Example 1 Internet  Scams

Attn,

I know that this proposal might be a surprise to you but it due to an
emergency to my condition here in dakar senegal, Be bless as you help me to transfer and invest my money in your
country. I am Mr Teen Tegwu from the republic of Sudan in
Central Africa Dafur, now seeking for refuge in Dakar Senegal under
the(UNHCR)united nation high commission for refuge . I got
your contact during a desperate search here in Dakar for a possible
investment transaction. My (late) father HON DR. Anthony Tegwu, who was
the former ministre of finance and economy in Sudan before he was
assinated by the rebbles in the captal city of Kharturn 2004. And all our
properties was totally destroyed. However, I managed to escape with some
of my father's documents covering $10.5 Million dollars(Ten Million
Five Hundered Thousand us dollars Only) which is presently deposited
safely in a Bank here in Dakar on my name as the only son of the family and
the next of kin. the Bank have approved to transfer the fund deposited
on my name but I am looking for a trust and reaible foreign partner
who will assist me to transfer and invest the fund in his country. i was
advice to live to dakar senegal because i was the next target as the only son of my family after they killed my mother also. All the vital documents will be fax to you as our foreign partner who will recive the fund for the investment. Meanwhile,i am saddled with the problem of securing a trust
worthy foriegn personality to help me transfer the money and invest it in
her country and into his possession pending my arrival to meet with his.
Furthermore, I only want this done this way because your country is
politically stable for any profitable investment and only if you accept
my proposal, you will serve as the beneficiary of the fund on
commencement of this proposed transactions. you will send me letter of inviation to enable me to get a visa and fly down to your country
once the fund is been transfer to your country.i hope you will not
betray me because this money is all my hope since myparent died. I am giving you the offers as mentioned with every confidence on your acceptance to assist me, we have decided to invest 40% of the total fund based on equity participation in your company. Secondly, I shall also take 5% out for any miscelleneous expenses that may occure during the transfer. Conclusively, i wish you send me a reply
immediately as soon as you recieve this proposal so that we shall arrange on
how this fund will be transfer to your country. On commencement,this
transaction will take nothing less than 4 working days to be accomplished
as the bank managment told me . All documents covering the
fund are safe and intact with me here in dakar senegal. i will send to you
all the vital documents to enable you to contact the finance firm for
the transfer.
kindly keep this transfer secrite and confidentail.
For security reason please contact me at
Thanks yours son,
Teen Tegwu.
 

	Web www.newarabia.net

Example 2 Internet  Scams

CHIEF AUDITOR MANAFA ZUMA (Esq.)
5-9 Constitution Crescent Avenue
Dakar-Senegal
Email:manafa_zuma@yahoo.co.in

Dear Sir/Madam,


I know that this business proposal will come to you as surprise since
we
dont know each other before but that doesn't mean that you will not be
of a
great help to me, but first let me introduce myself, I am Mr.manafa
Zuma, the
CHIEF AUDITOR OF  BANKS IN SANAGAL

There is an account opened in this bank in 1996 and since 2002 nobody
has
operated on this account again but all this came to light after an
internal
auditing that I conducted by going through some old files in the
records, I
discovered that if I do not remit this money out immediately it would
be
forfeited for no reason.

Therefor the owner of this account is Late Mr.Jonas M.Savimbi The
formal
UNITA(ANGOLA) Rebels leader. and he died since 2001. 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 this company
does
not know anything about this account and the amount involved is
(US$16M)
SIXTEEN MILLION DOLLARS.


I am only contacting you as a foreigner partner because this money can
not
be approved to a local bank here, but can only be approved to any
foreign
account because the money is in US Dollars.

We will sign an agreement, but I assure you that it is real and a
genuine
business. Please reply urgently so that I will inform you the next step
to
take immediately. Send also your private telephone number and fax
number
including the full details of the account to be used for the deposit.


I want us to meet face to face in other sign a binding agreement
together
that will guard both parties. I am assuring you that everything
regarding
this transfer is 100% free risk.I need your strong assurance and trust.
With
my position now in the office I can transfer this money to any foreign
reliable account, which you can provide with assurance that this money
will
be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for sharing.

I will use my position and influence to effect the legal approvals and
onward transfer of this money to your account with appropriate
clearance
forms of the ministries and foreign exchange departments.  At the
conclusion
of this business, please i want to get all this information from you.

(1)What is the bank taxation where this fund is going.

(2)How many of you are involved in this project.

(3)What is your current position in the establishment or company where
your
working.

(4)I would like you to give me an insight of investing in your country
by a
foreigner.

Meanwhile, i would like to receive your private te/faxnumbers for easy
communication.I look forward to your earliest reply. If my proposal is
acceptable to you and you are willing to assist, please let me know so
that
it will enable us to start the transfer without any delay.

I will hang-on until I hear from you.

Regards,

Mr.MANAFA ZUMA.
Contact:
E-mail:
Tel:
 

Example 3 Internet  Scams

From the desk of
Mr. Davinson Makume
Amalgamated bank of Southern Africa (ABSA)
Reply to Alternative email:makume_davinson@hotmail.com



Dear Friend,

First, I must solicit your strictest confidence in this transaction, this is
by virtue of it's nature as being utterly confidential and top secret as we
got your email address from the web email directory and decided to introduce
this transaction to you. We are member of staff of a Bank here in the South
Africa. I am writing following an opportunity in my office that will be of
immense benefit to both of us.

I am seeking your assistance to enable me collect and transfer the sum of
US$20,500,000.00 into your private company account for mutual benefits. This
money came about as a result of a contract for the supply of five thousand,
three hundred and sixty-seven computer unit, installation and turn-around
maintenance executed on behalf of my Bank, in the year 2004.This contract
was officially assigned to be awarded and executed by two foreign
contractors at the tune of US$100,500,000.00, but in the course of my
negotiation, we bargained with only one foreign contractor, a Italian firm
which now executed the contract at the cost of US$80.000.000.00.Thus leaving
the remaining US$20.5M floating in the escrow account at the Amalgamated
bank of South Africa (ABSA) ready for payment.

My colleagues in the panel, has mandated me to look for an overseas as a
matter of trust to whom we could transfer the sum of US$20.5M, legally
subcontracting the entitlement to your company. This is bearing in mind that
our civil service code of conduct forbids us from owning foreign company or
running foreign account while in banking service hence the need for an
overseas partner to the benefits of we the three members of the contract
award panel unknown to the contractor and any other person in my Bank.

This contract has been satisfactorily executed and inspected as the Italian
firm is presently securing his payment from my Bank. It is however to this
effect that I seek your maximum assistance and approval to present your
company name alongside with the Italian contractor as the second foreign
contractor to enable me transfer the difference (US$20.5M) into your account
for further investment depending on your advice, on actualization of the
transaction, the funds will be shared thus:

(1). 20% of the money goes to you for acting as the beneficiary of the
funds.

(2). 10% has been set aside as an abstract projection for reimbursement to
both parties for any incidental expenses incurred in the course of this
transaction.

(3). 70% to us (three members of the Contract Award Panel.) All logistics
are in place and all modalities worked out for the smooth actualization of
the transaction within fourteen working days of commencement after receipt
of the following information by email:
Your company's Name, Address, Phone/Fax number. Also, Please acknowledge the
receipt of this letter using the above email address. The above information
will enable me make the application and lodge claims to the concerned bank
in favor of your company or name and it is pertinent to state here that this
deal is entirely based on trust. If you are able to handle, contact me
immediately. Also furnish me with your phone numbers, as I will be sending
you immediately I receive your positive response some classified documents.

Thanks in anticipation for your positive response.

Yours faithfully.

Davinson Makume

Example 4 Internet  Scams

Dear sir,
I got your contact in cause of a seriouse search
for a reliable foreign partner, which really made me to
contact you for assistance in transfering my money to
you for investement purpose.I'm Desuu Methan the son
of a late sierraleonian Colonel,Methan sukoi .
Who died 4 years ago when the revolutionary united
front rebels(R.U.F)attacked our residence on the 20
of feb 2002 in Makeni Sierraleon. Following the cease
fire agreement which was reach year before last year
with the help of United Nation peace keeping troops,
I used the opporturnity to leave the country with a
very important document of(US$8.5m)EIGHT million
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S Dollars,
deposited by my late father in security company,
under my name. this money was realised from
diamond export. Now'I'm searching for a trusted
individual or foreign firm whom I can invest this
money with for I am next of kin to these money.
However I contact you based on your capability
and vast knowledge on international commercial
investement. For your assistance and co-opertion
I will give you 10%of the total sum realised after the
sucessfull transffer of this money.Please kindly
communicate your acceptance of this proposal so
that we can discuss the modalities of seeing this
transaction through. I count on you greately for
your assistance. I will be waiting to hearing from
you soonest Thanks,
Desuu Methan.
contact me alternatively with this mail below
methan002@caramail.com

Example 5 Internet  Scams

Attn,

I know that this proposal might be a surprise to you but it as an emergency
to our condition with my mother here in Dakar Senegal West-Africa,
Be bless as you help me and my mother to transfer and invest our money in your country.
My name is Miss, Kika Shittu, with My Mother from the republic
of Ivory Coast Abidjan in West Africa ,now seeking for refuge in Dakar
Senegal under the (UNHCR) united nation high commission for refuge with my mother.
I got your contact during a desperate search here in Dakar Senegal West-Africa for a possible
investment transaction. My (late) father HON DR. ALMAMMY SHITTU,who was the
former ministre of finance and economy in Ivory Coast Abidjan before he was assinated by
the rebbles in the captal city of Abidjan 2003. And all our properties was totally destroyed.
However, we managed to escape with some of my late father's documents
covering $18.500.000 Million dollars (Eighteen Million Five Hundered Thousand us
dollars Only) which is presently deposited safely in a Bank here in Dakar Senegal West-Africa on
my name as the only Dougther of the family and the next of kin.
The Bank have approved to transfer the fund deposited on my name but we are
looking for a trust and reaible foreign partner who will assist us to transfer and
invest the fund in his country.i was advice to live with my mother to Dakar Senegal West-Africa where this
total fund was deposited because i was the next target as the only dougther of my family.All the
vital documents will be fax to you as our foreign partner who will recive the fund for the
investment.Meanwhile,we are saddled with the problem of securing a trust worthy foriegn
personality to help us transfer the money and invest it in his country and into his
possession pending our arrival to meet with him. Furthermore, we only want this done this way
because your country is politically stable for any profitable investment and only if you accept
our proposal, you will serve as the beneficiary of the fund on commencement of this
proposed transactions.You will send me and my mother a letter of inviation to enable us to get our
visa's and fly down to your country once the fund is been transfer to your country.i hope you
will not betray me and my mother because this money is all our hope since my late father.
I am giving you the offers as mentioned with every confidence on your acceptance to assist us,
we have decided to invest 40% of the total fund based on equity participation in your company.
Secondly, we shall also take 5% out for any miscelleneous expenses that may occure during the transfer.
Conclusively, i wish you send me a reply immediately as soon as you recieve this proposal
so that we shall arrange on how this fund will be transfer to your country. On commencement,
this transaction will take nothing less than 4 working days to be accomplished as the bank
managment told me and my mother.All documents covering the fund are safe and intact
with us here in Dakar Senegal West-Africai will fax you all the vital documents to enable you to contact
the Bank firm for the transfer.my mother is sending her greetings to you and your
family. kindly keep this transfer secert and confidentail.contact me on this telephone
number as soon as you recive this massage for more contact me
on email urgent as soon you recive the massage for more details and keep it
confidetail between you as us. Email : kika_shittu@iwon.com my mother is sending her greetings to you and
your family. Email us urgent for more detail Email : kika_shittu2@iwon.com
Thanks yours Dougther,
Miss Kika & Mother

Example 6 Internet  Scams

Attn: Please,


I am Mr Aja Ahmed, from Cote-Ivory Abijan. Presently residing in Dakar-Senegal because of the political crisis in my Country.I got your contact in strict confidence through Senegal Chamber of Commerce.


I would Honestly want to seek for an immediate assistance from you, I have $12.5 Million US dollars belonging to my late Father Mr Musa Ahmed,
who was held bondage by the Rebels during the crisis and was letter killed.


I ran to Senegal refugee Camp when I Discovered danger to my life and that of my only sister.My late father has deposited the above mentioned
Amount in a consignment with a FINANCE FIRM for safe keeping before his death and i have every Documents regards the transaction.
 I have contacted the FINANCE FIRM and confirmed the safety of the money/ inheritance.


As it is, I have the intention of investing the money oversees and however needed a Foreigner who is capable of giving adequate assistance
to me by the way of clearing the money from the FINANCE FIRM and the reafter forwarding it to your Account for investments.

I have map out 35% percentage of the fund for you.My Althernative EMAIL: aja_ahmed2006@iwon.com ) If Necessary,
Please do feel free to ask me questions on this as I wait for your reply soonest.

Thanks.

Mr Aja Ahmed.

Example 7 Internet  Scams

Dear Sir/Madam
I am a member of staff of Natwest  Bank here in the United Kingdom. I am
writing following an opportunity in my office that will be of immense
benefit to both of us.
In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of ?23.5million British
Pounds Sterling (Twenty three million five hundred thousand British Pounds)
in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers Late Mr.
Morris Thompson an American who unfortunately lost his life in the
plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31
2000, including his wife and only daughter. You can read more about
the crash on visiting this website.
http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/**********
Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his
next of kin or relatives to come over and claim his money because the
Bank cannot release the funds unless somebody applies for it as next
of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking
guidelines.
Unfortunately I learnt that his supposed next of kin being his only
daughter died along with him in the plane crash leaving nobody with
the knowledge of this fund behind for the claim. It is therefore upon
this discovery that I and two other officials in this department now
decided to do business with you and release the money to you as the
next of kin or beneficiary of the funds for safe keeping and
subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and we do not
want this money to go back into Government treasury as unclaimed funds.
We agreed that 20% of this money will be for you as a foreign partner,
while the balance will be for me and my colleagues. I will visit your
country for the disbursement according to the percentages indicated
above once this money gets into your account. Please be honest to me
and trust is our watchword in this transaction.
Note this transaction is confidential and risk free. As soon as you
receive this mail you should contact me by return mail whether or not
you are willing to enter into this deal. In the event you are not
interested, I sincerely ask that you disregard this email and tell no
one about it. I am very careful on truncating my banking career should
you mention this to someone else. I hope you can be trusted in this
regard.
Please note that all necessary arrangement for the smooth release of
these funds to you has been finalised. We will discuss much in details
when I do receive your response,and then I will send you my identification.
Please in your response include your telephone number and fax number
for a better communication between us.
Best regards
Stanley Cleric {Mr}
stanleycleric@netscape.net
 

Example 8 Internet  Scams

Geoffrey Bell & Co.
(Financial consultant & Solicitors)
Email:
geoffsolicitors@netscape.net
Fax: 44870 068 9826, 44 870 478 9110.
 
Dear Partner,
 
I apologies for sending this mail to you but this is a
matter of urgency and I would like to clarify this matter with you my
name is Mr. Geoffrey Bell , Solicitor and financial Consultant to late
Mr. Andreas Schranner a property magnate and building contractor based
here in the U.K.
 
On the 25th of July 2000, my client Andreas
Schranner, 64, his wife Maria, 62, their daughter Andrea Eich, 38, her
husband Christian, 57, and their children Katharina, eight, and
Maximilian, 10, died in the Air France concord 990 plane crashes over
Hotelissimo on July 25, 2000.They were bound for New York in their plan
for a world cruise. For more information about this crash and people,
visit this 
Website: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/***********
stm
 
since then I have been managing his investments here in the U.K
and on his direction liquidated these investments into cash and
deposited the proceedsinto his local account.
 
My client was a
successful and an accomplished family man, who made enough fortune
before his untimely death. He left behind a large deposit in his
investment account in financial institution here upon his death the
financial institution contacted me as his financial consultant and
attorney to provide them with a next of kin since the person he
provided for them died with him in the crash leaving a vacuum to be
filled.
 
I had made several inquiries on my own to locate his next of
kin but all has proved unsuccessful. I even contact his country’s
embassy here. Two weeks ago, the bank adopted a resolution and I was
mandated to provide his next of kin for the payment of this fund
within
28 working days or forfeit the money to the bank as abandoned
by the owner with no trace of next of kin. The bankers had planned to
invoke the abandoned property decree of 1936 to confiscate the funds
after the expiration of the period given to me.
 
I tried to locate a
next of kin on my own but had no head. Despairing at the point of
exhaustiveness, I contacted the US consulate here in the UK and
fortunately, they forwarded your name, to my utmost amazement; you are
from the same state with my client.
 
I am convinced that it was by
the grace of God that made me to locate you. Hence my mail to you It is
my belief that you may be linked with my late client or that you might
Provide clue to my search, I therefore, decided to contact you with
these facts before me because of the urgency of the situation
presently.
 
By virtue of my closeness to the deceased and his
immediate family, I am very much aware of my client financial standing.
I have reasoned very professionally and I feel it will be legally
proper to present you as the next of kin of my deceased client so that
you can be paid the funds left in his bank account.
I seek your
consent to present you as the Next of Kin to the Deceased since you
are
qualified as coming from the same country with my client, so that
the full proceed from his Bank Account valued at $12.2 Million Dollars
can be paid to you.
I am proposing a negotiated commission for my
legal services. I have all the required information and shall assemble
all the necessary Legal Documents that will be used to back up our
claim all I require is your honest co-operation to enable us seeing
this deal
through.
 
I guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the
law. Trust me as his personal consultant that this is a risk-free
transaction. Please get back to me immediately.
 
I will bring you
into a more detailed picture of this transaction when I hear from you.
You may contact me through my alternative email box:
geoffsolicitors@netscape.net or Fax:
44870 068 9826, 44 870 478 9110.
 
Please provide your personal e-mail for further correspondence.
 
Best regards,
Mr. Geoffrey Bell

Example 9 Internet Fraud

This is a nice simple fraud. It lures you in by giving you the chance to help people but the reality is you will only be helping the fraudster get richer at your expense.

From: Mr Jose Martinez [mrjosemartinez@virgilio.it]

Hello I greet You in the Name of God How are You Today Can You? please Help me Distribute Money for Charity in Your Locality ? God Bless

Example 10 Internet Fraud

Again another classic attempt to capitalize on a real event and use it to con people out of money.

From Name [admin@asiadeposits.com]

From: M .S

I am very sorry for the informal manner in which this letter is reaching you, as this was necessitated by my urgent need

to reach a dependable and trustworthy contact. This request may seem unsolicited but i crave your indulgence and pray

that you take my request serious.

I am Mr. M S, an employee with (A . D. & F Co.), However i am representing one of our clients Mr. Mustafa K.

Aldemir who happens to be involved in the recent clashes between the Turks and Kurds, he was arrested and charged

alongside his fellow party member for "Public Vocal Expressions" 6months ago, he is from the Kurdistan (South East) of

Turkey "Mountain Turks" as described and addressed by the Turks, they presently are in jail even though they are not

quite sure of their faith and their families and relatives had since then been under severe surveillance, I got your address

from a journal, just to make you less curious.

However, there is a contract executed in the name of Mr. Mustafa K. Aldemir, the contract has been completed and

commissioned before this problem broke out, payment has since been made through (A. D & F C.o) which he has

mandated me to find a means of relocating the fund into any foreign account. Therefore i seek your active collaboration

and assistance in getting this fund into other overseas account before the account/fund be frozen by the authorities.

You will be presented as the Sub Contractor or financier of the executing company hence i will take care of all the

documentary aspects.

WHAT YOU ARE EXPECTED OF:

I will transfer the ownership of the contract/account through my department which will be known to only both of us

and Mr. Aldemir whom is also proposing a 5% commission for expected services and assistance on disbursement.

Your urgent responce via (admin@asiadeposits.com) is highly needed.

Furthermore i must use this opportunity to implore you to "PLEASE" exercise the utmost indulgence in keeping

this matter extra ordinarily confidential whatever your decisions may be while i await your prompt responce.

I shall forward you all the necessary documents regards this transaction and myself once your interest and utmost secrecy

 of this transaction is assured and guaranteed because any leakage may place my and efforts at jeopardy.

Thanking you for your anticipated co-operation

Mr. M. S

See this pages for the latest about the current situation in Turkey

http://imia.cc.duth.gr/turkey/decl.e.html

Remember the Golden rule - 99.99% of emails sent to you asking you to help them release money from a financial institution or involves larges sums of money will be a fake! You have been warned.

Last updated 15/09/2006