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I often ask myself if these e-mails are deliberately written as though they come from an 8 year old or if the writer is just not able to write in the English language.
In this e-mail it appears as though this fellow cannot write, despite the fact that he is using words and phrases which are not usual in everyday language. Of course, if he really was a Government Minister he would have a better command of English than is demonstrated here.
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From: TASA <admin@204.14.88.43>
Date: Sun, Apr 27, 2008 at 10:34 PM
Subject: RE; INFORMATION
To:
DEAR!
I AM MR TASA WILLIAMS A FORMER GOVERNMENT MINISTER IN ONE OF THE COUNTRY IN AFRICA FROM JUNE 2004 TO MAY 2006.
JUST AT THE DAWN OF THE NEW REGIME IN MY COUNTRY , I WAS IMPRISONED BY THE NEW LERDERSHIP FOR THE ACCUSATION OF MISMANAGEMENT AND MISAPPROPRIATION OF PUBLIC FUNDS.
I JUST RECOVERD FROM BAIL AFTER SIX (06) MONTHS IN PRISON.
IN ORDER TO AVOID CAPTURE AND REPATRIATION OF MY FORTUNE IN THE HANDS OF THE STATE, I JUST ASK YOUR HONOUR, A PARTNERSHIP DISCRET FOR THE RECEIPT OF THE FUNDS AMMOUNTING TO A TOTAL OF USD13,000.000 MILLION. WITH GOLD DUST TREASURE DEPOSITED WITH ONE OF THE SECURITY COMPANY WORTH OF 5,000.000 MILLION GBP.
IN CASE YOU ARE INTRESTED IN MY PROPOSAL, AND YOU FEEL THAT YOU CAN HELP ME SECURE AND TO PLACE THESE FUNDS IN A PROJECT VIABLE OUTSIDE AFRICA FOR INVESTMENT IN PRIFITABLE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, PLEASE CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY WITH MORE DETAILS ON THE CASE.
THE CONDITIONS, THE OPERATION OF THE FUNDS, TRANSFER IN YOUR NAME AND YOUR BANK ACCOUNT WILL BE DEFINED IN OUR NEXT MATCHES.
PLEASE BELIEVE ME, FOR SECURITY REASONS AND TO MYSELF ON THIS TRANSACTION, I PREFERRED TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS IN MY FIRST MEETING, BECAUSE I KNOW IT IS ON THE INTERNET THAT I CONTACTED YOU, AND AT THIS TIME, WHEN THE RISK IS LARGE ENOUGH IN BUSINESS.
WHILE I WAIT TO READ FROM YOU SHORTLY TO CONFIRM YOUR ASSISTANCE,RECEIVE MY HIGHEST CONSIDERATION.
Benin seems to be a very popular base for these 419 e-mails these days.
———- Forwarded message ———- From: john <johnpauludo28@rediffmail.com>
Date: 25 Apr 2008 12:17:20 -0000
Subject: CONTACT OCEANIC BANK PLC BENIN REPUBLIC
To: nicksterv1205@hotmail.com
Atten. Friend,
Its my pleasure to inform you that i have verify from the bank director regarding the transfer of your fund and it was good news because the requested fee was less expessive for you to afford.your consignment containing your fund ($1.200.000.00) i have deposited it with the OCEANIC BANK PLC BENIN REPUBLIC so that your fund will be wired to your account immediately you contact the bank director with your banking details.
However i went to OCEANIC BANK PLC BENIN REPUBLIC to discuss this with the bank director as its has not been delivered to you However he told me that your fund can be ransfered to you via a direct wire transfer(KTT) into your account.
He told me to instruct you to contact the bank to apply for a direct wire transfer into your account to avoid loosing your fund due to delay.
Therefore you can contact the bank through any of those email below, send to them your banking information.
OCEANIC BANK PLC BENIN REPUBLIC
20/22 HOSPITAL ROUTE
COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC
EMAIL= oceanic_bank_plcbenin4@yahoo.fr
Telephone…0022997121463 /+229-931-589-87
OCEANIC BANK PLC FOREIGN OPERATION DIRECTOR.
DR REV. MIKE LARRY
Send an email to the bank with the above bank email and apply for your wire transfer as i have informed the bank about you already.
On receipt of your fund into your account endeavour to inform me immediately you receive your fund in your account. The director told me that the only fee you are to pay is $125,00 USD for the opening of new international account here in there bank that will be use to transfer the fund to your destinated account in your country and it will also serve as the bank transfer
charges.
Once again, the Euromillion Lottery is being used for this scam e-mail.
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From: EURO MILLION <EEEuromillion@web.de>
Date: Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 4:10 PM
Subject: Attention: Winner,
To: EEEuromillion@web.de
Attention: Winner,
Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice the result of Euromillion Loteria Espal 2008 promotions.We are happy to inform you that your email address have emerged a winner of Five hundred and fifty thousand euro(550, 000.00)Euros.
NOTE: to file for your claim, please contact the claim department below on email or phone
REDBOATH FINANCE AND SECURITIES,S.L
Contact person: Mr.Lopez Javier
Tell:34 693 528 619
Email:redboathfinancia@aim.com
Find below your promotion date, Reference and Batch numbers. Remember to quote these numbers in your correspondence with your claims agent (Mr.Lopez Javier)
PROMOTION DATE: 20th APRIL 2008.
REFERENCE NUMBER: LSLUK/2031/8161/08
BATCH NUMBER: 15/05 1/IPD
The inform a tio n transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to whom or which is addressed.unauthorised use,disclosure or copying is highly prohibited.The sender accepts no liability for the improper transmission of communication nor for any delay in its receipt.
Sincerely Yours,
MRS. ROCIO VILLALOBOS
THE PROMOTION COORDINATOR
Note: All Won Prize must Be claimed/ Cleared not later next month. 2008. After this date, all other winnings will considered as UNCLAIMED and returned to ministerio de Economia Y Hacienda.
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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 .
I often wonder at these plane crash stories. If you have been here often you know that the Andreas Schranner story has been regularly posted here. It goes something like this “a multimillionaire died in a plane crash and left a pile of money in an African bank”. The writer goes on to say “we now need some one to pose as the next of kin to claim this lost money”. The reason for this being there are no living inheritors and we would like the money for ourselves. huh!
So where does this go from here?
Anyone who falls for this story contacts the crooks and immediately gets put through the mill. Form one e-mail to another he gets more and more involved, sending documents and setting himself up as the legal next of kin. Or so he thinks …
In reality, he is just corresponding with the crooks in the guise of lawyers, bankers and notaries.
Once he has gotten in this deep, they push him to pay a fee of say, 800 Dollars or better Euros. It could be for taxes, lawyers or bank costs, whatever. Of course, it is an imaginary fee and it doesn’t really matter for what the crooks claim the payment to be for.
They put the pressure on the “victim” to pay, saying the deal cannot go through without it. Naturally the crooks can’t don’t have the money to pay the fee. They are only poor Africans.
Needless to say the money should be sent through Western Union and once this is paid, they push the poor victim for more.
They push him for what they can get. Which means that victims which are gullible enough, pay anything up to 20,000 Dollars and more.
This often means financial ruin for the victims. For the African crooks, it’s a way of life.
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From: Evans Efedua <evans_info@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 9:48 PM
Subject: Proposition
To:
From: Mr. Evans Efedua
Manager Credit and Foreign Bills
Regent Bank Plc
Victoria Island.
Email: evans_efedua2007@yahoo.com.hk
Dear Friend,
My name is Mr. Evans Efedua, I am the Manager, Credit and Foreign bills of Regent Bank Plc. I am contacting you of a business transfer, of a huge sum of US$15.5M (Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) from a deceased account. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that everything has been taken care off, and all will be well at the end of the day. I decided to contact you to the urgency of this transaction.
PROPOSITION:
I am the account officer of a foreigner named Late Mr. Morris Thompson who died in an air crash along with his wife and only daughter on the January 31 in an Alaska airline Flight 261 with other passengers on board. You can confirm this from the website below which was published by www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska airlines.list
Since his death, none of his next-of-kin are alive to make claims for this money as his heir, because they all died in the same accident himself and his wife (May their soul rest in peace). We cannot release the fund from his account unless someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to the 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 by me for the funds to be released in your favor as the beneficiary’s next of kin. Because after four years the money will be called back to the bank treasury as unclaimed bills and the money shared amongst the directors of the bank. So it is on this note I decided to seek for whom his name shall be used as the next of kin/beneficiary to this funds rather than allow the bank directors to share this money among themselves at the end of the year. It may interest you to know that we have secured from the probate an order of mandamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries. Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual business endeavor by furnishing me with the following information if you are interested. All I need from you is as follows:
1. Your confirmation of your ability to handle this Business for me.
2. Your word that you will keep this business as Confidential as possible at all times until we conclude this business.
3. Your telephone and Fax numbers for communication.
4. Age and Occupation.
I shall be compensating you with 30% (thirty percent) on final conclusion of this project for your assistance, while we will retain 65% (sixty-five percent) and 5% (five percent) goes for expenses because I intend to retire after the conclusion of this business. If this business is acceptable by you. Do not take undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed in you.
Your faithfully,
Mr. Evans Efedua
Manager Credit and Foreign Bills
Regent Bank Plc
Oh yes, my email address is randomly selected. It and several hundred others …
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From: Uk Gaming House <gerry_burke@eircom.net>
Date: Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 1:50 AM
Subject: Final Notice !!!
To:
BATCH NUMBER:065/088/XY24
TICKET NUMBER:023-1111-790-458
12th April 2008
This email is to notify you that this email address was randomly selected and entered into our free Third Category draws. You have subsequently emerged a winner and therefore entitled to a substantial amount of 552,000.00 Pounds.
For further information, kindly confirm receipt of this email, by forwarding Your Details as states below to our claims department on Email :uk_foreignunit@yahoo.co.uk
INFORMATION REQUESTED:
(a) Your full Name:
(b) Contact address:
(c) Your Telephone and fax numbers:
(d) Your Age:
(e) Your occupation:
(f) Your country of origin:
Thank you.
Yours Sincerely,
Award Notification Team
UK GAMING HOUSE
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
Here’s another scam message from OUAGADOUGOU. This time the crooks are quoting Andreas Schranner as the owner of the abandoned account.
If you have been following Crime Online at all, you will know that Andreas Schranner is often used in this type of message. It’s easy to confirm that there ever was somebody with that name. There is even a link to the BBC report on the Plane crash.
Remember the Concorde that went down in Paris? That’s where Andreas Schranner died.
———- Forwarded message ———- From: adamu luku <adamu29@hotmail.fr> Date: Dec 18, 2007 9:07 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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THIS SITE BELLOW http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
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
Even if they don’t give their lottery a name, it’s still a scam.
———- Forwarded message ———- From: Mr Taylor Brian <mail1006@adelphia.net> Date: 06.12.2007 12:19 Subject: END OF YEAR NOTICE(YOU HAVE WON 753, 000.00GBP) To: undisclosed-recipients
We wish to notify you that this email address was randomly selected and entered into our free Third Category draws.You have subsequentl emerged a winner and therefore entitled to a substantial amount of 753,000.00 Great BritainPounds. YOUR WINNING DETAILS REFERENCE NUMBER:UK/839030X2/14 BATCH NUMBER:065/088/XY24 TICKET NUMBER:023-1111-790-458 ( NO TICKET SOLD) For further information, kindly confirm receipt of this email, by forwarding this message to our claims department on Email : PAYMENT PROCESSING FORM 1.FULL NAMES:_____________ 2.ADDRESS:_______________ 3.SEX:_______________ 4.AGE:________ 5.MARITAL STATUS:__________6.OCCUPATION:_____________ 7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:___________ 8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_______ 9.AMOUNT WON:______________ 10. COUNTRY________________ ============================= Mrs Vennesa.Roger. Carlsome EMAIL:thunderballverificationboard@yahoo.com.hk TEL: +44 701 112 1394 ============================= Thank you. Yours Sincerely, Mr Taylor Brian Award Notification Team
This is to direct an urgent business proposal to you.I am Mr Goodluck Khumalo. I am a south African citizen,but i reside in the north of London,where i work as an account officer in Lloyds Bank. I got your contact from an email directory though I simply have not met with you before. I would be needing your attention in making a business transactionthat directly involves you. Owing to the urgency of this transaction,i would appreciate an immediate response from you to confirm the receipt of my mail. As soon as i get this response from you,I will furnish you with details of the transaction and the urgency at which i need to get the funds transfered out of London to you. Please make your response with the urgency that i require.
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