. Since the start of our civil war the source of funds in prosecuting the
war has been from diamond, which is under our control. My son is the secretary
of state minning under The diamond were always exported to South Africa and art
of the proceeds usually used buying military hardware's, I travelled immediately
to my late husband's residence in South Africa and discovered the sum of SEVENTY
FIVE MILLION DOLLARS cash hidden under his underground safe.
Due to my status as a refugee, I cannot invest these funds here in South Africa,
I therefore seek your assistance in transferring this funds out of South Africa,
all necessary arrangement has been made by me and I assure you that there is no
risk attached to this and we will work out modalities for the success of this
transaction. I promise to give you 10% of the total funds for your assistance
and my family will use the remainning 90% for investment in your country. You
can visit
http://www.empereur.com/angola.html
to really understand my plight.
I hope that this proposal will interest you. I will like you to contact my son
who is staying in London U.K as a refugee through this E-mail address:
kelvin_savimbi02@yahoo.com
Please I will like you to keep this transaction at utmost secrecy whatever your
decision will be while I await your response through the E-mail address:
kelvin_savimbi02@yahoo.com
Best Regards,
DR.(MRS). PAMILLA TAMI SAVIMBI.
Sample Email Scam (Email Con) 05
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dr Bello Ama" <amaq@eramail.co.za>
To: <amaq@eramail.co.za>
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 5:59 AM
Subject: GOOD NEWS
SIR.
REQUEST FOR AN URGENT BUSINESS ELATIONSHIP. I AM CHIEF CONSULTANT WITH
THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND CHAIRMAN OF A (3MAN CONTRACT EXECUTIVE REVIEW
PANEL)COMPRISING 1 SNR.STAFF OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA(C.B.N) AND 2
SNR.STAFF OF HEALTH MINISTRY SET UP BY THE PRESENT CIVILIAN REGIME OF PRESIDENT
OLUSEGUN OBASANJO.
WE HAVE IN THE COURSE OF THIS JOB DISCOVERED A LOT OF IRREGULARITIES IN THE
MANNER AT WHICH THE CONTRACTS WERE AWARDED.THESE RREGULARITIES RANGES FROM
COMPLETE NEGLET AND ABANDONMENT OF JOBS TO INFLATION OF CONTRACT
SUMS.IN ONE OF THESE,WE DISCOVERED THAT A (GERMAN)FIRM WAS AWARDED A CONTRACT
WHICH WAS OVER-INVOICED TO THE TUNE OF US$ 20M( DOLLARS) WE FURTHER DISCOVERED
THAT THE LAST INSTALLMENT DUE TO THE CONTRACTOR HAVE BEEN PAID WHILE THE SAID
SURPLUS STILL FLOATS IN OUR(APEX BANK)THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA WAITING
OFF-SHORE REMMITTANCE.
NOW THE MEMBERS OF THIS PANEL HAS NANIMOUSLY AGREED TO MAKE USE OF THIS MONEY
SINCE NO CONTRACTOR HAS COME UP FOR ITS CLAIM.AS CIVIL SERVANTS,WE CANNOT
OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNT SINCE THE FUNDS HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS BEING A DEBT
OWNED A FOREIGN FIRM.
WE THEREFORE SEEK FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN PROVIDING US WITH AN ENABLING BANK
ACCOUNT WHERE THE MONEY WOULD BE LODGED.WE HAVE ALSO AGREED TO GIVE 30% OF THE
TOTAL SUM TO WHOMEVER AGREES TO ASSIST US AND 65% FOR ME AND MY COLLEAGUES WHILE
5% HAS BEEN MAPPED OUT FOR ANY EXPENCES WE MIGHT INCURE ALONG THE LINE.
WE HAVE PUT IN PLACE ALL NECESSARY MACHINERIES TO ENSURE A SMOOTH AND A
HITCH-FREE TRANSFER.
NOTE THAT WITH THE NATURE OF OUR POSITIONS IN THE GOVERNMENT,WE WOULD PREFER
THAT THIS TRANSACTION REMAINS A TOP SECRET AND SHOULD BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL.
PLEASE NOTIFY ME OF YOUR ACCEPTANCE TO CARRY OUT THIS TRANSACTION THROUGH THE
ABOVE EMAIL ADDRESS AND ALSO PROVIDE ME WITH YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX
INCLUDING YOUR BANKING PARTICULARS(ACCOUNT).
I SHALL IN TURN INFORM YOU OF THE MODALITIES FOR A FORMAL APPLICATION TO SECURE
THE NECESSARY APPROVALS FOR THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF THE FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
THIS TRANSACTION WILL ONLY TAKE 7 SEVEN WORKING DAYS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR SWIFT RESPONSE.
AND REPLY ME THROUGH THIS
E-mail:drbello_ama@yahoo.co.uk
DR BELLO AMA
Sample Email Scam (Email Con) 06
DE LOTTO BV
INTERNATIONALE EMAIL LOTTERY PROGRAMME
FROM: THE PROMOTIONS DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS DEPT.
REF: BOL/821873DF
BATCH: GY/951663/K
ATTN: WINNER,
AWARD NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the
release, of the long awaited results of the DE LOTTO BV. INTERNATIONAL EMAIL
LOTTERY PROMOTION PROGRAM held on the 26th August 2004. You were entered as
dependent clients with: Reference Number:REF: BOL/821873DF and Batch number
BATCH: hu:65526/5565 .
Your email address attached to the ticket number: 369739 that drew the lucky
winning number, which consequently won the DE LOTTO BV EMAIL LOTTERY first
runner up category. You have been approved for a payment of
850,000.00Euros(EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND EUROS.) in cash
credited to file reference number:BOL/821873DF.This is from a total cash of
40,000,000.00 uros (FORTY MILLION EUROS) prize money shared among
international winners in 2nd category.
congratulations!!!!!
All participants were selected through a Multi international computer ballot
system drawn from 98,000 (Ninety eight thousand) names of email users around
the world, as part of our international promotion programme.
Due to mixed up of some names and addresses, we ask that you keep this award
personal, till your claims has been processed and your funds remitted to you.
This is part of our security measures to avoid double claiming or unwarranted
taking advantage of the situation by other participants or impersonators.
To begin your claim,do file for the release of your winning by contacting the
paying Agent:
COUSA INT LOTTERY BV
Foreign Transfer Managers.
Mr Hans Eckaert.Mrs Pamela Kesterijk
TEL:0032-497-368-185
Email:cousa@winning.com
They are your agent, and responsible for
the processing and transfer of your winnings fund to you.
YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS W-91237-H=B067/B4 (keep personal) Remember, your
winning must be claimed not later than (9-09-04). After this date, funds might
be returned back to the DE LOTTO BV as unclaimed. Furthermore, should there be
any change in your address, do inform the COUSA INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY BV as soon
as possible.
Once again, Congratulations.
Your Sincerely,
Mrs. Kristen Hikeren.
PROMOTIONS DIRECTOR
Sample Email Scam (Email Con) 07
Greetings,
I humbly wish to seek your assistance in a matter that is very important and
needs utmost trust and confidence. My name is Miss. Juliana Maffrek, am the
Personal assistant to Mr. Jean Bertrand Aristide (former president of Haiti) in
Latin America, who was recently forced out of power and sent on exile, through
political rigging of elections. The South African government has offered him
asylum considering the Political logjam in Haiti, but he wishes to invest his
remaining wealth in your country, away from the public interest. His major field
of interest for the investment is in Trade financing or Real Estate financing,
which will be managed by you or by an appointed management Consultant.
Mr. Jean Bertrand Aristide, with one of his party members have the sum of two
hundred and fifty million United States Dollars ($250M), which they intended to
use for investment in your region, but with the present political logjam in
Haiti, hence decision to relocate the funds in cash with special arrangement
with some diplomat loyal to Aristide, while in government, also note that he
wants to invest this fund in your country for investment, into real estates, and
project financing.
Based on my close contact with some members of his family, I have been mandated
to source for a foreign contact / proxy who are capable to Control / Hold the
funds on investment, hence my decision to contact you in quest for a credible
person. Therefore I hereby advise you contact me ASAP via my private email:
mgreg@galmail.co.za, if you are in a position
to assist or advice.
On your response I will forward you details on how we intend to complete the
transaction and the possibility of meeting with you for detailed arrangement on
the type of investment, you will be paid 10% of the fund as? Trusteeship fees?
For receiving the funds as proxy in this transaction.
Best Regards,
Juliana Maffrek
Sample Email Scam (Email Con) 08
confidetal please
attn,
I know that this proposal might be a surprise to you but it as an emergency to our condition with my mother here in dakar senegal, Be bless as you help me and my mother to transfer and invest our money in your country. I am MR.ABU OMA from the republic of Sudan in Central Africa Dafur, now seeking for refuge in Dakar Senegal under the (UNHCR) united nation high commission for refuge with my mother. I got your contact during a desperate search here in Dakar for a possible transaction. My (late) father HON DR. FELIX OMA, who was the former ministre of finance and economy in Sudan before he was assinated by the rebbles in the captal city of Khartoon 2003. And all our properties was totally destroyed. However, we managed to escape with some of my father's documents covering $10.5 Million dollars (ten million five hundered us dollars) which is presently deposited safely in a Finance Bank here in Dakar on my name as the only son of the family and the next of kin. the Bank have approved to transfer the fund deposited on my name but we are looking for a trust and reaible foreign partner who will assist us to transfer and inves the fund in his country.i was advice to live with my mother to dakar senegal because i was the next target as the only son of my family. All the vital documents will be fax to you as our foreign partner who will recive the fund for the investment. Meanwhile, we are saddled with the problem of securing a trust worthy foriegn personality to help us transfer the money and invest it in his country and into his possession pending our arrival to meet with him. Furthermore, we only want this done this way because your country is politically stable for any profitable investment and only if you accept our proposal, you will serve as the beneficiary of the fund on commencement of this proposed transactions. you will send me and my mother a letter of inviation ! to enable us to get a visa and fly down to your country once the fund is been transfer to your country.i hope you will not betray me and my mother because this money is all our hope since my late fathe r died. I am giving you the offers as mentioned with every confidence on your acceptance to assist us, we have decided to invest 40% of the total fund based on equity participation in your company. Secondly, we shall also take 5% out for any miscelleneous expens es that may occure during the transfer. Conclusively, i wish you send me a reply immediately as soon as you recieve this proposal so that we shall arrange on how this fund will be transfer to your country. On commencement, this transaction will take nothing less than 8 working days to be accomplished as the bank managment told me and my mother. All documents covering the fund are safe and intact with us here in dakar senegal. i will fax you all the vital documents to enable you to contact the finance firm for the transfer.my mother is sending her greetings to you and your family. kindly keep this transfer secert and confidentail. contact me on this telephone number as soon as you recive this massage. 00 221 665 62 09 / for more detals. contact me on telephone urgent as soon you recive the massage for more details and keep it secert and confidetail between you as us.00 221 665 62 09 abuoma1111@walla.com my mother is sending her greetings to you and your family. Thanks yours son, Abu Oma & Mother
Sample Email Scam (Email Con) 09
From the Desk of:
MR.ADE. OLAMIDE, GM,
Corporate & Investment Banking
Lagos-Nigeria.
Dear Friend,
Permit me to introduce myself to you. My name is MR. ADE. OLAMIDE, GM, Corporate & Investment Banking
This letter may come to you as a surprise since it is coming from someone you have not met before and due to high volume of Spam mail that goes around the world through this means but I have no other choice than to send it to you through the internet means, Therefore, I will appreciate it if you honor it and give me all your trust and full co-operation.
l write in respect of a foreign customer who unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31 2000,including his wife and only daughter leaving nobody to claim the money.
Since the death of this our customer Mr. Morris Thompson, I have kept a close monitoring of the deposit records and accounts since then. Nobody has come forward to claim the money in this A/C as next of kin to the late Mr. Morris Thompson. The total amount in the account US$12.5 million and it is a domiciliary escrow bank account. It is only an insider, the account owner or a next of kin who has information about the account that could produce the Code or password of the deposit particulars.
Also the funds can only be released to a
foreigner.
As it stands now, there is nobody in the position to produce the needed
information other than my very self-considering my position in the bank.Based on
the fact that Mr. Thompson's family perished in the same flight accident,
leaving no one to put claim of the deposit as the next of kin,so I am seeking
for your co-operation to present you as the next of kin to late Thompson, and
arrange for the release of the funds to your honour for our mutual benefit.
If there is more delay in moving this money out, this money will be pushed to
the Treasury of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. I am willing to share this
money with you in the ratio of 80-20%.You shall have 20% of the funds and I
shall share the rest with my partner at the bank.I hope this is a fair sharing?
I look forward to hearing from you urgently so that we can proceed accordingly.
I wait for your urgent response.
Thanks and best Regards.
MR.ADE. OLAMIDE
Sample Email Scam (Email Con) 10
SIR,
PLEASE REFER YOUR ACCEPTANCE MAIL FOR QUICK ATTENTION ON THIS ADDRESS:
tahmeddatti@mtself.com
MY NAME IS MR. T, AHMED DATTI. I WORK WITH THE INLAND BANK OF NIGERIA
PLC AS A GROUP HEAD TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
IN THE DISCHARGE OF MY DUTY, I STUMBLED ON THIS DOMICILIARY ACCOUNT
THAT HAS REMAINED DORMANT FOR SIX MONTHS NOW WITH TEN MILLION, FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($10.5M) IN IT. ON PERSONAL
INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED THAT THE ACCOUNT HOLDER DIED IN AUTOCRASH ACCIDENT
WITH THE MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY WHO SHOULD BE THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE
AMOUNT.
I AM WRITING YOU SO THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO REMIT THIS AMOUNT OF
MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE NEXT OF KIN HENCE THE DEPOSITOR HAPPENED
TO BE A FOREIGNER.
IT IS SIMPLE PROCESS WHICH WILL TAKE A SHORT WHILE TO PROCESS. OUTSIDE
THIS, THE BANK MANAGEMENT WILL RETURN SAME AS CURRENT ASSET OR
CONFISCATE THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY AS UNCLEARED EFFECTS AND SEND BACK TO THE
NIGERIAN DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION ACCOUNT.
IF I HEAR FROM YOU, I WILL TELL YOU ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE
MONEY AND THE OPERATIONAL METHOD WE CAN USE TO EFFECT THE REMITANCE INTO
YOUR ACCOUNT FOR OUR MUTUAL BENEFIT.
BEST REGARDS,
T, AHMED DATTI
Sample Email Scam (Email Con) 11
John Kelly
Please refer your acceptance mail through mrjkjnr@yahoo.co.in
Sir;
PRIVATE AND URGENT.
I am contacting you on business transfer of a hugh sum of money from a deceased
account. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any
one apprehensive and worried, but I am sure that you are experienced in
handling this sums. We decided to contact you due to the urgency of this
transaction.
PROPOSITION; We discovered an abandoned
sum of US$29,500,000.00 (Twenty-Nine million Five Hundred united states dollars)
in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers who paid in these
funds into our bank as depository for an investment program he was involved. She
was at our bank five(5) months ago at the beginning of this investment program,
but unfortunately she died through circumstantial reasons. The details of the
investment program states that she and she only is in control of the funds and
it was invested out of her corporate estate. Her family records are not stated
in our bank records and in her investment program contracts. Thus her family are
not aware. Again she is a widow.
The rules in our bank here in South Africa puts the money under current Bank
Assets as soon as they do not get communication from the accounts owner within
a stipulated period agreed during the clients accounts opening. In the case of
this customer, he is meant to send banking instructions every three months. She
died one month ago and I got to know from my sources, and her Obituary has also
stated in the link below:
http://www.herald-journal.com/obits/2004/barnes0104.html
She has been buried and I know no one
knows about these funds. Since her death, none of his next-of-kin or relations
has come forward to lay claims for this money as the heir. We cannot release the
fund from his account unless someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to the
deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines.
Upon this discovery, we now seek your
permission to have you stand as a next of kin to the deceased as all
documentations will be carefully worked out by us for the funds
(US$29,500,000.00) to be released in your favour as the beneficiary's next of
kin.
It may interest you to know that we have
secured from the probate an ORDER OF MADAMUS to locate any of deceased
beneficiaries.
Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual business
endeavour by furnishing me with the following;
1. Beneficiary name and address
2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers
These requirements will enable us file letter of claim to the appropriate
departments for necessary approvals in your favour before the transfer can
be made. We look forward to your suggestions and sharing formula. Your share
stays while the rest shall be for us for investment purposes. If this proposal
is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the trust we have bestowed
in you, I await your urgent mail.
Regards,
Mr. John Kelly.
Sample Email Scam (Email Con) 12
RE: BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS
WINNING NOTIFICATION
Batch No: WD18/0065/04RN
Our Ref: UKNL/255457004/04
Our Ref: UK-NL/0627/04
Dear our treasured lucky winner,
We are pleased to notify you of the release today as dated of the "UK's National Lottery International Promotions programme held today ,10TH -12- 2004.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Europe, America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle-East, Africa, and North & South America as part of our
international promotions programme conducted annually to encourage prospective overseas entries.
We hope with part of your prize awards, you will take part in our subsequent lottery jackpots.
The result of our computer draw 844 of this day selected your names and email address attached to Ticket Number 034-22478556 with serial
number 129 drew the lucky number 16-25-27-32-35-43-42 which consequently won the lottery grand prize awards in the 2nd category.
Therefore, you have been approved a lottory jackpot lump sum prize awards winning of #3,950,280.00 (Three Million, Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand, Two Hundred and Eighty Pounds Sterling Only) in cash prize credited to file Ref. No: UKNL/255457004/04. This is from the total prize of #18,486,220. 00 (Eighteen Million, Two Hundred and Eighty Six Thousand, Two Hundred and Twenty Pounds Sterlings) shared among the Thirty Eight overseas lucky winners in this category as part of our promotional programme for this year 2004. This is your opportunity!
Your prize awards has been insured in your names and ready for claim. To begin your claims therefore, you are advised on final notice and as a matter of urgency, to contact our licensed and accredited claim agent for Overseas Lottery Winners for the processing of your prize awards winning and payment to your designated bank account after all statutory obligations have been concluded satisfactorily.
Contact thus:
Financial Director,
METROPOLITAN FINANCE AND SECURITIES U.K LTD
A reputable finance firm in the U.K
Due to mixed up in some numbers and names and for the purpose of confidentiality, be advised to keep this award notification as secret from public notice until your claim has been processed and your prize money remitted to your designated bank account as this is part of precautionary measures to avoid double claim or misuse of this program by some social miscreants.
Hence, your prize awards winning is confidential as our winners are at liberty to remain completely anonymous until payment is effected to the benefit of the beneficiary. Our staffs are sworn to secrecy, so you will be the only one to know what you've won hence, this notification via this medium (EMAIL) to avoid interception of official letters.
On a final note, you are advised to begin your claim immediately hence, all prizes awards must be claimed and disbursed within 20days of this notification as elapse of the scheduled "End of Claim" date will authorized funds withholding for redirection as abandoned/ unclaimed without notice.
Note: To enhance the processing of your claim by our accredited claim agent, you are advised to officially introduce yourself to the claim agent and also provide them with your valid means of your personal identification with a copy of this awards notification for references.
CONGRATULATIONS !!!
please contact your claims agent immediately to begin your claims process;
MR John Goodman
FINANCIAL DIRECTOR
METROPOLITAN FINANCE AND SECURITIES U.K LTD
FAX:+447092860255
EMAIL:
claimagent@uknationallottocomgov.cjb.net
CC:
metropolitanfinancesecurity@velocall.com
At your disposal, we remain.
Very Truly Yours,
Mr. Charles John Mcclean
Director.
International Promotions Unit,
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
Units 2A&2B,
Olympic Way,
Sefton Business Park,
Aintree Liverpool,
L30 1RD.
United Kingdom
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to
disqualification.
___________________________________________________________________________
Powered Site
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http://www.canimturkiyem.com
Sample Email Scam (Email Con) 13
phone(24 hours):234 802 374 5778
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
RE: TRANSFER OF US$28.6 AMERICAN DOLLARS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT
AFTER DUE DELIBERATION WITH MY COLLEAGUE, I DECIDED TO FORWARD TO YOU
THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL, WE WANT YOU TO ASSIST US RECEIVE THE SUM OF TWENTY EIGHT
MILLION, SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS (US$28.6M) INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
THIS FUND RESULTED FROM AN OVER-INVOICED CONTRACT AWARDED BY US UNDER
THEBUDGET ALLOCATION TO MY MINISTRY AND THE BILL WAS APPROVED FOR PAYMENT BY THE
CONCERNED MINISTRIES. THE CONTRACT WAS EXECUTED, COMMISSIONED AND THE CONTRACTOR
WAS PAID HIS ACTUAL COST OF THE CONTRACT. WE ARE LEFT WITH THE BALANCE OF
US$28.6M AS THE OVER INVOICED AMOUNT WHICH WE HAVE DELIBERATELY OVER ESTIMATED
FOR OUR OWN USE BUT UNDER THE PROTOCOL DIVISION, CIVIL SERVANTS ARE FORBIDDEN TO
OPERATE OR OWN FOREIGN ACCOUNTS.
THIS IS WHY, I CONTACT YOU FOR AN ASSISTANCE. WE HAVE AGREED TO SHARE THE MONEY
AS
FOLLOWS:
1. 30% FOR YOU (ACCOUNT OWNER)
2. 60% FOR US
3. 10% FOR TAX, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY YOUR GOVERNMENT.
AS YOU MAY WANT TO KNOW AND TO MAKE YOU LESS CURIOUS, I GOT YOUR ADDRESS FROM
OUR REPUTABLE SOURCE WHICH WE WISH TO KEEP SECRET FOR SECURITY REASONS.
I AM THE EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF THE CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE OF THE
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC). THIS TRANSACTION IS VERY MUCH
FREE FROM ALL SORT OF RISK HENCE THE BUSINESS WAS CAREFULLY PLANNED BEFORE IT
WAS EXECUTED AND WE THE NNPC OFFICIALS INVOLVED IN THE DEAL HAVE PUT MANY YEARS
IN SERVICES TO OUR MINISTRY. WE HAVE BEEN EXERCISING PATIENCE FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY FOR SO LONG AND TO MOST OF US, THIS IS A LIFE TIME OPPORTUNITY WE
CANNOT AFFORD TO MISS.
UPON INDICATION OF YOUR INTEREST TO FULLY ASSIST US IN THIS
TRANSACTION, YOU ARE ADVISED TO FURNISH US WITH THE FOLLOWINGS:-
1. YOUR BANKER'S NAME AND ADDRESS
2. YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER
3. NAME OF THE BENEFICIARY OF THE ACCOUNT
4. YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNICATION
THIS INFORMATION WILL ENABLE US SEEK APPROVAL OF THE FUND FROM THE
CONCERNED GOVERNMENT QUARTERS/MINISTRIES WITHIN 3-4 BANKING DAYS AND
THE NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC) PAYMENT
APPLICA-TION / INFORMATION DATA WILL BE EMAILED IMMEDIATELY TO YOU FOR
COMPLETION. ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES AND I INVOLVED IN THIS DEAL WILL COME
OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO ARRANGE FOR OUR OWN SHARE UPON CONFIRMATION FROM YOU
THAT THE MONEY HAS HIT YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT.
YOU ARE ADVISED NOT TO GO THROUGH INTERNATIONAL OPERATOR BECAUSE OF THE
CONFIDENTIALITY AND SENSITIVITY INVOLVED IN THIS TRANSACTION. LET
HONESTY AND TRUST BE OUR WATCHWORD THROUGHOUT THIS TRANSACTION. I SHALL FURNISH
YOU WITH SOME DETAILS ABOUT MYSELF. YOUR PROMPT REPLY WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED
PLEASE NOTE OUR COMMUNICATION CODE: 'IF YOUR CALL, YOU MUST ASK ME WHAT
IS THE NAME OF YOUR SON, MY ANSWER IS: MY SON'S NAME IS DR. SMART. IF I DON'T
ANSWER WITHIN TWO SECONDS DROP THE PHONE AND CALL RIGHT BACK.'
BEST REGARDS.
ENGR ADAMS. I.S.A.
idioma110@hotmail.com
Sample Email Scam (Email Con) 14
Dear Beloved,
My name is Mrs.Winnie Benard I am a dying woman who have decided to donate what
I have to you/ church. I am 59 years old and I was diagnosed for cancer about 2
years ago, immediately after the death of my husband, who had left me everything
he worked for.I have been touched by God to donate from what I have inherited
from my late husband to you for the good work of God,rather than allow my
relatives to use my husband hard earned funds ungodly.
Please pray, that the good Lord forgive me my sins. I have asked God to forgive
me and i believe he has because He is a merciful God.I will be going in for an
operation in less than four hours.I decided to WILL/donate the sum of
$5,500,000(Five Million Five hundred thousand Dollars) to you for the good work
of the lord, and also to help the motherless and less privilege and also for the
assistance of the widows according to (JAMES 1:27). At the moment I cannot take
any telephone calls right now due to the fact that my relatives are around me
and my health status. I have adjusted my WILL and my lawyer is aware i have
changed my will and you and my lawyer will arrange the transfer of the funds the
Security Company abroad.
I wish you all the best and may the Good Lord bless you abundantly, and please
use the funds well and always extend the Good work to others.
Contact my lawyer with this specified email:
jackclark@lawyer.com,
with this subject (Mrs.W.B.B.04) and tell him that I have WILLED ($5,500,000.00)
to you the above funds and i have also notified him that I am WILLING that
amount to you for a specific and Good work. I know I don't know you but I have
been directed to do this. Thanks and God bless.
NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task
is accomplished as I don't want anything that will Jeopardize my last wish. And
also I will be contacting with you by email as I don't want my relation or
anybody to know because they are always around me.
Remained blessed in thy Lord,
Truly Yours,
Mrs.Winnie Benard
Mail sent from WebMail service at
http://www.bafh.biz
Sample Email Scam (Email Con) 15
Dear Sir/Madam,
This mail will definitely be coming to you as a surprise, but I must crave your
indulgence to introduce myself to you.
I am Mr. Joshua Craig, a supervisory manager at the United Trust Bank Ltd,London.
However I got your contact through the International web directory. Recently we
discovered a Dormant Account with a huge Amount of Money ValuedUSD17, 600,000.00
(Seventeen Million, six hundred Dollars Only)
that belongs to One of our late Customer MR. KRAANVOGEL DIONIJS. who died In a
plane crash. During our investigation and auditing in this bank, my
Department came Across a very huge sum of money belonging to MR. KRAANVOGEL
DIONIJS from Beverwijk, Netherlands, who died along with his wife, MRS. KATRIEN
DIONIJS and Daughter, MS. SOFIE DIONIJS so the fund has Been dormant in his
account with this Bank without Any claim of the fund in our custody either from
his Family or relation before Our discovery to this development.
The Banking law here stipulates that if such money remains unclaimed for 15
years, it will be forfeited to the Bank Treasury as an unclaimed bill. It is
only a foreigner that can stand as a next of kin and it is upon this discovery
that I decided to contact you to collaborate with you to pull out this dormant
fund.In order to avert this negative development. On behalf of my trusted
colleagues we now seek your permission to have you stand in as next of kin to
Our late Customer so that the fund will be released and paid into your account
as the beneficiary's next of kin now that the bank is still expecting a next of
kin or relative of the deceased, MR. KRAANVOGEL DIONIJS.
We could have done this deal alone but because of our position in this country
as civil servants, we are not allowed to operate a foreign account and that
would eventually raise an eye brow on our side during the time of transfer since
we still work in this bank, this is the actual reason why we required a
second party or fellow who will assist us forward claims as the next of kin
and also provide either an existing bank account or to set up a new Bank a/c
immediately to receive this fund, even an empty a/c can also serve for this
purpose.
However, on smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 25%
as gratification for your assistance to us, while 5% will be set aside to take
care of expenses on both sides that may arise during the time of transfer and
also for telephone bills, and the remaining 70% will be for me and my colleague.
What I want from you is for you to act as the deceased next of kin. I have in my
possession, all the necessary Documents to successfully accomplish the
operation. Bear in mind that this proposal is 100% risk free. Further
Information will be given to you as soon as I receive your positive response. I
suggest you get back to me as soon as possible stating your wish. For
confidentiality please contact me on my personal email account:jocraig166@netscape.net
and
rvdjik@netscape.net.
Best Regards,
Mr. Joshua Craig
United Trust Bank Ltd
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Sample Email Scam (Email Con) 16
FROM: THE DIRECTOR
EUROPEAN PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF:EL3/9318/04
BATCH:8/163/EL.
Attn:Dear Sir/Madam
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners International
programs held on the 15/12/2004. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number
:EL-23133 with serial number: EL-123542,batch number: EL-35,lottery ref number:
EL-9318 and drew lucky numbers 7-1-8-36-4-22 which consequently won in the 1st
category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
US$2,500,000.00 (Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States dollars)
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money
Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming
and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. All participants
were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 40,000 company
and 20,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.
This promotional program takes place every year. This lottery was promoted and
sponsored by a group of successful electronic dealers. we hope with part of your
winning, you will take part in our next year US$20 million international
lottery. To file for your claim, please contact our paying officer:
Contact Person:Mr Charles Mallik (Lottery Director)
Email: charlesmallik@mail2world.com
Tell + 31 613-843-690, +31 626-420-513.
Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 30th Of March,2005.After
this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please
remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon
as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part
of our promotional program.
Note:
Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
yours Sincerely,
Charles Mallik.
Sample Email Scam (Email Con) 17
Dear Sir/Madam,
Re: Investment Capital.
Your contact has been gotten from after a search for a person whom we can
jointly invest Trust in and also solicit a Honourable partnership with.
I represent a client and my client has interest to do business relative to
investments in your country in areas related to agriculture or any business of
your choice, to initiate a proper and structured relationship:
Please let me know what your response will be to an offer to receive investment
funds in cash if:
1. The said fund amounts to Eight Million, Five hundred Thousand Dollars (US).
2. The said fund is in cash and will be transferred to you in same state.
3.The fund is intended to be invested through your agency in the purchase of
facilities and assets, for the said purposes within your country.
4. This transaction will result in you being paid a commission of 10% off the
investment capital.
5.The fund owners desire absolute confidentiality and professionalism in the
handling of this matter.
Please respond urgently.
Sincerely.
Barrister Jude Oshioke
Sample Email Scam (Email Con) 18
FROM: THE DIRECTOR
EUROPEAN PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF:EL3/9318/04
BATCH:8/163/EL.
Attn: Dear Sir/Madam
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners International
programs held on the 4/02/2005. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number
:EL-23133 with serial number:
EL-123542,batch number: EL-35,lottery ref number: EL-9318 and drew lucky numbers
7-1-8-36-4-22 which consequently won in the 1st category, you have therefore
been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$1,500,000.00 (One Million, Five
Hundred Thousand United States dollars)
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money
Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming
and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. All participants
were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 40,000 company
and 20,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.
This promotional program takes place every year. This lottery was promoted and
sponsored by a group of successful electronic dealers. We hope with part of your
winning, you will take part in our next year US$20 million international
lottery. To file for your claim, please contact our paying officer:
Contact Person: Mr. ALBERT SMITH (Lottery Director)
Tel:+31 612 192 105
Fax:31 318 474 54671
Email: alb4smith@netscape.net
Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 25TH OF March, 2005. After
this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake. Please note in
order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote
your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon
as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part
of our promotional program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
Yours Sincerely,
Birigit Mathon
For Albert Smith
Tel:+31 612 192 105
Fax:+31 8 4745 4671
Sample Email Scam (Email Con) 19
SA2010/CRESTERWINNERS.ORG
220 BLAIR ROAD, PINETOWN,
DURBAN, KWAZULU NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA
CONGRATULATIONS!
FROM: Mrs.Van Hall
Lottery Coordinator.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
ATTENTION:WINNER
REF: ZAR/28407677/2005
BATCH: 11/596809/KC/MFP
RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE
Sir/Madam
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners International
programs held on the 18 March 2005. Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number 356-00098-3211-222 with serial number 818-09 drew lucky numbers
14-41-25-19-49-37 which consequently won in the 2nd category, you have therefore
been approved for a lump sum pay out of ZAR 6,000,000.00(six Million South
African Rand) equivlent to 1 million US Dollars!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
To file for your claim, please contact our/your fiducial agent
Rosemary Jeffers
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
ALLSTER SECURITY COMPANY
TEL: +27-72-1135-798
EMAIL:allssecco@webmail.co.za,allssecco@swissonline.ch
Note that all winning must be claimed not later than 1st April 2005. After this
date all unclaimed,funds will be included in the next stake. Please note in
order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote
your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.
Furthermore,should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as
possible.
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning
information very confidential till your claims has been processed and your
prize/money Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part
of our promotional program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified. prove of birth
required
Sincerely yours,
Mrs.Van Hall
Lottery Coordinator.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
SAcresterwinners@webmail.co.za
Sample Email Scam (Email Con) 20
Note; this moronic thief sent the same winning notification to 3x of my email addresses
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
ATTN: SIR/MADAM,
FINAL NOTICE OF AWARD NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, 24th March 2005. of winners of the INTERNATIONAL COLLIERS SWEEPSTAKES SOUTH
AFRICA/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, held on 20th FEBRUARY 2005 as part of our promotional draws.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of Individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New Zealand as part of our electronic business Promotions Program.
You qualified for the draw as a result of you Visiting Various websites we are running the e-business promotions for.
You/Your Company, attached to ticket number 100-309-7482, with serial number 513-10 drew the lucky Numbers 5, 9, 12, 29, 40, 59, 76, and consequently won in the Second Category.
You have therefore been Approved for a lump sum pay out of US$1,950,000.00 in cash, which is the winning payout for Second category Winners. This is from the total prize money of US$19,850,000.00 shared among the Seven international winners in the Second category.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with the COLLIERS FINANCE & INSURANCE LTD insured in your name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our mid year (2005) high stakes US$2.68 billion International Lottery. To begin your claim, please contact the directors of claims department .immediately;
MR. RUBEN SMITH. & Mrs Felicia Ngubeni
SENIOR CLAIMS EXECUTIVE,
COLLIERS FINANCE & INSURANCE LTD.
PHONE: +27 73 5638330
FAX: +27 73 5688862
EMAIL: collierfinance@workmail.co.za
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice. Remember, you must contact the directors of claims department not later than 3RD APRIL 2005.
After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers provided below in every one of your correspondences with. You are also advised to contact the directors of claims department .
REFERENCE NUMBER: FLS-ZR39-825P-4
BATCH NUMBER: 74-263-BBN
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL FORTUNE LOTTERY SOUTH AFRICA.
115 NORDIX AVE. BRYANSTON, 1762 JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification.
Please do not reply to this mail box. You are also advised to contact the claims department through his email contact above.
Sample Email Scam (Email Con) 21
HELLO
GOOD DAY, PLEASE PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO BUSINESS
RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I CAME ACROSS YOUR EMAIL CONTACT IN INTERNET DURING MY
EXTENSIVE SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE FOREIGN PARTENER WHO COULD BE CAPABLE OF
ASSISTING ME IN THE BELOW BUSINESS PROPOSAL.
IN A BRIEF, I AM MISS ROSE CEESAY 24YEARS OLD GIRL THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF LATE
CHIEF AND MRS DENNIS CEESAY .MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT
BUSINESS MAN BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST WEST AFRICAN
STATE, BEFORE HE WAS KILLED BY THE REBELS DURING THE RECENT POLITICAL CRISES IN
MY COUNTRY.
AFTER MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OF OCTOBER 2001, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL
BEFORE HE WAS KILLED BY THE REBELS, BUT BEFORE HE DIED, HE CALLED ME ON HIS BED
SIDE AND TOLD ME ABOUT THE SUM OF US$10M (TEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS)
WHICH HE DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN SENEGAL, AS FAMILY VALUEABLE.
WHICH HE SAID THAT HE USED MY NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT THE SAID SUM IN
THE SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE.HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT ,AND TOLD ME THAT
ALL I HAVE TO DO FOR HIM FOR HIS SPIRIT TO BE AT REST WHERE EVER HE IS, IS TO
MAKE SURE THAT I SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN ANY COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHO
COULD BE CAPABLE OF ASSISTING ME IN BRINGING THIS MONEY OUT OF THE SECURITY
COMPANY FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE.
THEN YOU ARRANGED WITH A TRAVEL AGENT WHO WILL HELP ME TO COME DOWN TO YOUR
CONTRY WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE INVESTED. I AM RIGHT NOW IN NEED FOR THE CLAIMS.
FOR THIS REASON ,I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE ME TO CLAIM
THIS MONEY TO YOUR COUNTRY IN YOUR NAME AND PROCEED TO YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER
MY EDUCATION, BUT, PLEASE BE NOTE THAT THIS MONEY IS ALREADY PACKED IN A TRUNK
BOX IN THE SECURITY COMPANY WHERE IT IS BEING DISGUISED AS PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM
MEANT FOR EXPORT OVERSEAS.
SIR PLEASE FOR YOUR ASSISTANTE TO ME IN CLAIMING THIS MONEY OUT OF THE SECURITY
COMPANY I AM WILLING TO OFFER 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM TO YOU FOR ALL YOUR
EFFORT/INPUT AND 15% AS A COMPENSATION FOR EVERY EXPENCISE YOU WILL INCURE IN
THIS TRANSACTION BEFORE THE SUCCESSFUL RETRIVING OF THIS MONEY TO YOUR COUNTRY,
PLEASE SIR IF YOU CAN HANDLE THIS SUM AND SECURE IT FOR ME, PLEASE WRITE ME BACK
THANK'S I AM ANTICIPATING TO HEARING FROM YOU SOONEST.
BEST REGARDS
FORM MISS ROSE CEESAY
Sample Email Scam (Email Con) 22
Dear Friend,
Good day, I want to use this great opportunity to introduce my self to you and
to let you know all about me.
My name is Miss Ann Gueye 20 years old from the Republic of Sierra-Leone in West
Africa, presently living as a refugee in Dakar-Senegal under the (UNHCR).
I am counting on your business professional experience and expertise to help me
claim and profitably invest my capital worth US$5,200,000.00 which I inherited
from my late father-Dr. Ferdinand Gueye whom I am his only child.
My late father was the managing director of Rainbow Gold & Diamond Mine company
in (KENEMA) Sierra-Leone.
But he was killed along side with my mother during the longing civil war and all
his properties were totally destroyed. However, after their deaths I managed to
escape with very important files of my father. He has the sum of (US$5.2M)Five
million two hundred thousand U.S Dollars only. This amount was deposited by my
late father in one of the leading banks in Senegal. The deposit documents
indicate me as the next of kin.
Presently, I am saddled with the problem of securing a trustworthy foreign
personality to help me. I will map out 20% for you to:- (1)Stand on my behalf in
Senegal as the beneficiary for the claim of the inheritance from the bank since
the management of the bank advised that I should solicit for an individual or
corporate organization to claim the deposit for me as they cannot release it
directly to me due to my refugee status in Senegal.
(2)Transfer the money over to your own country and into your possession pending
my arrival to meet with you.
(3)Invest and manage the money for me in a good business pending my maturity.
(4) Help me secure my travelling documents to meet you as soon as my money is
released to you.
Furthermore, you can contact the Bank for confirmation and I will issue a letter
of authorisation on your name, that will enable the bank correspond with you on
my behalf. I am giving you this offers as mentioned with every confidence on
your acceptance to assist me or adopt me as your Child if possible and manage
the money for me.
Conclusively, I wish you send me a reply immediately you receive this proposal.
Until then, I remain with the best. Stay Blessed.
Ann Gueye.
Sample Email Scam (Email Con) 23
Dear Sir/madam
I am a 20 years old Rwandan girl ,I am just an innocent victims of circumstances
in my situations that is why I decided to contact you through this medium due to
its urgency to secure a favourable opportunities and to know if you can assist
me relocate to Europe or any other country outside Africa with intention of
esterblishing of an investment in your company /country to secure my future with
my inheritance.
I inherited a substantial capital of five million four hundred and twenty
thousand united state dollars (USD$ 5,420 00000) from my late father which I
honourably intend to invest in your country into a very lucrative business
venture of which you are to advise and execute the said venture over there in
your country for the mutual benefits of both of us. It is because of the
unstable political situation in my country and Africa in diaspora that made me
to present this proposal to you. If you are capable of putting your time and
efforts towards the actualization of this, kindly reach me and let us work
together to get it achieved.
Please have every second thought and be sure if you are interested before you
contact me don't just contact me because you want to wast my time please only do
so if you know you are genuinely interested and will give it the required
commitment for the good of us all.
Meanwhile on indication of your willingness tohandle this transaction sincerely
by protecting my interests and upon your acceptance of this proposal I would
furnish you with the full detailed account informations for you to contact the
Bank for procedure s. Have a very wonderful day. Reply via my private E-mail
below
binnet@zwallet.com
Yours truly Binnet Kageme
Sample Email Scam (Email Con) 24
FROM THE DESK OF Dr IBRAHIMA MUSA. .DIRECTOR,PROJECT
IMPLEMENTATION FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND
SOCIAL SERVICES,DAKAR SENEGAL.
Dear.Sir,
Based on the information gathered from the Ministry of Trade and Industry,we
intend to solicit your assistance on this transaction with you on the assumption
that you will not disappoint us.
We have Twenty Five Million, United States Dollars US$25,000,000.00)over time
from over inflated contracts in my Ministry (Federal Ministry of Health and
Social Services)
We are seeking your assistance and permission to
remit this amount into your account or any other
nominated account you can provide for us.
Your commission will be 10% of the total sum, 20% for
expenses and remaining 70% is for my colleagues and
myself. Could you please notify me of your acceptance to carry out this
transaction urgently on the receipt of this message.
Kindly, acknowledge the receipt of this letter by
sending to me by email a copy of this letter with your private Tel. And Fax
number.
I shall in turn inform you of the modalities for a formal application to secure
the necessary approvals for the immediate release of this fund into your
account. So you can contact me through this my alternate email for more details
ibrahima_musa200@walla.com
Thanks for your.co-operation.
Yours faithfully.
Dr Ibrahima Musa.
Sample Email Scam (Email Con) 25
Hello there,
I am writting this letter with due respect and heartful of tears since we have
not known or met ourselves previously I am asking for your assistance after I
have gone through a profile that speaks good of you. I am sorry about the
miss-up in registration. I want to find out if it's possible for you to deal
with individual as to investment. I came across your profile and I feel it's
highly reputable that is why I pick an interest getting across to you in respect
of investment at my disposal .
I will be so glad if you can allow me and lead me to the right channel towards
your assistance to my situation now.I will make my proposal well known if Iam
given the opportunity. I would like to use this opportunity to introduce myself
to you. Well I am (ANNA BANGURA,) the only daughter of Mr. SALIM BANGURA, a Gold
and diamond dealer from KENEMA in (Sierra Leone). My father is now late, he died
some months back due to injuries inflicted on him during the last and current
crisis in my country (Sierra Leone).
He was Killed by the rebels for refusing to join and sponsor them. The main
reason why I am contacting you now is to seek your assistance in the area of my
future investment and also for a help hand over some huge amount of money in my
possession. This money (US$10.2 Million) is deposited in a secuirty and finance
company in (London United Kingdom ) 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 security Finance company in (LONDON)and assist me on investing
it as well in your country.
I have made up my mind to offer you 25%of the total money and also map out 5%
for any expensive that will be made during the transaction while the remaining
will go into a productive investment. As I have mention earlier I will make the
procedure to this issue to be well know to you, if I am given the opportunity to
do so. Pls attach your direct and full information as you reply to me with this
anna_bangura2000@yahoo.com </ym/Compose?To=anna_bangura2000@yahoo.com>
Thanks and remain bless .
ANNA BANGURA.
Sample Email Scam (Email Con) 26
Dear Friend,
With due respect I like to disclose a mutual transaction to you. I am Dr Ateeq
Rahman Khan the Manager, International Diplomatic Cargo Services. We have
consignment valued US$15.500,000,00 Fifteen Point Five Million United State
Dollars in our custody, deposited by a customer from Belgium.
Now in our computer system it records that beneficiary of the deposited
consignment is dead on Air Crash early June 2003.Until date we have not receive
any signal from his relation for claiming of the deposited consignment. Now I
want your assistance to move out this consignment to your country for
investment.
As the manager of our company I would take all measures to make sure the
consignment successfully moved to your end. Immediately I receive your positive
response then I will update you on the procedures for success of this our
trustee transaction. I would appreciate you keep it utmost secret because of my
position. Expecting your reply via email address:ateeqrahman_49@yahoo.co.in
Best Regards,
Dr Ateeq Rahman Khan
Sample Email Scam (Email Con) 27
Dear ; Friend,
First, I must apologize if my mode of first contact is not acceptable to you and
also solicit your confidence in this transaction; this is by virtue of its
nature as being utterly private and top secret.
Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive
and worried
My Name is susan ,I am the only dauther of late Mr. and Mrs Fred Nzinga Litana
who was assisinated in 2002 during a political unrest that engulfed my Country
Zambia recently. They where shot to dead my unknown Person(s) who where accusing
him of funding and sponsoring a factional Political group with his money. So in
respect of this they came to our House and shot everyone dead including my two
younger Siblings by then I was not at home,But fortunately my Father did not die
instantly that day. It took him three Months later after that incident before he
finally gave up the ghost.
Before the death of my father, in October 28, 2002, in a private hospital, he
secretly called me on is bedside and told me that it has the sum of ten million,
five hundred and thousand United States(USS10,500,000)dollars he deposited it in
a BANK here Dakar Senegal. with my name as next of kin to the fund.
Now, after the recent crisis that burst up in my Country I ran to Senegal where
my father deposited the fund and seeked asylum, that is how I now went to stay
in the United States Refugee Camp. So that is where am currently staying for
now. But the problem am encoutering now is that when I went to the BANK to
withdraw the money. I was made to understand that with my status as a refugee I
can not be able to clear the fund,but can do so with the help of a forieng
partner. They told me that the local law hear does not Permit a refugee to
operate any business atall, nor transact a fund of such magnitude.
So please dear, I am pleading, if ou can help me and stand as my nominated
next-of-kin and withdraw the fund for me (USS10,500,000) to your account in your
Coutry and I will be very glad to
Please once can help me with this project, I will offer 15% percent of the money
then after I will come over to your Country to start up a new life. And also go
into any profitable business you will advise me to do.
Please you can reply me with this alternate email address as it is the most
confidential for me at the moment. susan1am@walla.com
I will be waiting to hear your favourable response.
Sincerely,
susan
Sample Email Scam (Email Con) 28
Dear Beloved,
It is by the grace of God that I received Christ, knowing the truth and the
truth have set me free. Having known the truth, I had no choice than to do what
is lawful and right in the sight of God for eternal life and in the sight of man
for witness of Godīs mercy and glory upon my life. I have the pleasure to share
my testimony with you, having seen your contact from the Internet.
I am BARRISTER ANDREW KONG, the legal adviser to late Mr. and Mrs. JOHNSON COLE,
a United state couple that lived in my Country London for 25 years before they
both died in a plane crash late last year. These couple were good Christians,
they were so dedicated to God but they had no child till they died. Throughout
their stay in my country, they acquired a lot of properties like lands, house
properties, etc.
As their legal adviser, before their death, the husband Mr. JOHNSON COLE,
instructed me to write his WILL. Because they had no child, they dedicated their
wealth to God. According to the WILL, the properties have to be sold and the
money be given out to a ministry for the work of God. As their legal adviser,
all the documents for the properties were in my care. He gave me the authority
to sell the properties and give out the fund to the Ministries for the work of
God.
To cut the story short, I sold all the properties after their death, as
instructed by my client, Mr. Johnson Cole, before his death. And as matter of
fact, after I sold all their properties, expectedly, I realized a huge amount of
money that runs into millions of [pounds sterling] and what supposed to be the
percentage interest of my right legal fee was firstly deducted by me out of the
total amount realized from the sold properties, this was based on the initial
agreement between me and the owner of the properties before his death.
Therefore, the total amount left to be invested into God's work as instructed by
the owner is [eight million pounds sterling) only. But Instead of giving the
main fund out for the work of God as instructed to me by my client before his
death.
I converted the fund to myself with the intention of investing the fund abroad
for my personal use. I was afraid of putting the fund in the Bank, because I
have to give account to the bank on how got the money. I then packaged the fund
in consignments and deposited the consignments with a security vault. I did not
want the management of the Security company to know the content of the
consignments, therefore I registered the content of the consignments as Gold
Bars. Now, the security company believes that what I deposited with them was
Gold Bars. I had encounter with Christ when Pastor Benny Hinn was preaching on
television concerning Ananias and Saphira in Acts 5:1-11. After hearing the word
of God, I gave my life to Christ and became a born again Christian. As a born
again Christian, I started reading my bible and one day, the Lord opened my eyes
to Ezekiel 33: 18 and 19. From the scripture, I discovered that the only way I
could have peace in my life is to do what is lawful and right by giving out the
fund as instructed for the work of God by my client. I have asked God for
forgiveness on my initial thought concerning the money, and I know that God have
forgiven me. But I have to do what is lawful and right in the sight of God by
giving out the fund to the chosen ministry for the purpose of God's work as
instructed by my client before his death. After my fasting and prayers, I asked
God to make his choice and direct me to a honest Christian or the chosen
ministry that deserves this fund by his Grace.
I then came across your address on the Internet as I was browsing through a
Christian site, and as a matter of fact, it is not only you or your ministry
that I picked on the Christian site initially, but after my fervent prayer over
it, then you were nominated through divine revelation from God so that was how I
received such a divine revelation from the Lord, how I got your contact
information, and I then decided to contact you for the fund to be used wisely
for things that will glorify the name of God.
I have notified the Security Company where I deposited the consignments that
contained the fund, that I am moving the consignment abroad and the security
company has since been waiting for my authority for the consignment to leave my
country and be moved abroad. So if you know that you will use this fund honestly
and wisely for things that will glorify God's name, then do contact me back,
ASAP. Then you send to me in your reply, YOUR FULL NAMES, YOUR PERSONAL ADDRESS,
YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS. These informations are required by the seurity
company to facilitate the process of the funds receiver's documentation Your
prompt response will be highly appreciated. God bless you.
Yours in Christ.
BARRISTER ANDREW KONG,
Tell/Fax + 44 8701343365
mail:andrew_kong5@yahoo.co.uk
Sample Email Scam (Email Con) 29
Mr IBRAHIM SANI
First Bank Nigeria Plc,
Lagos Nigeria.
email: ibrahimsani195@yahoo.com
Dear Friend.
My name is Mr IBRAHIM SANI, I am the credit manager of First Bank Nigeria Plc
here in Nigeria. I am contacting you of a business transfer, of a huge sum of
money from a deceased account. Though I know that a transaction of this
magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that
everything has been taken care off, and all will be well at the end of the day.
I decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction.
PROPOSITION;
I am the account officer of a foreigner named Salah Adam who died in an air
crash along with his wife and son on the 31st October 1999 in an Egyptian
airline 990 with other passengers on board. You can confirm this from the
website below which was published by http://www.cnn.com/US/9911/02/egyptair990.list/
- 27k Since his death, none of his next-of-kin are alive to make claims for this
money as his heir, because they all died in the same accident himself and his
wife and only son (May their soul rest in peace). We cannot release the fund
from his account unless someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to the
deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines.
Upon this discovery, I now seek your permission to have you stand as a next of
kin to the deceased, as all documentations will be carefully worked out by me
for the funds (US$12,500,000,00) to be released in your favor as the
beneficiary's next of kin.
Because after five years the money will be called back to the bank treasury as
unclaimed bills and the money shared amongst the directors of the bank. so it is
on this note i decided to seek for whom his name shall be used as the next of
kin/beneficiary to this funds rather than allow the bank directors to share this
money amongst themselves at the end of the year. It may interest you to know
that we have secured from the probate an order of mandamus to locate any of the
deceased beneficiaries. Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance
of our mutual business endeavor by furnishing me with the following information
if you are interested.
1.A Beneficiary name?. In order for me to prepare the document for transfer of
the funds in your name.
2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers. For our personal contact and mutual trust
in each other. Upon your acceptance I shall send you a copy of my international
passport and drivers license for more confidentiality and trust.
I shall be compensating you with three million five hundred thousand dollars
($3,750,000,00) on final conclusion of this project for your assistance, while
the balance $8,750,000 dollars shall be for me for investment purposes. Because
I intend to retire after the conclusion of this transaction. If this proposal is
acceptable by you, please endeavor to contact me immediately. Do not take undue
advantage of the trust I have bestowed in you, I await your urgent response
Regards, Mr IBRAHIM SANI YOU CAN CONTACT ME ON MY PERSON EMAIL ADRESS:
ibrahimsani195@yahoo.com
Sample Email Scam (Email Con) 30
FROM THE DESK OF:MR KOLA SMITH
ECO BANK INTERNATIONAL
BILL AND EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT,
LAGOS, NIGERIA OFFICE.
Dear friend,
I am the Bill and Exchange(assistant) Manager ECOBANK INTERNATIONAL ,KOLA SMITH
. In my department I discovered an abandoned sum of ( NINE MILLION THREE
HUNDREND THOUSAND GREAT BRITIAN POUNDS ). In an account that belongs to one of
our foreign customer who died customer who died along with his entire
famillies,on 25TH JULY,2000 CONCORDE PLANE CRASH[Flight AF4590 ] with the whole
passengers aboard Since we got information about his death, we have been
expecting his next of kin to come over and claim his money because we cannot
release it unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation to the
deceased, as indicated in our banking guidelines but unfortunately we learnt
that all his supposed next of kin or relation died alongside with him in the
plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim.
It is therefore upon this discovery that I in my department now decided to make
this business proposals to you and release the money to you as next of kin or
relation to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is
coming for it and we don't want this money to go into the bank treasury as
unclaimed fund. The banking law and guidelines here stipulates that if such
money remains unclaimed after five years, the money will be transferred into the
bank treasury as unclaimed fund.
The request of foreigner in this transaction is necessary because our late
customer was a foreigner and a nigeria cannot stand as next of kin to a
foreigner. We agree that 25% of th