Money Transfer Scam | Ivory Coast | Helen Dan

Remember the "cocoa merchant who was killed by his partners" story? This one is without the "killed by his partners" part though.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Helen Dan
Date: Dec 28, 2007 11:17 PM
Subject: FROM helen DAN
To: helen_dan7777@yahoo.ca



From: Miss.helen DAN
Country: Cote d'Ivoire
Dear friend,
PLEASE AND PLEASE DO NOT BE EMBARASED.
My name is helen DAN , I'm the only child/daughter of late Mr.and Mrs.koffiMy father was a very Wealthy Cocoa Merchant, the Chairman board of trustee, of all farm products exporters. (C.F.E) here in Abidjan the Economic Capital of Cote d'Ivoire.
Before the death of my father on 28th Dec 2006.
He made it clear to me that he deposited the sum of ($10.5,000,000,00 US DOLLARS)  TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE AMERICAN DOLLARS. Was deposited in fixed deposit account in my name as the next of kin in a cooperate Bank here in Abidjan,Cote d'Ivoire.  With a clause that, In his demise. As only member of the family, I can have access to the fund only if im 28 or i should look for a foriegn partner who will asist me to invest it abroad.

Dear, I have all the relevant documents my late father used in depositing the money in the bank right now with me and I can forward them to you on your demand for your view as soon as i hear from you and confirm your truelty to asist me.
I am humbly seeking for your assistance in these following ways:

1. To provide a Bank account where the money will be transfered into for investment purpose.
2. To serve as my guildian because I am a girl of 20 years old.
3. To find a good university in your country where I can further my education aswell.

I am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation for your effort input and mapped out 5% for any Tax you will pay during the transfer. 
Furthermore, if you indicate your opinion towards this matter as I will like us to conclude this transaction within (14) working days, if you are with me endeavour to make it known soonest.
Because I am presently in a Hotel here in Abidjan for the safety of my life.
Kindly send to me your direct telephone and fax numbers for easy communication.

Please reply me via this my private
Thanks and may God bless you.

With Love,
Miss.helen DAN

Money Transfer Scam | Fred Adams

Yes, the various oil companies and African authorities are among the oldest stories used by the Africans. The original scam letters, which were sent to Europe and the USA up to 40 years ago, used the NNPC (Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation) as the basis for their activities. It is still used for e-mails today, although I haven't seen one for some time now.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Fred Adams <fadams@jmail.co.za>
Date: Dec 29, 2007 8:30 AM
Subject: Hello
To:


Dear Sir/Madam, I am Mr. Fred Adams, Chairman of the Tender Committee in one of the leading oil company. My Committee is principally concerned with payment of all contract awarded from 2004 to date, in order of priority as regard capital projects of our corporation. I am positive and convinced that you would provide us with solution to a money transfer deal valued at US$18 Million (Eighteen Million United States Dollars) and subsequently a joint business venture. I will need bank account in your country or offshore account. I would like to invest the money in manufacturing of products such as Household products, Electronic goods, Apparel and Textiles, Real Estate, Properties or Telecommunication in your country. If you have any other idea of investment, that would be welcomed by me. In the course of our duties as values, and project inspectors for the on-going liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project, we have over-invoiced the value of some jobs done by foreign contractors to the tune of US$18Million. As follows: (1) Computer optimization and Installation 6,000.000.00 (2) Installation of 250,000.00 Monax Turbine$7,000.000.00 (3) Turn around Maintenance $5,000,000.00 The money will be shared as follows after transfer, 30% for you 70% for me. I know exactly how to present you / your company as the Beneficiary of the funds. Yours Faithfully, Mr. Fred Adams

Lottery Scam | UK National Lottery | Richard K. Loydd

Another popular background for the Lottery Scam is the UK National Lottery. You can see in the UK National Lottery list how often I have reported incoming e-mails in the past. It's a lot!

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: BRITISH ONLINE SWEEPSTAKES <srvb@corridor.net>
Date: Dec 29, 2007 1:41 PM
Subject: SEASONS GREETINGS...YOUR EMAIL WON YOU £500,000
To: info.waltersrichfield2@yahoo.co.uk


The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68/BSH
Batch: 074/05/ZY369/BSH

SWEEPSTAKES UPDATES[CONTACT CLAIMS AGENT]

This mail is to give you final update of your won funds in the Uk National Lottery promotions whose informations was previously sent to you and you have not yet finalise the process of your claims. You are hereby advised to respond swiftly to the mail below.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545188/BSH with Serial number 5368/02/BSH drew the lucky numbers: 03-11-13-18-26-31(bonus no.), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category i.e match 6.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £500,000(five hundred thousand pounds) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03/BSH.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this,You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £500,000(five hundred thousand pounds) would be released
to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.

Our European agents will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact them. For security
reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in
whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of
this program.Please be warned.

To file for your claim, please contact our claims agent:

Mr Walters Richfield.
Email: info.waltersrichfield4@yahoo.co.uk OR
info.waltersrichfield3@yahoo.co.uk

Tel: +447045729312
+447045729311
Fax: +448712565142

1, Amount won
2, Winning E-mail address
3, Batch Number
4, Refference Number
5, Ticket Number
6, Serial Number

Upon comfirmation of this mail you are advised to call any of our official numbers above for verification of your winning.

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
Richard K. Loydd
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program

Money Transfer Scam | Andreas Schranner

Here's a popular story which is used often used by the African crooks. Andreas Schranner,  who died in the Concorde crash in Paris, is the person who allegedly left some money in an account in, yes you guessed it, in OUAGADOUGOU!

Needless to say the story about abandoned money is not true.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: adamu luku <adamu25@hotmail.fr>
Date: Dec 29, 2007 5:18 PM
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF ADAMU LUKUMON
To:


FROM THE DESK OF ADAMU LUKUMON
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING MANAGER,
BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)
OUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASO.

Attn:
I am the Auditing and Accounting Manager, Bank of Africa (B.O.A) here in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. In my department we discovered an abandoned sumof US$20m dollars (TWENTY MILLION US DOLLARS) in an account that belongsto one of our foreign customer (MR. ANDREAS SCHRANNER from Munich, Germany) who died along with his entire family in Jully 2000 in a plane crash.

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THIS SITE BELLOW
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

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 some body applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidings and laws but unfortunately we learnt that all his supposed next of kin or relation died alongside with him at the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim.
It is therefore upon this discovery that I now decided to make this business proposal to you and release the money to you as the next of kin or relationto 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 bill.

The banking law and guidline here stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after Six years, the money will be transfered into the bank treasury as unclaimed fund. The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occassioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Burkinabe cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner.

I agree that 30% of this money will be for you as a respect to the provision of a foriegn account , 10% will be set aside for expenses incurred during the business and 60% would be for me Thereafter, I will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentage indicated Therefore, to enable the immediate transfer of this funds you must apply first to the bank as relation or next of kin of the deceased indicating your bank name, your bank account number, your private telephone and fax number for easy and effective
communication and the location where the money will be remitted.

Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you by fax or email the text of the application .

I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is hitch-free and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made for the transfer.
Trusting to hear from you immediately.
Yours Faithfully,
ADAMU LUKUMON

Money Transfer Scam | ADEOLU BOLA

This character goes into detail about how the quoted sum of money was embezzled. He also says he wants to enter into a joint venture to launder the money.

Would you trust an embezzler who tells you about how he did it?

It's all lies, so you don't have to take it for face value.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: ADEOLU BOLA <us001@computermail.net>
Date: Dec 27, 2007 5:19 PM
Subject: FOR YOUR INFORMATION
To:


Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mr. Adeolu Adebola, Chairman of the Tender Committee in one of the leading oil company. My Committee is principally concerned with payment of all contract awarded from 2004 to date, in order of priority as regard capital projects of our corporation.
I am positive and convince that you would provide us with solution to a money transfer deal valued at US$18 Million (Eighteen Million United States Dollars) and subsequently a joint business venture.. I will need bank account in your country or offshore account.
I would like to invest the money in manufacturing of products such as Household products, Electronic goods, Apparel and Textiles, Real Estate, Properties or Telecommunication in your country. If you have any other idea of investment, that would be welcomed by me.
In the course of our duties as values, and project inspectors for the on-going liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project, we have over-invoiced the value of some jobs done by foreign contractors to the tune of US$18Million.
As follows: -
(1) Computer optimization and Installation 6,000.000.00.
(2) Installation of 250,000.00 Monax Turbine$7,000.000.00
(3) Turn around Maintenance $5,000,000.00
The money will be shared as follows after transfer, 30% for you 70% for me.
I know exactly how to present you / your company as the Beneficiary of the funds.
Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Adeolu Adebola

Money Transfer Scam | Peterson Jams

This one is a variation of the "businessman in Paraguay" e-mail which comes in occasionally.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Mr Peterson Jams. <Peterson_Jams@yahoo.dk>
Date: Dec 27, 2007 6:54 PM
Subject: Dear Friend,
To: undisclosed-recipients


Dear Friend,

I could not contact you earlier before now due to my tight schedules. I am very happy to inform you about my success in getting that money under the co-operation of a new partner from Paraguay Presently I'm in Paraguay with the partner for some projects with the money.

I am using this opportunity to thank you for your great effort to our unfinished transfer of fund into your account due to one reason or the other best known to you.

Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trustworthness you showed at the course of the transaction I want to compensate you and show my gratitude to you with the sum of $200,000.00.USD I have authorized my secretary to issue to you the said amount Via cheque.

Here is his contact information.
Name:Mr James Frank.
Email:james_frank230@yahoo.it

At the moment, I'm very busy here because of the investment projects which myself and my new partner are having at hand. Finally, remember that I have forwarded instruction to My Secretary on your behalf to send the cheque to you as soon as you contact Her without delay.

Please I will like you to accept this token with good faith as this is from the bottom of my heart.

Thanks and God bless you and your family. Hope to hear from you soon.

Your Brother,
Mr Peterson Jams.

Money Transfer Scam | Desmond Eyadema

This like the "pot calling the kettle black". The crooks accuse a former partner of being greedy. (If you ask me, he is just a fictitious figure and only part of the story.)

The point is, all of these e-mails are driven by greed!

The lure of easy money is too hard to resist and coupled to the greed of the perpetrators it is a crime without scruples and causes the ruin of too many people.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Mr.Desmond Eyadema.
Date: Dec 28, 2007 1:06 PM
Subject: Treath Very Urgent.
To: desmond_ey11@yahoo.fr


Dear Sir/Madam,

Compliment of the season to you and your entire family and I pray that may the almighty lord guard you and your family.

Let me start by introducing myself properly, I am DESMOND EYADEMA, the son of the late Ex PRESIDENT of TOGO in WEST AFRICA but based in Dakar-Senegal now, I call you in respect of my consignment box in LONDON, which I want you to assist me and stand as my foreign beneficiary to receive my fund over there in LONDON, this fund am writing you about is 18.5million Pounds Tarling which my late father deposited with a SECURITY COMPANY for myself and my mother, and Mr.JOHNSON ASCOT who was suppose to receive this consignment in LONDON, Was demanding for 50% which I and my mother disagreed,that was why we have to stop the delivery to him immediately and search for another Beneficiary who can help us on this matter.

I will give you 20% of the total fund involve for your assistance,because that was the same agreement we had with our former beneficiary Mr.JOHNSON ASCOT before he later change is mind because of his greed, please if you are willing to help us, kindly reply me for more details.

Thanks and God Bless.

Yours Sincerely
Mr.Desmond Eyadema.

Money Transfer Scam | Esther Kou-Layweah

Funny how these people always quote things like honour, honesty and trust in their e-mails. Those are exactly the traits that they do not hold for themselves.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: esther Kou-Layweah <estherkoulayweah000@live.com>
Date: Dec 28, 2007 6:46 PM
Subject: Urgent Response
To:

From: Mrs. Esther Kou-Layweah,

Attn:Sir

I know you will be surprise to receive this mail from me as we do not know each other, nevertheless I am Mrs. Esther Kou-Layweah from Monrovia Liberia presently residing in Ghana. I would like to apply through this medium for your co-operation to secure an opportunity to invest and to go into joint business partnership with you. I have a substantial capital I honorably intend to invest jointly with you into a lucrative business venture based on your advise and directive. The essence of this mail is to open up communication with you to enable us know each other as regards to our plan to invest our money judiciously with you.
Please feel free to email me for further clarification on my intention to partner with you.
my email ;estherkoulayweah9@myway.com
God bless you as I will be looking forward to hear from  you urgently.
Mrs. Esther Kou-Layweah & Daniel (son)

Money Transfer Scam | Industrial &amp; Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited | Kim Woo Choong

Do you know who Kim Woo Choong is?

I didn't until I got this e-mail.

He is the founder of the Daewoo Group from Korea.

Now Mr. Kim got himself imprisoned for fraud in 2006.

Doesn't that sound like a good background for a first class scam e-mail?

And here it is, offering you a miserly 15% for your services.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Ms. Cheung Pui Ling <cheung@icbcasia.com.hk>
Date: Dec 21, 2007 6:50 PM
Subject: INVESTMENT PROPOSAL
To:


Dear Friend,

This is a Management Placement on behalf of Mr. Kim Woo Choong.

Mr. Kim Woo Choong is looking for an experienced business person/company that can profitably invest monies in excess of Fourty Nine Million US Dollars outside China. The sum will be paid from Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.

Visit our bank website at http://www.icbcasia.com/eng/index.shtml

Or request immediate information from:

Mr. Zhu Qi
Managing Director and,
Chief Executive Officer,
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited
33/F, ICBC Tower 3 Garden Road, Central Hong Kong
Toll free No: + (852) 800-90863
Local Fax No:+ (852) 301-54297
Email: zhuqi_icbc001@hotmail.com

Most importantly, you will be required to:

[1]. Act as the original beneficiary of the funds.
[2]. Receive the funds into a business/private bank account.
[3]. Invest/Manage the funds outside of China.

Mr. Kim Woo Choong is willing to pay 5% for your role as the beneficiary partner to the funds. Also, a subsequent 10% "Management Commission" will be paid for your advised investment services. A further 5% will be used to write off any expenses incurred in the course of transferring the principal sum.

If you prefer to be re-contacted for more express information, please send us your:

[1] Full Names:
[2] Contact address:
[3] Direct Telephone No:

Be advised to visit the following links to be better acquainted with Mr. Kim Woo Choong?s current profile and personality.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/BUSINESS/05/30/skorea.daewoo/?section=cnn_latest
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Korea/HF01Dg03.html
http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=8637

We expect your correspondence and our response will be swift.

Signed:
Ms. Cheung Pui Ling,
Company Secretary
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited
33/F, THE ICBC Tower 3 Garden Road,
Central Hong Kong.
E-mail: cpl_icbc101@hotmail.com

Lottery Scam | UK National Lottery | SIR RICHARD K. LLOYDS

This one was just in time for Christmas.

As usual, these jokers have made up a few names. Added a titel or two and even quoted "uklottery.co.uk" as the sending domain name.

Watch out for the telephone number. It's rerouted to another number, which could be anywhere.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY[AWARDS DEPARTMENT] <info@uklottery.co.uk>
Date: Dec 22, 2007 11:58 AM
Subject: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION
To: undisclosed-recipients


The U.K. National Lottery
12 Bridge Street,
Staines Middlesex TW18 4TP
United Kingdom.

Customer Service/Claims Department
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369


Dear Winner,
You are the winner of the UK National Lottery Online Promo Programme that was held on saturday the 16th of December, 2007.
All participants of this online promotion programme were selected randomly from numerous World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 500,000 unions,associations and corporate bodies listed online.
This promotion takes place Quarterly.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:01 03 06 22 23 39 21[bonus ball] Which subsequently won you one of the lucky dip prizes.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £629,195.00(SIX HUNDRED AND TWENTY NINE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY FIVE BRITISH POUNDS) Your REFERENCE NUMBER:Ref: UK/9420X2/68 must be quoted in all your correspondence to this office. You are to contact our claims officer via email below:
Mr Ray Collins.
Tel: +447031959378
Via email: claimsboard_raycollins@hotmail.com

with the following information:
FULL NAME
FULL ADDRESS
NATIONALITY
OCCUPATION
RELIGION
SEX
AGE
MARITAL STATUS
AMOUNT WON
BATCH NUMBER
EMAIL ADDRESS
PHONE NUMBERS[LAND/MOBILE]


SIR RICHARD K. LLOYDS
Online Coordinator for the U.K. National Lottery.



Note that all replies must be directed to
Mr Ray Collins:
claimsboard_raycollins@hotmail.com


Note: This e-mail message passed through the Wadsnet outbound Mail Vault anti-virus/anti-SPAM scanners.

Money Transfer Scam | Ghana | EDWARD ASIEDU

At last! This time the father has been poisoned! His dastardly business associates did it.

Seriously, this fellow has failed to edit the message completely.

Notice how he calls himself Edward Asiedu in the first paragraph? In the rest, he's Samuel Udeh.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Samuel Udeh <samuel_udeh1ghana@yahoo.com>
Date: Dec 22, 2007 11:54 AM
Subject: To your regards:
To: doris.eilrich@web.de


No:212 Kwame Nkrumah,Str. East Legon.Accra-Ghana
E-MAIL:samuel_udeh1ghana@aol.in

DEAR GUIDINA,

I AM HONORABLE SEEKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE,PLEASE FIRSTLY MY NAME IS EDWARD ASIEDU,NATIONALITY OF SIERRA LEONE.
I AM 22 YEARS OLD LOST MY FATHER YEARS BACK, HE WAS A WELL KNOWN GOLD BUSINESS MAN HERE IN GHANA BEFORE HIS DEATH,HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES DURING ONE OF THEIR BUSINESS ASSOCIATES MEETING IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THIS COUNTRY. RIGHT NOW I AM STILL LEAVING IN GHANA AND, IT INTEREST ME TO WRITE YOU FROM MY HEART HOPING THAT YOU WILL NOT BETRAY ME,BECAUSE OF MY FATHER LEFT EARLIER,I HAVE TO MARRY ONETIME AROUND 2005 AND I HAVE A CHILD BOY NOW WITH MY WIFE,BUT UNDER THE CARE OF MY MOTHER,SO SHE WANT US TO INVEST ON THIS MONEY TO OVERSEAS,AS MY LATE FATHER TOLD HER WHEN HE WAS ALIVE,BUT WE NEEDED YOU SO SOON SO THAT BEFORE ANYTIME LATEST ENDING OF THIS MONTH,MONEY WILL BE OUT FROM GHANA FIRST YOUR ACCOUNT AND LITTLE DIAMOND,SO THAT I CAN TAKE MY MUM FROM THE HOSPITAL TO CURE HER WITH BETTER ENGLISH DRUGS AND TO SETTLE THERE WITH YOUR INVIROMENTS AND INVESTMENTS,THANK GOD MY FATHER DIED FOR US TO LIVE,BUT WE NEEDED YOU,TO HELP US AND CLEARIFY WITH ME SO SOON,SO THAT WE CAN INVEST THERE WITH YOU. WE ALSO SEEK YOU TO TELL US THE KIND OF INVESTMENTS WE CAN TAKE. MY FATHER DEPOSITED SOME HUGE SOME OF MONEY IN ONE OF THE BANKS HERE IN GHANA WHEN HE WAS LIFE AS THE PROFITS HE MADE FROM HIS BUSINESS,ACCORDING TO HIM HE SAID THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS MONEY THAT HE WAS POISONED.

INFARCT IN A BREAF INTRODUCTION ALL THE INFORMATION WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU, (THE NAME OF THE BANK AND ALL THE DEPOSIT DOCUMENTS) AS WAS GIVEN TO ME BY MY FATHER ON HIS BED SIDE BEFORE HE GAVE UP AGAIN HE TOLD ME TO ARRANGE WITH ANY GOD FEARING FOREIGNER WHO WILL HELP ME AND MY LITTLE SISTER JENNIFER TO RECEIVE THIS MONEY IN HIS BANK ACCOUNT TO ENABLE ME GET OUT OF THIS COUNTRY BEFORE HIS ENEMIES KILL ME,BECAUSE SOMEONE ASK ME LAST SATURDAY WHEN I WAS ON THE TO CHURCH,IF I AM THE SON TO MR.JERRY ASIED,THE I ASK HIM WHO ARE YOU PLEASE,HE SAID I SHOULDN'T WORRY,SO PLEASE I HAVE CONTACTED MY FAMILY LAWYER AND TOLD HIM I HAVE I AM TRY TO CONTACT MY LATE.FATHERS FOREIGN PARTNER TO THE CLAIM OF THIS FUND,SO THAT I CAN FOLLOW MY LATE.FATHER'S INSTRUCTION,WE WILL REQUIRE TO START SCHOOL OVER IN YOUR COUNTRY IMMIDAITELY YOU RECIEVE THIS FUND..

THIS MONEY TOTALING £2.5MILLION EURO( TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EURO) NOW I AM SEEKING FOR A TRUSTED PERSON WHO WILL RECEIVE THIS MONEY INTO AN ACCOUNT FOR ONWARD INVESTMENT. HOWEVER, WHAT I NEEDED FROM YOU IS YOUR GOOD ASSISTANCE IN HELPING ME TRANSFERRING THE SAID SUM TO YOUR ACCOUNT SINCE I AM INEXPERIENCED IN THE WORLD OF BUSINESS, TREAT ME LIKE YOUR OWN CHILD THAT'S THE REASON WHY I AM ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

THIS COUNTRY IS NO LONGER CONDUCIVE FOR ME TO STAY.

OURS FAITHFULLY SAMUEL UDEH

Lottery Scam | Micronet | Alicia Alonso

This one was in time for Christmas. Did you get it too?

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: alice1968a@libero.it
Date: Dec 22, 2007 4:38 PM
Subject: PAYMENT
To: undisclosed-recipients


PROMOTIONS!!
Important Information, Please your urgent response is needed. It is a pleasure to inform you through this medium that Your emailaddress won a prize of 615,000.00€ in category 'A'micronet Loteriashop Reference/Batch No2763-4532ES/ LSLUK/2031/8161/07. Win No: CGDC1221

Global Finacial Agency, s.l
Contact person: Mr. Alberto Charles
Tel: 0034691750229
Fax: 0034605509512
Email: alberto2charles@netscape.net

For the immediate release of your funds,you are to provide the following details to our agent.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs Alicia Alonso

Money Transfer Scam | Ivory Coast | PATRCIA ERAHUYI

Another Ivory Coast e-mail. In this one Rebels killed the husband, who of course left a pile of money (and Gold Dust) in a security company. Strange. I've heard that somewhere before …

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: patriciaerahuyi011@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Dec 22, 2007 5:47 PM
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL
To: patriciaerahuyi011@yahoo.co.jp


CONFIDENTIAL
FROM; MRS PATRCIA ERAHUYI&
PRINCE JOHN ERAHUYI
ABIDJAN COTE D・IVOIRE.
INVESTMENT PROPOSAL
ATTN;MD/CEO

In brief introduction, I am MRS PATRCIA ERAHUYI the wife of late chief MR PETER ERAHUYI, who was the director general Gold Mining Corporation of Sierra Leone (S.L.M.C) Freetown. The source of your contact gave me courage to write to you, I am writing you to seek your assistance to transfer our cash of ten million USD (10,000,000.00) and Gold dust now in the safe custody of a security company in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire to your private account pending.

According to my late husband the money was miscellaneous income from mining activities overdraft and minor sales, before the civil war between the rebel forces that almost destroyed my country, following the forceful removal of the democratically elected president AHMED TEJAN KABBAH by the rebels, my late husband had already made arrangements for me and my son PRINCE JOHN to be evacuated to Abidjan Cote d' Ivoire with our personal effects, also directed us to here he deposited the trunk boxes containing the Gold and money in the custody of Security Company here in Abidjan for safe custody. Also he did not disclosed the real content of the boxes to the Security Company officials. he only deposited it as an African artworks for export to his foreign partner abroad for the Security of the Money and the gold. During the war my late husband tried to escape to join us here in Abidjan unfortunately he was attacked and killed by the rebels. My late husband was attacked and killed by the rebels because of his loyalty to the president.

Now I知 with my son PRINCE JOHN in Asylum camp here in Abidjan suffering without any care or help, without any relation, we are now like refugees, our only hope now relies on the boxes deposited in the Security Company by my late husband. To this effect, I humbly solicit your assistance in the following ways.

( 1 ) To assist us claim the boxes from the Security Company as a co beneficiary/ foreign partner.
( 2 ) To transfer this money with your name to your destination account in abroad.
( 3 ) Make a good arrangement on how to invest wisely in abroad
( 4 ) To secure a good college for my son PRINCE JOHN to further his education.
( 5 ) To make arrangement for us to ravel with you to your country after you have transferred the money. Please be inform that all the necessary documents issued to my late husband at the day of deposit are in
our custody. For your assistance, I and my son PRINCE JOHN have decided to give you 20% of the Total money. Please feel free to contact us trough the above email address.

Thanks and God bless you for your anticipation.
Best regards,
MRS PATRICIA ERAHUYI & SON

Lottery Scam | Microsoft | AOL | Dr.Henry Williams

Just to remind you: Microsoft does not run any kind of Lottery at all

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Mr. kelvin Richardson <kelvin_richardson08@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Dec 22, 2007 9:26 PM
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS
To:


Microsoft Award Team
20 Craven Park, Harlesden
London NW10,United Kingdom.
Ref: BTD/968/06
Batch: 409978E


Dear Lucky winner,

WINNING NOTIFICATION

The prestigious Microsoft and AOL has set out and successfully organised a Sweepstakes marking the end of year anniversary we rolled out over 100,000.000.00 (One Hundred Million Great Britain Pounds) for our end of year Anniversary Draws. Participants for the draws were randomly selected and drawn from a wide range of web hosts which we enjoy their patronage.

The selection was made through a computer draw system attaching personalised email addresses to ticket numbers.Microsoft and AOL are now the largest Internet companies and in an effort to make sure that Internet Explorer remains the most widely used program, Microsoft and AOL are running an e-mail beta test.

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Please be informed by this winning notification,to file your claims,you are to make contact with your designated agent who shall by duty guide you through the process to facilitate the release of your prize.

To file for your claim Please Contact your fiduciary agent :

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NB:Any claim not made before seven (7) working days from date of notification indicate that the winner has voluntarily forfeited his/her winnings

Money Transfer Scam | World Health Organisation | Jean Middleton

The World Health Organisation is a non-profit authority belonging to the United Nations. Seeing the UNO is usually cronically broke, they would certainly have no spare cash to give away.

That means this is also a blatant scam e-mail.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION PROMOTIONS <info_verficationoffice001@yahoo.com>
Date: Dec 23, 2007 4:53 AM
Subject: WORLD HEALTH AWARD!!!
To: undisclosed-recipients


WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
907 Strand Street, London WC2R 0QS
Dr. B. Sadasivan, Chairman
This company or this e-mail address, attached to this (your) IP Address,"has been given" the 2007/2008 designated Award of Five Million UnitedStates dollars In Award Credited to file NO: M154S/WL04. As part of ourInternational "Help the less privileged program". Please, confirm ifyou've received the parcel sent to your address. In case you did notreceived the parcel sent to your address, please, contact the office below(via email address below) for more details with the below information'sforconfirmations and necessary proceedures.
1. FULL NAME: 2. AGE: 3. ADDRESS: CITY: STATE/ZIP CODE: COUNTRY:
4. PHONE NUMBERS: / FAX NUMBERS: 5. SEX: 6. OCCUPATION:
7. E-MAIL ADDRESS: ALTERNATIVE E-MAIL ADDRESS:
Hon. Marvin Valentino,
EMAIL; worldhealth_verificationdept05@yahoo.co.uk

Co-ordinator
Mrs Jean Middleton.

Money Transfer Scam | Ivory Coast | Rose Guei

This story is very similar to the "my father was poisoned by business partners" story. The difference being this time, that he was done in by unknown REBELS.


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: ROSE GUEI <rosegueiuu23@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Dec 25, 2007 2:06 PM
Subject: FROM ROSE GUEI
To: rosegueiuu23@yahoo.co.jp


FROM ROSE GUEI
Abidjan cote D`Ivoire
West Africa.


Dearest One,

I am the first duaghter of an ex military/ex president been an opposition party to the present Government of COTE D`IVOIRE. On the 19th sept 2002 my father/mother including every members of our family was murdered by the unknown REBELS during the time they attack our house by shooting and looting, even this is one of the things that contributed to the present crisis in our country today.

God so kind I was not in town when the incident occurred, the plans of the REBELS is to kill every members of our family so that no one will rise up to revenge as time goes on. I am in our country without any one knowing although I am on hiding so that the unknown REBELS will not get to me and kill me like they killed all the members of our family. Why I still stay back in our country is to transfer the $18.5mUSD which my late father deposited in the custody of one of the SECURITY ASSISTANCE COMPANY,here in Abidjan,he deposited the fund as a family treasure containing AFRICAN ART WORK FOR EXPORT for security reasons, as security company does not operate as bank where some one can deposit his/her money openly.

Before the death of my father he gave me the covering documents of the fund deposited in the security company, as I am his first duaghter and he so much loved me that was why he made me the beneficiary of the two iron trunk boxes containing the $18.5mUSD.

Right now I wish to transfer this fund to you so that you will assist me to invest the money into any viable sector in your country, also you will help me to join you in your country for me to start up a new life with you there immediately the fund gets to you. since I am no longer safe as far as Africa is concern at the moment, I wanted to transfer the fund before leaving the country because this fund is my last hope and the only hope I have now.

Before I even pick you to assist me I have prayed and slept over it asking God to provide for me a Godly minded person that will assist me in this transaction. I will give you more details of the transaction in my next mail with my pictures ok.
Awaiting to hear from you.
Thanks and God bless you.

Miss Rose Guei.

Money transfer Scam | Citi Bank | Ahmed Datti

This message comes in now and then. Of course the sender's e-mail address changes, just like this one from Larry Olumide. I found a second one coming from John Morris.



---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: MR AHMED DATTI. <ahmed_datti007@yahoo.it>
Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2007 21:09:19 P0800
Subject: FUND BENEFICIARY,
To:

FROM THE DESK OF: MR AHMED DATTI.
PLEASE REPLY AT MY PRIVATE EMAIL:ahmed_datti6@yahoo.it
ATTENTION: FUND BENEFICIARY,
YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS OF $8 MILLION USD ON CONTRACT NUMBER NNPC/PED/KADREF/Y2K.
THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS HAS BEEN GAZZETED TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT)-DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER TO YOU BY THE SENATE
COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE FUND TRANSFER.
MEANWHILE,A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER,CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE.HERE ARE HER
INFORMATIONS:

NAME JANET WHITE
BANK NAME: CITI BANK
BANK ADDRESS:ARIZONA, USA.
ACCOUNT Number: 6503809428.

PLEASE,DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE ,AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS FROM YOU SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME.
THE RESERVE BANK GOVERNOR,EXECUTIVE,BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE INHERITTANCE FUND HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE / FOREIGN PERATIONS,TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCE FUNDS THIS THIRD QUARTER PAYMENT OF THIS YEAR 2007.
HOWEVER,WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS.WHITE,IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHEN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY.
YOU ARE ADVISE TO REACH ME ON MY MAIL:
Email:Reply-To ahmed_datti6@yahoo.it
REGARDS,
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR AHMED DATTI.
FOR SENATE COMMITTE FOR FOREIGN MATTERS

Money Transfer Scam | Barcley Bank | Miss.Ema Oke

This is an almost exact copy of the previous message. The name has been changed slightly and a different e-mail address is being used.

It almost looks like they are split testing this message.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Miss.Ema Oke <misssemaoke@yahoo.com>
Date: Dec 26, 2007 1:51 PM
Subject: ATTN: BENEFICIARY.
To: e@yahoo.ca


Dear Sir,

My name is Mrs. Okere. I work with the Barclay bank Ghana West Africa.
kindly be informed that we have over draft of US$29.5Million dollars in our bank. So based on this matter, I and my pattern has decided to contact a foreign person like you whom shall then contact our bank as the beneficiary to the fund as we shall present you to the bank.
You will get 40% plus 5% of the total sum for your assistance. Be advised that you will be responsible for any charges out side the bank, which is why we are giving you the above mentioned 5%. But be informed that all transfer charges at the bank shall be deducted from the total sum.

All required of you for now is just to call me on my direct cell phone +233 206777941, or forward your cell phone number so that I can call you and advise you on how to start your first contact with the bank. We need a lawyer as well for our documentations. Remember on no condition shall my name be mentioned before the bank, because I work there, I hope this is well understood by you.

Regards,
Mrs. Okere.
Ghana, Accra.
West Africa.

Money Transfer Scam | Barclay Bank | Ifeoma N.Okere

This character's writing qualities are somewhere about primary school level. Let me ask you. Would you do business with someone who cannot spell partner correctly?

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Ifeoma N.Okere <ifeoman.okere@yahoo.com>
Date: Dec 27, 2007 1:07 PM
Subject: Hello My Dear.
To: e@yahoo.com



Hello,


My name is Mrs. Ifeoma Okere. I work with the Barclay bank Ghana West Africa.
kindly be informed that we have over draft of US$29.5Million dollars in our bank. So based on this matter, I and my pattern has decided to contact a foreign person like you whom shall then contact our bank as the beneficiary to the fund as we shall present you to the bank.

You will get 40% plus 5% of the total sum for your assistance. Be advised that you will be responsible for any charges out side the bank, which is why we are giving you the above mentioned 5%. But be informed that all transfer charges at the bank shall be deducted from the total sum.


I need your cell phone number so that I can call you and advise you on how to start your first contact with the bank. We need a lawyer as well for our documentations. Remember on no condition shall my name be mentioned before the bank, because I work there, I hope this is well understood by you.



Regards,
Mrs. Ifeoma Okere.

Money Transfer Scam | Bank of Africa | ADAMU LUKUMON

Here's another scam message from OUAGADOUGOU. This time the crooks are quoting Andreas Schranner as the owner of the abandoned account.

If you have been following Crime Online at all, you will know that Andreas Schranner is often used in this type of message. It's easy to confirm that there ever was somebody with that name. There is even a link to the BBC report on the Plane crash.

Remember the Concorde that went down in Paris? That's where Andreas Schranner died.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: adamu luku <adamu29@hotmail.fr>
Date: Dec 18, 2007 9:07 PM
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF ADAMU LUKUMON
To:

FROM THE DESK OF ADAMU LUKUMON
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING MANAGER,
BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)
OUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASO.

Attn:
I am the Auditing and Accounting Manager, Bank of Africa (B.O.A) here in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. In my department we discovered an abandoned sumof US$20m dollars (TWENTY MILLION US DOLLARS) in an account that belongsto one of our foreign customer (MR. ANDREAS SCHRANNER from Munich, Germany) who died along with his entire family in Jully 2000 in a plane crash.

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THIS SITE BELLOW
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

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 some body applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidings and laws but unfortunately we learnt that all his supposed next of kin or relation died alongside with him at the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim.
It is therefore upon this discovery that I now decided to make this business proposal to you and release the money to you as the next of kin or relationto 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 bill.

The banking law and guidline here stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after Six years, the money will be transfered into the bank treasury as unclaimed fund. The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occassioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Burkinabe cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner.

I agree that 30% of this money will be for you as a respect to the provision of a foriegn account , 10% will be set aside for expenses incurred during the business and 60% would be for me Thereafter, I will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentage indicated Therefore, to enable the immediate transfer of this funds you must apply first to the bank as relation or next of kin of the deceased indicating your bank name, your bank account number, your private telephone and fax number for easy and effective
communication and the location where the money will be remitted.

Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you by fax or email the text of the application .

I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is hitch-free and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made for the transfer.
Trusting to hear from you immediately.
Yours Faithfully,
ADAMU LUKUMON

Money Transfer Scam | Bank of Africa | Leroux Denis

There's a lot scam e-mails coming from OUAGADOUGOU. At least they say they are coming from people there. But you know the Internet, you can say anything you want IF you cover your tracks well.

This message is a typical inheritance type of scam e-mail. You know. The "somebody died and left an abandoned account in the middle of Africa" kind of e-mail. In OUAGADOUGOU of all places.

This fellow hasn't even bothered to present you with any kind proof with links to CNN or BBC reports. The deceased customer is kept completely anonymous.

Needless to say, that is completely irrelevant. The main goal they all have, is to prompt some trusting soul to contact them. Once that has been achieved, the story is no longer of importance.

Indeed, these guys are running several stories at once. So keeping to the theme is not all that easy anyway.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: leroux denis <leroux_denis25@hotmail.fr>
Date: Dec 19, 2007 2:40 PM
Subject: TOP SECRET AND CONFIDENTIAL ,
To:


FROM THE DESK OF LEROUX DENIS
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA)
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO.

Dear Friend,
I know that this letter may come to you as a surprise but i got your contact through the internet when i was seaching for a reliablie person who will assist me as i need a reliable and honest business partner outside Burkina Faso.I am writing to seek your interest over a transaction, In my department, We discovered an abandoned sum of $30m US dollars (THIRTY MILLION US DOLLARS) . In an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer who died along with his entire family in November 2001 in a plane crash.
Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next of kin to come over and claim his money because we cannot release it unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines but unfortunately we learnt that all his supposed next of kin or relation died alongside with him at the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim. It is therefore upon this discovery that I and other officials in my department now decided to make this business proposal to you and release the money to you as the next of kin or relation to the deaceased 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 Bill.
The Banking law and guideline here stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after some years, the money will be transferred into the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund.The request of a foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Burkinabe cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner. We agree that 30 % of this money will be for you as foreign partner, in respect to the provision of a foreign account, 10 % will be set aside for expenses incurred during the business and 60 % would be for me and my colleagues. There after I and my colleagues will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentages indicated. Therefore to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you as arranged, you must apply first to the bank as relation or next of kin of the deceased indicating your bank name, your bank account number, your private telephone and fax number for easy and effective communication and location where in the money will be remitted to .
Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you the details of the whole transaction. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is hitch free and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made for the transfer .You should contact me immediately as soon as you receive this letter.Trusting to hear from you immediately.
Your’s faithfully,
LEROUX DENIS

Lottery Scam | Kennis National Lottery | Kennis Music

I reckon you can't make them shorter than this. At least it's shortest scam e-mail I have ever received.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: KENNIS MUSIC NATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD. <peter112@indiatimes.com>
Date: Dec 19, 2007 3:21 PM
Subject: Dear Winner!!!
To: undisclosed-recipients

You just won the total sum of 250,000 Pounds .Contact Mr Ali James. Email:kennismusicgroup@live.com

Lottery Scam | Lottery Shop | Jaime Sanchez

You can have a chuckle at this lottery scam e-mail. Not only is it short, but the writer has allowed himself to be creative.

Just jump down to the "Yours sincerely" and take a look at the name there. He wrote Mrs. Andaluss Seville.

There is a well know region in the southern part of Spain called Andalusia. See what he has done?

But wait, it gets better!

Guess where he got the surname from. Yes, you are right!

Sevilla is a town in Andalusia!

Very creative indeed  …...


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: mariaalonsom <mariaalonsom@libero.it>
Date: Dec 19, 2007 4:52 PM
Subject: Information
To: undisclosed-recipients


Information
Spain-Madrid

Important Information,Please your urgent response is needed. It is apleasure to inform you through this medium that your email address won a prize of 450,000.00 Euro incategory'A' Lottery Shop Award Reference number:369-4532ES

For the immediate release of your funds,you are to provide the
following details to our agent.

Contact Person: Mr.Jaime Sanchez
Tel:+34692473683
Email:Chaletsp40@aim.com

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs.Andaluss Seville.

Money Transfer Scam | Foundazion Di Vittorio | Arthur Ford

It looks as though the Fondazion di Vittorio is a story which is working well for the crooks. It crops up as regular as clockwork.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Fondazion Di Vittorio, ITALY <fdvinfo9@verizon.net>
Date: Dec 19, 2007 3:25 AM
Subject: Contact Me Now
To: recipients


Fondazion Di Vittorio, ITALY
Batch No:...N-222-6747 E-900-56

Dear Beneficiary:
Congratulations The Foundazion Di Vittorio has chosen you by the board of trustees as one of the final recipients of a cash Grant/Donation for your own personal educational and business development.

To celebrate the 30th anniversary 2007 program We are giving out a yearly donation of US$500 000.00 to 40 lucky recipients as charity donations.

PAYMENT VERIFICATION FORM
Full Name:.........
Home Address:......
Occupation:........
Telephone:.........
Fax:...............
Number:............
Sex:...............
Age:...............
Next of Kin:.......
Batch No:...

Mr Arthur Ford
E-Mail:fdv001@live.com
http://www.fondazionedivittorio.it

Money Transfer Scam | Mike Ugochukwu

Get this! Mike Ugochukwu sends you an scam e-mail. So far so good, but …

he tells you a tale of a huge fund transfer and calls himself Barrister Matthew Duke. If you look at the sender e-mail address, you will also see that Mike also calls himself Barrister Godwin Ugochukwu.

This is a great fairy tale, only the prince is not what he says he is.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Mike Ugochukwu <barrister_godwinugochukwu123@yahoo.com>
Date: Dec 19, 2007 12:11 AM
Subject: It's very urgent
To: barrister_godwinugochukwu123@yahoo.com
Signed-by: yahoo.com


TEMPLE CHAMBERS & ASSOCIATES
(LEGAL PRACTITIONAL)
No: 85, Western Avenue,
Surulere, Lagos.
Email: (MatthewDuke@myway.com)

Dear Friend

It is obvious that this proposal will come to you as a suprise. This is because we have not met before but i am inspired to sending you this email by the huge fund transfer opportunity that will be of mutual benefit to the two of us.
However, I am Barrister Matthew Duke, [the personal Attorney to the late Engr. Ronald Harriert, a national of Northern American], who used to work with Shell Petroleum Development company (SPDC) in Nigeria. On November 2002, my client,his wife And their three children were involved in a car accident along Sagamu/Lagos Express Road.

Unfortunately they all lost their lives in the event of the accident,Since then I have made several enquiries to several Embassies to locate any of my clients extended relatives,this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccesful attempts,I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I contacted you, since you have the same surname with the deceased.
I contacted you to assist in repartriating the money and property left behind by my client, I can easily convince the bank with my legal practice that you are the only surviving relation of my client.Otherwise the Estate he left behind will be confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about $15million U.S dollars (fifteen million U.S. America dollars). Conseqently,The bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.
Since i have been unsuccesful in locating the relatives for over several years now. I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased,so that the proceeds of this account valued at $15million U.S dollars can be paid to your account and then you and i can share the money. 60% to me and 35% to you, while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your governmen may require.
Please all I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through and also Forward the following to me for the filling of the application of claim in your name urgently;


Your Full Name:

Your Age and Gender :

Your Nationality:

Your House Address:

Your Occupation:

Your Tele-phone and Fax No:

Note also that this transaction must be kept strictly confidential because of it's nature.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me VIA this my confidential email (MatthewDuke@myway.com) .
Yours Faithfully,

Barrister Matthew Duke (SAN).

Money Transfer Scam | Christian Charity | Marvis Smith

Just like all of the other "I've got cancer and have a pile of cash to donate to charity" e-mails, it's the same story with different names.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: marvis smith <mrs_sm5@yahoo.com>
Date: 18.12.2007 00:00
Subject: Friend in the Lord,
To: mr.ricky_smith1954@yahoo.co.uk


Friend in the Lord,

Please use this money for the churches and less privileged.

Greetings to you and your family in the name of God. In my search for a reliable and God fearing person and having gotten your contact through prayers and painstaking efforts I have decided to seek your help in carrying out my last wishes. My name is Mrs.Marvis Smith. I'm a 65 years old woman and from Congo. I was a merchant and owned two businesses in Dubai. I was also married with two children.

My husband and two children died in a car accident six years ago. Before this happened, my business and concern for making money was all I live for. I never really cared about other values in life. But since the loss of my family, I have found a new desire to assist helpless families. I have been helping orphans in orphanage/motherless homes. I have also donated some money for humanitarian needs in Sudan, South Africa, Cameroon, Brazil, Spain, Austria, Germany and some Asian countries. Only recently I saw on television the colossal loss of properties and livelihood people in Canberra, Australia through fire.

I was moving with great pity and compassion that I decided to make this contribution on assisting people over there, I kept $US15,000,000.00 Million in a long-term deposit account in a Finance company. Presently, I'm in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment for oesophagi cancer. I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have only few months to live. It is my last wish to see this money distributed to victims of the fire outbreak in Australia and other charity organization. Because relatives and friends have plundered so much of my wealth since my illness, I cannot live with the agony entrusting this huge responsibility to any of them.

Please, I beg you in the name of God to help me collect the deposit and distributes it accordingly. Use your judgment to distribute the money and keep 20% of it to yourself. Feel free to reimburse yourself when you have the money for any cost you incur during the process of collecting and distributing the money. If you are willing to help, please reply as soon as possible. May the good lord bless you and your family.Please the only thing you need to do is to pay for some docunents on my behalf.Please i want you to know that you are the only person that can take money from this fund.The bank can not dedect money from the fund.

Please, send reply and all correspondences to my
Most Reveren; Dan Makozi
Email; rev.dan09@yahoo.com

Regards,



Mrs.Marvis Smith

I Urge You To Contact Me Immediately For Further Details Bearing In
Mind That The Bank Has Given Us A
Date Limit.

Information Needed Are
YOUR FULL NAME.... .................................

TELEPHONE NUMBER..............................

OCCUPATION...................................

AGE.............................

SEX................................

COUNTRY.......................................

Please Act,
Regards,
Rev. Dan Makozi

Money Transfer Agent | Shanghai S.H.M. Machinery Co | Chun Yoo

This e-mail has been doing the rounds for some time. You may have seen it being sent from Jackie Lee with the following e-mail address: shangai@yahoo.com.cn

The job is "Money Laundering". It is also used for fraud, quoting a local agent who is responsible for transactions.

You stand to be arrested for one of the above crimes if you decide to take up the job.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Shanghai S.H.M Machinery Co <chun_yoo@yahoo.com>
Date: 18.12.2007 01:44
Subject: ACT AS OUR COMPANIES PAYMENT REPRESENTATIVE..
To:


Dear Sir/Madam,

Please allow us to disturb your precious time! We are the Chinese biggest foreign trade  wholesaler.
Shanghai S.H.M Machinery Co., Ltd based in People Republic of China, is in need of representatives in Europe and North America and south America and Canada to represent its interests with some companies that export products from her in China to this continents.

Shanghai S.H.M Machinery Co., Ltd is sourcing for a payment representative in USA, Canada, United Kingdom.
The Representatives will act as a receiving payment agents and also placing orders for goods and products from customers.

You will be paid total sum of 2000US$ as a monthly salary for your duties carried out as our payment recieving officer.

Our client is only making payment via Bank Wire Transfer and Cash, we need your help as a payment account officer to recieve funds in your country to avoid delays in transfer to China which takes over 3 to 4 weeks, and it definately causes delay in customer's order shipment.

If you are interested in working for us, send your Name and Mobile Phone Number to email: chun_yoo@yahoo.com

Thank you.
Shanghai S.H.M Machinery Co., Ltd.
Industry Building, Zhuqiao To, Shanghai, CN

Money Transfer Scam | Central Bank of Nigeria | Mary Anderson

Have you noticed?

A lot of the 419 and Lottery crooks have realized the problem with using Freemail accounts.

A Hotmail, Yahoo or Google account just does not look all that serious or trustworthy when sending out a scam e-mail.

So I have noticed that some of them take the time to look for domains which look better than freemail accounts.

For example, an e-mail from a lawyer (yes, there are lawyers in Nigeria who regularly do the 419 scams) uses an e-mail account from lawyer.com. Or someone claiming to be a "minister of whatever" uses minister.com.

You get the idea?

Now it's not that they actually send their mails from these domains, that is hardly the case. Instead they use a fictive e-mail address like Imalier123@lawyer.com as in the example below. That is easy to do and they always give you an alternative, sometimes "private freemail account", where you have to send your reply to.

In this case it is safcm@officeofthepresidency-nig.com

Now that looks impressive doesn't it?

If only the "dash nig" was not in there, it would be more impressive and, more to the point, it would be more believable, wouldn't it?

Now in the case of lawyer.com and minister.com, they are just parked domains with a search page, which could be mistaken to be a real website. But they are not. They have nothing to do with the scam at all. They are just convenient.

The "office of the presidency" on the other hand, has been registered with the sole purpose of providing a half believable e-mail address. There is no website to be found, just an index list.

If you research the domain name "officeofthepresidency-nig.com" you will see it has been registered, but not by whom. The only thing you will find is an IP address from a server in Australia.

Australia?

I reckon that is far enough away from Nigeria so as not to be a problem. And that's one reason why it has been hosted there.

The problem is, most people don't see the e-mail account. And those who do, see accounts which look right, at least at first glance.

Sometimes you have to look very close to recognize the crooks.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA <info3542@bcbank.com>
Date: 19.03.2003 04:36
Subject: RE: OVER DUE CONTRACT PAYMENT/TRANSFER ADVICE IN YOUR FAVOUR.
To: undisclosed-recipients


CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
Federal Capital Territory,
Face II Garki-Abuja, Abuja-Nigeria
Ref: CBN-0XX2/987
Phone: 234 8080775365, fax: 234 8085403649


Our Ref: FGN/FOU/KTT/CBN Date: 15/12/2007

ATTN: BENEFICIARY

RE: OVER DUE CONTRACT PAYMENT/TRANSFER ADVICE IN YOUR FAVOUR.

CONTRACT NUMBER: NNPC/PED/WR-PH/004/95 AMOUNT: US$15.5 MILLION DOLLARS

This is to notify you of the new order on the release of your contract fund held in the Second meeting on 10th June, 2007 by President Alh Umaru Yar’Adua and the Federal Executive Council of Nigeria, Senate commission member, the Governor and Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) that your contract payment will now be paid by CBN TELEX WIRE UNIT (KTT) (CBN). Prior to these proceeding anomalies, we have been mandated by the Senior Economic Adviser to the President under the auspices of our sovereign head of authority to contact you in respect of this below information. You are reported to be hospitalized and dead for about one month now by your representative Engr. Williams Okon and your partner Mr. Marvyn Jon King of Canada forwarding the below account for the transfer of your contract fund as instructed by you with power of attorney.

NORTHWEST TRUST BANK
ONE OAKBROOK TERRACE, CHICAGO,
ILLINOIS, USA, 6023-1376
ABA ROUTING NO: 171000152
A/C NO: 12 49819
A/C NAME: TITAN ERECTORS, GERARD V. RADICE/KONZENG

We will not hesitate as we are under mandate to ensure that your fund is transferred immediately without further delay. In respect of this as we have already programmed your fund to be transferred as soon as we hear from you. Attached is the passport photograph of the two people. Please confirm very urgently to enable us conclude/effect your transfer immediately hence it has already been programmed, pending on your response to the above information.

Please note that your urgent attention in this respect will be highly appreciated as it will help  us to clear this subject matter at the earliest time and get your proceed transferred immediately as instructed. If you did not instruct this change contact the Special Adviser to the president on foreign contract matters: Mr. Isa Ahmed Bello with this email: safcm@officeofthepresidency-nig.com, to avoid and stop the transfer of this fund because this office will not be held liable for any wrongful transfer thereafter.

You are also advice to send him your contract details also with your valid telephone and fax numbers.

Regards

Mrs. Mary Anderson
Executive Secretary (CBN).

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Money Transfer Scam | World Health Organisation

Hoorah, I am going to get a check over 6.5 Million GB pounds!

If you believe the WHO sends out money with no strings attached, I have to disappoint you.

This is a scam e-mail and there will be no check in the post.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: world health organisation <worldhealth@who.us>
Date: 12.12.2007 01:17
Subject: As Predicted: WORLD HEALTH ORG (Have you received the 6.5, million GB Pounds)..
To: undisclosed-recipients


WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Head Quarter: Geneva, Switzerland
File Number: EMRO/07/FT1127
Clearance Number: WHO1000909
FBI Clearance Number: FBI9001801

Anders Nordström
Assistant Director-General - WHO
Email: whorganization@us.com

Esteemed Client

Please, be informed that the parcel of a certified cheque of (6.5, million GB Pounds) left the World Health Organization Head Quarters on 8th of November for your address, it is important we know when you get the parcel, so as to know when to invite you for the Winners Dinner Night on the 22nd of December, 2007. If the parcel is not received then get back to us for more details of transfer. Please, be informed that the Organization is aware and acknowledge the fact that you are a very responsible PERSONNEL we believe and hope you'll utilize these funds for it's main purpose: to help the less privileged.

We understand the gravity of your work and how it takes most of your time; we hope you will create just little time to help the less privilege. Please contact the licensed and accredited agent assigned to you below for more details of the funds. You are advised to be steadfast in getting the funds, the award has not been made public yet as it is only available to particular persons where you happen to be one.

If you are unable to work for the WHO, be kind enough to return the cheque.

Anders Nordström
Assistant Director-General - WHO
Email: whorganization@us.com


NOTE: Your Privacy is Important to the World Health Organization.
Employees of the World Health Organization are Prohibited from disclosing
any information you provide, except as provided by Law. No Personally
Identifying Information (such as your name, address or phone number) will
ever be captured by visiting our Web pages, unless you voluntarily choose
to provide it. The National Association of State and Provincial Lotteries
recently alerted the World Health
Organization and every other online organization to get clearance number
before having any online promotions or Awards, as there are too many scams
going on online. So if by chance you received or you have received any
mail of such do not be reluctant to ask for the Clearance number, they are
always 10 digits both alphabetical and numerical numbers take note. You
will find our clearance number on top of this page. We hope and will
believe that you will use this opportunity to show how you can help the
less privileged, you were chosen because we know and accept the fact that
you are liable enough to handle this. We
also believe you will use it as an opportunity to show how you care about
the less privileged, so do all you can to claim this award and ensure you
help the less privilege. If there is anything you will have to do to make
sure this award meets its purpose we will most appreciate it.

This message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which
it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged,
confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the
reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the employee or
agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient,
you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of
this communication is strictly prohibited.

If you have received this communication in error, please notify us
immediately and delete this message and all its attachments. Thank You.

Money Transfer Scam | Global Speed Courier | Barr.Nelson Udo (ESQ)

This is another joker assuming we know each other. Don't bother sending an e-mail to global@speed.com. It's only a parked domain.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: GLOBAL SPEED COURIER COMPANY <global@speed.com>
Date: 12.12.2007 09:52
Subject: CONTACT THE GLOBAL SPEED COURIER IMMEDIATELY FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR CASH.
To: undisclosed-recipients


ATTENTION,

I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your money but I did not heard from you since that time as we fixed.Then I went and deposited the $1.500.000.00 Million USA Dollars,as consignment box to GLOBAL SPEED COURIER COMPANY LIMITED in Benin Republic,because I traveled to SAUDI ARABIA to visit my friend and i will not come back till next month ending.

I want You to contact the GLOBAL SPEED COURIER COMPANY LIMITED to know when they will deliver your package. I have paid for the delivering charges.The only money you have to send to them is the security keeping fee of your consignment which is which is $155.00 Us Dollars to received your package.The company will deliver it to you on C.O.D so this security keeping fee $155.00 Us Dollars is the only money you have to send to them.

CONTACT PERSON; DR.DAVID AKA DISTRICT
MANAGER GS Courier Company Limited BENIN
REPUBLIC.E-mail:(globalspeedcourier_company101@yahoo.fr )
CONTACT PHONE+229-9369-7920

Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the insurance fee. I gave them your delivering address but you have to reconfirm it to them again to avoid any mistake on the delivering.Reconfirm below information to the company.

Your Full Name-----------------------
Your Address---------------------------
Home telephone---------------------
Office telephone---------------------
Your pic----------------------------------

Let me know as soon as you receive your package,and check the contents weather the complete of the total $1.500.000.00 

Regards
Barr.Nelson Udo (ESQ)

Money Transfer Scam | Gani Bello

This character assumes we have been in contact with each other. I don't know if that will work very well if his name is not recognized.

What makes this message a joke is that he's saying I will get 1 million US Dollars from him, just because I allegedly helped him in the past.


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Gani <gbellong@in.com>
Date: 12.12.2007 11:59
Subject: YOUR BANK DRAFT IS READY
To: undisclosed-recipients



Compliment,

How are you doing. Hope you have not forgotten me, I am Mr.Gani Bello,  the man from  Nigeria who contacted you some time ago to assist me secure the release of some money accrued from the over invoicing of a contract/inheritance that was awarded by my government some time ago during the military regime.

Though you were not able to assist me conclude the transaction, I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the assistance and co-operation of a new partner from America.Presently I'm in South Korea for investment projects with my  own share of the total sum.

Meanwhile, i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in the transferring of those funds, I made sure you are not left out,the benefit of the transaction hence I kept aside for you sum of One million United State Dollar($1,000,000.00)DRAFT.

I and my new partner agreed to compensate you with that amount for all your past efforts and attempts to assist me in this transaction.

I appreciated your efforts at that time very much,so feel free and get in touch with my secretary Mr.Dele Robert and instruct him on how to send the Bank draft to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive the Draft so that we can share the joy together after all the sufferness at that time.

In the moment, I'm very busy here because of the investment projects which me and my partner are having at hand, finally,remember that i had left instruction to my secretary so as soon as you contact him, he will send the Draft to you,so feel free to get in touch with MY SECETARY.

Here is the contact of my secetary:

Mr.Dele Robert
Phone: +234-80-895-47932
E-mail:mr.delerobert@gmail.com
With best regards,
Mr.Gani Bello

Lottery Scam | New Media Lottery

This one is short, but also new

I am curious to see if it will crop again in the future.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: New Media Lottery Promo
Date: 12.12.2007 14:15
Subject: RNS Number:0888C
To: undisclosed-recipients

RNS Number:0888C

The Board of New Media Lottery Services PLC, today announces the approval of a total pay out of £620,000:00 (Six hundred and twenty thousand pounds) which is equivalent to $1,298,578.89 US Dollars. To process the release of your inning claims, provide your full personal detail to our financial officer Nick Rome:

Contact our financial officer Nick Rome via any of these addresses
email: n.validating@hotmail.com

Sincerely,
John Carson
New Media Lottery Services PLC

Money Transfer Scam | United Nations and Citibank

This one is unusual, in that the Africans are using the UN as the "trust giver". But, notice how they write United Nations without the "s".


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: United Nation <gilbertbens6755@yahoo.it>
Date: 12.12.2007 06:31
Subject: Release of your payment valued US$8.3M
To: undisclosed-recipients


U.S.A GOVERNMENT, WORLD BANK, UNITED NATION ORGANIZATION OFFICIAL APPROVAL PAYMENT VALUED $8.3M.

Dear Sir/Madam,

The British Prime Minister in conjunction with U.S.A GOVERNMENT, WORLD BANK, UNITED NATIONORGANIZATION do hereby give this irrevocable approval order with Release Code: GNC/3480/02/00 in your favor for your contract entitlement, inheritance/award winning payment with the UNITED NATION to your nominated bank account.

Now, your new Payment, United Nation Approval No; UN5685P, White House Approved No: WH44CV, Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632 Password No: 339331, Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No: 103, Released Code No: 0763; Immediate Citibank Telex Confirmation No: -1114433; Secret Code No: XXTN013, Having received these vital payment number, therefore You are qualified now to received and confirm Your payment with the United Nation immediately within the next 72hrs.

As a matter of fact, you are required to Deal and Communicate only with MR ANDREW W.WOLLEY, DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL REMMITTANCE CITIBANK OF UNITED KINGDOM, with the help and monitory team from the CITIBANK OF NEW YORK which is our official remitting bank, Committee On Foreign Payment Matters in United Nation, has look up to make sure you receive your money. SO contact: MR ANDREW W.WOLLEY on his contact information, Direct Citibank Telephone No +44-701-1130312 Fax Number: +44- 870- 2860893, Telephone Number: +44-7011130312, Email: andrew_wolley1012@hotmail.com for immediate release of your contract, inheritance/Award Winning claim Be informed that you are not allowed to correspond with any person or office anymore, you are required to send bellow:

Information request for your transfer.

1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) FULL ADDRESS OF YOUR CITY,STATE AND COUNTRY:
3) PHONE,FAX AND MOBILE:
4) COMPANY NAME,POSITION AND ADDRESS:
5) BANK INFORMATIONS:
a) BANK NAME:
b)BANK ADRESS:
c)ACCOUNT NUMBER:
d)SWIFT CODE/ ROUTING NUMBER:
6) PROFESSION,AGE AND MARITAL STATUS:
7) A COPY OF YOUR INT'L PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENSE


Note: your personal contact/communication code with Citibank is (511), you are advice to send your full banking information to the Citibank of London international remittance director headed by Mr. Andrew W. Wolley and make sure you speak with him, with your new payment code for release of your payment and send him all your banking information now. Regard. Senate

CONTACT CODE (511)

OFFICER: MR ANDREW W.WOLLEY.
POSITION: DIRECTOR, INTL, REMMITTANCE CITIBANK LONDON.
TELEPHONE OFFICE/BANK: +44-701-1130312.
FAX NUMBER: +44 870 2860893
EMAIL: andrew_wolley1012@hotmail.com

CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN CONTRACT/AWARD WINING PAYMENT
UNITED NATION AND USA GOVERNMENT.
SIR BENSON GILBERT.

Lottery Scam | UK National Lottery

Here's today's edition of our favourite lottery scam e-mail. The UK Lottery is very popular by the crooks.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY <laces@tx.rr.com>
Date: 12.12.2007 10:21
Subject: YOU JUST EMMERGED WINNER OF 500,000.00 GBP IN THE END OF YEAR PROMO,CONGRATULATIONS.
To: undisclosed-recipients


Dear Winner
We are pleased to inform you of the final announcement that you are one of our END OF YEAR winners of the UK LOTTERY ONLINE PROMO PROGRAMME,held on the 10th of December 2007. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 500,000.00 Britain Pounds.

Do fill out the claims form in other to process the claims of your prize without delay.

PAYMENT PROCESSING FORM
1.FULLNAMES:
2.ADDRESS:
3.SEX:
4.AGE:
5.MARITAL STATUS:
6.OCCUPATION:
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:
9.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL
10.AMOUNT WON:
11. COUNTRY

Please contact fiduciary agent for your claims.
Name:Mrs.Lisa Mark
Email address: agentlisamark@yahoo.co.uk
Sincerely,
David Crowford
Online Coordinator
UK Lottery Sweepstakes

Lottery Scam | Canadian Lottery

If you visit the Canadian Lottery site you will see that they take the misuse of their company name by the various scam artists very seriously.

They also go on to say that "You can't win if you didn't buy a ticket!"

I would consider that quote to be valid for all of the Lottery Companies who's names are being used by crooks to run the various scams.

It's logical, isn't it?

The lotteries cannot pay out big prizes without selling lottery tickets.

I know that a lot of these mails say that the free lottery is sponsored by some top 500 company or even person. Even if that was true, at the most they might put up a limited amount of their latest product, which would be included as prizes. But, sponsors don't contribute money.

It all comes down to the crooks needing a certain amount of recognition to make their lottery scams work. Giving the impression the e-mail comes from a real lottery company, will make some people react and contact the crooks. Of course, they will be thinking they are dealing with a real lottery and not crooks.

Having to pay a fee, tax or transport costs would then seem a small price to pay to get the prize money.

Of course, they never, ever get the prize …

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: canadian lottery <infoclaim_105@yahoo.ca>
Date: 12.12.2007 10:15
Subject: Online Canadian Lottery Winning Notification
To: infoclaim_105@yahoo.ca


FROM THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS AWARD DEPARTMENT CANADA.

Date: December 12/2007,

Ref: MXE/061725/06,
Batch: TXC/6490902/188,
Winning No: Quot 3/4
CONGRATULATIONS

Dear Winner,
We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on Fri Nov 2, from the Canadian International Lottery program. Your name "email address" was attached to ticket number: B/7056490902, serial number: 889002/10/22/2007. This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 5 14 27 30 31 32 44 bonus number 19 ,which consequently won the lottery in the second category.

You hereby have been approved lump sum pay of US$ 920,000.00 (NINE HUNDRED AND TWENNTY THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 474061720/05 from the total cash prize of US14, 000,000.00 shared amongst sixteen lucky winners, based on their category.
All participants "email address" were selected through a computer balloting system drawn form Nine hundred thousand names from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceanic as part of our international promotions program, which is conducted annually.

This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by some multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base. We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes for US$1.3 Billion international draw.

Please do contact:
DR PAUL MULLERS (M.D).
CANADIAN LOTTERY BOARD
Email: canadianlotto0007@yahoo.ca

Please quote your reference, batch and winning number which can be found on the top left corner of this notification as well as your full names and address to help locate your file easily.

For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid dual claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this program by non-participant or unofficial personnel. Note, all winnings MUST be claimed with a specified date; otherwise YOUR PRIZE will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity. Congratulations once again on your winnings!

Best Regards
Susan Davies (coordinator)
Address: 1450 Don Mills Rd.,
Don Mills, Ont. M3B 2X7
www.canada.com

Note: your can firm your winning by clicking on the following information: {http://www.canada.com/findit/lotteries/results.aspx?id=7}

Corruption is the root of all evil in Africa

It's hard to believe the story that this shocking documentary describes. Sorious Samura, a prize winning journalist, shows us how millions of Africans are living in poverty and have no way to break out of their misery.



Living with Corruption Part 2



Living with Corruption Part 3



Living with Corruption Part 4



Living with Corruption Part 5

The Yahoo Microsoft Lottery

These jokers manage to mention 5 different trademarks within one sentence.

If you look closely you will see that they are after a courier fee for the prize delivery.Lotter

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: YAHOO MICROSOFT LOTTERY
Date: 08.12.2007 03:45
Subject: Official E-mail
To: undisclosed-recipients


This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of (£500,000) FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND GREAT BRITAIN POUNDS STERLINGS for the month of DECEMBER 2007 Lottery promotion which is rganized by YAHOO/MSN LOTTERY INC & WINDOWS LIVE. YAHOO&MSN MICROSOFT WINDOWS, collects all the email addresses of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed toYahoo and Hotmail we only select five people every Month as our winners through electronic balloting System without the winner applying, we congratulate you for being one of the people selected.

Batch number.....................YM 09102XN
Reff number.......................YM35447XN
Winning number...................YM09788

CHOOSE YOUR MODE OF COLLECTION:

A. Courier Delivery Service

B. Bank to Bank Transfer

These numbers fall within your Location file,you are requested to contact AGENT MANAGER, send your winning identification numbers to them at this contact address below.

(CONTACT AGENT MANAGER)
MR GEORGE HERRI
Email:agent.zonalofficial_manager25@yahoo.co.uk

A colourful Acculotto Scam E-Mail

Crime Online Acculotto Scam E-Mail

There are quite a few lottery scam e-mails coming in which are written in French, such as this one. The screen shot shows the unprofessional original HTML formated message.

Notice where the contact person is?

It's OUAGADOUGOU again!

They must be very busy in Burkino-Faso these days.

Here is the original text:

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: loto osu <lot_osu015@hotmail.fr>
Date: 08.12.2007 11:36
Subject: ! ! ! FÉLICITATION ! ! !
To:
LE ROYAUME-Uni EN COLABORATION AVEC LA COMPAGNIE D’EXPLOITATION DES 
MINES D’OR. RECOMPENSE  INTERNATIONALE DE LA PROMOTION DE LONDRE. 
SIEGE/OUAGADOUGOU AU BURKINA-FASO, 
12éme. AVENUE KWAME N'KRUMAH 01 BP. 
RÉFÉRENCE DE GAGNANT:LP/26510460037/03. 
GROUPE : 24/00319 
www.acculotto.com 
 
 
                                    AVIS DE GAIN ACCORDE 
 
 
Il est notre plaisir de vous informer par cette  déclaration  des  gagnants de LONDRES des Millions de  RÉCOMPENSES INTERNE de la LOTERIE tenue à date du  31  Dec  2007. Votre adresse email a été sélectionné par nos collecteurs électroniques de visiteurs de site Web dans l'identification de votre patronage aux services d'Internet. 
 
Dans l'aspiration finale, votre nom a été attaché au billet le numéro 6325698-44596-222, avec le numéro de série 410-32659, dessinant les numéros chanceux 4014-236985744-596 qui a par conséquent gagné dans la 22eme catégorie. 
 
Vous avez été donc approuvé pour une somme forfaitaire de (Euros €850,000.00 Huit Cents et Cinquante Mille euros), Comptant N° accrédité de dossier: 
 
LP/26510460037/03. C'est un prix total comptant de (Euro €48.000.000.000 QUARANTE HUIT MILLIARDS D'EURO) mis en communentre 22 pays internationaux dans cette catégorie. Tous les participants ont été choisis par un système de vote à partir d'ordinateur tiré de 25.000 noms d'Afrique,  d'Australie, de Nouvelle Zélande, d'Amérique, Europe, d'Amérique du Nord et d'Asie entant qu'élément du programme international de promotion qui est conduit annuellement pour encourager l'utilisation de l'Internet et des programmes basés par Internet. 
 
Nous sommes enchantés de vous exprimer nos félicitations sincères.  
Nous espérons qu'avec une fraction de votre argent gagné, vous auriez au moins le privilège  dans votre société et participer également à nos promotions de haut prix l'année prochaine, plus de 100 millions d’euros de la loterie internationale. 

Pour vos informations sur la façon dont vous commencerez le traitement et le virement de ce fonds vers votre compte indiqué de votre choix, veuillez contacter le directeur de réclamation indiqué ci-dessous pour recevoir votre argent de gain immédiatement : 

LOTERIE NATIONALE PROMOTIONS/PRIX DONNANT LA RÉCOMPENSE 
12éme .AVENUE KWAME N'KRUMAH 
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA-FASO. 
NOM : MR.ADAM SMITH. 
Email :claiming_office1999@yahoo.fr 
nor   +226 78 03 76 92
 
Rappelez-vous que cette réclamation de gain est fixé à 14jour ouvrable,a default tous les fonds seront retournés au ministère des affaires économiques comme non revendiqués.

NOTE : Afin d'éviter un  retard inutile et des complications, mentionnés vos référence et numéros de lot dans chacun de vos correspondances avec nous ou vers la banque de notre commanditaire du même rang. A cas ou il y aura un changement quelconque  de vos adresses, informez le Directeur pour traiter votre transaction aussitôt que possible. 
 
! ! ! FÉLICITATION ! ! ! 
 
Les félicitations de tout notre personnel et vous nous remercions  de faire partie de notre programme de promotions. N'importe quelle infraction de confidentialité de la part des gagnants résultera à la disqualification. 
 
Nous souhaitons que vous ayez continué à gagner de bonnes fortunes. 
 
Les meilleurs voeux. 
La Direction de l’Organisation de loterie.

and the translation:

Forwarded message ---------- ----------
From: lotto osu <lot_osu015@hotmail.fr>
Date: 08.12.2007 11:36
Subject:! ! ! FÉLICITATION! ! !
To:
THE ROYAUME-Uni IN COLABORATION WITH THE COMPANY OF OPERATING
MINES D'OR. INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF LONDRE.
HEADQUARTERS / OUAGADOUGOU IN BURKINA FASO,
12 th. AVENUE KWAME N'KRUMAH 01 BP.
WINNER OF REFERENCE: LP/26510460037/03.
GROUP: 24/00319
Www.acculotto.com
 
 
                                     GIVES NOTICE OF GAIN
 
 
It is our pleasure to inform you in this declaration of the winners of the Million LONDON REWARDS INTERNAL the LOTTERY held at date of December 31 2007. Your e-mail address has been selected by our electronic collectors website visitors in identifying your patronage to Internet services.
 
In the final aspiration, your name has been attached to ticket number 6325698-44596-222, with the serial number 410-32659, drawing numbers lucky 4014-236985744-596 which consequently won in the 22eme category.
 
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum of (Euros € 850000.00 Eight Cents and Fifty Thousand euros), Cash No. accredited file:
 
LP/26510460037/03. It is a total cash prize of (Euro € 48.000.000.000 FORTY EIGHT BILLION EURO) set communentre 22 countries in the international category. All participants were selected by a voting system from computer from 25,000 names from Africa, Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America and Asia andto that part of the international promotion, which is conducted annually to promote the use of the Internet and programs based on the Internet.
 
We are delighted to express to you our sincere congratulations.
We hope that with a fraction of your money, you would at least privileged in your society and also participate in our promotions high prices next year, over 100 million euros in the lottery.

For information on how you start the processing and transfer of the fund to your account indicated your choice, please contact the Director of claim indicated below to receive your money earning immediately:

NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION / PRIZE GIVING THE REWARD
12 th. AVENUE KWAME N'KRUMAH
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO.
NAME: MR.ADAM SMITH.
Email: claiming_office1999@yahoo.fr
Nor +226 78 03 76 92
 
Remember that this claim gain is set at 14jour business, a default all funds will be returned to the Ministry of Economic Affairs as not claimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, mentioned your reference and batch numbers in all your correspondence with us or to our bank sponsor of the same rank. A case there will be any change of your address, notify the Director to process your transaction as soon as possible.
 
! ! ! FÉLICITATION! ! !
 
Congratulations to all our staff and we thank you for being part of our promotions program. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result in disqualification.
 
We wish you continued to earn good fortune.
 
Best wishes.
The Directorate of the Organization lottery.