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Originally this was a colourful HTML email in blue and red.

The African crooks like using non-profit organisations like International Awareness as a front for their scam or fraudulent messages. I wonder if this will show up as much as Fondation de France has?

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Benjamin Lassiter <lassiter.ben@gmail.com>
Date: 2008/10/20
Subject: CALL REV SUNTO JUDE FOR YOUR WINNING SUM
To:

THE INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS
FROM DR  BENJAMIN  LASSITER
PROMOTION MANAGER
PROMOTION DEPARTMENT UNITED KINGDOM LOTTERY.
22 GARDEN CLOSE, STAMFORD, LINCS, PE9 2YP LONDON,
UNITED KINGDOM.
Attention winner you are advice to call 00 44 703 187 0287 after reading this text
!!!CONGRATULATION YOU ARE A WINNER!!!.
The Board of Directors, members of staff and the International Awareness Promotion Department, wishes to congratulate you on your success as the STAR PRIZE WINNER in this years’ International Awareness Promotion (IAP) held on 16th  October, 2008, in London, England.
This makes you the proud winner  of cash prize of £450,000.00 GBP (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great British pounds).
The selection process was carried out through random selection in our Computerized Email Selection System (C.E.S.S.) from a database of over  a million email addresses from the world wide web. Each email address was attached to a ticket number and your email address with ticket number: 5647600545188 and serial number: IAWP/556543450906 was randomly selected as the star prize winner amongst other consolation prize winners.

For you to claim your winning sum, kindly fill the verification form below and send it to the Claims Manager,  of our claims department through email, stating your receipt of this notification. He has been mandated to offer you assistance and facilitate the urgent payment of your winning sum.

Claims Manager:
Claims Department
Rev Sunto Jude
(revsuntojude2008@yahoo.com)
Tel : 00 44 703 187 0287

VERIFICATION FORM:

1.) FULL NAME:
2.) AGE:
3.) SEX:
4.) ADDRESS:
5.) ZIP/POSTAL CODE:
6.) STATE/PROVINCE:
7.) COUNTRY:
8.) PHONE…………             FAX:  ……………………
9.) OCCUPATION/POSITION:
10.) COMPANY:
11.) EMAIL ADDRESS:
12.) TICKET NUMBER:
13.) SERIAL NUMBER:
14) WINNING SUM:

On behalf of the Board of Directors, members of staff and the International Awareness Promotion , congratulations once again

Call Rev  Sunto Jude after you have seen this email for futher details
Sincerely,

DR   BENJAMIN  LASSITER ( PROMOTION MANAGER )

INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTION
COPYRIGHT ©2008. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Tags: 16th October, Consolation Prize, Dr Benjamin, Fondation De France, Gmail, Html Email, International Awareness, Lassiter, Lottery Scam, Manager Promotion, Non Profit Organisations, Promotion Department, Promotion Manager, Proud Winner, Random Selection, Selection System, Stamford Lincs, Star Prize, Sunto, Ticket Number

Here’s another example of using a name with a high trust value for a bogus lottery.

To tell the truth it’s ridiculous using the United Nations for a lottery scam e-mail. it just goes to show that some of these crooks are not that intelligent.

But, I am sure some people will fall for it.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: UNITED NATIONS! <a7×1509@aol.com>
Date: Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 5:02 AM
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!
To: undisclosed-recipients

United Nations Humanitarian Awards Center.
United Nations Plaza,
First Avenue at 46th Street
Manhattan - NY
10017
20/09/2008.

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of Six Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds(GBP 600,000) for the month of September, 2008 Prize Promotion which is Organized by United Nations Organization (UN).Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Center. Award must be claimed not later than 30 days from date of Draw Notification,any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited. The data Stated below are your identification numbers:

BATCH NUMBER: BT-4478474121P
REFERENCE NUMBER: IPL/4249859609/WP1
Security Number: Z-90237-Y67/U4 (keep it personal)

These numbers fell within our England Location file, you are requested to contact our fiduciary agent in London,fill the form below and send to him,including your winning identification numbers;

Agent Name: Mr. Peter Anderson
E-Mail: agent.peter01@gmail.com
Tel: +447024058180

You are advised to send the following information to your Claims Agent to facilitate the release of your fund to you.

First name…………………..
Last Name……………………
Country……………………..
Contact Address………………
Telephone Number……………..
Fax Number…………………..
Marital Status……………….
Occupation…………………..
Date of birth………………..
Sex…………………………

Congratulations!! once again.
Yours in service,
Dr. (Mrs.) Gladys Shawn

Tags: 46th Street, Awards Center, Batch Number, Birth Sex, E Mail, England Location, Fiduciary Agent, Gmail, Humanitarian Awards, Lottery Scam, Mail Agent, Manhattan Ny, Number Bt, Peter Anderson, Prize Promotion, Settlement Center, Trust Value, Undisclosed Recipients, United Nations, United Nations Organization, United Nations Plaza

This one is obviously targeting people wanting to live and work in the USA. They want to profit from bogus fees which they are asking for.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: U.S Department of State <americanvisa.state.gov@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 12:25 PM
Subject: American 2009 Green Card Program
To:

 
Department of State
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Kentucky Consular Center(KCC)
3505 North Highway 25W
Williamsburg KY,40768 U.S.A. 
                  
 
Here attached is the success notification letter on your success in the AMERICAN DIVERSITY VISA PROGRAM for fiscal year 2009.Kindly adhere to the instructions herein contained.
 
 
Thank you.
 
Reginald Caldwell,
Diversity Visa Lottery Coordinator,
Bureau of Consular Affairs,
U.S Department of State

Here’s the letter with details. ( Note the fee they are asking for)

Department of State

Bureau of Consular Affairs
Kentucky Consular Center (KCC)
3505 North Highway 25W
Williamsburg KY,40768 U.S.A. 

AMERICAN DV2009 VISA LOTTERY PROGRAM WINNER:CASE NUMBER 2008AES 00023472

Congratulations! You are among those randomly selected and registered for further consideration in the DV-2009 diversity immigrant program for fiscal year 2009.

This success notification letter on your success in DV2009  has been sent to you via e-mail owing to failed attempts at getting your response after the normal letter by post was sent. We are assuming that the letter has been lost en transit hence this as the last resort.
 
Indicate your interest or otherwise to this notification by getting in touch with your Processing Correspondent Mr. Larry Gates through his e-mail dv.program1@usa.com with the following:
 

1. Your CURRENT contact address (Re-confirm for record purposes),
2. SCANNED copies of your RECENT passport photograph ,

3.Telephone number,

4. Marital status.
  
Note that the passport photograph must be taken within the last six months, and must be 35mmsq or 2 inches by 2 inches. You can also provide the passport photographs of your spouse and other dependents. Your case number is 2008AES00023472.

Further get in touch with the Clearance Officer Mr. Hutton Clements through his e-mail dv.clearance@usa.com for instructions on how to pay the $1,189.67processing fee.(Payment is made strictly through Money gram).The payment of the fee ensures that your file is cleared for processing.
    
At the completion of the processing of your file(which shall be after the above requirements have been provided),you shall be provided with your Visa Lottery Acknowledgment Card with which you may then contact our Embassy for the issuance of your Green Card proper.
 
Note that this country’s  Code of Conduct and Constitution Vol.176/866:Act 690SN guiding all immigration, and Green Card permit Agencies, dictates that 10 days after the dispatch of this e-mail, that all such notified winners who fail to comply to the provisions herein contained, shall lose the opportunity.
 
Thank you.
 
Reginald Caldwell,
Diversity Visa Lottery Coordinator,
Bureau of Consular Affairs,
U.S Department of State.

Tags: 419scam, green card scam, Reginald Caldwell

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huh? Did I miss out on something?

Seeing this is a reminder, I wonder how many people actually respond to this e-mail. I should imagine that some people would actually believe they failed to get previous messages.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Arie <as424055@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 1:58 PM
Subject: Appropriate Mail2
To:

Good day,

I may have to trouble your sense of personal achievement and reward for an opportunity properly taken advantage of.I wish to notify you again
that you were listed as a beneficiary to the total sum of US$21, 000, 000.00 (Twenty One Million United States Dollars Only) in the intent of the deceased
(name now withheld since this is our second letter to you).

We contacted you because we trust you and therefore we can present you as the beneficiary to this inheritance funds since there is no written
will from our late client.

Our legal services aim to provide you with a complete service as we are prepared to provide you with all the documents required by
the holding security company to enable them release this inheritance funds to you as the Next of Kin.

All the papers work required will be processed in your acceptance of this deal as we are prepared to offer you 40%, 50% for us,
while 10% should be given to any Orphanage home in your  country.

We request that you kindly forward to us your letter of acceptance.

Your prompt response is highly imperative.

Yours sincerely,

Arie Sonius

Tags: 419scam, Arie Sonius

Tags: Advantage, Arie, Beneficiary, Complete Service, Deceased Name, E Mail, Friendly Reminder, Gmail, How Many People, Inheritance, Letter Of Acceptance, Lt, Mail2, One Million, Opportunity, Orphanage Home, Personal Achievement, Security Company, Sun Aug, United States Dollars

Yes, the Africans like to use names of African celebrities for this kind of scam message. Charles Soludo is just a very prominent person in Nigeria.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Prof Charles C.Soludo <cbnbanking.org.ng@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, May 17, 2008 at 6:03 AM
Subject: (OFFICIAL NOTICE) IMMEDIATE PAYMENT APPROVAL NOTIFICATION HYELNCOBKU
To: undisclosed-recipients

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
GARKI ABUJA NIGERIA
OUR REF:CBN/IRD/CBX/022/07
ATM SWIFT CARD DEPARTMENT.
DIRECT LINE: +234-8079-673-888
Email:cbnbanking_governorng@ubbi.com

Attention Sir/Madam,

Compliments of the season and God’s blessings from Prof Charles C Soludo, Executive Governor Central Bank ofNigeria.
I was instructed to contact you in this office from the office of the presidency federal republic of Nigeria based on your contract/inheritance next of kin payment that is now awarded/approved and released by the president of Nigeria Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’Adua.

You are officially informed that your name was discovered as one of the foreign beneficiaries that has not yet received their contract/inheritance fund due for payment.

Now you are advised to respond immediately you receive this important notice to enable immediate processing of your payment which will come to you through ATM CARD PAYMENT. That is the latest instruction from the president. Again, it is my duty to notify you that the total sum of your fund to be loaded in Atm card payment is the total sum of $8,300,000.00 (Eight Million Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only).

For more details, Contact me on my Direct Email and Call my direct telephone number on:Tel:+234-8079673888.Email:cbnbanking_governorng@ubbi.com

Note that your earlier response to this important notice will enable us to give you the details of your payment.

Get back to me with the following information given below:

Full Name……….

Contact Address…

Direct Telephone Number…..

Age/Occupation And marital Status…

Thanks,

Prof Charles C Soludo
Executive Governor Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
Code of Conduct: 0787
Tel:+234-8079673888

Tags: 419Scam, Advance Fee Fraud, Charles Soludo, Central Bank of Nigeria

Tags: Abuja Nigeria, Alhaji, Approval Notification, Atm Card, Bank Of Nigeria, Central Bank Of Nigeria, Charles C Soludo, Charles Soludo, Compliments Of The Season, Direct Email, E Mail, Federal Republic Of Nigeria, Gmail, Inheritance, Office Of The Presidency, Payment Approval, President Of Nigeria, Prof Charles, Republic Of Nigeria, Umaru, Undisclosed Recipients

Sent in by one of our German readers

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Von: euroaward euroaward [mailto:euroaward1977@web.de]
Gesendet: Samstag, 17. Mai 2008 17:14
An: euroaward1977@web.de
Betreff: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION.

Ref: ES/9420X/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 17th,May 2008 from the EuroMillions International Lottery. Your e-mail was attached to ticket number 1110008342, serial number 6028808.Your Email have won the Sum of  787.000.00(Seven Hundred And Eighty Seven Thousand Euros.)

lucky numbers: (1) (4) (16) (37) (39) (40)( bonus no.35)

Send the below information to  Assigned Claim Agent.

ZURICH SECURITY COMPANY S.A
Mr Don Mac Lupez
Email:  infosecuritycompanyspain@gmail.com

Claims Requirements:
1.Full name:
2.Home Address:
3.Age:
4.Sex:
5.Occupation
6.Marital Status:
7.Phone Number:
8.Fax Number
9.Nationality
10.Country Of Residence.

MODE OF PAYMENT:
Bank Transfer.
Cheque.

Sincerely,
Maria E. Cañada
coordinator.
Referenz: ES/9420X/68
Charge: 074/05/ZY369

Wir freuen uns, informieren Sie über Ihren Preis Release am 17th. MAI 2008 von der Internationalen Lotterie EuroMillionen. Ihre E-Mail wurde an Ticket-Nummer 1110008342, Seriennummer 6028808.Your E-Mail gewonnen haben die Summe von 787.000.00 (siebenhundert und achtzig sieben tausend Euro.)

Glück-Nummern: (1) (4) (16) (37) (39) (40) (Bonus Nr. 35)

Senden Sie die Informationen unten auf zugeordnete Claim Agent.

ZÜRICH-Sicherheitsfirma S.A

Herr Don Mac Lupez
E-Mail:  infosecuritycompanyspain@gmail.com 

Patentansprüche Anforderungen:
1.vollständiger Nummer2. MITTE NUMMER
3.Alter
4.Geschlecht:
5.Beruf
6.Marital Zustand:
7.Phone Nummer:
8.Fax Nummer
9.Staatsangehörigkeit
10.Country des Wohnsitzes.

Art der Bezahlung:
Banküberweisung.
Scheck.
 
Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
Maria E. Cañada
Koordinator.

Tags: LotteryScam, Euromillions Lottery, Maria E. Cañada

Tags: Bezahlung, E Mail, Eighty Seven, Euromillions Lottery, Fax Nummer, German Readers, Gmail, Home Address, International Lottery, International Mail, International Promotion, Koordinator, Lucky Numbers, Lupez, Mr Don, Number 8, Number 9, Security Company, Seriennummer, Ticket Number

This is a trend which I have seen quite often. The story says there is a bank draft waiting for me in Benin or West Africa. I just have to pay the shipment fee and it’s mine.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Andy Davids <mandy@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, May 15, 2008 at 11:31 AM
Subject: CONTACT ALBERT LEE
To: undisclosed-recipients

Greetings,

I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable BankDraft of 600,000,00 GBP, but I did not hear from you since that time.

Then I went and deposited the Draft with FEDEX COURIER SERVICE, West  Africa, I travelled out of the country for a 3 Months Course and I will not come back till end of August.

What you have to do now is to contact the FEDEX COURIER SERVICE as soon as possible to know when they will deliver your package to you because of the expiring date. For your information, I have paid for the delivering Charge, Insurance premium and Clearance Certificate Fee of the Cheque showing that it is not a Drug Money or meant to sponsor Terrorist attack in your Country.

The only money you will send to the FEDEX COURIER SERVICE to deliver your Draft direct to your postal Address in your country is ($385.00 US) Dollars only being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far.

Again, don’t be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except $385.00US Dollars.

I would have paid that but they said no because they don’t know when you will contact them and in case of demurrage.You have to contact the FEDEX COURIER SERVICE now for the delivery of your Draft with this information bellow;

Contact Person: Mr. Albert Lee
Email Address: fedexcourierde@gmail.com
Telephone:+(234) 8058509099

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address() and Direct telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask them to give you the tracking number to enable you track your package over there and know when it will get to your address.

Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their  Security Keeping fee of $385.00 US Dollars for their immediate action.

You should also let me know through email as soon as you receive your Draft.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr.ANDY DAVIDS

Tags: 419Scam, Advance Fee Fraud, Fedex

Tags: Bank Draft, Bankdraft, Benin Africa, Certificate Fee, Clearance Certificate, Contact Person, Courier Company, Courier Service, Demurrage, Drug Money, E Mail, Fedex, Fedex Courier, Gmail, Insurance Premium, Mandy, Postal Address, Terrorist Attack, Undisclosed Recipients, West Africa

If you get one from the UK Lottery, the day’s not perfect unless you get one from the Nederlands Staatsloterij as well

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: The Nederland?s Staatsloterij &lt;nlstaatsloterij@gmail.com.nl&gt;
Date: Fri, May 9, 2008 at 5:36 PM
Subject: Please Call to Confirm.
To: undisclosed-recipients

Please Call to Confirm.
Ref No: UT771008-07
Serial Number: 8LE02208
The Nederland?s Staatsloterij
Postbus 3334, 5902RH
Venlo-Nederland
https://www.staatsloterij.nl

Date: 9th May 2008.

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of our Nederland?s Staatsloterij
Internet Program that was conducted and release today the 9th day of May 2008.
Your electronic mail address which we attach to the program Ref No: UT771008-07
and Serial Number: 8LE02208 has been selected among the lucky recipient to
collect an approved payment of 1,000,000:00 euros only (One Million Euro Only)
each, being the beneficiary of this email address. You are hereby advice to
contact our payment processing/finance firm on the below stated details.

********************************************
Mr. Michael Eliuk
Weeps-The Netherlands.
Tel: +31-681-107970
Fax: +31-847-118266
Email: kservices1@gmail.com
********************************************

We expect you to provide them with details of the information below for the
processing of your winning documents.

1). Full Names:………………
2). Residential Address: ……..
3). Occupation:………………
4). Sex:…………………….
5). Phone/Fax Numbers:………..
6). Country of Resident:………
7). Nationality: …………….
8). Reference Number:…………
9). Serial Number:……………
10). Amount Won:……………..
11). Email Address:…………..
12). A scan or Fax Copy of any Valid Proof of your Identification like
International Passport or Driver’s License:…………….

All participants where selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
over 20,000 company and 30,000,000 individual email addresses and names from
all over the world drawn from Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle
East, Africa, North and South America. Do note also that every email addresses
that were used on this program were gotten without the knowledge of each
recipient. Be informed here that all winnings must be claimed not later than
the 23rd Day of May 2008 and that anybody under the age of 18yrs is not
eligible to apply for a claim of this amount. Congratulations from our
management as we expect you to make good use of your funds.

Sincerely Yours,
Freida Groot
Sweepstakes Coordinator.
Nederland?s Staatsloterij.
Email: nlstaatsloterij@gmail.com
Copyright © 2001-2007
*********************************************
Note: In accordance with the Nederland?s Staatsloterij policy and regulations,
this message is dispatched directly to the recipient only. If you are not the
rightful owner of this email address or feel that you have received this
message by error, we advice you destroy this copy as you are not authorized to
read, print, retain or disseminate any part of it for any reason.
*********************************************

Tags: Ballot System, Dear Sir, Electronic Mail Address, Fax Numbers, Finance Firm, Fri, Full Names, Gmail, International Passport, Internet Program, Lottery Scam, Nederlands Staatsloterij, Netherlands Tel, Number 9, Payment Processing, Program Ref, Residential Address, Uk Lottery, Undisclosed Recipients, Valid Proof, Venlo, Www Staatsloterij Nl

Yes, this is a further adaption of the charity e-mail.

It’s interesting to note that the crooks mention an air crash, which they found reported on CNN. As a starter, they inform you of the delivery charge (£ 155.34 British Pounds), which gets you to accept fees from the beginning.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Mrs. Emily Olivier Jackman &lt;emily313@gmail.com&gt;
Date: Fri, May 9, 2008 at 7:19 AM
Subject: Read Carefully !
To: undisclosed-recipients

I am sure this mail would be coming to you as a surprise since we have never met before and you would also be asking why I have decided to chose you amongs the numerous internet users in the world, precisely I cannot say why I have chosen you but do not be worried for I come in peace and something very positive is about to happen to your life right now and to the lives of others through you if only you can carefully read and digest the message below. The internet has made the world a global village where you can reach anybody you have not met before.

Before I move further, permit me to give you a little of my biography,I am Mother Emily Olivier, 87 Years old woman and the wife of Late Sir Jackman Olivier who died in a Plane crash on Monday the 7th of September 1998 GMT 14:22 UK while they were flying from New York to Geneva.Please see site below for more information. http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9809/swissair.victims.list/index.html

After the death of my husband I became the Head of his investment and now that I am old and weak I have decided to spend the rest of my life with my family and loved ones whom I never had time for during the course of my business life, but before the death of my husband we had a plan to use the last days of our lives to donate half of what we have worked for to the less privilege and charity homes and the other half for ourselves, family members and close friends, and it is so unfortunate that my husband is not alive today to do this with me and I am very weak and old now, hence I have decided to do this philanthropic work on behalf of my late husband and I.

Presently, I have willed out almost half of our assets to several charity homes and to some of the less privilege in different countries. Despite the agreement between my late husband and I to give aid to the deprived, we also agreed to render support to an individual we have not meet before in life due to the fact when we were still young in life we receive an anonymous help from an individual we did not know and which we have not being able to know till date, the impact we got from such gesture made us to do same.

I am sorry to inform you that you will never have the chance to know me because I have just concluded the assignment which my husband and I have agreed upon before his sudden death and you happened to be the beneficiary of our last WILL, irrespective of your previous financial status, hence I need you to do me a favor by accepting our offer that will cost you nothing. I have presently deposited a Cheque in the sum of £ 5,800,000.00 British Pound with FedEx express to deliver to you, what you have to do now is to contact the FedEx COURIER SERVICE as soon as possible to know when they will deliver your package to you because of the expiring date.

For your information, I have paid for the delivering Charge, Insurance premium and Clearance Certificate Fee of the Cheque showing that it is not a Drug Money or meant to sponsor Terrorist attack in your Country.

You have to contact the FedEx COURIER SERVICE now for the delivery of your cheque with this information bellow;
Contact Person: Mr. Mark Robbins
Email Address:fedexunitedkingdom@live.com

Again, you are not to pay for the delivering Charge, the Insurance premium and the Clearance Certificate Fee of the Cheque because I have already paid for them, the only money you are expected to pay is £155.34 British Pounds for the security keeping of the cheque so far.

I would have paid the fee but the company insisted that I should not because they don’t know when you will be contacting them and to avoid demurrage or further cost.

You are to reconfirm the below information to them to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask them to give you the tracking number to enable you track your package over there and know when it will get to your address.

Postal address;
Full Names:
Direct telephone number;

Below is the security keeping code: (SCT/0433/F) of you draft, you are to also present it to them for verification before delivery.

Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any further delay and remember to ask them to provide you with the method they wish to use in receiving their security keeping fee of £ 155.34 British Pounds for their immediate action.

Note: Please I do not want you to thank me or my husband all I need you to do is to invest wisely with it and do the same good to someone?s life someday as this is the only way this world would be a better community if we render selfless services to one another.

Be also notified that I will no longer be reading my emails or surfing the internet as I have retired completely from the outside world to my ranch, at this moment I have nothing to do with cars, emails and other luxuries, all further correspondence should be forwarded to the courier company for the delivery of your cheque to you..

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Emily Olivier Jackman
Technorati-Tags: 419 scam, Advance Fee Fraud, Emily Olivier Jackman,

Tags: 419 scam, Adaption, Advance Fee Fraud, Air Crash, British Pounds, Business Life, Close Friends, Cnn, Crooks, Days Of Our Lives, Delivery Charge, E Mail, Emily Olivier Jackman, Fri, Global Village, Gmail, Last Days, Old Woman, Olivier, Plane Crash, Rest Of My Life, Swissair, Undisclosed Recipients

This story was originally told about 5 years ago as Robert Mugabe his land grab forcing farmers to hand over their land to the state. Due to evictions and violence against farmers they mostly left the country.

The rest of the remaining farmers have lost their land in the violence which occurred after the disputed national vote which was held this year. Looking at the situation in Zimbabwe today, it does not seem likely that Robert Mugabe will be willing to give over power to anyone in the near future.

The chaos in Zimbabwe is an ideal background to a scam e-mail like this one. It sounds plausible.

I have had contact with people who have fallen for similar Zimbabwe stories in the past. They all fell for it, because they wanted to give a poor soul a helping hand. Morally there is nothing to say against that.

It’s just that the victims took the story at face value and got taken for a whole lot of cash because they wanted to help

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: FRANKLYN LOCOMBO &lt;franklynlocombo2@gmail.com&gt;
Date: Sat, May 10, 2008 at 4:11 PM
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL
To:

Mr. FRANKLYN LOCOMBO
Johannesburg. South Africa,
Tel: +27- 74-1855-920
Email: franklynlocombo@gmail.com

FAMILY REQUEST FOR URGENT HELP AND BUSINESS ASSISTANCE

ATTN: DIRECTOR/CEO

Greetings!

My name is Mr. FRANKLYN LOCOMBO {Jr.}, the elder son of Mr. FRANKLYN LOCOMBOof Zimbabwe. It might be a surprise to you where I got your contact address; I got your contact address from the South African chambers of commerce. During the current crisis against the farmers of Zimbabwe by the supporters of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white owned farms and the few black farmers who are against his party in our country, he ordered all the white and black farmers who are against his system of leadership to surrender their farms to his party members and their followers.

My father was one of the best farmers in the country and knowing that he did not support the president’s political ideology, the president supporters invaded my father’s farm burnt down everything, killed him and confiscated all his investments. After the death of my father, my mother and I with my younger brother decided to move out of Zimbabwe for the safety of our lives. We took along with us the money my father kept in the safe in my mother’s house, which amounted to the sum of US$45 Million United States Dollars to the Republic of South Africa. The funds are presently being kept away in the secret vaults of a private security firm based here in Johannesburg South Africa.

My mother and I have decided to contact any reliable overseas firm/person who could assist us to transfer this money out of The Republic of South Africa, because we as asylum seeker here in South Africa cannot open an account of any sort, this is why we need you to travel down to south Africa to open a non-resident bank account in your name where the funds will be deposited before on-ward transfer to your nominated overseas account. If my proposition is considered, for assisting us to transfer this money to your country, we will offer you 20% of the total fund, 80% will be for me and my family to invest in your country under your supervision. All expenses incurred will be deducted from the 80%. For detailed information, you can contact me.

Best Regards,

FRANKLYN LOCOMBO (Jr)

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