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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.
Very considerate this one. They even offer delivery options.
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From: Dave Coleman
Date: Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 5:15 PM
Subject: Microsoft Award Team
To: undisclosed-recipients
Microsoft Award Team
Microsoft London (Cardinal Place)
100 Victoria Street
London
SW1E 5JL
It’s with great pleasure to announce to you, that you just won the sum
of 500,000.00 GBP (five hundred thousand pounds sterling). In the MSN
AWARD TEAM PROMO. The Microsoft word is offering a free donation to
hotmail and msn subscriber,including other web-based email ID and
domains. So if you receive this letter of notification you are also a
winner and you are required to participate.
Our online ballot box machine selected your email ID automatically,
with the following information affiliated to your email ID.
Your Identification numbers are given below.
Reference #: MSN/511-007-12
Batch #: MW/JO/612NG
You are advice to contact the MSN AWARD TEAM claims agent with
immediate effect to facilitate the release of your winning prize.
When contacting your claims agent, you are to furnish him with your
reference and batch number along with the required information below:
Name Of Winner: __________________
Sex ________________________
Nationality: ________________
Age: _________
Occupation: _____________
Marital Status: ____________
Tel No: _____________ Fax No: _______
Postal Address:
Country: _____________________
Winning E-mail Address:_____________
See below for the two option, you are required to choose from the two
option the best means of sending your winning to you.
1. The Bank Option.
This option is the fastest means of getting your winning money
transfer to you and it’s safe too, if you chooses this option. You
will be ask to contact the bank were your money will be deposited,
then you can deal with them directly about your money.
2. The courier Delivery Option.
This option is safe but a little delay in delivery, if you chooses
this option. You will also be ask to contact the courier company were
your winning package will be register, and you will be given an order
number which you can contact them with.
Please note: which ever choice you pick, any expenses that may come up
will be your responsibility.
Claims agent contact details:
Mr. Alan Bradford (MSW officer)
Email: claimmanofficer101@googlemail.com
Please contact him as soon as you receive this notification email,
Once again congratulations.
Best regards,
Mr. Eddy lewis.
Executive Secretary/Co-ordinator.
It looks as though a lot of the Africans are using Microsoft’s Hotmail service at live.com these days.
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From: Dr.George Owen.
Date: Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 10:22 PM
Subject: Transfer Of $35.5m?
To:
From: Dr. George Owen.
I am Dr.George Owen, Director of Project , South Africa Department of Minerals and Energy. I am making this contact with you based on the Committee need for an individual/company who is willing to assist us with a solution to a money transfer.
This amount $35.5m represents the balance of the total contract Value Executed on behalf of Department mineral resources and Energy by a foreign contracting firm, which we the officials over-invoiced deliberately, of which the actual sum has been paid.
Should you be willing to assist us in the transaction? Your share of the sum will be 25% of the $35.5million, 70% for us and 5% for taxation and miscellaneous expenses. To enable us commence,provide your personal telephone/fax number . Contact me through my alternative e-mail address: gowen011@gmail.com
Best Regards,
Dr.George Owen.
Tel:+27 787048899
This is a rehash of the “we have embezzeled money from our company and need someone to help transfer the loot”.
Now if I had done that, I certainly would have organised the transfer before I had actually stolen the money, instead of posting this message out to thousands on the Internet afterwards.
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From: george owen
Date: Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 10:03 PM
Subject: Transfer Of $35.5m
To: georgeowen1@live.com
From: Dr. George Owen.
I am Dr.George Owen, Director of Project , South Africa Department of Minerals and Energy. I am making this contact with you based on the Committee need for an individual/company who is willing to assist us with a solution to a money transfer.
This amount $35.5m represents the balance of the total contract Value Executed on behalf of Department mineral resources and Energy by a foreign contracting firm, which we the officials over-invoiced deliberately, of which the actual sum has been paid.
Should you be willing to assist us in the transaction? Your share of the sum will be 25% of the $35.5million, 70% for us and 5% for taxation and miscellaneous expenses. To enable us commence,provide your personal telephone/fax number . Contact me through my alternative e-mail address: gowen011@hotmail.com
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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 .
Yes, it’s true. This fellow is trying to blind you with swollen, official sounding words.
Just don’t forget, he’s only a miserable crook. Nothing more!
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From: Ms Kent Afrido. <mskentafrido1@sibmail.com>
Date: Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 8:39 PM
Subject: AMOUNT DUE FOR CREDIT(ON HOLD)USD$2.2Million
To: undisclosed-recipients
OUR FILE REF WAMI/VOL.103/APR/2008
SUBJECT: AMOUNT DUE FOR CREDIT(ON HOLD)USD$2.2Million
Good morning,
Upon assumption of office by this new democratic government, series of special meetings were held home and abroad with some leaders of the World Monetary Institution. that is to tell you that I am committed to upholding and defending the constitution and laws of this Institution as well as achieving a higher level of public safety and security through the prosecution of criminals in the state.
The purpose of the committee among other is to investigate, verify and settle all outstanding total pending Payment with maximum security .and records before me has revealed that your payment has not been effected is a result of official negligence.this is due to many abnormalities had happened in the institutions where some top official of the apex institutions are interested in your payment and they collaborate with impostors who are carrying a fake portfolios with levies misled and misguided about the position of your fund and having the opportunity to extort money from you that made it too longer up till date that explains why you receive different kinds of untrue emails and phone call from different people everyday.
May it interest you to know that your payment has since being effected through a new secure system for making fast confirmed payments, the money is in escrow and the account is set up under your email address only for your receiver of your withdrawer codes .Diplomatic Cash Ventures should have sent you an email by now with details such as when and where to pick up the cash. You can pick up the cash at any convenient bank locate in your area. If there are no convenient locations near you, you can request to transfer the cash direct to your bank account or issue you a cheque within 7 hours.
If you have not received your withdrawer codes yet please contact Diplomatic Cash Ventures Officer PAUL DAVIS at email address of diplomaticcashvbenin@netcourrier.com oR diplomaticcv@mail2africa.com They will charge you $215 which you will send a great deal less than a money wireservice would to enable the programming of your information in the micro chip compartment of central computer and your code will be send to you to enable you cash your money at your convenient time .Ask him on how you are to send it.
When writing to Diplomatic Cash Ventures always include the following information:
Name:————————————–
Complete address: ————————-
Telephone number: ————————-
Your receiver Email: ————————
Your Transact Number: Are 1256990775
Transfer Date: 018-04-2008
Expected Arrival Date: 022-04-2008
Transact Amount: $2.2Million
You are to send $215 For their chargesTo enable you receive your withdrawal code.
Finally be inform that your funds are fully free of any liens or encumbrances and are clean, clear and non-criminal origin and are available to pick, this guarantee is witness by the World Bank group,international Monetary Funds IMF Paris and London Club o
ditors,European Economic Community EEC, EFCC Africa and the Envoy’s of our CorrespondenceInternational Bank of Settlement world Wild.
Best regards,
Ms Kent Afrido
Policy harmonization chairman on public debt
You could say this is another “deceased” account …
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From: hawa akin <hawa_akin@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 10:44 PM
Subject: urgent
To:
Dear Friend,
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL I know that this mail will come to you as a surprise as we never melt before. I am the Director in charge of Auditing section Bank in the Group Bank of African B.O.A,AS IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW,I need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of ($12.6 million) Twelve Millon six Hundred Thousand US Dollars immediately to your account.Reply to my private e-mail: hawa_akin@yahoo.com
Eric’s e-mail is of the usual money transfer type. Of course, his father was killed mysteriously while in Europe. And guess what! He says his uncle did it!
It’s a fairy tale as always …
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From: erickuame@mysinamail.com
Date: 2008/4/18
Subject: From: Eric Kuame .
To: erickuame@mysinamail.com
From: Eric Kuame .
Dear Respectful One,
Good a thing to write you. I have a proposal for you-this however is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour against your will.
I am Eric Kuame .22years old and the only SON of my late parents Mr.and Mrs.TOURE . My father was a highly reputable busnness magnet-(a cocoa merchant)who operated in the capital of Ivory coast during his days. It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in France during one of his business trips abroad year 12th.Febuary 2003.Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle of his who travelled with him at that time.
But God knows the truth!
My mother died when I was just 6 years old,and since then my father took me so special. Before his death on Febuary 12 2003 he called the secretary who accompanied him to the hospital and told him that he has the sum of Ten million,seven hundred thousand United State Dollars.(USD$10.700,000) left in fixed deposit account in one of the leading banks in Africa. He further told him that he deposited the money in my name,and finally issued a written instruction to his lawyer whom he said is in possession of all the necessary but legal documents to this fund and the bank.
I am just 22 years old and a university undergraduate and really don’t know what to do.Now I want an account overseas where I can transfer this funds. This is because I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast.The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life. I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards.Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.
Now permit me to ask these few questions:-
1. Can you honestly help me as your son ?
2. Can I completely trust you?
3. What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you after the money is in your account?
Please,Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible.
Yesterday, I received the following e-mail: ———- Forwarded message ———- From: James Milner <jamesmilner_uk1@yahoo.com> Date: Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 10:23 AM Subject: Job Opportunity ………….. This is NO joke ! To:
A new job opening, If you are interested, kindly reply immediately. This space is opened till the 9th of April, 2008
Even though I have a lot of experience with job offers which come in to my e-mail account I was intrigued by this one. Obviously anyone looking for extra cash would be tempted to take a closer look at what is being offered. I didn’t want to let this go without knowing what is behind it, so I sent of a reply using my Crime-Online.info e-mail address.
I must admit I was not disappointed. Behind this e-mail is a typical Transfer Agent Scam. You will soon see what I mean because this morning I got the following answer: ———- Forwarded message ———- From: James Milner <jamesmilner_uk@hotmail.com> Date: Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 11:50 PM Subject: Job Details ! To:
Thanks so much for your prompt response.We make direct contact for sales of products. Once orders are received and sorted we deliver the product to customers (usually through FEDEX or DHL). After this has been done the customer has to pay for the products. About 90 percent of our customers prefer to pay through US Certified Checks and Money orders based on the amount involved and it takes 14 days or more to clear outside USA .We have decided to open this new job position for solving this problem.
Your tasks or duties are:
1. Receive payment from Customers 2. Cash Payment at your Bank 3. Deduct 10% which will be your percentage/pay on Payment processed 4. Forward balance after deduction of percentage/pay to any of the offices you will be contacted to send payment to.(Payment is to be forwarded by Money Gram money transfer services OR Western Union Money Transfer).
This will give us a possibility to get customer’s payment almost immediately. For example,you’ve got 3000.00USD as payment for services from a customer, you take your income: 300.00 USDi.e 10%.Send to us: 2700.00 USD.First month,you will have 15-20 transactions on 3000.00-4000.00 USD so you may calculate your income.For example 18 transactions on 3500.00 USD gives you 4400.00 USD Plus your basic monthly salary is 2000.00 USD Total: 6400.00 USD per month. After establishing a close co-operation with us,you we will be able to operate with larger orders and you will be able to earn more.
Our payments will be issued out in your name and you can have them cashed in your bank. This job takes only 3-7 hours per week. You will have a lot of free time doing another job, you will get good income and a regular job.But this job is very challenging and you should understand it. We are looking only for the worker who satisfies our requirements and will be of an earnest assistant. We are glad to offer this job position to you.
Kindly email and answer the question below so we can get started.
** What is ur full name that will be on the payment. ** What is ur phone number? cell and home phone. ** What is ur full address where the check will be sent to. ** Do you have a bank account to cash Money Orders or Cashiers check?
I await your response.
Thank you. James Milner Director/CEO, Arts and Crafts Inc.
It sounds easy doesn’t it?
The problem is, anyone taking up this “job offer” is an essential part of money laundering which the crooks need to get their hands on clean cash. Within a short time the “customers” who have sent checks or money orders will complain because they have not received the ordered goods. Who do they go to with their complaints? The Agent who received the check or money order, of course.
Usually, the agent tries to clear up any misunderstandings and tries to get clarification from Mr. Milner. He, of course, says the orders have been sent out. Which is not true because there are no products!
Eventually the customers will report the matter to the police. The Mr. Milners behind this scam are safe and sound as they hide behind false names and freemail accounts. They are usually located in other countries and they have no risk but get maximum profit at the expense of others.
It’s the local “Transfer Agent” who will be held liable by the law because he is the person who cashed in the checks. He is also the one who is immediately identifiable.
The “Agent” will receive criminal charges for fraud and money laundering and anything else the law can come up with.
There have been enough people who have been stung by this kind of scam and end up with a criminal record.
So my advice to you is to trash any message you may receive offering an easy job.
Here’s somebody trying the Andreas Schranner story without using the name.
If you have been following Crime Online for some time you will know that Mr. Schranner died in the Concorde crash.
———- Forwarded message ———- From: myles Gallagher <mylesgallagher25@yahoo.com> Date: Jan 20, 2008 6:42 PM Subject: Greetings To: undisclosed-recipients
Hello
My name is Myles Gallagher,i am pleased to get across to you for a very confidential and profitable business proposal. I got your contact while searching for a reliable person who will assist me to execute this once in a life time business opportunity in my department.That’s why I deemed it fit to contact you and ask for your assistance in this profitable matter, requiring trust and confidentiality.
I am a senior partner in the Technical Advisory Board of Allied Irish Bank Group (Senior Security Specialist). We are conducting a standard process investigation on behalf of “AIB Group”, the International Banking Conglomerate.
I render internal and external auditing services for Allied Irish Bank. On my routine audit check few months back, I discovered an investment accounts that had been dormant for at least 5 years.
Now banking regulation/legislation here demand that I do notify the fiscal authorities after a statutory time span of 8 years when dormant accounts of this type are called in by the Jersey monetary regulatory bodies.
The above set of facts underscores my reason for writing and proposing to you. My investigation of the said account reveals that the investor died in testate and nominated no successor in title over the investments made with the, bank who unfortunately died with his wife, only daughter and her husband in a plane crash of Flight AF4590 from Paris to New York U.S.A on Tuesday 25 July, 2000. I can confirm with certainty that no next of kin to his estate has been found or has come forward all these years. You can check the link below for more details about the disaster;
I am of the settled conviction that using my insider leverage, I, working with you can secure the funds in the account for us instead of allowing it pass as unclaimed funds into the coffers of the Government of Channel Islands. This exactly is why I crave your participation and co-operation.
I have in my custody all relevant documents (legal and Banking) that will facilitate your claims as the beneficiary of the funds. If this offer is okay by you, we can put minds together and workout the modalities and our mutual benefits. I shall however leave out the finer details of this transaction till I receive an affirmation of your desire to participate. Be assured that I am in control of the situation and as such, there would be no risk whatsoever if you elect to come on board. Needless to say, UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY is of vital importance if we are to successfully reap the immense benefits of this transaction.
Please send your response and contact details E.g. Full names, Direct telephone, Fax numbers, Email and if available scanned copy of your international passport or drivers license so I can be sure of your identity before we commence business send to my private and more confidential email below, which I have created for this purpose only.
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