BEWARE: E-mail Scam

[reibac]

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I received two emails from different heads of two banks in South Afrika

It came from Dr. Sanou Bello and Cheangy Usman


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From The Desk Of Cheangy Usmani (Esq)
The Head Of File Department,
African Development Bank A.D.B
Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso West Africa.
Phone: 00226-7885 7597.
PLANE CRASH WEB SITE...http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm.

("REMITTANCE OF $15 MILLION U.S.A DOLLARS
CONFIDENTIAL IS THE CASE")


Compliments Of The Season 2006,

Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise and may offend your personality for contacting you without your prior consent and writing through this channel.I got your contact from the proffesional data base found in the internet Yahoo tourist search.When i was searching for a foreign reliable partner.I assured of your capability and reliability to champion this businees opportunity.

After series of prayers/fasting to Allah.i was divinely directed to contact you among other names found in the data base Yahoo tourist search.I believe that Allah has a way of helping who is in need.

I am (Cheangy Usmani Esq),the Head of file Department in African developent bank (ADB).

In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of $ 15 million U.S.A dollars ( fifteen million U.S.A dollars) . In an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer who died along with his entire family in (Monday 31st July 2000) in a plane crash. Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next of kin to come over and claim his money because we cannot release it unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or relati on to the deceased as indica ted in our banking guidelines, but unfortunately we learnt that all his supposed next of kin or relation died alongside with him at the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim. It is therefore upon this discovery that I and one official in my department now decided to make this businness proposal to you and release the money to you as the next of kin or relation to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and we don’t want this money to go into the bank treasury as unclaimed bill.

The Banking law and guideline here stipulates that if such money remained unclamed after five years, the money will be transfered into the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund. The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner, and a Burkinabe cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner. We agree that 30 % of this money will be for you as foreign partner, in respect to the provision of a foreign account, 10 % will be set aside for expenses incured during the business and 60 % would be for me and my woman colleague. There after i will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentages indicated.

Therefore to enable the immediate trnansfer of this fund to you as arranged, you must apply first to the bank as relations or next of kin of the deceased indicating your bank name, your bank account number, your private telephone and fax number for easy and effective communication and location where the money will be remitted.Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you by fax or email the text of the application I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is hitch free and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made for thetransfer.

You should contact me on my number 00226-7885 75 97 immediately as soon as you receive this letter. Trusting to hear from you immediately.

Your’s faithfully,

Cheangy Usmani (Esq).
FROM (ADB) OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO.
ASSALAM-O-ALAIKUM WARAHMATU LLAH WABARAKATUH.WASALAM ALAKUM WA RAHMAT ALLAH WA BARAKATUH.INSHA-ALLAH.


POST SCRITUM:You have to keep everything secret as to enable the transfer to move very smoothly in to the account you will prove to the bank.As you finished reading this letter call me immediately so that we discuss very well over this business."

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And the email of Dr.Sanou Bello was the same, but a bit smaller - 10.5M USD. (pretty small)



This is one of the forum against Bello:

http://www.s10forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=186586

[omad]

I feel your sentiment re these bogus/scam e-mails. I've been receiving this type e-mails for years now and I've saved some in my Inbox so I can forward it to friends and families so they won't fall prey to this kinds of people. I've heard and read it on the news that people still fall for this type of scams and while most have similar contents ie dead father with a huge bank acct, dead relative with millions in bank etc etc but they've evolved into similar yet uncanny sort e-mails such as the one you posted. with your permission, as the topic starter, I would like to have Istorya members post e-mails from bogus individuals containing messages like the one you posted so other members can read them and not fall into those traps.

here's one of my saved scam e-mail:
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From: solomon kudoh <solomonkudoh2003@yahoo.co.in>
To: XXXX @ XXX.net
Subject: CONSIDERATION OFFER.
Date: Thursday, December 15, 2005 12:25:38 PM

My Dear,

I know this proposal letter might be a pleasant suprised to you as we don't know ourselves before. I am Mr. Solomon Kudoh, a Liberian born 30 years ago, now seeking asylum in Dakar Senegal under (UNHCR) I contacted you as a cause of my serious search for a reliable and trust worthy person that can handle such a confidential transaction of this nature.

My father (Late) Dr.Edward Kudoh the former Deputy Minister of Finance under the executive civilian president of Liberia, but was assasinated by the rebels during the civil war and properties destroyed, but I narrowly escaped with some very important documents of (US$7.5M) Seven Point Five Million U.S Dollars deposited by my late father in a high financial company here in Dakar-Senegal under my name as next of kin.

However, I seeked with the problem of securing a trust worthy foreign personality like you to help me transfer this money pending when I will come over to your country for us to meet for investment of the money. Furthermore, I only want this to be done this way because your country is politically stable for any profitable investment, and I also want to add here that if accepted by you, you will serve as the original beneciary of the money.

I feel confidence therefore, to introduce this offer to you. For your participation and all your assistance regarding this transfer, I have decided to give you 15% of the total money. Therefore, you are requested to furnish me back immediately you receive this request to transfer this money from Dakar Senegal to your country residence account or any account of your interest.

On commencement of this transaction I want to let you understand that the future of myself depends solely on this money. So please keep this business to yourself only to avoid raise eye brow of any third party.

I am eagerly expecting your urgent response.

Yours Sincerely,


Solomon Kudoh.
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Mods, I don't know if this thread belongs here but I found this topic very relevant and important specially to members of this forum and their relatives who might, in the future, receive such and hopefully be aware of what they're getting into if and when they engage this unscrupulous individulas. it's a lose lose scenario however you look at it. "If it looks too good to be true, it's probably a SCAM"

[jumps_zilla]

the fact that there are minor grammatical errors, that they are asking you to keep this a secret and that common sense dictates that you just don't give away that kind of money to a complete stranger are what should let you know immediately that this is a scam. the nerve of these scammers. tsk tsk.

[iloveyou4ever]

I also get the same emails. Bear in mind that is not no good to give banking and personal details to the person stranger to you. I mean why in the world you will give money to the person you havent met in person? Unless he/she is your epal or fiancee. Di gani ka pautang sa imong friend, sa strangers pa kaha. Hehe

[iloveyou4ever]

Here's the complete lists of Nigerian email scams:

http://www.carbuyingtips.com/nigerian-scams.htm

[reibac]

Nigerian Email Scam is the worst, i think!


http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/nigeria.asp

[clarkhkent]

last april man cguro to! naka recieve sad ko ug email from UK kay pounds man ang kwarta!dako dako ra ba unta to! ni try ko ug email pero wala na jud ni balik ug reply! hapit noon mahurot akong tinaguan nga inengles!

[d`monyita]

Eh lumang kuwento na to ah. In fact...di ba meron thread like this before? A long...looonnngg time ago? Baka natabunan na sa mas marami pang important issue.

I think what should be more important is the more applicable sa PINOY na txt SCAM. Ambot na lang gyud...kusa siguro maraming tanga....inspite of the efforts of the telemarkting companies and of the media to warn people about it...and DAMI DAMI pa rin nabibiktima.

[cebuportal]

Sos! salamat nakakita gyud ko ani na thread kay hasta ako mabuang sila og email nako kay mosakay man ko sa ilang kabuang den magpatawag pako sa akong cellfone para lingaw naa kay caller from Nigeria

Pero the best email scam na nadawat nako is from Nigeria na akong uncle daw namatay den naay unclaimed money na 11 Million USD hehehe kalami unta noh kong tinuod pero nakigsabot siya nako na kay siya man moprocess 60% daw iya, i said OK la bitaw ko hago den 40% daw ako to be transferred sa Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria Branch hehehe

Sige gyud siya tawag nako kay mura man pud ko og interesado pero diay ako ra siya giduwa-duwaan den sige siya diskarte na nagprocess na daw siya den nakagasto na siya og kwarta den i must help him out daw any amount will do.

Pero paugat sad ko sige pud ko reply via email na sige i will send money just continue calling me kay nindot kaau storya cellfone long distance hahaha

Until one day wala na gyud siya motawag nor email kay murag naalkanse na to siya sa akong style hahaha

Dah! kabalos gyud ko! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee :mrgreen:

[lestat1116]

naay na ilad ani?