Below you will find a list of offers to beware of. Although this website is designed to display my artwork and poetry and to offer a forum for others to submit their own poetry for free publication (without the typical Poetry.com hype) I thought this page would be a good "Heads Up" for people who wish to get the low down on Internet scams which might come their way. My poetry site may be found at www.stevehodgin.com
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The following scams are funny but they are real and many people fall for them every day. By appealing to the readers greed, the letter writers are attempting to obtain the unwary persons bank account number. After they have the number, money will not be transferred into the account but OUT of the account. My investigation has revealed that these people usually try to get up front fees to accomodate fund transfers, etc. I really do wonder how many people fall for these ridiculous scams. (Remember that con artists thrive on the greed of their target. If it sounds "Too good to be true" It usually is!!! I have received each of these letters in either my yahoo or excite mailboxes over the past 3 years.
From: "cheung pui" <cheu_ngpui06@msn.com> Add to Address Book
Subject: REPLY ME!!
Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2005 21:10:59 +0000
FROM:MR CHEUNG PUI
(cheungpui01@primposta.com)
Dear Friend,
Let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr. Cheung Pui director of
operationsof the Hang Seng Bank Ltd. I have an obscured business
suggestion for you.
Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client Major Fadi Basem who was with
the Iraqi forces and also business man made a numbered fixed deposit for 18
calendar months, with a value of Twenty Four million Five Hundred
Thousand United State Dollars only in my branch. Upon maturity several notice
was sent to him, even during the war early this year. Again after the war
another notification was sent and still no response came from him. We
later find out that the Major and his family had been killed during the war
in bomb blast that hit their home.
After further investigation it was also discovered that Major Fadi
Basem did not declare any next of kin in his official papers including the paper
work of his bank deposit. And he also confided in me the last time he was at
my office that no one except me knew of his deposit in my bank. So, Twenty
Four millions Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars is still lying in
my bank and no one will ever come forward to claim it. What bothers me most
is that according to the to the laws of my country at the expiration 4
years the funds will revert to the ownership of the Hong Kong Government if
nobody applies to claim the funds. Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you
is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Major
Fadi Basem so that you will be able to receive his funds.
WHAT IS TO BE DONE:
I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we
shall come out successful. I have contacted an attorney that will prepare the
necessary document that will back you up as the next of kin to Major
Fadi Basem , all that is required from you at this stage is for you to
provide me with your Full Names and Address so that the attorney can commence his job. After you have been made the next of kin, the attorney will also fill
in for claims on your behalf and secure the necessary approval and letter of
probate in your favor for the move of the funds to an account that will
be provided by you.
There is no risk involved at all in the matter as we are going to adopt
a legalized method and the attorney will prepare all the necessary
documents. Please endeavor to observe utmost discretion in all matters
concerning this issue.Once the funds have been transferred to your
nominated bank account we shall share in the ratio of 70% for me, 30% for you .
Should you be interested please send me your full names and current
residential address and I will prefer you to reach me on the email address below;
(cheungpui01@primposta.com)
and finally after that i shall provide you with more details of this
operation.
Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.
Kind Regards,
Mr. Cheung Pui.
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Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2003 04:51:53
FROM THE DESK OF: Mr Gerald Momoh
The Branch Manager,
Stallion Bank Nig Ltd,
Idumota branch,
Idumota,Lagos.
Dear Friend,
This letter may come to you as a surprise due to the fact that
we have not yet met. The message could be strange but real if you pay some attention to it. I could have notified you about it at least for the sake of your integrity. Please accept my sincere apologies. In bringing this message of goodwill to you, I have to say that I have no intentions of causing
you any pains.
I am Mr Gerald Momoh, Branch Manager, Stallion Bank Nig Ltd. Imanaged to
get your contact details through the Internet myself. Time is of the importance and
I am desperately looking for a person to assist me in this confidential business.
A Canadian oil consultant/contractor with the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation, Mr. Brad Fridel Sergio made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit on January 6, 1999, valued at US$2,500, 000.00 (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars), for twelve (12) calender months in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation that Mr. Brad Fridel Sergio died from an automobile accident. On further investigation, I found out that he died without
making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin was
fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Brad Fridel Sergio did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his
Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US$2,500,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end
of each year. No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to Nigerian Law, at the expiration of 4 (four) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr. Brad Fridel Sergio so that the fruits of this old man's labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials. This is simple, I will like you to
provide immediately your full names and address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits that will put you in place as the next of kin.
We shall employ the service of two lawyers for drafting and notarization of the WILL and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in your favor for the transfer. A bank account in any part of the world that you will provide will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 60% for me and 40% for you.
There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees the successful
execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please reply immediately via
the private email address below;
gemomoh52@lycos.com
Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant
documents that will help you understand the transaction. Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in purchasing Agro-Allied machineries for mechanised farming.
Awaiting your urgent reply via my email address.
Thanks and regards,
Mr Gerald Momoh
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Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 09:49:22 +0100
3/5 RIDER HAGGARD
CLOSE, JO, BORGTO:
SOUTH AFRICA.
THE PRESIDENT/C.E.O,
(RE: TRANSFER OF ($ 56,000.000.00 USD}
FIFTY SIX MILLION DOLLARS
Dear Business Associate,
We want to transfer to overseas account
($56,000.000.00 USD) fifty -six
millionUnited States Dollars) from a Prime Bank in
Africa, 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 till the end for
his important business trusting in you and believing
in God that you will never let me down either now or
in future.
I am MR MICHEAL DOUGLAS, the Auditor General of one of
the prime banks here South Africa, 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 again, after going
through
some old files in the records I discovered that the
owner
of the account died without a [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. Allan P.Seaman, a
foreigner, and an industrialist, and he died, since
1993. and 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 Allan P. Seaman until his death was the manager
Diamond Safari [pty]. S.A.
We will start the first transfer with twenty six
million [$56,000.000] upon successful transaction
without any disappoint from your side, we shall
re-apply for the payment of the remaining rest amount
to your account.
The amount involved is (USD 56 M) Fifit
six million United States Dollars only. I want
to first transfer $26,000.000 [TwentymillionUnitedStatesDollar] from
this
money into a safe
foreigners account abroad before the rest, 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, without valid international foreign
passport, but can only be approved to any foreigner
with valid international passport or drivers license
and foreign a/c because the money is in US dollars and
the former owner of the a/c Mr. Allan P. Seaman is a
foreigner too,and the money can only be approved into
a
foreign a/c.
However, we will sign a binding agreement, to bind us
together. I got your contact through the research i
made in the south african chambers of commerce
internet bureau {S.A.C.C.I.B} I am revealing this 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 directly through this personal e mail box
so that I will inform you the next step to take
urgently. Send also your private telephone and fax
number including the full details of the account to be
used for the deposit. I want us to meet face to face
to
build confidence and to sign a binding agreement that
will bind us together before transferring the money
to any account of your choice where the fund will be
safe.
Before we fly to your country for withdrawal, sharing
and investments.I need your full co-operation to make
this work fine, Because 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 and will meet up with
instruction of a key bank official who is deeply
involved with me in this business.
I need your strong assurance that you will never,
never let me down.With my influence and the position
of the bank official we can transfer this money to any
foreigner's reliable account which you can provide
with assurance that this money will be intact pending
our physical arrival in your country for sharing. The
bank official will destroy all documents of
transaction
immediately we receive this money leaving no trace to
any
place and to build confidence you can come immediately
to discuss with me face to face after which I will
make
this remittance in your presence and three of us will
fly
to your country at least two days ahead of the money
going
into the account. I will apply for annual leave to get
visa
immediately I hear from you that you are ready to act
and
receive this fund in your account. I will use my
position and
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.
At the conclusion of this business, you will be given
20% of the total amount, 75% will be for me, while 5%
will be for expenses both parties might have incurred
during the process of transferring.
I look forward to your earliest reply through my
personal email as at above
Yours truly
micheal douglas
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 14:16:23 +0100
Subject: Request for Business Relationship.
ENGR. FEMI OKUNS.
C.R.P.Lagos.
First , I must solicit your strictest confidence in this transaction.
This is by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential.
We are top officials of the Federal Government Contract Review Panel
who are interested in the importation of goods into our country with fund
which are presently trapped in Nigeria. In order to commence this
business w
e solicit your assistance to enable us transfer into your account the
said trapped funds.
The source of this fund is as follows: During the last Military Regime
here in Nigeria, the Government officials set up companies and awarded
themselves contracts which were grossly over invoiced in the various
ministrie
s.
The present Civilian Government set up a Contract Review Panel of which
we are the constitute members. We have identified a lot of inflated
contract funds which are presently floating in the Central Bank of Nigeria
read
y for payment. However, by virtue of our position as civil servants and
members of this panel, we cannot acquire this money in our names. I
have therefore being mandated as a matter of trust by my colleagues of
this
panel to look for a foreign partner into whose account we will transfer
the sum of US$21,320,000.00 (Twenty One Million., Three Hundred and
Twenty Thousand U.S. Dollars ) hence we are writing this letter.
We have agreed to share the money thus:
1. 20% for the account owner (you)
2. 70%for us (the officials) and
3. 10% to be used in settling taxation and all local and foreign
expenses.
It is from this 70% that we wish to commence the importation business.
Please note that this transaction is 100% safe and we hope to commence
this transfer latest seven (7) banking days from the date of receipt of
t
he following information via my e- mail box. The information required
are:
1.Your Name , Address , telephone and fax numbers.
2.Your private telephone and fax numbers where I can reach you.
The above information will enable us write letters of claim and job
description respectively. This way we will use your company name to
re-apply for payment and re-award the contract in your company name. We are
lookin
g forward to doing this business with you and solicit your
confidentiality in this transaction. I will bring you into the complete picture of
this pending project when I have heard from you.
Please indicate your interest by replying to my alternate e-mail
address: femiokuns2001@ecplaza.net
Yours faithfully ,
ENGR. FEMI OKUNS.
Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2002 12:10:54 -0700
DEAR FRIEND,
I got your contact through the World Trade Organisation (W.T.O). I decided to contact on a mutual business relationship. My name is Mr. Josef Konan Bedie the son of former president Henri KonanBedie of cote d´Ivoire, who was unfortunately toppled in a military coup in Dec. 1999 by General Robert Guei.As at when the military junta struck, and
overthrew the elected government of my father, he was forced to go into exile in France while some of his ministers and close aids ran to other countries.
When my father was in power, I was co-ordinating his special businesses, and was also in charge of all his deposit account with different financial institutions in Europe.
To this Switzerland and Luxembourg Government have already responded by exposing many of my family´s bank account in their country. It is based on this development that i have the mandate of my father to contact you and reques you specifically to assist my
family, by helping us to secure this deposit we have with a financial institution in Europe, which amounts to( US$35M),Thirty Five million US dollars. This will make it impossible for the new Government in power in my country, to have access to this fund.
It is base on the fact that I am requesting you to assist us in putting this sum of money in safe keeping by accepting to receive it from the financial institution on our behalf by changing the name and signatory of the account into yours so that it will not have any link to my family and for that reason, my country will not find it.
I will furnish you the details of this transaction if you accept to assist. For your efforts we will discuss what remuneration i will give you when you reply.
Because of the urgency this issue requires. You should reach me on the above e-mail addresses. Do not forget to include your telephone and fax numbers while replying to this message.
I wait for your quick response.
Best regards.
Josef Konan Bedie.
MY FAMILY ATTORNEY IS ALREADY IN EAUROPE I WILL GIVE YOU HIS PHONE NUMBER YOU CAN CALL HIM FOR PROPER BRIEFING AND ANYTHING YOU AND HIM DISCURSE PLEASE TRY AND MAIL ME BACK BECAUSE THIS FUNDS IS ALREADY IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN AMSTERDAM I HAVE SEND ALL THE NECESARIES DOCUMENTS TO THEM IN AMSTERDAM,IF YOU ASSIST ME I WILL BE VERY GRATEFULL.MAY GOD BE WITH YOU AND
YOUR FAMILY.
FILL FREE TO COMMUNICATE WITH HIM.BUT ALWAYS REPLY ME BY EMAIL.
PLEASE SECURITY REASON LETS ALL YOUR RESPONSE BE
THROUGH THIS EMAIL
ADDRESS(Josef_konan_bedie@yahoo.com) ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE
Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2002 18:43:22 +0300
From: Henry Salisu <henrysalisu@personal.ro>
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To: <henrysalisu@personal.ro>
Subject: Business Relationship
ATTN.DIRECTOR/CEO
Sir,
This contact is tantamount to an unflinching desire to establish a long mutual
business relationship based on trust and mutual understanding.I am Prince Henry
Salisu a a Civil Servant in Federal Ministry of Works and Housing.
My father His Royal Highness Idris Salisu (Now late) was the Royal Head of my
community,Eleme community (an oil rich town) in Nigeria. My community produces
5.8% of the total crude oil production in Nigeria and 0.5% of the Dollar value
of each barrel is paid to my father as King Royalty by the Federal
Government.My father was also the Chairman of ELEME Special Oil Trust
Fund,where he made some money with his position.The total amount is US$18.7M
{Eight Million Seven Hundred Thousand US Dollars Only}.This money originated
from the accumulated royalties between 1982 -2000.
Due to political instability in Nigeria as a result of past Military regime
(1985-99),my father deposited the funds in a bank in the name of the firm who
were incharge of the oil lifting pending when he would finish arrangement to
transfer it abroad. He was planning this when he suddenly died late last year
by Heart Failure.
Just before my father died,he called my attention to the money as the only
heir to inherit the Throne/seat,based on the tradition.
My problem now is that I don't want the community to crown me as the next king
because of some certain tradition/ceremony and their faitish believe which I
will not like to partake because of my faith.
Going by the policy in our country as against civil servants operating foreign
account.So I would be very grateful if you could accept to help me in
transferring this money into your foreign account for personal investment
purpose. Having found out that your city are known for business acumen and
trustworthiness in business dealings.
Because of this I have to solicit for your assistance and understanding,with an
unflinching faith that you will not betray me in this business.This is the
reason why I am asking for your assistance to enable me invest the fund in
your city,settle down with my family and also have you as my mentor.
I want you to understand that this transaction must be kept in utmost
confidentiality and secrecy as my future welfare hugely depend on it because
the bank here might claim the fund if they got to know.
Thank you for your co-operation in advance with an assurance that this is the
beginning of our long term business relationship.
We will discuss the percentage due when we talk.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours sincerely,
PRINCE HENRY SALISU
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WORKS
AND HOUSING {FMW$H}
234 1 4818121
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 07:59:57 -0700
From: MRS.M.SESESEKO <sekomariam3@hotvoice.com>
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE NEEDED
FROM:MRS. M SESE-SEKO
DEAR FRIEND,
I AM MRS. SESE-SEKO WIDOW OF LATE PRESIDENT MOBUTU
SESE-SEKO OF ZAIRE? NOW KNOWN AS DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
OF CONGO (DRC). I AM MOVED TO WRITE YOU THIS LETTER,
THIS WAS IN CONFIDENCE CONSIDERING MY PRESENT
CIRCUMSTANCE AND SITUATION.
I ESCAPED ALONG WITH MY HUSBAND AND TWO OF OUR SONS
MICHAEL KONGOLO AND BASHER OUT OF DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
CONGO (DRC) TO ABIDJAN, COTE D'IVOIRE WHERE MY FAMILY
AND I SETTLED, WHILE WE LATER MOVED TO SETTLED IN
MORROCO WHERE MY HUSBAND LATER DIED OF CANCER
DISEASE. HOWEVER DUE TO THIS SITUATION WE DECIDED TO
CHANGED MOST OF MY HUSBAND'S BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
DEPOSITED IN SWISS BANK AND OTHER COUNTRIES INTO OTHER
FORMS OF MONEY CODED FOR SAFE PURPOSE BECAUSE THE NEW
HEAD OF STATE OF (DR) MR LAURENT KABILA HAS MADE
ARRANGEMENT WITH THE SWISS GOVERNMENT AND OTHER
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES TO FREEZE ALL MY LATE HUSBAND'S
TREASURES DEPOSITED IN SOME EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. HENCE
MY CHILDREN AND I DECIDED LAYING LOW IN AFRICA TO
STUDY THE SITUATION TILL WHEN THINGS GETS BETTER,
LIKE NOW THAT PRESIDENT KABILA IS DEAD AND THE SON
TAKING OVER (JOSEPH KABILA). ONE OF MY LATE HUSBAND'S
CHATEAUX IN SOUTHERN FRANCE WAS CONFISCATED BY THE
FRENCH GOVERNMENT, AND AS SUCH I HAD TO CHANGE MY
IDENTITY SO THAT MY INVESTMENT WILL NOT BE TRACED AND
CONFISCATED. I HAVE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF EIHGTEEN
MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS(US$18,000,000,00.) WITH A
SECURITY COMPANY , FOR SAFEKEEPING. THE FUNDS ARE
SECURITY CODED TO PREVENT THEM FROM KNOWING THE
CONTENT. WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO IS TO INDICATE YOUR
INTEREST THAT YOU WILL ASSIST US BY RECEIVING
THE MONEY ON OUR BEHALF.ACKNOWLEDGE THIS MESSAGE, SO
THAT I CAN INTRODUCE YOU TO MY SON (KONGOLO ) WHO HAS
THE OUT MODALITIES FOR THE CLAIM OF THE SAID FUNDS. I
WANT YOU TO ASSIST IN INVESTING THIS MONEY, BUT
I WILL NOT WANT MY IDENTITY REVEALED. I WILL ALSO WANT
TO BUY PROPERTIES AND STOCK IN MULTI-NATIONAL OMPANIES
AND TO ENGAGE IN OTHER SAFE AND NON-SPECULATIVE
INVESTMENTS. MAY I AT THIS POINT EMPHASISE THE HIGH
LEVEL OF CONFIDENTIALITY,WHICH THIS BUSINESS DEMANDS,
AND HOPE YOU WILL NOT BETRAY THE TRUST AND CONFIDENCE,
WHICH I REPOSE IN YOU. IN CONCLUSION,IF YOU WANT
TO ASSIST US , MY SON SHALL PUT YOU IN THE PICTURE OF
THE BUSINESS,TELL YOU WHERE THE FUNDS ARE CURRENTLY
BEING MAINTAINED AND ALSO DISCUSS OTHER MODALITIES
INCLUDING REMUNERATION FOR YOUR SERVICES.
FOR THIS REASON KINDLY FURNISH US YOUR CONTACT
INFORMATION, AND YOUR PERSONAL TELEPHONE AND FAX
NUMBER FOR VALIDATION PROCESSES.
BEST REGARDS,
MRS M. SESE SEKO
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 17:46:26 +0000
From: mani konate <mankonate3@hotmail.com>
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To: <steven303@excite.com>
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL
Dear Sir,
I know this proposal letter might be a suprise to you,
but do consider it as an emergency. In a nutshell, I am
Mr Konate Mani, a Sierra-Leonian born 30 years ago,now
seeking political asylum in Dakar-Senegal under(UNHCR)
United Nations High Commission For Refugees. I got
your contact from a reliable chember of commerce.My
father (Late)Dr.Sulay Mani, was the managing director
of RainbowGold Diamond Mining company in
(KENEMA)Sierra-Leone, but was killed during the civil
war, and his properties destroyed, but we managed to
escape with some of my father's precious
properties(DIAMOND)which is now safely deposited in a
security and company here in Dakar as a family
treasure. However,we are saddled with the problem of
securing a trust worthy foreign personality to help us
transfer the diamond which weights 42,500carats to his
position pending my arrival to meet with you.
Furthermore, i only want this to be done this way
because your country is politically stable for any
profitable investment and i also want to add here that
if accepted by you, you will serve as the beneficiary
of the diamond and also the president of any
investment recommended. I feel confident therefore, to
introduce this offer to you. For your participation
and assistance, i have decided to give you 10percent
of the total money generated from the sales of the
diamond, and 2percent maped out for any miscelleneous
expenses that may occure during the transfer of the
diamond to your possition.Conclusively, you are
requested to furnish me back immediately you recieve
this request to lift this consignments from
Dakar-senegal to your country or any place of your
interest.On commencement, this transaction will take
(7)working days to be accomplished. A copy of
certificate of deposit bond reciept of the security
and company, and the lab test result certificate of
the diamond will be send to you as soon as i hear from
you. Awaiting your earnest response,you can equaly
contact me through phone number,(+00221) 680-81-85.
just ask of KONATE or MANI.
With regards,
konate mani.
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 16:54:03 -0700 (PDT)
From: thomas akoko <akoko_tommy@yahoo.com>
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To: <steven303@excite.com>
Subject: JOINT VENTURE
FROM: MR.THOMAS AKOKO.
TEL: 234 1 759 4558; FAX: 234 1 759 4484.
E-MAIL:akoko_tommy@yahoo.com
BUSINESS PROPOSAL
ATTN: PRESIDENT/CEO,
My name is THOMAS AKOKO, a member of the Presidential
Task Force on Oil Spillage Clean-up. Early last year
there was a major oil spillage in the Niger Delta
Region of Nigeria which rendered over 70% of the
communities homeless.The contract was handled by a
foreign firm but because of the huge monetary profit
we envisaged we decided to over-invoice the contract
sum.
Now the contract has been completed and the original
contractor has since been paid,but the contract
balance of US$38 million,which resulted from the over
invoiced contract sum that has been left in a suspense
account with the CENTRAL BANK of NIGERIA,is what me
and my partners are planning to take out of the
country for ourselves.The problem is as government
officials,we are not suppose to own fat bank
accounts,talk less of having foreign ones.
To this end, we are soliciting your assistance as a
foreign partner who can assist us and receive this
amount into your account. We are ready to share this
money with you on the basis of participation. We also
have plans to invest part of this money in any viable
business in your country under your care,as we are
nearing our retirement age.
In any case, I received a reference of
you/organization from the Nigeria Chambers of Commerce
and Industry 'Foreign Trade Division' as a reputable
organ that can assist us on this transaction. Please
if you accept my proposal do not hesitate to send me a
fax on 234 1 759 4484 or send me an e-mail on:
akoko_tommy@yahoo.com, so that I can provide you with
the basic procedures for the release of the fund.
It does not matter whether you or your company does
contract project of the nature described here, the
assumption is that you won a major contract and
subcontracted it to another company, more often than
not, big trading companies or individuals of unrelated
field win major contracts here in Nigeria and
subcontracts same to more specialized firms for
execution.
BENEFIT: For providing the account where we shall
remit this money, you will be entitled to 25% of the
entire funds, 70% will be for me and my partners,while
5% has been set aside to cover any expenses that may
be incurred by both parties during this transaction,
both local and international.
Please I enjoin you to handle this transaction with
utmost degree of maturity and confidentiality because
I am still in active government service with the
"NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION". If I
receive your response on time, this whole transaction
could be accomplished within the shortest possible
time based on your interest and determination,since
the money is already in transit.
Please, try to call me up to confirm the receipt of
your fax or e-mail.The lines may be busy,but keep
trying till you get through.
Yours faithfully,
MR. THOMAS AKOKO (MNIM).
TEL: 234 1 759 4558
FAX: 234 1 759 4484.
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 21:43:03 -0700
From: <johnbedie@flashmail.com
To: <steven303@excite.com>
Subject: BEDIE
From: Mr. John Bedie
Fax: 0870-139-5105
Email: john_bedie@yahoo.co.uk
Dear Steve Hodgin,
This letter may come as a surprise because we have not met but was borne out
of my sincere desire to establish a business / mutual relationship with you.
I got your contact through the international trade and commerce chamber (ITCC)
in London.
My name is Mr. John Bedie the son of former president Henri Konan Bedie of Cote
d' Ivoire who was unfortunately toppled in a military coup in Dec 1999 by general
Robert Guei. As at when the military junta struck and overthrew the elected
government of my father, he was forced to go into exile in France while some
of his ministers and close aids ran to other countries.
When my father was in power, I was working as his special aid that was coordinating
his special businesses, and was also in charge of all his deposit account with
different financial institutions in Europe.
Unfortunately for my father the military junta of former head of states, Gen
Robert Guei has frozen all bank accounts held by my father, his family members
and his cabinet. Furthermore, our private investigation revealed that the controversial
government of Mr. Laurent Gbagbo who was in the opposition party when my father
was the president of cote d'Ivoire tends to tow the line of Gen.Guei in respect
to the seizure of my family's assets and accounts.
To this effect Mr.Laurent Gbagbo has requested the entire western world to furnish
his government with information that will lead to the discovery of any bank
account held by my father or his aids.
To this, Switzerland has already responded by exposing many of my family's bank
accounts. It is based on this development that I have the mandate of my father
to contact you and request you specifically to assist my family, by helping
us to secure this deposit we have with a financial institution in Europe which
amounts to U.S.$15 million (fifteen million US dollars). This will make it
impossible for the new Government in power in my country, to have access to
this fund.
It is base on this that I am requesting you to assist us in putting this sum
of money in safe keeping by accepting to receive it from the financial institutions
on our behalf so that it will not have any link to my family and for that my
country will not find it.
I will furnish you with details of this transaction if you accept to assist.
For your efforts we will discuss what percentage I will give you when you reply.
Because, of the urgency this issue requires, you should reach me immediately
on the following email -: john_bedie@yahoo.co.uk
Do not forget to include your telephone and fax numbers while replying to this
message.
I await your quick response.
Best regards,
Mr. John Bedie.
Personal Note:I actually responded to this letter with my own equally ridiculous reply
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 10:43:15 -0700 (PDT)
From: Steve Hodgin <steven303@excite.com>
To: <john_bedie@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: funds problem
I am very understanding of your plight. Unfortunately my family has been
endowed with many funds left in a strong box by my great grandfather. We
were not able to place thes monies in any financial institution as they were
never mentioned in a will and none of us wished to pay the taxes on the
inheritance.
Unlike your own situation, we had only a mere $4,927,000 in monies with which were
split between 7 heirs. I have acquired a double portion since my aged mother is
unable to handle her own affairs. It is so difficult even to find ways to
invest these funds safely due to the problems of worrying that someone would
be suspicious where they came from. So unfortunately I can not receive additional funds at this time.
Steve Hodgin
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 02:45:23 -0800 (PST)
From: "menai kadirin" <kmenai28@yahoo.com>
Subject: BUSINESS URGENT PLS REPLY
DEAR FRIEND,
I am the former vault manager Abidjan point of Z-Track
SARL, a security
company
with headquarters in Lome- Togo Republic.
Our primary task is training and providing security
personnel for
organisations
and corporate outfits.Due to stiff competitions and
the urge to stay
afloat,we
also engage in other task of safekeeping of declared
and movable
properties for
clients. Sometime last year,a packaged consignment was
left in my
custody
deposited by an Ivorien politician(Name withheld).This
consignment was
registered under "non-tampering policy" as jewelries
and trinkets and
marked
foreign bound with a custodian period of 8
months.After some time, a
political
problem erupted in Cote D'ivoire.The depositor died in
the process with
his
house burnt.This package has nothing like alternative
claimant in the
"breneficiary status field" of the deposit form after
such events as
death or
other form of incapacitation. However, a particular
code must be
supplied by the
local depositor or the foreign recipient prior to
movement of package.
The abnormal nature of this deposit and the identity
of the depositor
led to my
curiosity and i opened the package and to my surprise,
it contained
some
sketches of arms and ammunition type and some bundles
cash in USD100
denominations and the recovery code sealed in an
envelope.This said
amount is
$13.6 million.It was obvious that the amount was for
the purchase of
arms by the
rebel group which the depositor belonged to.Since his
death, no
individual or
corporatre body or organisation for claims of this
package deposited as
trinkets.Again it was apparently obvious that the code
and deposit
information
has not reached the intended recipient prior to the
depositor's death
which
explains why such information is sealed in an envelope
inside the
package.For
personal reasons, i removed the envelope containing
the code and
resealed
package and waited for final confirmation of my
observation and
subsequent
movement of funds in the event of no
claims.Unfortunately, as unrest
heightened
in Cote D'ivoire, our Abidjan office was closed down
and operations
shifted to
headquarters in Lome.
Up till now, the consignment is still lying in the
vaults here in Lome
headquarters of Zenith-Track without any claims.
It may interest you to know that i got your contact
from a reliable
source that conducts and recommend independent foreign
population
figures.
My humble request from you is to apply for retrieval
of package from
my company
on our behalf to be delivered to any of our foreign
representative
desk in
either Canada, Spain,Holland or Malaysia that is more
convinient to
you.I shall
supply you all necessary details and informations you
need in this
exercise.Nobody else know about this plan except I,
you and proxy who i
intended
to use but failed as a result of problems aquiring
travel documents and
conviniently securing a foreign account where this
fund will be
deposited.
Honestly, it was due to this alternative plans that
led me not
contacting you
for so long now.
I know the level of scam, fraud and unwholesome
activities abound
everywhere
right now and you may be aasking why me? or is it
legal? But for
further
assurance, i want you to know that:
1)You are not rexpected to make any financial input of
any form in this
transaction unless that of correspondence and/or
shifting charges of
about $46
to $82(which i can provide) depending on the country
you wish it
delivered and
your fare to any of this destination.
2)This core deposit function of my company is an added
premium service
accepted
and protected by law in my country.The issue of
rightful owner is what
you are
contending with but my assurance is that this package
can never be
traced as i
have done my homework well here.
3)On acceptance of this offer, please i expect you to
name your %
(negotiable)before we proceed.
4)My other personal contact information will be
relayed to you as soon
as you
indicate interest.
5)Any questions concerning this will be appreciated
before you
accept.Please
keep this as top secret as my company must not know
that i am in this.
waiting eagerly for your response!
*******************************************************************************************
URGENT REQUEST.
ABSA BANK.
Mr. BEN SMITH.
Attn: Sir/Madam.
I do hope my letter will not embarrass you since there was no previous Correspondence held with you. My getting your address is the handwork of the almighty God.Since then, I have been very much hopeful that you will assist me irrespectiveof the fact that the present world is full of dishonesty and distrust.
My Name is Mr. Ben Snith. I am the Bank Manager of Amalgamated Bank of South Africa here in Johannesburg Branch,
I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.On December 8, 1999, an American Oil consultant/contractor with the South Africa National Petroleum Corporation, Mrs. Ann Parker. made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$14.6,000,000.00(Fourteen Million, Six Hundred thousand Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent
a routine notification to her forwarding address but got no reply.
After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from her contract employers, the South Africa National Petroleum Corporation that Mrs. Ann Parker.died from a ghastly automobile accident. On further investigation, I found out that she died without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mrs. Ann Parker. did not declare any next of kin or relations in all her official documents, including her Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank.
This sum of US$14.6,000,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to South African Law, at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the South African Government if nobody applies to claim t his fund. Consequently,
my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Mrs. Ann Parker. so that the fruits of this woman's labuor will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials. This is simple,I will like you to provide immediately your full names and address, your Telephone and fax number so that the Attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits which will put you in place as the next of kin.We shall employ the services of two Attorneys for drafting and notarization of the WILL and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate/ administration in your favour for the transfer. We would need you as a Foreigner acting as the next of kin and sole benefactor to the inheritance of Mrs.Ann Parker. to travel and claim this money in a SECURITY COMPANY based in Europe which is used by my bank as an offshore payment center to the bank.The money will be paid to you or us to share in the ratio of 60% for me and 30% for you then 10% for any expensee that may come up.
There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the Attorney and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested,please reply immediately.Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction. Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country.
Awaiting your urgent reply
Thanks and regards.
Mr. BEN SMITH.
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Subject: GOOD DAY TO YOU Date: July 29, 2005
From: paul_fishh@free.com.pe Add to Address Book
To:
Good day,
I am Paul Fishh, staff of International Private Banking at Bristol &
West
Bank. I am contacting you concerning a deceased customer and an
investment
he placed under our banks management three years 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 contacted you independently of our investigation 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 2000, 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
eight million three hundred and fifty
thousand united states dollars, which he wished to have us turn over
(invest) on his behalf. I was the officer assigned to his case, I was
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
met on numerous occasions prior to any investments being placed. I
encouraged him to consider various growth funds with prime ratings. The
favored route in my advise to customers is to start by assessing data
on
6000 traditional stocks and bond managers and 2000 managers of
alternative
investments. Based on my advice, We spun the money around various
opportunities and made attractive margins for our first months of
operation, the accrued profit and interest stood at this point at over
ten
million United States Dollars, this margin was not the full potential
of
the fund but he desired low risk uaranteed returns on investments.
In mid 2001, he asked that the money be liquidated because he needed to
make an urgent investment requiring cash payments in here in the united
kingdom. He directed that I liquidate the funds and deposit it with a
security firm in here london. I informed him that HSBC would
have to make special arrangements to have this done and in order not to
circumvent due process, the bank would have to make a 9.5 % deduction
from
the funds to cater for banking and statutory charges. He complained
about
the charges but later came around when I
explained to him the complexities of the task he was asking of us. Cash
movement across boarders has become especially strict since the
incidents
of 9/11. I contacted my affiliate in here in london and made the funds
available to the security firm. I undertook all the processes and made
sure I followed his precise instructions to the letter and had the
funds
deposited at the london based security consultancy firm, Mayfair
Securities Co.
Mayfair Securities Co is a specialist 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
cash. 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 Mayfair Securities Co. The
deceased 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 2003.
In June last year, we got a call from Mayfair Securities Co informing
us
that the activity 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 Mayfair Securities Co, and I
could not understand why the deceased had not come forward to claim his
deposit. I made futile efforts to locate the deceased. I immediately
passed the task of locating him to the internal investigations
department
of Bristol & West. Four days later, information started to trickle in,
apparently our client was dead. A person who suited his description was
declared dead of a heart attack in Cannes, South of France.
We were soon enough able to identify the body and cause of death was
confirmed. 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 also 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; the deceased died without a 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. What this means, you being the last batch of names
we
have considered, is that our dear late fellow died with no known or
identifiable family member. 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, Mayfair Securities Co will by the end of this
financial year broadcast a request for statements of claim to Bristol &
West, failing to receive viable claims they will most probably revert
the
deposit back to Bristol & West. This will result in the money entering
the
Bristol & West 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
occupy certain offices and oversee certain portfolios. You should have
begun by now to put together the general direction of what I propose.
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 Bristol & West is
concerned, the transaction with our late customer concluded when I sent
the funds to Mayfair securities, all outstanding interactions in
relation
to the file are just customer services and due process. Mayfair
Securities
Co 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
comes forward. 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; you
share similar details to the late fellow; I am prepared to place you in
a
position to instruct Mayfair Securities Co 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.I would have gone ahead to ask the funds be released to
me,
but that would have drawn a straight
line to me and my involvement in claiming the deposit. 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 the
deceased
I will then officially communicate with Mayfair Securities Co and
instruct
them to release the deposit to you. With these two things: all is done.
The alternative would be for us to have Mayfair Securities Co 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 from Mayfair Securities
Co. 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 tidy sums
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. These chances wont
pass
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 same email account. If you give me positive signals, I will
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.
Contact
me only through the numbers I will provide for you and also through
this
email address. I do not want any direct link between you and me. 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 learnt from
my
private banking clients. Do not betray my confidence. If we can be of
one
accord, we should plan a meeting,
soon.
I await your response.
Paul Fishh.
N/B
Kindly send your respose to my direct email address: paul_fishh@Z6.com
