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Learn how the 419 and Lottery Scams works
The Internet has brought a whole host of new products and services in to our world. It has also enables us to contact people and friends almost instantly.
Unfortunately all of the innovations which we like to use are also used by unscrupulous people who make a living out of cheating us out of our money.
It is important that ordinary people over the world are able to recognise these messages and how the scams work. Armed with this kind of knowledge you do not fall for these stories.
All of the e-mails posted here are fraudulent or scam e-mails. If you get one, delete it. Believe me, it’s not worth the trouble answering it.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Michael Holdcroft
18. April 2008
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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.
Here’s a popular story which is used often used by the African crooks. Andreas Schranner, who died in the Concorde crash in Paris, is the person who allegedly left some money in an account in, yes you guessed it, in OUAGADOUGOU!
Needless to say the story about abandoned money is not true.
———- Forwarded message ———- From: adamu luku <adamu25@hotmail.fr> Date: Dec 29, 2007 5:18 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.
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
This message was sent in from a German reader yesterday. It’s the same as a notification I got in April: http://www.crime-online.info/blog/2007/04/lottery-scam-camelot-is-back-again.html
They have changed it a bit, but it’s basically the same text. —–Ursprüngliche Nachricht—– Von: UK National Lottery Award Department [mailto:notice@national-lottery.co.uk] Gesendet: Dienstag, 13. November 2007 14:24 An: undisclosed-recipients: Betreff: REF Nº: UKL/74-A0802742007
The Camelot Group,: Operators of The National Lottery. 3b Olympic Way, Sefton Business Park, Aintree, Liverpool , L30 1RDa
REF Nº: UKL/74-A0802742007 BATCH Nº: 2007UKL-01
YOUR AWARD NOTIFICATION FOR NOVEMBER 2007
The United Kingdom National Lottery wishes to inform you that the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program by Great Britain held on 12th of November, 2007. Your email account have been picked as a winner of a lump sum pay out of Eight hundred and nintey-one thousand, nine hundred and thirty-four Great Britain pounds (£891,934.00 pounds sterlings) in cash credited to file REF NO. REF: UKL/74-A0802742007. This is from total prize money of GBP £4,459,670.00 shared among the FIVE (5) international winners in this category. All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web through computer balloting system drawn from over 100,000 names database,union associations and corporate bodies that are listed online.This promotion is this year’s United Kingdom National Lottery BONANZA FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER.
To begin your claim, please contact your claims agent:
Mr Anthony Flower Email: Uknlclaims.dept@yahoo.co.uk Tel: +44-704-572-2836 +44-701-114-1167
He will brief you on steps to be taken for due processing and remittance of your prize money.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Angelina Ashton Online Coordinator, CAMELOT GROUP, Operator of The National Lottery. N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the Winners will result to disqualification.
*IMPORTANT* FILL OUT THIS WINNERS VERIFICATION FORM BELOW: Carefully fill in the appropriate information in the space provided below for record purposes to facilitate our immediate commencement of your claims process.
*Name of Beneficiary: *Address: *City/State: *Nationality: *Sex: *Email Address: *Tel: *Occupation: *Next of Kin: *Age: *Winning Details:
OFFICE USE ONLY Verified by:________________ Confirmed by: ________________ CLAIMS AGENTS SIGNATURE:________________
A few days ago I got a Message from Sam Odogwu using the exact same message as this one which came today.
Seeing they both call themselves Sam, I think it’s pretty likely that they are one and the same person.
———- Forwarded message ———- From: sam mobosa <s_mobosa@yahoo.co.in> Date: 13.11.2007 10:01 Subject: I am standing on Malachi 3:10 To: iesuchristi@hotmail.com
Dearest in the Lord, Email:eldersammobosa@myway.com
Greeting in the name of the lord. How are you doing today and most especially the Ministry? I hope all is well with you in Jesus Name. Amen. I am standing on Malachi 3:10
My name is Elder Sam Mobosa I am a born again Christian, The lord has laid it on my heart to be in covenants with him, and in so doing, be a blessing to his house and to other charity organization through my finances. Great!!! Oiou
He said I should support six churches, which I have pair up in twos came across your ministry through Internet when I was doing some church research, I prayed over your and your church And he directed me to go ahead supporting your Ministry. I deposited the sum of USD10.5M with a Bank in London hoping to use this fund for political activities, but I have decided to support and propagating the good gospel of the Lord with 80% of this total sum, Please endeavor to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning this issue. Once the funds have been transferred to your nominated bank account the money should be shared thus as specified by God.
(1) US$10Million for the church project and other pressing needs of the church likes TV ministry.
(2) US$5Million for the needy and the less privileged ones in the church and for the pastors’ welfare.
The above break down is for your church. If this is right, kindly send me a name and address of which the draft will be made out to ASAP.Also make available a church and direct telephone number to reach and keep in contact with you from time to time. I will like to inform you that the fund will be made available to the church as soon as you provide the name.and I also pray that the Lord refreshes you. Isaiah 40: 29-31
Please fill the following informations: 1. Full Names:……………… 2. Full Contact Address:…………. 3. Phone/Fax Numbers:………. 4. Country and State of Origin:………. 5. Occupation:…………. 6. Company Name:……… 7. Position Held:……. 8. Age:………
Here is my email Information if you wish to contact me immediately for details Email: eldersammobosa@myway.com
Thanks and God bless. Yours in Christ, Elder SAM MOBOSA
Miss Jean is looking for a Mugu. Make sure you’re not it.
———- Forwarded message ———- From: jean martins Date: 01.11.2007 14:47 Subject: Good morning, To: jean_martinsa1444@yahoo.com
Good morning,
I sincerely contact you because I need your assistance to help me in what belongs to me. I am Miss jean martins., the only daughter of Mr & Mrs Williams. My father was a highly reputable (cocoa merchant) in Ivory Coast . It was sad that he was poisoned and passed away mysteriously in France during his business trip.
His sudden death was linked by an uncle who travelled with him. My mother died when I was 2 years old. My father took me so special before he made the trip. He called me and explained to me the reason why he made the trip. He also told me that he deposited a trunk box contain twelve million seven hundred thousand (U S) dollars ($ 20.700 000) in a security company here in Ivory Coast.
He told me that the money is for investment purpose. He also told me that the security company did not know the contains of the box as money but as family value for security purpose. He gave me the certificate deposit of the box & other vital documents before his death. I want to use the opportunity to let you know that l went to the security company to establish the ownership of the consignment box. Now l need your assistance to clam the consignment box to enable us to have access to the money for investment as it was my late father’s aim before his death. I am here by seeking for your help as follows:
This is the same text that Billy Wood sent some days ago. Even the “three kids, two dogs and wife” are the same!
———- Forwarded message ———- From: EMPLOYMENT OFFER Date: Oct 24, 2007 8:09 PM Subject: EMPLOYMENT! EMPLOYMENT!! EMPLOYMENT!!!.. To: “employment_offer@orangemail.es”
SIMON SMITH ART AND CRAFT WORKS.
53 Langhorne Road, Leytonstone, E11 4HL, United Kingdom.
Mobile: 447024068845 or 447031908923
My name is Mr. Simon Smith, I am an Artist and a consultant. I live in UK, with my three kids and two of my dogs and my wife. It is definitely a full house and I have been doing Artworks ever since I was young. That made me heard about 18 years experience in the profession. I have a major in Art in high school and took a few College Art Courses. Most of my works are done in either pencil or airbrush mixed with color pencils, which I have recently added to make my work more presentable to world. I design and create artwork on the computer too. I have been selling my artworks for the past 4 years and have had my work featured on trading cards, prints, dallies, magazines and others. I have sold my artworks in galleries and to private collectors from all over the world. I am always facing serious difficulties when it comes to selling my art works to Americans and British’s and people in some other countries of the world, they are always offering to pay with a US MONEY ORDER or CHEQUE and Other Forms of Negotiable Instruments, which is difficult to be cashed here in UK.
I am looking for a representative in the STATE or UK and other countries of the World who will be working for me as a per time worker and I will be willing to pay the person 15% for every transaction, which wouldn’t affect your present state of work. I mean someone who would help me receive payments from my customers. I need a person who is responsible, reliable and trustworthy. Because the cost of coming to the state and getting payments is very expensive for me and I am working on setting up a branch in some countries soon, so for now I need a representative in some countries who will be handling the payment aspect for me This payments will becoming from my clients and your name and address will be effected on any of the negotiable instruments my clients are paying you with. So all you need to do is to cash the PAYMENTS, deduct the said percentage and send the balance of the money back to us through Western Union Money Transfer or Money Gram to any place I will have to instruct you. But the problem I have is Trust and Honesty, but I have my way of getting anyone that gets away with our money, I will contact the FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONS (FBI) branch in Washington to get that person tracked down before the next 48hours. These payments from my clients will be sent to you through FEDEX or UPS. If you are interested, please get back to me as soon as possible with the information’s below
———- Forwarded message ———- From: Mr Igor Ivanov <igor82ivanov@yahoo.pl> Date: Oct 19, 2007 9:11 PM Subject: Business Offer From Yukos Company To: undisclosed-recipients
ear Friend,
How are you?
My name is Igor Ivanov i represent Mr. Mikhail Khordokovsky the former C.E.O of Yukos Oil Company in Russia. I have a very sensitive and confidential brief from this top (oligarch) to ask for your partnership in re-profiling funds for us.
I will give the details, but in summary, the funds are coming via Bank Menatep. This is a legitimate transaction. You will be paid 10% for your “Management Fees”. If you are interested, please write back by mail and provide me with your confidential telephone number, fax number and email address and I will provide further details and instructions.
Please keep this confidential; we can’t afford more political problems. Finally, please note that this must be concluded within two weeks. Your area of trade or specialization is not an hindrance to the successful execution of this transaction. I have reposed my confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint me. I wait in anticipation for your reply.Contact email igor27ivan@yahoo.pl please visit the following sites.
I got the same message today (number 3 to date) using the same text. Only the e-mail address was different agent_office@woh.rr.com. Do you have one with a different address to the ones I received?
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