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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

Sometimes I feel the Africans are quite naive. The story told here of the Govenor of a state bank who would actually personally deal with someone about an inheritance matter is pretty far fetched.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: JEFF SMITH
Date: 2008/9/6
Subject: URGENT MESSAGE FROM CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
To:

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR.
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU, SQUARE, LAGOS- NIGERIA.
DATE:6TH SEPTEMBRE, 2008.
OUR RE5: CBN/OHG/OXD1/2008
YOUR REF: …………………………
TELEX: CENBANK.
PAYMENT FILE: CBN/BEN/08.
ATTN: BENEFICIARY,
PAYMENT NOTIFICATION OF YOUR FUNDS.

I AM MR. JEFF SMITH, THE SECRETARY TO PROF. CHARLES SOLUDO; THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (C.B.N), THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA IS THE PARENT BANK OF ALL COMMERCIAL BANKS HERE IN NIGERIA. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO INITIATE CONTACT WITH YOU BY MY BOSS THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (C.B.N) ON AN URGENT ISSUE, KINDLY NOTE THAT YOUR FUNDS WERE RE-CALLED AND RE-DEPOSITED INTO THE “FEDERAL SUSPENSE ACCOUNT” OF THE CBN LAST WEEK, BECAUSE YOU DID NOT FORWARD YOUR CLAIM AS THE RIGHT BENEFICIARY.

MY BOSS THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (C.B.N), WAS VISITED IN HIS OFFICE BY THREE GENTLEMEN TODAY, REALLY THESE MEN WERE UNEXPECTED BY HIM BECAUSE THEIR VISIT WAS IMPROMPTU. HE HAD TO ASK THEM WHY THEY CAME TO SEE HIM IN PERSON AND THEY SAID THAT THEY CAME TO COLLECT THE INHERITANCE/ CONTRACT FUNDS BILL WHICH RIGHTFULLY BELONGS TO YOU AS SHOWN IN YOUR FILE WITH US, ON YOUR BEHALF AND BY YOUR AUTHORIZATION.

NOTE THAT THEY ACTUALLY TENDERED SOME VITAL DOCUMENTS WHICH PROVED THAT YOU ACTUALLY SENT THEM FOR THE COLLECTION OF THESE FUNDS. BELOW IS LIST OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH THEY TENDERED TO THIS BANK TODAY:

1. LETTER OF ADMINISTRATION.
2. HIGH COURT INJUNCTION.
3. ORDER TO RELEASE.

DUE TO THE NATURE OF HIS JOB, HE CANNOT AFFORD TO MAKE ANY MISTAKE IN RELEASING THESE FUNDS TO ANYONE EXCEPT YOU WHO IS THE RECOGNIZED TRUE BENEFICIARY TO THESE FUNDS. NOTE THAT MY BOSS HAS ASKED THESE MEN TO COME BACK TOMORROW SO HE CAN VERIFY THIS FACT FROM YOU FIRST. KINDLY CLARIFY US ON THIS ISSUE BEFORE WE MAKE THIS PAYMENT TO THESE FOREIGNERS WHOM CAME ON YOUR BEHALF.

KINDLY TO DIRECT YOUR RESPONSE TO THE PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS OF MY BOSS, PROF. CHARLES SOLUDO, THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA CBN,BELOW FOR QUICKER DELIBERATION AND RESPONSE FROM HIM ON THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUNDS TO YOU. PLEASE REMEMBER TO INDICATE A PHONE NUMBER HE CAN REACH YOU ON IN YOUR RESPONSE..

EMAIL:charlessoludo160@gmail.com

NOTE THAT FOR SECURITY REASONS YOU HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED A CODE/PASSWORD WHICH IS {TT7270CBN}, PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS CODE IS THE REFERENCE NUMBER FOR YOUR TRANSFER AND IT’S BEING DISCLOSED TO YOU ALONE, GUARD THIS JEALOUSLY AND ALL YOUR EMAIL RESPONSE SHOULD CARRY THIS CODE AS THE SUBJECT.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR.JEFF SMITH.

SECRETARY.
TO THE GOVERNOR.
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS- NIGERIA.
+011-234-803-866-9874

Charles Soludo, Central Bank of Nigeria, 419 Scam

This message should have been sent in HTML format. For some reason my mail client could not show the code correctly. I put the code into a HTML editor and got the following message out of it. The INEC logo was embedded into the message.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: MR. CYPRIAN U. UMUNCHEZI
Date: Thu, May 1, 2008 at 4:49 PM
Subject: Project Assistance
To:

P. M .B .0184 Garki
FCT, Abuja
NIGERIA
Season’s Greetings!!!

ATTN: THE CEO./PRESIDENT.

REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE-STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

I GUESS THIS LETTER MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE SINCE I HAD NO PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENCE WITH YOU.

INTRODUCTION:
I AM THE CHAIRMAN OF TENDER BOARD OF THE INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC).I GOT YOUR CONTACT IN THE COURSE OF MY INTERNET SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE PERSON WITH WHOM TO HANDLE A VERY CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION INVOLVING THE TRANSFER OF FUND VALUED EIGHT MILLION, TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS TO A SAFE FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT.

THE ABOVE FUND IN QUESTION IS NOT CONNECTED WITH ARMS, DRUGS OR MONEY LAUNDERING. IT IS THE PRODUCT OF OVER INVOICE ON CONTRACT AWARDED IN 2007 BY INEC, TO FOREIGN COMPANIES FOR THE SUPPLY OF ELECTORAL MATERIALS THAT WAS USED FOR CONDUCTING 2007 ELECTIONS.

THE CONTRACT HAS LONG BEEN EXECUTED AND PAYMENT OF THE ACTUAL CONTRACT AMOUNT MADE TO THE FOREIGN Contractor’s), LEAVING THE BALANCE OF EIGHT MILLION, TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS IN A SUSPENSE ACCOUNT WHICH MY COLLEAGUES AND I NOW WANT TO TRANSFER OUT OF NIGERIA INTO A RELIABLE FOREIGN ACCOUNT FOR OUR PERSONAL USE. AS CIVIL SERVANTS, WE DO NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY FOREIGN ACCOUNT MACHINERY TO SUCCESSFULLY HANDLE THIS TRANSACTION.

THEREFORE IT BECOMES NECESSARY TO SOURCE FOR A FOREIGN COMPANY WITH THE CAPABILITY TO ACT AS THE ORIGINAL BENEFICIARY OF THE CONTRACT.

MY DEAR, IT IS A GOOD THING THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS ENDORSED THE RESOLUTION PASSED BY THE SENATE THAT ALL FOREIGN CONTRACTORS OWED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA SHOULD BE PAID, WE WILL SEIZE THIS GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO PURPORT YOU AS ONE OF THE BENEFICIARIES TO BE PAID.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO ASSIST US IN THIS PROPOSAL, KINDLY EMAIL ME YOUR LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE ALONG WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
1; YOUR NAME:——
2: YOUR ADDRESS:——–
3;YOUR AGE ——
4: YOUR OCCUPATION:—-
5: YOUR TELEPHONE NO:——

BUT IF FOR ANY REASON, YOU CAN NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST ME, I SHALL BE GRATEFUL IF YOU CAN INTRODUCE IT TO A RELIABLE AND TRUST WORTHY PERSON TO ASSIST US.

MEANWHILE, MY COLLEAGUES AND I HAVE DECIDED TO OFFER YOU 25% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT FOR YOUR KIND COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE IN TRANSFERRING THE FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT, WHILE 75% WILL BE FOR ME AND MY COLLEAGUES IN THE OFFICE FURTHER DETAILS ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE DISCUSSED IN THE SUBSEQUENT CORRESPONDENCE.

THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE TREATED WITH UTMOST CONFIDENTIALLY TO AVOID SCANDAL ON OUR PART AS WE ARE STILL SERVING.

WITH YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS TRANSACTION, THE FUND WILL BE RELEASED AND TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT WITHIN 16 WORKING DAYS. WE SHALL BE EXPECTING YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE SOONEST.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR. CYPRIAN U. UMUNCHEZI
NB: PLEASE SEND YOUR REPLY TO: inectb@excite.com

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?