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The story never changes, does it? This was on of 7 e-mails which this fellow sent me.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: <nicolaswilson@live.com>
Date: 2008/10/20
Subject: From Mr.NICOLAS WILSON
To: nicolaswilson@live.com

From Mr.NICOLAS WILSON

Attn: Sir,

I am Mr.NICOLAS WILSON, I am in urgent need for a foreigner that I will work in hand with me to transfer the sum of $10million to his company Account or private account. I have to contact you directly for this deal as I am convinced that you are capable of handling this transaction.

I am a civil servant working as a director in federal ministry of works and housing here in South Africa. with position here in the ministry I have the opportunity to over invoice a contract that was awarded to a forien contractor. The said contractor has been concluded and paid in full.

I want us to put heads together and transfer the left over funds (USD 10Million which was insured and deposited in the paying bank’s escrow account) to your company or personal account as soon as possible.

I have contacted an accountant in the paying bank that will work with us to enable us get this money transferred to your account within 10 banking working days according to him.
All documentation and arrangement has been made by him to ensure that every thing go well.
Hence; i am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be shared between us in the ratio of 70% for me and the banker while 30% will be for you.if you agree to my business proposal.

My full information, identification copy and details of this transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as i receive a positive responds from you.

Upon the successful transfer of this money to your company or personal account,
I will travel down to country for the sharing of the money according to the agreed percentage and to investment my own part under your care in your country or any country of your choice.

Please indicate your interest to work with us by sending to my direct email (nicolaswilson@live.com) the below information for more clarification, easy communication and agreement purpose between both of us.

(1) YOUR FULL NAME
(2) YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS
(3) YOUR TEL AND FAX NUMBER

Trusting to hear from you as soon as possible.
Thanks & Best Regard

NICOLAS WILSON

Please feel free to delete and ignore if not interested.

Tags: 10million, Accountant, Attn, Business Deal, Business Proposal, Civil Servant, Direct Email, Escrow Account, Federal Ministry, Foreigner, Invoice, Lt, Opportunity, Paid In Full, Personal Account, Private Account, South Africa, Transfer Money

Dating and Social Networks are very popular with African crooks. They obviously target men and this e-mail is exactly the same kind of strategy.

Get a man interested, offer him a deal and take it from there.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Joan Anne
Date: Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 3:16 PM
Subject: Compliments From Joan Anne
To:

Compliments From Joan Anne
How are you today? It is obvious that this email will come to you as a surprise, this is because we have not met before but i am inspired to sending you this e-mail. In my quest for you. With opportunity that will be mutual benefit to two of us, However, I am Joan Anne, by name from South Africa. I am lady with a pure heart.

I want you to send an email to my email address so i can give you my picture for you to know whom i am, then i hope you will like what you see and write me to my e.mail ?. My aim here is to meet a man that will love me then i will do the same thing to him and i will love him with all my heart . I am not here for any game and i am not looking for a player either so please if you are player dont bother to write me back but if you are seriously looking for a relationship like i do then lets make it happen .

Write me to my email and i will write you back with my picture attach to it . Thank you and i hope to hear from you as soon as possible. I believe we can move from here. I am waiting for your mail. Remeber the distance or colour does not matter but love matters alot in life.

Waiting for your email.

All the best,
Joan Anne.

Tags: Aim, Compliments, Crooks, Dating, E Mail, Email Address, Game, Mutual Benefit, Pure Heart, Relationship, Sat, Send An Email, Send Email, Sending Mail, Social Networks, South Africa, Surprise, Target Men

It looks as though a lot of the Africans are using Microsoft’s Hotmail service at live.com these days.

———- Forwarded message ———-
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

Dr. George Owen, South Africa

Tags: 5m, Africans, Committee Need, Contract Value, Contracting Firm, Department Mineral Resources, Department Of Minerals And Energy, Dr George, Dr. George Owen, E Mail Address, Fax Number, George Owen, Hotmail Service, Individual Company, Microsoft, Minerals And Energy, Money Transfer, Personal Telephone, South Africa, Taxation, Telephone Fax

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

Best Regards,
Dr.George Owen.

Tel:+27 787048899

George Owen, Advance Fee Fraud

Tags: 5m, Advance Fee Fraud, Committee Need, Contract Value, Contracting Firm, Department Mineral Resources, Department Of Minerals And Energy, Dr George, E Mail Address, Fax Number, George Owen, Individual Company, Invoiced, Loot, Minerals And Energy, Money Transfer, Personal Telephone, South Africa, Taxation, Telephone Fax