E-mail money scams operating out of Africa

got this just now via e-mail - interesting scam tries to get money from another angle

Hey Jude !

Preying on gullible religious types - that's almost fair enough.

Everything you ever wanted to know about Nigerian scams:
Nigeria 419 Coalition

Important note! This is not a scam. I received a similar e-mail from who I believe may be the sister of Mrs. S. Jude. Her name is Mrs. J. Jude. Their family has undergone a lot of hardship. I, too, was dubious at first. i expressed my doubts, and told her I do not trust the format of e-mail. We exchanged addresses and she sent me a formal letter. I am not an expert, but it was written in what I believe to be real African ink, so I knew that it was real. Now, I don't want to bog down the discussion with details, but suffice it to say (or write), I will be receiving a lot of money really soon. I only had to secure an intial deposit of 1500 euros to cut through the legal problems of a foreigner opening up an account in Africa. She was kind enough to help me with this as well. I should, after th einitial grace period of 50 days, receive the first deposit! I promise to have a big TT party with the first investment that I receive. But even though it will be a party, we should keep in mind the fact that this celebration is due to a solemn and sad occasion.
Jebus be with you!

Real African Ink?! Wow!

Sounds like psioni has branched out into being an entrepreneur

only joking psioni, keep yer hair on

Brokenm

Sorry mate you've been turned over. I can however retrieve your investment in fairly short time.

Just PM me your credit card details and I'll chase this up straight away.

Ha ha. You just gave me a scare. if it were not for my trusty rosary beads, I would not know what I would have done. But I sent a quick e-mail to Mrs. J. Jude and asked her if the deal fell through. She wrote back almost immediately. She said that there was a small set back. That whoever filed my account details juxtaposed the first two numbers. Now I have two choices. I can either pay a small (100 euro) fee and have it reprocessed or I can pay the bank an additional 150 euro, which would allow me to pay the interest that the bank wold have made on the deposit, which would allow the new processing to maintain the file date of the first attempt. This means that I don't have to wait for a new grace period. I really don't know what I would do without her help. I can't believe sometimes how much good fortune Jebus has given me...I mean I didn't even kow her before and she is helping me out so much.

But in case something happens, how can you help? Is it a standard procedure? As I mentioned, I only trust letters written in ink from the country you are from, this way I know for certain you are real. And I won't fall for any of those hoaxes. Ha Ha. Those people are so gullible.

Why don't you tell her you send a western UNion Money transfer and give her a fake nr. She/he will have a walk to the bank and show up for nothing. Just waisting their time as much as they waist yours.

Already being done!

Scambuster 419
Ebolamonkeyman

Brokenm,

Fantastic news that this is all coming together for you. I can't wait for an invitation to the celebration party.

Incidentally whilst you wait with baited breath for the first cheque can I interest you in a 'once in a lifetime' only offer of a free penis enlargement aligned to your first purchase of our new VIOGRO product.

As you have already kindly forwarded your credit card details I will make the necessary deductions (with special 25% discount. Expect a plain brown paper package within 60 days. It will be delivered by your new Russian 'mail bride'. I took the liberty of ordering her on your behalf - for a 'never to be repeated' fee.

Ps: It would be really useful to have your mortgage details just to confirm your address. Please send by return.

I like these from 419eater

and this

Excellent. Read the whole story. Nice waist of time.

Would one of the moderators please change "911" in the subtitle to "419"?

A '911 scam' is where you call up for an ambulance when you don't need one. Not funny.

Unless of course Nigeria had something to do with the World Trade Centre attacks. Bastards.

Not forgetting Scamorama
Great entertainment.

don't know why they pick on me . heres another one came.

I just received this bullshit email. It may be going around again. It's a similar scheme that was used a few years back and some stupid people actually fell for it. Makes for some interesting reading though...

That's just yet another Nigerian 419 scam. Nothing new, and they hadn't taken a break.

New E-mail money scam operating out of Africa, Similar to the famous 419 Nigerian scams
Scambuster 419

Yep, Nigeria is the first place I would think of applying for political asylum.

I won a lottery the other day - since I was at work I called the number, but the guy spoke so little English my wind-up fell on its arse so I hung up.

funny i just got an email saying a long lost relative in london just died. He evidently left my name as a possible heir. Weird thing was that his lawyer changed his email and was letting me know this but I needed to something something-I ended right there for it was bogus for several reasons but maybe I was wrong and there are millions of pounds waiting for me...oh well.

There are actually lawyers who do that work - my Dad got a call a few years back. A distant relative died with no heirs and no will - by returning the call Dad made £8k. Having said that this one is probably fake - do investigate quickly though unless you're absolutely sure there's no relatives kicking about in London...

Dude no one in my family has left Texas let alone the country outside of me. When you are Apache Indian the chances of a relative living in London are very remote.

Furry Muff. Does indeed sound like a hoax. Phone 'em up anyway - this dude I called was great for a laugh.

Hiya Desig,
Beeen eeemailin lonnnng? Go for it, ya never know. Don't be so paranoid. Risk free? ya goy nuthin to lose.
Ha!

Apache Indian

Diplomat Charity Promotions
Schalktorrenstraat 673b,
8921CH,Nijmegen.
The Netherlands.

Ticket No;723462129BL,

It gives me great joy to
acknowledge you as the recipient of The Diplomats Charity yearly draw, held on 28th day of March,2006

You have therefore emerged as a
recipient of the first award of Two Million Five hundred thousand Euros in this first quarter promo.

Revenue for this programme is derived
from the financing from non-governmental agencies and major multinational firms cut across the european community.

In compliance
with the sponsoring bodies',you are to make a remittance of a part of your won fund,not lower than 10-percent, after receiving your allocation to a charity organisation in your state.

Please,liase with
the designated supervisory agent, BARRY STAM: Via ; barrystam@zwallet.
com ,barrystam24@netscape.net or Tel: +31 644 749 896immediately to process your winning which will not take more than 10 working days from today.

Congratulations once more,

Helen Van Guul
Info.Dir.11

NB:
Kindly indicate your Ticket No in your reply

I want 10% if anyone gets anything out of this.

Bonjour mon cher,

Je me nomme feddag safia je suis algeriene je vis en irak depuis 13ans au service de la famille de MrNizar Hamboum.Je doit veiller sur le bon fonctionnement de la maison à Moussoul en irak et de m'occuper de tous les facture etcharges à régler.En tant que premiere servante de la residence j'avais connaisance de plusieurs chose que mon maitre faisait et à quoi il était exposé .
Mr Nizar avait occupé des postes très important,dans le pays et même pour le compte des nations unies,il etait de 1993à1999 ambassadeur des nations unies à New york aux Etats-unies en amérique, ministre des affaires étrangères et aussi député dans son pays.Il a aussi été un membre influant dans la médiation des relation entre les Etats-unies et l'Irak dans les années 1980.Suite à une attaque cardiaque, Mr Nizar Hamboum trouva la mort le vendredi 5 juillet 2003 ,à New york au centre de traitement de cancer de Sloan-Kettering.

Mr Nizar m'avait demandé de suivre le dépot dans une société de surveillance de biens privésun colis : une malle contenant une somme de Dix-sept millions cinq cent mille de dollars américains (17.500.000)$ Il m'avait demandé d'effectué ce dépot avec mon nom et lui en faire le rapport car il souhaitait toute la discrétion et la sécurité de ces biens.Suivant ses consignes j'ai codifié ce colis comme étant un bien familial et donc privé.

Avant que la guerre n'éclate, mon maitre m'a demandé de prendre immediatement contact avec la société afin de faire sortir ces biens du pays car cette somme était destiné à des investissements àl'étranger.Il souhaitait construire un hotel en Arabie-saoudite.
C'est au cour des renseignement chez la société qu'ils nous ont fait savoir que je pouvait transférer ces biens dans un autre pays mais cela devait sefaire dans un pays en Afrique pour des raisons politique en cote-d'ivoire où se trouve precisement leur base.Pour moi cela était mieux car ce pays n'est pas très loin de mon pays.

Je viens donc vers vous pour solliciter votre aide afin de pouvoir retirer ces biens et de m'aider à quitter l'irak pour votre pays.il faut que vous sachez que cette affaire n'est connu de personne d'autre que moi, car longtemps j'ai été à leur service et sous ce règne barbare dans ce pays je n'ai eu aucune garanti pour ma vie ,je suis fatigué de cette vie d'esclavage de toute ma vie .Comme DIEU ne dort pas il a permi que je suis la seule personne connaissant l'existence de ces biens et que j'ai leurs papiers.
Je veux vous faire savoir que cette aide que vous m'apporter ne sera pas gratuit car j'ai prevu de partager avec la personne qui nous aiderait à les avoir à raison de 25% de la somme totale .
J'ai toute les information et les document pour recupéré la malle,je suis prète à vous donner les information sur la société et les biens qu'ils ont en leur possession afin que vous entrez en contact avec eux ,et qu'ils font parvenir les biens si vous ètes pret à m'aider.
Sachez c'est une société diplomatique ,en donnant les information nécessaire et une adresse sur ils pourront délivré à votre nom cesbiens Le certificat de dépot ne porte pas le nom du bénéficiaire ,il sera donc facile à transferer car il suffit que vous vous présentiez comme le direct bénéficiaire de ces biens .

Je voudrait que tout cette histoire reste au secret afin de garantir notre sécurité et aussi de ce biens car c'est mon dernier espoir.
Je n'ai aucun autre moyen de comunication que l'ordinateur de la maison je peut utiliser quand la famille de mon patron ne sont pas à la maison ou endormi .
pour plus de sécurité et de discrétion, je vous demande de me contacter à ma boite: safi.feddag@yahoo.fr Grand Merci pour tout.

feddag safia

Good thing I don't speak French or I might want 10% of this too.

had to take a second look at the writing in the picture under the Apache Indian logo

go Apache, Chak De!!

Wow i stand corrected maybe I do have a long lost relative in London. Maybe I have millions of Pounds coming my way.

the terrible english in these make them so fun to read, theregister has a complie of em and some are absolutely hilarious

the best ive read sofar is this one:
"my mums a junkie and my dad got devoured"

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/03/09/manchester_419/

I think that was a Jerry Springer show a few years back.

A new twist on the theme:

to: realtimewithbillmaher@hbo.com

Hello,
As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for
me,because, I believe everyone will die someday. My name is
abubakar sadiq. I a
merchant of Omani nationality and i have been diagnosed
with Esophagealcancer. It has defiled all forms of medical
treatment, and right now I have onlyabout a few months to
live, according to medical experts. I have not
particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared
for anyone(noteven myself)but my business. Though I am very
rich, I was never generous, I was always hostile to people
and only focused on my business as that was the
only thing I cared for. But now I regret all this as I now
know that there is more to life than just wanting to have
or make all the money in the world. I believe when God gives
me a second chance to come to this
world I would live my life a different way. Please respond
back to me on abubakarsadiq@mmail.com so i can explain to you better.
abubakar sadiq

--让你兴奋的宝贝!
--http://sms.eyou.com
--无忧二二族、足球大富翁...尽在亿邮短信

Hahaha! Check this one out that my husband just got:

FROM: Sgt. Donald Greene
To whom it may concern.
I am an American soldier, I am serving in the military of the 1st Armored Division in Iraq, as you know we are being attacked by insurgents everyday and car bombs. We managed to move funds belonging to Saddam Hussein's family. The total amount is US$7.2Million dollars in cash, mostly 100 dollar bills. We want to move this money to you, so that you may invest it for us and keep our share for banking.We will take 60%, my partner and I. You take the other 40%. No strings attached, just help us move it out of Iraq, Iraq is a war zone. We plan on using diplomatic courier and shipping the money out in one large silver box, using diplomatic immunity. If you are interested I will send you the full details, my job is to find a good partner that we can trust and that will assist us. Can I trust you? When you receive this letter, kindly send me an e-mail signifying your interest including your most confidential telephone/fax numbers for quick communication also your contact details. This business is risk free. The box can be shipped out in 48hrs.
Respectfully,
Sgt. Donald Greene

Sounds like a Republican!

There are some doctors around that SHOULD be shat on

I get lots of such scams and spoofs and I agree that the English can be quite amusing.

One regular spoof always starts:

"Dear Costumer,"

One Nigerian e-mail I received a while back had a lovely typo:

"This massage may come as a surprise to you."

It did, sort of.

ok, so just got this, anyone else with such a request to be a representative for a small software firm having difficulty recovering money, you get 8% of all recoveries
*************************************************************************
Dear Sir/Madam,

We are a small and relatively new Software Development and Outsourcing Company specializing in enterprise application development, system integration, corporate networks and other software solutions for business and finance. We've earned ourselves a reputation of a reliable and trustworthy partner working successfully with a number of West European and North American companies and providing them with reliable software development services in financial, telecom and media sectors.
Unfortunately we are currently facing some difficulties with receiving payments for our services. It usually takes us 10-30 days to receive a payment from your country and such delays are harmful to our business.
We do not have so much time to accept every wire transfer and we can't accept cashier?s checks or money orders as well. That's why we are currently looking for partners in your country to help us accept and process these payments faster.

If you are looking for a chance to make an additional profit you can become our representative in your country. As our representative you will receive 8% of every deal we conduct. Your job will be accepting funds in the form of wire transfers and check payments and forwarding them to us. It is not a full-time job, but rather a very convenient and fast way to receive additional income. We also consider opening an office in your country in the nearest future and you will then have certain privileges should you decide to apply for a full-time job.

We therefore solicit your assistance in remitting this money and facilitating transactions. If you believe you would be able to undertake such a task and are interested in this job, please respond to softtradeua3@aim.com and send us the following information about yourself:

1. Your Full Name as it appears on your resume.
2. Education.
3. Your Contact Address.
4. Telephone/Fax number.
5. Your present Occupation and Position currently held.
6. Your Age

Please respond ASAP and we will provide you with additional details on how you can become our representative. Joining us and starting business today will cost you nothing and you will be able to earn a bit of extra money fast and easy.

Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at the address mentioned above. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,
Victor Giytanov,
Director of Marketing Dept.,
Softtrade Company

heres another scam just received they must be running out of ideas , does anyone fall for this .
Attn:

On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Engr. Jürgen Krügger;
I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter was returned undelivered. I hereby attempt to reach you again by this same email address stated on the WILL. I wish to notify you that late Engr. Jürgen Krügger made you a beneficiary to his WILL. He left the sum of Seven Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars (USD$7,100.000.00 ) to you in the codicil and last testament to his WILL.

Engr. Jürgen Krügger until his death was a member of the Helicopter Society and the Institute of Electronic & Electrical Engineers. He was a very dedicated Christian who loved to be involved in charitable projects. His great philanthropy earned him numerous awards during his life time.

Late Engr. Jürgen Krügger died on the 13th day of August, 2006 at the age of 80 years, and his WILL is now ready for execution.According to him this money is to support your humanitarian activities and to help the poor and the needy in our society. Please if I reach you this time as I am hopeful, endeavor to get back to me as soon as possible to enable me conclude my job. I hope to hear from you in no distant time.

Please reply to: da_smith20002005@yahoo.co.uk

Yours in Service,
BARRISTER DAVID SMITH ESQ.
DARWEN LAW CHAMBERS LTD SOLICITORS

I got one last week informing me they were in the US armed forces in Iraq and needed a place to stash 25 million dollars at my flat. I will see if it is in my trash bin it was funny.

Edit here it is:

How silly. That would seem to imply that some americans had siphoned off legitimate Iraqi oil wealth. I dunno why they can't make these scams just a little believable.

I like the replies this guy writes to spammers: Scamming The Scammers.

Got this one this morning...sending it to all you respecting ones

Dear, Respectful One,
GREETINGS,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I got your contact from the International web site directory.

I prayed over it and selected your name among other names due to it's esteeming nature and the recommendations given to me as a reputable and trust worthy person I can do business with and by their recommendations I must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere business.

I am Helen buntu, the only Daughter of late Mr and Mrs Edward Buntu,
My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan,the economic capital of Ivory Coast before he was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outing to discus on a business deal. When my mother died on the 21st October 1984, my father took me and my younger brother samuel very special because we are motherless.

Before the death of my father in a private hospital here in Abidjan, He secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he had a sum of $6,8000.000( SIX Million EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND), Dollars) left in a suspense account in a Bank here in Abidjan, that he used my name as his first Daughter for the next of kin in deposit of the fund.

He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth and some huge amount of money That his business associates supposed to balance him from the deal they had that he was poisoned by his business associates, that I should seek for a God fearing foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purposes, (such as real estate Or Hotel management). we are honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways.

1) To provide a Bank account where this money would be transferred to.
2) To serve as the guardian of this Money since I am a girl of 26 years old.
3)Your private phone and fax number's and your family backgruond,so that we can know each order more.

Moreover we are willing to offer you 10% of the total sum as compensation for effort input after the successful transfer of this fund to your designated account overseas,while 5% will be map out as any expensis that is made during the transaction.

please contact us immediately in my private mailbox.The box is(helen_buntu@yahoo.fr)
Anticipating to hear from you soon.
Thanks and God Bless.
Best regards.
HELEN BUNTU.

...and from the UK:

From MR MAX RICHARD.
(Re: Transfer of $26,000,000.00)
(Twenty Six Million USD)

Attn: /
Sir / Madam,

I am MR MAX RICHARD, the Senior & Auditor General of {CBAO} Bank of
Senegal, during the course of our auditing, I discovered a floating fund
in an account opened in the bank in 1990 and since 1993 nobody has
operated on this account again. After going through some old files in the
records I discovered that the owner of the account died without a [heir]
hence the money is floating and if I do not remit this money out
urgently it will be forfeited for nothing.

The owner of this account is a foreigner, a miner and an industrialist.
He made millions of dollars before he died victoriously .Since 1993 no
other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it.

My investigation proved to me that the account has no other beneficiary
and that until his death he was the manager director of aluminium &
steel industries (PTY). SA. We will start the transfer with the total
sum involved {twenty six million dollars [$26,000,000.00 only, into your
account, as a safe foreigners bank account abroad, but I don't know any
foreigner abroad that’s why I have contacted you to bear the legal sole
beneficiary of the fund .

I am revealing this to you with believe in God that you will never let
me down in this business. Also send your private telephone number and
fax number including the full details of the account to be used for the
deposit. I need your strong assurance that you will never let me down
in this business proposition. With my influence and the position in the
bank, as an official whom is working in our favour we can transfer this
money to any foreigner's reliable account which you can provide with
assurance that this money will be intact pending my physical arrival in
your country for sharing.

The bank official will destroy all documents of transaction immediately
you receive this fund leaving and they will be no trace to any place
and to build confidence you can wrote immediately to discuss with me the
modalities, after I will make this remittance in your presented account
and fix my resign date, to fly down to your country at least 7 days
ahead of the fund transferred and confirm into the account.

At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 45% of the total
amount, 50% will be for me, while 5% will be for expenses might have
incurred during the process of transferring.

Reply to my private mail, maxromey2@yahoo.co.uk

I am waiting for your reply.

Best Regards,

MR MAX RICHARD,

Just to keep things up to date.
garibaldi

Just got this one. The 419ers are apparently now hitting forums, as I got this via TT PM from 'suzybabe'.


Looking at the profile, France is no doubt the country where Franch is spoken.

That scamming the spammers made my afternoon

Dear Suzy sent me that one too today, I thought I was special but alas, no