"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 !
Language : English ; Pages :189 ; Binding Perfect-bound Paperback :
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Fw: Important Informations From B.O.A
Fw: Recovered of two consignment boxes in your name
------Original Message------
From: GENERAL JAMES ONYEZE
ReplyTo: generaljames501@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Recovered of two consignment boxes in your name
Sent: Jan 24, 2013 4:24 PM
Attn, Sir/Madam
Your Two trunk consignment boxes have been recovered. Respond back immediately
for further information so that they can be released and delivered to you.
Report with re-confirming your full names , contact address where you will
receive the trunks, your direct telephone number, fax if any, any scanned copy
of your I.D. email me with this address ( generaljames501@live.com ),
Looking forward for your reply with your info.
Best regard,
Gen James.
Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone provided by Airtel Nigeria.
Fw: Re Private transaction.
Dear Private transaction The President Nigeria has ordered review of contracts and sales of Oil in our Oil Corporation from 2003 up to now and there are funds which have not been accounted for and they have been transferred to offshore accounts. Furtherance to the above, auditors are presently reviewing all payments. Subsequently, I would want to secure some contract papers with your name so that part of the funds in offshore account will be transferred to you. I can assure you that with your maximum corporation and assistance, the funds would be transferred to your account next week. I will therefore appreciate a confirmation from you that this is okay by you and that you can represent and receive the funds as stated above. Sincerely yours Mr.Kpogobi Egoigbo. |
Fw: Be my Partner
Dear Friend,
I write you after proper consideration that a telephone conversation may not be an ideal medium to contact you. I am Gilbert Fekuteh, A cousin and personal assistant to the late Professor Evans Atta Mills the president of Ghana .
The late president Professor Evans Atta Mills of Ghana who died on 24 July 2012 at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra after being taken ill.
As the cousin and personal assistant to the deceased I handle in confidence some of his affairs, mostly properties, Investment and funds both domestic and overseas. In this case my cousin /client who left Thirty million Great British Pounds sterling (30,000,000.00) and so many other investments with my signatory abroad for his personal reason.
So at this juncture, I seek your consent to write the bank and present you as a beneficiary of some part of the fund which has been approved for transfer by my late cousin of his fund deposited in a particular
Bank, since i have all the documents regarding the deposited funds which I will disclose to you as we progress in this transaction.
All that is require from you is 100% trust, and honest corporations to enable
us see this deal through, and I also guarantee you that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate process that will protect us from any breach of the law.The sharing formula will be 60% for me 30% for you and 5 % for charity to my client's pet project CHILD CARE TRUST FOUNDATION, for the less privileged and disabled children and the remaining 5% will be set aside for any expenses incurred during the course of transfer process. Upon your prompt reply of your acceptance to this mail, I will forward a letter for fund transfer on your behalf to the bank to your
designated bank account.
I wait in anticipation for your cooperation in reply, and I am also ready for any question concerning the clarity of this transaction.
Upon consideration by you, send to me the followings :
1. Full Name: 2. Address: 3. Age/Sex: 4. Occupation:5. Nationality: 6.
Tel number/fax so that we can speedy up the transaction before i willnbe called to give account of the assets.
Please reply me through this
Email address: gfekuteh@hotmail.com
Yours sincerely,
Gilbert Fekuteh
+233264770666