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Monday, October 29, 2012

Fw: Mr. Luiz Fernando Charity Donation.

Sorry *sob* but I hope your ailment kills you
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From: Vicktoria Malbrough <promoteyourbusinessonmobile@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2012 04:50:17 -0800
Subject: Mr. Luiz Fernando Charity Donation.

 

Dear Friend,

My Name is Mr. Luiz Fernando, I am from Portugal, but born and brought up in Russia, I have been

diagnosed with cancer. It has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and right now I have only about

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 (not even myself) but my business.

Though I was 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 from how I have lived it.

I Would want to have a Personal and Trustworthy Relationship with you, as I intend and willing to

empower the change of ownership for the transfer of the sum of ( $11,200,680.00 USD) to your Account

or personal possession for further Investment and Charity Disbursement to the Less Privileged, Haiti

Earthquake Victims, Homeless People, therefore, I appeal to you to write me via Email:luizfernandomayor@yahoo.com

N/B:Kindly note that 40% of this funds must go to victims of Haiti Earthquake ,55% to other Charity

Organizations around the World and 5% for your effort and time.

God be with you.

Mr. Luiz Fernando.

Fw: The first $6000.00 was sent today


Hey I couldn't find the guy. He skipped with my money. You can't even trust criminals anymore
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From: Hon Ms Mary Samuleh <samulehmary@yahoo.cn>
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2012 22:26:54 +0800 (CST)
To: <Invalid address>
ReplyTo: officefile.westernunion@yahoo.com
Subject: The first $6000.00 was sent today



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Hello friend,

The first $6000.00 was sent today.

We have concluded to effect your payment through western union$6,000.00 daily until the $2.7 MILLION USD is completely transferred to you accordingly. Though, Mr. John Basil has sent $6,000.00 in your name today so contact Western union Agent: Mr. Brown C. Martin TEL: +229 6652-1322 or EMAIL :::( officefile.westernunion@yahoo.com) Tell him to give you the MTCN, sender name and question/ answer to pick the $6,000.00. NOTE; this payment has been instructed by the Ministry Of Finance you must undergo due process once you get in contact to enable them authenticate the legitimacy of your funds.

The IMF commission who set up this payment programmer is now waiting for confirmation so hasten up and give the agent a call to process your funds at once. Please do not forget to update me as soon as you receive this first payment.

Once again congratulations.

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Thanks,

From Hon Ms Mary Samuleh

(IMF REPS BENIN.)


Fw: Payment Confirmation


Let's negotiate man. I take most of the risk.
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From: saf_02 <saf_02@o2.pl>
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:22:15 +0100
To: <saf_02@o2.pl>
Subject: Payment Confirmation

Mr. Kwaku Asare Saforo
Operations Officer
Ubs bank
Switzerland
Email:(kasaforo@yahoo.com)


Payment Confirmation

I am Mr. Kwaku Asare Saforo, operations officer, Ubs Bank Switzerland; my office monitors and controls the affairs of all the transactions in the bank concerned with foreign contract payments.
 
I have before me list of funds, which could not be transferred to some nominated accounts as these accounts have been identified either as ghost accounts, unclaimed deposits and over-invoiced sum etc.

As it is my duty to recommend the transfer of these surplus funds to the Government Treasury and Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits, I have the opportunity to write you based on the instructions I received two days ago from the Parliamentary Committee on Contract Payments / Foreign Debts to submit the List of payment reports/expenditures and audited reports of revenues. Among several others, I have decided to remit the contract sum following my idea that we have a deal /agreement and I am going to do this legally.

MY CONDITIONS

1. The sum of USD$320.Million only will be transferred into your nominated account by telegraphic Transfer (T/T), confirm-able in 7 working days. After you have confirmed the transfer of the funds into your account, 35% out of the whole sum will be for you, 10% for any expenses that may accrue during the transaction while 55% will be for me.

2. This deal must be kept secret forever, and all correspondence will be strictly by email / telephone, for security purposes.

3. There should be no third parties as most problems associated with fund release are caused by agents or representatives.

If you AGREE with my conditions, l advise you on what to do immediately and the transfer will commence without delay as I will proceed to fix your name on the Payment schedule instantly to meet the seven working days mandate.

I hope you don't reject this offer and have the funds transferred.

Waiting for your soonest response and reply through my private e-mail address: (kasaforo@yahoo.com)


Mr. Kwaku Asare Saforo,
Operations Officer,
Ubs bank Swiss.

Fw: MRS VERONICA BRIGHT

Not very bright at all

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-----Original Message-----
From: "MRS VERONICA BRIGHT"<pfessak@techsinaflash.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:41:46
Reply-To: <veronicabright@terra.com.pe>
Subject: MRS VERONICA BRIGHT

Mrs. Veronica Bright
Bank Of East Asia USA(NA)
San Gabriel Branch
168 West Valley Boulevard,
San Gabriel, CA 91776, USA

Greetings Friend,

You may wonder why I am reaching out to you in spite of friends that I have known
for years, the singular reason is that I have by the very nature of this proposition
and the required confidentiality decided to deal with a person that I have not known
before so that we can develop the trust and execute this transaction without a third
person knowing.I would not have used this medium (Internet) but I chose to reach you
through it because it is the fastest, surest and most
secured medium of communication.

However, this correspondence is un-official and private, and it should be treated as
such. I also guarantee you that this transaction is hitch free from all what you may
think of.

I am Mrs. Veronica Bright of The Bank of East Asia USA, San Gabriel Branch,
California (USA) I am contacting you based on Trust and confidentiality that will be
attached to this transaction. The Management and the Legal department of our bank in
a recent meeting recommended that the account of MR. DAVID ANGELLl, who was one of
my branch depositors, should be declared Dormant, confiscated and the depositor's
fund sent to the Bank Treasury according to American Banking and financial law.

Mr. David Angell and the wife died in world trade center as a victim of the
September 11,2001 incident that befell the United States of America. The bank has
made series of efforts to contact any of the relatives to claim this money but
without success.

MR. DAVID ANGELL is an account holder in my branch; he owns a dollar account with
the sum of 58.2M (Fifty Eight Million, two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars
Only) deposited in a Secret account with my branch .In fact, since his death, no
next of kin of the account holder nor any relative of him has shown up for the
claim,this is because he has the account as a secret account thus he left all the
documents for the deposit with me. The wife whom he signed in as his next of kin
died with him on that fateful and sad day.

This is where I am interested and where I want you to come in. I want you to come in
as the relation of the deceased; I will give you the relevant documents and contacts
to file the application and then effect the approvals for the transfer of the funds,
I will be the one to provide the vital documents for the claims of the money and
then advise you exactly how we should handle it.

Please include your telephone/fax number/ Home address when replying this mail and I
will give you more information as soon as you indicate your willingness to assist in
this transaction. I will use my positions to get all internal documentations to back
up the claims. Do not be bothered that you are not related in any way to him as I am
in position to affix your name as the next of kin. The whole Procedures will last
only 9 working days to get the fund retrieved successfully without trace even in
future. After the transfer of the money we shall share the money 70-30, which is I
will have 70% while you will have 30%.

Kindly respond promptly so I can advice you on the next step to follow.

I will be waiting to hear from you.

Yours truly,

Mrs. Veronica Bright
Bank Of East Asia (USA)
Response to My Private Email:veronicabright@terra.com.pe OR veronicabright1@r7.com