"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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Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Fw: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE

I also need yours: STOP SENDING ME THIS CRAP
------Original Message------
From: hamdy.mohammed688@info.co.uk
To: Recipients
ReplyTo: hamdy.mohammed688@yahoo.com
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE
Sent: Mar 20, 2013 4:24 PM

MY DEAR FRIEND,
MY NAME IS HAMDY EL SAYED MOHAMMED HANA, A CITIZEN OF EGYPT BUT PRESENTLY ON ASYLUM HERE IN INDIA.
I CAME TO TAKE REFUGE HERE BECAUSE OF THE RECENT POLITICAL CRISES GOING ON IN MY COUNTRY EGYPT, WHICH BOTH OF MY PARENTS WERE ELIMINATED BY REBELS.
I AM THE ONLY SURVIVING CHILD OF MY PARENTS AND I WANT TO TRANSFER MY LATE FATHER'S FUND TO INDIA FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE.
THROUGH THE ASSISTANCE OF MY EMBASSY HERE IN INDIA, A DRAFT OF FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS HAS BEEN RAISED FROM MY LATE FATHER'S BANK AND ALREADY DEPOSITED WITH THE RESERVED BANK OF INDIA ( RBI )
I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE AS AN INDIAN CITIZEN, IN RECEIVING THIS FUNDS FROM THE RBI WITH YOUR LOCAL BANK ACCOUNT AS I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY EMBASSY TO PROVIDE AN INDIAN INDIGIN WHOM I CAN TRUST TO ASSIST ME RECEIVE THIS FUNDS AS BENEFICIARY ON MY BAHALF. I AM UNABLE TO DO THIS AS A FOREIGNER BECAUSE OF MY LIMITATIONS AS A REFUGEE, ALSO BECAUSE OF MY PRESENT HEALTH CONDITION.
I SHALL OFFER YOU 10% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF ( 5,550,000.00 USD ) FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE, AND SHALL ALSO NEED YOU TO ASSIST ME IN BUYING A LIVING HOME AND TO SET UP AN INVESTMENT.
I SHALL UPDATE YOU ON HOW TO PROGRESS FURTHER, AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL: hamdy.mohammed688@yahoo.com

ALMIGHTY ALLAH BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
MR.HAMDY MOHAMMED HANA



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