Someone in Nigeria cares for me, awww:-)

This turned up as an attachment to an email today. As I use web-based email, I had it scanned at the server end first, obviously. Nobody in their right mind opens attachments without scanning them for malware these days, right?

Anyway I am heartened to see that the Nigerian police force, intent on fighting the appallingly bad name their country has recently attracted for internet scams*, would like to circumvent all those corrupt government officials and bankers on my behalf, so that... well actually I'm not at all sure. But nice of them to write, anyway. Anyone else get this one, or had other similar mail, especially of the 4-1-9 scam variety?

*(Google "nigerian scams" if this is a new one on you, as it's well worth being informed. I hear people are still falling for these despite considerable publicity.)

Attn: Beneficiary,

May you remain favored?

This letter will definitely be amazing to you because of its realistic value

Without taking much of your time, I am (Mr, Paul Okiro) the rightful Director of The
Nigeria Police Force (NPF).

I understand that you are expecting your delayed fund to be transferred into your
Bank account, but some top government officials and bank partners will not tell you
The truth about your fund and all they are doing is to tell you to pay outrageous
Fees which you refused to come up with. A week ago, the Presidency and the Federal
Executive Council collectively agreed to release the sum of US$10,500,000.00 to you
But to our surprise you sent down your representatives ( Mr. Tim Parker and Mr.
Rowland Gulf) from Canada to collect your Funds on your behalf, this morning.

Since you sent your representatives to us, kindly give us the authority to transfer
Your Funds to them, because they have provided us with their own Bank Account in
Singapore and as soon as we here from you, we shall proceed with the transfer. You
Better believe me or forget contacting me again because I know that they will never
Tell you the truth because they are all thieving criminals.

Get back to me and I will tell you the possible way to get your fund delivered to
You without the consent of anyone I know God will reward me after all.

I expect your prompt response through my private email:
(npf_department@live.com)

Regards.
Mr, Paul Okiro
Chairperson,
Nigeria Police Force(NPF).
Tele: +234-8024-946-463

This turned up as an attachment to an email today. As I use web-based email, I had it scanned at the server end first, obviously. Nobody in their right mind opens attachments without scanning them for malware these days, right?

Anyway I am heartened to see that the Nigerian police force, intent on fighting the appallingly bad name their country has recently attracted for internet scams*, would like to circumvent all those corrupt government officials and bankers on my behalf, so that... well actually I'm not at all sure. But nice of them to write, anyway. Anyone else get this one, or had other similar mail, especially of the 4-1-9 scam variety?

*(Google "nigerian scams" if this is a new one on you, as it's well worth being informed. I hear people are still falling for these despite considerable publicity.)

Attn: Beneficiary,

May you remain favored?

This letter will definitely be amazing to you because of its realistic value

Without taking much of your time, I am (Mr, Paul Okiro) the rightful Director of The
Nigeria Police Force (NPF).

I understand that you are expecting your delayed fund to be transferred into your
Bank account, but some top government officials and bank partners will not tell you
The truth about your fund and all they are doing is to tell you to pay outrageous
Fees which you refused to come up with. A week ago, the Presidency and the Federal
Executive Council collectively agreed to release the sum of US$10,500,000.00 to you
But to our surprise you sent down your representatives ( Mr. Tim Parker and Mr.
Rowland Gulf) from Canada to collect your Funds on your behalf, this morning.

Since you sent your representatives to us, kindly give us the authority to transfer
Your Funds to them, because they have provided us with their own Bank Account in
Singapore and as soon as we here from you, we shall proceed with the transfer. You
Better believe me or forget contacting me again because I know that they will never
Tell you the truth because they are all thieving criminals.

Get back to me and I will tell you the possible way to get your fund delivered to
You without the consent of anyone I know God will reward me after all.

I expect your prompt response through my private email:
(npf_department@live.com)

Regards.
Mr, Paul Okiro
Chairperson,
Nigeria Police Force(NPF).
Tele: +234-8024-946-463

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over 1 year ago

Pete J.

Dude I love: "This letter will definitely be amazing to you because of its realistic value"

While this is a terrible scam I do not in anyway condone, I sort of love the karmic justice in this letter: anyone who responds to this email to get the money is in effect trying to take advantage of someone else's mistake and in the process getting cleaned out.

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over 1 year ago

Chris O.

This has to be a contender for most useless email scam to date, it's so long that you give up way before it gets to the actual scam. Still, I'll post it here anyway because someone just might be fooled.

Introduction
Thursday, December 3,2009 2:16 PM
From:
"ROBERT TAYLOR" <roberttaylorr7@earthlink.net>

To:
roberttaylor@yahoo.co.uk

I am Robert Taylor, Director at Kleinwort Benson Private Bank, the private banking arm of Dresdner Bank, which in turn, is a subsidiary of German insurance giant Allianz. I am contacting you concerning a deceased customer, and an investment he placed under our banks management 3years ago. I would respectfully request that you keep the contents of this mail confidential and respect the integrity of the information you come by as a result of this mail.

I contact you independently and no one is informed of this communication. I would like to intimate you with certain facts that I believe would be of interest to you. In 2006, the subject matter came to our bank to engage in business discussions with our private banking division. He informed us that he had a financial portfolio of 8.7 million British Pounds Sterling, which he wished to have us turn over (invest) on his behalf. I was the officer assigned to his case, I made numerous suggestions in line with my duties as the de-facto chief operations officer of the private banking sector, especially given the volume of funds he wished to put into our bank.

We spun the money around various opportunities and made attractive margins for our first months of operation. In January 2008, he asked that the money be liquidated because he needed to make an urgent investment requiring cash payments. He directed that I liquidate the funds and have it deposited with a security firm. I informed him that Kleinwort Benson Private Bank would have to make special arrangements to have this done. I explained to him the complexities of the task he was asking of us. Large cash movements have become especially strict since the incidents of 9/11. I contacted my affiliate and had the funds available as he had requested. I undertook all the processes and made sure I followed his precise instructions to the letter and had the funds deposited with a security consultancy firm. This security firm is an especially private firm that accepts deposits from high net worth individuals and blue chip corporations that handle valuable products or undertake transactions that need immediate access to
This small and highly private organization is familiar especially to the highly placed and well-connected organizations. In Line with instructions, the money was deposited with them. He told me he wanted the money there in anticipation of his arrival from Norway later that week. This was the last communication we had; this transpired around 25th February 2008.

In October last year, we got a call from the security company informing us of the inactivity of that particular portfolio. This was an astounding position as far as I was concerned, given the fact that I managed the private banking sector I was the only one who knew about the deposit at the security company, and I could not understand why our client had not come forward to claim his deposit. I made futile efforts to locate him.

I immediately passed the task of locating him to the internal investigations department. Four days later, information started to trickle in, apparently our man was dead. A person who suited his description was declared dead of a heart attack in Canne, South of France. We were soon enough able to confirm all of this including cause of death. The bank immediately launched an investigation into possible surviving next of kin to alert about the situation and
Also to come forward to claim his estate.

If you are familiar with private banking affairs, those who patronize our services usually prefer anonymity, but also some levels of detachment from conventional processes. In his bio-data form, he listed no next of kin. In the field of private banking, opening an account with us means no one will know of its existence, accounts are rarely held under a name; depositors use numbers and codes to make the accounts anonymous.

This bank even gives the choice to depositors of having their mail sent to them or held at the bank itself, ensuring that there are no traces of the account and as I said, rarely do they nominate next of kin. Private banking clients apart from not nominating next of kin also usually in most cases leave wills in our care, in this case; our now deceased client died in testate. In line with our internal processes for account holders who have passed away, we
Instituted our own investigations in good faith to determine who should have right to claim the estate. This investigation has for the past months been unfruitful. We have scanned every continent and used our private investigation affiliate companies to get to the root of the problem.

It is this investigation that resulted in my being furnished with your details as a possible relative of the deceased. My official capacity dictates that I am the only party to supervise the investigation and the only party to receive the results of the investigation. It is quite clear now that our dear fellow died with no known or identifiable family members. This leaves me as the only person with the full picture of what the prevailing situation is in relation to the deposit and the late beneficiary of the deposit.

According to practice, the security company will by the end of this year broadcast a request for statements of claim to Kleinwort Benson Private Bank failing to receive viable claims they will most probably revert the deposit to Kleinwort Benson Private Bank. This will result in the money entering the Kleinwort Benson Private Bank accounting system and the portfolio will
Be out of my hands and out of the private banking division. This will not happen if I
Have my way.

What I wish to relate to you will smack of unethical practice but I want you to understand something. It is only an outsider to the banking world who finds the internal politics of the banking world aberrational. The world of private banking especially is fraught with huge rewards for those who sit upon certain chairs and oversee certain portfolios. You should have begun by now to put together the general direction of what I propose. There is 8,700,000.00 deposited in a security company. I alone have the deposit details and they will release the deposit to no one unless I instruct them to do so.

I alone know of the existence of this deposit for as far as Kleinwort Benson Private Bank is concerned, the transaction with the late customer concluded when I sent the funds to the security company all outstanding interactions in relation to the file are just customer services and due process. The security company has no single idea of what's the history or nature of the deposit. They are simply awaiting instructions to release the deposit to any party that I may direct. This is the situation.

This bank has spent great amounts of money trying to track this man's family; they have investigated for months and have found no family. The investigation has come to an end. My proposal; I am prepared to instruct the security company to release the deposit to you as the closest surviving relation. Upon receipt of the deposit, I am prepared to share the money with you in half. That is: I will simply nominate you as the next of kin and have them release the deposit to you. We share the proceeds 50/50. You with the same very name as the original depositor would easily pass as the beneficiary with right to claim.

I assure you that I could have the deposit released to you within a few days. I will simply inform the bank of the final closing of the file relating to our late client. I will then officially communicate with the security company and instruct them to release the deposit to you. With these two things: all is done. The alternative would be for us to have the security company direct the funds to another bank with you as account holder. This way there will be no need for you to think of receiving the money directly from the security company as it is not a conventional financial institution; they accept deposits from only organizations thus; what you hand over to them is what you get back. They do not have the means to process the money.

We can fine-tune this based on our interactions. I am aware of the consequences of this proposal. I ask that if you find no interest in this project that you should discard this mail. I ask that you do not be vindictive and destructive. If my offer is of no appeal to you, delete this message and forget I ever contacted you. Do not destroy my career because you do not approve of my proposal. You may not know this but people like myself who have made a
Tidy sum out of comparable situations run the whole private banking sector.

I am not a criminal and what I do, I do not find against good conscience, this may be hard for you to understand, but the dynamics of my industry dictates that I make this move. Such opportunities only come ones way once in a lifetime. I cannot let this chance pass me by. For once I find myself in total control of my destiny. This chance wont passes me by.

I ask that you do not destroy my chance, if you will not work with me let me know and let me move on with my life but do not destroy me. I am a family man and this is an opportunity to provide them with new opportunities. There is a reward for this project and it is a task well worth undertaking. I have evaluated the risks and the only risk I have here is from you refusing to work with me and alerting my bank.

I am the only one who knows of this situation, good fortune has blessed you with a name that has planted you into the center of relevance in my life. Lets share the blessing. If you find yourself able to work with me, contact me through this email. If you give me positive signals, I will give you the relevant details and initiate this process towards a conclusion.

I wish to inform you that should you contact me via official channels; I will deny knowing you and about this project. I repeat, I do not want you contacting me through my official phone lines nor do I want you contacting me through my official email account.
I do not want any direct link between you and I. My official lines are not secure lines as they are periodically monitored to assess our level of customer care in line with our total Quality Management Policy. Please observe this instruction religiously.

Please, again, note I am a family man; I have a wife and children. I send you this mail not without a measure of fear as to what the consequences, but I know within me that nothing ventured is nothing gained and that success and riches never come easy or on a platter of gold. This is the one truth I have learned from my private banking clients. Do not betray my confidence. I await your response.

Sincerely,
Robert Taylor

This has to be a contender for most useless email scam to date, it's so long that you give up way before it gets to the actual scam. Still, I'll post it here anyway because someone just might be fooled.

Introduction
Thursday, December 3,2009 2:16 PM
From:
"ROBERT TAYLOR" <roberttaylorr7@earthlink.net>

To:
roberttaylor@yahoo.co.uk

I am Robert Taylor, Director at Kleinwort Benson Private Bank, the private banking arm of Dresdner Bank, which in turn, is a subsidiary of German insurance giant Allianz. I am contacting you concerning a deceased customer, and an investment he placed under our banks management 3years ago. I would respectfully request that you keep the contents of this mail confidential and respect the integrity of the information you come by as a result of this mail.

I contact you independently and no one is informed of this communication. I would like to intimate you with certain facts that I believe would be of interest to you. In 2006, the subject matter came to our bank to engage in business discussions with our private banking division. He informed us that he had a financial portfolio of 8.7 million British Pounds Sterling, which he wished to have us turn over (invest) on his behalf. I was the officer assigned to his case, I made numerous suggestions in line with my duties as the de-facto chief operations officer of the private banking sector, especially given the volume of funds he wished to put into our bank.

We spun the money around various opportunities and made attractive margins for our first months of operation. In January 2008, he asked that the money be liquidated because he needed to make an urgent investment requiring cash payments. He directed that I liquidate the funds and have it deposited with a security firm. I informed him that Kleinwort Benson Private Bank would have to make special arrangements to have this done. I explained to him the complexities of the task he was asking of us. Large cash movements have become especially strict since the incidents of 9/11. I contacted my affiliate and had the funds available as he had requested. I undertook all the processes and made sure I followed his precise instructions to the letter and had the funds deposited with a security consultancy firm. This security firm is an especially private firm that accepts deposits from high net worth individuals and blue chip corporations that handle valuable products or undertake transactions that need immediate access to
This small and highly private organization is familiar especially to the highly placed and well-connected organizations. In Line with instructions, the money was deposited with them. He told me he wanted the money there in anticipation of his arrival from Norway later that week. This was the last communication we had; this transpired around 25th February 2008.

In October last year, we got a call from the security company informing us of the inactivity of that particular portfolio. This was an astounding position as far as I was concerned, given the fact that I managed the private banking sector I was the only one who knew about the deposit at the security company, and I could not understand why our client had not come forward to claim his deposit. I made futile efforts to locate him.

I immediately passed the task of locating him to the internal investigations department. Four days later, information started to trickle in, apparently our man was dead. A person who suited his description was declared dead of a heart attack in Canne, South of France. We were soon enough able to confirm all of this including cause of death. The bank immediately launched an investigation into possible surviving next of kin to alert about the situation and
Also to come forward to claim his estate.

If you are familiar with private banking affairs, those who patronize our services usually prefer anonymity, but also some levels of detachment from conventional processes. In his bio-data form, he listed no next of kin. In the field of private banking, opening an account with us means no one will know of its existence, accounts are rarely held under a name; depositors use numbers and codes to make the accounts anonymous.

This bank even gives the choice to depositors of having their mail sent to them or held at the bank itself, ensuring that there are no traces of the account and as I said, rarely do they nominate next of kin. Private banking clients apart from not nominating next of kin also usually in most cases leave wills in our care, in this case; our now deceased client died in testate. In line with our internal processes for account holders who have passed away, we
Instituted our own investigations in good faith to determine who should have right to claim the estate. This investigation has for the past months been unfruitful. We have scanned every continent and used our private investigation affiliate companies to get to the root of the problem.

It is this investigation that resulted in my being furnished with your details as a possible relative of the deceased. My official capacity dictates that I am the only party to supervise the investigation and the only party to receive the results of the investigation. It is quite clear now that our dear fellow died with no known or identifiable family members. This leaves me as the only person with the full picture of what the prevailing situation is in relation to the deposit and the late beneficiary of the deposit.

According to practice, the security company will by the end of this year broadcast a request for statements of claim to Kleinwort Benson Private Bank failing to receive viable claims they will most probably revert the deposit to Kleinwort Benson Private Bank. This will result in the money entering the Kleinwort Benson Private Bank accounting system and the portfolio will
Be out of my hands and out of the private banking division. This will not happen if I
Have my way.

What I wish to relate to you will smack of unethical practice but I want you to understand something. It is only an outsider to the banking world who finds the internal politics of the banking world aberrational. The world of private banking especially is fraught with huge rewards for those who sit upon certain chairs and oversee certain portfolios. You should have begun by now to put together the general direction of what I propose. There is 8,700,000.00 deposited in a security company. I alone have the deposit details and they will release the deposit to no one unless I instruct them to do so.

I alone know of the existence of this deposit for as far as Kleinwort Benson Private Bank is concerned, the transaction with the late customer concluded when I sent the funds to the security company all outstanding interactions in relation to the file are just customer services and due process. The security company has no single idea of what's the history or nature of the deposit. They are simply awaiting instructions to release the deposit to any party that I may direct. This is the situation.

This bank has spent great amounts of money trying to track this man's family; they have investigated for months and have found no family. The investigation has come to an end. My proposal; I am prepared to instruct the security company to release the deposit to you as the closest surviving relation. Upon receipt of the deposit, I am prepared to share the money with you in half. That is: I will simply nominate you as the next of kin and have them release the deposit to you. We share the proceeds 50/50. You with the same very name as the original depositor would easily pass as the beneficiary with right to claim.

I assure you that I could have the deposit released to you within a few days. I will simply inform the bank of the final closing of the file relating to our late client. I will then officially communicate with the security company and instruct them to release the deposit to you. With these two things: all is done. The alternative would be for us to have the security company direct the funds to another bank with you as account holder. This way there will be no need for you to think of receiving the money directly from the security company as it is not a conventional financial institution; they accept deposits from only organizations thus; what you hand over to them is what you get back. They do not have the means to process the money.

We can fine-tune this based on our interactions. I am aware of the consequences of this proposal. I ask that if you find no interest in this project that you should discard this mail. I ask that you do not be vindictive and destructive. If my offer is of no appeal to you, delete this message and forget I ever contacted you. Do not destroy my career because you do not approve of my proposal. You may not know this but people like myself who have made a
Tidy sum out of comparable situations run the whole private banking sector.

I am not a criminal and what I do, I do not find against good conscience, this may be hard for you to understand, but the dynamics of my industry dictates that I make this move. Such opportunities only come ones way once in a lifetime. I cannot let this chance pass me by. For once I find myself in total control of my destiny. This chance wont passes me by.

I ask that you do not destroy my chance, if you will not work with me let me know and let me move on with my life but do not destroy me. I am a family man and this is an opportunity to provide them with new opportunities. There is a reward for this project and it is a task well worth undertaking. I have evaluated the risks and the only risk I have here is from you refusing to work with me and alerting my bank.

I am the only one who knows of this situation, good fortune has blessed you with a name that has planted you into the center of relevance in my life. Lets share the blessing. If you find yourself able to work with me, contact me through this email. If you give me positive signals, I will give you the relevant details and initiate this process towards a conclusion.

I wish to inform you that should you contact me via official channels; I will deny knowing you and about this project. I repeat, I do not want you contacting me through my official phone lines nor do I want you contacting me through my official email account.
I do not want any direct link between you and I. My official lines are not secure lines as they are periodically monitored to assess our level of customer care in line with our total Quality Management Policy. Please observe this instruction religiously.

Please, again, note I am a family man; I have a wife and children. I send you this mail not without a measure of fear as to what the consequences, but I know within me that nothing ventured is nothing gained and that success and riches never come easy or on a platter of gold. This is the one truth I have learned from my private banking clients. Do not betray my confidence. I await your response.

Sincerely,
Robert Taylor

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over 1 year ago

Chris O.

Wow, I'm popular with scammers today. I got another one, and I rarely get any spam in my mailbox at all. Such popularity is something I can do without, but at least I can warn others not to believe this crap.

FROM MR PHILLIP DA SILVA
ACCOUNTING DPT,
CONTINENTAL EXPRESS TRANSPORT
STATION APPROACH, WALTHAM CROSS,
HERTFORDSHIRE, EN8 7LY,
LONDON, UK.

Dear Friend
URGENT INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP IN YOUR COUNTRY.
I humbly wish to use this medium to draw your attention to an investment in Real Estate in your country. My names are Mr Phillip Da Silva and Iam the chief accountant to the above mentioned company (CONTINENTAL EXPRESS TRANSPORT LTD)here in London, England. I have worked for the above mentioned company for 25 years. Iam a british citizen.
I sincerely seek your permision to be included in my investment scheme as my international ally, aiding me in investing the total sum of thirty eight million United States Dollars into Real Estate, which will take place in your country.
This total sum was realised in the over invoiced bill of road construction contract that was awarded to my company at the time when Tony Blair was the british prime minister, And these funds were lodged in an unknown company account in a bank in Europe.

My late manager whose name i will not disclose for security reason conspired with me to divert this funds for our personal use after retirement from active service.He used his viable position to create a secreet account for the company in a bank in Europe, and we are the only people in the company that are aware of the account where this funds were lodged.
Now that my manager is dead, It is almost impossible for me to claim the funds we have toiled for over the years. Claiming the funds alone will attract series of queries and suspicions on my side as i may not be able to defend the source of the funds. Secondly, there is also a limit to what we earn as civil servants in England perharps the reason am asking for your assistance.

My proposition is for you to be posed as an international contractor that aided our company in the road construction awaiting payment. I. e We owe you some money from the contract you executed for us. I will use my position as the accountant of the company to help you claim this funds from the bank in Europe by backing you up with neccessary legal paper work that will automatically make you a contractor with our company which will help you to claim the funds without any hitch.

As soon as this funds hits your account, I shall be meeting you for onward disbursement in your country where i will use my own share of the funds in investing in Real Estate or preferably, we can form a joint venture for ourselves. I hope you have an idea of Real Estate? If you agree to work with me, kindly get back to me asap for us to proceed.
I look forward to hearing from you.

Regards,

MR PHILLIP DA SILVA
ACCOUNTING DPT,
CONTINENTAL EXPRESS TRANSPORT
STATION APPROACH, WALTHAM CROSS,
HERTFORDSHIRE, EN8 7LY,
LONDON, UK.

Wow, I'm popular with scammers today. I got another one, and I rarely get any spam in my mailbox at all. Such popularity is something I can do without, but at least I can warn others not to believe this crap.

FROM MR PHILLIP DA SILVA
ACCOUNTING DPT,
CONTINENTAL EXPRESS TRANSPORT
STATION APPROACH, WALTHAM CROSS,
HERTFORDSHIRE, EN8 7LY,
LONDON, UK.

Dear Friend
URGENT INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP IN YOUR COUNTRY.
I humbly wish to use this medium to draw your attention to an investment in Real Estate in your country. My names are Mr Phillip Da Silva and Iam the chief accountant to the above mentioned company (CONTINENTAL EXPRESS TRANSPORT LTD)here in London, England. I have worked for the above mentioned company for 25 years. Iam a british citizen.
I sincerely seek your permision to be included in my investment scheme as my international ally, aiding me in investing the total sum of thirty eight million United States Dollars into Real Estate, which will take place in your country.
This total sum was realised in the over invoiced bill of road construction contract that was awarded to my company at the time when Tony Blair was the british prime minister, And these funds were lodged in an unknown company account in a bank in Europe.

My late manager whose name i will not disclose for security reason conspired with me to divert this funds for our personal use after retirement from active service.He used his viable position to create a secreet account for the company in a bank in Europe, and we are the only people in the company that are aware of the account where this funds were lodged.
Now that my manager is dead, It is almost impossible for me to claim the funds we have toiled for over the years. Claiming the funds alone will attract series of queries and suspicions on my side as i may not be able to defend the source of the funds. Secondly, there is also a limit to what we earn as civil servants in England perharps the reason am asking for your assistance.

My proposition is for you to be posed as an international contractor that aided our company in the road construction awaiting payment. I. e We owe you some money from the contract you executed for us. I will use my position as the accountant of the company to help you claim this funds from the bank in Europe by backing you up with neccessary legal paper work that will automatically make you a contractor with our company which will help you to claim the funds without any hitch.

As soon as this funds hits your account, I shall be meeting you for onward disbursement in your country where i will use my own share of the funds in investing in Real Estate or preferably, we can form a joint venture for ourselves. I hope you have an idea of Real Estate? If you agree to work with me, kindly get back to me asap for us to proceed.
I look forward to hearing from you.

Regards,

MR PHILLIP DA SILVA
ACCOUNTING DPT,
CONTINENTAL EXPRESS TRANSPORT
STATION APPROACH, WALTHAM CROSS,
HERTFORDSHIRE, EN8 7LY,
LONDON, UK.

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over 1 year ago

Chris O.

And today's lucky winner is implored to to "exercise the utmost indulgence to keep this matter extraordinary confidential"

Nah, don't think so.

ABDUL TUN RAZAK AND ASSOCIATES.
SOLICITOR AND ADVOCATES

Dear Inheritor

I am Abdul Tun Razak, an attorney at law. A deceased client of mine, that shares
The same last name as yours, died as a result of His heart condition, due to the
Death of all the members of his family in the tsunami disaster on the 26th
December 2004 in Sumatra Indonesia. As reported by
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake. I have contacted you
To assist in distributing the money left behind by my
Client before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this
Deposit valued at Five Million, Five Hundred United States Dollars (US$5.5
Million). This bank has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin, or the
Account will be confiscated.
My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the next-of-kin
And beneficiary of my named client, since you have the same last name, so that
The proceeds of this account can be paid to you. Then we can share the amount
On a mutually agreed-upon percentage. All legal documents to back up your claim
As my client's next-of-kin will be provided. All I require is your honest
Cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. This will be executed
Under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from
Many breach of the law. If this business proposition offends your moral values,
Do accept my apology. I must use this opportunity to implore you to exercise the
Utmost indulgence to keep this matter extraordinary confidential, whatever your
Decision, while I await your prompt response. Please contact me at once to
Indicate your interest. I will like you to acknowledge the receipt of this
E-mail as soon as possible via my private
E
And treats with absolute confidentiality and sincerity. I look forward to your
Quick reply.
Best regards,
Abdul Tun Razak
Attorney at Law

And today's lucky winner is implored to to "exercise the utmost indulgence to keep this matter extraordinary confidential"

Nah, don't think so.

ABDUL TUN RAZAK AND ASSOCIATES.
SOLICITOR AND ADVOCATES

Dear Inheritor

I am Abdul Tun Razak, an attorney at law. A deceased client of mine, that shares
The same last name as yours, died as a result of His heart condition, due to the
Death of all the members of his family in the tsunami disaster on the 26th
December 2004 in Sumatra Indonesia. As reported by
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake. I have contacted you
To assist in distributing the money left behind by my
Client before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this
Deposit valued at Five Million, Five Hundred United States Dollars (US$5.5
Million). This bank has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin, or the
Account will be confiscated.
My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the next-of-kin
And beneficiary of my named client, since you have the same last name, so that
The proceeds of this account can be paid to you. Then we can share the amount
On a mutually agreed-upon percentage. All legal documents to back up your claim
As my client's next-of-kin will be provided. All I require is your honest
Cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. This will be executed
Under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from
Many breach of the law. If this business proposition offends your moral values,
Do accept my apology. I must use this opportunity to implore you to exercise the
Utmost indulgence to keep this matter extraordinary confidential, whatever your
Decision, while I await your prompt response. Please contact me at once to
Indicate your interest. I will like you to acknowledge the receipt of this
E-mail as soon as possible via my private
E
And treats with absolute confidentiality and sincerity. I look forward to your
Quick reply.
Best regards,
Abdul Tun Razak
Attorney at Law

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over 1 year ago

Chris O.

It's been a while, and I was starting to feel uncared for. But this one turned up in my mail today, and gave me a laugh. If I had to pick my favorite bit, I'd be spoiled for choice. It really is that bad.

UNITED NATIONS (FBI/IMF ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS,
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX029
(United Nation) Human Right Activist Dept
On Debts Reconcilation On Foreign Payment Matters,
Unit B1,50 Bank Street London E14 5NS,
London, United Kingdom.

SUB: IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT VIA CONSIGNMENT BOX.

Attention: Beneficiary,

I am Mr. Kenneth Thomas, the newly appointed national security adviser to the United Nation Owed Debts Payment Recovery Commission Representative, here in London United Kingdom.

I am delighted whole heartedly to inform you that the contract/Inheritance panel and unclaimed fund which is seating in London, United Kingdom territory just released your name among the presently approved beneficiaries to benefit from the diplomatic immunity payment. This panel was primarily delegated to investigate and to genuinely manipulated all debts and claims as it has eaten deep into the economy of the Great Britain-London.

However, we wish to bring to your urgent notice that your payment profile is still reflecting in our central computer as unclaimed fund Emanated from Bank In Africa in my department where i work to the (UN) office while auditing was going on today. Your file was forwarded to my office by the chief auditors as unclaimed fund. At this moment, I wish to use this medium to inform you that for the time being the Geat Britain -London has stopped further payment through bank to bank transfer which you were previously having with the Authority from the Originated country where your fund was sent from that country in Africa over a period of time now due to numerous petitions received from the FBI, IMF and other financial and security agenices
To monitoring the UK Government against their banks on wrong payment and diversion of funds to different account in many dimension.

In this regards, I am going to use my good office to send you your part payment in the tune of $6,000,000.00 (Six Million United States Dollars) only by cash to you via a universal immunity diplomatic means. In process of doing that, i will personally secure every needed documents as a representative of the (UN) office now to
Cover the money been your still yet unclaimed payment which is now in London United-KIngdom including the legit affidavit to claim this very particular payment from the British high court here in London UK and also with a clearance which will bestow the right and legit privilege to you as the rightful beneficiary who is to recieve this payment after meeting up with the delivery requirement as the law stipulate which are the documents i'm securing for you right now once you accept to finalise this transaction with me only.

All these will be only on the condition that you will give me only %10 out of the funds which is just ($600,000.00) Out of $6,000,000.00 you are to receive as soon as you receive the money on your door step
Which will come to you in the form of a consignment method.

Note: The money will be coming on 2 security proof boxes The boxes are already sealed with synthetic nylon seal and padded with machine by the management of this organiziation and i also want you to know that the management are not aware of my personal plans or arrangement with you in this transaction, so you have to keep this as a very top secrect between the both of us till you and i are able to conclude this very transaction completely. This fund was release to us from the World Bank special delegates who visited the British Government Prime Minister's Confidential Secretary Office in London on Wednesday and found out that they are doing nothing to help you in this matter because the funds itself was meant for our local afem market here in the UK hence it did not laim as it supose while dumped here London UK.

But you don't have to worry for any thing, as the transaction is 100% risk free and will remain legit as long as you work with me transparently. The box are coming with a diplomatic agent asigned by the management of this organiziation who will accompany the boxes to your house address or any address you will provide to me for this transaction to enable us complete.

All you need to do now upon your willing acceptance on my condition, is to send to me a guarantee that you will give me 10% of the funds as soon as you receive the $6,850.000.00 and your full house address and your identity such as, international passport or driver’s license including your personal contact phone numbers which must be a working numbers, the diplomatic attached will travel with it.

He will call you immediately he arrives in your country's airport to update you and I hope you understand each and every point that i've made known to you in this email message am sending you now, if you have any question please feel free to ask me asap.

MOST IMPORTANTLY: for security reasons and to also enable the both of us to conclude this very transaction successfully, note that the diplomat coming with the consignment boxes will not know the
Original contents inside the boxes that he will be delivering to you. So what l and our accredited management here will declare to him that is inside the consignment boxes is a sensitive photographic film material and some classified volume confidential company's contract documents.

Please note categorically that, before i proceed with the next arrangement, You are adviced to get back to me via email: so we can talk and agree properly before i seal this transaction with you and if you need further clarification I'm pleased to hear that and remember to send the required informations directly to my Email address: kenthomas012@yahoo.co.jp and I will let you know how far I have gone with the arrangement. I will secure the diplomatic immunity
Clearance certificate that will be tagged on the box to make it stand as a diplomatic consignment.

This clearance will make it pass every custom checking point all over the world without any hitch. All this I will do with my own money as your partner.

Please, I need urgent reply because the box are schedule already to live as soon as I hear from you. You should get back to me immediately you receive this message.

I am highly submitted in service and willing to serve you better whole-heartedly once you are pleased with my terms & condition.

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN.

Highly Submitted.

Respectfully Yours in-service,
Mr. Kenneth Thomas.

(UN) Human Right Activist
In-charge Of All Pending Consignment/Fund Release.
Unit B1,50 Bank Street London E14 5NS
London, United Kingdom.

It's been a while, and I was starting to feel uncared for. But this one turned up in my mail today, and gave me a laugh. If I had to pick my favorite bit, I'd be spoiled for choice. It really is that bad.

UNITED NATIONS (FBI/IMF ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS,
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX029
(United Nation) Human Right Activist Dept
On Debts Reconcilation On Foreign Payment Matters,
Unit B1,50 Bank Street London E14 5NS,
London, United Kingdom.

SUB: IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT VIA CONSIGNMENT BOX.

Attention: Beneficiary,

I am Mr. Kenneth Thomas, the newly appointed national security adviser to the United Nation Owed Debts Payment Recovery Commission Representative, here in London United Kingdom.

I am delighted whole heartedly to inform you that the contract/Inheritance panel and unclaimed fund which is seating in London, United Kingdom territory just released your name among the presently approved beneficiaries to benefit from the diplomatic immunity payment. This panel was primarily delegated to investigate and to genuinely manipulated all debts and claims as it has eaten deep into the economy of the Great Britain-London.

However, we wish to bring to your urgent notice that your payment profile is still reflecting in our central computer as unclaimed fund Emanated from Bank In Africa in my department where i work to the (UN) office while auditing was going on today. Your file was forwarded to my office by the chief auditors as unclaimed fund. At this moment, I wish to use this medium to inform you that for the time being the Geat Britain -London has stopped further payment through bank to bank transfer which you were previously having with the Authority from the Originated country where your fund was sent from that country in Africa over a period of time now due to numerous petitions received from the FBI, IMF and other financial and security agenices
To monitoring the UK Government against their banks on wrong payment and diversion of funds to different account in many dimension.

In this regards, I am going to use my good office to send you your part payment in the tune of $6,000,000.00 (Six Million United States Dollars) only by cash to you via a universal immunity diplomatic means. In process of doing that, i will personally secure every needed documents as a representative of the (UN) office now to
Cover the money been your still yet unclaimed payment which is now in London United-KIngdom including the legit affidavit to claim this very particular payment from the British high court here in London UK and also with a clearance which will bestow the right and legit privilege to you as the rightful beneficiary who is to recieve this payment after meeting up with the delivery requirement as the law stipulate which are the documents i'm securing for you right now once you accept to finalise this transaction with me only.

All these will be only on the condition that you will give me only %10 out of the funds which is just ($600,000.00) Out of $6,000,000.00 you are to receive as soon as you receive the money on your door step
Which will come to you in the form of a consignment method.

Note: The money will be coming on 2 security proof boxes The boxes are already sealed with synthetic nylon seal and padded with machine by the management of this organiziation and i also want you to know that the management are not aware of my personal plans or arrangement with you in this transaction, so you have to keep this as a very top secrect between the both of us till you and i are able to conclude this very transaction completely. This fund was release to us from the World Bank special delegates who visited the British Government Prime Minister's Confidential Secretary Office in London on Wednesday and found out that they are doing nothing to help you in this matter because the funds itself was meant for our local afem market here in the UK hence it did not laim as it supose while dumped here London UK.

But you don't have to worry for any thing, as the transaction is 100% risk free and will remain legit as long as you work with me transparently. The box are coming with a diplomatic agent asigned by the management of this organiziation who will accompany the boxes to your house address or any address you will provide to me for this transaction to enable us complete.

All you need to do now upon your willing acceptance on my condition, is to send to me a guarantee that you will give me 10% of the funds as soon as you receive the $6,850.000.00 and your full house address and your identity such as, international passport or driver’s license including your personal contact phone numbers which must be a working numbers, the diplomatic attached will travel with it.

He will call you immediately he arrives in your country's airport to update you and I hope you understand each and every point that i've made known to you in this email message am sending you now, if you have any question please feel free to ask me asap.

MOST IMPORTANTLY: for security reasons and to also enable the both of us to conclude this very transaction successfully, note that the diplomat coming with the consignment boxes will not know the
Original contents inside the boxes that he will be delivering to you. So what l and our accredited management here will declare to him that is inside the consignment boxes is a sensitive photographic film material and some classified volume confidential company's contract documents.

Please note categorically that, before i proceed with the next arrangement, You are adviced to get back to me via email: so we can talk and agree properly before i seal this transaction with you and if you need further clarification I'm pleased to hear that and remember to send the required informations directly to my Email address: kenthomas012@yahoo.co.jp and I will let you know how far I have gone with the arrangement. I will secure the diplomatic immunity
Clearance certificate that will be tagged on the box to make it stand as a diplomatic consignment.

This clearance will make it pass every custom checking point all over the world without any hitch. All this I will do with my own money as your partner.

Please, I need urgent reply because the box are schedule already to live as soon as I hear from you. You should get back to me immediately you receive this message.

I am highly submitted in service and willing to serve you better whole-heartedly once you are pleased with my terms & condition.

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN.

Highly Submitted.

Respectfully Yours in-service,
Mr. Kenneth Thomas.

(UN) Human Right Activist
In-charge Of All Pending Consignment/Fund Release.
Unit B1,50 Bank Street London E14 5NS
London, United Kingdom.

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over 1 year ago

Hailey S.

Chris, are you that popular? Hehehe! Thanks for posting these.

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over 1 year ago

Chris O.

Hey... I won a million pounds!

And the prize is "yet to be unclaimed" too!... er...

WINNING NOTIFICATION...
From:
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY <info@uknationallottery.co.uk>...
Add to Contacts
To:
The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9580X2/45
Batch: 062/01/ZY469

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

It is obvious that this notification came to you as a surprise, but please
Finds time to read it carefully as we congratulate you over your success in
The following official publication of results of the e-mail electronic online
Draw held by UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.

We happily announce to you the draw (#942) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online
Sweepstakes International program held on friday, 1st of January, 2010. It is
Yet to be unclaimed and you are getting the FINAL NOTIFICATION as regards
This. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 16474620545 188 with
Serial number 5268/02 drew the lucky numbers: 4-7-9-11-15-30 (bonus no. 25),
Which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i. E match 5 plus
Bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 1,000,000 (One
Million pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9013115308/03. This is
From a total cash prize of 10,000,000 shared amongst the(5)lucky winners in
This category i. E Match 5 plus bonus. All participants for the online version
Were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system
And extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies
That are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly. To file for your
Claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:

Dr. Pinkett Griffin
Email:uknationalukborad@yahoo.com.hk

Contact him by sending him with the underlisted informations:

1. Name. 2. Address. 3. Nationality. 4. Age. 5. Occupation. 6. Phone/Fax.

Yours faithfully,
Lorraine Dodds(Mrs.)
Online coordinator for THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.

Also note the Hong Kong email address, not one normally associated with The National Lottery, I suspect. Oh well, and I was getting so excited too.

Hey... I won a million pounds!

And the prize is "yet to be unclaimed" too!... er...

WINNING NOTIFICATION...
From:
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY <info@uknationallottery.co.uk>...
Add to Contacts
To:
The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9580X2/45
Batch: 062/01/ZY469

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

It is obvious that this notification came to you as a surprise, but please
Finds time to read it carefully as we congratulate you over your success in
The following official publication of results of the e-mail electronic online
Draw held by UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.

We happily announce to you the draw (#942) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online
Sweepstakes International program held on friday, 1st of January, 2010. It is
Yet to be unclaimed and you are getting the FINAL NOTIFICATION as regards
This. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 16474620545 188 with
Serial number 5268/02 drew the lucky numbers: 4-7-9-11-15-30 (bonus no. 25),
Which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i. E match 5 plus
Bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 1,000,000 (One
Million pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9013115308/03. This is
From a total cash prize of 10,000,000 shared amongst the(5)lucky winners in
This category i. E Match 5 plus bonus. All participants for the online version
Were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system
And extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies
That are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly. To file for your
Claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:

Dr. Pinkett Griffin
Email:uknationalukborad@yahoo.com.hk

Contact him by sending him with the underlisted informations:

1. Name. 2. Address. 3. Nationality. 4. Age. 5. Occupation. 6. Phone/Fax.

Yours faithfully,
Lorraine Dodds(Mrs.)
Online coordinator for THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.

Also note the Hong Kong email address, not one normally associated with The National Lottery, I suspect. Oh well, and I was getting so excited too.

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over 1 year ago

Chris O.

Two today, lucky me. First one is possibly the least convincing attempted fraud that I've seen to date:

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY & REPLY BACK,

I am Mr Zuma Hazan.The Director incharge of Auditing section of Bank of Africa (BOA) in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. I need your urgent business assistance in transferring an abandoned sum of ($19.3 Million) dollars left by a deceased customer of my bank immediately to your account.

If you are interested and ready to partake in this great business opportunity, kindly send your profiles to me including your Name, your private telephone number for easy communication.

I will send you full details on how the business will be executed and also note that you will receive 40% of the above mentioned amount if you agree to help me execute this business.

May the almighty God be with you at all times so Please contact me with my Email(mr.zumahazan0101@gmail.com) FOR THE FULL DETAILS OF THIS PROPOSAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMETIONS.

YOUR FULL NAME...

YOUR PHONE NUMBER...

Respectfully.

Mr Zuma

Now be honest, would that have you dashing off an email in return? I thought not.

Two today, lucky me. First one is possibly the least convincing attempted fraud that I've seen to date:

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY & REPLY BACK,

I am Mr Zuma Hazan.The Director incharge of Auditing section of Bank of Africa (BOA) in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. I need your urgent business assistance in transferring an abandoned sum of ($19.3 Million) dollars left by a deceased customer of my bank immediately to your account.

If you are interested and ready to partake in this great business opportunity, kindly send your profiles to me including your Name, your private telephone number for easy communication.

I will send you full details on how the business will be executed and also note that you will receive 40% of the above mentioned amount if you agree to help me execute this business.

May the almighty God be with you at all times so Please contact me with my Email(mr.zumahazan0101@gmail.com) FOR THE FULL DETAILS OF THIS PROPOSAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMETIONS.

YOUR FULL NAME...

YOUR PHONE NUMBER...

Respectfully.

Mr Zuma

Now be honest, would that have you dashing off an email in return? I thought not.

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over 1 year ago

Sophie N.

I *almost* want to email these sorry fellows and tell them how to write a proper email! Thanks for sharing =)

- Sophie

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over 1 year ago

Chris O.

I have won Yahoo International Lottery Org! And er it's because my email address is in Bankok, and I have to pay ten percent to THE PROMOTIONS COMPANY whoever they are because they bought the ticket for me, bless them, and they must have bought it in Bankok, anyway that's all I can think. Anyway I just have to send all my personal details to this co-ordinator person with the Hong Kong email address, and I will get a Certificate sent to me by the Administrative Post Office Operation Issuing Courier Company, but if I don't do it soon then Yahoo is going to hand all the money over to the British Government.

I didn't understand the rest, though.

YOU HAVE WON YAHOO INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY ORG!.
From:
LOTTERY ORGANIZATION <award2010lottoaward@yahoo.com>
Yahoo! Mail Lottery

YAHOO INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY CONGRATULATIONS!

Yahoo International Lottery Organization
Bangkok Branch Office
Address: 3 Rajdamnern Avenue
Bangkok 10200 Thailand

Yahoo! Mail announces you as one of the 17 lucky winners in the ongoing 12 Years Yahoo lottery Award of the New Year Held on 1st of January 2010.

All 17 winning email addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000 international emails each from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually, consequently, you have been approved for a total pay out of ONE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS ( $1,000.000.00 USD) This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base.

Further more your details (e-mail address) falls within our representative office in Bangkok Thailand, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of ( $1,000.000.00 USD) will be released to you from this regional branch office in Bangkok Thailand.

Your fund is now deposited with our Courier/Security Company in Bangkok Thailand and insured in your name. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed, and your winning Cheque have being sent to you or remitted to your account, as this is part of our security protocol, to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking of advantage of this program by participants, as has happened in the past.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE
These are your confidential identification numbers.
Ticket number... 7805-12233077-09
Serial number... 6710 0-1
Lucky number... 177- 030-111-09
Ref number... N. EGS/3662367005/15

To begin your lottery claims, Please contact our Yahoo Lottery Co-ordinator as follows,

NAME: MR. KANE TONG IVA.
Email: co.mrkaneivaa@yahoo.com.hk
Tel: +(66)804531911.

You are to send the completed verification form below to the co-ordinator whose email address is given above so that you will be advised on what to do to get your prize money. Congratulations once more!

1. Full name:
2. Home Address:
3. Contact Teleph number:
4. Private Telephone:
5. Occupation:
6. Age:
7. Sex:
8. Nationality:
9. Email:
Country of Origin:
Country of Residence/work:
Awarded Date:

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 28th of February 2010. Any claim not made by this date will be returned to HER MAJESTYS DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. And also be informed that 10% of your lottery winning belongs to (THE PROMOTIONS COMPANY). Because they are the company that bought your ticket and played the lottery in your name. Note also that this 10% will be remitted after you have received your winnings prize, because the money is insured in your name already.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and Lucky numbers in all correspondences with us, Furthermore, should there be any change of address, please do inform our Co-ordinator as soon as possible. Yahoo lottery is a free service that does not require you to be a Yahoo Registered user.

An original copy of your lucky winning Certificate will be sent to you by Administrative Post Office Operation Issuing Courier Company Bangkok Thailand that is in charge of your payment. CONGRATULATIONS! Once again from all members of our staff and thank you for being a part of our International Promotions program.

We wish you continued good fortunes.

Yours Sincerely,

Dr. Raymond Hisashi
Vice President
Yahoo! Lotto Org.

Mrs. Tina Akira
President
Yahoo! Lotto Org

I have won Yahoo International Lottery Org! And er it's because my email address is in Bankok, and I have to pay ten percent to THE PROMOTIONS COMPANY whoever they are because they bought the ticket for me, bless them, and they must have bought it in Bankok, anyway that's all I can think. Anyway I just have to send all my personal details to this co-ordinator person with the Hong Kong email address, and I will get a Certificate sent to me by the Administrative Post Office Operation Issuing Courier Company, but if I don't do it soon then Yahoo is going to hand all the money over to the British Government.

I didn't understand the rest, though.

YOU HAVE WON YAHOO INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY ORG!.
From:
LOTTERY ORGANIZATION <award2010lottoaward@yahoo.com>
Yahoo! Mail Lottery

YAHOO INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY CONGRATULATIONS!

Yahoo International Lottery Organization
Bangkok Branch Office
Address: 3 Rajdamnern Avenue
Bangkok 10200 Thailand

Yahoo! Mail announces you as one of the 17 lucky winners in the ongoing 12 Years Yahoo lottery Award of the New Year Held on 1st of January 2010.

All 17 winning email addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000 international emails each from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually, consequently, you have been approved for a total pay out of ONE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS ( $1,000.000.00 USD) This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base.

Further more your details (e-mail address) falls within our representative office in Bangkok Thailand, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of ( $1,000.000.00 USD) will be released to you from this regional branch office in Bangkok Thailand.

Your fund is now deposited with our Courier/Security Company in Bangkok Thailand and insured in your name. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed, and your winning Cheque have being sent to you or remitted to your account, as this is part of our security protocol, to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking of advantage of this program by participants, as has happened in the past.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE
These are your confidential identification numbers.
Ticket number... 7805-12233077-09
Serial number... 6710 0-1
Lucky number... 177- 030-111-09
Ref number... N. EGS/3662367005/15

To begin your lottery claims, Please contact our Yahoo Lottery Co-ordinator as follows,

NAME: MR. KANE TONG IVA.
Email: co.mrkaneivaa@yahoo.com.hk
Tel: +(66)804531911.

You are to send the completed verification form below to the co-ordinator whose email address is given above so that you will be advised on what to do to get your prize money. Congratulations once more!

1. Full name:
2. Home Address:
3. Contact Teleph number:
4. Private Telephone:
5. Occupation:
6. Age:
7. Sex:
8. Nationality:
9. Email:
Country of Origin:
Country of Residence/work:
Awarded Date:

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 28th of February 2010. Any claim not made by this date will be returned to HER MAJESTYS DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. And also be informed that 10% of your lottery winning belongs to (THE PROMOTIONS COMPANY). Because they are the company that bought your ticket and played the lottery in your name. Note also that this 10% will be remitted after you have received your winnings prize, because the money is insured in your name already.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and Lucky numbers in all correspondences with us, Furthermore, should there be any change of address, please do inform our Co-ordinator as soon as possible. Yahoo lottery is a free service that does not require you to be a Yahoo Registered user.

An original copy of your lucky winning Certificate will be sent to you by Administrative Post Office Operation Issuing Courier Company Bangkok Thailand that is in charge of your payment. CONGRATULATIONS! Once again from all members of our staff and thank you for being a part of our International Promotions program.

We wish you continued good fortunes.

Yours Sincerely,

Dr. Raymond Hisashi
Vice President
Yahoo! Lotto Org.

Mrs. Tina Akira
President
Yahoo! Lotto Org

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over 1 year ago

LilRebel C.

Well, here's my gem of an email I received yesterday notifying me of my financial windfall under the guise of Western Union. It's short, sweet and to the point, lol. Yeah, I'll get right on this one, lol.

This was in the subject line: Call +234 802 972 9104

On Thu, 2/18/10, Western Union <rcrrhq@bellnet.ca> wrote:

From: Western Union <rcrrhq@bellnet.ca>
Subject: Call +234 802 972 9104
To:
Date: Thursday, February 18,2010, 2:26 PM

Congrat. You have $50,000, confirm receipt bysending your name, address, age, phone number etc to (wu.africa@w.cn)

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over 1 year ago

LilRebel C.

Wow Chris, you're a wealthy man aren't you, lol? Winning all that money and all those dead relatives leaving you a fortune like that, lol. Will you adopt me?:-p

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over 1 year ago

LilRebel C.

And here's today's gem of an email sent to me "Confidential Respond" in the subject line.

On Fri, 2/19/10, Salam Sudu <salam.sudu5@live.fr> wrote:

From: Salam Sudu <salam.sudu5@live.fr>
Subject: Confidential Respond,
To: "..." <.@yahoo. Com>
Date: Friday, February 19,2010, 6:53 PM

Good day!

I am Mr. Salam Sudu director auditing and accounting department" bank of Africa (boa) Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. I discovered the sum of seven million, two hundred thousand dollars (usd7.2) belonging to a deceased customer of this bank the fund has been lying in a suspense account without anybody coming to put claim over the money since the account owner late, Mr Salla khat from Lebanese who was involved in the December 28th 2006 Benin car crash.
It is therefore, upon this discovery that i decided to take this ultimatum and make this business proposal to you as the fund will be release to you as the next of kin or relation to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and i don't want this money to go into the bank treasury as unclaimed bill the banking rules here stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after five years, the money will be transferred 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 deceased customer was a foreigner and a Burkina be cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner.
Therefore, I am soliciting for your assistance to come forward as the next of kin. I have agreed that 40% of this money will be for you as the beneficiary respect of the provision of your account and service rendered, 60% will be for me. Then immediately the money transferred to your account from this bank, I will proceed to your country for the sharing of the fund. Again you can call me through my telephone number +226 76705412 for more information.
Yours faithful,
Mr. Salam Sudu

And here's today's gem of an email sent to me "Confidential Respond" in the subject line.

On Fri, 2/19/10, Salam Sudu <salam.sudu5@live.fr> wrote:

From: Salam Sudu <salam.sudu5@live.fr>
Subject: Confidential Respond,
To: "..." <.@yahoo. Com>
Date: Friday, February 19,2010, 6:53 PM

Good day!

I am Mr. Salam Sudu director auditing and accounting department" bank of Africa (boa) Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. I discovered the sum of seven million, two hundred thousand dollars (usd7.2) belonging to a deceased customer of this bank the fund has been lying in a suspense account without anybody coming to put claim over the money since the account owner late, Mr Salla khat from Lebanese who was involved in the December 28th 2006 Benin car crash.
It is therefore, upon this discovery that i decided to take this ultimatum and make this business proposal to you as the fund will be release to you as the next of kin or relation to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and i don't want this money to go into the bank treasury as unclaimed bill the banking rules here stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after five years, the money will be transferred 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 deceased customer was a foreigner and a Burkina be cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner.
Therefore, I am soliciting for your assistance to come forward as the next of kin. I have agreed that 40% of this money will be for you as the beneficiary respect of the provision of your account and service rendered, 60% will be for me. Then immediately the money transferred to your account from this bank, I will proceed to your country for the sharing of the fund. Again you can call me through my telephone number +226 76705412 for more information.
Yours faithful,
Mr. Salam Sudu

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over 1 year ago

Sophie N.

These emails are great. It looks like someone was arrested for this sort of stuff! http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=3+Nigerians+held+for+online+fraud&artid=p7U3DhqtWkU=&SectionID=Qz/kHVp9tEs=&MainSectionID=Qz/kHVp9tEs=&SEO=&SectionName=UOaHCPTTmuP3XGzZRCAUTQ==

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over 1 year ago

LilRebel C.

You know what's so sad y'all? Some people are actually taken in by this stuff. Some just don't know any better. They lose everything to these scammers! I wish there was a way I could protect them all but there isn't. Education and letting people know what is going on with these scammers is the key. I have contacted admin here on sitejabber and suggested an area specifically devoted to these email scammers that we can report our nefarious email friends to and they are working on it. I was very impressed that sitejabber admin has picked up the ball and is running with it! It's great. Maybe someone will be spared some financial heartache by checking out the listed email addresses and names of the companies, and/or people first on google and getting a link to this site that will save them from making a bad mistake. I hope we can all help someone who might be taken advantage of in the future and prevent a financial disaster for them. Seems the elderly and the ones desperate for money fall victim first. So sad.

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over 1 year ago

Chris O.

For further resources I suggest searching Google or whatever for "419"

I have had many, many more of these but haven't got around to sorting them and seeing if any are worth posting. Sometime I'll get to it.

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over 1 year ago

Chris O.

Also fraudwatchers, www.fraudwatchers.org/forums is a great resource for most kinds of fraudulent activity reporting, both online and off.

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over 1 year ago

Chris O.

I got this one today and thought I'd post it here just in case it's doing the rounds in general:

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Dear Candidate,

We are actually looking for a Mystery Shopper who will be working for our company.(Chivita Service Concept.)
Working with us won't affect your present job.

* EARN NO LESS THAN $150.00 USD

* NEED EXTRA INCOME!

* BECOME OUR [ MYSTERY SHOPPER]: Earn [ NO LESS THAN $150.00] PER VENTURE:

*IT IS VERY EASY AND VERY SIMPLE:

*NO APPLICATION FEES:

Job Salary: 10% of check to conduct the Mystery Shopping
Start Date: 2 - 5 days after application is received.
Job Description: We need mystery shoppers all over United States.

***Our Major Secret Shopping is carried out on Money Transfer Service & Major Stores.***

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS TO CONTACT THE EMAIL BELOW,

paubenson2@aol.com

ENCLOSE YOUR:

NAME:
FULL ADDRESS (Including City, State and Zip code):
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:
PHONE NUMBER:
AGE:
Occupation (if any):
Email

THANK YOU.

PAUL BENSON

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The way this works:

You are sent a check for a large sum of money - maybe $1000 or more - and told that you are to pay it into your bank, and then withdraw the cash. You are then to take the cash to your local Western Union branch, and wire 90% of it to an address you are given. The balance, you keep for yourself. And the purpose is allegedly to establish whether the service at the local Western Union branch is up to par.

In fact the check is a phony and will bounce a few days after you've sent off the cash. The bank will then charge you the full amount of the check plus a fee for bouncing the transaction. And the person at the other end of the wire will have walked off with 90% of it in cash.

Most people assume that a bank will clear a check before cashing it, and that's how this particular con works. It's clever, and I'll bet it has caught people who perhaps wouldn't have been caught by something more obvious. I assume that the banks have figured out that by paying out on a check early, they can then levy a hefty additional fee if it bounces later.

I got this one today and thought I'd post it here just in case it's doing the rounds in general:

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Dear Candidate,

We are actually looking for a Mystery Shopper who will be working for our company.(Chivita Service Concept.)
Working with us won't affect your present job.

* EARN NO LESS THAN $150.00 USD

* NEED EXTRA INCOME!

* BECOME OUR [ MYSTERY SHOPPER]: Earn [ NO LESS THAN $150.00] PER VENTURE:

*IT IS VERY EASY AND VERY SIMPLE:

*NO APPLICATION FEES:

Job Salary: 10% of check to conduct the Mystery Shopping
Start Date: 2 - 5 days after application is received.
Job Description: We need mystery shoppers all over United States.

***Our Major Secret Shopping is carried out on Money Transfer Service & Major Stores.***

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS TO CONTACT THE EMAIL BELOW,

paubenson2@aol.com

ENCLOSE YOUR:

NAME:
FULL ADDRESS (Including City, State and Zip code):
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:
PHONE NUMBER:
AGE:
Occupation (if any):
Email

THANK YOU.

PAUL BENSON

============================================================================

The way this works:

You are sent a check for a large sum of money - maybe $1000 or more - and told that you are to pay it into your bank, and then withdraw the cash. You are then to take the cash to your local Western Union branch, and wire 90% of it to an address you are given. The balance, you keep for yourself. And the purpose is allegedly to establish whether the service at the local Western Union branch is up to par.

In fact the check is a phony and will bounce a few days after you've sent off the cash. The bank will then charge you the full amount of the check plus a fee for bouncing the transaction. And the person at the other end of the wire will have walked off with 90% of it in cash.

Most people assume that a bank will clear a check before cashing it, and that's how this particular con works. It's clever, and I'll bet it has caught people who perhaps wouldn't have been caught by something more obvious. I assume that the banks have figured out that by paying out on a check early, they can then levy a hefty additional fee if it bounces later.

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over 1 year ago

LilRebel C.

OMG! I can't believe anyone would fall for that but they do. How very sad!

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over 1 year ago

Chris O.

I warmed to this lady at once. She was her late husband's key financial adviser. I wouldn't be at all surprised if he didn't die from starvation, given the financial skills she clearly lacks. She has hidden the money away safely in "Abroad" so it'll be interesting to see if she can find it there when the time comes.

She also mentions that she "quited the Government house", which could be supposed to read "quitted" but personally I prefer "quilted", the imagery is so much more interesting.

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

I am making this venture proposal to you, as a reliable partner. I got your contact from your country business guide as a reliable

Person/company in a related area of my interest for investment.

The money I want to invest was acquired from my late husband, the Guinea Bissau President(Mr Jouo Bernardo Vieira)then, I was my husband key

Financial adviser. I kept the money with a Security Trust and Finance Company(fiduciary agent) in Abroad.

The amount to invest is the sum of (12 MILLION EUROS)
Presently, i am in Morocco and i have quited the Government House in Guinea Bissau.
If you will like to assist me as a partner, then indicate your interest after which, you will meet my representatives to discuss on the

Modalities.

All other information related to the presence of the funds will be revealed to you as we progress on.
And this is my email address:mrssherif@hotmail.fr
With the following information your Full Name, Full Address and phone number.

Thanks and God Bless,
Madam: sherif Bernardo Vieira

I warmed to this lady at once. She was her late husband's key financial adviser. I wouldn't be at all surprised if he didn't die from starvation, given the financial skills she clearly lacks. She has hidden the money away safely in "Abroad" so it'll be interesting to see if she can find it there when the time comes.

She also mentions that she "quited the Government house", which could be supposed to read "quitted" but personally I prefer "quilted", the imagery is so much more interesting.

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

I am making this venture proposal to you, as a reliable partner. I got your contact from your country business guide as a reliable

Person/company in a related area of my interest for investment.

The money I want to invest was acquired from my late husband, the Guinea Bissau President(Mr Jouo Bernardo Vieira)then, I was my husband key

Financial adviser. I kept the money with a Security Trust and Finance Company(fiduciary agent) in Abroad.

The amount to invest is the sum of (12 MILLION EUROS)
Presently, i am in Morocco and i have quited the Government House in Guinea Bissau.
If you will like to assist me as a partner, then indicate your interest after which, you will meet my representatives to discuss on the

Modalities.

All other information related to the presence of the funds will be revealed to you as we progress on.
And this is my email address:mrssherif@hotmail.fr
With the following information your Full Name, Full Address and phone number.

Thanks and God Bless,
Madam: sherif Bernardo Vieira

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over 1 year ago

LilRebel C.

Hey everyone, there is now a special category here on the forum dedicated to email scams! Michael just created it and I've posted one there already so if you get the chance, have a look and post away. I'm not only posting the one's I get, I'm posting others that I find on the internet or that someone tells me about. See ya there! ;)

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over 1 year ago

Chris O.

In what way is that different from this one?

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over 1 year ago

LilRebel C.

This one is consumer frauds and the other one is exclusively for email scams and not general consumer frauds. This one you can post anything but the other one is supposed to be strictly email scams. That way you don't have to go through any other posts in the consumer frauds category and go right to email scams to read and post information.

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over 1 year ago

Chris O.

Ah. I see. So this one, which contains nothing but postings about email scams (and incidentally was started and maintained by me, for exactly that purpose) is not the same as yours, which is strictly for postings about email scams and er... ah... right. Gotcha.

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over 1 year ago

LilRebel C.

I suppose it is the same. However, I didn't create it. And you don't need to be so rude and defensive either. This is a thread under consumer fraud and you started this before the specific category came to be. Why so pissy? I'm not trying to steal your thunder, Chris. But don't worry, I'll make sure to never post in it again so you wont go cry baby on me. Smartazz! I had made the suggestion for a specific dedicated category before I saw your thread so excuse the hell out of me.

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over 1 year ago

Chris O.

That came out wrongly, obviously. Sorry if I offended you. I'll make a point of re-reading before I press "Reply" in the future.

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over 1 year ago

LilRebel C.

Thank you. My apologies as well. ;)

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over 1 year ago

Marje W.

In all cases, it's interesting to read. So be positive)

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over 1 year ago

Paul M.

Does anyone still really believe in all those fairy tales? Well, I'll tell you - a lot of people :)

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over 1 year ago

James E.

ADVOCATE

I get about one a week. I am so glad I have people all over the world that love me so much as to leave me millions of dollars, all because I am the last living relative, Now granted my 88 yo mom is still living, as are my 5 siblings and their offspring, but since they are not related to me then the story about me being the mailman's son (or was it the milkman?) must be true,

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over 1 year ago

L R.

LOL, I KNOW! As a retired teacher it is so HARD for me not to take red PEN to these and send them back corrected! But I figure that is truly our only defense against them! HOPE they never use google translate... or it translates awkwardly into English!

Thanks for the laughs this morning!

L
TX_dashopaholic

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