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If you have seen the Khodorkovsky e-mails, then you know what this one is about. Platon Lebedev is another billionaire put in jail in Russia. I found the last sentence sounds like a James Bond movie:

If you know you can do this, then contact me via private email: natlebdev@list.ru so that i can furnish you with more details but if for any reason you choose not to assist me, please destroy this mail and forget I ever contacted you because of our safety.

———- Forwarded message ———- From: U.L <natlebde@bk.ru> Date: 2009/5/22 Subject: I await your response To: natlebde@bk.ru Good day, I know this mail may rather come to you as a surprise but had no other alternative than to contact you in this manner due to a matter of necessity and urgency for the relocation of my kids and me. Before i proceed further it is better for me to introduce myself; i am Mrs.Natalia Lebedev, the wife of Russian multi billionaire Mr. Platon Lebedev (former director of Group MENATEP, Russia) that was arrested unjust fully by the putin regime for his involvement in the YOKUS company crisis in 2003. You can read more story on this in the below website: http://www.robertamsterdam.com/2007/10/platon_lebedev_statement.htm As a result of the false allegations, all joint our accounts were frozen and properties confiscated except for a profiling amount of one hundred million United States dollars in cash, properly insured and sealed under the UN diplomatic core which my husband succeeded in depositing as consignment with a European depository firm before his arrest. Now that i am currently having problems with Authorities over my husband present circumstance, i had to source for a God fearing individual to stand as the beneficiary of the above quoted sum and also make immediate preparations to relocate me and my kids once the funds are secured. For your assistance in embarking on this task for us, you will receive thirty-percent of the total funds once the transaction is completed. Please note that this transaction is legitimate and all documents backing the funds will be provided upon your readiness to proceed. If you know you can do this, then contact me via private email: natlebdev@list.ru so that i can furnish you with more details but if for any reason you choose not to assist me, please destroy this mail and forget I ever contacted you because of our safety. Thank you very much Yours truly, Mrs. Natalia Lebedev. Private Email: natlebdev@list.ru

This week I received a message about an African banker who wants to transfer a few million dollars to my account – It came from the New York Times

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The crooks obviously don’t want potential victims talking to us or anyone who knows what they are up to. They post a warning not to

Just do a quick onsite search, upper right on this page. You will see this name has been often used before.

The fellow who wrote this wants you to believe that, because he states he is the director of UK bank, he is trustworthy.

It’s just another African scam e-mail.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Patric Bale <bale_patric@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: 16 Oct 2008 16:12
Subject: CAN YOU HANDLE THIS
To:

Attention

I am Mr. Patric Bale Provincial Director in a prominent Bank here in the United Kingdom. I have an urgent suitable and confidential business proposition for you.

On June 6, 2004, a foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the South Africa Mining Corporation, Mr. Richard Moss made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$18,300,000 (Eighteen Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars) in my branch here in the United Kingdom. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.  After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers, the South Africa Mining Corporation that Mr. Richard Moss passed away after a brief illness. On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless.

 I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Richard Moss did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US$18,300,000 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year.  No one will ever come forward to claim it.  According to the United Kingdom Banking Law, at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the British Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.

 Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr. Richard Moss so that the fruits of this old man’s labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials. This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full names and address so that the Attorney placed to handle this transaction will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits which will put you in place as the next of kin. We shall employ the service of two Attorneys for drafting and notarization of the WILL and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in your favor for the transfer. A bank account in any part of the world which you will provide will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin.  The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 75% for me and 25% for you.

There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the Attorney and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please reply immediately via the private email address below. Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details (upon your positive reply the Bank and other relevant details shall be given to you that will help you understand the transaction).

Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country.
Thanks and regards.

Mr. Patric Bale

Branch Manager

Google writes:

Warning: This message may not be from whom it claims to be. Beware of following any links in it or of providing the sender with any personal information. Learn more

Messages asking for personal information is only part of the story. Unfortunately, Google does not offer any further specific information on this kind of scam e-mail.

Just another “George Brumley” message.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: MR MARSHAL DUMBA
Date: Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 7:45 PM
Subject: URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL
To: marshaldumba34@orange.net

FROM MR MARSHAL DUMBA
BANK OF AFRICA
OUAGADOUGOU,
BURKINA FASO.
WEST AFRICA.

Dear friend,

RE: TRANSFER OF ($7,000.000.00 USD SEVEN MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS)

I want to transfer to overseas the sum of ($7.000.000.00USD) Seven Million United States Dollars) from a Prime Bank in Africa. I would like to ask you to quietly look for a reliable and honest person who will be capable and fit to provide either an existing bank account or to set up a new Bank a/c immediately to receive this money, even an empty a/c can serve as far as it can receive money.

I am MR MARSHAL DUMBA an accountant and personal confidant to Dr.George Brumley who died together with his wife in a plane crash on the July 21st 2003 on their way to attendwedding in Boston, he is an American, a physician andindustrialist, he died without having any beneficiary to his assets including his account here in Burkina Faso which he opened as his personal savings for the purpose of expansion and developement of his company before his untimely death in 2003.

The amount involved is ($7.000.000.00USD) Seven Million United States Dollars), no other person knows about this account. I am contacting you for us to transfer this funds to your account as the beneficiary, I want to transfer the whole $7,000.000.00 (Seven Million United States Dollars) into a safe account abroad, but I don’t know any foreigner. I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money can not be approved to a local person here,But can only be approved to any foreign a/c because the money is in US Dollars and the former owner of the a/c Dr.George Brumley is a foreigner too, and as such the money can only be approved into a foreign a/c.

I need your full co-operation to make this work fine because the management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct information of this account, which I will give to you, upon your positive response and once I am convinced that you are capable and will meet up with the inheritance procedures.

At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 40% of the total amount,55% will be for me, while 5% will be for expenses both parties might have incurred during the process of transferring. You should observe utmost CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECRECY in this transaction, and rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I will require your assistance to invest my share in your country.

You should fill this form below and send to me immediately as soon as you receive this letter: THIS IS MY Email address_(marshal_dumba34@ymail.com)

Your Full Name: ………..
Your Address : ……….
Your Telephone: ……….
Your Age: ……………
Merital Status: ………..
Your Country: ………….

Trusting to hear from you immediately.
Sincerely
MR MARSHAL DUMBA
MAIL ADDRESS (marshal_dumba34@ymail.com)

Marshal Dumba, George Brumley, 419 scam, OUAGADOUGOU

That sounds extremely logical. Does that mean you can confirm the birth of the deceased or the beginning of his death?

No matter, most people won’t understand what he means.

On a funnier note: does anybody know what he means by “Have A Green Day”?

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Kweku Appiah
Date: Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 3:36 PM
Subject: BUSINESS
To: …

Dear friend,

It’s Just my urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this transaction. I am a Banker by Profession from Burkina Faso In West Africa and currently holding the Post Of Debt recovery manager in our Bank.
I have the opportunity of transfering the left over funds
($30Million) of one of my Bank’s client who died along with his entire family in Kenya Plane Crash 2003.You Can Confirm The Genesis of the deceased Death .

You can view this site to know more.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html

Hence, I am inviting you for a business deal where this fund can be shared between us in the ratio of 40/50 / 10% for any incurable expenses that will come during the transfer, If you agree to my business proposal.
Further details of the transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as i receive your mail. Have A Green Day.
Yours,
MR KWEKU APPIAH.

Kweku Appiah, 419 scam

The story is somewhat confused as this message talks about contractors and next of kin. Could it be I am the next of kin to a contractor?

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: MR. GEORGE SMITH <christine.peycelon@wanadoo.fr>
Date: Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 12:04 PM
Subject: URGENT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION………
To: undisclosed-recipients

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS-NIGERIA

OUR REF: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/067

Attn: Honourable Contractor

RE: IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF YOUR CONTRACT INHERITANCE ON CONTRACT #:MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.

Following the protest of the International Community, The World Bank, IMF and the instruction by the President and Commander in Chief of the armed forces(UMAU MUSA YARADUA) that all outstanding forieghn debts especially next of kin payment should be released to the benefeciaries forthwith unconditionally.

From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the Government of Nigeria. Your name and company was discovered as next of kin on the list of the outstanding contractors who have not received their payments. I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that from the record in my file, your outstanding contract payment is $10,500 000(Ten Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).
Please re-confirm to me if this is inline with what you have in your record and also re-confirm to me the followings:

1) Your full name.
2) Phone, Fax and Mobile #.
3) Company name, Position and Address.
4) Profession, age,sex and marital status.
5) Any kind of identification

As soon as this information are received, your payment will be made to you in a certified bank draft or wired to your bank account directly from Central bank of Nigeria or any of the asisters bank and a copy of the transfer confirmation informations will be given to you for you to take to your bank and confirm it.

YOURS SINCERELY,

MR GEORGE SMITH,
DIRECTOR FOREIGN REMMITERNCE DIPERTMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA CBN.

Here we go with a typical lost or suspended account. Doing a quick research I was not able to find an prominent “Eward Merril” which would fit the deceased account story which is being used here.

This is unusual in that the crooks like to quote press releases which give their stories some creedance.

The person calling himself William Zuma says he is from South Africa. Now that could be true, but it is hard to prove. To tell the truth, it’s not all that important, because to run the Advanced Fee scam the crooks don’t actually have to be in the country they claim to come from.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: William X. Zuma &lt;wxz2u2000@hotmail.com&gt;
Date: Fri, May 9, 2008 at 1:44 PM
Subject: William
To: wxz2u2000@hotmail.com

From: William X. Zuma
Phone:+27 79 758 5599
Email:zumawills@yahoo.com

Dear Sir/Madam

I will like to solicit your help in a business proposition, which is by nature very confidential and a top secret. I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one worried and apprehensive but I am assuring you not to worry, as all will be well at the end of this endeavor.

I am William Xhozi Zuma, Client Service Manager of one of the prime banks in Johannesburg South Africa, my partners and I have decided to seek your help in the transfer of some amount of money requiring maximum confidence from my bank. A foreigner, Late Dr. Edward Merrill, who was an oil merchant and contractor was our customer here at our bank and had a balance of US$106 million which the bank now expects his next of kin to claim as the beneficiary .

So far, valuable efforts has been made to get to his people but to no avail, as he had no known relatives more because he left his next of kin column in his account opening forms blank and he has no known relatives . Due to this development our management and the board of directors are making arrangements for the funds to be declared unclaimed, returned to South Africa being the point of origin and subsequently paid into the Reserve Bank purse. Usually, funds of this nature end up in the greedy pockets of some politicians due to our corrupt society.

To avert this negative development my colleagues and I have decided to look for a reputable person to act as the next of kin to late Dr. Merrill, so that the funds could be processed and released into his account, which is where you come in. Whereby you cannot come here in person for this transaction, we shall make arrangement with a qualified and reliable attorney that will represent you in liaising with my bank for inconveniency of you coming to my country.

All legal documents to aid your claim for this fund and to prove your relationship with the deceased will be provided by us. Your help will be appreciated with 20% of the total sum. Please accept my apologies, keep my confidence and disregard this letter if you do not appreciate this proposition I have offered you. Thank you very much for your time.

I wait anxiously for your response via secure email id: zumawills@yahoo.com.

Yours truly,

William Zum

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