Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Hello my fellow Lion XXX XXX

from:  lionrichardsnowdon@ymail.com
reply-to:  lion.richard.snowdon1@gmail.com

ALTRO PUNTO COMPANY LIMITED
THE PLAZA,120 OXFORD STREET,
LONDON,W1D 1LT
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel:+447024047305
Email: lion.richard.snowdon1@gmail.com

Hello my fellow Lion XXX XXX  (I've removed the name, since this scammer actually personalized it for the person it was sent to)

My name is Lion Richard Snowdon, President Lions club of Allendale,Club number:77736; District: 105NE. I am the Marketing officer for ALTRO PUNTO COMPANY LIMITED. I want to employ you as our agent if you're still looking for job. We have been selling our products for the past few years and we're lately facing serious difficulties when it comes to selling our products to Americans because they are always offering to pay with U.S MONEY ORDER/CHECKS, which is difficult for us to cash here. (What's that, you need a mule, you say, to cash fake money orders and cashiers checks?) We are looking for representatives in the states who will be working for us as a part-time worker and be willing to pay 10% for every transaction, which wouldn’t affect your present state of work. We need someone who would be helping in receiving payments from our clients in the States. An agent who is responsible and reliable that will be handling the payment aspect. The payment will be addressed and sent to you and all you need do is to get it cashed, deduct your percentage and wire the balance back to any of our accountants/lawyers in our regional warehouses. The problem we have is getting someone that is really capable and trustworthy and i believe that it is only a fellow Lion (Seriously?  You're targeting a fantastic organization like the Lions?  Slimy bastards.) can be trusted 100%. This offer is not going to cost you any amount because all you need to do is to receive payments which will be sent to you via delivery courier , which would come in form of a money order/check get it cashed and send the cash to our accountants/lawyers via MONEYGRAM, WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER and required charges for all  transfer should be deducted from the money. (And when my bank discovers that the check is fake and holds me responsible for the funds?  What then?  Betcha you'll disappear when that happens) If you're interested, kindly get back to me ASAP with the information below. Please note any transaction carried out by our staff on behalf of this organization will be insured against risk.

FULL NAME:
OCCUPATION:
POSITION HELD:
ADDRESS:
PO.BOX NOT ACCEPTED:
PHONE NUMBER:
CELL PHONE:
GENDER:  (And you need this info for what, exactly?)
MARITAL STATUS:  (Same here...why do you care what my marital status is?)
AGE:
ZIP CODE:
STATE:
COUNTRY:
CITY:
(And why were you yelling the above list at me?  Don't you know that using ALL CAPS in an email is rude as hell?)

Yours in Lionism,  (In Lionism?  I know Lions.  And not once have I ever heard them use the term 'Lionism.')

Lion Richard Snowdon

Hee Haw!  You cash the fake check, wire most of it to Nigeria (just a guess), and then your bank holds you responsible when it's discovered that the check is completely fake.  A check-cashing mule scam...but this one ticks me off more than most.  Targeting a charitable organization like the Lions Club?  Beyond reprehensible.  Good thing is, Lions are smart.  I don't think they're going to get very many takers on this one.  But just in case...remember...if it sounds too good to be true...

~Blue Dragonfly

Read very carefully (Mr. Franklin Glover)

from:  Mr. Franklin Glover Kwesi fra12@att.net
reply-to:   frkglover900@gmail.com

My greetings to you and your family.

I plead your forgiveness over my unconventional approach to you regarding this matter, it is with trust and confidence that i write to make this urgent business proposal to you, please treat it with utmost attention.

My names are Mr. Franklin K. Glover; I am a retired bank manager of Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Ltd. I do not want problems but just hope you can assist me, I write you this letter in good faith. I have a transaction of Five million two hundred and fifty thousand United States dollars ($5,250,000.00). I realized this fund from my bank excess profit after trading with the capital sum and I deposited the funds in Escrow Account, nobody will have access to it even the bank does not have access to this account because it cannot be deducted until after the transfer.

However, I can not be directly getting myself connected/involved to this money transfer/transaction for obvious reasons. So i am contacting you to assist/help me receive the funds in your country, which I know is possible if you liaise properly with me and get 30% of the total funds as your benefit/commission. The transfer would be made via swift and it will be a Bank-to-Bank wired transfer. (Basically you are standing as the beneficiary to the fund)

I am ill that is why am contacting you to finalize this transaction to enable me have a very good medical attention and hope to join you in your place for a business investment.

All I need is for you to get a good bank account where this fund can be transferred into, and also for you to stand to claim as the original depositor of this fund so that within six working days the funds will be transferred to your designated bank account.

Please note that I have been careful and have made all arrangements towards the success and smooth transfer of the fund to your account before contacting you. For security reasons and confidentiality of this transaction, I demand that you should not expose this proposal and the entire transaction to anybody. I have put in so much trust in you with the hope that you would not betray me or sit on this money when it is finally transferred into your account. If this proposal is acceptable to you, indicate your interest urgently by contacting immediately.

Thanks for your understanding, co-operation and trust i awaits your urgent reply so that we can proceed immediately.

Yours faithfully
Mr. Franklin K. Glover.

Not much I can say here.  There are no funds, and he's going to want you to pay fee upon fee upon fee to get said imaginary funds.  Same old story, different bank and fake banker.  Typical Nigerian 419 scam, out of Ghana this time (supposedly).  Remember...if it sounds too good to be true...

~Blue Dragonfly   

Re: Waiting for your reply

from:  Barrister Donald Wilson postmaster@nifco-oman.com
reply-to:  barrister.donaldwilson@yahoo.cn
Honestly, I'm going to stop pointing this out.  99% of the time, these addresses don't match.  There's no reason for that other than dishonesty. 

 

D. WILSON CHAMBERS & CO., L.L.B, L.L.M
LEGAL SOLICITORS AND LAWYERS OF THE SUPREME COURT OF BENIN,
RUE 121, COTONOU, BENIN REPUBLIC.
PHONE/FAX: +229 9390 5399.
 
Hello my friend, (Your friend, huh?  And you'd never try to steal from a friend, now would you?)
 
I am Barrister Donald Wilson, English speaking Beninoise, Solicitor and Financial Attorney/Consultant. I was moved to contact you based on the present condition of things here. There was a foreigner who registered with my Legal firm as his personal Attorney and he was a stock broker as well as a one time secret agent in importing oil from overseas for our former Ministers. My client was also a Diamond/Gold Merchant and stoke broker.  (A stoke broker, huh?  I see.)
 
So, on June 2003 my client made a fixed deposit for US$9,500,000.00 (Nine Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars Only) in a Bank here in Benin with standing statement/agreement with the bank that all correspondence in respect to the fixed deposit contract must be sent to him through my humble chambers. Upon maturity, the routine notification was sent to me, which I dispatched to his forwarding address as usual without a reply.
After a month, I sent a reminder which I received from the bank without any reply again. Finally, I discovered from my client's contract employee that he died with his family in the Benin Republic December 26, 2003 plane crash. Take a look at this; (http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-12/26/content_293549.htm) He died without making any WILL and all attempts to trace his relatives were fruitless.  (Classic!  Your client dies, and you want me to pretend to be his heir and steal his money, so you can have a cut too...right?)
 
I also discovered that he did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his fixed deposit contract with the bank. Hence I seek your consent to present you to this bank as the next of kin based on the official letter I just received from his bankers reminding me that BENINOISE LAW states that at the expiration of ten (10) years the money will be reverted to the ownership of the BENINOISE Government if I do not confirm the next of kin to claim the fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to my deceased client since you shares the same surname and also from this same country so that the fruits of this old man's labor will not go into the hands of some corrupt government officials.
 
Note that this transaction is simple and risk free because I will provide expert legal services (I bet you'll provide fantastic legal advice.)  that will guarantee the successful execution of this deal. If you are interested, please contact me as soon as possible through phone, I shall provide you with more details and how we shall proceed with the claims. I expect you to observe utmost confidentiality and be rest assured that this transaction would be profitable for both of us. Thanks as I wait for your reply.
 
Best regards,
Hon. Barrister Donald Wilson (Esq)
 
Nigerian scam, but out of Benin (supposedly) this time.  The premise is always the same.  Common sense should tell you that random strangers aren't going to solicit you to help them steal millions of dollars.  Remember...if it sounds too good to be true...
 
~Blue Dragonfly
 

AFTER A SERIOUS THOUGHT.

from:  Dr.Tunde Lemo contact@cbn.org
reply-to:  dr.tundelemo@katamail.com
(Yep, you guessed it...the addresses don't match...) 

Dear sir  (What if I'm a chick?)

After a serious thought, i decided to reach you directly and personally
because i do not have anything against you, but your Nigerian (Aha...do I sense a disturbance in the force?  Could this be another classic Nigerian scam?) partners. i
am the deputy governor of central bank of Nigeria in charge of wire
transfer/telex department of the central bank of Nigeria,Some time in the
past your
Nigerian partners approached me through a friend of mine who works with one
of the ministries here and requested that i assist them conclude a money
transfer deal .they told me to help program the transfer to you.

According to them, they wanted to use this strategy to transfer a huge
amount of united states dollars, the money has been floating in the CBN
suspense account since then. we agreed that once i do this, they would give
me $100,000.00 and give me another us$100,000.00 when i release the fund to
your account. when they saw that i have programmed it and your name has
been approved among the list of those to be paid, instead of giving me the
agreed deposit of us$100,000.00, they started avoiding me and resorted to
threats.i immediately deleted the transfer code of the fund, which is only
known to me because of my position, and released other contractors fund and
inheritance payments without yours. They became angry. When they saw that
their threat did not work, they started bribing other officials to get
another approval to transfer the money to you without success. i want you
to
know that i am 100% responsible for the delay and obstructions because of
their breach of trust.

If you doubt what i have just told you, then consider what has transpired
through out your claim process, they continue to ask you to pay money and
at the end no result and they still tell you to another fee with any result
yet. they are simply wicked. now if you want us to work together, these are
my conditions.

No. 1: I will have 20% of the money because it is only the two of us left
for now.  (You will?  20% of the non-existant money?  Hmm...20% of nothing is nothing.  Sounds good to me so far...)

No. 2: You will assist my son to open an account in your country where i
will pay in my own share.  (Awfully demanding, aren't you?  I will?  Says who?)

No.3: It will be useless and mere waste of time and money if you continue
with any other person, so we will conclude this transaction with utmost
secrecy with the above telephone and email only.  (Of course...don't tell anyone, so you can scam me out of thousands.  I see...)

No. 4: You will provide me with your private telephone, mobile and a
private email to facilitate easy communication between you and i only. if
these
conditions are acceptable to you, contact me as soon as possible to let us
finalize, so that the funds can be released to your account after due
protocols has been observed. but if you are not interested, i advice you to
forget the fund and stop wasting your time with your so called partners.  (Oh...so very demanding again!  I will?  I think not.  Nope...don't hafta, don't wanna, not gonna.)

For further response send to my secured private email
address;dr.tundelemo@katamail.
com

Best regards.
 
Dr. Tunde Lemo
Deputy governor, (CBN) (Most people capitalize their title, dude.  Seriously.)

Classic Nigerian scam, with a twist.  He's trying to convince me that he's helping me...you know, out of the goodness of his sweet little heart.  Truth is, he'd just as soon rob me blind.  And I guarantee he doesn't work for a bank.  Remember, kids, if it sounds too good to be true...
 
~Blue Dragonfly
 

Urgent matters!!

from:  Post Private ppost@kimo.com
reply-to:  postprivate@kimo.com
(As always, the addresses don't match...) 

Greetings,

I am a banker with bank of china. (Sure, you are.  And I'm Santa Claus.) I have an interesting business proposal for you that will be of immense benefit to both of us. Although this may be hard for you to believe, we stand to gain 11.5million USD between us in a matter of days. Please grant me the benefit of doubt and hear me out.

Most importantly, I will need you to promise to keep whatever you learn from me between us even if you decide not to go along with me. (Of course...don't tell anyone I tried to scam you so I can scam other people...) I will make  more details available to you on receipt of a positive response from you. Do contact me only at my private email address: postprivate@kimo.com

Warm regards from China 

Classic example of the same-old scam.  He's going to want you to pay out thousands to get your millions...that don't really exist.  Poorly written, too.  Remember...if it sounds too good to be true...

~Blue Dragonfly  

TRUST!!!

from:  Sgt. Henning Hansen sgthansen114@gmail.com
reply-to:  sgthhansen114@gmail.com
(It's subtle, but it's there...the from and reply to addresses don't match.) 

Hello friend,

I hope my email meets you well. I am in need of your assistance. My name is Sgt. Henning Hansen, I am in the Engineering military unit here in Ba'qubahin Iraq,we have some amount of funds that we want to move out of the country.we need your help to receive this funds on our behalf. Please i hope you are most suitable for this opportunity.You will be entitled to 30 percent for your help. Contact via: sgthhansen114@gmail.com 

Henning 

Typical scam...a military hero who's not really American, and isn't really in Iraq, and who didn't find millions of dollars that he wants you to help him steal.  Common sense should tell you that no one is going to contact a random stranger for something like this.  It's just...comical.  Remember...if it sounds too good to be true...

~Blue Dragonfly  

You Have won the sum of $1,000,000.00 Legally

from:  info@fbi.gov info@fbi.gov
reply-to:  donotreply@fbovi.

Congratulations!

You have won $1,000,000.00 with the Mega Millions Lottery Click here for details on how to get your winnings.






Another classic phishing scam.  When the "Click here" link is clicked, malware or worse will be installed on your computer, compromising all of your personal information.  There are no winnings, only some moron trying to steal your information.  Never, ever click on random links in emails like this.  Chances are, you're going to end up with far more than you bargained for.  Remember...if it sounds too good to be true...

~Blue Dragonfly  

Contract Payments Division

from:  Mrs.Rosemary Nkwocha rosenkwocha4@gmail.com
reply-to:  rosenkwocha06@superposta.com

Dear Sir,
  
I am contacting you because I saw a file with your name and email address in the office of one of the account officer. I suppose you might have been victim of the notorious scam and if so let me know immediately. You have been dealing with impostors and miscreants who are bent on milking you to dryness. You must stop all communications with such nefarious elements and contact me directly for anything regarding NNPC payment.
  
We regret the inconveniences caused by the scam artists who dragged the Nigerian name to the mud. Just as the EFCC are arresting them one by one, we are trying to correct the anomaly by making payment to the rightful beneficiaries.
  
Contact me immediately so that I can send your file to the office of the Group Managing Director.
 
My regards,
 
Rosemary Nkwocha
 
Contract Payments Division
 
Nigerian Petroleum Corporation 
 
First of all, Nigeria...typical 419 scam.  Second, so very poorly written...grammar, please!  It's not rocket surgery!  Here we have a scammer, telling me that she's going to save me from the scammers.  Seriously?  Common sense dictates that this is a B.S. email.  Remember...if it sounds too good to be true...
 
~Blue Dragonfly  

 

Kindly Contact my lawyer

from:   Mrs. Yani Ajita Tan mrs.yani-atan@mail.mn
reply-to:   barrrichardrvan@aim.com

Greetings

My name is Mrs. Yani Ajita Tan. C.E.O of OceanYaniSeafood LTD. I am a dying woman who had decided to donate what I have to you. I am 62 years old and was diagnosed for cancer about 2 years ago, immediately after the death of my Husband, who left me everything he worked for. I have been touched to donate from what I have inherited from my late husband to you for the good work of Humanity, rather than allowing my relatives to use my Husband's hard earned funds recklessly.

I will be going in for an operation, and I pray that I survive. I have decided to Will/donate the sum of $10,500,000.00. (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) to you for the good work of Humanity, and to help the motherless, Less Privileged and also for the assistance of the widows. At the moment I cannot take any telephone calls, due to the fact that my relatives are around me and I have been restricted by my doctor from taking telephone calls because I deserve all the rest I can get. Presently, I have informed my lawyer about my decision in WILLING these funds to you. I wish you all the best and May you be blessed abundantly and please use the funds well and always extend the good work to others.

Kindly Contact my lawyer through his email address or you can call his private Lin: +855 1171 8053 (barristerrichardvanlee@mail.
mn). If you are interested in carrying out this task, so that he can arrange the release of the funds ($10,500,000.00) to you. My lawyer's name is Barrister Richard Van Lee. I know I have never met you but my mind tells me to do this, and I hope you act sincerely.

NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task is accomplished, as I don't want anything that will jeopardize my last wish, due to the fact that I do not want relatives or family members standing in the way of my last wish.

Thank you and remain Blessed.
 
Mrs. Yani Ajita Tan
 
Another classic scam here...dying woman wants to will millions to me so that I can do charity work with it...and of course, keep some.  And, imagine that, she's going to have an operation (and I'll wager she dies), and I can only contact her lawyer.  There is NO sick woman, no millions of dollars, and in typical scam fashion, I'll have to pay the lawyer thousands to get "my money," which doesn't exist.  A stranger isn't going to will you millions of dollars, no matter how sincere the email seems.  Look for the signs - mismatched email addresses, why you can't ever contact her directly, and poorly written pleas like this one.  Remember...if it sounds too good to be true...
 
~Blue Dragonfly  

Free puppies

from:  Scott Thomas sccotty0@gmail.com
reply-to:  sccotty0@gmail.com
(Even though the emails match, gmail says: "this email may not have been sent from this address."  That's a pretty good indicator that this is a fraud.) 

Hello,
My name is Scott Thomas, I came across your email address through a Google email surfing Affiliated (Surfing what?) and i just wanted to let you know i have some pure breed English Bulldog,Yorkshire Terrier they are so adorable but due to my job i am unable to take good care of these babies, So i want to find them caring & loving home`s who will take good care of them and willing to adopt one or all,if you interested in having one of them, please contact me immediately for more details and information.
Thanks
Scott 

The way this scam works is that the so-called puppy owner needs for you to pay for transportation of the puppies to your location.  You wire the money - usually via Western Union - to some third party to handle the transport, and guess what...no puppies ever arrive, and more funds are needed to get them out of quarantine or some other line of bull.  These types of scams are targeted towards the heart-strings of animal lovers, but rest assured, there are NO puppies, just a scammer trying to steal your money by luring you with the cuteness of puppies in need.  You're better off visiting your local animal shelter to adopt a homeless pet, if you really want to help an animal.  Remember...if it sounds too good to be true...

~Blue Dragonfly  

mystery shopping assignment

from:  Evaluation Team Chief10611@aol.com
reply-to:   evaluationteam20@yahoo.cn
(Neither email appears legit...big shocker there...)


Date: 11th May 2012
We have a mystery shopping assignment in your area and we would like you to participate
Secret Shopper(R) is accepting applications for qualified individuals to become mystery shoppers. It's fun and rewarding, and you choose when and where you want to shop. You are never obligated to accept an assignment  There is no charge to become a shopper and you do not need previous experience. After you sign up, you will have access to training materials via e-mail, fax or postal mail.
ABOUT USSecret Shopper(R) is the premier mystery shopping company, serving clients across America with over 500,000 shoppers available and ready to help businesses better serve their customers. Continual investment in the latest internet and communication technologies coupled with over 16 years of know-how means working with Secret Shopper(R) is a satisfying and rewarding experience. Secret shopping as seen on ABC NEWS, NBC NEWS, L.A.TIMES.Stores and organizations such as The Gap, Walmart, Pizza Hut, and Bank. One  amongst many others pay for Secret Shoppers to shop in their establishments and report their experiences. On top of being paid for shopping you are also allowed to keep purchases for free. Secret Shopper(R) NEVER charge fees to the shopper. Training, tips for improvement, and shopping opportunities are provided free to registered shoppers. Mystery shoppers are either paid a pre-arranged fee for a particular shop, a reimbursement for a pu rchase or a combination of both.Y
Kindly Fill Out the application form below and we will get back to you
shortly with the assignment to this email evaluationteam20@yahoo.cn
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
First Name:
Last Name:
Street Address No (P.O.BOX): 
City, State, Zip Code: 
Cell Phone Number:
AVAILABILITY:
Days/Hours Available
Monday 
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Hours Available: from _______ to ______
Thank you for your help.
We look forward to working with you.
Frank James
Secret Shopper(R)
  
The way secret shopper scams work is the company will send you a check, tell you to deposit it, and send an amount via Western Union to some third party.  The reality is that the check is fake, and your bank will hold you responsible for the monies when it's discovered.  Do NOT deposit any so-called secret shopper checks.  Legit secret shopping gigs do exist, but generally you will be reimbursed AFTER the shop, not provided with a whopping check prior to the job.  Remember...if it sounds too good to be true...

~Blue Dragonfly   

Your Inheritance Payment Approved.

from:  Brian Walker walkrzesqflz@esqrdpbrianflz.com
reply-to:  walkerbesq@fromru.com
(Sure...that from address really looks legit...) 

Brian Walker (Esq)
London E4 7DA,United Kingdom .
Email: walkerbesq@fromru.com
Tel: +44-702-405-0389

Dear Beneficiary,

This is a personal email directed to you and I request that it be treated as such. I am Brian Walker, a personal attorney/sole executor to the late Engineer Robert here in after referred to as" my client" I represent the interest of my client killed with his immediate family in a fatal motor accident in East London on November 5, 2002. and I will like to negotiate the terms of investment of resources available to him.  (You will like to, huh?)

My late client worked as consulting engineer & sub-controller with Genesis Oil and Gas Consultants Ltd here in the United Kingdom and had left behind a deposit of Six Million Eight Hundred Thousand British Pounds Sterling only (6.8million Great British Pounds) GBP with a finance company. The funds originated from contract transactions he executed in his registered area of business. Just after his death, I was contacted by the finance house to provide his next of kin, reasons been that his deposit agreement contains a residuary clause giving his personal attorney express authority to nominate the beneficiary to his funds. Unknown to the bank, Robert had left no possible trace of any of his close relative with me, making all efforts in my part to locate his family relative to be unfruitful since his death. In addition, from Roberts own story, he was only adopted and his foster parents whom he lost in 1976, according to him had no possible trace of his relatives  (So, you're British, and you can't write using proper English?  I'm convinced...NOT.)

The funds had remained unclaimed since his death, but I had made efforts with intent to locate any of his extended relatives whom shall be claimants/beneficiaries of his abandoned personal estate, and all such efforts have been to no avail. More so, I have received official letters in the last few weeks suggesting a likely proceeding for confiscation of his abandoned personal assets in line with existing laws by the bank However, it will interest you to know that I discovered that some directors of this finance company are making plans already to have this fund to themselves only to use the excuse that since I am unable to find a next of kin to my late client then the funds should be confiscated, meanwhile their intentions is to have the funds retrieved for themselves.

I reasoned very professionally and resolved to use a legal means to retrieve the abandoned funds, and that is to present the next of kin of my deceased client to the bank. This is legally possible and would be done in accordance with the laws. On this note, I decided to search for a credible person and finding that you bear a similar last name, I was urged to contact you, that I may, with your consent, present you to the "trustee" bank as my late client's surviving family member so as to enable you put up a claim to the bank in that capacity as a next of kin of my client. I find this to be possible for the fuller reasons that you are of the same nationality and you bear a similar last name with my late client making it a lot easier for you to put up a claim in that capacity. I have all vital documents that would confer you the legal right to lay claim to the funds, and it would back up your claim. I am willing to make these documents available to you so  I do sincerely sympathize the death of my client.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this proposal is hitch-free and that you should not entertain any fears as the required arrangements have been made for the completion of this transfer. As I said, I require only a solemn confidentiality on this. Please get in touch via my email: walkerbesq@fromru.com  for more detail, my Contact number is +44-702-405-0389 (Calling me should not be any problem all you need to do is to dial your country code before dialling my number Tel: +44-702-405-0389, If this proposal is acceptable by you and do not take undue advantage of the trust I bestowed on you.  (Sure...because you sound so honest, and so very British?)

For better confidentiality and if okay then you can send to me your Details to enable us proceed for the claim, Your details required as follows:

Name:
Address:
Age:
Occupation:
Phone:
Email:

Once more, all this vital information will enable us proceed without any further doubt and do not take undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed in you,

Kind Regards.
Brian Walker (Esq)
Soliciting Your Concern(Next Of Kin) 

Another classic example of the "my client died and I want you to have his money so I can have some of it too" scam.  I've said it before, and I'll say it again...if it sounds too good to be true...

~Blue Dragonfly  

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

I need yourassistance

from:  Charles Philip tdewyer44@aol.com
reply-to:  kemyy3@gmail.com
(Non-matching emails again, a dead give-away.) 

There are serious political unrest here in my country right now and they have killed my parents.  (There are political unrest, or there is political unrest?)  Please am seeking for your urgent help to transfer USD 4.8M into your bank account for investment purpose10% is for your help contact me at +22504382499 for more info  

So...parents are dead, and you need my urgent help...to make an investment?  Really?  Typical scammer, playing on my sympathies.  It hasn't worked the last hundred times, and it's not going to work now.  Remember, kids, if it sounds too good to be true...

~Blue Dragonfly   

Contact Me About Your Fund In CBN

from:  Dr Mrs Veronica Amadi reverendclinton@meta.ua
reply-to:  veronicaamadi029@e-mail.ua
(More unofficial, non-matching emails.  This is getting old.)

Attn:

I know that you might be surprise on this mail, but I am telling you the truth. I know that it is against my official duty to release confidential issue like this to an outsider.There is nothing I can do to help you beside this; I am taking this bold step because of my belief as a Christian.  (Oh, boy...so I'm supposed to just believe every word, because you profess to have faith?)

What I want to tell you is about your fund with the Federal Government of Nigeria (Aha!  I knew Nigeria would be in here somewhere.), there are a lot forces working against you right from the last CBN Governor Prof Charlse Soludo and the current Governor Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi with other Top officials of all the Commercial Banks here in Nigeria, they have been frustrating people by demanding upfront payment from them constantly, If I tell you that they are using all these money you sent to them to work against you, you might not believe it. But it is reality.  (Oh, I believe it.  *Giggle*)

There is a way I can assist you get your fund without you paying any charges to get your fund, it is risky but one has to take it, I have assisted one woman from Mexico with it, it worked out though her fund was US$2.5m-. What you have to do is to open another bank account any where, if you can open it in another place, it will be nice, but what you have to bear in mind is that you have to re-transfer the fund to another account immediately you confirmed it in your account, I know why I want it this way.  (I bet you do...)

If you want me to go ahead, let me know as soon as you get this mail, if I make the transfer into your account this week, it might be next three months that they will find out and by then, you have re-transferred the fund into another account.

Get back to me as soon as you get this mail so that I will be in  better position to know what to do.

Dr. Mrs. Veronica Amadi [JP]
KTT UNIT CBN  

Classic 419 again.  I'm supposed to trust a complete stranger, to help me get millions of dollars that aren't mine, by sending it from Nigeria to me, right?  All because she says she's trying to protect me because she's a Christian, and because she helped some chick in Mexico do the same thing.  Simply amazing that these scammers continue to try with the same old lines every time.  Remember...if it sounds too good to be true...

~Blue Dragonfly 

The Truth of the Matter !

from:  Senator David Mark senatoravidmark@nasc.gov.ng
reply-to:  senatepresidentmark@presidency.com
(No official email addresses here...our first clue this is another scam...)
 
THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
ANTI-FRAUD & DEBT UNIT
ZONE 1 WUSE ABUJA-NIGERIA
("MOTT O: UNITY AND FAITH, PEACE AND PROGRESS")
 
(Ooooh, this IS a fancy one, isn't it?  Is it supposed to fool me into thinking it's legit?  I think not...)
 
Senate President and Chairman
Senate Committee on Debt Reconciliation & Evaluation
Federal Republic of Nigeria  (Seriously?  Like I don't know that a high percentage of scams come out of Nigeria?)
 
Attention Please,
   
 
The Truth of the Matter
 
 
I am honourable Mr. David Mark, the Chairman Senate Committee On Debt Reconciliation and Evaluation Federal Republic of Nigeria, After the meeting I held with other members of the Executive Arm of the Government, we decided in one accord to reshuffle every section of government departments with immediate effect. 
 
We have also investigated and found out that a great deal of injustice has been shown to foreign contractors and Inheritors like yourself who have spent your time and money to conclude the transfer processes with different commercial banks in this great country including Central Bank of Nigeria.However, we the Executive Arm of the Government in conjunction with the presidency have decided also to clear all debt owed to genuine contractors and Inheritors like you to avoid the good name of our great nation being tarnished or dragged to the mud by other countries of the outside world and at the same time protect our nascent democracy.   
 
In fact, after our careful verification, we discovered that your contract/Inheritance file is among other fifteen (15) files confirmed to be genuinely ok , all these Inheritance files are on my table and has been Approved for immediate payment of US$15,000,000.00 from the Skye Bank Plc Lagos Nigeria as a part payment of your inheritance / Contractual sum..
 
Please confirm the receipt of this e-mail by responding to this office immediately so that your contract/Inheritance file will be forwarded to the Skye Bank Plc for immediate payment of your Inheritance entitlement without further delay.You should be informed that this money for this payment by the Skye Bank Plc Lagos Nigeria is mapped out from this year's Federal government Budget and the recovered funds Looted out of the Nigerian Treasury by the former Military Head of State General Sani Abacha's family and Other Retired Army Generals.
 
Most importantly, your payment can be Via Telegraphic Wire Transfer To your Bank Account. You should contact me immediately you receive this e-mail and also you should reconfirm your phone and fax numbers in your response to this letter.However, we regret the inconvenience this has caused you in the past. Therefore, you should contact the Skye Bank immediately for the immediate release of Your payment to you because this payment exercise will last for only seven working days from today.
 
Note: That the amount approved for payment to as payment is US$15,000,000.00 only. So put a stop in contacting anybody anywhere in the world for the release of this fund even Mr. Lamido Sanusi of Central Bank of Nigeria so that you will not have cost to regret dealing with wrong hands. You should not communicate to any one again for any reason whatsoever because none of them has your fund in her/he possession.
 
Contact the following person in Skye Bank Plc immediately and send to him your particulars including your phone and fax numbers. Note That We will soon finalize this years first quarter payment exercise to conclude the last fiscal year. No unpaid debt will be carry over to next year and Nigeria has paid so many debts this year. We are likely to have a Budget deficit by next year.
 
Name: Dr. Johnson Lanre.
Director: Telex Department
Head Office Skye Bank Plc.
3, Akin Adesola Street,
Victoria Island, Lagos
Email: skyebankplctelexunit@yahoo.ca
 
Keep me updated as soon as you contact him. Thank you and GOD bless.. Keep off from imposters before they will destroy you
 
Regards,
 
Senator David Mark.
Senate President and the
Chairman Senate Committee on
Debt Reconciliation & Evaluation FGN
Email: senatepresidentngdmark@presidency.com
 
Just another day in spam-paradise.  These guys must really think people are stupid.  Idiotic capitalization and grammar throughout...really?  Just a quick read on this one, and it's obvious that the scammer is trying to sound really official and honest.  Common sense alone is enough to tell you that this is an attempt at a scam.  Remember...if it sounds too good to be true...
 
~Blue Dragonfly 

For Your Urgent Attention.

from:  Mr. Dennis Babatunde service@gw.com.cn
reply-to:  mr.dennis09@yahoo.cn
(Here we go again...mismatched emails...) 

MR. DENNIS BABATUNDE  (Msc, MBA, FCA)
Senior Controller, Customers Service.  (Customers service?  Grammar, people...grammar!)
FIDELITY BANK PLC, RC 103022.
1, Fidelity Bank Close, off kofo Abayomi Street Victoria Island .
Lagos Nigeria ,  (Nigeria!  Who would have thought it!)
E-mail: mr.dennis09@yahoo.cn
Cell:  +234-802-263-3835

Dear Friend,

On the 5th of January 2009 a gang of Niger Delta militants attacked and bombed oil refineries/ fields located on the Creeks of that region killing four (4) expatriate staff and 10 local staff of the company including Engr. Admas McCollins, a customer with Fidelity Bank plc. Conseqently I was mandated by the Management of my bank as his account service controller to help locate any of his close family or relations to Claim the money he deposited with the bank.

Engineer McCollins has in his account with Fidelity Bank plc before his sudden death the sum of $30.6 million USA dollars among other personal effects, including a life assurance policy worth $1.2 million insured with American International Insurance Company's African regional office in Nigeria (AIICO), all efforts to locate any of his immediate family proved abortive since he did not reside in Nigeria with any of his immediate family being a contractual staff with shell petroleum development company (SPDC).  (Nice capitalization of the company name here...)

Having been unsuccessful in locating any of his immediate families /relatives this past periods mostly as his 4 ( four) years contact is due to expire very soon , I decided to contact you to assist in Repatriating the money and properties left behind by my late customer before they get confiscated or declared Unserviceable by the bank and the insurance company.

I seek your consent and adequate co-operation to present you as a next of kin to the deceased, over the Proceeds of this account valued at ($30.6 million US Dollars) to be paid to you and then you and I can share the money in the ratio of 47% to you and 43% to me, while 5% goes to any unforseen expenses we may incure during the proscess of this business transaction while the other 5% will be kept aside for any charity organization after the finality of this business.  (Nope...I've never heard this line of bull before...)

An attorney will be contracted to assist us revalidate and notarize all the necessary legal documents that will be used to back up our claims. All I need is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.  (I should be honest because you're such a stand-up guy?)

I guarantee you that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and me from any breach of the law. I will appreciate some measure of confidentiality until we finish the transaction, because of my position in the bank. More so, i will advice if you have no intension of assisting me with full honesty please, do not give attention to this letter as this is an official letter entrust by the board members of my bank.

Yours Sincerely,

Mr. Dennis Babatunde 

Not much explanation needed here.  Another classic 419 Nigerian scam.  Remember...if it sounds too good to be true...

~Blue Dragonfly  

Western Union Notification

from:  United Nations Organization (UN) unodevelopmentclaims@rocketmail.com
reply-to:  unitednationsclaimsoffice@rocketmail.com
(As always, different email addresses, neither of which is an official UN URL.) 

Attention Customer,

We wish to inform you that the United Nations Organization (UN) has taking
over (has taking over?) the Inheritance/Winning payment issue in which you presently have
with your
transaction agents. Your funds was withdrawn by UN on your behalf based on
the fact that you where subjected (where subjected, or were subjected?) to too many process that will make you
spend
more money before receiving your funds.Your Inheritance/Winning payment
was paid out to the United Nations Organization, and they have succeeded
in
depositing your funds with us. They have ordered Western Union Money
Transfer to take full responsibility in the transfer process of your
funds, and we have
received your application for the first installment of $5,000Usd from the
total amount of $500,000.00Usd, Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars.
Below is your first instalmental payment (Oooh.  An instalmental payment?  I wonder how that's different from an installment payment?) that was sent today for you to
pick up:

1. Senders Fisrt Name: JOSEPH
2. Senders Last Name: UDE
3. Senders Address: Edo-State, Nigeria.  (AHA!  Nigeria, eh?  What a SHOCK!)
4. Amount Sent: $5,000Usd.
5. Money Transfer Control Number: 9261341221.
6. Test Question: Who Is Able. Answer: God.

And to prove this right to you, your first installment payment of
$5,000.00 (Five Thousand United State Dollars) has been sent. We would
require that you click
on the link
(https://wumt.westernunion.
com/asp/orderStatus.asp?country=global) and
follow required, enter the MTCN control number as well as the sender first
name and sender last name.Note: You cannot pick up the funds yet because
our commission / transfer charges has not been paid to us, for this simple
reason your name has not yet been activated as the receiver of the funds.
All that is required of you now before receiving your first installment
payment is to proceed to the nearest Western Union Money Transfer outlet
and then request to send $150Usd to us through the western union money
transfer Foreign Operations Manager  PAUL WILSON with the below
information's:  (So, I have to send you money to get my money.  Um, why?  Just keep the fee out of what you owe me.  Wouldn't that make more sense?  But then again, I'm sure there's some reason - a profound one of course - why that can't be done.  And when I pay the $150?  Some other fees will arise, and more and more and more...same old 419 Nigerian scam, different bad English.  And why is the word information possessive?)

1. Receivers Name: PAUL WILSON
2. Receivers Address: Edo-State, Nigeria.
3. Amount: $150Usd.
4. Question: Confirm.
5. Answer: Transfer.

Your first installment will be released after (2) hours and shall be made
payable to you after we received the transfer charges for the $5,000.00
Five Thousand
United State Dollars we have just sent to you. And for each $5,000.00Usd
transferred to you, you will only have to pay the $150Usd before
collection. Please
not that we can not deduct the transfer charges from your funds because we
where not authorized by UN to do so.  (And there's the lame reason why the fee can't simply be deducted.) Your complete $500,000.00Usd was
deposited to us by the Attorney to the United Nations Organization, and
the funds must reach you in its fullest.
Please proceed with the above payment instructions fill in the underlisted
details for confirmation:

1. Sender Names As Used In Transferring The Fund: ?
2. Sender Address: ?
3. Amount Sent: ?
4. Money Transfer Control Number: ?

We awaits your activation fee today, so you can start receiving your
instalment payment as from today. You can also send us a scan copy of the
payment slip.

Yours truly,

Phone number: +234-705-562-8889
Contact Person: Mr. John David.
From Western union payment Service.  (Funny, I would have thought that Western Union would capitalize their own company name...)
 

WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!

from:  British Premier Oil Promotions barrycarl67@hotmail.com
reply-to:  premieroilclaims@live.com
(Different addresses, neither of which look official...I'm thinking this might...just possibly...be a scam...) 

Dear Email Account User;

                        BRITISH PREMIER OIL PROMOTIONS 2012

This email is to notify you that your email address was randomly selected and entered into our free third category draws in the ongoing British Premier Oil Promotions. You have subsequently emerged a winner and therefore entitled to a substantial amount of Ј1,000,000.00 GBP (0ne Million Great British Pounds).
Kindly confirm receipt of this email by forwarding your details to the claims department.

Barr. Fred P. Ferguson
Telephone +44-701-005-1159
Email: premieroilclaims@live.com

CLAIMS VERIFICATION FORM (Fill Appropriately For Claims)

1.Full Names:........................
.............................
2.Date of Birth:..................................................
3.Sex:..................................................................  (What does it matter what my gender is?)
4.Contact Address:............................................
5.Country:...........................................................
6.Mobile Number:..............................................
7.Occupation:.....................................................
8.How Do You Feel As A Winner:.....................

Congratulations on behalf of the entire management and staff of the British Premier Oil (UK) Plc.

Regards,
Mrs. Lisa Donaldson
Online Co-coordinator

The British Premier Oil Promotions. Copy Right 2012 All Rights Reserved:

Really, just another prime example...poorly written, fake names, asking for personal info that they should already have if I've won this amazing "prize."  I'm sure if I was to respond, there would be fees to be paid in order to claim my "winnings."  By the way...copyright is one word.  Learn English if you're going to try to scam in English!  Remember...if it sounds too good to be true...

~Blue Dragonfly   

UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION PAYMENTS

from:  COMPENSATION OFFICE angel@cpibj.com.cn
reply-to:  williamscarl616@yahoo.com
(Yep...both of these emails look like official UN addresses...oh, wait...maybe not...) 

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY  (Ok...first of all, why are you yelling at me?  Don't you know it's rude to use all caps in an email?)

YOUR SCAM VICTIM COMPENSATION PAYMENT (Wait...I'm confused.  You're trying to make me a scam victim by dangling a carrot of scam victim compensation in front of me?  Dumbass.) OF U.S $550,000.00 IS READY FOR ONWARD TRANSFER TO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT. KINDLY PROVIDE US WITH THE FOLLOWING PIECES OF INFORMATION TO ENABLE US PROCESS YOUR PAYMENT:

1. FULL NAMES  (Exactly how many names would you like me to make up?)
2. MAILING ADDRESS
3. TELEPHONE NUMBER

YOURS SINCERELY,
MR. WILLIAMS CARL (ZONAL CO-ORDINATOR, UN, UNITED STATES.)  (Again with the bad fake names.  Ugh.  I'm going to have to start responding to some of these morons by email.) 

Classic 419 Nigerian scam.  Millions of dollars...that'll cost me thousands and I'll never get.  These things are FAKE.  Never pay anyone for what is rightfully yours, no matter what they say or threaten.  In fact, just delete them and don't even waste your time.  Remember, if it sounds too good to be true...

~Blue Dragonfly  

HELLO!!

from: T. m.office@yahoo.cn
reply-to:  cptptfranciskbl@e-mail.ua
(Wow...what a shock.  These two addresses don't match.) 

I am sorry to encroach into your privacy in this manner,I found you listed in the Trade Center Chambers of Commerce directory (The what?  And why the hell would I be listed in that?) there in Iraq,I find it pleasurable to offer you my partnership in business.
 
I want to solicit your attention to receive money on my behalf, I only pray at this time that your address is still valid. I am Capt. Charles Francis, an officer in the US Army, and also a West Point Graduate presently serving in the Military with the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Peace keeping force in Baghdad.  (Way to prey on my patriotism, there, scammer.  Sorry, but I'm smarter than that.)
 
I am the move to Afghanistan from Iraq as the last batch just left, and i really need your help in assisting me with the safe keeping of two military trunk boxes which i have shipped to arrive the USA from the Iraq.  (To arrive the USA from the Iraq?  Really?  Like an American soldier would be so poorly educated as to write like that?) I hope you can be trusted? will explain further when i get a response from you.
 
Waiting for your early reply.
Best regards,
Cpt. Charles T. Francis.
 
Typical scam...there are no trunks, and this is most certainly not from an American soldier.  Remember, if it sounds too good to be true...

~Blue Dragonfly  

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

from: Mamman G. Idris patrick@stonecontact.com
reply-to: mammydris@yahoo.com.hk
(Different email addresses...the standard warning for a scam)

Hello,

My name is Mamman Gatumbwa Idris, Director of Finance and Accounts(F & A),Federal Ministry of Finance,Nigeria.  (Oooh, Nigeria.  Gee, scams never come from Nigeria, do they?)

I have an urgent business transaction to discuss with you.

I along with the Chief Accountant of our ministry have decided to resign from civil service and start business in your country.
We request in the name of God to help us receive the sum of Eight Million,Five Hundred Thousand Dollars($8,500,000.00) which we are ready to shift out from here to enable us start a business and new life.

We have got every instrument to get this transaction completed within 48 hours.We plan to come to your country upon the completion of the transaction to establish a joint venture in your country which we hope to achieve through your guide and assistance.

Your share will be 30%; we will own 60% and the rest 10% will be set aside for ancillary expenses that will be incurred in the course of the completion of the transaction.

Please get back to me If you agree with our proposal so that we can inform you more on the way forward.

Please keep this strictly confidential. All correspondence shall be by phone and emails only for now.All correspondence should be through my private email: mamyidrisg@live.com  (And yet a third email address...)

Best regards,

Mr. Mamman G. Idris.

PS:Please reply through my private email: "mamyidrisg@live.com"  

As always, there is no joint venture...there are no millions.  Only some idiot with a computer who can't speak English posing as a businessman.  Typical 419 scam...they'll want you to pay to receive the funds...and the funds are non-existent.  Remember, if it sounds too good to be true...  

~Blue Dragonfly

Good day,

from: Michael White makara@mobitel.com.kh
reply-to: brmichael.white1@aol.co.uk
(Different addresses...I'm beginning to see a trend here, are you?) 

Good day,

It certainly has not been easy getting your contact. One of my clients have
bequest to you the sum of 9,800,000 Pounds. I was privileged to get your
contact through an information network. For further information on how to
claim your inheritance funds, contact me on my private email address as
below.

My Private Email: brmichael.white1@aol.co.uk
(+44)7035962094 

Typical random inheritance scam.  Nothing more than some moron trying to get me to pay for an inheritance that doesn't really exist.  Remember...never pay for something that's yours.  Ever.  If it sounds too good to be true...

~Blue Dragonfly 

Ref: UN-Habitat023/6

from: United Nations Human info@unitednation.com
reply-to:  highspeedservice-ng@dgoh.org
(Sure...these emails make perfect sense, considering neither one is an official UN address...)

Good Day

After much attempts (much attempts, huh?  not many attempts?) to reach you on phone, I deemed it necessary and
urgent to contact you via your e-mail and to notify you finally about your
outstanding compensation payment.

During our last annual calculation of your banking activities we have
realized that you are eligible to receive a compensation payment of
$2,811,041.00 USD.  (...for absolutely no reason at all, right?  you're just that nice?)

Contact E-mail: highspeedservice-ng@dgoh.org

Ref: UN-Habitat023/6

This compensation is being made to all of you who have suffered loss as a
result of fraud, accident or illness.

For more info, contact the assigned UPS agent for the delivery of your
cashier check.

High-Speed Delivery Service (HSDS)
Contact Name: Mr. Abu Sendra
Tel:: +60122472245
E-mail: highspeedservice-ng@dgoh.org

Please take note that you will pay a shipping/handling fee.  (Aha....there's the rub.  I have to pay to get what's mine.  Um...typical Nigerian scam, much?)

Thanks for your patience.

Barbara L Jones
Programme Manager
United Nations Human Settlements Programme  

Compensation Agency

from:  Amog, Frederick  amog@bcm.edu
reply-to:  "info@mail.com" <info@mail.com>
(different addresses again...and we all know that's a...RED FLAG!)
 
The Department of Justice United Kingdom is compensating you with the sum of £550,000.00 GBP. (Again...I must be the luckiest person on the planet, I get so many of these things!)  Contact your Assigned dispatch Agent via this email: kheraj.bruce@yahoo.com.hk (So, the UK wants to compensate me for some unknown reason, and I'm supposed to contact someone in Hong Kong?  Makes sense...NOT...) and send him the following details below for claim NAME ADDRESS COUNTRY PHONE #  
 
Same old classic scam...they tell me I've won tons of money, but it's going to cost me to claim it.  Seriously, these things are just too transparent.  Please use some common sense when considering replying to these scammers.  Remember, if it sounds too good to be true...
 
~Blue Dragonfly 

FInal Notice of Your Package

from: Cargo Unit Section sectioncargounit@ymail.com
reply-to:  cargosectionunit@rocketmail.com
(Different emails...red flag!)


Cargo Unit

Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA)

Orlando International Airport
One Jeff Fuqua Blvd
Orlando, Florida 3227-4399
 
ATTENTION: Final Notice of Your Package
 
In view of your inability to receive your package reg #: SA335493RDK originally scheduled to be delivered to you by the agency foreign payment service Florida USA. This package in a metal box arrived at Orlando International Airport here in USA via British airways flight no. BA460 as where told that is coming to you from UN Home office in UK.  I think that is an inheritance treasure valued Two Million Five hundred thousand United Stated dollars that was to deliver on your name.  (Ooooh, lucky me!  Some random person sent me millions of dollars...that's got to be legit, right?)
Note that none of the staff here have right to confirmed the contact this package till it has being delivery (till it has being delivery?  wow.  just...wow.) to your door step based on the instructions from UK. The agency Foreign payment service New York staff came and applied for the release of this package for delivery to your address but has since not shown up.
I am writing to inform you that the days of grace have expired and we shall begin to charge the storage fee of $10usd daily. (And let me guess...it's been there for a while, and it's going to cost me a pretty penny to get "my" money...) Please contact Mr. John Butler being delivery officer to release your package and deliver it to you. His private id is: cargounitdpt@gmail.com (And yet a third email that doesn't look the least bit legitimate...)
Note that this notice serves as our last recovery notice to you as our department will be compelled to list your package as an unclaimed and maybe forfeited.
Best regards,
Cargo Unit Section.
Mr. James Laria
  
As always, chances are, nobody has left you millions of dollars that you didn't know about.  These people prey on those of us who really could use the cash...by taking what little we do have.  Remember...never, ever pay someone to get what is supposedly yours.  No legitimate business is run that way.  As I always say, if it sounds too good to be true...

~Blue Dragonfly  

Just an update, got this same one again today.  Such an obvious scam.  ~BlueDragonfly 

If this post helped you or prevented a scammer from gaining another victim, let me know!  I'd love to hear your comments.

1 unread message from Saeed.

from: Syed Aban Ahmed kiratobias@msn.com
reply-to:  abansaeed@hotmail.com
(Differing emails again...red flag...)  

I sent you this email about two weeks ago and i got no response. I am a dying man with chronic esophageal cancer, my doctors tell me that i will not survive it. I have a substantial sum I would like you to help me distribute to the needy, orphans in society. Please revert with honesty.  (Revert with honesty?  How's about you be honest, first...)

Saeed Aban Ahmed  { saeedhelp@ymail.com }  (And yet a third email address for our friend, Saeed.  Something tells me he might just be fibbing a bit...and he spells his name differently in his "from" and his signature...hmmm...)

Classic scam...he's terminally ill, and wants to will millions to you...He'll die off...in fact, he'll be dead when you email him, and his "lawyer" will inform you that there are fees required to get your inheritance to you...and of course, they'll need all your personal information, including your underwear size.  There is NO inheritance...no money for orphans...just a scammer trying to separate you from your hard-earned cash.  Remember...if it sounds too good to be true...

~Blue Dragonfly 

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ARE YOU ALIVE? REF - YOUR OUTSTANDING FUND PAYMENT

from: Rev. John Ama revjohnama1@gmail.com
reply-to:  revjohnama@superposta.com
(Differing addresses again...always the first thing to check...)

Dear Beneficiary,
REF - YOUR OUTSTANDING FUND PAYMENT
This is to inform you of your long overdue Payment outstanding in our Banking records. This department founds your name (Founds my name, huh?  Didn't find it, you founds it?) in the Central Computer / Federal Ministry of Finance among list of unpaid inheritance / Contractors claims individuals and have to update your information's by contacting you through this email for your immediate response. You are advice to report immediately to this office. The value capital fund amount is $8,500,000.00 Usd (Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars ) is to your favor listed name for immediate payment.  (Let's see...large sum of money, and you need all my personal information to send me what's supposedly mine, but you're going to ask me for some money first...right?  Nigerian scam much?)
However we received an email from one DR. CHRIS ALABI., who told us that he is your next of kin and that you died in a car accident last months back. He has also submitted his account information to this department for transfer of the fund payment credit to him as your inheritor of the fund stated here in.
We are now verifying by contacting your email address as we have in our Bank records before we can make the transfer into his account and for us to conclude
Confirmation if you are dead or still alive.
Please, if still alive, do urgently sending email confirmation by filling in form details below thus as signification you are alive and willingly to receive your funds payment.
FORM FILLING SIGNIFICATION CONFIRMING YOU ARE ALIVE;
PERSONAL DETAILS
1. Your Name in Full:
2. Your Address (Current Address):
3. Your Telephone Number (Cell / Home Phone):
4. Your Occupation & Position Held:
5. Copy of your ID:  (ID makes it lots easier for you to steal my identity, doesn't it?  Sure...I'll get right on sending that to you, since your email is so professionally and convincingly written...)
We sincerely apologize for all your past inconveniences delayed in paying your Fund to your account.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US FOR SECURITY REASONS
Regards,
Rev. John Ama  (So, you're a reverend, and you work for a bank that has no name, and you want all my personal info?  Um...gee, let me think...since you're a reverend, you'd never try to scam me and steal my identity, would you?  Surely not...)
  
Typical Nigerian scam.  We have funds for you...verify your identity (including photo ID I might add) even though we don't have a name of our bank, and we'll then need some sort of payment to "release" my funds to me...Really?  Remember, folks, if it sounds too good to be true...

~Blue Dragonfly  

If this post helped you or prevented a scammer from gaining another victim, let me know!  I'd love to hear your comments.