NationStates Jolt Archive


New E-mail Scam!

Wilgrove
19-07-2007, 18:02
Ok, well this e-mail went right to my junk folder, but God knows that there are old ladies that are going to fall for this and get their life savings sucked out. This is along the line of the Nigerian Prince scam, but with a different story, enjoy!

FROM MR MICHEAL UDOH.
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT.
ECOWAS BANK, LOME- TOGO.

Dear Friend,

I am writing following the impressive information about your profile through the website your capability and reliability to champion this opportunity. In my department, we discovered an abandoned sum of (10.5 million US dollars). In an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers who died along with his entire family in 31st OCTOBER 1999 in a PLANE CRASH. Since we got this information about his death, we have been expecting his next of Kin to come over and claim his money because we can not release it unless somebody applies for it as next of Kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking and financial policies but unfortunately we learnt that his supposed next of kin or relation died along side with him in the accident leaving no body behind to claim the money. It is therefore upon this discovery that I and other officials in my department now decided to make this business 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 bills. The Banking law and guideline here stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after long period, the money will be transferred into the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund.

The request for a foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and an indegine cannot stand as next of kin to the deceased family. We agreed 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 incurred during this transaction and 60 % would be for me . Thereafter I will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentages indicated. Therefore to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you as arranged, you must apply first to the Bank as relation or next of kin of the deceased indicating 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 e-mail the text of the application. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is 100% hitch free and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made for the transfer. You should contact me immediately as soon as you receive this letter. I decided to contact you as you have products of interest in your part of the world where we can invest our own percentage to avoid peoples awareness as we are civil servants. We can conclude this operation withing ten banking days.

Please keep this very confidential. Contact me for more information, By phone 002289273855 all confirmable before you apply if you want.
May God be with you.

Trusting to hear from you shortly. Peace and love always.

IF YOUR CAPEBLE TO ASSIST ME IN THIS TRANSACTION, YOU WILL CONTACT ME THROUGH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS (udoh.mic70@hotmail.com)
Best regards
MR MICHEAL UDOH
Fleckenstein
19-07-2007, 18:06
Where do they get you? I'm in post-lunch heavy carb doldrums and I'm missing where they get your money.

The originals were so much easier to spot. "All this just for a bank fee of $1000. It's that simple!" e used to get them as faxes when we had the machine plugged in. I believed the first one, until I read it. :p
Wilgrove
19-07-2007, 18:08
Where do they get you? I'm in post-lunch heavy carb doldrums and I'm missing where they get your money.

The originals were so much easier to spot. "All this just for a bank fee of $1000. It's that simple!" e used to get them as faxes when we had the machine plugged in. I believed the first one, until I read it. :p

I don't know and I seriously doubt the validity of this because if there really was a dead rich guy that had the sum of $10.5 million dollar, there would def. be at least ONE relative or kin to claim the money, even if it's 4th cousin twice removed.
Fleckenstein
19-07-2007, 18:10
I don't know and I seriously doubt the validity of this because if there really was a dead rich guy that had the sum of $10.5 million dollar, there would def. be at least ONE relative or kin to claim the money, even if it's 4th cousin twice removed.

String them along! Like The Spam Letters! (http://thespamletters.com/)

C'mon, we can doctor pics for you!

It will be an NSG project against scams.
Lunatic Goofballs
19-07-2007, 18:14
Where do they get you? I'm in post-lunch heavy carb doldrums and I'm missing where they get your money.

The originals were so much easier to spot. "All this just for a bank fee of $1000. It's that simple!" e used to get them as faxes when we had the machine plugged in. I believed the first one, until I read it. :p

No money needed. Just some personal information, social security card number, checking account number, maybe a valid credit card(to verify your identity). They'll handle the rest. :)
Khadgar
19-07-2007, 18:17
You can't con an honest man.
Fleckenstein
19-07-2007, 18:18
No money needed. Just some personal information, social security card number, checking account number, maybe a valid credit card(to verify your identity). They'll handle the rest. :)

Its in the application.

Duh.

I still suggest we scam them back.
Wilgrove
19-07-2007, 18:19
Its in the application.

Duh.

I still suggest we scam them back.

Ok, how do we do that?
Fleckenstein
19-07-2007, 18:26
Ok, how do we do that?

We string them along until the last moment where you pull the plug.

Does your email contain any reference to your real name? If not, we need to create an identity. We will email them for the application.
Wilgrove
19-07-2007, 18:29
We string them along until the last moment where you pull the plug.

Does your email contain any reference to your real name? If not, we need to create an identity. We will email them for the application.

Hmm, how about Mr. Thomas Smith?
Fleckenstein
19-07-2007, 18:31
Hmm, how about Mr. Thomas Smith?

Tada! (http://www.fakenamegenerator.com/)

András Sárközi
4496 Myra Street
Providence, RI 02903

Email Address: Andras.Sarkozi@pookmail.com

Phone: 401-472-5322
Mother's maiden name: Gergely
Birthday: December 1, 1942

MasterCard: 5310 6032 9326 7618
Expires: 3/2010

SSN: 036-30-2880
Yossarian Lives
19-07-2007, 19:41
No money needed. Just some personal information, social security card number, checking account number, maybe a valid credit card(to verify your identity). They'll handle the rest. :)

That's not normally how it works. I reckon you could give them totally made up bank details and they wouldn't twig. There will be the inevitable problems transferring the money, administration costs that need to be met and "could you send x amount by Western Union transfer."

I did like this bit though
and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made for the transfer.
It's a lot more flowery than than you'd normally get.
Bubabalu
19-07-2007, 23:05
Why not have fun with them? I love to answer them back, and explain my situation to them.

. . . I think that this is a great opportunity, but please let me check with my Don. If you can send me your home address, I am sure that we have some of our associates go by and help you. . .

. . . If you can send me your banking information, I can have the family bankers make a direct transfer, multi invest it (launder it) and send you your share. However, some of the transactions may be from the Banco de Colombia in Cali or Medellin. . .

. . . Due to the new regulations that are imposed by the Homeland Security in international banking, I will need you to send me all of your banking information. That way, I can send the information to the Internal Revenue Service, so that this transaction can be in compliance with the Homeland Security Banking directive. . .

If they are going to waste my time, why not have some fun with them? ;)

Vic
Laus Pax
19-07-2007, 23:29
Ugh. I hate it when I'm plagued with "atoms of fear."
Iniika
20-07-2007, 00:27
I get shivers whenever I read about someone planning to scam a scammer. It's always incredibly fun to read. I shall award a box of cookies to whoever goes through with it X3
Thumbless Pete Crabbe
20-07-2007, 01:18
I win the International Lottery several times a day, myself. :p My Nigerian representative is still waiting to hear from me, though, sadly.
Demented Hamsters
20-07-2007, 03:18
someone should send Michael Udoh's email address to every porn and spam site out there.
Call to power
20-07-2007, 03:29
maybe its real...
Troglobites
20-07-2007, 03:30
maybe its real...

A fool and his money, dot, dot, dot.
Hamberry
20-07-2007, 03:52
A fool and his money, dot, dot, dot.
Quiet, you. I've got a bridge Call to Power would just love...