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Thursday, February 21, 2013

Fw:

You are a crook
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From: Sgt Easton Greyson <web.office_9314@rogers.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:59:27 -0800 (PST)
To: <Invalid address>
ReplyTo: Sgt Easton Greyson <gsgteaston154@yahoo.com.sg>

 
 I AM A US ARMY In Afghanistan Can I Entrust A Huge Amount Of Money In Your Care

Monday, February 11, 2013

Fw: Confirm Notice

I hereby give assurance that I will not reveal this to anybody!
------Original Message------
From: Paul Davies
ReplyTo: fpauls6am@gmail.com
Subject: Confirm Notice
Sent: Feb 11, 2013 10:29 PM

Ref/FGN/FMF/PRE/CONTRACT/832-2013

Dear Friend,

From all my official investigation in your payment file I sincerely wish to inform you that you are not the original contractor/beneficiary of the said contract funds because you did not do any contract here with Nigeria government. The original contractor has completed his awarded contract with Nigerian government long time ago and received his full contract payment before you filed in your application for claims on the said funds.

However the amount you are now claiming is an over-invoiced contract/inheritance amount though which has been approved for payment in your name and favor of your company but we cannot make any further payment unless you will agree on my conditions that this fund shall be a deal between me and you because the fund does not belong to you rather to my country.

Moreover there are few mistakes in you payment file such as the contact approval numbers and amount as mentioned these are one of the reason you could not receive this payment until this moment.

Anyway my conditions are hereby as stated below.

1). You shall keep this deal between me and you as top secret because I am a civil servant.
2). As soon as you receive this funds I shall be entitled for 50% percent of the total sum.
3). You shall also give me letter of assurance that you will never reveal this deal to anybody.

Furthermore if you will not agree on my above conditions I shall forward every information concerning this payment to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Office of the Presidency and Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), for out right cancellation of this payment automatically unless you will comply with conditions accordingly.

Meanwhile all I need from you is nothing but your sincere truth and co-operation so that I can tell you the next thing to do for the immediate release of the funds.


Be advised.

Paul Davies



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Monday, February 4, 2013

Fw: Financial Proposal.

How can I be related to your deceased client?
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-----Original Message-----
From: "Mr. Lopez-Serrato Fabio Andres"<lopezserratofabioandres@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2013 02:53:30
To: <lopezserratofabioandres@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: <lopez-serratofabioandres@msn.com>
Subject: Financial Proposal.

Hello,

I have contacted you because I have carried out research into a dormant account of a deceased client at the financial institute where I presently audit its accounts; here in the United Kingdom and the client have no heirs. The account has a significant amount of money in it. An account is judged to be dormant if there has been no activity in it, or contact with the client, for 15 years. Normally, account holders lose contact due to death without leaving a will and there's no known heir to inherit. The treasury department receives the unclaimed money unless, a previously unknown distant relative, comes and puts a claim on it; which is usually within a limited time frame.

The United Kingdom's Treasury Department receives over Ј10bn every year from unclaimed estates; forgotten funds; abandoned shares and dormant accounts and some of it could be ours if we can work together as I can provide all relevant documents and information. We could present you as the next of kin to deceased, as laid out in section 46 of the Administration of Estates Act of 1925 (with subsequent amendments) if you agree to work with me.

I will need to enter into an agreement with you, which will cover the disbursement aspect of funds. Furthermore, you will have to sign a consent form that gives the lawyer power of attorney to represent you at the probate office (for the Procurement of the Grant of Probate). The amount in question currently stands at Ј31,000,000.00 (Thirty one million British Pounds Sterling only).

At the closure of this transaction, 50% of the total funds will be yours. So, if you would like to team up with me discreetly to secure these funds for ourselves, please have your full information sent to me which include, full name, address, age, occupation and contact number(s).

I await your careful considered answer as when we proceed we cannot stop half way, as this is one in a life time opportunity to go big.

Sincerely,

Lopez-Serrato Fabio Andres
Lopez & Co Auditors UK
London Road, Croydon
CR0, England.
Email: lopez-serratofabioandres@msn.com

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Thursday, January 31, 2013

Fw: .FOR YOUR EYES ONLY.

Don't mind my English. Piss off
------Original Message------
From: Mrs. Jonique Yezan
ReplyTo: joniqueyezan@aol.com
Subject: .FOR YOUR EYES ONLY.
Sent: Jan 31, 2013 5:01 PM

Dear Sir/ma,

Good day to you,

Please, don't mind my English. I'm not internet savvy and I don't know if it is quite safe to share this information with you on this portal without anyone else knowing about it. For this reason, I'll not disclose all for now.

I was a house wife and now I am sick and in the Hospital. The doctors said I have a few months to live. My late husband did will 45,000,000 of American money to me in a bank in Europe. I would love for this money to be transferred to you by my attorney so you can use it for charity.
If you are interested and need further clarifications, kindly reply me with your name, address and telephone number and I shall send you my attorney details to assist you in getting the funds. It is unfortunate that women do not have rights in this part of the world (Arab World).

Best regards.

Mrs. Jonique Yezan
Abu Dhabi, UAE


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Sunday, January 27, 2013

Fw: DO NOT IGNORE PLEASE REPLY

I wonder what they do with all this information

------Original Message------
From: JERRY NTAI
ReplyTo: ntaifamily1@yahoo.com.hk
Subject: DO NOT IGNORE PLEASE REPLY
Sent: Jan 27, 2013 1:04 PM

Good Day

My name is Mr. Jerry Ntai, I am the Head of Operations in Mevas Bank of Hong Kong in
United Kingdom,. I have a business proposal in the tune of $25.2m to be transferred to an
offshore account that you will opened in your name with a referred offshore bank assistance.
I will give you more details as regards this transaction as soon as you notify me of your interest
by supplying the following information's to my email box ntaifamily1@yahoo.com.hk and send me
the following information for documentation purpose:
(1)Full names
(2)private phone number
(3)current residential address
(4)Occupation
(5)Age and Sex.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Kind Regards,
Mr. Jerry Ntai


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Fw: Investment proposal

Really !
------Original Message------
From: Mr Michael Bowen
To: mail@websesame.com
ReplyTo: michaelbowen929@yahoo.com
Subject: Investment proposal
Sent: Jan 27, 2013 11:22 AM



From: Michael Bowen

Tel:+601116354172





Dear Friend,



My name is Michael Bowen , I am a private business consultant for very eminent persons in the Asian and South African region. They have appointed me to source on their behalf a foreigner with whom they can jointly entrust a reasonable amount of money, which will be channeled into a highly lucrative business venture. I got your address through the chamber of commerce and industries.



They have $170million (One Hundred and Seventy million United States Dollars). They request strict confidentiality due to their public nature, they prefer to be anonymous hence I have been given the mandate to source for someone of high business experience with very good reputation.



Proposal in summary:

My clients are top government officials in the Asian and South African region they want the funds to be invested through a well-established businessman abroad who can front for them without disclosing their identity. You will be made the beneficiary of the funds in order to manage these funds on their behalf and you will be awarded 20% of the total sum as your share in this deal then invest the rest for my clients.



So if truly you are interested in proceeding, kindly indicate by sending a response to my e-mail address above. ( michaelbowen549@yahoo.com Or michaelbowen929@yahoo.com )



Yours Sincerely,

Michael Bowen




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Friday, January 25, 2013

Fw: Urgent Attention Beneficiary (Your Payment is Ready)

How odd
------Original Message------
From: REV. PETER ADAMS
ReplyTo: peteradams1974@gmail.com
Subject: Urgent Attention Beneficiary (Your Payment is Ready)
Sent: Jan 2, 2004 10:24 PM

Urgent Attention Beneficiary (Your Payment is Ready)

Attn. Beneficiary,

This is to bring to your notice that orders given by the Presidency and the entire house of senate for the year 2013 is that my bank is the chosen bank to pay out all foreign contract/inheritance funds.

My bank was ordered after meeting held in the presidential village Aso-Rock Abuja to contact and proceed with payment of your contract/inheritance Funds by informing you that the former bank in charge of your payment via ATM card being Oceanic Bank plc, Zenith Bank,Union Bank, EcoBank, ETC is no longer in charge of this payment.

I wish to inform you that your (7.5M) outstanding payment has been approved and ready to be paid but we want to confirm first from you by giving you our mode of payment this arrangement was agreed between the Presidency and the Senate Committees so take note that we have 2 modes of Payment:


(1) Diplomatic Delivery: That Is Cash Payment Funds Will Be Delivered
To Your Address by A Government Accredited Diplomat.
(2) ATM Card Payment: An ATM Card Will Be Charged With This Amount
with Limited Withdrawals per Day.

I will require you to get back to this office with your decision over a Chosen mode of payment and we will take it from there.

Reply to Peter Adams
Email: peteradams83@gmail.com
Telephone number: +234-809-470-9205

Your urgent response will be highly appreciated
Congratulations
Yours Faithfully,
Rev. Peter Adams.



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