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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

Tags: 22 Years, Aol, Contact, Heir, Hundred Thousand, Mail, Money, Money Transfer, Money Transfer Scam, Yahoo

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

Tags: Contact, Email, Lottery Scam, Mail, Urgent Response

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

Tags: Africa, Amp, Contact, Email, Email Address, Mail, Money, Money Transfer, Money Transfer Scam, Personal Effects, Pile Of Money, Security Company, Yahoo

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.

Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number 008795727498 with serial numbers BTD/9080648302/06 and drew the lucky numbers 14-21-25-39-40-47(20) which subsequently won you 1,900,000.00 (One Million Nine Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds) as one of the jackpot winners in this draw. You have therefore won the entire winning sum of 1,900,000.00 (One Million Nine Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds). The draws registered as Draw number one was conducted in Brockley, London United Kingdom on the 5th of November 2007. These Draws are commemorative and as such special. 

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 :

Mr.Kelvin Richardson
Microsoft Promotion Award Team
Head Winning Claims Dept.
Email:fiduagent_micro@yahoo.se

Our special thanks and gratitude to Bill Gates and his associates.We wish you the best of luck.Thank you for being part of our promotional award program and commemorative Anniversary Draws.

Sincerely,
Dr.Henry williams
Head Customercare Service
Microsoft Promotion Team

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

Tags: One Million

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.

Tags: Contact, Email, Email Address, Fax Numbers, Gani, Mail, Money, Money Transfer, Money Transfer Scam, Occupation, Yahoo

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.

Tags: Africa, Mail, Money, Money Transfer, Money Transfer Scam, Security Company, Security Reasons, West Africa, Yahoo

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

Tags: Inheritance, Nigeria

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.

Tags: Africa, Contact, Dear Sir, Documentations, Mail, Mao, Money, Money Transfer, Money Transfer Scam, West Africa, Yahoo

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.

Tags: Africa, Contact, Documentations, Money, Money Transfer, Money Transfer Scam, West Africa, Yahoo

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

Tags: Africa, andreas schranner, Auditing, Bank Of Africa, Burkina Faso, Crooks, Deceased, Disbursement, Email, Mail, Money, Money Transfer, Money Transfer Scam, Plane Crash, Receipt, Reply