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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

Tags: 419 scam, Abidjan Cocody, Business Assistance, Business Associates, Business Relationship, Capital Of Ivory Coast, Dear One, Economic Capital, Fri, Hundred Thousand, Investment Knowledge, Ojen, Private Hospital, Private Id, Profitable Investment, Rci, Real Estate Management, Sify Com, State Dollars, Susan Ochai, Suspense Account, Urgent Business

Tags: Adua, Atm Card, Bank Of Nigeria, C Ertificate, C Ommittee, Card1, Central Bank Of Nigeria, Certificate Of Merit, Charles Soludo, Content Disposition, Contract Payment, Deral, Dr David Williams, E Mail, Federal Republic Of Nigeria, Governor Of Central Bank Of Nigeria, Lagos Nigeria, Nicon Insurance Corporation, Paymaster General, Prof Charles Soludo, Republic Of Nigeria, Senate House, Senate President, State Dollars, Statutory Obligations, Th Governor, Yar Adua

The message from 2005 is much the same as today. The address is different, but not much else:
http://crime-online.info/2005/08/cheung-pui-has-iraqi-money-to-share/

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From: Cheung Pui
Date: Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 12:17 PM
Subject: Please read
To:

MR. CHEUNG PUI
HANG SENG BANK LTD.
DES VOEUX RD. BRANCH,
CENTRAL HONG KONG,
HONG KONG.

Let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr Cheung Pui director of operations Hang Seng Bank Ltd. I have an obscured business suggestion for you. Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client Major Fadi Bassem who was with the Iraqi forces and also a business man made a numbered fixed deposit for 18 calendar months, with a value of twenty four millions five hundred thousand United State Dollars in my branch. Upon maturity several notices was sent to him, even during the war. Again after the war another notification was sent and still no response came from him. We later found out that the Major and his family had been killed during the war in a bomb blast that hit their home.

After further investigations it was also discovered that Major Fadi Basem did not declare any next of kin in his official papers including the paper work of his bank deposit. And he also confided in me the last time he was at my office that no one except me knew of his deposit in my bank.

As you can see, twenty four million five hundred thousand United State Dollars is still lying in my bank and no one will ever come forward to claim it. What bothers me most is that according to the by-laws of my country at the expiration of 6 years the funds will revert to the ownership of the Hong Kong Government if nobody applies to claim the funds. Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Major Fadi Bassem so that you will be able to receive his funds.

WHAT IS TO BE DONE:

I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we will come out successful. I have contacted an attorney that will prepare the necessary document that will back you up as the next of kin to Major Fadi Basem, all that is required from you at this stage is for you to provide me with your full name and address so that the attorney can commence his job, after you have been made the next of kin, the attorney will also file in for claims on your behalf and secure the necessary documentation for the movement of the funds to an account that will be provided by you.

There is no risk involved at all in the matter as we are going to adopt a legalized method and the attorney will prepare all the necessary documents. Please endeavor to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning this issue. Once the funds have been transferred, we shall share in the ratio of 70% for me, 25% for you and 5% for any expenses incurred during the course of this operation. Should you be interested please send me your private phone and fax numbers for easy communication and finally after that I shall provide you with more details of this operation.

Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.

Kind Regards,

Mr. Cheung Pui.

Tags: Bassem, Bomb Blast, Business Man, Calendar Months, Cheung Pui, Des Voeux, Director Of Operations, Foreigner, Hang Seng Bank, Hang Seng Bank Ltd, Hong Kong Government, Hundred Thousand, Iraqi Forces, Iraqi Money, Iraqi War, Major Fadi Basem, Seng Bank Ltd, State Dollars, United State, Voeux Rd

Unfortunately, there are enough people around who believe this story too.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Acct. Donald Duke.
Date: Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 3:17 AM
Subject: CONTACT THE ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT OF ECOBANK BANK BENIN
To:

CONTACT THE ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT OF ECOBANK BANK BENIN Greetings Dear Beloved Friend, I want to inform you about my success in transferring your money into an ATM master card to curtail the risk of carrying huge amount of money around. The total amount has been coded into ATM master card; please contact the Bank ATM payment center for more instruction on how to make use of the ATM card to withdraw your money in any ATM machine around the globe. I will be traveling to CHINA for business project with my own share of the total money. Meanwhile, I didn’t forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring the fund despite that it failed us some how. Now you can contact the ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT of ECOBANK BANK BENIN on this email(michaelkohnatmpaymaster23@live.com)pn.. +229-9704-6911 they will send you the sum of Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars ($2.500, 000.00) which is your own share for all the sufferings at that time. That is compensation for all your past efforts I really appreciated your consistency at that time. This card center will send you an ATM card which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM machine around the world, the maximum withdrawal is Ten Thousand United State Dollars per day. Feel free to get in touch with the ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT and give them direction on where to send the ATM card to you, the only money they will request from you is the activation fee of $99.99, so contact them right away. Do not hesitate to contact the ECOBANK Benin ATM payment department center with the information i gave to you and also re-confirm the following information to them as listed below: 1. Full Name…………………… 2. Current Address……………… 3. Phone Number………………… 4. A Copy of your identity………. 5. Your Nationality…………….. 6 Your pic……………………. Forward the above information to Prof. Michael Kohn, the head department officer of ATM payment center ECOBANK Bank Benin Republic. Phone: +229-9704-6911, Email :(michaelkohnatmpaymaster23@live.com) Please do let me know immediately you receive the ATM card so that we can share the joy together after all the sufferings at that time. I will be very busy in CHINA for the project am going to have there with my partner. So contact the ATM center immediately, they will give you more details of the ATM service. Finally, be informed that I left instructions to the DEPARTMENT to send the ATM MASTER CARD to you, so feel free to get in touch with the DEPARTMENT and they will send the CARD to you with out any delay. Best Regards, Acct. Donald Duke.

Donald Duke, 419 scam, ATM card

Tags: 419 scam, 5 Million, Acct, Amount Of Money, Atm Card, Atm Machine, Bank Atm, Beloved Friend, Business Project, Consistency, Donald Duke, Ecobank Benin, Hundred Thousand, Master Card, Million Dollars, State Dollars, Sufferings, Ten Thousand, Traveling To China, Two Million, United State

Just another “George Brumley” message.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: MR MARSHAL DUMBA
Date: Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 7:45 PM
Subject: URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL
To: marshaldumba34@orange.net

FROM MR MARSHAL DUMBA
BANK OF AFRICA
OUAGADOUGOU,
BURKINA FASO.
WEST AFRICA.

Dear friend,

RE: TRANSFER OF ($7,000.000.00 USD SEVEN MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS)

I want to transfer to overseas the sum of ($7.000.000.00USD) Seven Million United States Dollars) from a Prime Bank in Africa. I would like to ask you to quietly look for a reliable and honest person who will be capable and fit to provide either an existing bank account or to set up a new Bank a/c immediately to receive this money, even an empty a/c can serve as far as it can receive money.

I am MR MARSHAL DUMBA an accountant and personal confidant to Dr.George Brumley who died together with his wife in a plane crash on the July 21st 2003 on their way to attendwedding in Boston, he is an American, a physician andindustrialist, he died without having any beneficiary to his assets including his account here in Burkina Faso which he opened as his personal savings for the purpose of expansion and developement of his company before his untimely death in 2003.

The amount involved is ($7.000.000.00USD) Seven Million United States Dollars), no other person knows about this account. I am contacting you for us to transfer this funds to your account as the beneficiary, I want to transfer the whole $7,000.000.00 (Seven Million United States Dollars) into a safe account abroad, but I don’t know any foreigner. I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money can not be approved to a local person here,But can only be approved to any foreign a/c because the money is in US Dollars and the former owner of the a/c Dr.George Brumley is a foreigner too, and as such the money can only be approved into a foreign a/c.

I need your full co-operation to make this work fine because the management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct information of this account, which I will give to you, upon your positive response and once I am convinced that you are capable and will meet up with the inheritance procedures.

At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 40% of the total amount,55% will be for me, while 5% will be for expenses both parties might have incurred during the process of transferring. You should observe utmost CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECRECY in this transaction, and rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I will require your assistance to invest my share in your country.

You should fill this form below and send to me immediately as soon as you receive this letter: THIS IS MY Email address_(marshal_dumba34@ymail.com)

Your Full Name: ………..
Your Address : ……….
Your Telephone: ……….
Your Age: ……………
Merital Status: ………..
Your Country: ………….

Trusting to hear from you immediately.
Sincerely
MR MARSHAL DUMBA
MAIL ADDRESS (marshal_dumba34@ymail.com)

Marshal Dumba, George Brumley, 419 scam, OUAGADOUGOU

Tags: 419 scam, Bank Of Africa, Bank Of Africa Ouagadougou, Bank Of Africa Ouagadougou Burkina Faso, Dear Friend, Dr George, Dumba, Foreigner, George Brumley, Honest Person, July 21st, Marshal, Marshal Dumba, Ouagadougou, Ouagadougou Burkina Faso, Personal Confidant, Personal Savings, Plane Crash, Prime Bank, State Dollars, United States Dollars, Untimely Death, West Africa

Need I say more?

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: From: FRED AMATA
Date: 2008/8/28
Subject: From: FRED AMATA
To:

From: FRED AMATA
Spain Europe.
Reply to: ffedamata@gmail.com
Dear Sir,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I got your name and contact from an international brochure because I do not know any body I will contact. I prayed over it and believed that you will be a reputable and trust worthy person that I can trust and do business with, I must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere business assistance. I am Fred Amata the only son of late Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mabel Amata of blessed memory.

My father until his untimely death was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in West Africa; my father was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip to our cocoa plantation in Abidjan a neighboring country from my country West Africa. My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so special. Before the death of my father on 16th November 2005 in a private hospital in Accra Ghana. He secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of Twelve Million, Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars USD ($12,500, 000.00) he deposited with a private security firm in Spain, which he used my name his only son as the next of Kin in depositing of the money with the private security firm in Spain. The security firm is not aware that the box contains money and my father warned me to keep this as a top secret till I get a reliable foreigner that will assist me get the box out as his foreign partner. He also explained to me that it was because of th

Please, I am sincerely seeking your assistance in the following ways: (1) to assist me claim the box containing the money from the security company as my late father’s foreign partner. (2) To serve as a guardian of this fund. (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 because I cannot go back to my country till I am a full grown man.

Moreover, sir I will like you to tell me what you will take from the total sum as compensation for your effort/input after the successful release and transfer of this fund into your bank account in your country. Please you should indicate your interest towards assisting me by writing me an email via: ffedamata@gmail.com or give me a call on my contact above as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within seven days (7) days you signify interest to assist me. Please keep this proposal confidential.

Thanks and God bless.

Best regards,

FRED AMATA

Fred Amata, 419 scam

Tags: 419 scam, Business Assistance, Business Associates, Business Deal, Business Relationship, Cocoa Plantation, Foreigner, Fred Amata, Hospital In Accra Ghana, Hundred Thousand, International Brochure, Ivory Coast, Private Hospital, Private Security, Security Company, Security Firm, Spain Europe, State Dollars, Untimely Death, West Africa, Worthy Person

Yes, it’s another e-mail from Ouagadougou touting an imaginary account, using George’s name to promote it. The reason is simple, George Brumley is easy to research on the internet. His background makes the story halfway believable.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: MR MARSHAL DUMBA
Date: Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 1:48 AM
Subject: URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL
To: marshaldumba34@orange.net

FROM MR MARSHAL DUMBA
BANK OF AFRICA
OUAGADOUGOU,
BURKINA FASO.
WEST AFRICA.

Dear friend,

RE: TRANSFER OF ($7,000.000.00 USD SEVEN MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS)

I want to transfer to overseas the sum of ($7.000.000.00USD) Seven Million United States Dollars) from a Prime Bank in Africa. I would like to ask you to quietly look for a reliable and honest person who will be capable and fit to provide either an existing bank account or to set up a new Bank a/c immediately to receive this money, even an empty a/c can serve as far as it can receive money.

I am MR MARSHAL DUMBA an accountant and personal confidant to Dr.George Brumley who died together with his wife in a plane crash on the July 21st 2003 on their way to attendwedding in Boston, he is an American, a physician andindustrialist, he died without having any beneficiary to his assets including his account here in Burkina Faso which he opened as his personal savings for the purpose of expansion and developement of his company before his untimely death in 2003.

The amount involved is ($7.000.000.00USD) Seven Million United States Dollars), no other person knows about this account. I am contacting you for us to transfer this funds to your account as the beneficiary, I want to transfer the whole $7,000.000.00 (Seven Million United States Dollars) into a safe account abroad, but I don’t know any foreigner. I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money can not be approved to a local person here,But can only be approved to any foreign a/c because the money is in US Dollars and the former owner of the a/c Dr.George Brumley is a foreigner too, and as such the money can only be approved into a foreign a/c.

I need your full co-operation to make this work fine because the management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct information of this account, which I will give to you, upon your positive response and once I am convinced that you are capable and will meet up with the inheritance procedures.

At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 40% of the total amount,55% will be for me, while 5% will be for expenses both parties might have incurred during the process of transferring. You should observe utmost CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECRECY in this transaction, and rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I will require your assistance to invest my share in your country.

You should fill this form below and send to me immediately as soon as you receive this letter: THIS IS MY Email address_(Marshal_dumba@hotmail.fr)

Your Full Name: ………..
Your Address : ……….
Your Telephone: ……….
Your Age: ……………
Merital Status: ………..
Your Country: ………….

Trusting to hear from you immediately.
Sincerely
MR MARSHAL DUMBA
MAIL ADDRESS (Marshal_dumba@hotmail.fr)

George Brumley, Ouagadougou

Tags: Bank Of Africa, Bank Of Africa Ouagadougou, Bank Of Africa Ouagadougou Burkina Faso, Dr George, Dumba, E Mail, Foreigner, George Brumley, Honest Person, July 21st, Marshal, Ouagadougou, Ouagadougou Burkina Faso, Personal Confidant, Personal Savings, Plane Crash, Prime Bank, State Dollars, United States Dollars, Untimely Death, West Africa

This is another story set in the civil war in Sierra Leone. Of course, the “orphans” are now refugees in Senegal and have a pile of cash in the bank.

Ready for transfer!

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: FROM MUFAZZAL IBRAHIM AND SISTER RAMATUE <mufazzalandsister13@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, May 18, 2008 at 4:57 AM
Subject: Assalaamu Alaikum
To:

Assalaamu Alaikum,
From: Mufazzal Ibrahim and sister Ramatue
Email; mufazzalandsister14@yahoo.co.uk
Goodday Please.

It is my pleasure to acquaint you with this proposal for the purpose ofinvestment in your company. I am Mufazzal Ibrahim and sister Ramatue the only son & daughter of late Chief Dr Hadam ibrahim from free town Sierra Leone.

Who before his death was the person managing the Sierra - Leone Gold and Diamond Corporation( SGDC).As a result of the political instability of Sierra-Leone, my late father came to Republic Of Dakar Senegal with the sum of Twenty Five Million United State Dollars (US$25 Million Us Dollars )

which he deposited in a Bank here in Republic of dakar senegal as a family treasure.
We are here seeking for an avenue to transfer this money to a reliable and trustworthy partner for investment programmes.

We are here as a refugee because of the political crisis in our Country Sierra Leone. Please we have agreed to offer you 30% of the total sum of $25 Millionunited state dollars for your assistance.

For now, We have every information and document needed for the Collection of the deposit with the Bank and we want you to Act as the beneficiary of the deposit for easy and smooth collection to your account abroad for investment purposes.

Since our breadwinner is no more and this is the only hope we have for our future survival,Your positive response will give us the greatest joy and relief.

Please we need to transfer this money urgently because delay would not help at all and we need to relocate based on the political instability in this sub-region, to enable us continue our education in one of the best university over there in your country.

Presently we cannot go back to Sierra- Leone because of the situation there and you know that Senegal where we are now is politically unstable; we therefore wish you could help us get out of here before it become worse.

May almighty allah Bless you for your kind assistance. Reach us faster through our alternate email address for security reason.

Here is our alternate email address,  mufazzalandsister14@yahoo.co.uk

Finally I implore you to treat this transaction with secrecy and confidentiality for security reasons. Furnish us with the following requested information as soon as possible.

Full name………………………………
Home|office address…………………
Mobile telephone Number…………
Fax Numver…………………………
Occupation………………………….
Nationality…………………………….
Position Hold………………………….
Age……………………………………..
Marital Status…………………………
Country………………………………
Bank account details…………………
We are Seriously waiting for your urgent reply,

Best regard.
Yours Truly Son & Daughter.
Mufazzal Ibrahim and sister Ramatue Ibrahim.

Tags: 419Scam, Advance Fee Fraud, Mufazzal Ibrahim, Ramatue

Tags: Beneficiary, Breadwinner, Civil War, Email Yahoo, Family Treasure, Gold And Diamond Corporation, Greatest Joy, Hadam, Investment Purposes, Orphans, Political Crisis, Political Instability, Refugee, Refugees, Smooth Collection, State Dollars, Trustworthy Partner, United State, War In Sierra Leone, Yahoo Co Uk

Messages like this one show that the Iraqi conflict is still an ideal background for 419 scams. The stories are hardly researchable and the conflict is full of myths.

Does anyone know what an “obscured business suggestion” could be?

The funny thing about this e-mail is the sender address. Do you see it?

The so called Mr. Liu Yan is using an account with the name paulsmiths_uk@yahoo.co.uk.

Now why would he do that?

Because Liu Yan/Paul Smiths or what ever his name is, was just too lazy to set up a new account for his new scam message.

On the other hand, he has a localised Hong Kong Yahoo addresse as a so called private account. If that one is 006, how many accounts may he have there?

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From: MR LIU YAN Date: May 15, 2008 1:50 AM
Subject: Your Response Is Highly Needed
To: undisclosed-recipients

Good day,

I am Mr.Liu Yan a transfer supervisor operations in investment section in Bank of China Ltd,Hong Kong.I have a obscured business suggestion for you.

Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client General Mohammed Jassim Ali who was with the Iraqi forces and also business man made a numbered fixed deposit for 18 calendar months,with a value of Nineteen millions Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only in my branch.

Upon maturity several notice was sent to him,even during the war early this year.Again after the war another notification was sent and still no response came from him.We later find out that the general and his family had been killed during the war in bomb blast that hit their home.

After further investigation it was also discovered that General Mohammed Jassim Ali did not declare any next of kin in his official papers including the paper work of his bank deposit.And he also confided in me the last time he was at my office that no one except me knew of his deposit in my bank.So,Nineteen millions Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars is still lying in my bank and no one will ever come forward to claim it.What bothers me most is that according to the to the laws of my country at the expiration 5 years the funds will revert to the ownership of the Hong Kong Government if nobody applies to
claim the funds.

Against this backdrop,my suggestion to you is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to General Mohammed Jassim Ali so that you will be able to receive his funds.

Please endeavor to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning this issue.Once the funds have been transferred to your nominated bank account we shall share in the ratio of 60% for me, 40% for you.

If interested send your your response to my personal email
address:liuyann006@yahoo.com.hk

Regards
Liu Yan

Tags: 419 scam, 419 Scams, Advance Fee Fraud, Bank Of China, Bomb Blast, Business Man, Calendar Months, China Ltd, E Mail, General Mohammed Jassim Ali, Hong Kong Yahoo, Investment Section, Iraq War, Iraqi Conflict, Iraqi War, Jassim, Mohammed Ali, Paul Smiths, Private Account, Sender Address, State Dollars, Undisclosed Recipients, Yahoo Addresse, Yahoo Co Uk, Yahoo Email

A short message offering 24.5 million US Dollars from Hong Kong.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Patrick Chan <pchan@info.net>
Date: Thu, May 15, 2008 at 11:16 AM
Subject: Respond
To: undisclosed-recipients

I am Patrick Chan I work with HANG SENG BANK, HONG KONG.I have a Business Proposal of Twenty four million,Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars for you to handle with me from my bank,if you are interested please send me your full names,privatephone/fax and current residential address and finally after that I shall provide you with more details.
Kind Regards
Patrick Chan

Tags: 419Scam, Advance Fee Fraud, Hang Seng Bank, Patrick Chan

Tags: 5 Million, Advance Fee Fraud, Business Proposal, Full Names, Hang Seng Bank, Hang Seng Bank Hong Kong, Hundred Thousand, Lt, Patrick Chan, Residential Address, Short Message, State Dollars, Undisclosed Recipients, United State