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My dear friend is worried because I have not written to him! I should really let him know that I am okay and still want to do the noble thing and help him. Now if I could just remember what I told him!


Subject: From Prince James Okoba and Sister !!!

Hello Mr. Jim,
I greet you this morning with the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Mr. Jim, I have not heard from you for a long time now what is the problem? I just hope all is well with you and your entire family. Now tell me, are you no longer interested in this transaction? I need your answer urgent because, this money is the only hope of our survival of life.
I am looking forward to your urgent response.
Yours sincerely,
James Okoba and Sister.

I haven't been paying attention, but it looks like some of these even use a mail merge to let you know your long-lost rich relative recently died in a tragic accident. They need to do it without adding that extra space- for aesthetic reasons- but I don't guess the perpetrators of these types of scams care too much for the details.

Dear (edited for privacy),I am Mr.Joe Nnaeke, an accountant with one of the reputable banks inNigeria. I am also an accounts officer to late( Mr. Johnson.K. -edited for privacy-)a national of your country, who was a contractor with Shell DevelopmentCompany in Nigeria. On the 1st of April 2000, Mr.Johnson, his wife and theirtwo Children were involved in a car accident along Sagamu express road.All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.Since then we have been trying to locate any of Mr.Johnson's extendedrelatives, but this has also proved unsuccessful. After these severalunsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his similar name over theInternet, to locate any member of his family hence this mail to you. I havecontacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by Mr.Johnson before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by my bank.Since we have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2years now. I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to thedeceased since you have similar Last name with Mr.Johnson so that theproceeds of this account valued at 10.5million US Dollars can be paidto you and then you and me can share the money. 60% to me and 40% foryou.All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this dealthrough. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimatearrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. As soon asI hear from you I will detail you on the process of the transaction.relpy through this my private e-mail address joennaeke@myway.comRegards,Mr.Joe Nnaeke)a national of your country, who was a contractor with Shell DevelopmentCompany in Nigeria. On the 1st of April 2000, Mr.Johnson, his wife and theirtwo Children were involved in a car accident along Sagamu express road.All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.Since then we have been trying to locate any of Mr.Johnson's extendedrelatives, but this has also proved unsuccessful. After these severalunsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his similar name over theInternet, to locate any member of his family hence this mail to you. I havecontacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by Mr.Johnson before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by my bank.Since we have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2years now. I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to thedeceased since you have similar Last name with Mr.Johnson so that theproceeds of this account valued at 10.5million US Dollars can be paidto you and then you and me can share the money. 60% to me and 40% foryou.All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this dealthrough. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimatearrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. As soon asI hear from you I will detail you on the process of the transaction.relpy through this my private e-mail address

joennaeke@myway.comRegards,Mr.Joe Nnaeke

Good day mr Rufus Sixx got your mail but i dont think it will be possibleat that(60%), if you will not accept 40% i dont think there is anythingi can do. so i expect your prompt response. williams rosemary

Well, darn. I was really looking forward to that 60%. Perhaps they will settle for 50%.

In the tradition of SPL's soapbox, I responded to Rosemary with a request for a larger percentage. Here is my response:

To some, 25% of such a reward would seem verygenerous, however I must respectfully request 60% tocover my expenses and the risk envolved in such atransaction. I'm sure being a trustworthy individualyou will understand my needs in this matter. I lookforward to hearing from you soon, Rufus Sixx

Dear Friend,

I received your email and I wish to thank you immensely for your kind
interest, willingness and support to co-operate and assist me in this
transaction.

The world of Banking especially is fraught with huge rewards for
those who sit upon certain chairs and oversee certain portfolios. As
for Trust, it is a given thing that trust is earned, it is not given
out lightly; however, because I need a foreigner in this transaction,
I must give you my trust; it is worth 25% of this money. All I
require from you is for you to follow my instructions religiously.

There is a reward for this project and it is a task well worth
undertaking. I have evaluated the risks and the only risk I have here
is from you refusing to work with me and alerting my Bank. I am the
only one who knows of this situation, good fortune has
blessed you with a chance that has planted you into the center of
relevance in my life. Let's share the blessing.

We need a receiving account in any part of the
world which can hold the Funds the question which is $15m.Because this
transaction
needs to be made legal by getting legal documents to back up the
claims,A
lawyer would be contacted.(A registered lawyer in the country)His Name
is
Barrister Kola Jones His Contact Emails are
kolajonesandcompany@yahoo.com
or barristerjones@mail.lawguru.com.

You will have to WRITE him and request for his service for the urgent
release
of the $15m in the bank.Because the lawyer doesnt know much about the
late
Smith Shaw,he would believe whatever you tell him.This attorney will
prepare
a WILL which will be
backdated to purport that it had been written and signed by Mr.
Mr.Smith Shaw himself. The attorney will file in the Federal High
Court with an appropriate affidavit in order to secure a letter of
probate empowering you as the next of kin/Sole Beneficiary and
Trustee/Sole Executor of the Estate of Mr. Smith Shaw which
includes the sum of US$15M lying in the Bank.Upon preparation of these
documents and approvals from the relevant
authorities,the lawyer would submitte them to the bank.Then our
correspondent
Bank in Nigeria will proceed to
wire the money to your nominated account. This is the best and safest
way we can complete this transaction and make a 100% risk
free from both parties. The Attorney will handle all the processes of
obtaining the approvals on your behalf. All these processes will be
accomplished within 5-6 working days and money will be transferred to
your account immediately. The very good thing about this transaction
is that it will be done in a very proper and legal manner. On
completion of this transaction, you will be required to hold this
fund in your Account until I disengage from my Bank and travel to
meet with you in your Country.

If you find yourself able to work with me, contact me through this
same email account. If you give me positive signals, I will initiate
this process towards a conclusion. I wish to inform you that you
should not try to contact me me via official channels; I will deny
knowing you and about this project. I repeat, I do not want you
contacting me through my official phone lines nor do I want you
contacting me through my official email account.

There should not be any direct link
between us officially. My official lines are not secure lines as they
are periodically monitored to assess our level of customer care in
line with our Total Quality Management Policy.Also,because my husband
in
unfaithful to me as he's always having extra marrital affairs,i have
decided
not to let him know;hence you can not reach me on my home phone also.I
intend
to travel down to your country together with my son as soon as this is
completed
between the two of us.Please observe this
instruction religiously. I am a family woman, I have a husband and
a child. I send you this mail not without a measure of fear as to
what the consequences, but I know within me that nothing ventured is
nothing gained and that success and riches never come easy or on a
platter of gold. This is the one truth I have learned from my Banking
experience. Do not betray my confidence.
Thank you for your patience and understanding. Do write me as soon
as possible.
PLEASE CONTACT THE LAWYER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.INFORMING HIM YOU WANT
HIS
SERVICE FOR THE IMMIDIATE RELEASE OF THE $15M IN FINANCIAL TRUST BANK.I
PROMISE TO SEND YOU MY PICTURE,THE DEATH CERTIFICATE AND ALSO THE
CERTIFICATE
OF DEPOSIT OF THE LATE MRS.SMITH SHAW
Yours sincerely
Mrs.Rosemary Williams.

Here's most of the e-mails I have collected. Feel free to add them to spam lists, sign them up for porn, or whatever floats your boat. Try to sell them "enlargement" pills if you want!

ruthrusanganwa2001@yahoo.fr, davidtungay4@zwallet.com, davidbanjo@fastermail.com, williamsrose_t@yahoo.co.uk, williamsrose@marchmail.com, mark_uzomah664488@yahoo.co.uk, barr_chuka_amadi_chamber@lawyer.com, seadonair@justice.com, globalexpress@gobot.com, jamesokoba1@yahoo.co.uk, allowat399@hotmail.com

I decided to respond to all of them in the bcc field with one message. Let's see how many passports I get, photos of money, etc. This will be good for the blog, give it a little bit of meat.

Yet another Nigerian named "David." Here we go:

Attn: The President/CEO I am Mr. David Tungay, Provincial Director Standard Bank of South Africa, Johannesburg Branch. I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.On June 6, 2000, a foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the South Africa Mining Corporation, Mr. Richard Moss made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$25,000,000.00 (Twenty- five 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 South Africa Mining Corporation that Mr.Richard Moss 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. Richard Moss did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US$25,000,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to South Africa Law, at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the South Africa Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr. Richard Moss so that the fruits of this old man's labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials. This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full names and address so that the Attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits which will put you in place as the next of kin. We shall employ the service of two Attorneys for drafting and notarization of the WILL and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in your favor for the transfer. A bank account in any part of the world which you will provide will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 60% for me and 40% for you.There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the Attorney and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please reply immediately via the private email address below. Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction. Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country.Awaiting your urgent reply via my email:davidtungay4@zwallet.com Thanks and regards. Mr.David Tungay.

Wow! These guys are really working overtime- with a new twist even! I've gotten 6 of these in the past 48 hours at 3 different e-mail addresses! Let's see what David Banjo has to say:


Hello,
I am MR DAVID BANJO, Director International Remittance Department, UNION BANK NIGERIA PLC,and for reasons which will become obvious to you as you read on, I obtained your address and particulars from an Internet address listing. Please exercise some patience and read through my message. On the 6th June 1997, an Oil Consultant/Contractor with the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation,(NNPC) Mr. ROBERT FITZPATRICK, a Canadian
citizen, made a numbered time ( fixed) deposit for 12
calendar months, valued USD18,600,000.00 with my bank.
On maturity, we sent a routine notification to his
forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we
sent a reminder and finally, his contract employers,
the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation ( NNPC)
wrote to inform us that Mr.ROBERT FITZPATRICK was on
official assignment to UNITED STATES and will be back immediately after his assignment. On the 20th December, 1998 Mr. ROBERT FITZPATRICK came back and told me that he was sorry that he could not informed me before he travelled, that it was urgent, hence he decided to embark on the trip and that he will be going back again to complete the assignment at the NNPC OFFICE IN NEW YORK and he will like to bring back his wife Mrs. SHARON FITZPATRICK who resided in NEW YORK. He said I should transfer some money $100,000.00 to him in his account in NEW YORK with CITI BANK, Which I did. After a month, I called at the NNPC OFFICE in Nigeria to know if Mr. ROBERT FITZPATRICK has returned, the company told me that he will be back in October, 1999. I expected he will call at my office when he comes back, but he never did. When I did not hear from him, I called the office in November 28th,1999 and I was told that MR. ROBERT FITZPATRICK DIED last month,31st October,1999,WITH HIS WIFE SHARON FITZPATRICK IN A PLANE CRASH. The passengers and crew aboard EgyptAir Flight 990, which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on October 31, 1999. After his death, there was no relation of his who new that he has $18,500,000.00 with my bank, the next of kin who was the wife died with him, and there was no written down WILL on who will inherit his ESTATE, he died without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his relations through the Canadian consulate here were fruitless. However, the point is that his employers(NNPC) are not aware of this money, and therefore it can be safely assumed that no one will ever come forward to claim this money. This money total USD18,500,000.00m ( after the initial transfer of $100,000.00 to his account in CITI BANK, NEW YORK) isstill sitting in my Bank in the Dormant Account Portfolio. No one will ever come forward to claim it now, and according to Nigerian law, after 5 years, the money will automatically revert to the Federal Government Treasury if the Account owner is a foreigner, and is certified dead ,and there is no valid claim. This indeed, is the situation. My proposal therefore is that I want you to stand in as the next of kin to Mr. ROBERT FITZPATRICK It is not necessary to be a blood relation to ROBERT FITZPATRICK or have the same name. It is not also necessary to come from the same Country. I have worked out the modalities to achieve my aim of appointing a next of kin, and also by this means transfer this total sum of USD18,500,000.00 to you, for us to share.
The method of achieving the objective of transferring
this money to you in a completely legal and proper way is simple. I intend to use an Attorney (representing you as BENEFICIARY) to execute a series of Affidavits in support of your claim, which will give you legal backing to inherit the estate, these will be approved.The money transfer paperwork itself will include a certificate of origin so that the receiving bank does not ask questions or refuse the money as money laundering. Send to me the following information: through my private email:davidbanjo@fastermail.com (1) Your full names. (2) Your address, (3)Phone and fax numbers. Once you send me the requested information as above, I will initiate the processing of the transfer and in about 10 working days the total sum of money USD18,500,000.00m will be in your nominated bank account for us to share in the ratio of 60% for me and 35% for you and 5% for logistics and expenses. This transaction is guaranteed to succeed without any problems. I am expecting your prompt reply, please feel free and ask questions. Looking forward to your urgent reply. Remain blessed. Sincerely yours, Mr.David Banjo.
N.B. BELOW ARE THE VICTIMS OF THE ILL FATED FLIGHT.
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Passengers and crew on EgyptAir Flight 990
November 2, 1999
Web posted at: 2:59 p.m. EDT (1859 GMT)
The passengers and crew aboard EgyptAir Flight 990, which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on October 31. The list was provided by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs New York's Kennedy International Airport. Flight crew Capt. El Habashy Capt. Rauof Noureldin Flight Officer Adel Anwar Flight Officer El Batoty Farouk Tamam Neama Riad Maha Ahmed Janet Fam Amal Sayed Hasan Farouk Hesham Sabry Mohamed Galal Maha Elmahrouky Adel Erian Non-revenue passengers Capt. Hatem Roushdy, off-duty EgyptAir employee Flight Officer Hesham Farouk, off-duty EgyptAir employee Flight Officer Heshem Omar, 38, Cairo Flight Officer Rafaat Ayad Passengers who boarded in Los Angeles Ms. Walla Abdelfattah Sami Abdurbu, West Los Angeles, California Maherhassan Adel Elsayed Agwah Mohamed Showadfy Ahmed Mikhaielna Nasr Ibrahim Aziz Rashad Alymohd Aly David Ameeraly, Scottsdale, Arizona Mrs. Zaki Mohamed Baria Bahgat Badieh Bassam Mrs. Taysir El Bagouri Mrs. Fatma Gabr Dr. Mohamed Galal Youssef Genidy George Ms. Mostafel Shouras Gehane Mahamed Nabil Ihab Hussein Ismail Mohamed Elseman Khaled Garhi Hassenin Khalifa Ms. Imilda Kolander, 66, San Ramon, California Effat Mansour, Irvine, California Mrs. Virginia Mansour, Irvine, California Ms. S. Marufu Nabilalatif Mohamed Mrs. Nama Mossad Ahmed Wasfy Nehad Mohamed Mohd Salaheldin Abdullah Saleh, California Nasim Saleh, California Mrs. Riham Sultan Mahmoud Akader Tamer Mourad Omonir Yassa Passengers who boarded in New York Salah Adam, 32, Toronto Shaline Adam, 42, Toronto Joshua Adam, 4, Toronto Rebecca Adam, 22 months, Toronto Saadeldin El Alfy Ahmed Fouad Abdel Ghafar Ahmed Badaway Ahmed, 13, Luxor, Egypt Sayed Abdalla, 43, Richardson, Texas Hamed Abdel Wahab Ahmed Hosam El Din Ghafar Ahmed El Sayed Elnady Ashraf Fouad Mohdelmansy Ashraf Ms. Jean Allen, 28, Port Orchard, Washington Abdel-Rahman Amin, Cairo Alia Abdou, Cairo Mrs. Judith Bowman, 57, Huntington Beach, California Essameldeen Bassem Charles Balassi, Vallejo, California Ms. Novelle Balassi, Vallejo, California Mrs. Tamsin Barnes, Idledale, Colorado William Barnes, Idledale, Colorado Ms. Paula Barnes, Los Altos, California Ms. Gloria Bercielli, Monroe Township, New Jersey Mrs. Carole Bergeron, Montreal Mrs. Celine Bienvenue, 68, Quebec Gene Billings, 70, Norfolk, Connecticut Mrs. Barbara Billings, 71, Norfolk, Connecticut Mrs. Dorene Beck, 60, Sweet Home, Oregon Raymond Beck, 60, Sweet Home, Oregon Richard Brokaw, 76, Strafford, Vermont Richard Burson, 77, Venice Isles, Florida Ms. Lenor Burson, 79, Venice Isles, Florida Ms. Virginia Chaplin, 72, Georgetown, Maine Gerald Dunbar Ms. Elinor Duckworth, 66 Luc Desy, 52, Montreal Hosny Diaaeldin Mrs. Aishan Daif with infant Mrs. Judith Ebner, 59, Auburn, California Robert Ebner Sahar Elboghady Aalimelsayed Elkhedaiwy Adel Elkousy, 65, Chillicothe, Ohio Wafaa Elkousy, Chillicothe, Ohio Abdu Elzanaty, Cairo Abdel Rehem Seleman Emad Mrs. Barbara Freeman, 65, Alpine, California Jarold Freeman, 68, Alpine, California Abed Raboh Fawkia Robert Fitzpatrick, 68, Southold, New York Mrs. Sharon Fitzpatrick, 67, Southold, New York Ms. Dorothy Foth, Dana Point, California Rich Foth, Dana Point, California Luther Fraatz Mrs. Beverly Grant, 82, Santa Ana, California Mohamed Emara Gamal Miss Hossameldin Gihad, 12, Luxor, Egypt Mrs. Louise Gamache, 42, Montreal Guy Gelinas, 46, Shawinigan, Quebec Stanley Grams Martin Greenberg, Ridgefield, Connecticut Natalie Greenberg, Ridgefield, Connecticut Mohamed Hussein Hanadi Mohamed Abdel Hamid Hesham Mostafa Abdel Aziz Hesham Mohamed Hossameldin Donald Heck, Chestertown, Maryland Ms. Jeanne Heck, Chestertown, Maryland Mohamed Saleh Ibrahim Rafik Iskander, 40, Lakewood, Ohio Ms. Sheila Jaffee, 63, Huntington Beach, California Willie Jackson Sr., 61, Scotch Plains, New Jersey; Orlando, Florida Dr. H. Paul Jacobi, 71, Palm Harbour, Florida Ms. Patricia Jacobi, 71, Palm Harbour, Florida Tamer Qassam, 24 Mohamed El Sayed Khaled Abdul Nasser Khaled Mark Kogan, Richmond Hill, Ontario Mrs. Anna Kogan, Richmond Hill, Ontario Ms. Jacqueline Kurasch Haitham Kheiry, 24, Maryland Ghassan Koujan, 39, Paterson, New Jersey Larry Kowalsky, 74, West Bloomfield, Michigan Ms. Edith Kowalsky, 68, West Bloomfield, Michigan El Sayed Ahmed Khaled Mrs. Johanne Laferte, 44, Montreal Agathe Lavoie, 65, St. Hyacinthe, Quebec Edmond Greish Magdy Edmund Miller Sr., 72, West Point, Mississippi Hannah Miller, 70, West Point, Mississippi Samy Makary Ms. Leigh Minturn Mahmoud Mohamed Magdy Abdelazim Mohamed Mahmoud Nabil Saadzaky Mohamed Abdel Haymohd Shahin Mohd Mahdmohd Elsayed Mohd Lotfy Mohamed Mostafa Claude Masson, 58, deputy publisher, Montreal La Presse, Montreal Mrs. Jeannine Bourdages, 58, Montreal Ms. Ann McCormick Thomas McCulloch, 72, La Plata County, Colorado Ms. Henrietta Mead, 61, Norfolk, Connecticut Ms. Lois Neufeld Ahalim Elsayed Nashaat Jacques Noreau Hakim Mohamed Nabawia Arthur Peever, Dana Point, California Barbara Peever, Dana Point, California Mrs. Noreauluce Poirier Bernard Poirier Stephen Reinhart, 38, Lakewood, Ohio Eugenia Rhodes, 80, Chicago Alexander Rosenour, St. Paul, Minnesota Mrs. Sophia Rosenour, St. Paul, Minnesota Robert Rice, La Mesa, California Mrs. Mary Rice, La Mesa, California Mrs. Doris Rosen Irving Rosen Mrs. Stella Ross, 72, Scottsdale, Arizona Mohamed Abdelbaky Ragab Kurt Schwenk, 39, San Jose, California Mrs. Mitzi Schwenk, 48, Scotch Plains, New Jersey; Orlando, Florida Norman Shapiro, Bloomfield Township, Michigan Ms. Joan Shapiro, Bloomfield Township, Michigan Narues Shenouda Mrs. Betty Smith, Coarsegold, California Mrs. Barbara Lee Smith, Surprise, Arizona Gerald Smith, 82, Surprise, Arizona Gavin Stearns, Los Altos, California Thomas Stone, Columbus, Ohio Willa Dean Stone, Columbus, Ohio Tobey Seidman, 71, Irvine, California Mrs. Mary Lou Sterner, 66, Olmito, Texas Mrs. Erica Schwenk, 70, Parma, New York Salamafereg Samir Fathy Tawfeq Hesseen Sherif John Schelpert, Chestertown, Maryland Joann Schelpert, 71, Chestertown, Maryland Arthur Simermeyer, 72, Randallstown, Maryland Marie Simermeyer, 60, Randallstown, Maryland Leroy Sides, Denver Michael Sides, Concord, California Arthur Smith, Coarsegold, California George Small, Tucson, Arizona Ms. Anne Soernssen, Monroe Township, New Jersey Gerard St. Germain Yvette St. Germain Fawzy Sameh, 19, Luxor, Egypt Mahmoud Shaban Samir Ibrahim Saleh Talaat Mrs. Betty Van Buskirk, San Diego David Van Buskirk, San Diego John Voelker, Durango, Colorado Issawahba Wahba Ms. Sameer Walaa, 19, Luxor, Egypt Mrs. Alice Walker, 80, Picayune, Mississippi Mrs. Elaine Walker, 64, Oregon City, Oregon Neal Walker, 75, Oregon City, Oregon Gerald Welsh Caryl Welsh Ms. Carol White, Concord, California Frederick M. Wong, Redwood City, California Mrs. Lilla C. Wong, Redwood City, California Mohamed Kamal Yasser The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Note: I responded to this one with a solicitation from Rosemary Williams, our most trusted and blessed business partner. Hopefully they can help each other.

From Disk of Mr. Johnson OkarREQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.Firstly,I must solicit your confidentiality. This is by virtue of it's natureas being utterly "confidential" and "TOP SECRET". Though I know that a transactionof this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and worried,but I am assuringyou that all will be well at the end of the day. A bold step taken shallnot be regretted I assure you.I am MR.Johnson Okar, I work with (ACB) Bank of the North, Victoria IslandBranch Lagos, Nigeria. I have an urgent and very profitable business propositionfor you that should be handled with extreme confidentiality. In March 6,1999a Foreign Oil Consultant and contractor with the Nigerian National PetroleumCorporation (NNPC) Mr. James Herbert by name made a numbered time FixedDeposit for twelve calendar months valued at US$15,5M in my branch. Uponmaturity I sent a routine notification in accordance with the Bank policyto his forwarding address but got no reply.After a month we sent a reminderand finally we discovered from his contract employers the Nigerian NationalPetroleum Corporation (NNPC) that Mr.James Herbert died from an automobileaccident.On further investigation, we found out that he died without makinga Will and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. I thereforemade further investigations and discovered that Mr. James Herbert did notdeclare any next of kin or relations in all his official documents includinghis Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. No one will ever come forward toclaim it and according to Nigerian Law,at the expiration of 5 years themoney will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian Government if nobodyapplies to claim the fund. This prompted us to contact you .We will liketo front you as the next of kin of our late client thereby making you thelegal beneficiary of the sum of $15.5million U.S Dollars that is presentlyin my Bank here in Nigeria.I contacted you because it is against our code of ethics to own and operateforeign accounts and your assistance would be needed to claim the moneyin the Bank here in Nigeria.We have unanimously agreed that 30% of the entiresum would be for you if you agree to take part in this profitable transaction,60% for me and two of my colleagues while the remaining 10% would be usedto pay back the expenses that may be incurred during the course of the transactionby both parties after the fund has been claimed and lodged in your account.Inthe event that you are genuinely interested in the transaction, the followinginformation would be needed from you to expedite action. 1) Your Full Name and Address that would be used to establish you as thenext of kin of our late client thereby making you the legal beneficiaryof the fund. This would ensure that the Bank will releases the Consignment/Fundto you. 2) Your Private Mobile, Telephone and Fax numbers where you can be reachedat all time because this transaction entails constant communication.The transaction is 100% risk free as all modalities has been perfected toensure the hitch free success of the transaction. If you are interested,send the requested information via email so that we can proceed.Best Regards,MR.Johnson Okar

BRANCH MANAGER,FINANCIAL TRUST BANK,T.HOUSE BRANCH,LAGOS ISLANDLAGOS NIGERIA.Dear Friend,My name is Rosemary Williams a branch manager in my bank. I have urgentand very confidential business proposition for you. On JAN. 1990, anAmerican oil consultant/contractor with the Nigerian National PetroleumCorporation, Mr. smith Shaw made a numbered time (Fixed) deposited fortwelve calendar months, valued at US$15,000,000.00 (fifteen MillionDollars) in my branch.Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification tohis forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we sent areminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers,Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation that Mr. smith Shaw died froman automobile accident. On further investigation, I found out that hedid not leave a WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin werefruitless. I therefore made further investigation and discovered thatMr. smith Shaw did not declare any next of kin in all his officialdocuments, including his Bank Deposit paperwork. This sum ofUS$15,000,000.00 is still sitting in the Bank and the interest is beingrolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year.No one will come forward to claim it. According to the Nigerian Law,at the expiration of 15 (fifteen) years, the money will revert to theownership of the Nigerian Government if nobody applies to claim thefunds.Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreignerto stand in as the next of kin to Mr. smith Shaw so that the fruits ofthis old man?s labor will not get into the hands of some corruptofficials.This is simple, I will like you to provide me immediatelywith your full names and address so that the attorney will prepare thenecessary documents and affidavits, which will put you in place as thenext of kin. We shall employ the service of an attorney for drafting andnotarization of the WILL and obtain the necessary documents and letterof probate/administration in your favor the transfer.A bank account in any part of the world, which you provide, will thenfacilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next ofkin. The money will be paid into your account for us to share in theratio of 75% for me and 20% for you, while 5% for the expenses incurredduring the cost of this transfer.There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction willbe done by the attorney and my position as the Branch Manager guaranteesthe successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested,please reply immediately via the private email address below. Upon yourresponse, I shall then provide you with more details and relevantdocuments that will help you understand.Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that thistransaction would be most profitable for both of us because Ishall require your assistance to invest my share in your country.Awaiting your urgent reply via email.Thanks,Rosemary Williams(For confidential purposes you could also reply me only through eithermy personal or office email on) williamsrose_t@yahoo.co.uk williamsrose@marchmail.com

I got this in my work e-mail, so I'm not going to respond. Next time I get one in my private e-mail, I will certainly offer plenty of "information" while asking for their "information" to enrich the content of this very blog.


Hello,
I am MR Mark Uzoma
, Bank manager of UNION BANK NIGERIA PLC, Ikeja branch Nigeria; and for reasons which will become obvious to you as you read on, I obtained your address particulars from an Internet address listing. Please exercise some patience and read through my message. THIS IS NOT A SPAM MAIL! I have very urgent and confidential business proposition for you.
On June 6th 1997, an Oil Consultant/Contractor with Shell Petroluem Corporation, Mr. Hubert Sorg, made a numbered time ( fixed) deposit for 12 calendar months, value USD19,500,000.00 in my branch. On maturity, we sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally, his contract employers, Shell Petroluem company wrote to inform us that Mr. Hubert Sorg died from an automobile accident; that he died without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless. At first I was surprised that I did not receive much official cooperation in .Mr Hubert deposit of USD19.5m plus accrued interest.
However, the point is that his employers are not aware of this money , and therefore it can be safely assumed that no one will ever come forward to claim this money. This money total USD19.5m ( inclusive of accrued interests) is still sitting in my Bank in the Dormant Account Portfolio. No one will ever come forward to claim it now, and according to Nigerian law, after 5 years, the money will automatically revert to the Federal Government Treasury if the Account owner is a foreigner, is certified dead , and there is no valid claim. This indeed, is the situation.
My proposal therefore is that I am looking for a foreigner who will stand in as the next of kin to Mr.Hubert Sorg It is not necessary to be a blood relation to Mr.Hubert Sorg, nor have the same name. It is not also necessary to come from the same Country. I have worked out the modalities to achieve my aim of appointing a next of kin, and therefore also by this means transfer this money total USD19.5m abroad for us to share.
The method of achieving the objective of transferring this money abroad in a completely legal and proper way is simple. I intend to use a n Attorney (representing you as BENEFICIARY) to execute a series of affidavits in support of your claim. These will be approved. The money transfer paperwork itself will include a certificate of origin so that the receiving bank does not ask questions or refuse the money as money laundering. Also, the paperwork will include proper certification that the funds being transferred are from non criminal sources. In short this will be a proper and legal money transfer and there is no risk! I will have to process the initial paperwork to obtain approval from the Probate Registry ( Ministry of Justice ) to obtain the Letter of Administration empowering you as Sole trustee/executor to the Estate of Mr.Hubert Sorg
If you therefore agree to be the official Beneficiary, then please note that you will not be required to sign any Money Transfer Documents ( my Attorney will do all (that), you will not be required to come to Nigeria. Only the following is required from you: (1) Send to me immediately A bank account ( a bank account with zero credit balance is ok) (2) Complete name and address of the Bank (3) Bank Account Number (4) Name of Account Holder/Beneficiary (5) Your address, phone and fax
Once you send me the requested information as above, I will initiate the processing of the transfer and in about 14 working days the money total USD19.5m will be in your nominated bank account for us to share in the ratio of 70% for me and 30% for you. This transaction is guaranteed to succeed without any problems. If you agree to assist me by sending me the above requested information, I will give you my complete address, including phone/ fax etc and any further clarifications you may require. Looking forward to your urgent reply.
please reply through this email address:
mark_uzomah664488@yahoo.co.uk
Sincerely yours, Mark Uzoma

SPL's Soapbox sent this passport in response to the Nigerian scamster. I think it's rather clever, and hopefully he won't try to sue me (either SPL or Shatner) for using his picture without permission. 

Problems with BMPs...I'll just post it as a JPEG. 

This fellow has done some dissecting of this con as well. He goes deeper into communicating with these people than I do- he even asks him to up it 40% instead of the agreed-upon 30%! He also provides us with photos of money from another scammer. I'll post them shortly as well as some more juicy nuggets from SPL's Sapbox.

This site offers a good description of how these cute little scams operate. Here's a quote:

The Nigerian scam is hugely successful. According to a 1997 newspaper article:
"We have confirmed losses just in the United States of over $100 million in the last 15 months," said Special Agent James Caldwell, of the Secret Service financial crimes division. "And that's just the ones we know of. We figure a lot of people don't report them."

It's very difficult to see how post-modern man could fall for something like this, but I guess keeping up with the Joneses can really work a number on one's clarity of thought.

Here's some more from the same site, but I'm too lazy to put the hyperlink in:

The Secret Service asks if you have been victimized by the Nigerian scam to forward appropriate written documentation to the United States Secret Service, Financial Crimes Division, 950 H Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20223, or telephone (202) 406-5850, or contact by e-mail. Per their automated response system, they no longer want faxed copies of the various Nigerian scams.

One more nugget before I get back to work:

...sources close to some of the so-called Nigerian e-mail scam's perpetrators insist that those overwrought messages fuel a thriving industry, employing thousands of people around the world who successfully manage to extract money from a multitude of Internet pen pals.

Our Dear Trustworthy Friend in Nigeria 

Please dear trusted readers of this blog and friends, help out our good friend and send him all your personal information. Here is his e-mail: "chuka amadi" barr_chuka_amadi_chamber@lawyer.com.

Shortly I will post "his" passport on here so you too can see how trustworthy he is.

First, I must admit that these scams are getting somewhat better. The English flows in this one, unlike some. My dear trusted business colleague Barri. Chuka Amadi has great talents as a writer and I look forward to receiving more of his charming letters. Besides, anyone who uses the words "treachery" and "hence" AND gives me his telephone number is OK in my book and can be trusted with my bank account and credit card numbers.

Enjoy!

Dear (Censored for privacy),

First, I acknowledge reciept of your mail in good faith, prior to your prompt response to my business proposal and your willingness to help me have this fund transferred into your bank account. Actually, their is little much to do for us to secure this fund into your account, as every mechineries are in place for a successful transaction. Though, before we proceed, I would loved to emphasize on certain issues, which is very important to this business. I am a person that believes in concept "that action speak louder than words" we may exchange good words, but the ones with actions only counts. I am a very serious man with rectitude and postiveness in all my dealings in life. So, I am going to tell you right upfront that you have found a friend, a brother if you wish and an honest fellow you can trust. With large sums of money like this, one would be afraid of betrayal should this fund gets to y our account, but as a God fearing man, with great future ambition I trust myself just like I do to my fellow humans. So, should I tell you that I’m afraid to have this fund in your account, then I must be stupid for contacting you in the first place. I am confident of myself, hence I wish to maintain that trust and honesty is the watch word for every successful business should this two words remain the anchor of this business, I assure you, nothing, I repeat nothing stop us from achieving this dream. I have been very cautious and sometimes critical of action to be taken, because of some civil problems and media publicity in Africa and the rest of the western World. Is really baffling, you can hardly say who is a friend or enemy this time, but I know my God is just hence, am not worried. My own country even suffer this problem, from what I called injustice, theft, backstabbing, and behind the door/scenes secret deals, manipulations and outright treachery by top government leaders, representatives and their subordinates, innocent souls perishes for noble, wars declared in the name of freedom. Please am saying all this because of my kin interest to have you as a brother and friend, so that we could establish a strong relationship to boast the success of this business. Hence, I would like to know you for good before I commence any action on how to realize this fund. Everything about this business is 100% legal and will be followed accordingly to avoid any breach of law with the international banking policy. I will take care of everything concerning the above as I have perfected every arrangement towards a successful and hitch-free transaction. This exercise will attract the service of a lawful attorney to legally represent us (you) in all the legal aspect of the transaction while retrieving every vital document of the deceased to champion the fund transfer to your bank account. I am going to present you as the Identi fiable next of kin to the deceased (late Mr. David Madison ), as you will be confided the encumbered right over his chattels and remain with the (Assurance Bank Plc). This will be judiciously taken care off as we progress. Therefore, I would require you to send across to me a copy of your international passport or Drivers License as a (BOND AGREEMENT) to a mutual transaction. You can see the attached copy of mine bellow and my international passport. Then, let me have your private phone and fax numbers, complete contact address and tell me a little biography of yourself (married, age, professional status etc. as it matters to you). All you have to do is to honestly cooperate with me and maintain the confidential nature of this transaction until the fund is released to your account. By the special grace of almighty God, everything will work out smoothly and successfully. This transaction is a golden opportunity for both of us and plead that we remain very honest to each other. Hope to hear from you as soon as you receive this mail for more details of this transaction.

Thanks and God bless.
Barri. Chuka Amadi
Tel: 234 803 5377116

Please to me información on wonderful thiese oportuniti.

From Barri. Chuka AmadiChuka & Amadi AssociatesPrivate Email: chuka_amadi@jumpy.it

Attn: Dear (Censored for privacy),

I am Barrister Chuka Amadi, a solicitor at law. Iam the personal attorneyto Late Engineer David Madison, native of your country, who used to workwith Shell Oil Development Company in Nigeria. Here in after shall be referredto as my client.On the 6th of May 2002, my client, his wife and their threechildren were involved in a car accident along sagbama express road.All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since thenI have made several enquiries tyourembassy to locate any of my clients extendedrelatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.After these several unsuccessfulattempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locateany member of his family hence I contacted you. I have contacted you toassist in repatriating the money and properties left behind by my clientbefore they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank wherethis huge depositwere lodged.Particularly,the Assurance Bank Plc where thedeceased has an account valued at about US$17.5 Million has issued me amandate to provide the next-of-kin or have the account confiscated withinthe 6 weeks.Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives forover 2years now,I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased tohave the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$17.5Millioncan be paid to you and then you i and can hare the money. 60% to me and40% to you. I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to backupany claim we may make.All I require is your honest cooperation to enableus see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executedunder a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach oFtheLaw.Please get in touch with me immediately if you are interested and trustworthyas I do not have much time in mydisposal.please reply to Thank you in advance for your anticipated co-operation.Best

Regards,Barr.Chuka Amadi.

First off, my standard response to Seadonair- no matter what he sends, I send him the same response. It really gets his wheels spinning:

I am very excited about this very special opportunity.Please send me more information so that I can make agood decision today. Thank you very much,Rufus James

Dear (Censored for my privacy)

Compliments of the day ,I am Mr. Don Tony Addo, the assistant director in one ofThe renowned security and insurance companies in Ghana.I am writing based on a matter that will be of benefitto both of us. At the end of March 2004 after mycompany annual end f year report, it was discoveredthat there were some unclaimed cash deposits andconsignments still waiting clearance in our company.The cash is 5.1million US dollars while the consignmentscontain highly priced family antiques, jars of preciousstonesAnd diamonds as well as royal jewelry made of gold.From what we gathered, two of the depositors aredeceased with no known relations or next of kin. WhileThe remaining one has remained unclaimed for more thanhe agreed tenure. as such, it is now the companyproperty. The whole consignments can be valued to be19.43million US dollars. With my office as in keepingof records I can sneak out thedeposit certificate and some vital other agreementcertificate as to the next of kin which when you willpresent it to my boss as the brother to the decease,the consignment can be released to you with immediateeffect then both of us will share 50-50 ,I can assureYou of this. This kind of occurrences are common withcompanies such as ours and as such I am making thiscontact with you based on the need for someone who canreceive these consignments so that we know where tosend them. Please confirm yourInterest by responding to this mail via this e-mailaddress;(http://uk.f535.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=seadonair@justice.com&YY=52681&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b) so that I can send youthe necessary details to lay claim to the abovementioned which you will need to present to my companyto aid you claim them. The contact details of myboss(the md/ceo of my company) who is in the positionto arrange the shipment of these abovementioned articles to you I will also send as soon aswe establish meaningful relationship. I am also readyto allow you state your terms as long as it will befavorable toBoth of us. May I also use this medium to let you knowthat you need not worry as the legal department of mycompany are aware and well abreast with such matters. Ican assure you that your interest is fully protected aslong as you keep thisWhole thing confidential. Expecting your timely reply.

Thanks Don Tony Addo .
( Global Express Security Company)
Accra. Ghana

My DEAR (Censored for my privacy) , Thanks for your email. I am mostgrateful for your response ,Truly, I have no bad intension to do anythingthat will make the bothof us get into trouble ,you have not wrong me or do anything bad to me whyshould I plan evil against you ,if I do may God never forgive me, ALL I want isyour sincerity and cooperation. I just have to trust you because you sound likesome one I can really rely on, Now that you've signaled your interest I will not I repeatI will not contact anyone else because , all I needis a serious and reliable personality I have found inyou and more so, this now earn you the burden ofsourcing for one other reliable person who shall bereceiving the 2nd consignment as clearly stated in thefirst letter I wrote. if you go through it once again,you'll understand better . They are two differentconsignments from two different depositors -exceptotherwise, you come all out to me that you can receiveboth. In that case ,there is no point contacting asecond person .The following is the breakdown of thecost of each value of each consignment. The first oneis US$5.1 and some family treasures while the 2ndconsignment is US$19.43M . The method of conveyance to your end has a number ofoptions as follows:. (1) The diplomatic and dispatch wing of my companydelivers to you at convenient point or addressnominated by you .In this category, before theconsignment is shipped or airlifted from our shore here,you are expected as a mater of urgency and necessitysend to us such point or receiving address as nominatedby you to avoid wrongful delivery of consignment to awrong destination. Alongside the supply of suchinformation, you are required to also send to us yourparticulars as it reflects on your internationalpassport such as your name, date of birth, country oforigin, your direct telephone number to enable usprepare the airway bill and 1or2 documents attached. Onarrival prior to your claim of the consignment from thediplomatic officers the particulars you send to uswould be cross-checked for about 60secs. If you arethe rightful person to avoid wrongful delivery to thewrong person , there fore always be by yourinternational passport or ant other valuable identitycard for identification purpose. This process takes only4 -working- days to completion with your co-operation. (2) My company has the inalienable right oftransferring of such funds from here to your nominatedBank account with the assistance of a home bank herevia their corresponding bank in North America orEurope. London to be precise. Under this category youare requested to send to us your Bank particulars forimmediate and subsequent transfer of fund to yournominated bank account. This again, takes 4-5 workingdays to completion depending on the pace of yourco-operation. That is, how soon you send the abovementioned information to us. (3). Thirdly, you have the opportunity of personalchoice and decision to come down here for claim andcollection. Under this category, 48hours prior to yourarrival, a Power of Attorney would have been preparedin your name to facilitate claim/collection. Kindly send all the needed particulars including your personal mobile phonenumber so I can contact you easily for further proceedings , I will also send you the original certificate of ownership by the originaldepositor who is now late, that is Abdulaziz .And please kindly indicate the alternative you wish to receive thisconsignment, that will be more convenient to you . Note that every mail you must reply or respond tomust be only from this e-mail address:http://uk.f535.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=seadonair@justice.com&YY=96827&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b any message you receive from anyother mail address claiming to be Me kindly ask such aperson to reach you via this mail address once againhttp://uk.f535.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=seadonair@justice.com&YY=96827&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b for security reasons and for anyperson, not to tarnish our image and reputation,likewise I will like you to do as well. I´ll only reachyou via this mail . I await you soonest response. Best Regards, Don Tony Addo, Global Express Security, Accra, Ghana , Thanks for your email. I am mostgrateful for your response ,Truly, I have no bad intension to do anythingthat will make the bothof us get into trouble ,you have not wrong me or do anything bad to me whyshould I plan evil against you ,if I do may God never forgive me, ALL I want isyour sincerity and cooperation. I just have to trust you because you sound likesome one I can really rely on, Now that you've signaled your interest I will not I repeatI will not contact anyone else because , all I needis a serious and reliable personality I have found inyou and more so, this now earn you the burden ofsourcing for one other reliable person who shall bereceiving the 2nd consignment as clearly stated in thefirst letter I wrote. if you go through it once again,you'll understand better . They are two differentconsignments from two different depositors -exceptotherwise, you come all out to me that you can receiveboth. In that case ,there is no point contacting asecond person .The following is the breakdown of thecost of each value of each consignment. The first oneis US$5.1 and some family treasures while the 2ndconsignment is US$19.43M . The method of conveyance to your end has a number ofoptions as follows:. (1) The diplomatic and dispatch wing of my companydelivers to you at convenient point or addressnominated by you .In this category, before theconsignment is shipped or airlifted from our shore here,you are expected as a mater of urgency and necessitysend to us such point or receiving address as nominatedby you to avoid wrongful delivery of consignment to awrong destination. Alongside the supply of suchinformation, you are required to also send to us yourparticulars as it reflects on your internationalpassport such as your name, date of birth, country oforigin, your direct telephone number to enable usprepare the airway bill and 1or2 documents attached. Onarrival prior to your claim of the consignment from thediplomatic officers the particulars you send to uswould be cross-checked for about 60secs. If you arethe rightful person to avoid wrongful delivery to thewrong person , there fore always be by yourinternational passport or ant other valuable identitycard for identification purpose. This process takes only4 -working- days to completion with your co-operation. (2) My company has the inalienable right oftransferring of such funds from here to your nominatedBank account with the assistance of a home bank herevia their corresponding bank in North America orEurope. London to be precise. Under this category youare requested to send to us your Bank particulars forimmediate and subsequent transfer of fund to yournominated bank account. This again, takes 4-5 workingdays to completion depending on the pace of yourco-operation. That is, how soon you send the abovementioned information to us. (3). Thirdly, you have the opportunity of personalchoice and decision to come down here for claim andcollection. Under this category, 48hours prior to yourarrival, a Power of Attorney would have been preparedin your name to facilitate claim/collection. Kindly send all the needed particulars including your personal mobile phonenumber so I can contact you easily for further proceedings , I will also send you the original certificate of ownership by the originaldepositor who is now late, that is Abdulaziz .And please kindly indicate the alternative you wish to receive thisconsignment, that will be more convenient to you . Note that every mail you must reply or respond tomust be only from this e-mail address:http://uk.f535.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=seadonair@justice.com&YY=96827&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b any message you receive from anyother mail address claiming to be Me kindly ask such aperson to reach you via this mail address once againhttp://uk.f535.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=seadonair@justice.com&YY=96827&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b for security reasons and for anyperson, not to tarnish our image and reputation,likewise I will like you to do as well. I´ll only reachyou via this mail . I await you soonest response.

Best Regards,
Don Tony Addo,
Global Express Security,
Accra, Ghana



Needless to say, when I showed interest in this very special opportunity, this guy kept bugging and bugging me.

Dear (Censored for my privacy)
I quiet glad today writing you again , I still have the confident in you regarding this transaction, what is happening at your end ?
I ‘m having a little problem with my http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/ym/Compose?To=seadonair@justice.com I cant access it ,may be justice .com ,are doing some upgrading for the past few days now ,please I will always use this http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/ym/Compose?To=seadonair@yahoo.com for now till further notice when they must have finished their upgrading of the other mail box .so do reply to this http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/ym/Compose?To=seadonair@yahoo.com
I will be expecting your response now as I have not been able to see any of your response .
Best regards
Don tony addo
Global Express Security Company

Make an application of this nature to my Boss ,Mr. Morris Marshall the Managing Director of Global Express Security Company and get back to me immediately for further proceedings. and do please call the M/D MR. MORRIS MARSHALL notifying him that you want to send in your application through E-mail .in case he ask you how did you get the email address don’t let him know I gave His email address to you .kindly tell him that your late cousin gave you the email address in confident to reach the CEO-M/D of the company .this is the address you should send your application to (globalexpress@gobot.com) .
BEST REGARDS
DON TONY ADDO .

AN APPLICATION FOR RETRIEVALOFCONSIGNMENTS OF MYLATE COUSIN KAMEL ABDULAZIZ .


Dear Mr. Morris Marshall,
(Managing Director)

I am ………………. from the ………………United States of America and my address is ………………… My occupation is ……………………………..Date of Birth ………………

During the last crisis in Sierra Leon -
and the crisis torn region I lost my cousin Kamel Abdulaziz and his next of kin. I have been able to retrieve the documents with regard to the trunk boxes/consignments he left with your security company.

Please, I am ready to abide by the company's principles and lay claim of the said consignment and hive it delivered to my doorstep.

I await your immediate response to this issue.

Sincerely,

………………………………….

Tel ……………

allowat399@hotmail.comAttention\ The Director.

Dear Sir,Compliments.I am contacting you to know if you will be capable toassist in a joint cooperation.However i am Dr.wetson worker ofthe committee on foreign contract/debt assessment andsettlement set up to workout and recommend foreigncontract/debt settlement by the new democraticgovernment for rebuilding iraqIn the course of this assignment,i discovered a dealthat involved contract amount owed to foreigncontractors which was over estimated by the contractaward committee.Already,the true contract amount hasbeen settled, leaving behind the over estimated amountin the debt insured fund deposit waiting to be claimedby actually nobody because the actual and real debtamount has really been settled previously.On discovering this,i and my other colleagues haveconspired and decided to look for a reliable andcapable foreign body that can involve in this deal toenable us to successfully workout the release of thismoney to him as the foreign contractor whom thisexcess over estimated amount is owed.I have a way we can workout this deal.I will bedelighted to inform you in details if you reply me andif you will be willing to cooperate.I am also assuring you that this deal will be donesmoothly and risk free.And that at the conclusion ofthis deal,that you shall have your own percentageshare of the deal.Thanks and expecting to hear from you urgently.
Regards,Dr.wetson worker

FROM PRINCE JAMES OKOBA
ASYLUM CAMP ABIDJAN
COTE D' IVOIRE
WEST AFRICA,
EMAL:(jamesokoba1@yahoo.co.uk)

Dear Friend,

With due respect, I write to demand for your assistance in receiving this money into your account. Sir, may I first of all, introduce my humble self to you, I am Mr James Okoba the only son of my father, late CHIEF PHILP OKOBA from Mende in Republic of Sierra Leone,I am 22 years of age and my younger sister Juliet is 19 years of age.

Our father was a limited Gold merchant in Sierra Leone before his untimely death. A week after a business trip to this Country ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE, to negotiate for his business, he was attacked by unknown assassins. Which our Father was injured and did 5 days later in the Hospital.

But before he gave up the ghost, he told me he deposited the sum of 45 Million United States Dollars (US$45M) in a BANK here in ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE. that The money was meant for his gold business, which he wanted to invest in ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE. He told me where he kept the deposit slip,that I should take it and look for a lifetime partner abroad that can assist me and my younger sister in investing the money on our behalf.

It is on this note that I am contacting you, all I needed from you now is to furnish me with your banking particulars:

1) Account name,
2) Account number
3) Bank address, telephone and fax number
4) your private telephone and fax number

For submition For you to assist me and my younger sister transfer this our money into your private bank account, the said amount is USD45Million.

I and my younger sister is willing to offer you 25% of the total sum as a compensation for your effort/ input after the successful transaction. Now all my hope is on you and I really wants to invest this money in your country,were their is stability of Government, political and economic welfare.


Honestly This is why I am humbly asking you to help me ans my younger sister take this money from this BANK in ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE here, to your country, where there is relative peace and harmony. If this proposal is acceptable to you sir, kindly let us know through this email address so that we can start preparations on how to lift this money out of ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE.

Please, if you are not interested, do let us know in time so that we can look for someone else because, I and my younger sister are in a desperate situation now.


Thanks and God bless you.
Best regards,

JAMES AND JULLIET OKOBA.

Dear (Censored for my privacy),

It is indeed my pleasure to write to you this letter, which I believe will be a suprise, as we are both complete strangers. I am Mr Segun Agbaje, the Deputy Managing Director Of Commercial Bank Of Africa. I was the account officer of late Mr Ray , a national of your country, who used to work with the Nigerian Mining Corporation. On the 21st of April 2000, my client, his wife and their only son were involved in a car accident along sagbama express road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives.

Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients 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 balance of his account valued at US$25.540million left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the share holders of this bank,so that they can share his funds as dividends amongst themselves. The said Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next fourteen official working days.Because as at the time of his demise I was his accountng officer, but have since been promoted to the position of a Deputy Managing Director, ever 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 to the deceased since you have the same last names, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer. I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim. All I require from you is your honest co-operation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Kindly send an e-mail, signifying your decision. Including your private Tel/Fax numbers for quick communication.

I am waiting to hear from you soon.

Best regards,

Mr.Segun Agbaje.

Date: Tue 2/24/2004 4:12 AM
Subject: Please treat as very Important.
From: ruthrusanganwa2001@yahoo.fr

Dear sir/Madam


It is a pleasure to introduce to you a business that
will make the beginning of never-ending family
relationship. I hope that this proposal will not be an inconvenience or embarrassment to you. I must not hesitate to confide in you this simple and sincere request business for our mutual benefit.

I am Mrs Ruth Rusangwa,(33), wife of late Mr Steve
Rusangwa,a Tutsi known business man who was killed by
the Hutus Rebels in Republic of Rwanda. I have only
one son Philip, who is with me here in Abidjan,Cote
d'Ivoire.My late husband was a prosperous coffee and
tin ore merchant in Kigali,capital of the Republic of
Rwanda before his untimely death two years ago after
his business trip to Abidjan - Cote d'Ivoire, to
negotiate on a Coffee and tin ore business he wanted
to invest in Abidjan - Cote d'Ivoire.

A week after he came back from Abidjan, he was
attacked by unknown assassins believed to be Hutus who
believed that our late father has been given financial
support to Tutsi Millitia Rebels.My beloved husband
died after five days in a private hospital on that
faithful afternoon.I didn't know he was going to leave
me with our son.When it became evident that my own
life and that of my son was also being targeted , by
the grace of God,I and my son Philip were aided by our
church pastor in Kingali to escape to Abidjan Cote
d'Ivoire.

But before my late husband gave up the ghost, it was
as if he knew he was going to die. He,may his soul
rest in peace, disclosed to me that he deposited the
sum of US$5,500,000.00 (Five Million, five hundred
thousand United States Dollars ) in cash,but concealed
and deposited with a Security Company here in
Abidjan. It is registered as a family valuable as a disguise.Because of the political problem here in Abidjan.I can't afford to loose the consignment now because it is the only hope I have to start life again with my son.

Please my dear,I want you to assist us to claim the consignment from the Security company ,and thereafter aid us to come over to your country. That money was meant for the importation of machineries for my late husband's coffee processing plant for a company which he wanted to establish in Abidjan - Cote d'Ivoire because of fear of the political situation in my country.Unfortunately,he did not live to achieve it before he was gunned down. But since I has no experience or interest in this type of business he advised me to seek a reliable and trust worthy business partner who will assist me to secure and transfer this funds abroad strictly for investment purposes and for guidance.Before his death that fateful day,he advised me never to live in Africa


Now I am soliciting for your assistance to help me
secure the consignment and transfer this fund to your
account holding on my behalf, and aid me to leave
Africa. When I join you,we can then invest jointly in
any meaningful lucrative business in your country
because this is my only hope,and that of my only
daughter.You shall be entitled to a significant
portion of the fund.But if you have in mind, any
percentage,or a better business where I can invest it
,please tell me.

Waiting anxiously to hear from you so that we can
discuss the modalities of this transaction. Please
kindly contact me on using the above email address
immediately for more discussion.
Thanks for your kind attention and expected positive
response.

Yours sincerely,

Ruth.

Barr. Cecil Nnamdi
Lamine,Uzop & Nnamdi
Solicitors & Advocates of
the Supreme Court Of Togo
No 16 Boulevard du la Kara
Fax: Fax: +228 2 26 38 50
Lome Togo West Africa.



Dear (Censored for my privacy),

I AM Barrister Cecil Nnamdi,a solicitor at law and a
personal attorney to Late Mr Fedinard K. Madison here
in after shall be referred to as my client.My client
worked as an independent contractor to the Shell
Development Company here in Lome Togo.

On the 21st of April 2000 my client, his wife and
their only daughter were involved in a car accident
along Nouvissi express Road and all occupants of the
vehicle unfortunately lost there lives.

Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any
of my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessfull.I have contacted you to assist in repartrating fund valued at Twenty Eight Million United States Dollars only($US28,000,000.00)left behind by my client with the Eco Finance and Security Trust Bank Lome Togo before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceableby the Finance Firm where this amount were deposited.

The Director of the Eco Finance and Security Trust
Bank contacted me on friday 15-08-2003 and asked that
I as the attorney to my client(Late)should present
either his cousins or his next of kin so that they
will release and transfer the fund left in their
custody to them.

Ever since then, I have made several attempts to
locate any of his cousins or next of kin so that they
will come forward to put in claims to the said fund
but unfortunately, I discovered that in all his files
with my chambers,he never metioned having any
relatives nor cousin's. After several attempts to
trace any of his relative,I decided to track
his last name over the internet in search of his
cousins hence I contacted you.

One fact remains clear,that anybody I present to the
bank as his next of kin, shall inherit the fund and it
is based on this fact that I ask you to get back to me immediately so that we both will discuss on terms
of pertnership in this issue so that I will forward
your name to the bank as his legitimate next of kin
backed up with a sworn affidavit of oaths from the
magistrate court of Togo.

Be advised that this transaction is 100% risk-free as
this transaction will remain sealed for life at the
conclusion which will not take more than Three weeks.

I await your immediate response so that I will give
you a more comprehensive detail as regards to this
transaction.

You can contact me through my confidential email nna_cecil2@dbzmail.com or my contact numbers.

Barrister Cecil Nnamdi Esq.
Principal Attorney,
Lome Togo

I've been slowly collecting various broken English e-mails asking me to use my bank account to claim some dead ancestor's inheritance or help a family get their life savings out of some war-torn African country. I look at these scams as sort of, I guess, 21st century chain letters. They're actually kind of cute!

So, in celebration of the African e-mail gag, I want to set up this blog, and dedicate it to the ingenuity of these guys.