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Yes, “orphans from Abidjan” is a favourite theme which is often used in scam e-mails.

Of course, the obligatory “father poisoned by business partners” is included.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: susan ochai <susanochai@sify.com>
Date: Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 9:21 PM
Subject: CRY FOR HELP IN MY LIFE
To:

CRY FOR HELP IN MY LIFE
From Susan Ochai
Box : 01 BP 54286 Abidjan
01-RCI
Adress : Abidjan-Cocody
12 Rue des Jardins, Villa 154
APPEAL
FOR URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE IN YOUR COUNTRY.
Please Email me on the
my private ID susan1ochai@yahoo.fr

Dear One,
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship  with you. I am Susan, the only daughter of late Mr. and Mrs. OJEN Ochai. My  father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan the economic capital of  Ivory coast, my father was poisoned to death by his business associates on  one of their outings on a business trip.

My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so  special. Before the death of my father on January 2001 in a private hospital  here in Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he  has the sum of Eight million, five hundred thousand United State Dollars.  US($8.500,000) left in fixed/suspense account in one of the prime banks here in Abidjan ,that he used my name as his only daughter for the next of Kin in  depositing of the fund. He also explained to me that it.

was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates.  That I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I  will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose such as real estate management or other wise and profitable investment.

I am honourably seeking for your assistance in the following ways:

(1)To provide a bank account into which this money would be transferred to
(2)To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 19 years without investment knowledge.
(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit in your  country.

Moreover, I am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as  compensation for your EFFORT/INPUT after the successful transfer of this  fund Into your nominated account overseaswhile 3% will be maped out for any  expenses we may incure. Furthermore, please indicate your options towards  assisting me as I believe that this tr ansaction would be concluded within  Seven working days you signify interest to assist me.
Please Email me on the my private ID susan1ochai@yahoo.fr

Anticipating to hear from you soonest.
Thanks and God bless.
Sincerely yours,
Susan Ochai

Whoever came up with that name?

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Jerry Freeman <gerryfreeman@eircom.net>
Date: Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 11:56 PM
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONTACT CLAIMS OFFICE.
To:

National Postcode Lottery

Attn: Winner

We bring to your notice the winning letter from Nationale Postcode Lottery {United Kingdom Promotion Company} held on the 8th of August, 2008 through Internet ballot System among 10,000 Microsoft users.

Subsequently, your email address attached to ticket number 24.2.6.37.15.45 won contract sum of 800,000.00 Pounds ,winning number 100364,ref number 00786.We request you to pay serious attention to this notification by contacting the claims department with claim information and procedures of claim.

Mr. Williams Brown
Tel: +44-871-794-2686
Fax: +44-7006-090-400
Email:unityfinance@sify.com

Congratulations once again from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

Yours Sincerely,
Jerry Freeman
National Postcode Lottery

No, he isn’t.

As with all 419 type of scam e-mails, you only have to look at the e-maill addresses from which the messages are sent. Walla.com and Sify.com are freemail providers.

If Capt James Williams really was representing the UN, don’t you think he would be using an official UN e-mail account?

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From: Capt James Willams
Date: May 21, 2008 3:15 PM
Subject: IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT.
To:

UNITED NATIONS
(WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OFINTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
870 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA20-A
NEW YORK NY 10017
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT

Our Ref:WB/NF/UN/XX027

ATTN: Beneficary

REPLY TO:

RE: IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT.

We have been authorized by the newlyappointed UN Secretary General and the Governing Board of the United Nations Monetary Unit to investigate the unnecessary delay in settlement of huge foreign payments originating from Africa, to recommend and approve your claims for payment if certified as genuine.

During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by corrupt Bank officials who were tryingto divert your payment into their private accounts.

To forestall this,security for your funds has been organized in the form of your Personal Identification Number (PIN) and your Transfer Access Code (T.A.C). Thiswill enable only you have direct control over this fund. We have also agreed with the relevant authorities that we will handle this payment ourselves (through our London Office) to avoid the hopeless situation created by the Bank Officials. At the moment, we have obtained anirrevocable payment guarantee on your Payment and are happy to inform you that based on our recommendation/instructions; your entire fund hasbeen credited in your favour through ATM Swift Card Payment system.

Therefore if you would like to receive your fund through thisprudent payment arrangement, you are herewith advised to contact : Henry Green ;International Audit unit, United Nations African Regional Office, Nigeria on Tel/Fax: 234 80 3714-5535 orEmail: un.afr.reg@sify.com with the following information for activation and to collect your original payment slip with your ATM Swift Card

1. YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS
2 PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION
4. HOME EQUITY {YES OR NO}

Upon yourimmediate compliance, you will be issued an ATM Swift Card that you canuse to withdraw your fund in any ATM Machine in any part of the world,but the maximum pay out is Fifteen Thousand Dollars per a day, whereas,the total amount earmarked for your beneficiary payment is US$8.3Million.

NOTE: We expect your urgent response to this email to enableus monitor this payment effectively. Once again, send your response andinformation directly to Mr. Henry Green E-mail: un.afr.reg@sify.com for urgent attention.

CONGRATULATIONS.

CAPT. JAMES C. WILLIAMS
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK

This is just one of many which use the story about credit or debit cards.

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From: &lt;info@unitedbankafrica.org&gt;
Date: Sat, May 10, 2008 at 1:52 PM
Subject: YOUR HSBC MASTER CARD PAYMENT IS READY
To: unlisted-recipients

UNITED BANK OF AFRICA
FOREIGN AND INTERNATIONAL
OPERATION DEPARTMENT
45 GARKI AVENUE ABUJA-NIGERIA
ATTENTION : BENEFICIARY

THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR CONTRACT / INHERITANCE FILE AND DISCOVERED REASONS WHY YOU ARE YET TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT. IT IS BECAUSE OF IRREGULARITIES AND COMPLICATIONS DISCOVERED ON YOUR PAYMENT FILE BY OUR TECHNICAL EXPERTS IN RESPECT TO YOUR CONTRACT / INHERITANCE PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS WHICH HAVE JUST BEEN DULY RATIFIED. MEANWHILE, WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL DEALING WITH IMPOSTORS AND NON RECOMMENDED OFFICIALS IN THE BANK. SUCH ACTS MUST STOP FOR SECURITY REASONS IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT.
SINCE WE HAVE DECIDED TO BRING A SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEMS,RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH OUR HSBC MASTER CARD PAYMENT CENTER ( UNDER RESERVE BANK OPERATION ACT 2005 ), THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION BY OUR PRESIDENT ALAHAJI UMAR YAR’ADUA MUSA (GCFR) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.
BELOW IS THE ARRANGEMENTS : THE HSBC MASTER CARD CENTRE WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY FROM ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT THE MAXIMUM IS FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY, SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND THIS WAY PLEASE DO LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE CARD PAYMENT OFFICER ON EMAIL: okor_paul_atm811@sify.com

THIS HSBC MASTER CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT US $8.3 MILLION AS PART PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2008.
ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION, YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(s) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR ATM PAYMENT.
EMAIL ME BACK AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DIRECTION AND ALSO UPDATE ME ON ANY DEVELOPMENT FROM THE ABOVE MENTIONED OFFICE.
ALSO RECONFIRM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO SWIFT CARD OFFICER:
1 YOUR FULL NAME
2 PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3 YOUR AGE
4 ADDRESS WHERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE CARD

FOR YOUR INFORMATION YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY UNAUTHORIZED OFFICER UNTIL YOU RECEIVE THE ATM CARD.
NOTE: BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUE YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT NUMBER WHICH IS (ATM-811) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE ATM CARD PAYMENT OFFICER.
BEST REGARDS
TONY ELUMELU
FOREIGN AND INTERNATIONAL OPERATION DEPARTMENT
UNITED BANK OF AFRICA.
DIRECT NO: +234-702-810-1288

This one is made to look as though it officially comes from the Nigerian Central Bank from the Boss himself. As with all fraud e-mails this one is sent through a freemail address, so it can’t be come from the Bank itself. And, I am sure that Professor Soludo wouldn’t send it through a private e-mail account.

So it can only be a Scam e-mail right?