Email Scams

Email scams are very well documented and widely publicized, yet these scam artists still manage to con people out of their money. Some simply want to empty your bank account for you, others would like you to go to some other country so that you can be kidnapped and held for ransom. This type of scam originated in Nigeria, but has spread to other countries with lax laws or enforcement.
These are some of the many scam letters that we've received.
All contact information has been removed, just in case you feel the urge to send money.

Email Scam #1
MRS Mackintosh Malcom S.
Zimbabwe
TEL:*********
EMAIL:*********

PLEASE WRITE TO ME ON THIS BOTH
EMAIL:*********
EMAIL :*********

REQUEST FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE/INVESTMENT.

DEAR Friend,

This may appear a bit surprising to you but very beneficial; as a matter of urgentcy, i am desparately looking for a foriegn partner whom i can trust to handle some investmentor fund movement. I am MRS Mackintosh Malcom shengi A,wife of late MR.Malcom Kenneth Mackintosh, who was murdered by the Zimbabwean veterans and irrate blackpeople.

I am writing from Zimbabwe. I got your address from the internet through the consultancy directory during my search for a reliable and honest person to transact this business with.I write to solicit for your special assistance to a family shattered by a tyrannical government led by a dictator and his (ZANU-PF) ruling party- president RobertMugabe.

Because of land and farm land crisis in Zimbabwe, the government secretly sponsored the war veterans and some irrate party members to disposess the land being occupied by white farmers.This action has led to the killing of some members of opposition party including my husband(Malcom Kenneth Mackintosh), For more information see this site www.zimbabwesituation.com/farmilist.html,page 2 number 776 428 .who did do not support this ill-fated action.

But before the death of my husband, he anticipated some dangers and so he deposited the sum ofUS$15.4m (Fifteen million four hundered Thousand United States Dollars)in the name of our only son KENNETH JR ,with the help of reputable security company in SOUTH AFRICA with the intention of using it to open fertilizer manufacturing company among other companies in our neighbouring country (Swaziland)after his university education.

On the 29th of June 2000, the war veterans and some supporters of (ZANU-PF)ruling party trooped into our compound and axed him(my husband) to death. Since then, they have been terrorizing my only son, KENNETH MACKKINTOSH, but he managed to escape to a neighbouring country, South Africa as a political asylum seeker(refugee). But his position in South Africa does not permit him to open an account or run any huge financial business.

That is why I want this fund to be transferred into your private account so that you will assist him to invest it in your country. Hence,if you agree to assist us, we will offer you 20% of the money for your assistance, 10% will be for the possible expenses incurred in the process of this transaction, while 70% will be for our family investment in your country through your assistance. I need your urgent and confidential response.

Best regards,
MRS Mackintosh Malcom .S.
FOR THE FAMILY

Upon your immediate response, I will immediately arrange and send to you all the informations that will empower your good self in finalizing the transaction with the security company in SOUTH AFRICA I will also send to you the agreement that will protect both interest. And also further information about yourself is necessary for i can not play on this.

You can as well read more about the crises in my country and about this situation on thefollowing.sites:
www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/africa/08/12/violence.zimbabwe/
www.zimbabwesituation.com/farmilist.html,
www.zimbabwesituation.com,: www.newzimbabwe.com/

Waiting for your prompt and positive response ..
CALL MY SON ON THIS NUMBER *********.OR
EMAIL:*********

Email Scam #2
FROM: MRS MARIA NYERERE
LATE PRESDENT MWALIMU JULIUS NYERERE FAMILY

Dear,sir

It is with a heart full of hope that i write to seek your assistance in the issue stated bellow. I am Mrs Maria Nyerere, the wife of the late former president of Tanzania who died at the london hospital.

Having gotten your address from my private study,I have no doubt that i can count on you in recieving on behalf of my son the sum of US$32,3M(Thirty Two Million Three Hundred Thousand United state Dollars)left behind in a security company by my late husband in South Africa.
(USD$32,300,000 //)

The money was deposited with this company as boxes containing family treasures and artifacts.Therefore the security company is unaware ofthe content. Of course, it was not paid into a bank account for obviouse reasons.Based on the requirement of the law, the administration and dibursement of my late husband's estate is under the authority of the family lawyer,MR FRANK MOOR and now that the WILL of my late husband has been probated,this SumUS$32,3M is ready for disbursement.

If you are in position to assist and are interested,please contact my Son,MR Mike Makongoro nyerere on the following numbers above. He will give YouFurther information on how this transaction will be perfected. All ContactWill be made through my son.

Considering the good track record of my late husband and his statesmans Posture,I advise that this matter be handled with maximum privacy.

For your assistance,I will offer you 30% of the total money,While 10% Willbe set aside for any expenses both parties may be likely to incur during theprocess of this transaction,like your traveling down here,telephone and faxbill,etc.The rest of the money will be used for buyingshares/investment.This business is guaranteed 100% risk free because i have worked outModalities for the smooth transfer of the fund.

Please feel free to ask for more clarification. Or you can also contact us at: (*********)
Best regards,
MRS MARIANYERERE

Email Scam #3
From: Muna Sankoh
south africa.
Tel: *********

ATTN: Director/CEO.

Permit me to seek for your honorable assistance on investment project in your country. Even though we have not met face to face before, I believe you can help me in this honorable project for our mutual benefit. I am Miss Muna Sankoh the only daughter to the late Corporal Foday Sankoh of Sierra Leone. I am 21 years old and I come from the Republic of Sierra Leone. As you know my father was accused of leading a rebel movement (R. U.F) against the present government of Sierra Leone headed by Alhaji Tijan Kabbah. After the Lome Peace Accord, between the government and the R.U.F, my father was appointed a minister in President Kabbah?s government just to be arrested and detained a few months later for war crimes. After several court appearances at the International war criminal Tribunal in Sierra Leone my father later died on the 29/07/2003 in the hospital due to ill health while still under government prison custody. But, before my father?s death in the hospital, he called me and my younger brother and inform us of a SECRET MONEY DEPOSIT of $7.2 million (Seven million two hundred thousand US Dollars) in one trunk box he deposited with a FINANCE AND SECURITY COMPANY in Johannesburg Republic of South Africa. He registered the box containing the money as FAMILY ITEMS AND VALAUBLES for safety reason so that the security company will not know that it is money that is inside the box otherwise they will confiscate the money because the money is too much. He advised us to look for a honest foreign partner who will not betray us to help us move the money overseas for investment because he is no longer sure of being alive again and make use of the money personally as he had planned.

Right now, my father is death, as you know. My brother and I are now seeking assylum in South Africa, where he deposited the money and we have gone to the FINANCE AND SECURITY COMPANY to see and confirm that the money is deposited with them. I want you now to help us as follows:

1. Help me and my brother to retrieve and move this money to your account in your country
2. My brother and i have agreed to give you 20% of the total money with the FINANCE AND SECURITY COMPANY for your humble assistance.
3. You will be the general overseer of the investment of this money in your country in any investment that you may recommend.
4. We want assurance that you will not betray us when this money is transferred to your country.
5. You will help us to do our traveling papers to meet you in your country immediately this money is transferred to your account in your country because we want to invest this money together with you and live in your country and continue our education and the rest of our life in your country.

So if you know that you can handle this project , please call us with the above telephone number so that we discuss or you reply this mail immediately so that we can make final arrangements as we do not want to delay the movement of this fund to your country any further. Again, I have been reliably informed that some people send fraudulent letters to unsuspecting individuals overseas making bogus claims. Please be informed that this is not such letters as my claims are true, authentic and verifiable. Should you have any question, feel free to contact me, but treat this transaction with absolute confidentiality.

We await your immediate and kind response.

Yours sincerely,
Miss Muna Sankoh

Email Scam #4
My Dear ,

I am Mrs Gladys Ada from liberia. I am a widow being that I lost my husband a couple of months ago. My husband was a serving director of the Cocoa exporting boarduntil his death He was assassinated last january by the rebels following the political uprising. Before his death he had a foreign account here in Global Finance Link Dubai up to the tune of ($34.5m) which he told the company was for the importation of cocoa processing machine.I want you to do me a favour to receive this funds to a safe account in your country or any safer place as the beneficiary .in acceptance of our mutual business endeavour by furnishing me with the following; 1. Beneficiary name and address. 2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers. These requirements will enable us file a letter of claim to the Finance Company in dubai in your favour before the transfer can be made. We shall be compensating you with $15 on final conclusion of this project, while the rest shall be for us.
Your Thanks and best regards .
Mr Gladys Ada

Email Scam #5
MRS. ESTHER ADEBAYO
#286B AJOSE ADEOGUN ST.
VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS
NIGERIA.
Email:********

INTRODUCTION: l am Mrs. Esther Adebayo l know this proposal will come to you as a surprise because we have not met before either Physically or through correspondence.
I have no doubt in your ability to handle this proposal involving huge sum of money.
THE SUBJECT: MY HUSBAND CHIEF ERNEST ADEBAYO(Now Late)
was the Royal Head of my Community, JESSE (an oil rich town)in Nigeria.

My late husband?S community produces 3.5% of the total crude oil production in Nigeria and 0.5% of the Dollar value of each barrel is paid to my husband as royalty by the Federal Government.
My husband was also the Chairman of OMPADEC,Jesse branch.
In his position as the Royal head and Chairman of the OMPADEC, Jesse branch,he made some money which he left for me and our children as the only thing to inherit.
The money is Twelve Million US Dollars($12M).
Though this said fund accumulated between the period 1976-1998.
Due to poo r banking system in Nigeria and political instability as a result of past Military rules (1985-1999), he deposited this Money in a Strong Room/safe with an open beneficiary in Apex Bank of Nigeria pending when he would finish arrangement to transfer it broad as a CONTRACT PAYMENT.

He was planning this when he died late last year of Heart Attack.

THE PROPOSAL: Just before my husband died he called my attention to the money and charged me to look for a foreigner who would assist me in the transfer / investment of the funds abroad.
So l would be very grateful if you could accept to help me archieve this great objective.
I promise to give you 20% of the total funds transferred to your vital bank account as compensation for your assistance. Five percent (5%)would be set aside to take care of all expenses we may incure during the transaction.
To indicate your interest, contact me urgently and confidentially for more information and the roles you will play in this business.
All the legal information concerning this Money will be sent to you as soon as we agree together.
Send your reply through this mail box, or see the note below
Yours faithfully,
MRS. Esther Adebayo.
N.B
I will like you to provide me immediately with your full names, telephone and fax numbers to enable my eldest son Ogor Adebayo to contact you.
He shall handle this transaction from A-Z on behalf of the family.
Alternatively you can call him on his telephone numbers
*********, *********, fax: *********
Ask him for the code and he shall respond GOODLUCK before discussion. Just to be sure that you are speaking to him.

Email Scam #6
From: Mr Alex Williams.
(JHB)SOUTH AFRICA.
{Email: ********* Telephone:*********}

(CONFIDENTIAL ASSISTANCE FOR FUNDS TRANSFER REQUEST)

Att:Sir,

I am a staff of a reputable bank here in South Africa. I will give you the name of the bank and other important information if I receive a positive reply From you. For security reasons I cannot disclose my Full identity to you for now until I am sure of your Cooperation. I work in the operations dept where I Serve as account officer to numerous customers. One of The customers whom I worked as his account officer was A wealthy diamond merchant from the Republic of Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa. He lost his family in The war. He was lucky to escape alive and came to this Country with his wealth. Unfortunately he died few Years back.

Because this man was good to me when he was alive, I took it upon myself to travel to his country last month, to see if I could locate any of his close relations. On reaching there I discovered that his only surviving uncle died a few months back. I sponsored this trip on my own and nobody in the bank knew I was undertaking the journey so I did not present any official report of my findings in South Africa.

Now there are two things I could do with respect to the dead man's money. First, as his accounts officer, I could formally notify the bank authorities that the man is dead and has no next of kin. In this case the money would be forfeited to the government after some time. 0n the other hand, I can arrange for someone, a foreigner, to act as the next of kin of the late man so that he/she can claim the money. This is the option l have decided to take to help myself and who ever that God brings my way. I took this option after my findings that this fund actually was a public fund looted by highly placed government officials under the brutal military government.

I want you to be my partner. All you would have to do is act, as the next of kin of the dead man and the whole money in the account will be transferred to your nominated bank Account. As the account/s officer to the late man, I have all the necessary documents that you require to claim the money in the account. The total money in the account is USD$17 million. I Hope to resign my job as a banker to join you in a Viable business partnership at the eventual transfer Of this fund. Also provide me with your Direct telephone and fax numbers for easy Communication.

Yours truly,
Mr. Alex Williams.

Email Scam #7
Allstate Trust Bank
1675, Oyin Jolayemi Street,
Victoria Island Lagos
Website: http://www.allstatestrustbank.com

Dear Sir,

I hope this will not meet you as a surprise, as I know that I have not heard any previous corressponding with you, but have taken interest in you, as a result of my choice of investment. I am Okpara Addey, Managing Director, Corporate Audit ,Allstate Trust Bank, Nigeria. This is an urgent and very confidential business proposition. I am seeking your assistance here to enable me transfer and invest the sum of $24M in LANDED PROPERTIES there in your country. The source of these funds is as follows:

On June 6, 2002,a Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the Nigerian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Mr.Steve Warren, made a numbered time(Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$24,000,000.00,(Twenty-Four Million Dollars) 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 Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, that Mr.Steve Warren 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.Steve Warren did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit documents in my Bank. This sum of US$24,000,000.00 has carefully been fixed in my bank for safekeeping. No one will ever come forward to claim it.

According to the Nigerian Law, at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.

Consequently, my proposal is that, since Mr.Steve Warren is a Foreigner, I will like you as a Foreigner to stand in as the owner of the money which was fixed deposited in my bank. I am writing you because I as a public servant, I cannot operate a foreign account, and moreso, my choice of investment, which is one of the reasons why I would want you to assist me, as I will need your assistance to invest these funds in the Real Estate business, to which which any PROFIT RETURN will be shared under an agreed percentage between the both of us, outside the normal percentage to be agreed on for your assistance.

I want to present you as the owner of the funds so you can be able to claim them. This is simple.I will like you to provide immediately your full names and address, as well as phone and fax numbers,so that all the neccessary document can be prepared , which will put you in place as the beneficiary of the funds.

The money will be moved out for us to share in the ratio of 80% for me and 20% for you. The paperwork for this transaction will be done in accordance to the law of the land and this guarantees the successful execution of this transaction.

If you are interested, please reply immediately via my email address at: ********* and upon your response,I shall provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction.

Please observe utmost confidentiality, and be rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in Real Estate within your country. This is the major reason why I have contacted you.

Due to the nature and confidentiality in this Transaction, it should be accorded all the neccesary confidentiality required, as my job will be at stake in the event of any eventuality. I hope that this will meet you in a good state of mind.

I will pause for now, as I await your urgent response

Regards.
Okpara Addey

Email Scam #8
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

Dear Respectful one,

Am sorry for the inconveniences this might cause you while requesting for your urgent assistant in this matter. I got your contact through my deligent search for a trustworthy person to assist me and my sister achieve a sustainable future.

I am Glory and my sister Simbi, We are the children of late Mr and Mrs Kabongo Smith. My father was a wealthy Cattle Farmer before he was assassinated by unknown gun men.

We lost our mother at a tender age, my father took our responsibility special until his death. Before his death on the 30th June 2001, He disclose to me and my sister a deposited sum of(US$11,750,000.m) in a bank in Abidjan Cote D?Ivoire.

He further advise that, We should look for his foreign Investor to assist us invest the money in a good venture abroad, unfortunately, I lost the contact during burial, since then, things weren't the same as the money remained unclaimed hence an arrangement have been concluded according to my late father to transfer the money to his investors bank account for real estates project.

Therefore, I seized this opportunity to seek for your help to assist us in all manner of expression and claim the fund to enable me achieve my investment desire.

Moreover, am willing to offer you 15% of the sum as compensation for your kindness as soon as the money is transfered to your bank account on our behalf while 2% is for all your expenses incurred etc.

Hoping to hear from you soon.

Thanks and God Bless.

Best regards
Glory and Simbi Adams

Email Scam #9
From: Dr Joseph Khumalo.
Please if you are interested reply immediately.

Attention. Director .Sir/Madam.

A letter for partnership Investment (Private and Confidential.)

I humbly solicit your assistance for the Smooth and quick remittance of the sum of Ten Millions united states dollars (Us$10Million States Dollars) into your personal account for our mutual benefits and for investment purposes.

My name is Dr Joseph Khumalo, I am a South Africa by nationality and I am medical doctor by profession under United Nations. Source of fund; this was part of money (45, 000 000 United States Dollars) frothy five Millions donated to united nation for the payment of workers. During the 2004 military massacre and civil disorder in Iraq, by the government of Switzerland.

The probe panel which was set up by the united nations to investigate missing funds and other valuable properties, came up with united nations report in June 2004 and classified the money as missing in action (MIA) that was part of the things which were destroyed during the armed conflict and the case was struck off. With aid of my personal friend who was a deputy director of currency operation in central bank of Iraq and my personal lawyer, we succeed deed in moving the funds out of Iraq and brought it into Private Security Company in Holland Nederland.

Presently, this fund is safely guarded in cash there in Holland Nederland with a private - Security Company registered as precious materials Such as (diamond and gold) belonging to my foreign affiliate, the reason is just to avoid the knowledge of content of consignment.

This transaction needs some one who is capable and presentable. The offer; - in appreciation to your efforts, I have mapped out 30 % for you, 10% is for every expenses incurred both internationally and locally during the cause of the transaction, while 60% is for and My colleague and I. IT is in light of this that I took my time to look for a God fearing and sincere person who will assist me to transfer this money to his personal account.

Please if this transaction does not interest you, do not disclose it to any person for my security and safety of the fund. Be informed that this transaction demands highest degree of secrecy, transparency in honesty and confidentiality to your own part.

NB.I am waiting to receive your reply urgent, please remember to furnish me with your private telephone number for easy communications and security reasons.

I anticipate your quick kind and positive response while thanking you in anticipation.v Best regards,
Dr Joseph Khumalo

Email Scam #10
Dear, Sir/Madam.
Please forgive my approach if this message comes to you as suprise and may offend your personality for requesting for your assistance in a business transaction without your prior consent.
My name is Mrs.Nuchoni Yaoprasirth.I am from Bangkok-Thailand and i live in Dubai-UAE. where i work with the National Bank of Dubai here in United Arab Emirates (UAE). As the chief auditor for the year 2004/2005. Last year during our auditing section for the year 2004. We discovered an abandoned deposit of Six Million Five hundred thousand United States Dollars (US$ 6.5, 000.000.00). Which belongs to a late customer of the bank who died eight years ago in a plane crash in an island in Iran. The name of the island is, Kish Island located in Iran and it is about 45 minutes to UAE. By air.
I have investigated the deposit file and records and have discovered that the late depositor of the abandoned funds is an American citizen who is an oil merchant and a contractor here in the UAE. The name of the late depositor is, Late Engr. Armen A. Seginian. And his next of kin has not been located since the death of this late customer of the above named bank here in the UAE.
Why I contacted you is for you to stand as the next of kin to the late depositor of this funds to enable us move this funds out of the bank here in Dubai-UAE. To a secured account in your country where we will both meet together to share the funds.
I will computerize and change all the information's in the next of kin column in the deposit record to tally with yours and I will use an insider in the bank to work this out, I have a national of UAE. Who is the head of credit and account department in the bank and he is having secret affairs with me, we stand the chance to make this deal a success and I have given him a brief information's about my intentions and he is also willing to do the deal with us, you will not be required to come to the bank personally, I will make an arrangements for a financial attorney who will be representing you here in Dubai-UAE for the proceed.
I will offer you 20% of the total money while 10% will be used to cover any expenses which we will both incure in the in the cost of securing the abandoned funds and 70% will be for me and my partner in the bank 35% each.
Should your be interested in this business please respond with this email address and provide your name and contact information's, telephone and fax numbers to enable me provide you with more details and information's on how we will proceed.
Please I want you to note that this business is a 100% risk free transaction and it requires absolute secrecy and confidentiality, I hope you understand that the need for confidentiality in this business is to ensure security and safety considering the fact that I am a contract staff in the bank and the head of credit department who is also involve.
Please respond if you are willing to do the business with us, if you are not willing please delete the message from you mail box.
Yours faithfully.
Mrs.Nuchoni Yaoprasirth.