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This is obviously a copied e-mail. The writer forgets to name the bank where the dormant account apparently is held.

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From: Mr. Andy Hornby <mrandy27@msn.com>
Date: 2008/10/18
Subject: Urgent Reply Me…..
To:

From: Mr. Andy Hornby,
Manchester M27 5FX,
United Kingdom.
Attn:…

Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal ethics although. I am presently in London working as an investment consultant with the above bank at their London office. And I am poised to work this deal out if we can do business. Be so kind to contact me at your earliest convenient for a possible business deal involving money transfer of about £25,000,000 (Twenty-Five Million British Pounds). In one of our periodic auditing, I discorved a dormant accounts with holding balance of 25,000,000 (Twenty-Five Million British Pounds) which has not been operated for the past three years. From my investigations and confirmations, the owner of this account is a foreigner, and he died without a WILL.

As at this moment,I am constrained to issue you more details about this business until your response is received. And I would love to furnish you with a little bit of my biography as we progress with the business. As we have not meet before. So send me your nominate account information as states below where you like the money to be transfer so that I will write and apply an application for the release of the fund immediately into your account:..

Beneficiary Name…….
Bank Name…………..
Bank Address………..
Account Number………
Swift Code………….
Routing Number………
State & Country……..
Your Tel/Fax Number….For easy communication.

This is extremely urgent. Awaiting your positive feed back as soon as possible.

Warmest regards,
Mr. Andy Hornby

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The fellow who wrote this post has a good command of the English language. At least he has written it in a semi-official tone to give the impression he really is an attorney at law.

To create urgency, he is using the argument often used saying the account will be confiscated.

By whom? For what?

It’s not that easy to confiscate an account. It would only occur when the account was used for illegal purposes and then only with a court issues a writ to do so.
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From: HENRY ADAMS AND ASSOCIATES <info@chamber.com>
Date: 2008/10/18
Subject: RE-INQUIRY
To: undisclosed-recipients

HENRY ADAMS AND ASSOCIATES
SOLICITOR AND ADVOCATES
NO. 24, BEDFORD STREET,
AMPTHILL, BEDFORDSHIRE,
MK40 3NN, ENGLAND.
TEL: +44 703 591 8986
FAX: +44 871 503 2518

Email:adamschamber@hotmail.com

I am Henry Adams, an attorney at law. A deceased client of mine, Mr. Seith G.Daniel has bequeathed you as His Heir, who died as a result of Heart-Related problem due to the death of all the members of his family in the Gulf Air Flight Crashes in Persian Gulf near Bahrain Aired August 23, 2000 - 2:50 p.m. ET as reported on: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0008/23/bn.08.html

I’m contacting you as the Next of kin (Heir) to approve the release of the money left behind by my client before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this deposit valued at thirty two million dollars (US$32 million dollars) is lodged. This bank has issued me a notice to contact you (Next of Kin), or the account will be confiscated.

My proposition to you is to seek your consent and approval as the Next-of-kin and beneficiary of my late client, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you as His Heir. All legal documents to back up your claim as my client’s next-of-kin will be provided. All I require is your approval about this and your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.

This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. If this mail proposition offends your moral values, do accept my apology. I must use this opportunity to implore you to exercise the utmost indulgence to keep this matter extraordinary confidential, whatever your decision, while I await your prompt response. Please contact me at once to indicate your approval. I will like you to acknowledge the receipt of this e-mail as soon as possible via my private EMAIL:(adamschamber@hotmail.com) and treat with absolute confidentiality and sincerity.

I look forward to your quick reply.

Best regards,
Henry Adams
Attorney at Law

Tags: Ampthill, Attorney At Law, Bedford Street, Bedfordshire, Beneficiary, Cnn, Deceased Client, Gulf Air, Gulf Air Flight, Heir, Henry Adams, Illegal Purposes, Legal Documents, Million Dollars, Persian Gulf, Seith, Solicitor, Two Million, Undisclosed Recipients, Writ

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 to be sure you are informed, the United Nations does not run any kind of payment system for inheritances or lotteries.

They just use the United Nations to make up a story to give this message plausibility. Of course, mentioning inheritances and lotteries makes it obvious it’s a scam.

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From: United Nations <seyo@telefonica.net>
Date: Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 7:31 AM
Subject: Payment Notification From United Nations
To:

Chairman Committee On Foreign
Contract And Inheritance fund Payment Notification
From United Nations And USA Government
Sir. Eric Ben.

Attn: Beneficiary,

U.S.A Government, World Bank And United Nations Organization Official Has Approved To Pay You Part Payment Of Your Inheritance Fund And Lottery/Award Winning Payment Valued Of USD8.5m.

The British Prime Minister in conjunction with U.S.A GOVERNMENT, WORLD BANK AND UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION do hereby give this irrevocable approval order with This Release Code: GNC/3480/02/08 In Your Favor For Your Contract Entitlement And Your Inheritance Fund Which You Have Not Received Yet, Now It Was Approved By The World Bank, That Your Contract/Inheritance Fund should be released through UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION. So You Are Advised To Present Any Of Your Choice Among This Two Option Of The Payment, On How You Want To Receive Your Fund, Either By WIRE TRANSFER OR IN CASH THROUGH OUR DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICES, AS YOUR INHERITANCE PAYMENT, So In Regards To The Transfer You Will Provide Any Of Your BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS For The Transfer Of Your Fund With Out Delay. Anyway, I Am Contacting You In Regards To The Instruction Given By United Nations, Please I Will Urge You To Try And Indicate On How You Want Your Fund To Be Released To You From The Two Options  Above.

Now your new Payment, United nations Approval No; UN5685P, White House Approved No: WH44CV, Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632 Password No: 339331, Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No: 103, Released Code No: 0763; Immediate Citibank Telex confirmation No: -1114433; Secret Code No: XXTN013, Having received these vital payment number, therefore You are qualified now to received and confirm Your payment with the United Nation immediately within the next 72hrs.

As a matter of fact, you are required to Deal and Communicate only with MR. ROBERT BISCHOFF, HEAD OF INTERNATIONAL REMMITTANCE CITIBANK, UNITED KINGDOM, with the help of monitory team from the CITIBANK OF NEW YORK which is our official remitting bank, Committee On Foreign Payment Matters in United Nations, has look up to make sure you receive your Fund. So contact: MR ROBERT BISCHOFF on his contact information, Direct Citibank Fax Number: +44 870 286 0893, Cell/mobile +44 702 401 5993 or cell/mobile +44 702 401 5993 Fax Number: +44 870 286 0893 Telephone Number: +44-702 403 7544, Email: rob_1139@hotmail.com, For immediate release of your contract/inheritance/Award Winning claim be informed that you are not allowed to correspond with any person or office anymore, you are required to send bellow information for your transfer.

1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) ADDRESS, CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY:
3) PERSONAL CELL PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE:
4) COMPANY NAME (IF ANY) POSITION AND ADDRESS:
5) BANK NAME:
6) BANK ADDRESS:
7) ACCOUNT NUMBER:
ROUTING NUMBER OR SWIFT CODE NO:
9) OCCUPATION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS:
10) COPY OF YOUR INT’L PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENSE:

Note: Your Personal Contact/Communication Code With Citibank Is (011), You Are Advised To Send Your Full Banking Information To The Citibank London, International Remittance Director Headed By Mr. Robert Bischoff And Make Sure You Speak With Him, With Your New Payment Code For The Release Of Your Payment And Send To Him All Your Banking Information Now.

Contact Person: Mr. Robert Bischoff
Position: Head Of International Remittance Citibank Of London.
Fax Number: +44 870 286 0893, +44 870 286 0893
Cell/Mobile, +44-702 403 7544 or Cell/Mobile +44-702 403 7544
Email: robertbischoff02@i12.com,

Chairman Committee On Foreign Contract And Inheritance fund Payment Notification from United Nations And USA Government.
Sir. Eric Ben.

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The story used here is a variation of a story which crops up quite regularly. It’s a “I’m sick with cancer and have a pile of money to give away”. Not forgetting,  “I am religious too”.

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From: Hoi Ngo 2006 <hao-uk@hn-ams.org>
Date: Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 7:58 PM
Subject: MY DEAR BELOVED,
To:

MY DEAR BELOVED,

Please read this slowly and carefully, as it may be one of the most important emails you ever get. I am Mrs.Lin Campolin from Greece. I was married to Late Randi Campolin.The CEO Veekrol Link Ltd London United Kingdom, a seasoned contractor in England. He died on Monday, 31 July, 2000 in Paris.

We were married for eleven years without a child.After his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home. When my late husband was alive, he deposited the sum of £5.3Million GBP in a bank in England,which is now wasting there. My Doctor told me that I would not last for the next three months due to cancer problem. Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to better the lives of the less privileged. I need honest and trust worthy individual that will utilize this money in accordance with my instruction.

I want the funds to be used in funding religious organisations,orphanages and less privileged propagating the word of God. I took this decision because I don’t have any child that will inherit thismoney and my husband relatives are very unkind to me and I don’t want my husbands hard earned money to be misused. I am not afraid of death hence I know here 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 course and I shall hold my peace. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Bank, for them to process the and transfer the funds to you.

For legitimacy, you will be issue you a letter of authority that will empower you as the original-beneficiary of this fund. I want you to always pray for me, Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for another individual for this same purpose. Waiting to hear from you.

EMAIL: mcampolin@yahoo.com

Thanks,
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Lin Campolin

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I would say most people would ask themselves”How did I win this?” and promptly reply asking for details. Of course, that is exactly what this so called “Senator” wants.

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From: ATM CARD OFFICE
Date: Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 2:36 AM
Subject: ATM 622
To:

Our Ref: FGN /SNT/STB
Your Ref:
Dear Beneficiary,
I am very glad to inform you that your email emerged as one of the lucky winners to receive this years award of a cash grant of the sum of $2 million.
In order for the winnings to be delivered to you without stress, we are glad to officially inform you that an ATM Card has been accredited in your favor.Your Personal identification Number is 622.
The ATM Card Value is $2 million.
You are advice to contact us for more information.

FULL NAME:
DELIVERY ADDRESS:
PHONE NUMBER
COUNTRY:
OCCUPATION:
SEX:
AGE:

As soon as we receive the requested information, we will instruct the
courier company to deliver the prize winnings to you.
Regards,
Senator Ashley Davids

Senator Ashley Davids, 419 Scam

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That’s the gist of this message.

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From: MR MARK DAVID
Date: Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 1:41 AM
Subject: PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL
To: undisclosed-recipients

From: MR MARK DAVID,
Department of Mineral Resources,
Republic of South Africa
Email:markdavid_7777@live.com
TEL;+27 74 132 8767

Hello Friend!

It is my great pleasure to write you this letter on behalf of my colleagues. Your information was given to me by a member of the South African Export Promotion Council (SAEPC) who was with the Government delegation on a trip to overseas country for bilateral conference talks to encourage foreign investors. I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in the execution of the deal hereunder for the benefit of all parties and hope you will keep it confidential because of the nature of this business.

Within the Department of Minerals & Energy where I work as a Director of Audit and Project Implementation and with the co-operation of three other top officials, we have in our possession an overdue payment in US Dollar funds. The said funds represent certain percentage of the total contract value executed on behalf of my Department by a foreign contracting firm, which we the officials over-invoiced to the amount of US$35,000,000.00 (Thirty Five Million US Dollars). Though the actual contract cost has been paid to the original contractor, leaving the excess balance unclaimed.

Since the present Government is determined to pay all foreign contractor debts owned in order to maintain good relationship with foreign governments and non-governmental agencies. We intend to include our bills for approvals with the Department of Finance and the Contracts Award and Payments Committee. So we are seeking your assistance to front as beneficiary of the unclaimed funds, since we are not allowed to operate foreign accounts. Details and change of beneficiary information upon application for claim to reflect payment and approvals will be secured on behalf of you/your company.

I have the authority of my partners involved to propose that should you be willing to assist us in this transaction your share as compensation will be so negotiated and agreed upon by both you and we on this side, before further details will change hands to enhance our primary objective. The mode of sharing after a successful transfer of the money into
your account, shall be 70% to my colleagues and I, for the role you will be expected to play in this deal, we have agreed to give you 25% of the total sum and 5% for the expenses we are going to encounter by the two parties at the course of this transaction.

The business is completely safe and secure, provided you treat it with utmost confidentiality. It does not matter whether you/your company does contract projects as a transfer of powers will be secured in favor of you/your company to settle any legality. Also, your area of specialization is not a hindrance to the successful execution of this transaction. I have reposed my confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint us.
HOWEVER, WHEN THE FUND IS TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT OVER THERE, I SHALL OBTAIN VISA AND TRAVEL WITH MY FAMILY OVER THERE FOR MY OWN SHARE OF THIS MONEY IN THIS REGARD,I WOULD LIKE YOU TO SEND ME THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS THROUGH THE EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW FOR SECURITY REASONS
YOU’RE NAME:
—————————–
YOU’RE OCCUPATION:
—————————–
YOU’RE ADDRESS:
—————————–
YOUR PRIVATE PHONE / FAX NUMBERS:

I expect your urgent response to enable us conclude this transaction urgently without any hitch. Kindly notify me via my Private email for further details upon your acceptance of this proposal.

Thanks for your co-operation.

Regards

MR MARK DAVID.
PRIVATE Email:markdavid_7777@live.com

Mark David, 419 Scam

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This one is also written in a totally neutral way. Make a claim about money to be had because somebody with your family name left some money somewhere. All you have to do then is quote the following:

(Name now withheld since this is our second letter to you)

It fits anyone who gets it. Easy isn’t it?

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From: Anthony Powell
Date: Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 8:45 AM
Subject: Another Notice.
To: antony.powa1l@hotmall.com

THIS IS FOR YOUR ATTENTION.

We wish to notify you again that you were listed as a beneficiary to the total sum of 10,600,000.00GBP (Ten Million Six Hundred Thousand British Pounds) in the codicil and last testament of the deceased.
(Name now withheld since this is our second letter to you). We contacted you because you bear the surname identity and therefore can present you as the beneficiary to the inheritance.

We therefore reckoned that you could receive these funds as you are qualified by your name identity.
All the legal papers will be processed in your acceptance. In your acceptance of this deal, we request that you kindly forward to us your letter of acceptance; your current telephone and fax numbers and a forwarding address to enable us file necessary documents at our high court probate division for the release of this sum of money.

Please contact me for futher details

Yours Faithfully,
Anthony Powell.

Anthony Powell, 419 scam

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r. Shamsudeen Usman has been posted here before. Just click search for Usman and you will find a couple of examples.

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Professor Souldo, the boss of the Nigerian Central Bank, writes a
personal message to me? Highly unlikely, I would say.

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From: Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
Date: Sep 5, 2008 2:17 AM
Subject: YOUR PART PAYMENT BY ATM CARD IS READY
To:

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA, (C.B.N)
38 BROAD STREET, TINUBU SQUARE.
PHONE: +234 705 801 9117

ATTN: BENEFICIARY/CONTRACTOR/AWARD WINNER

YOUR PARTICULARS WAS MENTIONED IN OUR JUST CONCLUDED THIRD QUARTER
DEBT SETTLEMENT GENERAL MEETING. A PART PAYMENT OF $150.000 (ONE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) WAS APPROVED ON YOUR
NAME. THIS PAYMENT HAVE BEEN PROGRAMMED INTO AN AUTOMATED TELLER
MACHINE (ATM CARD) POWERED BY VISA AND WILL BE MAILED TO YOUR ADDRESS
BY COURIER SERVICE.

YOU ARE IMMEDIATELY REQUIRED TO RE-CONFIRM AND FORWARD TO MY DESK THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION’S:

1. YOUR REQUIRED NAME TO BE PRINTED ON YOUR ATM CARD:
2. YOUR PRESENT RESIDENT MAILING ADDRESS (NOT P.O BOX):
3. YOUR PERSONAL AND REACHABLE PHONE NUMBER:

WE ARE SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCIES THE DELAY OF YOUR PAYMENT MIGHT
HAVE CAUSED YOU.

YOURS SINCERELY,
PROF. CHUKWUMA SOLUDO
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (C.B.N)

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The strange thing about this tale is that Moyo, says he is from Zimbabwe, yet he is a refugee in Ghana. Normally refugees from Zimbabwe go to South Africa or Botswana.

In my view, this fellow is not a Zimbabwean. He’s is just using the crazy political situation in Zimbabwe to make up a “poor boy” story.

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From: moyo mudada
Date: Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 9:34 AM
Subject: hello
To:

Sir,

My names is Moyo Mudada. I am 19 years old,the only surviving son of my father, Mr Wilfred Mudada,a native of Harere Zimbabwe.You may be wondering why I choose to contact you,I am contacting you in absolute confidence,primarily seeking for your assistance to help me clear my late father two consignment boxes with family valuables amounting to Eleven million US dollars,here in Accra Ghana, which my father deposited with a Security Company.

My father was one of the leaders of a member opposition Movement for Democratic Change of Zimbabwe. During the crises there in my country between my father political party and that of Mugabe,My father was shot,and before they could take him to hospital he died.I have to travel to Ghana to take refugee.

Now i am in the Ghana Refugee Camp,suffering without any material, moral or financial assistance,not even a relation to live with.My only hope of surviver now lies on the two consignment boxes that are with the Security Company.

The Security Company would not allow me recover my father consignment boxes,except that i get a foreign beneficiary,which my father had earlier agreed with
them.That is why,i am looking for a trust worthy partner.

I am soliciting your assistance to help me clear and receive the two consignment boxes from the Security Company. So that you can take 30% of the the total amount for helping me to clear the boxes,and you will help me invest the remaining 70%,and also prepare documents to take me to your country,so that i can achieve my educational dreams. All the legal documents,which the boxes were deposited are right here with me. I was sent on an errand to buy broom for sweeping, and i decide to go into a business centre to mail you.

Sir,i hope to hear from you through my thesame email moyomudada@hotmail.com

Thank you and God bless you.
Moyo Mudada

Moyo Mudada, Ghana, Zimbabwe

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