"Scammers often rely on the greed and dishonesty of the mark, who may attempt to out-cheat the con artist, only to discover that he or she has been manipulated into losing from the very beginning. This is such a general principle in confidence tricks that there is a saying among con men that "you can't cheat an honest man." - Scams

This book is about dishonesty - from street level to Cyberworld . It describes the common scams in circulation today and their origins. It shows how each fraud is perpetrated and how the informed reader can avoid or at least minimise their losses when faced with the scenario. If after reading this book you still manage to get scammed, you deserve to be put facing a corner with a dunce cap on your head and whipped with your empty wallet !

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Friday, August 3, 2012

Fw: I need your help in a transaction.

Dear mr baker,
I learn bakerloo station also belongs to you; but thanks anyway for your kind gesture and I will be getting back to you soon. Erm.. Where is my country ?

------Original Message------
From: David Baker.
ReplyTo: david.bakerfiles@yahoo.co.uk
Subject: I need your help in a transaction.
Sent: Aug 3, 2012 2:47 PM

Good day,

I hope this email finds you well and in good spirits? I am Mr. David Baker, bank director
of operations in United Kingdom.

There is a large sum of money lying in my bank I want to strike a deal and move to your Country for our mutual benefits. The money belonged to a customer who died in a plane crash. I have made several private inquiries to locate his next of kin or any of his relatives and this has proved unsuccessful.

I want you to receive the money in your Country for our benefits and investment purposes, and you will be entitled to a percentage of the total sum for your help. I will use my position in the bank as director of operations and move the money to you.

I await your reply and personal details to quickly complete plans and move the money to you.

Regards,
David Baker.
(United Kingdom)


Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone provided by Airtel Nigeria.

Fw: From: Mrs. Carman Lapointe


Dear Mrs Lapointe
You guys did me a letter earlier and it was different from this one. Please ask all your department to endeavour to be on the same page when mailing out my letters.
Yours faithfully
Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone provided by Airtel Nigeria.

From: "UNITED NATIONS OFFICE"<andressa@avantmail.com.br>
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2012 01:33:14 -0700
ReplyTo: <mrs.carman.lapointe112@gmail.com>
Subject: From: Mrs. Carman Lapointe

UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES
Internal Audit,Monitoring,Consulting And Investigations Division
 
From: Mrs. Carman Lapointe
 
Attn: Beneficiary
 
Good day to you with reference my name is Mrs. Carman Lapointe the United Nations Under-Secretary I write this letter to let you know that I came to Nigeria just yesterday from London, after Series of complains from the FBI and other Security agencies from Asia Europe, Oceania, Antarctica, South America and the United States of America respectively, against the Federal Government of Nigeria and the British Government for the rate of scam activities going on in these two nations.
 
I have met with President Good-luck Jonathan of Nigeria who claimed that he has been trying his best to make sure you receive your fund in your account right now as directed by our secretary general Mr. Ban Ki-Moon,  We are working in collaborations with the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and have decided to release your compensation fund approved by both the British government and the UN
 
You are not paying for any charges because your approval documentations that will back up your fund transfer are here with me your are not spending much money in receiving of you approved fund the only fee Approved by the Federal Government of Nigeria and the United Nations for you to pay before you receive your approved payment is the transfer fee which that is the only money you will spend in this transaction
 
So I contact you about your own fund because now is ready for you to make the claim if you are ready kindly get back to us with your full banking details for your immediate transfer
 
Full Names:........................
Country:...................... .....
Direct Number:.....................
Bank Name:.........................
Bank Address:....................
Bank Acct,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Routing Number:...............
Swift Code:........................
Copy of your ID ......................
 
To let you know I have a very limited time to stay in Nigeria here so I would like you to urgently respond to this message so that I will give you more details about this and then  advise you on how best you can do and confirm your fund in your account within the next 72 hours
 
Note contact me with this my private E-mail for more discussions (lapointe@usa.com)
 
Thanks for your understanding
 
Sincerely yours,
 
Mrs.Carman Lapointe
United Nations Under-Secretary-
General for Internal Oversight