For Abdullah this IS completely risk free!

but you run the risk of losing a pile of money if you fall for this …

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: AL-QASSAB GH ABDULLAH
Date: Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 12:51 PM
Subject: Assalam Alaikum
To: undisclosed-recipients

Assalam Alaikum

I got your email address through Islamic organization directory over the Internet.

I hope in the name of ALLAH that I have the right person who will assist me.

I want to transfer money for investment into your country/business as such I would like to make contact with people like you residing in that country for assistance Note,the funds are already with a security company which also has branches in Asia, Europe and America for safe keeping. If you are willing to assist me.

This is all you will do for me,You will help me contact the security company for the release of the funds to you as my next of kin, as I cannot travel out from Iraq at the moment because of certain conditions which I will explain to you if we work together(my traveling documents are not yet complete).

The fall of Saddam Hussein has brought destruction / Hell to our great country and everything is practically difficult now and opportunities are closing up,the new government is trying to frustrate our businesses.

What I require from you are as follows:

1. You should make arrangement with the Security Company to secure the funds on my behalf.

2. You will be entitled to 30% of the total sum involved for your assistance, and 5% of the funds will be set aside for reimbursement of any kind of expenses incur as a result of this transaction by both parties.

3. As soon as you confirm to me by e-mail your readiness to claim the consignment from the Security Company, I will send the PIN code number of the consignment to you and also the security Company's information.

4. Please note that this project is 100% risk free but you must keep it very secret and confidential with strong assurance that you will not let me down at all.

I have made all necessary arrangement getting for the probate order from court that necessitate you as the next of kin and this document will allow you deposit the money to any account of your choice safely.

Please if you're interested to assist me, reply back with this Email address [quasa100@rediffmail.com]

I await your prompt reply.

Regards,
Abdullah

Money Transfer Scam | Global Max Delivery Company | Yusufu Peter

Here's another e-mail where they are obviously baiting the recipients with a story of a pile of cash waiting to be picked up. A lot of people would reply to say that they got the message by mistake. This is exactly what the crooks want.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Office File <officefile1@aol.fr>
Date: Jan 13, 2008 6:04 PM
Subject: CONTACT GLOBAL MAX DELIVERY COMPANY FOR YOUR DRAFT $850,000.00
To: undisclosed-recipients


(BARRISTER YUSUFU PETER & COUNSELORS AT LAW)
69 BP 875 AKPAKPA DODOMEY
COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.

Dearest Friend ,

I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your Bank Draft but did not heard from you since that time ,then I went and deposited the Draft with GLOBAL MAX DELIVERY COMPANY here in Benin Republic, because I travelled to Paraguay to see my boss and will not come back till next month end. You have to contact the GLOBAL MAX DELIVERY COMPANY to know when they will deliver your package .I have paid for the delivering charges and insurance fee.

The only money you have to send to them is there security keeping fee which is $93.00 Us Dollars to received your package .Don't be deceived by any body This is there Contact Address Contact Dr.Samuel Obinna, Director GLOBAL MAX DELIVERY COMPANY Benin  Republic.

E-mail;(glomaxbeninrepublic111@yahoo.fr) Phone number +229-930-61-066.

Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the security keeping fee. I gave them your delivering address but you have to reconfirm it to them as below: 
Your Full Name-----------------------
Your Address---------------------------
Home telephone---------------------
Office telephone---------------------
Your draft registration number ---------EM 5207439

Send this to them to avoid any mistake in the delivering. Let me know as soon as you receive your Draft from the company.

Best Regards
Barr.Yusufu Peter

Money Transfer Scam | FEDEX DELIVERY COMPANY BENIN | Chinedu Watson

ok. Just to put the record straight:

None of the Worldwide Express Companies (Fedex, DHL or UPS) transport money.

Apart from this fact, Fedex does not use Yahoo freemail accounts for their business.

So now you can instantly recognize this e-mail as being a scam

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Chinedu Watson <chinedu_watson1@myway.com>
Date: Jan 14, 2008 1:13 AM
Subject: CONTACT FEDEX COMPANY FOR YOUR PACKAGE
To:


Hello My Dear,
I want to inform you that the fee for your Cheque Draft has been Paid last week afternoon because the manager of Eco Bank Benin told me that before the acheck will get to you it will expire.So i told him to cash the $1.200,000.00,all the necessary arrangement of delivering of the $1.200,000.00 in cash was made with FEDEX COMPANY WORLD WIDE.
Contact person:Dr.Sani A.Isreal
Manager Gs FEDEX DELIVERY COMPANY BENIN
E-mail: fedexexpress_companybenin@yahoo.fr
Customer care: fedex_express_service@yahoo.fr
Contact phone 229-93 157 255
Contact Fax: 229 97 550 33833
Please send them your contacts information to enable them locate you immediately they arrived in your country with your BOX. This the information they need from in order to delivery your box to your address.
1.YOUR FULL NAME... ........... ...
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS ...
3 YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.....
4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE............... .
5.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE...............
Please make sure you send this needed info’s to the Director general Fedex Express Company world wide in Benin Dr Sani C Isreal.with the address given to you.Note. The fedex company here don't know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a dameges of jeans returning to the retaler.They don't know it contents money to avoid them delaying with the Box.Please don't let them know the Box it's contents money. I am waiting for your urgent response. Meanwhile the only fee you have to pay them is $185 USD it is for the security keeping fee ,they will use to obtain insurance certificate and claims of affadvite that will prove the box that consist total sum 1.2million us dollars belong to you
be rest assure that all other fees have been paid by me.I am waiting for your urgent response.
Thanks
Chinedu Watson

Money Transfer Scam | Hubert M. Philippé

You can see how these people use freemail accounts from all over the world.

The original e-mail was sent through a Chinese e-mail account, but they entered <mr_philippee002@centrum.cz> as the sender's name.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: mr_philippee002@centrum.cz <mr_philippee002@sohu.com>
Date: Jan 15, 2008 3:38 AM
Subject: Hello Friend,
To:

Hello Friend,

Am sorry to approach you through this media, as a business of this nature can be discuss directly face to face but due to the distance in our individual country i choose to contact you through this media and hope to be with you soon for utual discussion. My name is Mr. Hubert .M. Philippé an Accountant with a reputable BANK here my country Abidjan - Ivory cost. I am the personal financial adviser to Engr.Herman , a foreigner, who used to work with an oil servicing company here in Ivory Coast. My client, his wife and their children were involved in the ill-fated accident which took place at Abidjan in which all died. Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives but has been unsuccessful. After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last name over the Internet to see if I could locate any member of h is family hence I contacted you.

Of particular interest is this huge deposit with our Bank here in, where the deceased has an account valued at about ($17.5 million). They have issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or the Bank will declare the account unservisable and thereby send the funds to the Bank Treasury. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over this years now. I will seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you are a Foreigner with the same last name, so that the proceeds of this account valued at ($17.5 million) can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money. Further more, this proposal is a very confidentail deal, so Ignore it if you are not interested, but if you are interested also can handle this with me mostly financailly, kindly furnish me with your details immediately. Full name, Address, Date of birth, Telephone/Fax numbers, e-mail Address. So that i wi ll introduce you official to our Bank. I Guarantee you risk free of this transaction and good reward to you if you assist me diligently. TRUSTED.

Thanking you for your anticipated cooperation.

Your Faithfully,

Mr. McCollins Philippé.

Money Transfer Fraud | Central Bank of Nigeria | Patrick Uri

Reading this e-mail you might ask yourself "When did I have anything to do with an inheritance from Africa?".

This question might prompt you to answer the message or call Mr. Engineer Uri to tell him he made a mistake, as you have never had any dealings with Africa.

That's basically what they want you to do. That way they have a chance to get you to play their game.

Once you are on board, the scam begins …


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Central Bank <centralbank66666@yahoo.dk> 
Date: Jan 15, 2008 4:16 AM
Subject: Urgent attention.
To: centralbank66666@yahoo.dk

From: Engr. Uri patrick
Foreign Remittance Director
Central Bank of Nigeria
Tel: 234-1-722-2115
E-mail: funds.transferdepartment@yahoo.de

Urgent attention,

Your over due inheritance funds

This is to notify you that your over due inheritance funds has been
gazette to be released, via key telex transfer (KTT) -direct wire transfer
to you or through any of our correspondent bank nominated by the
senate committee for foreign over due fund transfer.

Meanwhile, a man came to my office few days ago with a letter, claiming to be your true representative. Here are his information's for you to confirm to this office if this man is truly from you or not so that the federal government will not be held responsible for paying into the
wrong account name:-

Name: John Tolman
Bank Name: UsBank
Bank Address: 612 5th Street Rupert IDAHO,83350, USA.
Bank Phone Number: 1-208-436-3141.
Bank Swift Code: USBK,US 44-IMT
Account Number: 153353169714
Routing Number: 123103729.

Please, do reconfirm to this office, as a matter of urgency if this man
is from you. You are requested to fill and send this information's for
verifications purposes so that your fund valid US$18.5M United States
Dollars will be remitted into your nominated bank account. This fund is
as a result of inheritance on your behalf. Information needed from you
for verification is as follow: -

1. Your name:__________________________________________
2. Your full address:__________________________________
3. Your telephone:_____________________________________
4. Fax:________________________________________________
5. Age:________________________________________________
6. Sex:________________________________________________
7. Your occupation:____________________________________

As soon as we receive the above information's, we will commence with
all necessary procedures in other to remit this money into your nominated bank account. the Central Bank Governor, Executive, Board of Directors and the Senate Committee for Foreign over due inheritance fund have approved and accredited this reputable bank with the office of the director, international remittance/foreign operations, to handle and transfer all foreign inheritance funds this first quarter payment of the year 2008.

However, we shall proceed to issue all payments details to the said Mr.
John Tolman, if we do not hear from you within the next seven working
days from today.

We are sorry for any inconvenience the delay in transferring of this
fund must have cause you.

Best regards,
Engr. Uri Patrick
Foreign Remittance Director
D/L: 234-1-722-2115

Money Transfer Scam | Zenith Bank of Nigeria | Charles Attah

Charles says there is practically no risk. He means there is no risk for him.

For you there is the risk you will lose some money if you decide to contact him.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Mr.Charles Attah <charlesattah130@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Jan 12, 2008 2:50 PM
Subject: Hello..
To:

Greetings..

I got your contact email address through a personal search and decided to let you know about this packaged financial transaction that will benefit us. I am Mr Charles Attah, the Auditing Manager of the Zenith Bank of Nigeria, West Africa.
On the course of the 2007 end of the year's report, I discovered that my branch in which I am the manager made Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars($15,500.000.00 USD) of which my head Office is not aware of and will never be aware of, I have also PLACED this fund on ESCROW CALL ACCOUNT without a beneficiary.

As the manager in the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money thus I am compelled to request for your assistance to receive this money into your bank account. I will compensate you with 40% as gratification while 60% will be for me . Please If you accept my offer, kindly contact me on my private cell phone number +234-0827571236 or my private email contact private_charlesattah@yahoo.com.vn for more details.

In course of this transaction, there are practically no risk involve because It will be a bank-to-bank transfer.

I will appreciate your timely response.

With Regards,
Mr.Charles Attah.
OFFICE OF THE AUDITING MANAGER.
ZENITH BANK NIGERIA.
Mob:+234-0827571236
Email:private_charlesattah@yahoo.com.vn

NOTE: Please if however, you are not disposed to assist, kindly delete this email in view of the confidentiality and let me know as soon as possible to enable me look for Capable one.
YOURS SINCERELY,

MR.CHARLES ATTAH

Mony Transfer Scam | Gold from Ghana | Mercy Kofi

With the market price of Gold reaching 870 USD per ounce (32.15 ounces = 1 Kilo) this offers a potential profit of 18470 USD per Kilo. Which makes a total profit of 18, 470500 USD!

What a pity that it's just a scam e-mail.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: kmercy <kmercy@libero.it>
Date: Jan 2, 2008 12:33 PM
Subject: !!!GOLD DUST FOR SALE!!!
To: undisclosed-recipients


!!!GOLD DUST FOR SALE!!!
My dear,
How are you today?. I am madam Mercy Kofi, 57 years old. A citizen ofGhana Republic, West Africa.Our community have 1000kgs of gold dust forsales.
We are local miners farom Ghana. I am here in Netherland with a member of my family , looking for a serious buyer of the gold dust.
I will be going back to Ghana 4th January 2008 for urgent family meeting living behind my family member to handle
the transaction.
Below are the offers:
Commodity : Gold dust (AU)
Origin : GHANA Republic.
Quantity : 1000 KGS
Quality : 24 carat +
Purity : 93 %
Price :$9.500 per each kg.
For further informations please kindly call me
Email:kmercy57@yahoo.com
Tel:+31-622-173-038
Regards.
madam Mercy Kofi

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

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 | 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

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 | 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

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)