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The eradication of poverty in Africa is certainly a noble cause. But, ….

I am sure that most people don’t see that when they read this e-mail. The 25 million USD hits you in the eye, even before you get to the “facilitate eradication of poverty in Africa” part.

Just reading this e-mail, shows that African crooks often do have a good vocabulary – facilitate and tantamount are not words you see in every day language.

One small point shows that crooks don’t often think things through, or maybe they are targeting the US market, in the EU the currency is Euros and not Dollars.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: European Social Fund <eusocialfund15@me.com>
Date: 2009/2/20
Subject: EU AND UNO Developmental Projects.
To: recipients <Undisclosed>

European Union Social Fund.
Nussbaumstrasse 49, CH-3003 Bern, Switzerland
PHONE NUMBER: +41 796 475491

You have been chosen by the European Union Social Fund in conjunction with United Nations Organization as a recipient of $25,000.000.00 (twenty five million US dollars) Social Fund to facilitate eradication of poverty in Africa.

Beneficiaries of this fund are hereby directed to embark on grass root developmental projects in Africa which will enhance their standard of living. Your acknowledgment of this mail is tantamount to acceptance of this voluntary humanitarian assistance.

Yours faithfully.
Schmid Merez.

Although this fellow says he got the money through a crude oil deal, it doesn’t really matter. As usual, the Africans are using a story which could have a little credability to lull people into thinking this could be real.

It’s not.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Captain kelvin cole
Date: 17 Dec 2008 18:42
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL
To: recipients

Dear Sir/Madam,

My Name is captain Kelvin Cole with the United States troop in Iraq,on war against terrorism.

Based on the United States legislative and executive decision for withdrawing troops from Iraq after this present American election which president obama won,I have been deployed to come and work in your country’s military base soonest.

Our mission is to help beef up terrorist targeted states,mostly the United states and the European Union on the war against terrorism.

I want to inform you that I have in my possession the sum of $16.2 million USD. which i got from crude oil deal here in Iraq.

I deposited this money with a red cross agent informing him that we are making contact for the real owner of the money.It is under my power to approve whoever comes forth for this money.

I want to invest the money in your country as soon as I am deployed into your country for a good bussines, anyway you will advice me on that since I am not a business person. I want to move this money to your destination where you will receive it as the beneficiary,so I need someone I could trust.

If you accept,I will transfer the money to where you will be the beneficiary because I am a uniformed person and I cannot be parading such an amount so I need to present someone as the beneficiary.

I am American and an intelligence officer for that so I have a means of transferring the money through diplomatic courier service .I just need your acceptance and all is done.

Please if you are interested in this transaction I will give to you the complete details you need for us to carry out this transaction successfully.I decided to find someone that is real and not imaginary so that I can be sure that the person is real.

I believe I can trust you. where we are now,we can only communicate through our military communication facilities which is secured so nobody can monitor our emails,then I can explain in details to you.I will only reach you through email.I just have to be sure whom I am dealing with.

If you are interested please send me your personal mobile number so I can call you for further enquiries when I am out of our military network.

I await for your contact details so we can go on.In less than 5days the money should have been noted on your custody and I will come over for my money and to invest it in a business together with you.I will give to you 30% of the sum and 70% is for me.I hope I am been fair on this deal.

Get back to me with your full information:

YOUR FULL NAME………
YOUR FULL ADDRESS………………..
A SCAN COPY OF YOUR DRIVERS LICENCE/ INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT
YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER………
NEAREST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT……

Regards,
Cpt Kelvin Cole.

Why would an employee of the Foundation De France use the private e-mail address of someone called “Hassan Riaz” to send this message?