Because I receive so many of these funny scams lets start a collection of the different ones people get, just got this one: ------------------------------------------------------- SG Private Banking Societe Generale 11/F CRC Tower, All Seasons Place, 87/2 Wireless Road, Lumpini Phatumwan.Bangkok,Thailand. Dear Friend I am Mr.Tum Boonlai Manager Director of SG Private Banking Asia Pacific. In my Bank, we discovered a sum of $12,700,000.00 (Twelve Million, Seven Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only) in an account that belonges to one Late Mrs.Melodie Adolphin an American, who died along with his entire family, on monday 27th 2004, in dawn broke Monday across the Bay of Bengal,countries struck by tsunamis in the wake of the most powerful earthquake the planet has seen in 40 years.Since we got the information about her death, i have decided that i seek an assistance from a foreign partner/business partner who can asssist me in the transfer of this funds directly to his account since there will be no next of kin to come over and file a claim as next of kin over her money because we can not release it unless somebody applied for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines. Unfortunately, nobody will come forward to claim this money since our bank is a private banking and our bank laws prohibits our customers relations to act as next of kin except when indicated. It is based on this that some officials in my department and I have decided to establish a cordial business relationship with you, hence by contacting you. We want you to present yourself as the next of kin to Late Mrs.Melodie Adolphin, so that the funds can be remitted into your account. Moreover, we do not want the money to go into the government account as unclaimed bills. The banking laws and guidelines here stipulates that any account abandoned or is dormant for a period of time,is deemed closed and all money contained therein forfeited to the government treasury account.Now, it is being speculated that the above sum will be transferred into the government account as an unclaimed fund on or before the end of this financial quarter of 2005, when nobody come forward to lay claims. The reason for requesting your assistance, is occasioned by, the fact that the deceased (Late Mrs.Melodie Adolphin)wasforeigner,and we have access to her detailed bio data which you will hold as a weapon to present yourself as the next of kin to Late Mrs.Melodie Adolphin. The mode of sharing after a successful transfer of the money into your account as you will prefer since our group has a trust company to aid this business in several countries in Europe and Canada,I shall agree to give you 20% for the role you will be expected to play in this deal and 70% for my colleagues and i, we have agreed to give you 25% of the total sum and 5% for the expenses we are going to encounter by the two parties in the course of this Therefore,you are expected to reply this letter indicating your readiness and interest to participate in this business. After receiving your reply, you will be communicated to with the transaction.exact steps to take. I expect your urgent response and I shall contact you for further discussion on this matter,to enable us conclude this transaction urgently without any delay or hitch. Please treat this business proposal as strictly confidential for security reasons considering my official position in SG Private Banking. Personal Regards, Mr.Tum Boonlai
I don't have on eto add but I have gotten one in the past very similar to yours minus the earthquake stuff. People will try anything to rip people off
Another one. rotfl ------------------------------------- From:Managing Director Empaco International URGENT ATTENTION I run an international Business Promotion and Consultancy firm and I got your contact through email directory in my quest for a foreign investment for one of my clients. My client is a senator and also the chairman of the Senate committee on Pension,insurance and manpower development in the National Assembly of the Federal Republic Of Nigeria.He was also into precious stone industry and owns mines in Tanzania and also in Kenya. He also used to deal (buy and sell) in diamonds from Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo (former Zaire) before international ban was placed on diamonds from war torn countries. Hence he decided to stop his diamond business and diversify his investment portfolio by investing abroad in different sector on partnership basis as he is presently restricted from all form of business transaction by the Nigeria constitution as a political office holder(Senator) The followings are his specifications for your consideration and immediate attention: 1. Investment capital up to USD $29.00million 2. Area of interest - real estate, hotel, transportation, civil construction, industries, and fisheries. 3. Shares of partners depending on capital input, therefore subject to negotiation. 4. Interested party must be a Godfearing one that will not sit on my client's money and must provide a copy of his/her identification as that will protect his interest before he releases and remit his capital to the designated account for the project. Please kindly note that you need not reply if you are not satisfied with the above conditions as my client will prefer to deal with somebody serious as the entire management and running of this venture will be the person's responsibility, because it will not be possible for my client to be physically present most of the time in view of his time consuming commitments as a senator. Kindly give this proposal an urgent attention, as i am looking forward to read from you via this mailbox, empaco_consult@mail2world.com Yours Faithfully Mr Jang Ogene B.L Managing Director Empaco International
The first one is a variation on the venerable "Nigerian Scam". That's an oldie but a goodie. I've noticed that most of the scam mail I get now are Phishing attempts - spoof emails from "financial institutions" asking you to verify your account information. Pretty ingenious, actually. You go to the page, log in with your login and password at what looks like the official site, but is actually a spoof site that logs your login and password for the site owner to then use for his own purposes. PayPal and Ebay are huge targets for phishers. Never input personal information on a site that you have linked to from somewhere else, especially an email. Always type the address in or use your bookmarks. waytogo Want a good laugh - check out what this guy did to a guy that tried to scam him on Ebay for a powerbook... P-P-P-Powerbook!
The latest one: ------------------------------------------------- FROM THE DESK OF PETER IBE, CHAIRMAN CONTRACT REVIEW COMITTEE OF NATIONAL ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY (NEPA) NIGERIA. DEAR SIR, I am Saint PETER IBE the Chairman Contract Review Committee of National Electric Power Authority(NEPA). Although this proposal might come to you as a surprise since it is coming from someone you do not know or ever seen before,I decided to contact you based on Intuition. We are soliciting for your humble and confidential assistance to take custody of Eleven Million,Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars.{US$11,500,000.00}. This sum (US$11.5M) is an over invoice contract sum which is currently in an offshore payment account of the Central Bank of Nigeria as an unclaimed contract entitlement which can easily be withdrawn or drafted or pay to any recommended beneficiary by my committee. As a civil servant I am not permmitted to have a foriegn accounts due to the civil service code of conduct and I therefore need a trust worthy partner abroad to co-operate with me in recieveing this money on my behalf. Also becuase of the finances required in the process of the transaction,my present financial resources as a civil servant may not be sufficient for me to handle the transfer alone succesfully without assistance from a good and a willing pertner abroad On this note, you will be presented as a contractor to NEPA who has executed a contract to a tune of the above sum and has not been paid. Proposed Sharing Partern (%): 1. 60% for me . 2. 30% for you as a partner/fronting for us. 3. 10% for expenses that may be incurred by both parties during the cause of this transacton. If this proposal interests you, do responed as soon as possible with the following information: 1. The name you wish to use as the beneficiary of the fund. 2. Your Confidential Phone and Fax Numbers. 3.your account informatiom for the transfer to be made.This account will be presented to the committe for approval/order of payments. Further discussion will be centered on how the fund shall be transfer and full details on how to accomplish this project. Email me your response at this email address Thank you and God bless. Best regards, Engr: PETER IBE ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SOS Aldeas Infantiles. Ningún niño sin hogar. http://www.eresmas.com/banners/promo.html?aldeas
The 419 scam, or Nigerian scam, is one of the oldest ones out there. Can't believe anyone still falls for it. http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/ http://www.nigeriaembassyusa.org/419statement.shtml
OK, here's the latest one I received with an Iraq twist. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Friend, With a very desperate need for assistance, I have summed up courage to contact you. I am presently serving in Iraq with a coalition army that I will disclose later; I found your contact particulars from the Iraqi chambers of commerce. I am seeking your assistance to evacuate the sum of $17,000,000.00(seventeen million dollars) to your country or any other safe country of your choice; as far as I can be assured that my share will be safe in your care until I complete my service here. This is no stolen money, and there are no dangers involved. SOURCE OF MONEY: Some money in various currencies was discovered concealed in barrels with piles of weapons and ammunitions at a location near one of Saddam's old palaces during a search and rescue operation, and it was agreed by the members of my unit present that the money be shared amongst us, this was quite an illegal thing to do, but I tell you what? No compensation can make up for the risks we have taken with our lives for the course of freedom, and to conceal this kind of money became a problem for us, so with the help of a contractor with a British security company working here, I was able to deposit the package with their company. He does not know the real contents of the package, and believes that it belongs to a fallen comrade who trusted me to hand over his belongings to his relatives. I will discuss means of retrieving this package from the security company when I am sure that you are willing to assist me. One passionate appeal I will make to you is not to discuss this matter with a third party if you are not willing to assist me. I do not know for how long we will remain here, and I have survived 2 suicide bomb attacks, this and other reasons I will mention later has prompted me to reach out for help, I honestly want this matter to be resolved immediately. Please contact me through my email (petergomez@rediffmail.com) we discuss further Respectfully, Peter Gomez
Two in the same day! ----------------------------------------------------------------- #18/20 John Howard Close, JO, BORG SOUTH AFRICA. RE: TRANSFER OF ($18,000.000.00 USD EIGHTEEN MILLION US DOLLARS) Dear sir, I want to transfer to overseas ($18,000.000.00 USD) Eighteen Million United States Dollars) from Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA), I want to ask you to quietly look for a reliable and honest person who will be capable and fit to provide either an existing bank account or to set up a new Bank a/c immediately to receive this money, even an empty a/c can serve to receive this money, as long as you will remain honest to me. I am Mr Mandla Gantsho the Director of DBSA, during the course of our auditing I discovered a floating fund in an account opened in the bank in 1990 and since 1993 nobody has operated on this account,after going through some old files and records I discovered that the owner of the account died without an [heir] hence the money is floating and if I do not remit this money out urgently it will be forfeited for nothing. The owner of this account is Mr. William U. Smith, a foreigner, and an industrialist. He died since 1993 and no person knows about this account or any thing concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that Mr. William U. Smith until his death was the manager of EagleEye [pty]. SA. We will start the first transfer with Nine (9) million [$9,000.000] upon successful transaction without any disappointment from your side, we shall re-apply for the payment of the remaining amount to your account. I don't know any foreigner, I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money can not be approved to a local person here. We will sign a binding agreement, to bind us together in this transaction as soon as you indicate your interest. So please reply urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take. The management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct information of this account, which I will give to you, upon your positive response and once I am convinced that you are capable. With my influence and the position in the bank, we can transfer this money to any foreigner's reliable account which you can provide with assurance that this money will be intact pending my physical arrival inyour country for sharing. I will destroy all documents of transaction immediately we receive this money leaving no trace to any place. I will use my influence to obtain all legal approvals for onward transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance from the relevant ministries and foreign exchange departments. Please, reply urgently giving me the following information: (a) Your expected Compensation in percentage of capital/Income derived from Total Invested capital. (b) Annual percentage tax on capital income in your country. (c) Inflation rate in your country. I look forward to your earliest reply. God bless. Yours truly, Mr Mandla Gantsho..
Another one. ----------------------------------------- Dear sir, PLEASE, TREAT THIS PROPOSAL AS TOP SECRET. I am very sure that this message will be a very suprising letter to you since we have not make any business relationship before.I am only contacting you for this important business because I have no other means of doing it unless I am supported by a foreigner who will make claims of the Money. We want to transfer to overseas account (15,000.000.00 POUNDS) ( FIFTEEN-MILLION POUNDS STERLINGS) from a bank here in london,I want to ask you, If you are capable or to quietly look for a reliable and honest person who will be capable and fit to provide either an existing bank account or to set up a new Bank a/c immediately to receive this money, even an empty a/c can serve to receive this money, as long as you will remain honest to me till the end of this important business, trusting in you and believing in God that you will never let me down either now or in future. I am DR. DOM CELE., the External Auditor General of (A BANK OFSCOTLAND UNITED KINGDOM).During the course of our auditing, I discovered a floating fund in an account opened in the bank in 1997 and since 1999 nobody has operated on this account again,after going through some old files in the records I discovered that the owner of the account died without a [Heir/WILL] hence the money is floating and if I do not remit this money out urgently it will be forfeited for nothing. The owner of this account is Mr. MR JOHN HUGHES a Canadian and great industrialist. He was African Area Director of SIL International, who unfortunately died in the plane crash of Kenya Airways Flight 431 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, January 30 2000. You will read more stories about MR JOHN HUGHES's family death with there pictures and SIL ere www.wycliff.jo/Jugendkeller/john hughes.htm Also about the crash on visitingthis website,news.airwise.com/airlines/archive/2000/kenya2000.html. No other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that until his death he has a Gold/Diamond Consulting firm. I also found out that their only surviving daughterJOHN HUGHES died last year. The total amount involve is (15,000.000.00 POUNDS) and we wish to transfer this money into a safe foreigners account abroad. But I don't know any foreigner, I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money can not be approved to a local person here, but to a foreigner who has correct information about the account,which I shall give to you upon your positive responses.I am revealing this secret to you with believe in god that you will never let me down in this business, you are the first and the only person that I am contacting for this business, so please reply urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take. I need your strong assurance that you will never let us down, me and a key bank official who is deeply involved with me in this business. I guarantee that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. The bank official Will destroy all documents of transaction immediately we receive this money leaving no trace to any place. I will use my position and influence of other staffs to obtain all legal approvals for onward transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance from the relevant ministries and foreign exchange departments. At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 40% of the total amount, 60% will be for us. There is no risk at all, and all the paper work for this transaction will be done by me using my position and connection in the bank. i am wait for your urgent reply. Yours faithfully, DR. DOM CELLE.
Another one. --------------------------- FROM:Collin Uku To You: {For your attention} This is in respect to your non response of our earlier letter to you on behalf of the Trustees and Executors to the Will of our late client. I wish to notify you that you were listed as a beneficiary to the total sum of FIVE million five hundred thousand British Pounds because of the power bequeath on us in the codicil and last testament of the deceased. Until his death he was a major share holder in big companies which include textile and construction companies here in Africa. He was a very great philanthropist during his life time.He died on 9th January 2004 at the age of 68.He was buried on the 3rd of February.Even though he was a foreigner living and working here, he requested before his death that he be buried here in his words, "I regard here as My home and the people as my people". For your information, we have nominated you mainly because you bear the same SURNAME as our client. we can easly work and make claim of this sum with your cooperation. We therefore reckoned that you can receive this funds.All the legal papers will be processed on your response.In your acceptance of this deal, we request that you kindly forward any proof of identities of yours, your current telephone and fax numbers and forwarding address to enable us file necessary documents at our high court probate division for the release of this sum of money from the Bank.You should please reply to comcu@lawyersmail.com Congratulations and send your phone number for further discussions. Yours faithfully, Collins Uku (SOLICITORS ADVOCATES) Reply to: comcu@lawyersmail.com
Man you get a lot of those! You must be listed at www.suckers.com. When all these millions start rolling in, you're going to share, right?
Just part of having a few websites with my contact info everywhere I guess, oh well, looks like I am going to be a Kazillionaire. rotfl
My Dear, I am MRS GRACE KOPI from Ivory Coast. I am a widow being that I lost my husband a couple of months ago. My husband was a serving director of the Cocoa exporting board until his death. He was assassinated on August 2003 by the rebels following the political uprising. Before his death he deposited the sum of $14.5M fourteen Million five hundred thousand USD in a private security Company in Europe which was for the importation of cocoa processing machines. Note, according to my late husband the money is in a trunk box and he did not disclose to the security company the real content of the box he did it to reduce the cost of demurrage fees and for the safety of the fund according to him, he declared to the security company that the box contains a family valuables. I want you to do me a favour, to help me invest this fund in a profitable investment in your country as I do not have any knowledge of investment, that will be after we retrieve it from the security company. For your efforts, you shall either choose to receive 25% of the total fund or go into equal partnership investment with me in your country. My interest is in areas, like real estate and industrial production. This is my reason for writing to you. Please if you are willing to assist me and my only son Francoise, indicate your interest in replying soonest. E-email : (gkopi@rediffmail.com) Thanks and best regards . Mrs.GRACE KOPI
Just give us your account info... Notice, no mention what Credit Union you belong to, just "Credit Union Customer".
Another one from our Nigerian friends. rotfl ------------------------------------------ NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION FALOMO OFFICE COMPLEX, IKOYI,P.M.B 127011, LAGOS. Dear Jenise, It is my pleasure to contact you for assistance and business co-operation. I know the content of this letter might be surprising to you. But I assure you that every word of it is true. Even though we hardly know each other I believe you can help me. I am Engr.Kuci Morgan, The President of a special task force in charge of the sales of petroleum products in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. My office monitors the sales and lifting of crude oil and petroleum product by foreign dealers. With the cooperation of my assistant and head of the audit committee attached to the task force,I have >successfully saved about $12.6million US Dollars. This money is as a result of allocation of excess crude oil to the foreign dealers, which has been sold but which money is not entered in the financial statement of my task force,knowing current the rise of oil prices. This money is now lying unclaimed in the account of the task force, known only to my partners and me involved in the excess allocation. However, the legislators of the democratic government of my country have set up a panel to look into the activities of some government companies and parastatals. We do not want the panel to discover the money we saved. We cannot lodge this >money into our private bank account In my country, public servants are not permitted to operate any account in excess of $500,000 U. S Dollars. Now the idea is to have a foreign partner whom the sum will be transferred to. We have concluded arrangement to transfer this money to your private bank account if you permit us to use it. All you have to do is to send me your private phone I will send you the details of the transfer and necessary document as the beneficiary. Please on your reply,we will be able to discuss the modalities. We intend to invest our share of the sum in business with your knowledge and past experience your advice will be highly needed for the investment. Don't worry about any problem in this business. I assure it is safe and no risk is involved. No other party is aware of the sum from the excess allocation except my partner and me. However, this transaction should be secret and confidential. We awaits your reply on your participation,Time is of great essence to us. Regards, Engr.Kuci Morgan
I think you have broken the record for the most scam emails received :doah: you do get alot of them rotfl
