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BEWARE THE OTHER WEB SCAMs

Please read some of these eMails sent to me and always remember...
If it sounds to good to be true
It's probably SCAM!

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Your other SCAM experiences if different from these...

Here are even more actual "Email Solicitations" (SCAMS) reported to me by their victims

Thunder Note: Your first clue to a scam should be the eMail address. Always review the email properties!
If it is from a legit organization or business, it should most likely be sent from their business .com, but this is still not a true indicator.
Be sure to read about Phishing' Scams: and how to avoid getting hooked....

REMEMBER: Having a web site or official sounding eMail address does NOT make them a legal organization.
Anyone can create a web site today, all you need is the right software.

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Common Scams

Scammers want your money and will make up ANY story to get it. Below are some of the most common scams you will encounter online:

Scam #1 - Help! My plane crashed in Ghana and I need money to get home!
This is a perennial favorite among the scammers and the most common scam we see. The scammer pretends to be a fashion model traveling abroad on a photo shoot. Misfortune of misfortunes, her plane has crashed in Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, or some other country and she needs you to send her money to get home. In reality, the scammer lives in the country where he or she is trying to get you to send the money and has no intention of ever meeting with you.

Scam #2 - Offers to send you money
This, the second most common scam we see, has numerous variations. However, all of them revolve around the basic premise that the scammer sends you a Cashier's Check for a very large amount of money and then you send back a check for smaller amount. These scams are designed to appeal to your desire to get "something for nothing" and may involve a mining operation, a foreign bank, a long lost relative, or a host of other variations. The catch, of course, is that the check sent by the scammer (and drawn on a foreign bank) is worthless. You may be surprised to learn that this scam, officially known as the Spanish Prisoner Con, has been in use (in one form or another) since the 1920's.

Scam #3 - Requests for "tribute"
This scam is typically perpetrated by persons (male or female) claiming to be dominant women. Commonly, the scammer will claim that they are inundated with messages and that you need to send them a "tribute" (money) to prove your sincerity before they will speak with you further. Typically, but not always, they will request that you send the money via an Amazon Gift Certificate. Not uncommonly, once the money is received, the scammer will stop responding to messages or delete their account. So, before sending anyone 'tribute', remember that your only reward may be a lower bank balance.

Scam #4 - I need money for travel expenses (airfare, gasoline, etc.)
If you plan on meeting a user who will be traveling to you from a distant location, you should think long and hard before sending them money for their travel expenses. Unlike some other scams, these scammers may be completely honest about their gender and appearance, show themselves to you on webcam, and talk to you for weeks. Neverthless, once your money is sent, they will disappear, never to be seen again. If you wish to reimburse visitors for travel expenses, the safest approach is to do so upon their arrival. Be particularly wary of anyone who asks you to send them money via Western Union, Cashier's Check, or MoneyGram. Remember, the moment you send money to a stranger may also be the last moment that you see or hear from the stranger or your money again.

Scam #5 - "Over-the-Top" profiles and stories
Another scammer favorite is to post a picture of a woman who looks like a fashion model with a profile that describes how she wants a lifetime of no-limits slavery, etc. These scammers will often describe their current situation in equally bizarre, over-the-top terms. Remember to always use common sense when evaluating profiles. If a profile seems "over-the-top", it probably is.

Scam #6 - You receive a text msg or other request to call an unfamiliar number
This is a relatively new scam and here is how it works. The scammer, once they have your phone number, will send you a text message asking you to call a specific number. Once you call, you will be charged a fee on your cell phone account. Alternatively, you may be charged a fee for sending them a text message or for calling their foreign telephone number. The moral here is to be cautious in calling unfamiliar phone numbers you receive in a text message or otherwise, especially if they are located in another country.

Scam #7 - Duping you into purchasing paid services
These scammers will feign an interest in you and then send you a link to website or a phone number (not necessarily a 900 number) where you will be required to pay a subscription fee to see the scammer's profile, see them "on cam", or speak to them on the phone. Of couse, these scammers work for the companies in question and are collecting a profit for every 'sucker' they can get to sign-up for their paid services.

Scam #8 - Offers to help you find a job
In this scam, the scammer will offer to help you find a job, often a very desirable job in exchange for a "handling fee".

Here is an example - Dear Friend,
How are you,family and business today? I hope business is great for you at this moment.
I'am a business consultant and presently I have interested Government official here in West Africa who want to invest his money in real estate and other potential business opportunities there in your country.He need someone to guide him to explore other available investment opportunities and also if you can assist him with your business knowledge and connections to invest this money.Can you assist him?
I wait your response to provide you with more informations.

Quick Tips to avoid being scammed:

1) Mention of any of the following is a dead give-away that you're dealing with a scammer: Cashier's Check, Western Union, MoneyGram, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Cote De'Ivory, or Cameroon.

2) One thing you may notice about scammers is that they often have a very poor understanding of the language and geography of the country they are claiming to be from. For example, you may see a user claiming to be from the United States who has a very unusual way of phrasing their sentences and/or lists themselves as living in locations that don't make sense.

3) Do not give out your personal information such as your instant messenger ID, email address, or phone number to users you just met online. Scammers will often try to take your conversation with them off the site quickly, often including their email address in the first message they send to you. The safest approach is to keep your conversations with unfamiliar users within the Collarme messaging system until you know them better.

4) Do not call unfamilar numbers you receive in text messages on your cell phone.

5) Our very best advice: Don't send money to strangers!


Jury Duty Scam

Here's a new twist scammers are using to commit identity theft: the jury duty scam. Here's how it works:

The scammer calls claiming to work for the local court and claims you've failed to report for jury duty. He tells you that a warrant has been issued for your arrest.

The victim will often rightly claim they never received the jury duty notification. The scammer then asks the victim for confidential information for "verification" purposes.

Specifically, the scammer asks for the victim's Social Security number, birth date, and sometimes even for credit card numbers and other private information — exactly what the scammer needs to commit identity theft.

So far, this jury duty scam has been reported in Michigan, Ohio, Texas, Arizona, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Oregon and Washington state.

It's easy to see why this works. The victim is clearly caught off guard, and is understandably upset at the prospect of a warrant being issued for his or her arrest. So, the victim is much less likely to be vigilant about protecting their confidential information.

In reality, court workers will never call you to ask for social security numbers and other private information. In fact, most courts follow up via snail mail and rarely, if ever, call prospective jurors.

Action: Never give out your Social Security number, credit card numbers or other personal confidential information when you receive a telephone call.

This jury duty scam is the latest in a series of identity theft scams where scammers use the phone to try to get people to reveal their Social Security number, credit card numbers or other personal confidential information.

It doesn't matter *why* they are calling — all the reasons are just different variants of the same scam.

Protecting yourself is simple: Never give this info out when you receive a phone call.


Church & Ministry Scams...

Seed harvest Ministry.
House 23 Oak avenue
Off salvation Road,
karua
Kano state.
West Africa.

Calvary Greetings.

I am a preacher with the Seed Harvest Ministry,and I will like to get advice from you.I believe the advice I need is secular to some extent,but do have the patience to understand my intention. A few year's ago I was in Liberia were I had established a little congregation where I preached regularly,but the civil war escaleted and the church was converted to a hospital of soughts. On one faith ful day three Nigerian Soldiers came to me and left trunks of Money with me and swore to come back for it. When the war in Liberia intensified I deposited this box in a security vault,I was escorted by the ECOMOG soliers who felt the content of the trunks were documents and never cared to check the trunks,I was air lifted to England with other refugees then,I stayed in England and when I was getting fraustrated I returned to Africa only to find out that two of the three Soldiers died in Battle while the last was decleared MIA (Missing in Action). After thorough investigation of the trunk boxes,i discovered that the three trunk boxes had a total amount of Seventeen Million United States Dollars which was unknown to me from the very begining. Considering the fact that there was no possiblility of the soldiers coming back for their funds,arrangements were immediately made to have the funds deposited in a suspence account with a commercial bank in the United states of America.
I am interested in using a small fraction of this money,much less than one percent for a re organisation of the work,but I do not need the rest and do not want to have any direct dealing with it.but I need someone who will be able to use the fund better maybe for charity or something universally profitable,I have thought of doing it myself but,my ministry is the apocalypse and I believe and preach the soon coming of the Lord which make me not indulgent in reliance on money or wealth in any form.I will be glad if you have any interest in the direction of maybe managing or transmitting the fund as you prefer in your capacity and understanding. please if you are interested,i would want you to send me the following informations:

1.your legitimate name,
2.your contact address,
3.your phone number,
4.your fax number.

with all these informations,i will take it that you are interested and the funds will be transferred to you in provision of the above informations,and as such you will be the only one who can lay claims to the fund and then,i will give you all the relevant information with which you can lay claims to the funds.before you can be given full access to the account and you will promise me that you will use the fund for good deeds. I will be glad to get a response from you to show your interest.
I am presently In{ CANADA} where I am conducting a delverance service for cancer patients.

Regards,
Pastor Charles


Just adding to the rest, my story sounds identical to many of these. However I wish that this type of scam was exposed as prominently as some fo the others we hear about all the time.

My truck is advertised on Autotrader.com, and had been there a while without much traffic when I was contacted by someone calling themself Sean Marvic. The details are pretty much identical to the others, here's the latest message about the purchase arrangements he would like to make:
 
"Mark, i am sorry for the delay, it was my arrangement with the shipper that prolonged this deal. Meanwhile, I have concluded payment with my client, and he has agreed for that price of $14,600. However, he said that he will make a cashiers check in your name for the payment via fedex courier, which you will expect in couple of days. He also wants to include some amount that will cover for shipper's expence in that check, which amount $7,800. He expect that you forward the overage to the shipper who is in Ontario Canada on a business transaction via Western Union, immediately you recieve payment, so that he will use it to take care of his aspect of the transaction. My client said that you should deduct the western union charges from the $7,800 overage payment. You are expected to recieve US$22,400 in whole. Mark, you are expected to forward your names, residual address, so that payment will be made to you, and be delivered by Fedex courier in couple of days, so that we may seal up the deal. Sean."
 
Keep your eyes open and keep spreading the word!! If it weren't for this site I would not have known this much detail about this scam!!


Dang, they even try to SCAM you in the chat rooms....BT

iibrahim75: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you and your family. I am Mr Ibrahim Amadi, from the Democratic Republic of Namibia nationality, and the Husband of former Director of Diamond company in Namibia of the blessed memory who was assasinated by unidentified hoodlums. Immediately after my wife assasination,I left Namibia with my children to Nigeria a country in West Africa,with some valuables and cash of twenty five million dollars($25million usd)These fund are deposited in a Security Company here in Nigeria as a family treasure, hence they do not know what is the actual content of the consignment
iibrahim75: Meanwhile, I want to leave Nigeria entirely with this money for investment in your country because of the future of my children.I would highly appreciate you to assist me and a certain percentage of the money will be given to you for your assistance. I think I really got so much to offer you in different colors and units. Wish to hear from you soonest. God bless you and your family. Best regards, Ibrahim Amadi.

jane_hall87: hello
iibrahim75: hello
iibrahim75: How are you doing today/
jane_hall87: tmam
jane_hall87: I'm sorry about your wife
iibrahim75: its ok thats life
iibrahim75: and am happy she left me and the kids that money
iibrahim75: the money is too much to keep here in Nigeria  its not safe
jane_hall87: How old are the children?
iibrahim75: they are just 3,6,8
jane_hall87: ohhh, how sweet
jane_hall87: first of all, I am American
jane_hall87: but I have no knowledge of financial investments, money are business of that kind
jane_hall87: as you see, I am just an American
jane_hall87: who is poor by our standards
jane_hall87: but If I can help with anything else, I would be happy to.
iibrahim75: how?
iibrahim75: am JAMES BY NAME BUT YOU CAN CALL ME IBRAHIM
iibrahim75: YOU?
jane_hall87: isme jane
iibrahim75: nice name
jane_hall87: shukaren
iibrahim75: Jane how can you help me this money is with a security company
jane_hall87: really
jane_hall87: ma aref
jane_hall87: ana ostaaza
jane_hall87: I know nothing of this type of money
iibrahim75: and they dont want me to  take the money if i dont transact the money to a foreign acount
jane_hall87: What will you do?
iibrahim75: i have to pay them for transaction
iibrahim75: and get a foreign account
jane_hall87: It sounds easy enough
jane_hall87: Is it?
iibrahim75: yes but i have the kids with me and what they told me to pay  and get the accout  is the prob
iibrahim75: i dont want my wife money to get lost like that she suffered for it
jane_hall87: ana fahma
jane_hall87: I'm not sure I can help with anything.
iibrahim75: you cant jane this is too much for only me
jane_hall87: How long ago was your wife killed?
iibrahim75: last year
jane_hall87: That is awful.
jane_hall87: I am truely sorry.
iibrahim75: hello Jane
jane_hall87: hello
iibrahim75: you left me
jane_hall87: la
iibrahim75: yes


Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Engr Mamud Takar, Chairman of the Tender Committee of the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). My Committee is
principally concerned with payment of all contract awarded from 2002
to date, in order of priority as regard capital projects of the NNPC.

I am positive and convince that you would provide us with solution to
a money transfer deal valued at US$21 Million (Twenty One Million
United States Dollars) and subsequently a joint business venture.

In the course of our duties as values, and project inspectors for the
on-going liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project, we have over-invoiced
the value of some jobs done by foreign contractors for the NNPC to
the tune of US$21M.
As follows: -
(1) Computer optimization and Installation 10,000.000.00.
(2) Installation of 250,000.00 Monax Turbine$6,000.000.00
(3) Turn Around Maintenance $5,000,000.00

This money is not related to drug or other violent crime. Our aim of
over-invoicing this payment is to divert the excess amount to a
discrete account abroad. This fund is now floating in suspense
account
at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

This is the fund my colleagues and I have decided to transfer into
your account since we, as civil servants are not allowed to operate
or own foreign account.

The money will be shared as follows after transfer, 30% for you
(Account Owner) 70% for me and my colleagues.

To be able to claim the funds, we will be purporting your company as
one of the contractor / beneficiary of the funds so all procedures
for
international transfer shall be strictly followed, as we have worked
out all modalities for a swift and risk free transfer.


This transaction will last for 14 working days from the time we
submit the required information, as all modalities concerning this
transaction have been worked out and it is completely 100% risk free.


Please be informed that this subject is classified sensitive.
Therefore treat the transaction with utmost confidentiality and
urgency.

Yours Faithfully,
Engr Mamud Takar



My name is Philip Ukulele, I am a  citizen of
Zimbabwe and the founder of the FREE ZIMBABWE INTERNATIONAL,
 with sole aim of seeing the dethronement of the present regime of Robert Mugabe
who has been so brutal and oppressive to even his own people and world at large.
 His governments decision last year that all white farmers in Zimbabwe should leave
and forego their lifetime investments was the height to showcase his political rascality
 and total disregard for the rule of law and the constitution of Federal Republic of
 Zimbabwe;  as this eventually led to the suspension of Zimbabwe from United Nations.
The  History of Zimbabwe is traced back to the time of Pioneer column in the
 late 1800s and the subsequent legal instruments that were passed and
entrenched to ensure the division of the ownership of land between Whites
and Blacks and this was enhanced by the popular Lippert Concession
act(1889), this preceded the actual occupation of Zimbabwe in 1890 and it
allowed would be settlers to acquire land rights from the Indigenous
 Zimbabweans, there was the native reserve order in council (1898)
1898-1920 and the 1930 land appointment act, the purpose for the formulation of
these acts was to amicably formalize separation by law, land between Black and
White Farmers and this was after the deliberation and recommendation of
the Morris Carter Commission of 1925. With agreement reached, the fertile high
rainfall areas became split with Black Government Politicians owing more
than half of the fertile land, however it was the Native Land Husbandry
Act  of 1951 that ignited the controversy which has generated deep rooted envy
amongst the new generation of Black elites against white Farm settlers,
this was the period of the introduction of the first phase of
nationalistic/divisive politics introduced by sentimental Black
politicians, one of whom was Mr Robert Mugabe, then a nationalist leader. At the
Lancaster House Conference prior to independence in 1980,the Patriotic
Front argued that the British Government must provide money as compensation for
white settlers occupation and this was paid by the British Government,
this statement below, was issued by the immediate post independence Government
led by Mr Robert Mugabe when Britain and The USA offered to pay
compensation  for white farmers land acquisition: "We have now obtained assurances that
Britain, the United States of America and other countries will
participate in a multinational donor effort to assist in land, agricultural and
economic development program . These assurances go a long way in allaying the
great concern we have over the whole land question arising from the great need
our people have for land and our commitment to satisfy that need when in
government". The land reform acts/ the land seizure actually started in
1998,with a communiqué issued by President Mugabe at Manyoni Farm
Matobo  District , there he made it emphatically clear that White Settlers owned
 land and farms would be confiscated and given to "Landless Black
indigenous Zimbabweans " as he put it, "We realized we had nurtured enemies among us,
so we started treating them as enemies", before Mr Mugabe made this
statement, he used the State machinery/Police to arbitrarily molest and
arrest white settlers, most of whom are in incarceration and jail without
trial for various unfounded and Government perpetuated/unconstitutional
decrees orchestrated by President Robert Mugabe and his lieutenants in
Governments seats.
At this point, my group organized a lot of anti-government protests and programs 
aimed at warning the Zimbabwean people of the consequences of this injustice
 and other anti-progressive policies of Mr. Mugabe, meanwhile prior to this,
I had sold everything I have here in my country knowing that Mr. Mugabe will
come after me, I liquidated all my bank account and assets and secretly moved the funds I realized to a security company outside Zimbabwe through a rather unconventional means, I chose this option because Mr. Mugabe has informants everywhere
 and it will be suicidal to try transferring the funds through any bank in Zimbabwe.
On the 28th of November 2002, a group of Soldiers, in
Commando style invaded my Farm House and carted away most of my properties, I
was arrested and kept in custody for nine month and thirteen days for what
the Police called Defiance to Government laws and treason, while in Police jail,
with very poor or no Medicare, my health deteriorated so badly that I was beginning to lose my sight,
 and consequently diagnosed of high blood pressure and diabetes. I was released from jail and put under house arrest.
More disturbing to me is that after my release from police cell, I realized that my wife and only daughter are been
 held in an undisclosed location, I have been denied access to them and all my pleas to reach them have been
turned down, I also do not have access to telephone, computer, newspapers etc. My doctor just managed to
get this computer and satellite phone to me so that I can communicate with the outside world.
 I  chose the satellite phone as it cannot be bugged.
I have perfected a plan that will see my final escape from house arrest but it will cost me a lot of money,
 I had to accept the offer for me to escape as this will give me the opportunity to fight from outside and considering the fact that I have about US$42.5 Million deposited in the security company, I need not bother myself much paying about US$6.850Million to get my freedom.
 It is here that I need your assistance, I need to issue a letter to you authorizing you to claim the funds from the security company.
 As soon as the letter is written, the security company will get in touch with you and this means that you become the owner of the funds.
After you have claimed the funds, I will advise you on how and where to send my share of the funds.
You will have to retain a given percentage for yourself as shall be agreed between us, this is to compensate you for the effort and role that you will play.
  I have had discussions with the Security Company and they are willing to assist me by releasing the funds to
anyone I issue the letter of authorization to, and as far as all  necessary arrangements are put in place, but it is necessary that we reach an agreement first, when you have shown a sincere intensions to  assist me before I formally present you to the Security Company. I shall send to you all other
detailed information regarding the money and that of the security company
to enable us have this money transferred to you.
I await your urgent response. PLEASE THIS IS VERY CONFIDENTIAL, SO I NEED YOU TO RESPOND TO ME EVEN IF YOU WILL NOT ABLE TO ASSIST ME SO THAT I KNOW WHAT TO DO.
I MUST INFORM YOU THAT THE INTERNET SERVICE AT MY DISPOSAL HERE IS NOT VERY EFFICIENT, THEREFORE IF YOU DO NOT HEAR FROM ME 24 HOURS AFTER SENDING AN EMAIL TO ME, PLEASE CALL OR SEND A FAX TO ME. FAX MESSAGES MUST INCLUDE YOUR CONTACT DETAILS.

 Sincerely ,
Philip Ukulele

Please respond through the email as given below;
ukuphil@postmaster.co.uk

You can also call  or fax through the numbers below
Phone; +871-762604185
Fax: +871-762604186


I my name is Christine ,I'm from Belgium and move to America 2 years ago ... this is my story ,I love Cadillac Escalade and it's very expensive here in US ,I like to look on the internet because I allways find best price on everything ...ok here is the deal !!! I see that Cadillac escalade esv 4X4 full option 2004 for 25000.00$ ,I email the guy ,he email me back imidiatly said that he is in France at the moment and he need to sell his truck because of the regulation in France ...to bad for him I'm from Europe so I do know the regulation,He wanted me to send him 20% of the total amount (5000.00$)by money transfers with western union on my best friend name ...and soon that he know that the transaction is been made ,he will ship the car soon as possible and it woult take 72 hours before coming direct on my door step...with Lufthansa airplane cargo ...well ,like all those poeple that write their story in here ,that deal was to good to be true ...of course ...please you guys be very carefull.about this ,those poeple will tell you what you want to ear...I'm happy that I was carefull enought to look dipper in that transaction ...because this guy didn't get my money...  if someone need more detail of that story ...my email address is cdfoskey@hotmail.com ...byebye


 I TRUELY SOLICITE YOUR ADEQUATE ASSISTANCE FOR A BUSINESS PROPOSAL. 
 
DEAR FRIEND,
 
IT IS MY ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE TO ENSURE THIS URGENT AND IMPORTANT BUSINEES PROPOSAL WITH YOU. I AM GREATLY OPTIMISTIC TO FORWARD YOU THIS NOTE, AS REGARDS YOUR ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE ME EXECUTE A VENTURE OF MUTUAL BENEFIT WITH YOU.
 
MY NAME IS MR DANIEL MUTADE, A SENIOR EMPLOYEE WITH THE CENTRAL BANK OF ZIMBABWE . DURING THE LAST NATIONAL ELECTION HELD BY PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE, I AND MY COLLEAGUES WORKED OUT TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$20M) AS OVER-INVOICED AND INFLATED PAYMENT FOR ELECTION MATERIALS AND THE FUND IS NOW DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE FOR SAFE KEEPING.WE ARE NOT SURE OF THE FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY ZIMBABWE, DUE TO THE CRY OF MORE SANCTIONS BY WORLD LEADERS IN AND AROUND THE WORLD AS A RESULT OF THE BRUTAL TAKE OVER OF WHITE FARMERS LAND AND RESIDENTS IN ZIMBABWE BY THE MUGABE'S ADMINISTRATION.
 
MY COLLEAGUES AND I ARE NOW SEEKING TO SECURE AND INVEST THIS FUNDS WISELY ABROAD. I AM CURRENTLY IN EUROPE ON A SHORT VISIT AND MY INVOLVEMENT IN THIS TRANSACTION SHALL BE KEPT SECRET, SINCE OUR CIVIL SERVICE CODE OF CONDUCT FORBIDS US TO HAVE ANY PRIVATE ACCOUNT AND FINANCIAL DEALINGS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. FOR THIS REASON, WE NEED THE ASSISTANCE OF A FOREIGN COMPANY OR PERSON TO PUSH THIS MONEY INTO THEIR/HIS ACCOUNT. 
 
YOUR SHARE OF ASSISTING US SUCCESSFULLY PUT INTOYOUR ACCOUNT THIS MONEYWILL BE 26%OF THE TOTAL SUM , WHILE 70% WILL BE FOR US (MY COLLEAGUES AND I) AND 4% HAS BEEN MAPPED OUT FOR ANY EXPENSES THAT MAY BE INCURED BY BOTH PARTIES DURING THE CAUSE OF TRANSFERRING THE FUNDS INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT.
 
I WILL REFRAIN FROM GIVING OUT MORE OPERATIONAL DETAILS UNTIL I  URGENTLYRECEIVE YOUR REPLY OF INTEREST, SINCE TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION. HOWEVER, I NEED TO INFORM YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE BECAUSE WE HAVE DONE OUR HOMEWORK CAREFULLY TO ENSURE THE SMOOTHNESS AND REALIZATION OF THIS TRANSACTION. 
 
PLEASE IF YOU CONSIDER THIS BUSINESS NECESSARY,  DO REPLY ME  AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR MORE DETAILS, AS THIS TRANSACTION WILL USHER US INTO A GREATER BENEFITS WITHIN A SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME.  COULD YOU PLEASE SEND YOUR REPLY TO 
dmutade@mail2dave.com   PLEASE DO INCLUDE YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS WHEN REPLYING TO THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL.
 
TRUELY YOURS,
 
DANIEL MUTADE 


Hi, this is a letter I received about a property I was selling.  I kept getting emails, but once I said that unless you are a landed immigrant in Alberta, you can’t buy property, the letters stopped immediately

Dear friend,

Thank you very much for description as regards the property,i would like to inform you that am really intrested in purshasing the concern property and am also happy that am directly dealing with the owner of the property which makes it more easier. I need to inform you that i would be glad if we can close this transaction within the next two weeks as to enable my wife and kids proceed to your country which i shall joined them soonest.Also at this moment i need the last price for the property, as i have plan long ago to retire with my family to a far distance environment due to the political crisis in my country and war currently going on. I need to inform you that am really anxious in moving as fast as possible to complete this transaction,So  i dont know how you intend to assist as regards this transaction as we are new in this form of transaction. I guess the major problem in this transaction would be fund transfer as most country(bank or finance house) dont accept fund transfer from my country to another due to the sanction of IMF on my country.

 This is an aspect we should take into great consideration,as regards the legal documentation for the property my wife would take care of that as soon as she arrives your country.I want to make a 65% total transfer for the property while the balance shall be remited to you as soon as my wife and kids arrives your country. Before we proceed i guess it is better we know each other very well as i belived in God that we shall be neigbours,currently my wife and kids are in the united nation refugee camp for safe keeping due to the present political crisis and war. This is one of the major reason am anxious in concluding the transaction as fast as possible.

Please advise what you feel would be the best procedure for fund transfer,as you know that the money involved is quite large. I would also like to inform you that am intrested in investing my fund in your country which i would at this moment want you to inform me the best investment which you belived is good as we are new in your society.

Thanks.

Await your response.

Engineer Weah.


ATTN SIR,

I want you to patiently read this offer.

I am Mrs. amanda atapu the Head of Delegation to the World Bank in
West Africa. I am the linkman between the Organization for Petroleum
Exporting Countries - OPEC and the petroleum sector in a West African
country. I also attend OPEC meetings constantly in
Geneva.

Through the sale of our allocated oil quota in OPEC, I was able to make
S$22.2million, which is currently deposited in a European Security and
Finance company.
I want you to assist me to claim this money as I
Cannot claim it directly because I am still a Civil servant and the
code of conduct bureau forbid me to acquire such amount of money.
It is on this basis that I am contacting you for assistance, if you
will be interested; claim documents have been processed and sent to you.
The documents with which the fund is deposited will be changed to
reflect you as the new beneficiary so that you will be Eligible to collect
the fund on my behalf.  I will give you 20% of the fund for this
assistance. I am aware of the international monitoring of all large-scale
financial movements after the
September 11th 2001 terrorist attack on
America and to avoid any state of financial investigation I will provide a
classified clearance paper from the relevant body which will exonerate
the money from either drug, money laundered or terrorist related
proceeds.

Kindly respond to my proposal through this my private on the receipt of
your mail, amandaatapu@yahoo.com or call me indicating your interest. I want
to assure you that there is no risk attached in this transaction. You
should also provide me with your private telephone and fax numbers for
easier communication. I am presently in
Asia, here in Indonesia on
holidays.

Expecting your response.

Best regards,

MRS.amanda atapu


(LOL, check out all the misspells...BT)

ATTN:Sir/madam,

I am the chairman of the contract award committee, federal ministry of petroleum resources, Nigeria I am in search of an agent to assist us in the transfer of FIFTY MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS. And subsequent investment in properties in your country.You will be required to:

(1) Assist in the transfer of the said sum
(2) Advise on lucrative areas of investment
(3) Assist us in purchase of properties.

If you decide to render your service to us in this regard, 20% of the total sum will be offerred to you.

PLEASE SEND REPLY TO INDICATE YOUR WILLINGNESS IN ASSISTING US SO THAT I WILL DIRECT YOU ON WHAT NEXT To DO.INCLUDE YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS IF YOU ARE RESPONDING.
PLEASE REPLY ME HERE:(franksani@yahoo.co.uk)
THANKS FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED ASSISTANCE.
YOURS SINCERELY,
Mr FRANK OBI.
Chairman of the contract award committee(CCAC)


HELLO,
I SAW YOUR ADVERT ON THE WEB (WWW.WANTADDIGEST.COM) FOR SALE A (CAR CHRYSLER)
WISH I AM HAVING AN INTEREST SO I WILL LIKE YOU TO GET BACK TO ME WITH THE FOLLOWING ENQURIES

------------YOUR LAST ASKING PRICE
------------IF A CERTIFIED CHECK IS ACCPETABLE FO THE PAYMENT.
------------THE AREA FOR THE PICK UP

I WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU ASAP
REGARDS
MICHAEL

Email 2 from MICHAEL

Since you supplied us with the info where the payment will be sent to, we are okay with the price 2,000 if is in condition, regarding payment i have a associate in the U.S.

All I need to do to make payment easier and faster is to instruct him to procure a cashiers check what of $5,000 and mail it to you on the address and name you want on the check and you know it takes 24hrs for a cashiers check to clear in the U.S. bank. But I would want to know if I can trust you to send back my balance to my shipper who will be coming for the pick up via Western union money transfer after the money wmust have cleared in your bank to enable him to arrange the shipping cost for the pick up in your location.
Thanks,


Good Day,
I deal with horse as I was just searching by for a used horse.I saw your sale and I am very much interested in it so I will like to know the cost of the horse so as to start the transaction immediately I will also like to know the present condition of the horse and mind you I will be paying by a certified cashier check payable to usa bank. As per the shipping I have a reputable shipper in usa who will come for the pick-up after this transaction. Thank you for your understanding. Your urgent respond is higly needed.ASAP. because i want to sell them lee.


From: "Kojana Smith" <kojana_smith@uymail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 8:42 PM

hello,
i'm Kojana.i am on business affiliate in Africa at present.i'll like to purchase a dog/puppies with humble & respect from your site.i need your Chihuahua puppies,for my wife as a present for her 35th birthday in the united states next month.i will like you to provide me the price in which you would like to sell it last.We are paying you
by cashier cheque.so,if you are ready to transact with us,you can kindly send down the following information:

(1)your full name(as it will appear on the cheque)
(2)your postal address.
(3)your postal code.
(4)your phone number.
(5)your fax number.
i'll like you to send the pics of the products to me.
i'm looking forward to hearing from you soonest.
Thanks...
Kojana.


From: "John Doe" <johndoe@mail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2004

hello.
thanks for the mail i really appreciate it but i just want you to give me the last price of it and tell me the precent condition mind you i will be responsible for the shipment of it mind you am paying you by cashier check so i will want you to give me the name you want on the check and the address where the check will be send to with your mobile phone number so that i can instructy my client to issue out the payment on your name.am willing to do this deal with you with my wholeheartedly.as soon as you do this consider the check at your door.hoping to read from you soonest.
thanks,
john.


From: "John Doe" <johndoe@net>
Sent: Sunday January 4, 2004

I received an email from somebody to buy one of my items. Here is what it said:

Joe,
Thanks you for your mail,really i will like to explain this situation to you before any transaction with you.my client his in USA and he was owning me the sum of $6,000 and he promise to pay me by cheque and now i will like to instruct him to send you the cheque and you will deduct your $2,500 out of it and send the remaining balance of $3,500 to my shipping agent for the pick-up and some arrangement in your place. Here are the neccessary information needed for the cheque to be issue and to be send down to your place.

Full Name:
Address:
Telephone Number:
Cell Number:

So,i will instruct him to send you the cheque.

Awaiting for your reply soonest.

Best Regard,
John.



Hello,
Thanks for your mail, well i am okay with the price, and also waiting to see some pics too,i will want payment to be asap, i will go about payment by instructing my client in the states to issue you a certified bank check of $9000 and this should take care of all expences in this transaction, what you will do once you have recieved it is to cash it, deduct your own money($4700) and the wiring charges and wire the balance to my international shipping agent through Western Union Transfer, once he recieves the balance will come over to your location the very next day for pick up, now the money wired to the shipper is his fees for his services, transportation to your location and back to me, also for all charges that may arise along this transaction cos i will want it to be delivered to me safe and sound without problems, i shall send you my shipper address as soon as i contact him, al l i need of you now is to mail me your full name and contact address as well as phone number
so that i can forward it to my client who will issue you the check, let me know asap if you are still intrested so that we could seal this on time.
Best Regards,
Mr Benjamin Franklin....


We got our client,having concluded issues with him he instructed us to carry on with a cashier check he had earlier issued for a cancelled order.

Due to his current Australia trip,the payment will get to you in the check which amounts to $14,000.So you are required to deduct the cost of the item $9,400 when payment gets to you and refund the balance of $4,600 to our client's Shipping Agent via western union money transfer for use in offsetting the remaining expenses which includes pick up fee & shipping charges. After payment has reached you and balance sent back to him,An agent will come for the pick up and deliver to a prepaid shipper to be shipped for the client,while the paper work and other necessary documets will be sent by you via courier to the client. Please Confirm this and provide name,address and phone number for check payment to be delivered to you via mail.
Thanks,
Mr.Niran
For;Management


Mr.Jeff,
How are you doing?Thanks for your interest in our offer.My direct contact phone number is;+233-24-163835.
I will wait to hear from you.

Niran daepra
for;Management


Here are more going around to many of you...

Dear SIR,

I am Mr. John Coleman and my sister is Miss Rose Coleman, we are thehildren of late Chief Paul Coleman from Sierra Leone. I am writing you in absolute confidence primarily to seek your assistance to transfer our cash of twenty one Million Dollars ($21,000.000.00) now in the custody of a private Security trust firm in Europe the money is in trunk boxes deposited and declared as family valuables by my late father as a matter of fact the company does not know the content as money, although my father made them to under stand that the boxes belongs to his foreign partner.

Source of the money:
My late father Chief Paul Coleman , a native of Mende District in the Northerh province of Sierra Leone, was the General Manager of Sierra Leone Mining co-operation (S.L.M.C.) Freetown . According to my father, this money was the income accrued from Mining Co-operation's over draft and minor sales.

Before the peak of the civil war between the rebels forces of Major Paul Koroma and the combined forces of ECOMOG peace keeping operation that almost destroyed my country, following the forceful removal from power of the civilian elected President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah by the rebels. My father had already made arrangement for his family thats talking about my mother, my little sister and myself to be evacuated to HOLLAND NETHERLAND, with the CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT he made with a security firm in Europe through the aid of U.N evacuation team.

During the war in my country, and following the indiscriminate looting of Public and Government properties by the rebel forces, the Sierra Leone mining coop. Was one of the target looted and it was destroyed. My father including other top Government functionaries were attaked and killed by the rebels in November 2000 because of his relationship with the civilian Government of Ahmed Tejan Kabbah.

As a result of my father's death , and with the news of my uncle's involvement in the air crash in Januaryit dashed our hope of survival. The untimely deaths caused my mother's heart failure and other related complications of which she later died in the hospital after we must have spent a lot of money on her early this year . Now my 18 years old sister and myself are alone in this strange country suffering without any care or help. Without any relation,we are nowlike refugees and orphans.

Our only hope now is in you and the boxes deposited in the Security Firm To this effect, I humbly solicit your assistance in the followings ways.

1. to assist me claim this boxes from the security Firm as our beneficiary

2. to transfer this money (USD$21M) in your name to your country

3. to make a good arrangement for a joint business investment on our behalf in your country and you, our Adviser/ Manager

For your assistance, I have agreed with my younger sister that 15% of the total amount will be for your effort and another 5 % to cover all the expenses that may incur during the business transaction, Last, I urge you to keep this transaction strictly confidential as no one knows our where about.

Please as you show your willingness, Forward to us your full name, address and Tel/ Fax numbers, to me via my private email address as indicated bellow,(johnc7g@netscape.net) this is for security reasons as i will only be accessing my private email earnestly awaiting your response.

Thanks.
May God bless you as you assist us.

Mr. JOHN COLEMAN.


From the Desk of:
Trade Bank International Plc.
Victoria Island Lagos.

Attn: Forrester,

I am very glad I have found you, how is your family today I would like you to listen to what I have to say to you I am Mr. Dani Goerge, the personal accountant to Mr. Morie Forrester, a foreigner, possibly could be your brother, who used to work with shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in Nigeria.

On the 21st of April 2000, Mr. Morie, his wife and their two Children were involved in a motor accident along Shagamu Expressway in Ogun State. Unfortunately, Mr. Morie and his family lost their lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy here in lagos to locate any of Morie's extended relatives.

This has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by Mr. Morie before they get confiscated, frozen or declared unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the Trade Bank International where the deceased had an account valued at about Seventeen Million United States Dollars (US$17,000,000:00).

The management has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account frozen and i know that they will surely not rest until they finally frozen his deposit. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued at $17,000,000:00 can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money. 70% to me and 30% to you.

I have all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. And this I must do to make sure that this fund is not wasted or end up in the wrong hands. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. You can reach me through my private email address: dani_george2002@hotmail.com

Awaiting your urgent response
Mr. Dani George.


ATTN.,

I am Mrs Joy Geui, from the Democratic Republic of Namibia nationality, and the wife of former Director of Diamond company in Namibia of the blessed memory who was assasinated by unidentified hoodlums.

Immediately after my husband's assasination,I left Namibia with my children to Togo a country in West Africa,with some valuables and cash of Fitfeen million dollars($15million usd)These fund are deposited in a Security Company here in Togo as a family treasure, hence they do not know what is the actual content of the consignment.

Meanwhile, I want to leave Togo entirely with this money for investment in your country because of the future of my children.I would highly appreciate you to assist me and a certain percentage of the money will be given to you for your assistance.

I think I really got so much to offer you different colors and units.

Wish to hear from you soonest.

God bless you and your family.

Best regards,
Mrs Joy Geui

PLEASE GET BACK TO ME THROUGH THIS EMAIL BELOW: jgeui@yahoo.com


My name is Mr.Smith saye,

I am a resident in Monrovia the capital city of Liberia. I urgently want to acquire and invest on properties e.g., Houses, Hotels, and landed properties. But most importantly I urgently wants to buy houses so that I can relocate my entire family out of my country Liberia because of the civil war currently going on in my country for safety. If you are of genuine intensions please contact me as soon as possible.

I urgently await your response, for it is very urgent.

Best regards
Mr.Smith saye. E-Mail: smithsaye40@rpharmacist.com


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