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This one is also written in a totally neutral way. Make a claim about money to be had because somebody with your family name left some money somewhere. All you have to do then is quote the following:

(Name now withheld since this is our second letter to you)

It fits anyone who gets it. Easy isn’t it?

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Anthony Powell
Date: Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 8:45 AM
Subject: Another Notice.
To: antony.powa1l@hotmall.com

THIS IS FOR YOUR ATTENTION.

We wish to notify you again that you were listed as a beneficiary to the total sum of 10,600,000.00GBP (Ten Million Six Hundred Thousand British Pounds) in the codicil and last testament of the deceased.
(Name now withheld since this is our second letter to you). We contacted you because you bear the surname identity and therefore can present you as the beneficiary to the inheritance.

We therefore reckoned that you could receive these funds as you are qualified by your name identity.
All the legal papers will be processed in your acceptance. In your acceptance of this deal, we request that you kindly forward to us your letter of acceptance; your current telephone and fax numbers and a forwarding address to enable us file necessary documents at our high court probate division for the release of this sum of money.

Please contact me for futher details

Yours Faithfully,
Anthony Powell.

Anthony Powell, 419 scam

Has this fellow never heard about money laundering?

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Melvyn Falzon
Date: Aug 30, 2008 11:58 PM
Subject: ` Reply
To:

Hello Dear,

I am Melvyn k. Falzon son of Mr. Falzon a licensed business merchant
and a contractor. It’s my honor writing you this letter with great
confidence regarding a reasonable sum of money inherited from my late
father. I wish to invest this amount (8,650,000 euro) of fund in your
country if you can assure me of your willingness and support to help
me sincerely since you are living in a more peaceful/advanced country
than my war ravaged country. I will really appreciate if you accept my
proposal as i am willing to offer you 865,000 euro, so i can give you
a detailed explanation on how we proceed. indicate your interest by
sending your phone number & address so that I can communicate with you
at any time. Thanks in anticipation and looking forward to your
sincere response.
with thanks, Melvyn Falzon

Using 10.6 million Pounds Sterling as bait, this fellow first says he is withholding the name of the person who left the money. He then goes on to say I “bear the surname identity”.

That means my family name is the same as the deceased. Now that is an obvious advantage if I were really to inherit some money!

But, he does not actually say my name, does he?

That way this message fits anyone who gets it. That is obviously an advantage for him. That way he will get more people to answer this message.

Take note that he is using a telephone number with the international code for Great Britain.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Frank Mark
Date: 2008/8/28
Subject: second notice
To: undisclosed-recipients

THIS IS FOR YOUR ATTENTION.

We wish to notify you again that you were listed as a beneficiary to the total sum of Ј10,600,000.00GBP (Ten Million Six Hundred Thousand British Pounds) in the codicil and last testament of the deceased. (Name now withheld since this is our second letter to you). We contacted you because you bear the surname identity and therefore can present you as the beneficiary to the inheritance.

We therefore reckoned that you could receive these funds as you are qualified by your name identity. All the legal papers will be processed in your acceptance. In your acceptance of this deal, we request that you kindly forward to us your letter of acceptance; your current telephone and fax numbers and a forwarding address to enable us file necessary documents at our high court probate division for the release of this sum of money.

Please call me on +447045769387 so that we can get this done immediately.

Kind regards,
Frank Mark.

Frank Mark, 419 scam

The only interesting point about this e-mail is the e-mail address didia44@zudah.org.

There is a registered domain Zudah.org. It belongs to a woman with an address in California. The question is, how did Didia get a working e-mail address from there?

I am waiting for an answer, so we will have to wait and see if there really is an e-mail account there or not.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Mr Zudah Didia <didia44@zudah.org>
Date: Mon, May 12, 2008 at 11:01 AM
Subject: REPLY AND CALL ME ONLY IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AND READY TO BE OF THIS TRANSACTION
To: didia44@zudah.org

FROM: MR DIDIA ZUDAH.
AUDITING / ACCOUNTING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL BANK OF AFRICA (BOA)
BURKINA-FASO, WEST AFRICA .
+226 76 18 66 18

MY DEAR, 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 ABANDANT SUM OF $11.5M (ELEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLAS) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY. SINCE HIS DEATH, NONE OF HIS NEXT-OF-KIN OR RELATIONS HAS COME FORWARD TO LAY CLAIMS TO THIS MONEY AS THE HEIR. I 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 $11.5M ( ELEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLAS ) 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 FOLLOWING;

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 OMPENSATING YOU WITH $4.6 MILLION DOLLARS ON FINAL CONCLUSION OF THIS PROJECT, WHILE THE REST $6.9MILLION SHALL BE FOR ME. YOUR OWN SHARE STAYS WITH YOU WHILE THE REST SHALL BE FOR ME 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 AWAIT YOUR URGENT EMAIL.

REGARDS,

YOUR;S FAITHFULLY,

MR DIDIA ZUDAH
+226 76 18 66 18

Technorati-Tags: 419 Scam, Advance Fee Fraud, Didia Zudah

It looks as though the George Brumley story is a great theme to run 419 scams on.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: 00226 mrkarim ibrahim1 <mrkarim001@mixmail.com>
Date: Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 10:14 PM
Subject: URGENT POSITIVE RESPONSE IS NEEDED.
To: “mrkarim001@mixmail.com” <mrkarim001@mixmail.com>

CREDIT OFFICER
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT,
BANK OF AFRICA,
OUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASO
BANK WEB:www.bkofafrica.net

DEAR FRIEND

FIRST,I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION;THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF ITS NATURE AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET.THOUGH I KNOW THAT A TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL MAKE ANY ONE APPREHENSIVE AND WORRIED,BUT I AM ASSURING YOU THAT ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OF THE DAY.I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU DUE TO THE URGENCY OF THIS TRANSACTION,AS I HAVE BEEN RELIABLY INFORMED OF YOUR DISCRETNESS AND ABILITY IN TRANSACTION OF THIS NATURE. LET ME START BY INTRODUCING MYSELF PROPERLY TO YOU.I AM MR, KARIM IBRAHIM. CREDIT OFFICER WITH THE BANK OF AFRICA OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO.

I CAME TO KNOW YOU IN MY PRIVATE SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE THIS CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION,WHICH INVOLVES THE TRANSFER OF HUGE SUM OF MONEY TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT REQUIRING MAXIMUM CONFIDENCE.

THE PROPOSITION: A FOREIGNER AN AMERICAN ,LATE DR GEORGE BRUMLEY, CONTRACTOR WITH THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF AVIATION BURKINA FASO,UNTIL HIS DEATH IN KENYA AIR BUS (A310-300) FLIGHT KQ430,BANKED WIH US AT BANK of AFRICA OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO AND HAD A CLOSING BALANCE AS AT THE END OF JANUARY,2003 WORTH USD 18.200,000.00(EIGHTEEN MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLAR), THE BANK NOW EXPECTS A NEXT OF KIN AS BENEFICIARY.

VALUABLE EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE BY THE BANK OF AFRICAN HERE IN BURKINA FASO TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ANY OF THE BRUMLEY’S FAMILY OR RELATIVES BUT TO NO SUCCESS.IT IS BECAUSE OF THE PERCEIVED POSSIBILITY OF NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCATE ANY OF LATE DR GEORGE BRUMLEY’S NEXT OF KIN(HE HAD NO WIFE OR CHILDREN THAT IS KNOWN TO US).THE MANAGEMENT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF OUR CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,THAT ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN MADE FOR THE FUND TO BE DECLEARED “UNCLAINMED” AND SUBSEQUENTLY BE DONATED TO THE TRUST FUND FOR ARMS AND AMMUNITION TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE COURSE OF WAR IN AFRICA AND THE WORLD IN GENERAL.

IN ORDER TO AVERT THIS NEGATIVE DEVELOPMENT, I NOW SEEK YOUR PERMISSION TO HAVE YOU STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO LATE DR GEORGE BRUMLEY SO THAT THE FUND USD 18.2 MILLION WILL BE RELEASED AND PAID INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE NEXT OF KIN. ALL DOCUMENTS AND PROOFS TO ENABLE YOU GET THIS FUND WILL BE CAREFULLY WORKED OUT.

I HAVE SECURED FROM THE PROBATE AN ORDER OF MADAMUS TO LOCATE ANY OF DECEASED BENEFICIARIES, AND MORE SO I AM ASSURING YOU THAT THIS BUSINESS IS 100% RISK FREE INVOLVEMENT.YOUR SHARE STAYS WHILE THE REST BE FOR MYSELF FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES. ACCORDING TO AGGREMENT WITHIN BOTH PARTIES AS SOON AS WE RECIEVE AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT OF THIS MESSAGE IN ACCEPTANCE OF OUR MUTUAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL,I WOULD FURNISH YOU WITH THE NECCESSARY MODALITIES AND DISBURSEMENT RATIO TO SUITE BOTH PARTIES WITHOUT ANY CONFLICT. IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTABLE BY YOU DO NOT MAKE UNDUE ADVANTAGE OF THE TRUST I HAVE BESTOWED IN YOU AND YOUR COMPANY,THEN KINDLY GET TO ME IMMEDIATELY VIA MY EMAIL,PLEASE FURNISH ME WITH YOUR MOST CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE,FAX NUMBERS SO THAT I CAN USE THIS INFORMATION TO APPLY FOR THE RELEASE AND SUBSEQUENT TRANSFER OF THE FUND IN YOUR FAVOUR. SEE THE WEBSITE OF THE PLANE CRASH http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CORPORATION.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR KARIM IBRAHIM.
00226 76366185.

Tags: 419Scam, George Brumley Jr, Advance Fee Fraud

This one is not a plane crash, but an earthquake.

———- Forwarded message ———-
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 .

Regards,
Mr Ahmed Mao.Tanko

Tags: 419Scam, Money Transfer Scam, Ahmed M.Tanko

This is a typical example of the original 419 type of scam e-mail.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: mrsgrace grace <mrsgrace_240@yahoo.ca>
Date: Oct 12, 2007 12:10 PM
Subject: Bussines Deal
To: mrsgrace_240@yahoo.ca

Dear friend ,

I am mrs grace,the manager in charge of auditing and accounting unit foreign remittance department in a bank here in Lome Togo in west Africa.

With due respect and regards I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction, During our investigation and auditing in the bank, my department came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person, a foriegner who died in a plane crash and the fund has been dormant
in his account with the bank without any claim of the fund in our custody either from his family or relation before my discovery to this development,Although personally, I kept this information secrete within myself and  to enable the whole plans and idea be profitable and successful during the time of execution.

The amount involved is $9M US Dollars ( NINE MILLION US DOLLARS).Meanwhile, all the whole arrangement and directives needed to put claim over this fund as the next of kin to the deceased, Upon your acceptance all the information will be forward to you as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist me and also benefit your self to this great business opportunity,In fact, I could have done this
deal alone but because of my position in this country as a civil servant,we are not allowed to operate a foriegn account and would eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the time of transfer because I work in this bank, this is the actual reason why it will require a second party or fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin with affidavit of trust of Oath
to the bank and also present a foriegn account where you will need the said fund to be transferred into, after due verification and clarification to designated bank account.

We agree that 30 % of this money will be for you as foreign partner, in respect to the provision of a foreign account, 10 % will be set aside for expenses incurred during the business and 60 % would be for  me. There after I  will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentages indicated. Therefore to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you as arranged, you must apply first to the bank as relations 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 location where in 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 .
You should contact me immediately if you are interested and ready to transact with me. Then I will request for some vital information  from you first before we could proceed. In your reply do remember to include your full name and your direct Telephone/Fax number for easy communications between us.

Please you have been adviced to keep top secret as I am still in service and intend to retire from service after I conclude this deal with you, I will be monitoring the whole situation here in the bank until you confirm the money in your account and ask me to come down there for subsequent shearing of the fund according to percentages previously indicated and further
investment,either in your country or any other country you may advice me to invest in.

All other necessary information will be sent to you when I hear from you, I suggest you get back to me as soon as possible, stating your wish in this deal.

Waiting for your soonest response, please reply at
Yours faithfully,
 mrs  grace

I don’t know exactly how many Christian communities have fallen for this type of scam, but it is a lot.

To be honest, what God loving Christian would not want to help others with a sum of money like this? And that is the problem.

There have been enough Christian leaders who thought they were doing good and lost their community funds in the process. It happens.

————— Original Message —————————-
Subject: Donation of fund for work of God (10-Apr-2006 13:12)
From: rosewilly@atlas.sk
To: undisclosed-recipients

Fellow brethren,
You may be surprised to receive this letter from unknown person, being that you have not see me before. In a brief introduction, I am Mrs. Rose Williams from Sierra Leone in West Africa, I am a devoted christian living in Abidjan Ivory coast.
My dear, I inherited the sum of $820,000.00 (Eight hundred and Twenty thousand Us dollars) from my late husband who died in a motor accident on the 15 of January, this year 2006 on his way coming back from his office. My dear, I and my late husband married for a long time without a child and due to my present situation of health which my doctor has declared that I will not spend long on earth, that is why I contact you, so that you will handle this money into a good business investment for the future benefit of our fellow brethren that are suffering financially at their homes inn your country. Understand that my contacting you is not by my power, rather a divine direction from God and I know that you will not betray his trust in you.
I will be looking forward to hear urgently back from you after reading from your sister so that I will confirm whether you are ready to handle this work our living Almighty has chosen you to do for his obediently children.
Yours beloved sister in Christ,
Rose Williams

Tags: Rose Williams, Christian Charity scam, 419 scam, Internet fraud

The writers of this e-mail want to keep the whole thing as neutral as possible. There is no family name to be found and no telephone number.

My question, “Is Mrs. Janet a man or a woman?”

——– Original Message ——–
Subject: Letter from Zimbabwe (13-Nov-2005 14:49)
From: a1357y5k@msn.com
To: xxx@xxx.xxx

Dear friend,

URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

I am contacting you to seek your assistance for a business proposal that will be of mutual benefit to both of us.

My husband was murdered by the Dictator President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe who is the current President of my country Zimbabwe. I and my family escaped and fled the country to a neighbouring country South Africa where we are currently residing on exile.

Before the death of my husband he transferred a huge sum of money to Europe through a Security firm, and the funds are still in custody of this security firm in Europe.

I have been trying to fly to Europe but it has been difficult for me to get a visa from Africa. So I want you to help me make claims of this fund ($16 Million dollars) in Europe as my beneficiary and transfer the money to your account or any account of your choice before I can get a visa to fly down to meet with you so that we can share this money.

For your assistance ou will get 10% of the total fund, which would be ($1.6Million dollars) of this Money for your assistance, and 87% would be mine and the other 3% would be set aside for any expenses that we may incure during the course of this transaction. My 87% would be invested in your country in any profitable business proposed by you. I will give part of my share of the fund to charity organisations in your country and also in my country too.

We have never met, but I want to trust you and please do not let me down when this fund finally gets into your account. Please if you are interested, get to me through the email address below to enable me feed you with more details and all necessary documentations.

Please treat this as confidential.

Best regards,

Mrs Janet
Email: a1357y2k@netscape.net

NOTE: YOU CAN READ MORE ABOUT MY COUNTRY ON THESE LINKS;

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/715001.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/818766.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/715280.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1369182.stm