Crime Online

This is new story at Crime Online, but it looks as though both Jackson and Juliet e-mails have been used for some time now. Researching the names I came up with an interesting web site called urgentmessage.org. The web site analyzes scam e-mails and presents them in a graphic form. This helps to see linkages through e-mail accounts, names and telephone numbers. Take a look at what Urgentmessage has on Jackson:
http://www.urgentmessage.org/highlyconfidential/_n?filter=Jackson%20Obaseki

Now there is a real Jackson Obaseki who actually was appointed to the NNPC as a Marketing Director in 1999. His name has appeared in the Media quite often. A report at Alexander’s Gas & Oil Connections explains that he was a part of fraud allegations at the NNPC in 2003. So it looks as though he is not so "honourable" a gentleman at all.

Needless to say, this kind of public information is predestined for use as a scam e-mail story. The twist with his "wife" complaining about being cut off by her husband is most definitely a flash of genius from the writer.

If you are interested, the Obaseki family has a web site at Obaseki.org where the family history is explained. It’s interesting reading if you like history or genealogy.

————— Original Message ——————–
Subject: HELLO DEAR CONFIDANT. (13-Apr-2006 2:27)
From: julietobaseki_660@yahoo.co.in
To: xxx@xxx.xxx

I have a new email address!

You can now email me at: julietobaseki_660@yahoo.co.in

Mrs. Juliet Obaseki,
Flat 8 Block 12 NNPC Quarters,
Garki Abuja Nigeria.

My Dear Confidant,

I presume this letter will come to you as a suprise,but as things unfold, we will know each other better and how I got your contact.I will start byintroducing myself to you, I am Mrs Juliet Obaseki.,the wife of Chief Jackson Gaius Obaseki, the Group Managing Director and Chief Executive of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

I am very sure that you will be of a good assistance after carefully reading my letter. For many years of marriage now between me and my husband,I have not given birth,and this has really troubled my husband.This is as a result of so much respect attached to local Tradition Culture and Custom in there community, so my husband has decided to break the marriage. In short to be sincere and honest with you,with the present situation of things now,my matrimonial home look broken.I am being treaten daily by my susposed legitmate husband to get me out from the home.My husband parents and brothers are not left out in this matter.This situation has really affected me psychologically,mostof the time I am in the church to pray and rest myself,because there is no room for rest in my own home again.

As I am writing to you now,I am no longer assured of a matrmonial home,hence I seek your urgent assistance and help me out,which I know will go a long way in geting me settled down finally.I want to use this opportunity,since my husband has abandoned me because of childlessness,to move the $18 million US Dollars into your custody for safe keeping,pending my arrival in your country.Be informed that this said amount was given to my husband as gratification from some foreign oil companies he helpede in securing Allocation for the Drilling of Crude Oil in Nigeria.As a civil servant he does not want to be esposed,so he gave me this money to keep in my personal account,this was when the going was okay between us,so that he can exonerate himself from the eyes of Government security operatives and the civil service commission(CSC)which is the body that scrutinizes the activities of all civil servants in Nigeria as checks and balances for official misconduct.

To be sincere and honest with you,this money is never connected with drugs,money laundry,firearms and looting,which I beleive might put fears in you and consequently withdrawing your help for security reasons. Hence the source of this said money is clean and clear.This money is been deposited in a SECURITY COMPANY as a raw materials which i wanted to send abroad. all i needed from you so that you will stand and claim this fund from the security company as follows.

(1) YOUR FULL NAME.
(2) YOUR CONTACTADDRESS
(3) YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER.

Be rest assured that this transaction is 100% risk free and my husband will not raise any alarm,because he will not like to put himself and his position in NNPC in jeopardy,and if he does,he stands to loose his job. As soon as I receive your response and your willingness to help as regards to this,I will furnish you on the next line of action to take immediately.

I will start coming to meet you in your country.I promise to compensate you very well at the successful end,this is the guranttee I am giving you from my heart of heart that this transaction will not be more than 14 working days and it will be concluded because every necessary/vital arrangementshas been put in place,take note. Your negative or positive response will be highly appr eciated by me Thanks and God bless you and your family.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs Juliet Obaseki

- JULIET OBASEKI

Tags: Jackson Obaseki, Juliet Obaseki, 419 scam, Internet fraud, nnpc

I don’t know exactly how many Christian communities have fallen for this type of scam, but it is a lot.

To be honest, what God loving Christian would not want to help others with a sum of money like this? And that is the problem.

There have been enough Christian leaders who thought they were doing good and lost their community funds in the process. It happens.

————— Original Message —————————-
Subject: Donation of fund for work of God (10-Apr-2006 13:12)
From: rosewilly@atlas.sk
To: undisclosed-recipients

Fellow brethren,
You may be surprised to receive this letter from unknown person, being that you have not see me before. In a brief introduction, I am Mrs. Rose Williams from Sierra Leone in West Africa, I am a devoted christian living in Abidjan Ivory coast.
My dear, I inherited the sum of $820,000.00 (Eight hundred and Twenty thousand Us dollars) from my late husband who died in a motor accident on the 15 of January, this year 2006 on his way coming back from his office. My dear, I and my late husband married for a long time without a child and due to my present situation of health which my doctor has declared that I will not spend long on earth, that is why I contact you, so that you will handle this money into a good business investment for the future benefit of our fellow brethren that are suffering financially at their homes inn your country. Understand that my contacting you is not by my power, rather a divine direction from God and I know that you will not betray his trust in you.
I will be looking forward to hear urgently back from you after reading from your sister so that I will confirm whether you are ready to handle this work our living Almighty has chosen you to do for his obediently children.
Yours beloved sister in Christ,
Rose Williams

Tags: Rose Williams, Christian Charity scam, 419 scam, Internet fraud

This one is mixing up a few names. At least it sounds good.

—————- Original Message ————————-
Subject: ACKNOWLEDGE!!! (20-Mrz-2006 14:53)
From: euromilionespanishloteria18@gmail.com
To: undisclosed-recipients

EURO MILLIONS
AWARD/PROMOTIONAL DEPARTMENT
BARCELONA.SPAIN.
http://www.loteria.com/euro.php

EMAIL-LOTTERY AWARD PROMOTIONAL PROGRAMME

We are please to announce you as one of the 10 lucky winners in the email lottery programme draw of the EURO MILLIONS held on the 30th of december,2005. The late release of this result was due to difficulties encountered in sorting out mixed up numbers and email addresses.All 10 winning addresses was randomly selected from a batch of 5,000,000 international emails Your email address emerged alongside with 10 others as a category "D " winner in this year’s euro millions award Draw.

Most recently the foundation set up the NEW HOPE LOTTERY to give out prizes based on the computer ballot system(THEREFORE YOU DO NOT NEED TO BUY A TICKET TO ENTER FOR IT.YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WAS RANDOMLY SELECTED AS A WINNER).

Consequently,you have therefore been approved a MEGA JACK POT of 466.812,79 euro (Four hundred and sixty-six thousand, eight hundred and twelve euro,seventy-nine cent)only .The following particulars are attached to your lotto payment order:

(i)the file Ref number: EF/04679/SA
(ii)Result winning numbers:8-16-19-43-45-1-4
(iii)email ticket number:754/22/76

To immediately claim your prize,contact the claim/paying agent on the telephone number below.

EURO MILLIONS AGENCY S.L
=========================
Mr.Costa Vella
calle colon 1(28972).Barcelona,spain.
TEL:0034-649-697-618
TEL:0034-900-800-456
EMAIL TO: vettapproval@netscape.net

The above claim agent will assist you in the processing and remittance of your prize funds to you,note that not later than one week After this date if you do not contact and process your winning prize, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.

N.B:Terms and conditions to claim your prize:
**********************************************
1.Please quote your Reference number,your full name and address,Country, Telephone,mobile,fax number and occupation to your calim agent.

2.Your winning prize is not deductable until your winnings has been processed,approved and transfered to you by your claim agent above.The beneficiary is responsible for the VETT/APPROVAL CHARGES of your winning prize to his/her country.

For verification on your lucky winning prize,you are to visit our online site( http://www.loteria.com/euro.php) and indicate the date this email lottery programme draw of the EURO MILLIONS was held (30th of december 2005)and there you will find your result winning number.

Once again on behalf of all our staff,CONGRATULATIONS!!!.This promotion programm is sponsored by euro millions to encourage the use of internet.All informations have to be kept out of public until you have received your winning prize,this is to avoid double claim and unwarranted abuse of the programme by some participants.

Sincerely,
Maria Jose.
Promotions Manager
Euro Millions

————————————————-
This e-mail transmission contains information that is confidential and may be privileged.It is intended only for the addressee(s) named above.
————————————————–

REPLY TO: vettapproval@netscape.net

Tags: Maria Jose, 419 scam, Lottery scam, Internet fraud

That’s the best part of it. 860,641.28 Great British Pounds indeed!

——– Original Message ——–
Subject: ATT: **COMFIRM YOUR WINNING!!! (10-Apr-2006 12:17)
From: info_lotteryclaimagent@yahoo.com
To: xxx@xxx.xxx

FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
EUROPEAN PRIZE AWARD DEPT
1 Plough Place,
London EC4A 1DE
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
TEL: +44-702-407-2609
FAX: +44-707-516-7655

BONANZA 2006!!!

This is to Notify you of the release of the lottery
winning, held on the 14th of January 2006.
Due to the mix up of numbers, the results were
released on the 27th of march, 2006. Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number: 7-1-8-36-4-22 under
agent ID: 18 and lucky ball number 7363789,which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category
You have therefore been qualified for a lump sum
payout of 860,641.28 Great British Pounds(GBP) which
amounts to $1,500,000.00 (One Million,Five Hundred
Thousand United States DOLLARS) in cash, drawn in your
favor, as the soul beneficiary and covered with the
highest level of Insurance policy called the
IRREVOCABLE GUARANTEE OF PAYMENT BOND.

Due to mix up of some names and winning number, we ask
that you keep your winning information confidential
until your claim has been processed and your money remitted
to you, in your perspective country. Because this is
part of our new security protocol to avoid double
claiming and forgery of winners identity in this
program by some unscrupulous persons.

This lottery was organized by an association of
software manufacturers who came together from all
parts of europe including Great Britain,Spain,The
Netherlands and Belgium which are the major host
countries.All participants were selected through our
Microsoft computer ballot draw system, were we
extracted over 20,000.00 companies
and 3,000,000 individual email addresses and names
from all over the world.

To begin your lottery claim, please contact your
Fudiciary agent below that has been appointed for the
processing of your claim with the email address below:
=========================================
Mr. David Nelson

TEL: +44 702 407 4148

FAX: +44 707 516 7751

EMAIL: agentnelsol@netscape.net
========================================
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications please remember to quote your WINNING
NUMBER in all correspondence.
Warning: All winners are to claim their winning prize
in not later than 1 week (7 days) of their winning
notification.

Winners are to contacts us to confirm thier winning
through the phone number displayed before sending an
email.This is done to aviod forgery and impersonation
of winners information and ticket number.
This is also to inform winners that there are so many
email letter all over the internet faking to be real,
so be warrned!!!

Note: That you are to respond to all the necessary
procedure involved in collecting your prize ,and if
you are not interested in claiming your prize,you are
advised to draft this office your REFUSAL LETTER
indicating that you are not interested in your winning
prize and it should be used for the next stake.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do
inform our agent as soon as possible.
The online promotion lottery company is proudly
sponsored by a group of succesfull bussiness men all
over the world.

Internet draw is held once in a year and it is
organized, because we want to encourage the use of
Internet around the globe and we are beginning this
year with this $1,500,000.00 as it is like a WELCOME
TO 2006.

And we are proud to say that over 50 Million DOLLARS
are won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide.
We wish you a hearthy congratulation once again.

Your Sincerely,
Mrs. Becky Owen
For Management
NOTE: ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF
ANY WINNER WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION!

OUR Executives:
Dr. P. Swier (CEO), Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager
Foreign Operations), Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden
(Manager Domestic Banking Operations), Dr. James
Williams (Director International Credit Department),
Mrs. Lonni K Anderson (Legal Representative), Mrs.
Lyudmyla Marchukova(Regional Manager), Mr. Stephen
Boer (Chairman), Mr. Chris Moritz(International
Relation Officer).

Tags: Becky Owen, Lottery scam, 419 scam, Internet scam

My French is not all that good, but a rough and ready online translation gives you the gist of this.

What is interesting about this one is the fact that Jerome is counting on curiosity to catch his victims. He doesn’t say very much about his deal does he?

—————- Original Message ————————–
Subject: PROPOSITION D’AFFAIRE (09-Apr-2006 22:53)
From: mp_jerome@yahoo.ca
To: asskar10@o2.pl

Bonjour,

En fait si je vous ai contacté c’est pour vous faire une proposition.
Permettez moi de vous dire que je ne crois pas au hasard et que toute chose arrive que lorsque le destin le permet.

Veuillez si vous le voulez me contacter pour que je vous soumette cette affaire.

Bien à vous.
M’Penga

Here’s the translation:

Hello,

In fact if I contacted you is to make you a proposal. Allow me
to say to you that I do not believe randomly and that any thing
arrives that when the destiny allows it.

Want if you it want to contact me so that I subject this business to
you.

Tags: Jerôme M’Penga, 419 scam, Internet fraud

This one wants to assure you that you do not pay any cash "upfront". That’s what I call reassuring.

What "Roland" fails to tell you is, if you decide to "sign up" with them that you will definitely be charged with cheque and other types of fraud, because you will be the one who cashed the money in.

Sure you may have done it in good faith, but try and prove that when you are in court.

——– Original Message ——–
Subject: Be Our Company Rep!! (10-Apr-2006 5:41)
From: roland_wessel201@yahoo.co.uk
To: unknown@192.168.2.100

Dear Partner,

We are very much aware of scams going on all over the Internet and as

such we are assuring you that at no time will you be required to make

any upfront payments of your personal funds to us for whatever reasons,

we are legitimate entrepreneur seeking for a trustworthy foreign

partners.

Top of the day to you.Let me crave your indulgence to introduce myself

to you, I am Roland Wessel president/founder of STAR ENERGY GROUP

PLC, we are OPEC members who deal on crude oil and raw material and

export into the Canada/America and Europe.I will want to solicit for

your assistance to helpcollect a cheque that is due for payment to me

for services and supplies i rendered.

Please if you are willing to assist, i will want you to furnish me with your

particulars, so as to enable me give you further details. Please, you have

to be an honest and trusted person, as more payments will be made

through you in the course of this transaction.And more so you will be

entitled to 10% of every payment that you are able to receive for us

from our customers.

Please contact us for more information via email (

roland_wessel201@yahoo.co.uk) with the below in formations filled out.

NAME: ……………………….

MAILING ADDRESS:………………..

AGE: …………………………

STATUS:……………………….

STATE/COUNTRY:………………….

TEL/FAX NUMBERS:………………..

CELL PHONE:…………………….

COMPANY NAME: …………………

OCCUPATION: …………………..

NAME OF YOUR BANK:………………

We look forward in working with you.

C.E.O
Mr.Roland Wessel
Star Energy Group plc

Star Energy Group plc.
1st Floor
5 Lower Belgrave Street
London SW1W 0NR
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 703 1905 670

Tags: Roland Wessel, Star Energy Group, 419 scam, Cheque fraud, Agent scam, Representative scam, Internet fraud

I have left the original formatting on this e-mail in place to show you how "professional" some of these African scammers are.

——– Original Message ——–
Subject: Regent Bank Nig plc (10-Apr-2006 12:18)
From: ayobami6@virgilio.it
To: undisclosed-recipients

Regent Bank Nig plc
The Manager Credit and foriegn Bills
Victoria
Island
Lagos-Nigeria.

Attention: Sir/Madam,

My name is Mr Ayo
Bamidele, the Manager Credit and Foreign bills of
Regent Bank Plc. I am
writing in respect of a foreign customer of our
bank with account
number 14-255-114 whose name is Late Mr. Morris
Thompson,

an american
by citizen who perished in a plane
crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261
which crashed on
January 31 2000, including his wife and only daughter.
You
shall read more about the crash on visiting this site
which I got
during my investigation;
http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.
airlines.list

Since the demise of this our customer, I personally has
watched with
keen interest to see the next of kin but all has proved
abortive as no
one has come to claim his funds of US$15.5M (Fiftheen
Million Five
Hundred Thoudsand United States Dollars) which has been
with our branch
for a very long time. On this note, I decided to seek
for whom his name
shall be used as the Next of Kin as no one has come
up to be the next
of kin. And the banking ethics here does not allow
such money to stay
more than Ten Years, because the money will be
recalled to the bank
treasury as unclaimed fund after this period.

In
view of this I got your contact through a trade journal when i was
making a research on a foreigner i will use in this great upportunity.
For your assistant i will give you 20% of the total amount then 10% has
been maped out to donate to the motherless baby home, while the
remaining 70% will be for me and my partner. Upon the receipt of your
response, I will send you by fax or e-mail the letter of
application
which you will type sign and send back to our bank to
enable us start
this transaction.I will not fail to bring to your
notice that this
business is hitch free and that you should not
entertain any fear as
all modalities for the smooth and easy transfer
of this fund has been
finalized, this transaction will be complited
within five banking days
of recieving your response, after you apply to

the bank as a relation
to the deceased. When you receive this letter.
Kindly send me an e-mail
signifying your decision including your
private Tel/Fax numbers for
quick communication

Yours Sincerely,

Mr.Ayo Bamidele
Manager Credit
and Foriegn Bills
Regent Bank Nig Plc

Tags: Ayo Bamidele, 419 scam, Inheritance scam, Internet fraud

The exact same e-mail as the last one. Only the names have changed.

——– Original Message ——–
Subject: GOOD DAY (06-Apr-2006 4:04)
From: nepyyvoda_15@aushost.co.uk
To: xxx@xxx.xxx

Name:Nepyyvoda Petro
Email:nepyyvoda_16@aushost.co.uk
Dear friend

I am Mr. Nepyyvoda Petro a personal treasurer to Mikhail Khodorkovsky the Richest man in Russia and owner of the following companies: Chairman CEO: YUKOS OIL (Russian Largest Oil Company) Chairman CEO:Menatep SBP
Bank (A well reputable financial institution with it’s Branches all over the world)
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
I have a profiling amount in an excess of US$100.5M, which I seek your Partnership in accommodating for me. You will be rewarded with 4% of The total sum for your  partnership. Can you be my partner on this? INTRODUCTION OF MY SELF As a personal consultant to him, authority Was handed over to me in transfer of money of an American oil merchant For his last oil deal with my boss Mikhail Khodorkovsky.

Already the funds have left the shore of Russia to an European private Bank where the final crediting is expected to be carried out. While I was on the process, My Boss got arrested for his Involvement in politics by financing the leading And opposing political parties (the Union of Right Forces,Led by Boris Nemtsov, and Yabloko, a liberal/social democratic party Led by Gregor Yavlinsky) which  poses a treat to President Vladimir Putin Second Tenure as Russian  president. You can catch more of he story on This website:

The same link list as the previous one

YOUR ROLE: All I need from you is to stand as the beneficiary of the Above quoted Sum and I will re-profile the funds with your name, which will enable The European bank transfer the sum to you. I have decided to use this Sum to relocate to American
continent and never to be connected to any Of Mikhail Khodorkovsky conglomerates. As Soon as I confirm your readiness to conclude the transaction with me, I Will provide you with the details.
Thank you very much

Nepyyvoda Petro (Mr)

NOTE; For confidetiality reply to my private email
nepyyvoda_16@aushost.co.uk

Tags: Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Yukos Oil, 419 scam, Internet fraud

Alexei is doing the same as many before him. It’s just a Yukos Oil scam.

——– Original Message ——–
Subject: Good Day (05-Apr-2006 14:30)
From: alexeiz_178@katamail.com
To: xxx@xxx.xxx

Name:Alexei Zakharenko
Email:alexei_781@aushost.co.uk
Dear friend

I am Mr. Alexei Zakharenko a personal treasurer to Mikhail Khodorkovsky the Richest man in Russia and owner of the following companies: Chairman CEO: YUKOS OIL (Russian Largest Oil Company) Chairman CEO:Menatep SBP
Bank (A well reputable financial institution with it’s Branches all over the world)
SOURCE OF FUNDS:

I have a profiling amount in an excess of US$100.5M, which I seek your Partnership in accommodating for me. You will be rewarded with 4% of The total sum for your partnership. Can you be my partner on this? INTRODUCTION OF MY SELF As a personal consultant to him, authority Was handed over to me in transfer of money of an American oil merchant For his last oil deal with my boss Mikhail Khodorkovsky.

Already the funds have left the shore of Russia to an European private Bank where the final crediting is expected to be carried out. While I was on the process, My Boss got arrested for his Involvement in politics by financing the leading And opposing political parties (the Union of Right Forces,Led by Boris Nemtsov, and Yabloko, a liberal/social democratic party Led by Gregor Yavlinsky) which poses a treat to President Vladimir Putin Second Tenure as Russian president. You can catch more of the story on This website:
http://www.yukos.com
http://news.ft.com/cms/4bb9612a-d254-11d8-b661-00000e2511c8.html
http://www.hoovers.com/yukos/–ID__53700–/free-co-factsheet.xhtml
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4105663
http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2003/11/13/51215.html
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/
ap/20050531/ap_on_bi_ge/russia_khodorkovsky

YOUR ROLE: All I need from you is to stand as the beneficiary of the Above quoted Sum and I will re-profile the funds with your name, which will enable The European bank transfer the sum to you. I have decided to use this Sum to relocate to American
continent and never to be connected to any Of Mikhail Khodorkovsky conglomerates. As Soon as I confirm your readiness to conclude the transaction with me, I Will provide you with the details.

Thank you very much

Regards
Alexei Zakharenko (Mr)

NOTE; For confidetiality reply to my private email
alexei_781@aushost.co.uk

Tags: Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Yukos Oil, 419 scam, Internet fraud

It looks as though this type of e-mail is a successful "puller"!

——– Original Message ——–
Subject: Urgent Assistance (06-Apr-2006 22:01)
From: jenifer_wiln4christ@excite.com
To: xxx@xxx.xxx

Urgent Assistance
My name is Jennifer Wilson i am a dying woman who have decided to donate what i have to you/ church. I am 54 years old and i was diagnosed for cancer for about 3 years ago, immediately after the death of my husband who lived all his life in America, who has left me everything he worked for.
I have been touched by God to donate from what i have inherited from my late husband for the good work of God, rather than allow my relatives to use my husband hard earned funds ungodly. Please pray that the good Lord forgive me my sins. I have asked God to forgive me and i believe he has because He is a merciful God. I will be going in for an operation in less than one hour.

I decided to WILL/donate the sum of $7,500,000 (Seven million five hundred thousand dollars) to you for the good work of the lord, and also to help the motherless and less privilege and also for the assistance of the widows according to (JAMES 1:27).
At the moment i cannot take any telephone calls right now due to the fact that my relatives are around me and my health status. I have adjusted my WILL and my lawyer is aware i have changed my will you and he will arrange the transfer of the funds from my account to you.

I wish you all the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly, and please use the funds well and always extend the good work to others. Contact my lawyer in the Netherlands with this specified email below and his contact:
Email: hiltonwest@netscape.net
Name: Barrister Johnson Briggs
And tell him that i have WILLED ($7,500,000.00) to you and i have also notified him that i am WILLING that amount to you for a specific and good work. I know i don’t know you but i have been directed to do this. Thanks and God bless.

NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task is accomplished as I don’t want anything that will jeopardize my last wish. And Also I will be contacting with you by email as I don’t want my relation or anybody to know because they are always around me.

Regards,
Jennifer Wilson

Tags:  Jennifer Wilson, 419 scam, Internet fraud