Crime Online

I find the subject line is remarkable.

The Africans have obviously recognised that trust, especially online, is necessary to enable them to get people to contact them.

What they have not recognised, is the fact that you can’t tell someone you are trustworthy, but you also have to prove it. Not only in word, but also in your deeds and how you treat people.

Of course, that is something the Africans don’t have the need or time for.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Fedric Obutu <fredrick7_obutu@yahoo.fr>
Date: 2009/2/20
Subject: Reply With All Trust Michael Holdcroft
To:

OBUTU CHAMBERS & ASSOCIATES.
SOLICITORS, ADVOCATES TRADE MARK AGENTS.
RUE,327 THEARTRE NATIONAL,BOULEVARD LOME TOGO.

RE:TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS INHERITANCE CLAIM (US$10,500,000,00
—-

Attn       20-Feb-09
Michael Holdcroft

Please do not be offended if this message comes to you as I ought to have sought your consent and approval before e-mailing this proposal to you but I acted as I did due to the importance and urgency of this business. Which ever way you may look at it, let it please you to respond quickly either negatively or positively.

My name is Barrister Fedrick Obutu,I am a Legal representative, and Attorney to Late Mr Phillip Cornell. In the Year 2004, my client by name Mr.Phillip Cornell passed away,leaving behind a cash inheritance of Ten million Five hundred thousand United States Dollars ($10,500,000,00).My late client and bosom friend grew up in a “Motherless Babies Home”. He had no family, no beneficiary nor next of kin to the inheritance consignment left behind at the finance security company batch no xx2604AF. The Financial law of inheritance clearly allows for the deceased security company to use deceased consignment as deemed fit, should the inheritance consignment be left unclaimed after the death of the consignment owner.

As you may know,next of kinship is not limited to relation of the deceased,nor is it confided to the circuit of parental relationship,rather it is by choice of the benefactor as regards to whom he wish to make his WILL to(beneficiary) either formally by write up,or informally by secret information disclosure to beneficiary be him/her business partner,relations, Kinsmen,Or Friends or Well Wishers.and whereby the deceased did not mention anybody as the next of kin as in this case, then whoever that comes up with concrete information as contained in his account establishment file/record is assumed to be the next Of kin automatically, because you wouldn’t Have any knowledge of these secret information of the deceased if you are not his next of Kin Or close to him either by relationship or friendship as in private disclosure and i have all this informations and will forward it to you at the appropriate time.

I have contacted you to assist me in repartriating this fund left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge amount was deposited. The Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have his account confisicated within the next twenty one official working days as the policy of the bank is to overrun over four years of unserviceable and dormant accounts.They have a veritable excuse as they knew that my client was dead.

Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relations all this while, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased. This is to enable us salvage the proceeds of his account and get it paid to you instead. I have this obssession that if the directors of the Bank confiscated the money, it might not be put into proper and useful ventures to benefit the poor masses of this world. I was contacted and all necessary burial arrangements were made and the remains of the family buried in the public cementary. Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients either blood families or the extended relations. My concerted search proved abbortive. Perhaps, you may not be related to him but it behoves on us to seize this golden opportunity to salvage his savings since I could not locate any relation of his either dead or alive..

The Inheritance Law clearly leaves the proof of who is or is not the next of kin, to the deceased Lawyer to prove. As the deceased Lawyer,the Law says l have the final say of who is the beneficiary of the deceased consighnment.

This is 100% percent legal. As a lawyer I know this.As this will be a testimony for you and me if you make up your mind,for the claim.

All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you and me from any breach of the law. Therefore, should this proposal appeal to you and on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.

Regards,
Fedrick Obutu

I spoke to the company today and they, of course, do not make special deliveries of any kind, anywhere.

The second point which is not true, is the statement about depositing the money with the “United Nations Security House”. Even if there was such an entity, what would Thomas Winkler have to do with that?

And thirdly, he brought the “luggage” into the country, so why can’t he take it out again?

All in all, a nice story which just does not add up.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Winkler <twinkler666@gmail.com>
Date: 2008/10/19
Subject: Compliments from Thomas.
To: twinkler606@gmail.com

Compliments from Thomas.

I am Thomas Winkler, An agent working with the Morgan security company in England. This security company makes diplomatic deliveries round the world.

My Company sent me delivery to malaysia but on reaching malaysia i discovered the person am taking the delivery has died of a road accident. So i now deposited the luggage with United Nations Security House in malaysia.

So am writing to you so that we can arrange and get this luggage out in your name, because i cannot get this luggage out as an agent. I have all the necessary documents patterning to this luggage.

Pls you can contact me on my direct email me (twinkler223@yahoo.fr) for more details.

Have a nice day.

Regards,
Thomas

Most of the lottery e-mails claim to be from European lottery
companies. This one, on the other hand, claims to be in the Ivory
Coast. Now, as most of you know, all lottery e-mails are fraudulent.
Lottery companies never, ever send prize announcements per e-mail. So
is this one double suspect?

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: agences oranges
Date: 2008/9/6
Subject: !!!!! FÉLICITATIONS !!!!! !!!!! FÉLICITATIONS !!!!!
To: abdoul_005@yahoo.fr

A Votre Aimable Attention,

Nous sommes heureux de vous informer du résultat des
programmes internationaux des gagnants de la loterie tenus il y’a Sept
jours de cela à notre siège sis à Abidjan. Et nous avons le plaisir de
vous annoncez que vous êtes l’un des heureux gagnants de ORANGE
FINANCE WORLD LOTERIE.

Une loterie portant sur les adresses électroniques des internautes du
monde. La valeur du gain est de €5.000 000 Millions D’euros. Votre
adresse a été sélectionnée par tirage informatique lors de notre
premier tirage effectuer la semaine dernière au siège mondial sis aux
États-Unis

Vous avez été donc approuvés pour percevoir la somme forfaitaire hors
taxe de €57.000 Euros.

!!!!! FÉLICITATIONS !!!!! !!!!! FÉLICITATIONS !!!!!

Nous vous demandons de gardez l’information confidentielle de votre
gain jusqu’à la fin de vos réclamations et que les fonds vous soit
remis.

Cela fait partie de notre protocole de sécurité pour éviter une double
réclamation et un abus sans garantie de ce programme par quelques
participants.

Nous tenons à vous prévenir du fait que le lot doit être réclamé avant
deux semaines à compté d’aujourd’hui après quoi tous les fonds non
revendiqués seront reversés à certains Organismes Internationaux de
Santé et de Médecine.

Pour entrer en possession de votre gain. Veuillez adressez
exclusivement par émail a l’avocat chargée de superviser cette loterie
Me DUBOIS DUVALEXa cette adresse:

ÉTUDE DE MAÎTRE DUVALEX
07 B.P 1803 ABIDJAN 35
ABIDJAN, COTE D’IVOIRE
Email:cabinetmaitreduvalex@yahoo.fr
Note: Qui conque sous l’âge de 19 ans est automatiquement éliminé. En
outre, s’il devrait y avoir n’importe quel changement d’adresse de
votre part, informez nous aussitôt que possible.

Vous aurez le règlement de cette loterie sur notre site internet.

Recevez les félicitations une fois de plus de nos membres du personnel
et nous vous remercions de faire partie de notre programme
promotionnel.

Recevez encore toutes nos félicitations.

Monsieur Yannick BIGOT.
Directeur Marketing
Orange Finance World Loterie
Marcory Zone 1 Immeuble Marie

This is a typical story about dormant accounts without any heirs to claim it. Karim saysyou can be the one to claim it. No problem.

If you answer him you will soon find out that he will start telling you about difficulties which can only be solved if you pay him some money.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Karim Sule <mr.karimsule02@yahoo.fr>
Date: 2008/8/22
Subject: YOUR HELP PLEASE
To:

Vous êtes invité :: YOUR HELP PLEASE
Par votre hôte: Karim Sule

Message: DEAR FRIEND,

I KNOW THIS MESSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE.I AM THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE MANAGER. BOA BANK HERE IN BURKINA FASO.
I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE IN TRANSFERRING THE SUM OF ($10.500) MILLION TO YOUR ACCOUNT.THIS MONEY HAS BEEN DORMANT FOR YEARS IN OUR BANK WITHOUT CLAIM.

I WANT THE BANK TO RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEAREST PERSON TO OUR DECEASED CUSTOMER,UPON YOUR REPLY.
I WILL GIVE YOU DETAILS ON HOW THE BUSINESS WILL BE EXECUTED

REGARD.
MR Karim Sule.

Date: vendredi 22 août 2008
Heure: 13h 00 – 14h 00 (GMT+00:00)

Technorati Tags: 419 scam, Inheritance fraud, Karim Sule

Here’s another one saying the money is deposited with an express delivery company. You only have to look at the e-mail address to see it’s a fake.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Mr Agu Bello &lt;sandra_4uonly@yahoo.fr&gt;
Date: Sat, May 10, 2008 at 7:38 AM
Subject: CONTACT GES SERVICE FOR YOUR PACKAGE
To:

Dear Friend,

Good day, I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your Bank Draft but did not heard from you since that
time. I went to the bank to confirm whether the draft is getting close to expire and the director of the bank told me that
before the draft will get to your address, that it will expire. Then I told him to help me and cash the cashier bank draft of
$1,200,000,00 (One Million Two Hundred Thousand US Dollars), Us Dollars to cash payment,
However, I have successfully cashed the draft and packaged it in a box and have registered it in the GLOBAL SECURITY OURIER
SERVICE COMPANY (GES) here in Benin Republic because I will travell to see my boss and will not come back till next month
end,

You have to contact the GLOBAL SECURITY COURIER SERVICE COMPANY (GES) FOR YOUR PACKAGE to know when they will deliver your package to your address. I have paid for the delivering charges ok.
Here is GLOBAL SECURITY COURIER Contact Address;
Telephone Number, +22997046911
MR.HENRY JECOBS
E-mail:( express.courier49@yahoo.fr )

Please, Send them your contacts information to able them locate you immediately they arrived in your country with your BOX ,
This is the information they need from you,

1. YOUR FULL NAME.
2. YOUR HOME ADDRESS.
3. YOUR CURRENT MOBILE NUMBER.
4. YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.
5. A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE.

Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the security keeping fees. I gave them your delivering address
but you have to reconfirm it to them again to avoid any mistake in the delivery,

Note; I didn’t tell the GLOBAL SECURITY COURIER SERVICE COMPANY (GES) that the box contained money, I registered it as a
package of an African cloths. This is to avoid delaying or any upfront problem during the delivery, So do not let them know
that the package contains money, Do let me know as soon as you received your package.

You will get in touch with me through e-mail as my phone is no longer available now that I am out from our country.
Thanks and Remain Blessed.
AGU BELLO

Rur Uar? Now that is a very unusual name.

Anybody know what Mrss. means? It could be it’s a new title like Mister. Or maybe it’s just a spelling mistake.

Whatever happened to the formatting on this one?

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: MOHAMMED DUKO &lt;mohammedduko7@yahoo.com&gt;
Date: Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 12:09 PM
Subject: CONTACT HIM NOW
To:

Reply-To: philip_john999@yahoo.fr

MIME-Version: 1.0

Content-Type: text/plain

Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

Message-Id: &lt;20080428091606.EA66614027A50@klara.nextmedia.cz&gt;
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:04:54 +0200 (CEST)

Dear Friend,

Sorry for any inconveniences. Well, I just want to use thismediumtothankyou very much for your earlierassistance tohelpmeinreceivingtheinheritancewithoutpositiveoutcome.Iamobligedtoinformyouthat Ihave succeeded in receiving the funds withthe helpofanewpartner from Chile.Contact my secretary in CotonouDefederalRepublicofBenin because havleft the whole instruction tohimonyourbehalfandinstruct him where to send the $1,200,000.00with outanyfurtherdelayforyour compensation.

His name is Mr.philip john
(Tel:+229-9304-8370)Email: philip_john999@yahoo.fr

NOTE : BELLOW IS THE REQUIRED INFORMATIONS YOU WILL SEND TOMYSECRETARY

(1) YOUR FULL NAMES
(2) YOUR HOUSE ADDRESS
(3) YOUR DIRECTCELPHONE NUMBER AND HOUSE PHONE WITH FAX IF ANY .

In this moment, I’m very busy here in Chile because of the investmentprojects, which the new partner and I are having at hand. Sofeelfreetoget in touch with Mr.philip john to send the cheque to youwithout anydelay.RegardsMr.Mohammed Duko

(Tel:+229-9304-8370)Email: philip_john999@yahoo.fr
(Tel:+229-9397-9427)

Technorati Tags: 419 scam, Mohammed Duko

Most of these e-mails don’t need me to comment. Like this one.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: hakim habib <hakim_habib07@mixmail.com>
Date: Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 10:44 AM
Subject: TREAT VERY CONFIDENTIAL & URGENT RESPONSE..
To: “hakim_habib07@mixmail.com” <hakim_habib07@mixmail.com>

FROM THE DESK OF MR HAKIM HABIB SQ.
THE MANAGER OF FILE / DEBT RECOVERY DEPARTMENT,
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK A.D.B
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO
WEST AFRICA.
E-MAIL;hakim_habib07@yahoo.fr
PLANE CRASH WEB SITE…HTTP://NEWS.BBC.CO.UK/1/HI/WORLD/EUROPE/859479.STM

( “REMITTANCE OF $15 MILLION U.S.A DOLLARS
CONFIDENTIAL IS THE CASE”)
COMPLIMENT OF THE SEASON,

ON A VERY GOOD DAY. I AM ( HAKIM HABIB ESQ),THE MANAGER OF FILE / DEBT RECOVERY DEPARTMENT IN AFRICAN DEVELOPENT BANK (ADB).I GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM YAHOO TOURIST PEOPLE SEARCH.

WHEN I WAS SEARCHING FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER I ASSURED OF YOUR CAPABILITY AND RELIABILITY TO CHAMPION THIS BUSINEES OPPORTUNITY WHEN I PRAYED TO GOD OR ALLAH ABOUT YOU.IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF $ 15 MILLION U.S.A DOLLARS ( FIFTEEN MILLION U.S.A DOLLARS) .

IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN (MONDAY 31TH JULY 2000) IN A PLANE CRASH. SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE IT UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES,

BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARNT THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION DIED ALONGSIDE WITH HIM AT THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM.

IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I AND ONE OFFICIAL IN MY DEPARTMENT NOW DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINNESS PROPOSAL TO YOU AND RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND WE DON’T WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.

THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDELINE HERE STIPULATES THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED UNCLAMED AFTER FIVE YEARS, THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND.

THE REQUEST OF FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER, AND A BURKINABE CANNOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER. 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 INCURED DURING THE BUSINESS AND 60 % WOULD BE FOR ;ME AND MY WOMAN COLLEAGUE.

THERE AFTER I AND MY COLLEAGUE WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGES INDICATED.

THEREFORE TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRNANSFER 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 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 THETRANSFER.

please reply privatly to(hakim_habib07@yahoo.fr).

IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER. TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY
YOUR’S FAITHFULLY,
HAKIM HABIB ESQ.

POST SCRITUM:YOU HAVE TO KEEP EVERYTHING SECRET AS TO ENABLE THE TRANSFER TO MOVE VERY SMOOTHLY IN TO THE ACCOUNT YOU WILL PROVE TO THE BANK.AS YOU FINISHED READING THIS LETTER CALL ME IMMEDIATELY SO THAT WE DISCUSS VERY WELL OVER THIS BUSINESS.PLEASE CALL ME AND INFORM ME THAT YOU RECEIVED MY MAIL, BECAUSE I DON’T GO TO NET ALWAYS.

ok. Just to put the record straight:

None of the Worldwide Express Companies (Fedex, DHL or UPS) transport money.

Apart from this fact, Fedex does not use Yahoo freemail accounts for their business.

So now you can instantly recognize this e-mail as being a scam

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Chinedu Watson <chinedu_watson1@myway.com>
Date: Jan 14, 2008 1:13 AM
Subject: CONTACT FEDEX COMPANY FOR YOUR PACKAGE
To:

Hello My Dear,
I want to inform you that the fee for your Cheque Draft has been Paid last week afternoon because the manager of Eco Bank Benin told me that before the acheck will get to you it will expire.So i told him to cash the $1.200,000.00,all the necessary arrangement of delivering of the $1.200,000.00 in cash was made with FEDEX COMPANY WORLD WIDE.
Contact person:Dr.Sani A.Isreal
Manager Gs FEDEX DELIVERY COMPANY BENIN
E-mail: fedexexpress_companybenin@yahoo.fr
Customer care: fedex_express_service@yahoo.fr
Contact phone 229-93 157 255
Contact Fax: 229 97 550 33833
Please send them your contacts information to enable them locate you immediately they arrived in your country with your BOX. This the information they need from in order to delivery your box to your address.
1.YOUR FULL NAME… ……….. …
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS …
3 YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER…..
4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE…………… .
5.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE……………
Please make sure you send this needed info’s to the Director general Fedex Express Company world wide in Benin Dr Sani C Isreal.with the address given to you.Note. The fedex company here don’t know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a dameges of jeans returning to the retaler.They don’t know it contents money to avoid them delaying with the Box.Please don’t let them know the Box it’s contents money. I am waiting for your urgent response. Meanwhile the only fee you have to pay them is $185 USD it is for the security keeping fee ,they will use to obtain insurance certificate and claims of affadvite that will prove the box that consist total sum 1.2million us dollars belong to you
be rest assure that all other fees have been paid by me.I am waiting for your urgent response.
Thanks
Chinedu Watson