Nigerian Scams Evolving

[ksocia]

Darwin was right, evolution is happening all around us. For instance, today I got this email:

Office of Bank Manager,
CITIBANK ,
332 Oxford Street,
London, W1N 9AA

Dear Sir.

I am Mr David Wood the Bank Manager of CITIBANK 332 Oxford Street,
London W1N 9AA.
I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. On
June 6, 1997, an Iraqi Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the
BRITISH PETROLUEM CORPORATION Mr. HAFFEZ AL SADIQUE.

Made a numbered time (Fixed deposit) for 36 calendar months,
valued at US$29,500,000.00 (Twenty Nine Million Five hundred Thousand
Dollars only) in my branch. Upon maturity in 2000, I sent a routine
notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.

After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his
contract employers, the British petroleum corporation that Mr. HAFFEZ
AL SADIQUE died as a result of torture in the hand of Sadam Hussein
during one of his trips to his country Iraq. On further investigation,
I found out that he died without making a WILL, and all attempts to
trace his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore made further
investigation and discovered that mr HAFFEZ AL SADIQUE. did not declare
any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank
Deposit paperwork in my Bank.

This sum of US$29,500,000.00 have been floating as unclaimed since 1997
in my bank as all efforts to get his relatives have hit the stones.
According to the British law at the expiration of 8 (eight) years, the
money will revert to the ownership of the British Government if nobody
applies to claim the fund and the eight years is the end of February
2005.

Consequently, my proposal is that i want to seek your consent as a
foreigner to stand in as the owner of the money as the next of kin to
the deceased so that the bank will transfer the money to your
designated account. All documents and proves to enable you get this
fund will be carefully worked out. I have secured from the probate an
order of mandamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries, and more
so I are assuring you that the business is risk free involvement. Your
share stays while the rest be for me and for investment purpose as i
will leave London by the end of the year.

The sharing of the funds will be based According to agreement within me
and you. As soon as i receive an acknowledgement of receipt of this
message in acceptance of our mutual business proposal, I will furnish
you with the necessary modalities and disbursement ratio to suit both
parties without any conflict. If this proposal is acceptable by you, do
not take undue advantage of the trust i have bestowed in you.
PLEASE, APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT DOING BUSINESS OVER THE INTERNET IS
RISK.ENDEAVOR TO SEND YOUR CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER IN
YOUR REPLY TO THIS BUSINESS.

NOTE: (IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE A NIGERIA CITIZEN, PLEASE DON’T CONTACT
ME FOR THE TRANSACTION I DON’T TRUST NIGERIANS IN ANY BUSINESS.IN THE
EVENT YOU ARE NOT WILLINGLY TO ASSIST, KINDLY NOTIFY ME TO PREVENT ME
FROM MAKING FURTHER CONTACT

God Bless you.

Mr David Wood

The old Nigerian money scam, but updated to the Iraqi money scam?!? Crazy world we live in. I especially like how the email says that "Mr. Wood" doesn't trust Nigerians (therefore the enemy of my enemy is my friend.)
I give whomever did this an A (For A$$hole), and a B+ for creativity.

 

[Big Daddy]

Since there are people that pay more than retail for some items on eBay LOL , I would assume that there must be some takers to this silly scams. Otherwise these e-mails would have died like the Pet Rock.

Personally I like reading these for spelling and grammar issues.

If anyone wants to buy a Smart Spin for $50 plus shipping let me know. :clown:

 

[Big Daddy]

HEY I like my pet rock "silver" Hes a sweatheart and when I'm mad at someone he's always there for me. Wow that totally wasnt funny at all, ohh well you are still going to read it.

Damn! I read it. :banghead:

ill take 2 smart spins please.

That will be $375, but that includes shipping, insurance and an awful lot of handling.

 

[Protégé Ménacé]

Hey I give it an A if someone actually is dumb enough to pay out money, or give banking/credit information these people deserve to take it from you.

i doubt you would be saying that if your grandparents fell for the scam........

 

[Protégé Ménacé]

nope they are quite smart (although at 95ish are slowly losing their edge )

 

[Big Daddy]

If your grandparents are 95 years old and surfing the net, I'm VERY impressed. :claps:

My brother-in-law is barely 50 and he's still afraid of his 3 year old computer. Although he paid an ungodly sum for Gateway computer training (which is almost as sad as falling for the Nigerian e-mails) which he can never get since the Gateway stores closed.

 

[Fed Up]

I received this email today, which of course is a scam just like the Nigerian emails that were going around not long ago.

FROM: THE DESK OF THE LOTTO CHANCELLOR,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: KIY/47560460037/02.
BATCH: 24/23519/YHI
ATTENTION:
RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE We are pleased to inform you of
the
announcement today 15 February 2005 of winners of the REAL EXCHANGE
LOTTO
PROMO, THE GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY INT., PROGRAMS AMSTERDAM held on 12
January
2005 through computer ballot system Your email is attached to ticket
number
023-5876-790-279, with serial number 3673-10 drew the lucky numbers
43-14-42-37-69-25,
and consequently won the lottery in the first category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$800
000:00
in cash credited to file REF:KIY /47560460037/02. This is from total
prize
money of US$90,000,000.00 shared among the 25 international winners in
this
category. All participants were selected through a computer ballot
system
drawn form 30,000 names from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe,
North
America, Asia and Africa as part of International Promotions Program,
which
is conducted annually.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with a Finance House insured in your name.
Due
to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this
award
strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and
your
money remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol
to
avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this
program.
We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our end of
year
high stakes US$1.0 Billion Netherlands International Lottery. To begin
your
claim, please contact our international claim agent:

Mr. MIKE SMITH
email: [email protected]
Tel:+31-6190-46-748
INTERNATIONAL COORDINATOR

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account
of your choice.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 12 March
2005.
After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember
to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your
correspondences
with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of your
address,
do inform your claim's agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of
our promotions program.

Sincerely,
Mrs Brigit Willem
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will
result
to disqualification.
THANKS FOR WINNING