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The “barrister” is looking for a reputable business partner and found
me. Along with a couple of hundred others…

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Barrister Ricardo Portal
Date: Sep 5, 2008 4:17 PM
Subject: From ; Barrister Ricado Portal (Estudio Juridico Castellana )
Urgent Reply is required of you
To: undisclosed-recipients

Barrister Ricado Portal
Estudio Juridico Castellana
Caracas, 27
Madrid 28010 Spain.

Dear Sir/Madam,

Before I proceed, I must first apologize for this unsolicited letter
to you. I am aware that this is certainly not a conventional way of
approach to establish a relationship of trust, but I do have limited
choice. My name is Barrister Ricado Portal a Solicitor working with
Estudio Juridico Castellana with address: Caracas, 27 Madrid 28010
Spain Actually, I got your contact address from the internet while
searching for a reputable business partner in your country’s public
records. My Late client Mr. Johannes Reinhold , a business mogul who
had casinos and restaurants, lived in Spain for many years, my client,
her husband and their one child were involved in an underground train
crash in the eastern city of Valencia as Victims of the Tuesday, 4
July 2006, Incident that befall the Spanish.

You can confirm through this website
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5143738.stm)

Before his death, on my advice as his lawyer he deposited One Trunk
Box/Diplomatic Personal Treasure, containing the sum of $7.5M (SEVEN
MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) cash with a security
company here in Spain, on a highly security form but he did not
disclosed the content of deposited diplomatic consignment to the
company, for security reasons. The security company has mandated me to
present any family heir/inheritor for claims, before the consignment
gets confiscated or reverts to the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, as
unclaimed diplomatic immunity. So I decided to search for any of my
late client’s relative which has been very difficult for me, as he did
not declare any other person, address, partner or relatives in the
official paper works of his diplomatic consignment deposit. Mr
Johannes was my private client. I will not like you to involve any
third party in this transaction, just me and you .Besides I am doing
this on my own personal capacity and do n
ot wish to bring my office into i

Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that I will like you as
a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Mr. Johannes Reinhold, with
my position as his lawyer, I will now appoint and recognize you as the
heir. I will obtain every relevant document from the probate to make
your claim legal. Note that this process is not risky in any manner
and it is completely legal but might not be justified morally. Once
the fund is released to you, I am proposing 40% of the total sum to
you for your involvement.10% would be set aside for any expenses that
could be incurred during the transaction.

I would retain 50% for myself. Note that when the whole documents are
ready, it would be your responsibility to approach the bank and make
application for the release and transfer of the said funds. If this
proposal does offend your moral values please pardon me otherwise
reply via my private email address: ricadoportal@mixmail.com for
further clarification. Please be kind to get back to me if you are not
interested so that I can further my search for another partner.

Best Regards

Barrister Ricado Portal

This message turns up now and then. The text is the same as about 25 others that I have received. The only difference this time being it is written in capitals.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: MARTINS JOJOR
Date: Sun, May 4, 2008 at 2:22 AM
Subject: CONTACT MY LAWYER FOR THE FUNDS.
To:

DEAR FRIEND CONGRATULATIONS, I’M HAPPY TO INFORM YOU ABOUT MY SUCCESS IN GETTING THOSE FUNDS TRANSFERRED UNDER THE COOPERATION OF A NEW PARTNER FROM PARAGUAY.PRESENTLY I’M IN PARAGUAY BUT BY NEXT WEEK I WILL BE IN CHINA FOR INVESTMENT PROJECTS WITH MY OWN SHARE OF THE TOTAL SUM. MEANWHILE,I DIDN’T FORGET YOUR PAST EFFORTS AND ATTEMPTS TO ASSIST ME IN TRANSFERRING THOSE FUNDS DESPITE THAT IT FAILED US SOME HOW.NOW CONTACT MY LAWYER, HIS NAME IS BARRISTER Johnson B Obiora Esq ON HIS E-MAIL ADDRESSS:[ barrjohnson1_co@myway.com} ASK HIM TO SEND YOU THE TOTAL $650.000.00 WHICH I KEPT FOR YOUR COMPENSATION FOR ALL THE PAST EFFORTS AND ATTEMPTS TO ASSIST ME IN THIS MATTER. I APPRECIATED YOUR EFFORTS AT THAT TIME VERY MUCH,SO FEEL FREE AND GET IN TOUCH WITH MY LAWYER AND INSTRUCT HIM WHERE TO SEND THE AMOUNT TO YOU. PLEASE DO LET ME KNOW IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE IT SO THAT WE CAN SHARE THE JOY AFTER ALL THE SUFFERNESS AT THAT TIME. IN THE MOMENT, I AM VERY BUSY HERE BECAUSE OF THE INVESTMENT PROJECTS WHICH I AND THE MY NEW PARTNER ARE HAVING AT HAND FINALLY, REMEMBER THAT I HAD FORWARDED INSTRUCTION TO THE LAWYER ON YOUR BEHALF TO SEND YOU THE MONEY AS SOON AS YOU REQUEST FOR IT. SO FEEL FREE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH BARRISTER Johnson B Obiora Esq. HE WILL SEND THE AMOUNT TO YOU WITHOUT ANY DELAY,BEAR IN MIND THAT THE $650,000 WAS IN CONFIRMABLE BANK DRAFT AND AS WELL IF YOU LIKE IT IN ATM CARD,HE WILL ASISST YOU ON THAT TOO. REGARDS, Martins Jojor. His email:E-MAIL ADDRESSS:barrjohnson1_co@myway.com

And so a further inheritance is passed my way. Just too bad that it’s not true.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Dr.Jim Peter <jimpeter@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 12:19 AM
Subject: Swift message?
To:

Mr. Jim Peter
The Legal Representative
No: 12, Satellite Town Lagos Nigeria

Hello ,

Get back to me immediately for necessary steps concerning your inheritance , Sequel to your none - reply of my earlier email to you dated 02/03/06. On behalf of the Trustees and Executors to the Will of your deceased relation in 2002, I wish to notify you that your name appeared in the codicil and last statement of the deceased and you entitled to his fund US$7,000,000.00 deposited with a Bank here and the bank here has made me know that the US$7,000,000.00 will be release to you through their payment oficer with Citi bank of United States of America. You are advised to reconfirm to me your details as required below to enable the release of your funds worth US$7,000,000.00 to you through our payment outlet in the U.S.A :- i also want to notify you that as soon as the bank release the fund to your account i will be comeing to your contact address that you will send to me now so that i will teke my own because I will have 45% and you 45% the other 10% will be for any payment that we make before the fund release to your account we will teke it out from the 10%

(1). Your full names :
(2). contact address :
(3). Phone :
(4). Cell phone :
(5). Age :
(6). Occupation :
(7).I D

As soon as the above are provided the paying bank will contact you for wire transfer release.
Regards,
Barrister Jim Peter

Technorati Tags: 419 Scam, Inheritance Fraud

This one is on of the classic 419 fraud e-mail stereotypes. They just copy the text, change it a little bit and off it goes.

By the way, the ominous Janet T. White mentioned here, is a name which has often been quoted at Crime Online. Just make a search on the name and you will see how often this e-mail has been received here.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: BARRISTER JAMES BURROWS <jcarter1981@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 1:26 PM
Subject: ATTN:YOUR URGENT RESPONSE IS NEEDED..
To:

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
FROM THE DESK OF: BARRISTER JAMES BURROWS,
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.
REF: DRC/IRD/CBX/021/07

ATTN:BENEFICIARY.

IMMEDIATE PAYMENT ORDER.

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUNDS HAS BEEN GAZZETED TO BE RELEASED VIA OUR BANK. THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AND OTHER MEMBER COUNTRIES HAVE APPROVED THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA TO TAKE CARE OF ALL LONG AWAITED FOREIGN PAYMENTS.

THEREFORE WE ARE READY TO MAKE A PART PAYMENT OF US$9.2 MILLION FIRST AND THE BALANCE WILL BE REMITTED TO YOUR ACCOUNT LATER. THIS IS DUE TO SHORTAGE OF FUNDS SO WE ASK YOU TO PLEASE BEAR WITH US.WE SHALL PAY YOUR REMAINING BALANCE BEFORE AUGUST 24TH 2008

MEANWHILE, A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER, CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE. HERE IS THE INFORMATION SHE TENDERED AS YOUR REPRESENTATIVE: NAME: JANET T. WHITE, BANK NAME: CITI BANK .BANK
ADDRESS: NEW YORK, USA.ACCOUNT Number: 6503809428. SWIFT: CITIUS33.
ACCOUNT NAME: JANET T. WHITE.

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. IF THIS WOMAN IS NOT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE,YOU ARE REQUESTED TO RECOMFIRM YOUR INFORMATION BY FILLING THE SPACES BELLOW AND FOR IMMEDIATE PROCUREMENT OF THE TRANSFER DOCUMENTS IN YOUR NAME AS THE BENEFICIARY.

A TOTAL OF US$15.5M, UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY HAS BEEN APPROVED TO BE PAID TO YOUR ACCOUNT AS YOUR NAME WAS LISTED FOR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT AND WE NEED YOU TO RECONFIRM THE BELOW FOR US TO START THE TRANSFER PROCESSING IMMEDIATELY.

1. YOUR NAME:……………………
2. COMPANY’S NAME:……………………..
3. YOUR ADDRESS:………………………..
4. YOUR TELE/FAX:………………….
5. BANK NAME:……………………..
6. BANK ADD:……………….
7. BANK TEL/FAX:…………………..
8. ACCOUNTNAME:………………….
9. ACCOUNT NO: ………………….
10. SWIFT/ROUTING NUMBER:………………

AS SOON AS WE RECIEVE YOUR RESPONSE AND THE CONFIRMATION, WE WILL COMMENCE WITH ALL NECCESSARY PROCEEDURES IN OTHER TO REMIT THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT OR THAT OF YOUR REPRESENTATIVE. I,THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA, THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE CONTRACT/INHERITTANCE PAYMENT HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE FOREIGN OPERATIONS,TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN ONTRACT/INHERITTED PAYMENTS IN THE LIST OF THIS FIRST QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR.

HOWEVER,WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS.JANET T.WHITE,IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS FROM TODAY. WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCES AND DELAY IN TRANSFERING OF THESE FUNDS MUST HAVE CAUSED YOU.

DO NOT PASS THIS INFORMATION TO ANY SECOND PARTY WHATSOEVER TO AVOID CANCELLATION OF YOUR PAYMENT AS YOU MAY NOT KNOW WHO IS BEHIND THE CHANGE OF ACCOUNT.ON THE OTHER HAND, AS THE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR, I HAVE THE POWERS TO MOVE THESE FUNDS TO YOUR ACCOUNT IF YOU ARE READY TO WORK WITH ME AND YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO 40% OF THE FUND IF YOU CONFIRM THAT YOU ARE NOT THE ACTUAL BENEFICIARY.

FOR SECURITY REASONS AND CONFIDENTIALITY OF YOUR DETAILS, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO FORWARD YOUR RESPONSE THROUGH: barjames@switched.com

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
BARRISTER JAMES BURROWS.
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE,

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
CC: BOARD MEMBERS (CBN).
CC: THE NIGERIAN SENATE COMITTEE.
CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS (FPD).
CC: FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE.
CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA.

Unknown Tali Bans in Africa?

PERSONALTRESSURES?

The person who wrote this must have broken off school.

What do think?

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: bigdun <bigdun@home.pl>
Date: Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 8:37 AM
Subject: it important you get back to me on this
To:

GOOD DAY,

MY NAME IS BARRISTER DAVID DIKBO. I WISH TO KNOW IF WE CAN WORK TOGETHER.I HAVE A LITTLE HENRY OF 19 YEARS OLD WHO’S FATHER WAS MY CLIENT TILL DEATH.THE FATHER WAS BEING HELD AND ASSASSINATED BY SOME UNKNOWN TALI BANS FROM THE COUNTRY DUE TO HIS POSITION IN THE COUNTRY ALSO HIS POLITICAL AMBITION AS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN HE WAS KILLED ON 17TH NOVEMBER 2005.

BEFORE HE WAS ASSASSINATED HE HAS 3 THREE FILLING STATION ALSO AMOUNT OF MONEY DEPOSITED IN TWO BANKS MEANWHILE THE WIFE AS THE RESULT OF THE SHOCK OF THE DEATH OF THE HUSBAND DIED ON FEBRUARY 2006 THEREFORE I WANT TO ACCOMPLISH THE INSTRUCTION GIVEN TO ME BY ENGINEER DANGOTE ADJOVI BEFORE HIS DEATH.

PLEASE FOR SECURITY REASONS THE AMOUNT OF THE MONEY CAN NOT BE DISCLOSED UNTIL YOU AGREED TO ASSIST ON THE TRANSACTION.

AS HIS PERSONAL LEGAL ASSISTANT.I INSTRUCTION TO RAISE A RELIABLE FOREIGN PARTNER WHO WILL WORK WITH HIS SON AS A TEAM TO TRANSFER HIS PERSONAL TREASURES IN HIS NAME OUT OF AFRICA FOR SAFE_KEEPING.AND WITH A SOLID ARRAIGNMENT.

HE IS READY/WILLING TO OFFER YOU SOME GRATITUDE OF PERCENTAGE AS YOUR EFFORT.HE DEPOSITED THIS PERSONALTRESSURES WITH A FINANCIAL SECURITY INSTITUTION HERE.

I SINCERELY ASSURE YOU OF 100 PERCENT RISK FREE DURING THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION.IF YOU ARE WILLING TO HELP PLEASE FORWARD YOUR PERSONAL MOBILE CONTACT TO ME FOR IMMEDIATE DISCUSSION AND LOTS MORE.

BEST REGARDS
DAVID DIKBO LLB

———- 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

These people quote titles like Dr. and Professor to give the impression we are dealing with an honourable man. Now this e-mail says the contact person is Dr Rev Anderson Jefferd.

Do you think that giving him the title of Reverend improves on that?

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Richard Kalu <richardkalu01@whomail.cn>
Date: Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 12:46 PM
Subject: Attn Dear CONTACT THE UPS EXPRESS PARCEL DELIVERY COMPANY PLC BENIN REPUBLIC
To: undisclosed-recipients

(UPS SERVICE EXPRESS PARCEL DELIVERY COMPANY BENIN)
ODAWA & COUNSELORS AT LAW
06 BP 1409 AKPAKPA DODOMEY
(WEST AFRICA COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.)
CONTACT EMAIL: upsplcunitedparcelservice@yahoo.fr

Attn.

I have Paid the fee for your Cheque Draft.Because the manager of Eko Bank Benin told me that before the check will get to you that it will expire.So i told him to cash $800.000.00 usd dollars in fact i thanks god for that now all the necessary arrangement of delivering the $800.000.00usd in cash was made with UPS SERVICE EXPRESS PARCEL DELIVERY COMPANY BENIN REPUBLIC. Be inform that there are some documents to be secured.The only fee you have to send to them is( $125 usd) which will serve as the insurance fee and claims of affirdavite to enable them deliver the parcel to you immediately.

Name: DIRECTOR Dr Rev Anderson Jefferd.
Telephone==+229 979-398-79
Fax Phone==+229 936-982-15
EMAIL: ===upsplcunitedparcelservice@yahoo.fr

Please, Send them your contacts information to enable them locate you immediately they arrived in your country with your Parcel this is what they need from you.

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___________
6.YOUR NEAREST AIRPORT__________
7.YOUR COUNTRY______________

Please make sure you send this needed information to the Director general of the delivery company and remember not to let them know that the parcel/package contains ($800.000.00 dollars.) Note that the UPS Express Parcel Delivery Company Plc do not know the contents of your parcel this is to avoid them delay your parcel ok.

EMAIL: ==upsplcunitedparcelservice@yahoo.fr

SHIPMENT CODE AWB 33XZS
PACKAGE REGISTERED CODE NO XGT442.
SECURITY CODE SCTC/2001DHX/567/
TRANSACTION CODE 233/CSTC/101/33028/
CERTIFICATE DEPOSIT CODE SCTC/BUN/xxiv/-78/01

Thanks and God bless.
Barrister John Eddie1