"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

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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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Thursday, January 24, 2013

Fw: Important Informations From B.O.A

Heard this one before
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From: "Bank Of America"<info@boaonline.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:43:45 -0600
ReplyTo: <moynihan322@gmail.com>
Subject: Important Informations From B.O.A

NOTIFICATION OF CREDIT FROM  BANK OF AMERICA
 
We have this day January 24th 2013, received a payment credit instruction from Ben S.
Bernanke Chairman Federal Reserve Bank New York under the instruction of the United Nations and World bank to credit your account with your compensation funds allocated in your name to the tune of US$ 2 million (Two million united states dollars) from their reserve accounts with us. However, you shall required to re-confirm the following details as specified below to effect the transfer aforementioned above to your designated account details:
 
 
{1}. Your Full Name and Address.: 
{2}. Your Confidential Tel, Cell and Fax.
{3). Your Bank name and address.: 
{4). Your A/c Name and A/c Numbers.:  
(5). Your Swift Code / Routing Numbers.:
 
 
Please do provide the above information accurately, because this office cannot afford to be
held liable for any wrong transfer of funds or liability of funds credited into a ghost
account.
 
 
Thanks for banking with Bank of America while we looking forward to serving you with the
best of our service.
 
Best Regards
Yours in Service,
Mr. Brian T. Moynihan
Tel: 315-294-3000

Fw: Recovered of two consignment boxes in your name

Wow! A general !

------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.



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Fw: Re Private transaction.

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From: MR KPOGOBI <harrybeko1@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 04:36:39 -0800 (PST)
To: <Invalid address>
ReplyTo: kpogobi7@yahoo.in
Subject: 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

Really??
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From: "Email from Gilbert" <gilb2011@yippy.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 06:24:32 -0500 (EST)
To: <mahmoud994@hotmail.com>
Subject: 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