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This one is not a plane crash, but an earthquake.

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From: Mr Ahmed M.Tanko <mrahmedmm@orange.net>
Date: Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 9:59 AM
Subject: REPLY FAST IF YOU ARE INTERESTED.
To: mrahmedmm@orange.net

From: Mr Ahmed Mao. Tanko
Bills & Exchange Manager
Bank of Africa (BOA)
TEL 226 78 12 12 77 .
Burkina faso West Africa.
 
                                                     Compliment of the season,
Good day and how are you doing with your family? Hope fine. Please let this message do not be a surprise to you because i got your contact information and lay all the trust in you before i decided to disclose this confidential and successful transaction to you.
 
I am contacting you in regards to a business transfer of a huge sum of money from a deceased account. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day. I decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction.
 
PROPOSITION;
 
I discovered an abandoned sum of $9M(NINE Million United states Dollars) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers who died along with his entire family in Algeria Earthquake on 23 may 2003. Since his death,none of his next-of-kin or relations has come forward to lay claims to this money as the heir.The bank cannot release the fund from his account unless someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines.
 Upon this discovery, I now seek your permission to have you stand as a next of kin to the deceased as all documentations will be carefully worked out for the funds $9M (NINE Million United states Dollars) to be released in your favour as the beneficiary’s next of kin.It may interest you to note that i have secured from the probate an order of madamus to locate any of deceased beneficiaries. Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of my mutual business endeavour by furnishing me with the followings:
 
1. Your Full Names and Address.
2. Direct Telephone and Fax numbers.
 
These requirements will enable me file a letter of claim to the appropriate departments for necessary approvals in your favour before the transfer can be made.I shall be compensating you with 45% on final conclusion of this project, while the rest shall be mine. Your share stays with you while the rest of mine shall be for investment purposes in your country. If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the trust i have bestowed in you, I awaits your urgent email reply to proceed .

Regards,
Mr Ahmed Mao.Tanko

Tags: 419Scam, Money Transfer Scam, Ahmed M.Tanko

That’s a great phrase, “re-profiling funds”.

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From: <busi6@netbusiness.com>
Date: Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 9:33 AM
Subject: sipo
To: info@likar.info

From: Engr.Michaael sipo
Director of Projects
Department of Sport and Recreation
Pretoria

ATTENTION: Sir/Madam

I write, asking for your indulgence in re-profiling funds to tune of Twelve Million, Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$12.8m), which we want to keep safely overseas under your supervision.

In other words, we would like you to receive the said funds on our behalf. The Funds were derived over time from a project awarded to a foreign firm by my Department, and presently the actual contract cost have been paid to the original project executors, leaving the balance in the tune of the said amount which we have in principle obtained approval to remit overseas.

Kindly pardon the use of a medium informal as this for reaching out to you to make a request of great importance to us.

Currently, I work as a Director of Projects at The Department of Sport and Recreation here in Pretoria.

I have the authority and approval of my partners involved in this transaction to negotiate a suitable compensation for your participation and I propose 22.2 percent, while we also propose that we receive 46.6 percent and 31.2 percent be earmarked for purposes of taxation.

This endeavour has a minimal risk factor on your part provided you treat it with the utmost discretion. You are advised to reach me through email for further clarifications.

I am available for further clarification via alternative email:
michaelsipo00@gmail.com

I kindly wait to hear from you.

Yours Sincerely,
Engr.Michael Sipo

This story has been used several times during the last couple of weeks. Although on this one the crooks did spend some time to rewrite it.

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From: Edna Yeo <yeo_edna@voila.fr>
Date: 02.12.2007 22:17
Subject: PLEASE RESPOND URGENTLY!!!
To: yeo_edna@voila.fr

Dear,

I know what I am about telling you might put you at the edge of your sit but quite frankly, I have no other person that I can readily confide in this dificulty that has befallen me for quite sometime but you since I saw your profile on the website, I just couldn’t let go. I feel that I could confide in you so that you could help me out of it.

I do not know exactly how to begin. However, I do know that the only way to begin is to begin. My father died last year as a result of the conspiracy of his associates who got him poisoned in one of their business outings. Before my father’s sudden death, he was influentially wealthy as a cocoa merchant here in Cote d’Ivoire and excelled in all his endeavours. This brought the jealousy of his associates who felt very unsecured by his affluence that he would monopolise their business one day with his money. The result of this jealousy was the eventual elimination of my dad through poison. I was at the University of Cape Coast then when I got the news of my father’s ailment hence rushed back home to meet him up at the hospital. It was at the hospital that he told me about the fund $17.5m which he deposited with a bank here in Abidjan and craved my indulgence to look for a foreign partner who I can trust to help me get it transferred and invest it accordingly since he could not trust our local people here anymore.

Since his sudden demise, I have tried the much I can to have access to the fund to no avail since I was told by the bank that based on the agreement of deposit, I cannot have access to the fund kept in a suspense account umless I have a foreign partner with me. This is where you come in. My father deposited the said fund with the intent to have it transferred overseas for foreign investment which he could not live to actualise. Now, that I am the next of kin to the fund and the only child, it becomes incumbent on me to make proper use of the fund but the most paramount thing at this moment, is to complete my education while you invest the fund pending my graduation from the university.

As soon as you signify your interest to help me get this fund transferred, I shall forward you with the bank contact details so that you would contact them immediately. Be assured that all the necessary arrangement to have the fund transferred hitch-freely would be put in place here hence will pose no difficulty.

Immediately, the fund is confirmed in your account, you are to work out modalities to have me come over immediately to your country and complete my education.
PLEASE REPLY TO: ed_yeo2@yahoo.com

Awaiting your urgent response, I remain

Edna

This message is one of those which crops up quite often. It usually is the same story with names and localities changed.

One thing I can certainly say is, the person who sent it is not filled with Christian “love thy neighbor” kind of feelings.

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From: Mrs Monica Tema <mrstema1104@hotmail.fr>
Date: Oct 19, 2007 4:19 PM
Subject: DONATION FOR THE LORD
To:

 
DONATION FOR THE LORD
From: Mrs. Monica Tema
 
PLEASE ENDEAVOUR TO USE IT FOR THE CHILDREN OF GOD.I am the above name person from Sierra-Leone. I am married to Dr Ebenezer Tema who worked with Sierra Leonian Embassy in South Africa for nine years before he died in the year 2001. 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 Christians and we lived happilly. Since his death, I decided not to re-marry.
 When my late husband was alive he secured $15Million (Fifteen Million U.S. Dollars) with financial institution here in Cote D’Ivoire. Presently, this money is still with the financial institution. Recently, my Doctor told me that from all the test conducted on my health, I am not going to last long, expecially, due to my cancer and stroke. But what disturbs me most now is stroke.
 Having known my condition, I decided to donate this fund to churches or Christian individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct. I want a church or individual that will use this money to fund churches, Orphanages and Widows. Also, the propagation of the work of God, building and maintaining the house of God through this money, is very important.
 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. I don?t want my husband’s hard earned money to be misused by unbelievers, for their own selfish interest and in an ungodly manner. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am going to be in the bossom 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, and because of the presence of my husband’s relatives around me sometimes. I don’t want them to know about this development, but I know that With God all things are possible.
 As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Financial institution in Ivory coast. I will also give you all information regarding the deposit of this money. I will also issue you a letter of authority that will empower you as the original- beneficiary of this fund. I want you and your church to always pray for me because God work in misterious ways. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian. Who ever that wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and truth. Please always be prayerful all through your life.
 Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for a church or christian individual for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. Hoping to hear from you soon.
 Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.
 Yours in Christ,
Mrs Monica Tema

The phony christian e-mails are the worst of the pack. Christians and christian communities are top targets. Why? Simply because they believe you should love your neighbour and help people in need. Believing they are indeed helping someone in need, they fall for the scam.

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From: Mrs Monica Tema <mrsmonicatemai@atlas.sk>
Date: Feb 8, 2007 11:49 AM
Subject: DONATION FOR THE LORD
To: undisclosed-recipients