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Sunday, April 28, 2013

Fw: Investment Offer

Lunatic
------Original Message------
From: DAVID HINDS
ReplyTo: dghinds2010@fsmail.net
Subject: Investment Offer
Sent: Apr 28, 2013 6:34 PM

Hello,



I am a Lawyer(Solicitor). I have a Client that wishes to invest her funds in your country under your direct
supervision , can you be of assistance as a partner? I will give details when you reply.

David Hinds.


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Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Fw: Director, UNIC- Jakarta

And I am the President of the United States of America
------Original Message------
From: Michele Zaccheo
ReplyTo: mr_michele.zaccheo@yahoo.co.id
Subject: Director, UNIC- Jakarta
Sent: Apr 17, 2013 6:36 PM

Dear Sir,

I dont know if this is a safe medium to solicit for this project partnership but I dont think I have any more
option. I am Michele Zaccheo, the director of United Nations Information Centre, Jakarta. I assumed this
office on Friday, 23 October 2009. I have been looking into all files for the supply of 20 Tons of Corn
Maize, Rice and grains plus Used/recycle cloths to South East Asia and Africa humanitarian aid. I
discovered an over invoiced amount of 9.3M USD. The company that executed this contract Rycon
Distributors Liverpool, United Kingdom have been paid in full as I recently confirmed leaving this amount
floating.

I have therefore made good arrangements for have this monies released to you if you accept to partner with
me as balance payment. All documentation will be facilitated from my office as you have nothing to worry
about. You are only needed to tender details for this processing and apply for the UN approved bank for
payment. This can be concluded within a week.

For working with me, you will be entitled to 40% of the total sum as I will also be expected to give some
gratification to some of my junior staff who will help facilitate most of this documentation. I am married with
two children and I have a name to protect. If this is against your belief, diligently ignore but if not be rest
assured this is 100% risk free.

Get back to me with a reply and decision on this matter with a contact number so we can talk in details and
commence every documentation as the urgency demands. God be with us all.

Michele Zaccheo
Director, UNIC- Jakarta
Indonesia


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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Fw: Goodday

Betrayed! He! He! He!

------Original Message------
From: Thea Ret
ReplyTo: thea_ret@yahoo.com
Subject: Goodday
Sent: Apr 16, 2013 12:35 AM

I hope that you will not expose or betray this trust that I am about to impose on you. I decided to contact
you to help me actualize this business for the mutual benefit of both our families. My name is Mr. Thea Ret
am the Auditing and Accounting manager in a commercial Bank in Cambodia, there is one of our customers
who have made fixed deposit of sum of Ten million five hundred thousand dollars, for 4 years and upon maturity;
I sent the notification to his address, but no response. After few months, we sent a reminder and finally we
discovered from his business partner that he died after a brief illness in his country. We tried everything humanly
possible to locate his relatives or family, but all efforts failed. The deposit is still intact with my bank and the interest
is being paid into the principal sum at the end of each year.
If the fund remains in the account for more months, the fund will be confiscated and transferred into the treasury
of the Government as unclaimed funds. This is why I contacted you for us to work together and transfer this fund
into your account, because a foreign account is needed for this transfer,a bank account anywhere in the world
will be fine for the transfer. All that is required of you is to contact my bank with the information I will send you as
the next of kin or a business associate of the depositor with this system the fund will be paid into a bank account
you will provide to the bank. To be honest with you, this is totally legal and 100% risk free.
But the secret must remain between you and me, I have worked with this bank for many years and I know all the
secrets and I have carefully mapped out my perfect strategies to handle this operation successfully. The depositor is
my close friend before his death that is the main reason why I'm the only one working at the bank here that knows much
about the existence of this fund and the secrets and the depositor. We will also use some part of the funds to help the
orphanage and less privileged children in the world.
Please keep this proposal as a secret between us and delete it immediately in your mail box if you are not interested.
But if you are interested give me an answer immediately.

I await your response.

Mr. Thea Ret


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Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Fw: FROM THE DESK OF MRS FAHIMA BRAHEMA

He! He! He! It didn't come to me as a surprise at all... Considerind I don't even know who the heck you are
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From: Brahema <fahima.brahema@voila.fr>
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 02:39:08 +0800 (CST)
To: <Invalid address>
ReplyTo: fahimabrahema@yahoo.com
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF MRS FAHIMA BRAHEMA










FROM THE DESK OF MRS FAHIMA BRAHEMA
THE AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING
SECTION MANAGER BANK OF AFRICA,
(B.O.A.) OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO .

Dear Friend

I know that this message will come to you as a surprise. I am the Auditing and Accounting section manager in Bank Of Africa (B.O.A) Ouagadougou Burkina Faso. I Hope that you will not expose or betray this trust and confident that I am about to repose on you for the mutual benefit of our both families. I need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of ($14) Million US dollars to your account within 10 or 14 banking days. This money has been dormant for years in our Bank without claim. I want the bank to release the money to you as the nearest person to our deceased customer I don't want the money to go into government treasury as an abandoned fund. So this is the reason why I am contacting you so that the bank can release the money to you as the next of kin to the deceased customer.

Please I would like you to keep this proposal as a top secret and delete it if you are not interested. Upon receipt of your reply, I will give you full details on how the business will be executed and also note that you will have 40% of the above mentioned sum while 50% will be for me, and the other 10% will be for the expenses occur in this transaction,

if you agree to handle this business with me. I am expecting your urgent respond.


1. NAME IN FULL:
2. ADDRESS:
3. NATIONALITY:
4. AGE:
5. Sex :
6. OCCUPATION:

7. MARITAL

8. PHONE :

9. FAX: -

BEST REGAD
MRS FAHIMA BRAHEMA






Fw: Business Proposal

Another nutter broke loose.
------Original Message------
From: Societe Generale Bank
ReplyTo: patrickwo@qq.com
Subject: Business Proposal
Sent: Apr 10, 2013 3:15 PM

Dear Friend,

Compliment of the day to you my name is Patrick Wo Business Manager Societe Generale Bank HONG KONG,
I am contacting you to seek your partnership in a pending business project,which I have here in my hand and ready to be executed without hitches,

I would give to you a more detailed explanation of this project which I prefer to call a deal,
if I get your positive response in agreeing to partner with me since this business is
100% risk free because I have all the modalities fashioned out to give this business an excellent outcome.

In an attempt to throw light on this business deal, a month ago a Bahrain multinational company opted an overdraft from our bank,and it was over invoiced with an amount of,Six Million United States Dollars,thus I seek your partnership to enable me transfer this funds to your account for both of us and,

I am open to negotiate your percentage so far you put in your utmost attention,confidentiality and sincerity due to the nature of the business.

Please if you are interested do respond back to me via this email :patrickwo@qq.com for further information.

Best Regards,
Patrick Wo


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Fw: ATTN: Beneficiary

Silly ass!
------Original Message------
From: Mr Nkem Goodluck
To: mail@ensap.com
ReplyTo: nkemogochuk@yahoo.com.hk
Subject: ATTN: Beneficiary
Sent: Apr 10, 2013 2:41 AM

PAYMENT TRANSFER ORDER

IN CONJUNCTION WITH OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY

ATTN: Beneficiary:

Dear Sir,

SUBJECT: AUTHORIZATION TO RELEASE:

This is to notify you about your outstanding contract payment, Inheritance and

lottery wining which was suspended by the Central Bank of Nigeria

Remittance office due to some reasons. Although this medium (Internet) has

been greatly abused, but I chose to reach you through it because it still

remains the global means of communication, which is faster, easy means to

reach out and most secured medium of communication. Be informed that this

letter is not a Scam mail and I urge you to treat it with the seriousness it

deserves.

The stopping instruction from the Central Bank of Nigeria, came as a result of the new Beneficiary and the new bank account information, with this new development the

the PRESIDENCY has set up a verification Panel on all due payment file which has been endorsed and approved for payment awaiting for beneficiary final confirmation, in view of this sudden changes you have to get back to this office to confirm the new account submitted to our correspondence bank for this transfer on your behalf.

The Bank has just received a registered sworn affidavit from

FEDERAL HEIGHT COURT OF JUSTICE, to re-route your due payment into a new bank

account number as stated: VACAP Federal Credit Union, 1700 Robin Hood Road,

Richmond, VA 23220.Account number 32501. Beneficiary name Mr. Michael Wang.

You have to get back to this office with the copy of confirmation letter or

power of attorney if you have instructed Mr. Michael Wang the right to

change and appoint a new Attorney on your behalf thereby asking that they

receive cash call remittance on your behalf to enable the Bank

proceeds with the ATM online activation of Mr. Michael Wang account as

demanded.

The reason we have to contact you is to verify the relationship between you

and Mr. Michael Wang as he instructed the Bank to change all your

details through the sworn affidavit into a new different bank account

details. You are advised to call me or email back upon the receipt of this

mail to enable this office know and advice you on how to handle this matter

without any hitch.

Yours faithfully,

Mr.Nkem Goodluck

Coordinator, International Debt Settlement Unit


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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Fw: Business Proposal

Drop dead

------Original Message------
From: Societe Generale Bank
ReplyTo: patrickwo@qq.com
Subject: Business Proposal
Sent: Apr 9, 2013 5:16 PM

Dear Friend,

Compliment of the day to you my name is Patrick Wo Business Manager Societe Generale Bank HONG KONG,
I am contacting you to seek your partnership in a pending business project,which I have here in my hand and ready to be executed without hitches,

I would give to you a more detailed explanation of this project which I prefer to call a deal,
if I get your positive response in agreeing to partner with me since this business is
100% risk free because I have all the modalities fashioned out to give this business an excellent outcome.

In an attempt to throw light on this business deal, a month ago a Bahrain multinational company opted an overdraft from our bank,and it was over invoiced with an amount of,Six Million United States Dollars,thus I seek your partnership to enable me transfer this funds to your account for both of us and,

I am open to negotiate your percentage so far you put in your utmost attention,confidentiality and sincerity due to the nature of the business.

Please if you are interested do respond back to me via this email :patrickwo@qq.com for further information.

Best Regards,
Patrick Wo


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Monday, April 8, 2013

Fw: MAY GOD BLESS YOU

May God punish you. Amen,
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From: Office File <office.file183@yahoo.cn>
Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2013 01:00:34 +0800 (CST)
To: <Invalid address>
ReplyTo: rita.duke@ymail.com
Subject: MAY GOD BLESS YOU

    
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My Dear ,
Complement ,this is to inform you due to your inability to send the registration fee of your cheque as requested by delivering company,i have waited for long now yet no result, i then decided to involve the issued bank to avoid losing of the funds since my boss is yet to returned. When i got to the bank ,the director told me that the cheque has three weeks to expire that after three weeks it will be invalid then i told the director to convert the check into cash to avoid losing of the money but he said i have to hire a lawyer before that can be done since the beneficiary of the cheque is not here ,a lawyer will be involve for the signing and the procurement of vital documents needed for that.

Now am just confused because i don't have the money for that but i have no choice than to hire a lawyer who will assist me on this matter to avoid loosing of the money . After meeting with the bank Attorney he told me that he will arrange for the documents as well as the signings for the covertion of the cheque into cash payment but he said I should pay him $2500.00 for the job , then i explained to him that i don't have the money , I pleaded with him that as soon as the job is done , then the money will deducted for his payment before anything . He accepted ,the bank director also assured me that after the convention of your check , the money will be packaged in a security box and deposit it with the bank official security company for save keeping as well as the delivering of your package to your home address .

Am happy to inform you that the job has been done , the check has been converted into cash and is right now with United State Parcel Service for delivery, remember the package was registered as family valuables for security reasons under security monitoring department with a seal on it for security reasons . You can find the code number beside the packaged box, there is a place in it they wrote TRP , when you open it through that side you will see the code to open it, so contact the company today on this information bellow:

Company Name : United State Parcel Service(USPS)Security.
Contact Person: Mr Alfred Chris Cole .
contact Email: cole.chris522@yahoo.ca

Note ; your package was register as family valuables , in no condition will you disclose the real content of your package to anybody till you receive it in your home for security reasons,email the company , tell them your name , tell them that your agent register your package with them for deliver OK you can tell them my name . Remember they will ask you for followings :

Your Full Name ................
Your Home Address..............
Your current Phone Numbers ..............home
Your Cell Numbers...............
You personal identification............

While contacting them includes these information for avoid any further delays in delivering ok . Meanwhile i will be waiting to hear from you after your discussion with them ,also i want to remind you that $3000.00 was deducted from the total sum and this amount includes the registration and insurance cover $500.00 and $2500.00 of the barrister that done the job . Happily contact the UPS AGENT above,let them give you the step to get the consignment now to your home.

Best Regards,
Mrs. Rita duke

    
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Thursday, April 4, 2013

Fw: CAN WE WORK TOGETHER????

I'll think it over
------Original Message------
From: Terry Johnson
ReplyTo: pamelajohnson231@gmail.com
Subject: CAN WE WORK TOGETHER????
Sent: Apr 4, 2013 10:35 PM

Good Day Dear,


My name is Terry Johnson Johnson. I work with one of the leading Bank
here United Kingdom. I would need your consent to present you as the
next of kin to our late customer who died of heart attack in 2007. He
was a wealthy business man who deposited a huge amount of Ј17.3Million
only in our Bank,he died without any registered next of kin as he was
long divorced and had no child,am his personal account officer and the
only person that knows about the account.


I was his account officer for 11years and have in my possession all
the documents required to present you as his beneficiary next of
kin,as my bank has mandated me to provide his next of kin or the fund
will be confiscated as an unclaimed fund. I am now contacting you,so
that I can present you to our bank as his next kin hence any person I
presented will be accepted by our bank as our late client next of kin
since am the deceased account officer and I honestly beleive that you
can perfectly fit in as next of kin. We can work together to claim
this fund, Please listen, this is real and goes on in Banks all over
the world without people knowing.So let us utilize this opportunity
because it does not come always.


A lot of customers open private accounts with different Banks without
the knowledge of their families and when they die, such money will be
lost to the Bank unless someone comes to claim it. This is how a lot
of Bank Directors make so much money silently without the knowledge of
any person,so we can equally do it,if you agree to work with me. As an
insider,I will work out all the modalities and provide all the
required documents to make sure that everything goes well. On your
confirmation of this message and indicating your interest,I will
furnish you with more details.Please endeavor to provide me with the
following information below so that we can discuss in details.


1) Mobile phone numbers
2) Full name
3) Contact address
4) Occupation
5} Age
6} Sex


I urgently hope to get your response as soon as possible.

Yours Sincerely,

Terry Johnson.


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Fw: Business Proposal!

This screams SCAM. I wonder why people still send thiis crap.
------Original Message------
From: Patrick Temba
ReplyTo: pat.temba@ig.com.br
Subject: Business Proposal!
Sent: Feb 11, 2013 12:26 PM

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am representing a small group of investors from South Africa, who are interested in overseas investment in your country, involving large volume of funds, for which they seek your participation as their overseas representative.

The civil service regulations here, prohibit them from getting involved in private business, while under government employment, hence this proposal to you, in view of your impressive profile.

However, we are aware that several propositions like this over the internet, end up to be fraudulent initiatives, whereupon the unsuspecting victim has his or her hopes built extraordinarily high, after which they eventually loose morale and confidence as a result of failed expectations. In light of this therefore, we shall carry you along with all the processes, from inception to actual transfer of the investment funds in your country. I represent very honorable people, and our words and promises must be backed by action, to make you feel confident that you are dealing with decent people.

I am willing to give you a proper knowledge of my person, as is appropriate for a transaction like this.

If you feel disposed towards the solicited role, please indicate by prompt response, so that I may provide you further details of the transaction, and also let you know what will be coming to you as remuneration for your solicited role. After that we shall then come to an understanding concerning the prospective areas of investment in your domain, that will be conducive for investors of foreign descent.

Given the fact that my associates have relatively only academic knowledge of your country, you should therefore have a basic expectation of the kind of role that will also be required of you, after the funds transfer has been done. Bear in mind however, that this is a legitimate transaction, and the only reason why strict privacy is advised, is that the result of restrictions of the civil service laws in South Africa.

I look forward to your prompt response.

Yours Truly,

patrick Temba


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