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———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Uk Gaming House <gerry_burke@eircom.net>
Date: Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 1:50 AM
Subject: Final Notice !!!
To:
BATCH NUMBER:065/088/XY24
TICKET NUMBER:023-1111-790-458
12th April 2008
This email is to notify you that this email address was randomly selected and entered into our free Third Category draws. You have subsequently emerged a winner and therefore entitled to a substantial amount of 552,000.00 Pounds.
For further information, kindly confirm receipt of this email, by forwarding Your Details as states below to our claims department on Email :uk_foreignunit@yahoo.co.uk
INFORMATION REQUESTED:
(a) Your full Name:
(b) Contact address:
(c) Your Telephone and fax numbers:
(d) Your Age:
(e) Your occupation:
(f) Your country of origin:
Thank you.
Yours Sincerely,
Award Notification Team
UK GAMING HOUSE
———- Forwarded message ———- From: BONO LOTTERY AWARD <aclaimoffice1@aim.com> Date: Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 5:08 PM Subject: (Cnfirmation By Calling .)Call Now. To:
YOU WON INTERNATIONAL PRIZE/AWARD DEPARTMENT YOU WON (1,000,000,00)Euros BONO LOTTERY AWARD VALENCIA SPAIN BATCH: 14/017/ZHV /ES REFERENCE NO : OHA/2456H987708/02
Dear:Winner, We are pleased to inform you of t he result of the Lottery Winners International programs held on the 01/04/08 of April, 2008.(Ticket Number:05894365847659 /Serial Number:4882-2/Lucky Number:13-29-12-85-37.) Your e-mail address attached to the ticket number which consequently won in the 2nd category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of Euros 1,000,000.00 (One Millon Euros). CONGRATULATIONS! Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims ha s been processed and your money Remitted to you and this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 70,000 company and 50,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world. This promotional program takes place every Two year. We hope with part of your winning you will take part in ou r next 50 million Euros International lottery. To file for your claim, please contact our Fiducial Agent:
Our fiducial agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.This promotion was organised by some eminent personalities from all over the world to promote software companies and it takes place every two years.Please remember that all winning must be processed not later than 27th of April 2008 or when authentic proof is given for the delay of filing your winning claim. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your full names,your country, your private Telephone and fax number, your reference/batch numbers etc in any correspondences with us or our designated agent.Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this programand also thank you f or being part of our promotional lottery program.Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
Sincerely Yours, Mrs.Philipina George Lottery Co-ordinator
———- Forwarded message ———- From: Jairzinho Ramos Medina <jar46@drexel.edu> Date: Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 8:34 AM Subject: Here writes Mrs Stella Cole To: undisclosed-recipients Here writes Mrs Stella Cole. I am married to Pharmacist Dave Cole an Englishman who died years ago. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of 7.5 Million (Seven Million, Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds Sterling which were derived from his vast estates and investment in capital market with a security company here in UK. Presently,this money is still with the bank.My Doctor told me that I have limited days to live due to the cancerous problems I am suffering from. I have decided to donate this fund to you and want you to use this gift which comes from my husbands effort to fund the upkeep of widows, widowers, orphans, destitute, the down- trodden,physically challenged children, barren-women and persons who prove to be genuinely handicapped financially.please get back to me so that i can give you contact address of my bank and barrister here in UK. Hope to hear from you soon and God bless you and members of your family. NOTE: I will prefer you contact me on my most private and confidential email address: mrsstellacole3@yahoo.com.hk Faithfully Yours Mrs Stella Cole
———- Forwarded message ———- From: MICROSOFT AWARDS <info_lotteryboard307a@comcast.net> Date: Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 10:14 AM Subject: WINNER!!! To:
Your email address was drawn Winning prize: £1,000,000.00. To file for ur claim kindly Contact ur claims agent Mr Mark Lee with your: Full names, Age, Phone #, Country, Occupation, Sex, Home address, through the email address below. Email: officemail_marklee@yahoo.co.uk
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]
Just yesterday I got this same message saying I should contact UPS Benin.
———- Forwarded message ———- From: Barr John <barrjohnlarry1@katamail.com> Date: Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 10:28 AM Subject: CONTACT FEDEX EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY FOR YOUR PACKAGE. To: undisclosed-recipients
My Dear.
I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank Draft worth of ($1.5M) UNITED STATE DOLLARS which my boss left with me before he travelled out of this Country, but I did not hear from you since that time.
Then with the help of a friend who is a Bank manager I cashed the money and deposited it as a BOX containing African clothes with FEDEX EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY Benin Republic Cotonou .
What you have to do now is to contact the Fedex Express Delivering Company as soon as possible to know when they will deliver your package to you And For your information, I have paid for the delivering Charge of the package.
The only money you will send to the Fedex Express Delivering Company is $95 for Security Keeping Fee to Enable them Settle the Security Company And deliver your package direct to your postal Address in your country is $95 only being Security Keeping Fee of the Fedex Express Delivering Company so far.
Again, don’t be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except $95 US Dollars. I would have paid that but they said no because they don’t know when you will contact them and incase of demurrage You have to contact the Fedex Express Delivering Company now for the delivery of your package.
This is Their contact Innformation Below: Contact Person:Rev,Dr.William Brown . Email Address: (f_expresscourier_002@deliveryman.com) Tele Phone:00229-93773406 Or 00229-97498876.
Finally, make sure that you reconfirm the following infomation to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask them to give you the Tracking number to enable you Track your package over there and know when it will get to your address.
The infomations is follow: (1.)YOUR FULL NAME……………………..…….. (2.)YOUR CURRENT HOME MAILING ADDRESS………….. (3.)YOUR HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER………………………….. (4.)YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE…………………………… (5.)YOUR CURRENT MOBILE PHONE…………………….……………. (6.)A COPY OF YOUR I.D. PICTURE…………………..………….. (7.)AGE…………………..……………………………………. (8.)SEX…………………..……………………………….. (8.)YOUR OCCUPACTION……………….………………………. (9.)YOUR COUNTRY NAME……………………..………….
Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee of $95 US Dollars for their immediate action.Do let me know immediately you recieves your package.
The Director of the fedex Express delivering company will forward the Tracking details to you assoon as you pay them their Security Keeping fee okay.
Yesterday, I received the following e-mail: ———- Forwarded message ———- From: James Milner <jamesmilner_uk1@yahoo.com> Date: Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 10:23 AM Subject: Job Opportunity ………….. This is NO joke ! To:
A new job opening, If you are interested, kindly reply immediately. This space is opened till the 9th of April, 2008
Even though I have a lot of experience with job offers which come in to my e-mail account I was intrigued by this one. Obviously anyone looking for extra cash would be tempted to take a closer look at what is being offered. I didn’t want to let this go without knowing what is behind it, so I sent of a reply using my Crime-Online.info e-mail address.
I must admit I was not disappointed. Behind this e-mail is a typical Transfer Agent Scam. You will soon see what I mean because this morning I got the following answer: ———- Forwarded message ———- From: James Milner <jamesmilner_uk@hotmail.com> Date: Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 11:50 PM Subject: Job Details ! To:
Thanks so much for your prompt response.We make direct contact for sales of products. Once orders are received and sorted we deliver the product to customers (usually through FEDEX or DHL). After this has been done the customer has to pay for the products. About 90 percent of our customers prefer to pay through US Certified Checks and Money orders based on the amount involved and it takes 14 days or more to clear outside USA .We have decided to open this new job position for solving this problem.
Your tasks or duties are:
1. Receive payment from Customers 2. Cash Payment at your Bank 3. Deduct 10% which will be your percentage/pay on Payment processed 4. Forward balance after deduction of percentage/pay to any of the offices you will be contacted to send payment to.(Payment is to be forwarded by Money Gram money transfer services OR Western Union Money Transfer).
This will give us a possibility to get customer’s payment almost immediately. For example,you’ve got 3000.00USD as payment for services from a customer, you take your income: 300.00 USDi.e 10%.Send to us: 2700.00 USD.First month,you will have 15-20 transactions on 3000.00-4000.00 USD so you may calculate your income.For example 18 transactions on 3500.00 USD gives you 4400.00 USD Plus your basic monthly salary is 2000.00 USD Total: 6400.00 USD per month. After establishing a close co-operation with us,you we will be able to operate with larger orders and you will be able to earn more.
Our payments will be issued out in your name and you can have them cashed in your bank. This job takes only 3-7 hours per week. You will have a lot of free time doing another job, you will get good income and a regular job.But this job is very challenging and you should understand it. We are looking only for the worker who satisfies our requirements and will be of an earnest assistant. We are glad to offer this job position to you.
Kindly email and answer the question below so we can get started.
** What is ur full name that will be on the payment. ** What is ur phone number? cell and home phone. ** What is ur full address where the check will be sent to. ** Do you have a bank account to cash Money Orders or Cashiers check?
I await your response.
Thank you. James Milner Director/CEO, Arts and Crafts Inc.
It sounds easy doesn’t it?
The problem is, anyone taking up this “job offer” is an essential part of money laundering which the crooks need to get their hands on clean cash. Within a short time the “customers” who have sent checks or money orders will complain because they have not received the ordered goods. Who do they go to with their complaints? The Agent who received the check or money order, of course.
Usually, the agent tries to clear up any misunderstandings and tries to get clarification from Mr. Milner. He, of course, says the orders have been sent out. Which is not true because there are no products!
Eventually the customers will report the matter to the police. The Mr. Milners behind this scam are safe and sound as they hide behind false names and freemail accounts. They are usually located in other countries and they have no risk but get maximum profit at the expense of others.
It’s the local “Transfer Agent” who will be held liable by the law because he is the person who cashed in the checks. He is also the one who is immediately identifiable.
The “Agent” will receive criminal charges for fraud and money laundering and anything else the law can come up with.
There have been enough people who have been stung by this kind of scam and end up with a criminal record.
So my advice to you is to trash any message you may receive offering an easy job.
There is no Kuwaiti Embassy in the Ivory Coast, so the first paragraph is a lie.
We have seen this story, so often from so many different people, that we can say without a doubt, that the rest is a lie too.
———- Forwarded message ———- From: Morine Silver <mor_sil4@yahoo.com> Date: Jan 19, 2008 10:15 AM Subject: Donation From Mrs Morine Silver To: mor_sil4@yahoo.com
From Mrs Morine Silver N°38 Rue Des Martyrs Cocody Abidjan,Cote d’Ivoire mor_sil4@yahoo.com
ATTN: DEAREST ONE OF GOD
I am the above named person from Kuwait. I am married to Mr Benson Silver. who worked with Kuwait embassy in Ivory Coast for nine years before he died in the year 2004. We were married for eleven years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days.
Before his death we were both born again Christian. Since his death I decided not to remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is against. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $2. 5 Million (Two Million Five Hundred U.S. Dollars ) in the bank here in Abidjan in suspence account.
Presently,the fund is still with the bank.Recently, my Doctor told me that i have serious sickness which is cancer problem. The one that,disturbs me most is my stroke sickness.Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a church or individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want a church that will use this fund for orphanages, widows,propagating the word of God and to endeavor that the house of God is maintained.
The Bible made us to understand that Blessed is the hand that giveth. I took this decision because I don’t have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are not Christians and I don’t want my husband’s efforts to be used by unbelievers. I don’t want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly way. This is why I am taking this decision. I am not afraid of death hence i know where I am going. I know that I am going to be in the bosom of the Lord. Exodus 14 VS 14 says that the lord will fight my case and I shall hold my peace.
I don’t need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health hence the presence of my husband’s relatives is around me always I don’t want them to know about this development.. With God all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the bank here in Abidjan.I want you and the church to always pray for me because the Lord is my shephard. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian. Whoever that Wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and Truth. Please always be prayerful all through your life.
Contact me on the above e_mail address for more informations, any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another church or individual for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein. Hoping to receive your reply.
Remain blessed in the Lord. Yours in Christ, Mrs Morine Silver.
Apart from the fact that this message is written in capital letters, the spelling and grammer are abysmal. Someone who has earned the title of “Doctor” before their name, would normally be fluent in the english language, even if they went to an African university.
So it’s easy to see that this was written by some semi illiterate person trying to make a quick profit on the internet with a fraudulent offer.
———- Forwarded message ———- From: rita boakye <rita_boakye@latinmail.com> Date: Jan 19, 2008 10:33 AM Subject: FROM DR RITA BOAKYE To: “rita_boakye@latinmail.com”
MY DEAREST,
HOW ARE YOU TODAY WITH YOUR FAMILY OVER THERE IN YOUR COUNTRY?I HOPE YOU ALL FINE, SO MY DEAR, I WILL LIKE YOU TO GO THROUGH THIS LETTER, IT IS MY GREAT INTEREST AND THE TRUST WHICH I HAVE ON YOU, THROUGH WE HAVE NOT MEET BEFORE, NEITHER HAVE WE SEEN FOR THE FIRST TIME, BEFORE I PICK UP YOUR ADDRESS AND WRITE TO YOU
I AM A STAFF OF BANK I ‘M WRITING FOLLOWING AN OPPURTUNITY IN MY OFFICE THAT WILL BE OF IMENSE BENEFIT TO BOTH OF US.
IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF $10.5MILLION (TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS LATE MR. MORRIS THOMPSON AN AMERICAN WHO UNFORTUNATELY LOST HIS LIFE IN THE PLANE CRASH OF ALASKA AIRLINES FLIGHT 261 WHICH CRASHED ON JANUARY 31 2000, INCLUDING HIS WIFE AND HIS ONLY DAUGHTER. YOU SHALL READ MORE ABOUT THE CRASH ON VISITING THIS SITE BELOW.
SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATVES 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.
UNFORTUNATELY, I LEARNT THAT HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN BEING HIS ONLY DAUGHTER DIED ALONG WITH HIM IN THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING NOBODY WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF THIS FUND BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM. IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I AND TWO OTHER OFFICIALS IN THIS DEPARTMENT NOW DECIDED TO MAKE BUSINESS WITH YOU AND RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR BENEFICIARY OF THE FUNDS FOR SAFETY KEEPING AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND WE DON’T WANT THIS MONEY TO GO BACK INTO GOVERNMENT TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.
THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDELINES HERE STIPULATES THAT SUCH MONEY REMAINED AFTER 6 YEARS THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO BANKING TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUNDS AND I BEENING THE CHIEF ACCOUNTANT OFFICER IN THE BANK WITH OTHER TWO MEMBERS DO NOT ALLOWED THE BANK DIRECTOR TO KNOW ABOUT THIS.
WE AGREED THAT 20% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNER, WHILE THE BALANCE WILL BE FOR ME AND MY COLLEAGUES. I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR THE DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGES INDICATED ABOVE ONCE THIS MONEY GETS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. PLEASE BE HONEST TO ME AND TRUST IS OUR WATCHWORD IN THIS TRANSACTION.
NOTE THIS TRANSACTION IS CONFIDENTIAL AND RISK FREE. AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME BY RETURN MAIL OR YOU CALL ME ON TELEPHONE.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL NECESSARY ARRANGEMENT FOR THE SMOOTH RELEASE OF THESE FUNDS TO YOU HAS BEEN FINALISED. WE WILL DISCUSS MUCH IN DETAILS WHEN I DO RECEIVE YOUR RESPONSE. PLEASE IN YOUR RESPONSE INCLUDE YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNICATION BETWEEN US.
Ever since Mikhail Khordokovsky was put in jail (or better said a labour camp somewhere in Siberia) this message has been seen quite often.
Of course, anyone knowing who Mikhail Khordokovsky is will know of the wealth he had and a story like this one could be taken as true.
Rest assured it is, as usual, just the bait for unsuspecting victims.
My advice?
Just delete it and forget it.
———- Forwarded message ———- From: MRS LARISA SOSNITSKAYA <mrslarisasosnit07@yahoo.com.hk> Date: Jan 20, 2008 12:05 AM Subject: BUSINESSS PROPOSAL To: undisclosed-recipients
Dear Friend,
I am Mrs. Larisa Sosnitskaya, personal treasurer to Mr. Mikhail Khordokovsky Former C.E.O of Yukos Oil Company and Bank Menatep here in Russia. I have a very sensitive business proposal for your partnership, with documents of a large amount of funds over US$46(forty six) million which Mr. Mikhail Khordokovsky,handed over to me before he was detained and jailed in Russia for Tax Invasion, thereby leading to the freezing of his finances and assets. Already the funds have left the shore of Russia to a European 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 opposition political parties (the Union of Right Forces, led by Boris Nemtsov, and Yabloko, a liberal/social democratic party Led by Gregor Yavlinsky) which poses treat to President Vladimir Putin Second Tenure as Russian president and he is presently in Jail now.
But in summary, the funds come in via Bank Menatep to a more secured Bank in Europe. This is a legitimate transaction. You will be paid 20% for your “management fees?. 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 another continent on investment programs with you if possible.
As Soon as I confirm your readiness to partner and assist me on the transaction, I will provide you with the full details contain therein and my identification.
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