tim's journal

Someone should do a study on how this letter has evolved over time - a lot of it changes, but one thing that stays the same is the phrase "on smooth conclusion of this transaction". Check it out http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=On+smooth+conclusion+of+this+transaction%2Cyou+will+be+entitled+.

I have received this email one month ago!
it is too dreamy to believe.

I just got an email similiar from a claimed Mr. Mohamaduo Tunkara saying i'm the next of kin to Effat Mansour that died on the october 1999 plane crash of the egyptian airplane 990 and even gave me a web site to confirm all was try, the website says only a list of names of those who died. This director in charge of auditing and accounting sectionof the Bia Banque Lome Annex in West Africa. Saying that 15% of 12 million will be mine if i make an account as the next of kin, saying my name can be used as the next of kin. I'm sure a name like Mansour would be linked to me! I'm 17 years old! It didtn say anything about having to put money in to do the transition buti'm sure that if i contacted them they would fill me in on the "details". And dont't forget that they ALWAYS say its "hitch free". I noticed that in a lot of fraud emails i looked up and read. I'm not stupid, i looked up info on this stuff. Well it was good for a great laugh! lol!

i have just recieved a letter from a mr.Mohamadou Tunkara just the same as you have described i know this to b a scam and would like to know who to report it to.i get several of these mails a year they all seem to come from africa,lol. if anyone knows who to send a copy of this e-mail to let me know at kipeangrywolf@yahoo.com thank you

i also received the same letter :
__________________________________________________

From: "robert ezikiel" Add to Address Book
To: robertezikiel2@fsmail.net
Subject: ASSISTANCE/ RESP.
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2004 10:48:41 +0100 (CET)

Dear sir,
I AM ROBERT EZIKIEL DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION OF BIA BANQUE LOME ANNEX IN WEST AFRICA. WITH DUE RESPECT AND REGARDS,I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU ON A BUSINESS TRANSACTION THAT WILL BE VERY BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US AT THE END OF THE TRANSACTION.
DURING OUR INVESTIGATION AND AUDTING IN THIS BANK,MY DEPARTMENT CAME ACROSS A VERY HUGE SUM OF MONEY BELONGING TO A DECEASED COSTOMER OF THIS BANK (Effat Mansour,Irvine California)WITH ACCOUNT NUMBER ECO/ 00144986-00. WHO DIED IN THE PLANE CRASH OF 31/10/1999 [WITH EGYPTIAN AIRLINE 990]WITH OTHER PASSENGERS ABOARD AS YOU CAN COMFIRM IT YOURSELF ON THIS WEBSITE http://www.cnn.com/US/9911/02/egyptair990.list/).
SINCE THE DEMISE OF, EFFAT MANSOURL, I PERSONALLY HAVE WATCHED WITH KEEN INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS COME TO CLAIM HIS FUNDS OF USD $12M, HAS BEEN WITH OUR BANK HERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME.ALSO, WE HAVE ANOTHER BIG CUSTOMER WHOSE NAME AND BANK ACCOUNT WAS NOT PUBLISHED DUE TO THE FACT WE KNOW HE DOES NOT HAVE
ANY NEXT OF KIN HENCE WE WANT TO MOVE THE FUND OUT OF A PRIME BANK IN ACCRA GHANA WHERE IT WAS SAFELY LODGED FOR INVESTMENT ABROAD PENDINDING WHEN I GET WHO I CAN TRUST, AND HIS NAME ENG.JEFFERY WILSON, A UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NATIONAL, AND HIS MONEY IS USD1O7M. SO,ON THIS NOTE I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHALL BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN,AS NO ONE HAS COME TO PUT CLAIM AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS FUNDS AND THE BANKING ETHICS HERE DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY MORE THAN FOUR YEARS,BECUASE AFTER FOUR YEARS THE MONEY WILL BE CALLED BACK TO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL. IN VIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MY COUNTRY FOREIGN TRADE MISSION AFTER I WAS CONVINCED IN MY MIND THAT YOUR NAME COULD BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS REQUEST OF THE FOREIGNER AS A NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A TOGOLESE CANNOT STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER. WE SHALL DISCUSS ON PERCENTAGE AS SOON AS YOU GET BACK TO ME THAT YOU ARE READY TO ASSIST ME TO CARRY ON WITH THIS TRANSACTION. THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT AS I AM ALMOST DUE FOR RETIREMENT.
THEREFORE TO ENDEAVOUR THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUNDS TO YOUR ACCOUNT,YOU HAVE TO APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DISEASED INDICATING YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER TO EFFECT THIS TRANSFER, YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNI-CATION AND LOCATION WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED.EITHER THROUGH OUR CORRESPONDENCE BANK IN CANADA OR AMERICA. ON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY. I WILL SEND YOU BY FAX OR E-MAIL AN APPLICATION OF CLAIM WHICH YOU WILL SEND TO THE BANK AS THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE. I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS HITCH FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS THE WHOLE REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN PERFECTED FOR THE TRANSFER AS IT CAME. YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY ON MY PRIVATE / ALTERNATIVE E-MAIL ADDRESS mmuabra2003a@caramail.com
PURPOSELY AQUIRED FOR THIS BUSINESS FOR ITS CONFIDENTIALITY HOPE TO HEAR
FROM YOU.
MY KIND REGARDS
Sincerly yours,
ROBERT EZIKIEL

_________________________________________________
i am in the same question....is this a scam.?
From where did they get my e-mail id??

I just received a similar email
>>>>>Dear sir,
I AM DAN KOFI DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION OF BIA BANQUE LOME ANNEX IN WEST AFRICA. WITH DUE RESPECT AND REGARDS,I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU ON A BUSINESS TRANSACTION THAT WILL BE VERY BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US AT THE END OF THE TRANSACTION.
DURING OUR INVESTIGATION AND AUDTING IN THIS BANK,MY DEPARTMENT CAME ACROSS A VERY HUGE SUM OF MONEY BELONGING TO A DECEASED COSTOMER OF THIS BANK (Effat Mansour,Irvine California)WITH ACCOUNT NUMBER ECO/ 00144986-00. WHO DIED IN THE PLANE CRASH OF 31/10/1999 [WITH EGYPTIAN AIRLINE 990]WITH OTHER PASSENGERS ABOARD AS YOU CAN COMFIRM IT YOURSELF ON THIS WEBSITE http://www.cnn.com/US/9911/02/egyptair990.list/).
SINCE THE DEMISE OF, EFFAT MANSOURL, I PERSONALLY HAVE WATCHED WITH KEEN INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS COME TO CLAIM HIS FUNDS OF USD $12M, HAS BEEN WITH OUR BANK HERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME.ALSO, WE HAVE ANOTHER BIG CUSTOMER WHOSE NAME AND BANK ACCOUNT WAS NOT PUBLISHED DUE TO THE FACT WE KNOW HE DOES NOT HAVE
ANY NEXT OF KIN HENCE WE WANT TO MOVE THE FUND OUT OF A PRIME BANK IN ACCRA GHANA WHERE IT WAS SAFELY LODGED FOR INVESTMENT ABROAD PENDINDING WHEN I GET WHO I CAN TRUST, AND HIS NAME ENG.JEFFERY WILSON, A UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NATIONAL, AND HIS MONEY IS USD1O7M. SO,ON THIS NOTE I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHALL BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN,AS NO ONE HAS COME TO PUT CLAIM AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS FUNDS AND THE BANKING ETHICS HERE DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY MORE THAN FOUR YEARS,BECUASE AFTER FOUR YEARS THE MONEY WILL BE CALLED BACK TO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL. IN VIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MY COUNTRY FOREIGN TRADE MISSION AFTER I WAS CONVINCED IN MY MIND THAT YOUR NAME COULD BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS REQUEST OF THE FOREIGNER AS A NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A TOGOLESE CANNOT STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER. WE SHALL DISCUSS ON PERCENTAGE AS SOON AS YOU GET BACK TO ME THAT YOU ARE READY TO ASSIST ME TO CARRY ON WITH THIS TRANSACTION. THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT AS I AM ALMOST DUE FOR RETIREMENT.
THEREFORE TO ENDEAVOUR THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUNDS TO YOUR ACCOUNT,YOU HAVE TO APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DISEASED INDICATING YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER TO EFFECT THIS TRANSFER, YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNI-CATION AND LOCATION WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED.EITHER THROUGH OUR CORRESPONDENCE BANK IN CANADA OR AMERICA. ON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY. I WILL SEND YOU BY FAX OR E-MAIL AN APPLICATION OF CLAIM WHICH YOU WILL SEND TO THE BANK AS THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE. I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS HITCH FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS THE WHOLE REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN PERFECTED FOR THE TRANSFER AS IT CAME. YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY ON MY PRIVATE / ALTERNATIVE E-MAIL ADDRESS mmuabra2003a@caramail.com
PURPOSELY AQUIRED FOR THIS BUSINESS FOR ITS CONFIDENTIALITY HOPE TO HEAR
FROM YOU.
MY KIND REGARDS
Sincerly yours,
DAN KOFI

I got the same mail from his colleauge ROBERT EZIKIEL, the real Dirctor in charge of auditing at BIA BANQUE LOME ANNEX. He assured me that DAN KOFI did not have the full authority to complete the next of kin transaction.

I completed the next of kin documentation and send him the £8,400 transaction fee, which seemed a small price to pay for the technicalities, as he had to employ a lawyer and a legal assistant. He had to travel to Cairo and Lagos to do this so I paid for his expenses, although I was a bit cross with him for staying at the Hilton Cairo for the three days. He kindly reduced his expenses to £4,600 as we agreed I did not have to pay for his meals and limousine. Next came the great news that the bank had accepted my proof of next of kin and that all he needed was the £28,000 settlement of transaction fees that remained on the account. I thought this seemed excessive, why didn't the bank take this from the balance? but Robert assured me that the bank under their local laws did not have the relevant authority, which seemed to make sense.

Once the relevant transactions were complete all Robert needed was a flight ticket, which for reasons of confidentiality has to be booked and paid for by someone outside his country. This I was happy to do although he insisted on first class!!

I was there ready to meet him at Geneva airport where we were destined to go tho a bank to deposit the money, when for some strange reason he didn't show up at the airport and he no longer naswered his mobile phone. Since then I have no longer had any reply from his e-mail address.

It was then I thought something might be wrong..

But seriously, I'm kidding. Don't even communicate with these guys. This is the sort of scam they run.

Regards,

Michael Garden

From: jkoffi00@yahoo.com Add to Address Book
Subject: PLEASE READ!!!!! ihhesnqpcr
To: wspin@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 01:05:28 -0800

DEAR SIR,

I AM KOFFI JOE DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF AUDITING AND
ACCOUNTING SECTION OF BIA BANQUE LOME ANNEX IN WEST
AFRICA. WITH DUE RESPECT AND REGARDS,I HAVE DECIDED TO
CONTACT YOU ON A BUSINESS TRANSACTION THAT WILL BE
VERY BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US AT THE END OF
THE TRANSACTION.

DURING OUR INVESTIGATION AND AUDTING IN THIS BANK,MY
DEPARTMENT CAME ACROSS A VERY HUGE SUM OF MONEY
BELONGING TO A DECEASED CUSTOMER OF THIS BANK (Effat
Mansour,Irvine California)WITH ACCOUNT NUMBER ECO/
00144986-00. WHO DIED IN THE PLANE CRASH OF 31
/10/1999 [WITH EGYPTIAN AIRLINE 990] WITH OTHER
PASSENGERS ABOARD AS YOU CAN COMFIRM IT YOURSELF ON
THIS WEB SITE
http://www.cnn.com/US/9911/02/egyptair990.list/)

SINCE THE DEMISE OF, EFFAT MANSOURL, I PERSONALLY
HAVE WATCHED WITH KEEN INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN
BUT ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS COME TO
CLAIM HIS FUNDS OF USD $12M,WHICH HAS BEEN WITH OUR
BANK HERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME.ALSO, WE HAV
E ANOTHER BIG CUSTOMER WHOSE NAME AND BANK ACCOUNT WAS
NOT PUBLISHED DUE TO THE FACT WE KNOW HE DOES NOT HAVE
ANY NEXT OF KIN HENCE WE HAVE MOVED THE FUND OUT OF
TOGO TO A PRIME BANK IN ACCRA GHANA WHERE IT WAS
SAFELY LODGED WHILE I WAIT FOR YOUR REPLY
TO THIS MAIL. THE NAME OF THIS BIG CUSTOMER IS
ENG.JEFFERY WILSON, A UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
NATIONAL WHO WORKS WITH AN OIL COMPANNY IN HERE IN
TOGO, AND HIS MONEY IS USD1O7M. SO,ON THIS NOTE I
DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHALL BE USED AS THE
NE
XT OF KIN,AS NO ONE HAS COME TO PUT CLAIM AS THE NEXT
OF KIN TO THIS FUNDS AND THE BANKING ETHICS HERE DOES
NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY LONGER ,BECUASE AFTER
SOME TIME THE MONEY WILL BE CALLED BACK TO THE BANK
TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL. I DECIDED TO PR
ESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN FOR THE FACT THAT THE
CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A TOGOLESE CANNOT STAND
AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER IN OUR BANK.THAT IS
WHY I CONTACTED YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE A FOREIGNER LIKE
THE DEAD MR WILSON. WE SHALL DISCUSS ON PE
RCENTAGE AS SOON AS YOU GET BACK TO ME THAT YOU ARE
READY TO ASSIST ME TO CARRY ON WITH THIS TRANSACTION
HENCE YOU GIVE ME YOUR TRUST AND TRANSPARENCY OVER
THIS MONEY. THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR
INVESTMENTS AFTER WE HAVE SHARED THE MONEY AM
ICABLY AS I EXPECT YOU TO COMPLY PEACEFULLY WITH ME..
I NEED YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY
COMMUNICATION AND YOUR BANK. I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING
TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS HITCH FREE AND
THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR
AS THE WHOLE REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN PERFECTED
FOR THE TRANSFER AS IT CAME. YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME
IMMEDIATELY ON MY PRIVATE E-MAIL ADDRESS
( jkoffi00@yahoo.com ) PURPOSELY AQUIRED FOR THIS
BUSINESS FOR ITS CONFIDENTIALITY HOPE TO HEAR FROM
YOU. MY
KIND REGARDS

Sincerly yours,

KOFFI JOE

I also had gottten this information on 11/20/2204 and the email sent to me bolow is the email that was sent to me

Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2004 00:59:58 -0500
Subject: Fw: INQUIRY.........ANGEL PUERTO RICAN
To: angel_adam_99@yahoo.com
From: "Angel" Add to Address Book

Top of Form 1
&& &&&&&&&
Bottom of Form 1
-----Original Message-----
From: Dr.Jude Ntuoyi
To: angellatino4real@tmail.com
Subject: INQUIRY.........ANGEL PUERTO RICAN
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 06:34:12 -0800 (PST)

FROM THE DESK OF:

Dr.Jude Ntuoyi

AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING

SECTION OF ECOBANK LOME -TOGO.

Dear Angel ,

COMPLIMENTS.I AMÂ Dr.Jude Ntuoyi,THE DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF AUDITING AND
ACCOUNTING SECTION OFÂ ECOBANK LOME ANNEX IN WEST AFRICA. WITH DUE
RESPECT AND REGARDS,I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU ON A BUSINESS
TRANSACTION THAT WILL BE VERY BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US AT THE END OF
THE
TRANSACTION. DURING OUR INVESTIGATION AND AUDTING IN THIS BANK,MY
DEPARTMENT CAME ACROSS A VERY HUGE SUM OF MONEY BELONGING TO A DECEASED
COSTOMER OF THIS BANK(Effat Mansour, Irvine California)WITH ACCOUNT
NUMBERÂ Eco100144986-00 WHO DIED IN THE PLANE CRASH OF 31 OCTOBER
1999[WITH EGYPTIAN AIRLINE 990] WITH OTHER PASSENGERS ABOARD AS YOU CAN
COMFIRM IT YOURSELF THROUGH THIS WED SITÂ
(http://www.cnn.com/US/9911/02/egyptair990.list/)
[http://www.cnn.com/US/9911/02/egyptair990.list/)].

SINCE THE DEMISE OF,EFFAT MANSOUR,I PERSONALLY HAVE WATCHED WITH KEEN
INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE
HAS COME TO CLAIM HIS FUNDS OF USD $12M,[TWELVE MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS HAS BEEN WITH OUR BANK HERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME.ON THIS NOTE I
DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHALL BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN,AS
NO
ONE HAS COME UP TO PUT CLAIM AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS FUNDS AND THE
BANKING ETHICS HERE DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY MORE THAN FOUR
YEARS,BECAUSE AFTER FOUR YEARS THE MONEY WILL BE CALLED BACK TO THE
BANK
TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL. IN VIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH
MY COUNTRY'S FOREIGN TRADE MISSION AFTER I WAS CONVNCED IN MY MIND THAT
YOUR NAME COULD BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS CLAIM.THE REQUEST OF
THE FOREIGNER AS A NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE
FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A TOGOLAISE CANNOT STAND AS
THE NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.

I AGREED THAT 15(PERCENT) OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A FOREIGN
PARTNER IN RESPECT OF PROVIDING AN ACCOUNT,WHILE 5% (PERCENT)WILL TAKE
OF ANY EXPENSES THAT MIGHT BE INCURED IN THE PROCEES OF SUCCEEDING THE
TRANSFER AND THE REST WILL BE FOR ME.THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR
COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT AS I AM ALMOST DUE FOR RETIREMENT. THEREFORE
TO
ENDEAVOUR THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUNDS TO YOUR ACCOUNT,YOU HAVE
TO APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THEÂ DECEASED
INDICATING YOUR BANK NAME,YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER TO EFFECT THIS
TRANSFER, YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNICATION
AND LOCATION WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED. UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR
REPLY. I WILL SEND YOU BY FAX OR E-MAIL A DRAFTED APPLICATION OF CLAIM
WHICH YOU WILL SEND TO THE BANK AND THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE. I WILL NOT
FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS HITCH FREE AND THAT
YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS THE WHOLE REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT HAS
BEEN PERFECTED FOR THE TRANSFER AS IT CAME. YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME
IMMEDIATELY ON THISÂ Â ALTERNATIVE E-MAIL ADDRESS AQUIRED FOR THIS
BUSINESS FOR ITS CONFIDENTIALITY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER
(drntuoyijude@yahoo.co.uk [mailto:drntuoyijude@yahoo.co.uk]). HOPE TO
HEAR FROM YOU AT EARLIER DATE.

KIND REGARDS
Dr.Jude Ntuoyi.

--------------------

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I received an e-mail from one calling himself Dan Kofi of Lagos, a barrister he said he was, I think. His proposition was to present me as a relative of a deceased multi-millionaire for whom no surviving relatives could be reached. My first thought is that this has to be illegal, second, that it is utterly stupid, and third, I bet the scammer is making much money from gullibles. Can't the interpol do something about this? FBI? CIA? Pat Robertson? Ron Rehfeldt, Rockford, IL

I got a letter also. A mr John Bowman and his Only next of kin were on that flight. Lots of rich people were on that plane.

I am in NZ and received this fax this morning claiming a New Zealander, John Monk and his wife were killed in this crash. Yeah, it sounds too good to be true, but a good laugh for a Monday morning!And of course, the letter is worded nearly exactly to those written above.

I got a slightly differant letter but it is all the same.....From the Desk of: BARR.IDOWU MARTINS
No 10 Oxford Bello way
London- 7845 EG.
Direct Number: 00 447040118525.
Email: barr_idowuchambers2@yahoo.co.uk

Your Attn:

With warm heart I offer my friendship, Calvary greetings to you and I
hope
this mail meets you in good time. However strange or urprising this
contact
might seem to you, as we have not meet personally or had any dealings
in
the past, I humbly ask that you take due consideration of its
importance
and immense benefit.

It is my pleasure to write and inform you, that you were chosen to act
as
next of Kin to LATE ROBERT EBNER, but be rest assured that your contact
particulars was given to me after a due search, for a reliable and
capable
foreigner that will handle confidentially a transfer of huge sum of
money
from a London bank to a foreign bank account, let me use this
opportunity
to give you the details of this business, LATE ROBERT EBNER was an oil
merchant/contractor
with the British Oil Control and resides here in London not until his
untimely
death some years ago in ghastly plane crash. (LATE ROBERT EBNER) who
perished
in the plane
crash of OCTOBER 31, 1999 (with Egyptian airline 990) with other
passengers
aboard as you can confirm it your self at this web page:
http://www.greatdreams.com/pass990.htm.

He had a deposit of (US$32,000,000.00) THIRTY TWO MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS, with a London bank Name (withhold) before his death on OCTOBER
31, 1999. I am his attorney at the bank, and till now nobody has
serviced
this account or shown up for his money since after his death till date.
Although, efforts have been made by me and the bank anagements to get
in
touch with his next of kin or any of his relations, but all to no avail
(He had no children or any relative to stand as the net of kin).It is
on
this note that the Bank management, who are fully aware of the incident
resolved and asked me as his attorney to provide them with his next of
kin,
to this effect now I want to negotiate with a trust worthy foreigner
who
is willing to assist, and act as the next of kin to the LATE ROBERT
EBNER,
this sum of money is now kept in the DECEASED
ACCOUNT with the bank, please understand that this money
US$32,000,000.00)when transferred into your account will be used for a
joint
venture establishment, as may be agreed by both parties involved.

This transaction is 100% risk free, for we have concluded every
arrangement
to safeguard you in this transaction with all the legal documents.
Therefore,
if you wish to assist me, hasten up and send the following
information's
to enable us effectively process the necessary documents for smooth
transfer
into your account, as to be nominated by
you as the next of kin to LATE ROBERT EBNER and you are urgently
required
to send to me your full name to be used in changing the existing next
of
kin at the bank. Your Bank name and address, where the money will be
transfer
to, your private telephone and fax number for fast and safer
communication.
I know we have never met or entered into any kind of transaction with
you
before as to know the extent of your trust and honesty. But based on
the
recommendation and the urgency of this, I personally want to believe
that
you will not sit on the money if it finally gets to your
account. It is on this note I consider it proper to write and ask for
your
consent, and permission to support the transfer into your account.

Please, for security reasons acknowledge the receipt of this letter by
mailing
back through my private e-mail address barr_idowuchambers2@yahoo.co.uk

Await your urgent response.

Yours Sincerely,

Barr.Idowu Martins
For:IdowuMartinsChambers & Associates.
No 10 Oxford Bello way London- 7845 EG.
Direct Number: 00 447040118525.
Email: barr_idowuchambers2@yahoo.co.uk

I did some investigation on the Robert Ebner that passed away in that plane crash, he has 2 daughters that are adults and volunteered for a food delivery program for the elderly. One if he has 2 kids the money would go to them not someone like me and 2, someone sitting on 32 million wouldnt be the one going and doing a meals on wheels thing he might have someone do it for him and he was never an oil tycoon so I think these people need to be punished or something, using dead americans to try and do what exactally I don't know but it isnt very respectful to our dead

Same sort of letter, from the egyptian plan crash, only for the following :

from a "Samuel Billy" at: simplesmb@yahoo.com

Stating that he had access to 15 million dollars of which I could have 30% if I would aid in the transaction of it to my account.

The deceased named was : Mr. Smith Author

further contact information was the following:
 DR MITCHELLE GRAHAM.
DIRECTOR OPERATIONS.
TRIMARK BANK PLC,ABIDJAN COTE D IVOIRE.
TEL:+22505209738
EMAIL: info@trimarkbankplc.com
PRIVATE:
PHONE:+22507673514.
EMAIL:mitchellegraham1@yahoo.com

They wanted me to email all my account information to this individual.... jeeze.... what a hoax

Here is another version with the Dec 26 Tsunami event update..

FROM MR ALLISON KASIM.
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT.
BANQUE TOGOLAISE POUR LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE,
LOME- TOGO.
+228 920 57 47.

Dear Ludwig ,

I am Mr. Allison Kasim, the head of auditing and accounting section of Banque Togolaise Pour Le Commerce Et L'Industrie Lome-Togo in West Africa with due respect and regard.I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction .

During our investigation and auditing in this bank, my department came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person who died on 26th December 2004 in Tsunami that happened in Sumatra island, Indonesia. From the information that our bank have gotten so far, the Tsunami killed him with his entire family and no none relation have been identified. The person that he used as his next of kin was his 17 year old son who died along side with the family.

Although personally, I keep this information secret within myself to enable the whole plans and idea be Profitable and successful during the time of execution. The said amount was (U.S$9.5M UNITED STATES DOLLARS).

Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the bonafide next of kin to the deceased,get the required approval and transfer this money to a foreign account has been put in place and directives and needed information will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist me and also benefit your self to this great business opportunity.

In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in this country as a civil servant(A Banker),we are not allowed to operate a foreign account and would eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the time of transfer because I work in this bank. This is the actual reason why it will require a second party or fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin with affidavit of trust of oath to the Bank and also present a foreign account where he will need the money to be re-transferred into on his request as it may be after due verification and clarification by the correspondent branch of the bank where the whole money will be remitted from to your own designation bank account.

I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 30% of the total sum as gratification, while 10% will be set aside to take care of expenses that may arise during the time of transfer and also telephone bills, while 60% will be for me.Please, you have been adviced to keep it as a "top secret" as I am still in service and intend to retire from service after I conclude this deal with you.
I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you confirm the money in your account and ask me to come down to your country for subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages previously indicated and further investment, either in your country or any country you advice me to invest in. All other necessary information will be sent to you when I hear from you.

Yours faithfully,

Mr.Allison Kasim.

I received this today

FROM THE DESK OF MR.NELSON OKOH.
SENIOR ACCOUNTS OFFICER (OPERATIONS DEPT.)
UNION BANK PLC.
MARINA BRANCH, LAGOS ISLAND, NIGERIA.
REPLY VIA MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS:-
nelson60okoh@computermail.net
Compliment.
I presume this letter will come to you as a surprise, but as things Unfold, we will know each other better. I will start by introducing myself to you. My Name is Mr., Victor Umah, First Senior Accounts Officer (Operations Dept.) Union Bank Plc.
I am writing in respect of a foreign customer of my bank an oil merchant & contractor (Mr. Richard Brokaw) who perished in the plane crash of 31 October 1999[with Egyptian airline 990] with other passengers aboard as you can confirm it Yourself through this web site.
http://www.cnn.com/us/9911/02/egyptair990.list/index.html
Since the demise of this our customer, I personally have watched with Keen interest to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as No one has come to claim this fund in deposit and all the relevant documents in the bank has No record of any next of kin. On this note, I decided to seek for whom his name shall be used as his Next of kin. Because the banking ethics here does not allow such Money to stay more than five years.
Consequently, the bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or his business partner or have the account confiscated. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives or business partner for over 3 years now. I seek your consent to present you as the business partner of the deceased since you are a foreigner so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$5 Million can be paid to you and then both of us can share the money. 65% to me and 30% to you 5% would be set out for local and International Expenses incurred during the course of the transaction.
Upon the receipt of your response, I will forward to you a copy of my Official bank I.D. card, my personal picture and a copy of the Certificate of deposit issued to the deceased customer (Mr. Richard Brokaw) by this bank, for proper identification of my good self and In confirmation of my sincere purpose in this transaction after which We can now seek the services of a financial attorney who will be your Lawyer & legal representative here, as deceased accounts officer I can not Physically avail myself for the procurement of this documents because Neither the lawyer nor the bank authorities should know that I am Aware of your claims this is exactly why we will need the services of An external attorney, but I will act under cover and make sure that All approvals and documentations are obtained because I have made all Arrangements before contacting you.
I will not fail to bring to your notice that this business is hitch Free and that you should not entertain any fear as all modalities for The funds transfer will be finalized within Ten banking days, after You apply to the bank as a relative to the deceased.
Signifying your interest including your most confidential Telephone/fax numbers for quick communication.
God bless.
Respectfully submitted.
Mr, NELSON OKOH.
SENIOR ACCOUNTS OFFICER (OPERATIONS DEPT.)
REPLY VIA MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS:-
nelson60okoh@computermail.net

I too have received one of these letters just today. It is regarding someone that died in the October '99 crash. But it says the money can only stay there for 4 years before it will be "called back to the bank treasury as unclaimed bill" It's already been 5 and 1/2 years. lol
This is what I received:

Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 01:50:40 -0700 (PDT)
From: "GREGORY ROCHAS" Add to Address Book
Subject: ACCOUNT PROVISION
To: kaylagulley@sbcglobal.net

DR.GREG ROCHASAFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
LOME TOGO WEST-AFRICA.

DEAR Kayla ,


COMPLIMENTS,MY NAME IS DR.GREG ROCHAS,THE MANAGER
CREDIT AND FOREIGN BILLS OF AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
[ADB].
I AM WRITING IN RESPECT OF FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF MY
BANK MR.ARTHUR SMITH OF AMERICA WITH ACCOUNT NUMBER
ADB-100144986-00, WHO PERISHED IN THE PLANE CRASH OF
31 OCTOBER 1999[WITH EGYPTIAN AIRLINE 990] WITH OTHER
PASSENGERS ABOARD.
SINCE THE DEMISE OF MR SMITH,I PERSONALLY HAVE
WATCHED WITH KEEN INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT
ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS COME TO CLAIM
HIS FUNDS OF USD9M,[NINE MILLION,UNITED STATES
DOLLARS]
WITH OUR BANK HERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME.ON THIS
NOTE I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHALL BE USED
AS THE NEXT OF KIN,AS NO ONE HAS COME UP TO PUT CLAIM
AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS FUNDS AND THE BANKING
ETHICS HERE DOES NOT
ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY MORE THAN FOUR YEARS,BECUASE
AFTER FOUR YEARS THE MONEY WILL BE CALLED BACK TO THE
BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.
IN VIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MYCOUNTRY'S
FOREIGN TRADE MISSION AFTER I WAS CONVINCED IN MY MIND
THAT YOUR NAME COULD BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO
THIS CLAIM.THE REQUEST OF THE FOREIGNER AS A NEXT OF
KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT
THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A TOGOLESE CANNOT
STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.
I HAVE AGREED TO SHARE THIS MONEY WITH YOU IN THE
MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF 70%/30%.YOU KEEP 30% WHILE I
KEEP 70%,HOW ABOUT THAT?THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR
COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT AS I AM ALMOST DUE FOR
RETIREMENT.
UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR I WILL SEND YOU BY FAX OR
E-MAIL A DRAFT APPLICATION OF CLAIM WHICH YOU WILL
SEND TO THE BANK AND THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE.
I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS
BUSINESS IS HITCH FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT
ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS THE WHOLE REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT
AS BEEN PERFECTED FOR THE TRANSFER.
YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME AS A MATTER OF FACT IMMEDIATELY.

HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU.
REGARDS,
DR.GREG ROCHAS.

This guy also tried sending me an instant message! (which I ignored)but, I did some checking and this guys e-mail address with yahoo was just set up yesterday! I agree that these people should be punished for this kind of scam. Somebody should trace these things back to whoever sent them and put a stop to it.

you guys should check out www.419eater.com it has a lot of info concerning scammers and reverse scammers

i received a similar email replied simply because it was early and half asleep. have since replied again after researching telling them what i thought of them. something should be done. its sickening

I have been getting about 5 of them, all different people dying! Yikes, poor Togoans!
I thought about setting up a low risk bank account and see how far this would go. Anyone out there have ideas on how to beat this scam?

I just got a similar e-mail like these other people today. You will see just how bogus this letter is. And to make things worse, this imposter is posing as a Reverand. Me, being the christian that I am, cannot tolerate people like this who use the lord's name to send mess like this. I feel this isn't right and i hope somebody can do something about it.

From the Desk of:
Rev. Dr.Joseph Adam
No 10 Amadu bello way
Victoria Isiland Lagos, Nigeria
Telephone:234-803-7140026
email: rev_drja@myway.com

Dear Friend,

Good Day

With warm heart I offer my friendship, and greetings, and I hope this mail meets you in good time. However strange or surprising this contact might seem to you, as we have not meet personally or had any dealings in the past, I humbly ask that you take due consideration of its importance and immense benefit.

It is my pleasure to write and inform you, that you were chosen to act as next of Kin to LATE ROBERT EBNER. But be rest assured that your contact particulars was given to me after a due search, for a reliable and capable foreigner that will handle confidentially a transfer of huge sum of money from UNION BANK NIGERIA PLC to a foreign bank account. The deal in details:A foreigner, LATE ROBERT EBNER was an oil merchant/contractor with the Federal Government of Nigeria and resides here in Nigeria not until his untimely death six year ago in ghastly plane crash. (LATE ROBERT EBNER) who perished in the plane crash of OCTOBER 31, 1999 { with Egyptian airline 990} with other passengers aboard as you can confirm it your self at this wbpage: http://www.bromike.com/departed/egypt.html

He had a deposit of (US$32,000,000.00) THIRTY TWO MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS, here with the UNION BANK OF NIGERIA before his death on OCTOBER 31, 1999. I am his accountant officer at the Union Bank, and till now nobody has serviced this account or shown up for his money since after his death till date. Although, efforts have been made by the bank managements to get in touch with his next of kin or any of his relations, but all to no avail (He had no children or any relative to stand as the net of kin).It is on this note some top officials of Union Bank, who are fully aware of the incident resolved and asked me to find and negotiate with a trust worthy foreigner who is willing to assist, and act as the next of kin to the LATE ROBERT EBNER, this sum of money is now kept in the DECEASED ACCOUNT of the Union bank, please understand that this money (US$32,000,000.00)when transferred into your account will be shared with the ratio of:

1) 30% to you as the chosen next of kin and account owner,

2) 60% for my colleagues and I,

3) 10% will be maped out for the balance of every expenses made local or international during this transaction.

This transaction is 100% risk free, for we have concluded every arrangement to safeguard you in this transaction.Therefore, if you wish to assist us,hasten up and send the following informations to enable us effectively process the necessary document for smooth transfer into your account, as to be nominated by you as the next of kin to LATE ROBERT EBNER ; you are urgently required to send to me.The name to be used in changing the existing next of kin at the bank.Your Bank name and adress, where the money will be transferd, Your Account name and account number which will be use, Your private telephone and fax number for fast and safer communication.

I know we have never met or entered into any kind of transaction with you before as to know the extent of your trust and honesty. But based on the recommendation, I personally want to believe that you will not sit on the money if it finally gets to your account.

It is on this note I consider it proper to write and ask for your consent, and permission to support the transfer into your account.Please, for security reasons acknowledge the receipt of this latter by mailing back through my private e-mail address . rev_drja@myway.com

Await your urgent response.

Yours Sincerely,
Rev. Dr. Joseph Adam

i recieved 2 emails regarding foreigners wanting to give me money! the first from mr.shehu abdul who is dying and wants his money to go to charity.the other from philip kenn from apex global trust,who also wants to benefit from me and a mr. arthur smith on flight 990 but amazingly with the same acct.#1001/44986-00 as the other names listed. who are these whackos and how do they send us this b.s.somebody should do something,because i'm sure if these have been circulating for this long some poor sap has fallen for it-it's a sad world

this is a scame from benard ebebe for 15 million dollars but this is a scane also tell#is234802787911167

i just got this one

Dear -------------,

How are you and your family today? Well thanks for indicating your
good interest in this transaction,well dear I have put all the
modalities in place to ensure a smooth transfer of this fund soonest I
have a trusted person as the next of kin, so be rest assured that this
transaction is legal and 100% risk free as you are dealing with the
direct attorney to late Mr. Robert Ebner and I am such a person that
will not like any dent on my names and the Bank in question have asked
me to provide his next of kin which I will give you the bank contacts
to confirm it.

So confirm your full interest to work out things with me by forwarding
the remaining required information in my previous mail and at the same
time this business needs top confidentiality as it is only you and I
know that you are not the next of kin to Late Mr. Robert Ebner, dear
soonest we started I will forward to you all the legal documents of
this fund to back up your claim and the account number of Late
Mr.Robert Ebner so that you can officially verify it, even you can
still
confirm it by yourself through online banking through the bank web
page immediately I give you his account information or you can call
the bank customer service to verify this claim.

However, attached is My Call to Bar Certificate as a British Attorney
and my international passport so that you can be very sure about the
person you are dealing with.

Meanwhile I have started charging the needed documents to your name so
that it will suit the documentations I have submitted already, please
be rest assured once again that there is no risk involved in this
transaction as I will send to you all the legal documents that the
bank will required to pay you, infact you can always call me with the
below number and please try to forward the below information to me to
enable final processing of the legal documents and bear in mind that I
am working with you based on trust so please I hope and beleive that
you will not sit on this money after you have received it.

Your full Name: Mr/Dr/Ms/Mrs
Your Occupation/Position
Your Direct Number: Tel/Fax (Mobile)
Your Complete Address
Your Age and Status

Thanks and have a great day while waiting to hear from you
soonest,please make sure you call me soonest you receive this mail.

Best regards,

Barr.Idowu Martins
For:IdowuMartinsChambers & Associates.
No 10 Oxford Bello way London- 7845 EG.
Direct Number:+44 703 194 0859,+44 703 194 7199

CAN ANYONE TELL IF THIS IS FOR REAL ??>>>>>>

I am Barr. KOFFI JOE I am personal attorney to A national of your country also shares same Name with you,who used to work with one of the major companies in this country,Umuchi Development/Construction Company here in Merem L.G.A Accra Ghana.

Some years ago, My Client, his Wife and their Child were involved in a car Accident along sagbama express road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of his extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to go the internet to located some one with his same name hence I come accross to you, I hope you will be willing to assist in repatriating his money hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my Client before they get confiscated or auctioned by the company where he deposited the sum of (US$9.2 million dollars) in a Finace Firm company.

The guidelines of the Finace Firm company stipulates that if such consignment remained unclaimed for over a period of time (2) years and some months, without the consignment been claimed, the said consignment will be confiscated and this will happen after the next few months if nobody comes for the money.

Since I have not seen any body for the consignment and his property for the Past two years and the company has been notifying the me and the notary club for the past one year, now I seek your consent to present yourself as the next of kin of the deceased since you share the same Name/Country with him so that the proceeds of this box valued at (US$9.2 million dollars) can be deposited to you as the next of kin.

I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this Deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me through the above email Address to enable us discuss further and mode of sharing it.

Best regards,
Barr KOFFI JOE

I have received several messages like this:
FROM DR. FRANK ERICSON,
01 bp 1569, ABIDJAN 01,
REPUBLIQUE DU COTE D' IVOIRE.
frank_ericson1@yahoo.fr

(RE: TRANSFER OF ($ 15,000.000 USD)
FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS

Dear

We want to transfer to overseas ($ 15,000.000 USD)
Fifteen million United States Dollars) from a
Bank in Africa, I want to ask you to quietly look
for a reliable and honest person who will be
capable and fit to provide either an existing bank
account or to set up a new Bank a/c immediately to receive this money,
even an empty a/c can serve to receive this money, as long as you will
remain honest
to me till the end for this important business
trusting in you and believing in God that you will
never let me down either now or in future.

I am Dr,FRANK ERICSON, the Auditor General of
banks in Africa, during the course of our auditing I discovered a
floating fund in an account opened in the bank in 1990 and since 1993
nobody has operated
on this account again, after going through some old
files in the records I discovered that the owner of
the account died without a hence the money
is floating and if I do not
remit this money out urgently it will be forfeited for
nothing. the owner of this account is Mr. Allan P.
Seaman, a foreigner, and an industrialist, and he
died, since 1993. and no
other person knows about this account or any thing
concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary
and my investigation proved to me as well that Allan
P. Seaman until his death was the manager Diamond
Safari . SA.

We will start the first transfer with TEN
million upon successful transaction
without any disappoint from your side, we shall
re-apply for the payment of the remaining rest amount to your account,

The amount involved is (USD 15M) Ten million United
States Dollars, only I want
to first transfer $10,000.000 [Ten million
United States Dollar from this money into a
safe foreigners account abroad before the rest, but I don't know any
foreigner, I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money
can not be approved to a local person here, without valid international
foreign passport, but can only be approved to any
foreigner with valid international passport or drivers
license and foreign a/c because the money is in us
dollars and
the former owner of the a/c Mr. Allan P. Seaman is
a foreigner too, [and the money can only be approved
into a foreign a/c

However, we will sign a binding agreement, to bind us together I got
your contact address from the Girl who operates computer, I am
revealing
this to you with believe in God that you will never let me down in this
business, you are the first and the only person that I am contacting
for
this business, so please
reply urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take
urgently.Send also your private telephone and fax
number including the full details of the account to be used for the
deposit.

I want us to meet face to face to build confidence and to sign a
binding
agreement that will bind us
together before transferring the money to any account
of your choice where the fund will be safe. Before we
fly to your country for withdrawal, sharing and
investments.

I need your full co-operation to make this work fine.because the
management is ready to approve this
payment to any foreigner who has correct information
of this account, which I will give to you,
upon your positive response and once I am convinced
that you are capable and will meet up with
instruction of a key bank official who is deeply
involved with me in this business.
I need your strong assurance that you will never,
never let me down.

With my influence and the position in the bank
official we can transfer this money to any foreigner's
reliable account which you can provide with assurance
that this money will be intact pending our physical
arrival in your country for sharing. The bank official will destroy all
documents of transaction
immediately we receive this money leaving no trace to any place and to
build confidence you can come
immediately to discuss with me face to face after
which I will make this remittance in
your presence and three of us will fly to your country
at least two days ahead of the money going into the
account.

I will apply for annual leave to get visa immediately
I hear from you that you are ready to act and receive
this fund in your account. I will use my position and influence to
obtain all legal approvals for onward transfer of this money to your
account with appropriate clearance from the relevant ministries
and foreign exchange departments.

At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 25% of the total
amount, 65% will be for me, while 10% will be for expenses both parties
might have incurred during the process of transferring.

I look forward to your earliest reply through my email address

Yours faithfully,

Dr FRANK ERICSON.

***********
DEAR MADAM.

THANKS FOR YOUR MAIL. I CONTACTED THE BANK TODAY AND THEY SAID THAT YOU
SHOULD SEND TO THEM YOUR ACCOUNT IN CHILE OK SO THAT THEY WILL PROCESS
AND TRANSFER THE MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT.

PLEASE GO AHEAD AND SEND THE BANK YOUR ACCOUNT DETAILS IN CHILE WITH A
COPY OF YOUR PASSPORT AS THEY HAVE REQUESTED FOR THE IMMEDIATE APPROVAL
AND TRANSFER TO YOUR ACCOUNT.

CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY YOU SEND THE INFORMATIONS TO THEM SO THAT I WILL
MONITOR THE FUND PROCESSING.

I WAIT FOR YOUR UPDATE.

DR FRANK ERICSON.

************
YOU ARE REQUIRED TO COPY THIS MAIL AND EMAIL DIRECTLY TO DR MITCHELLE
GRAHAM ON OUR OFFICIAL BANK EMAIL:info@trimarkbankplc.com OR HIS
PRIVATE
EMAIL: mitchellegraham1@yahoo.com SO CALL ME AS SOON AS YOU SEND THE
EMAIL TO OUR BANK ON MY DIRECT NUMBER +22507673514 FOR MORE DETAILS. I
AM SENDING TO YOU A COPY OF MY PASSPORT.
I WILL WAIT FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE.

BEST REGARDS.

DR FRANK KOFFI ERICSON.

Same letter different sender!!!!!

i got one from barrister benard timothy. he got my email off a christian prayer line. couple in an airline crash, 30 mill us dollars. i was chosen to distribute the money as he was directed by god to choose me! wanted my direct line, adress and fax - warning bells rang!!!SCAM

They won't give up ... for only one happy moment, I wanted to believe ....

that's the letter I recieved :

Dear Friend,
I am William Koffi. The manager Credit and Account Department of Apex
Global Trust and Finance Security Company"AGTFSC" Lome Togo. I am
writing in a respect of unclaimed deposit belonging to a foreigner, Late Mr.
Arthur Mai, with account #AGTFSC/1001/44986-00/tg. Who perished on the
plan crash of 31st of october,1999with egyptian airline 990 with other
passengers aboard.

Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any
of his immediate relatives this has also proved abortive. After these
several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the
Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and properties
left behind by our customer before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by our bank where he deposited the sum of US$14.5m(fourteen
million, five hundred thousand united states dollars)

. In our country the company rules and guidelines of Apex Global Trust
and Finance Security Company (AGTFSC) stipulates that if such money
remained unclaimed for over a period of time, with the account
unserviceable (DORMANT) the money will be Confiscated and this will happen after
the next 21 days if nobody comes for the money and Since we have not
seen anybody for the money and his property for the last two years and our
bank has been notifying the Rotary clubs for the past one year now.

Therefore, I seek your conscent to present yourself as the "Next of Kin
to the deceased since you have the same last name with him so that the
proceeds of this account valued at US$14.5m(fourteen million, five
hundred thousand united states dollars) can be paid to you and then you and
I can share the money according to the agreed percentages. I guarantee
that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will
protect you and I from any breach of the law.

Upon the receipt of your response I will detail you themodalities
through which we will achieve this claims.

Hoping to hear from you soon.

Best regards,
William Koffi

Here is a new one and the number doesn't work and it is too good to be true.

From the Desk of: BARR JERRY KEN
No 10 Oxford Bello way
London- 7845 EG.
Direct Number: 00 44 703 194 944,00 44 703 184 2502,
Email::: jerryken_00@yahoo.de

Your Attn: Friend,

With warm heart I offer my friendship, Calvary greetings to you and I hope
this mail meets you in good time. However strange or urprising this contact
might seem to you, as we have not meet personally or had any dealings in the
past, I humbly ask that you take due consideration of its importance and
immense benefit.

It is my pleasure to write and inform you, that you were chosen to act as
next of Kin to LATE ROBERT EBNER, but be rest assured that your contact
particulars was given to me after a due search, for a reliable and capable
foreigner that will handle confidentially a transfer of huge sum of money
from a London bank to a foreign bank account,let me use this opportunity to
give you the details of this business, LATE ROBERT EBNER was an oil
merchant/contractor with the British Oil Control and resides here in London
not until his untimely death some years ago in ghastly plane crash.(LATE
ROBERT EBNER) who perishedin the plane crash of OCTOBER 31, 1999 (with
Egyptian airline 990)with other passengers aboard as
you can confirm it yourself at this
Webpage:http://www.greatdreams.com/pass990.htm.
He had a deposit of (US$32,000,000.00) THIRTY TWO MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS, with a London bank Name (withhold) before his death on OCTOBER
31,1999.
I am his attorney at the bank, and till now nobody has serviced this account
or shown up for his money since after his death till date.Although, efforts
have been made by me and the bank anagements to get in touch with his next
of kin or any of his relations, but all to noavail (He had no children or
any relative to stand as the net of kin).It is on this note that the Bank
management, who are fully aware of the incident and asked me as his attorney
to provide them with his next of kin,to this effect now I want to negotiate
with a trust worthy foreigner who is willing to assist, and act as the next
of kin to the LATE ROBERT
EBNER,this sum of money is now kept in the DECEASED ACCOUNT with the bank,
please understand that this money US$32,000,000.00)when transferred into
your account will be used for ajoint venture establishment, as may be agreed
by both parties involved.

This transaction is 100% risk free, for we have concluded every
arrangement to safeguard you in this transaction with all the legal
documents.
Therefore, if you wish to assist me, hasten up and send the following
information's to enable us effectively process the necessary documents for
smooth transfer into your account, as to be nominated by you as the next of
kin to LATE ROBERT EBNER and you are urgently required to send to me your
full name to be used in changing the existing next of kin at the bank.Your
Bank name and address, where the money will be transfer to, your private
telephone and fax number for fast and safer communication.I know we have
never met or entered into any kind of transaction with you before as to know
the extent of your trust and honesty. But based on the recommendation and
the urgency of this, I personally want
to believe that you will not sit on the money if it finally gets to your
account.It is on this note I consider it proper to write and ask for your
consent, and permission to support the transfer into your account. Please,
for security reasons acknowledge the receipt of this letter by mailing back
through my private e-mail address::::jerryken_00@yahoo.de

Await your urgent response.
Yours Sincerely,

Barr.Jerry Ken
For:Jerryken Associates.a
No 10 Oxford Bello way London- 7845 EG.
Direct Number:00 44 703 194 944,00 44 703 184 2502
Email::: jerryken_00@yahoo.de

I recieved a simlar letter today, after writing back and telling them that I know its a scam they wrote back as if I agreed to it.
FROM THE DESK OF MR MOHAMED YAYA
BANQUE INTERNATIONAL DU AFRIQUE
AUDITING DEPARTMENT
LOME TOGO.
TEL:00228-925-7417

Urgent Attention,
I have a proposal for you - this however is not mandatory nor will i in any manner compel you to honour against your will.
I am Mohammed Yaya, and work with a bank (one of the African leading banks in the West Coast). Here in this bank existed a dormant account for the past 8 years which belong to a KOREAN,American national who is now late Mr JUNG WOONG KIM, When I discovered that there had been no deposits nor withdrawals from this account for this long period, I decided to carry out a system investigation and discovered that non of the family member nor relations of the late person is aware of this account.
This is the story in a nutshell.

Now I want an account overseas where the bank will transfer this funds.I have all the required document that will proof you as the next of kin,because i work in the bank Adutting Department.

There after, I had planned to destroy all related documents for this account. It is a careful network and for the past eleven months I have worked out everything to ensure a hitch-free operation,The amount is not so much at the moment and plus all the accumulated interest the balance in this account stands at-(US$ 9.5 million US dollars).
Now our questions are:-

1. Can you handle this project?
2. Can I give you this trust?
3. What will be your commission?
If you can sponsor this transfer. Consider this and get back at us as soon as possible.
Finally, it is our humble prayer that the information as contained herein be accorded the necessary attention, urgency as well as the secrecy it deserves. I Expect your urgent response if you can handle this project.

Call me at this direct line +228 925 74 17 after sending a mail for confirmation.
Respectfully yours,
Mohamed Yaya.
Dearest One

How are you?

Thank you for you mail letter and the content is well understood .I assure you that all that is needed in this transaction is your sincerity and cooperation, i contacted you for a business that will favour both of us if we confide on eachother and be sincere to ourselves,work together,sow together as well reap together.Unfailing we will rejoice over this very opportunity that came to us once in life time.I sincerely hope that we will work together in truth and in faith without having any atom of greed to cheat on each other as I do believe that this business will certainly bring us together for good business and friendship relationship as I will finally come over to your country for settlement once this funds gets into your account . My dear friend i will want you
understand that there is no risk involve as i have earlier assured you that i will take care of the Banking aspect ,all i ask from you is your co-operation,sincerity and secrecy towards archiving this project. because i have place your name on the bank computer ,the bank is aware of your person as the bonafide beneficiary to the bank late client Mr JUNG WOONG KIM.

Let me go straight to explain more on the event that led to this before I expatiate on the project proper. The deceased customer, late Mr JUNG WOONG KIM,was a big customer of the BIA Lome Togo Republic.(The bank I work) , he operated a coded account with us and died in Ghana. However, His parents are from Korean .He was the owner of KIM TRADING COMPAINY SARL , he had handled so many projects here in West Africa.He had a black woman named Suzan but has no kids,again The name of his company was KIM TRADING COMPAINY SARL. But the company folded up after the demise of his death.He also used Susan to open his account as his mother maiden name.

The above is quite a few of his bio-data but if you need some more specific information on him or clarification, i give you this data because of the trust and confidence that i have in you please go ahead and ask as I just cannot figure out the precise

Back to your word i have reputation to consider in this world that i am living and i do not think i have anything to do with your money in your account all i request from you is your assistance and if you can come to the bank here it si better for me because it will enable us to know each other very well ,coe to the bank here an see things for yourself Ok and note that the account i am asking you to provide is the account that the bank here will transfer the fund once it is approved on your name.

Furthermore on your account ,i do not need an account that has money or deposit in it ,all i need is just an account that is operating and valid ,thank God that i have all it takes to transfer this fnd to your account witout any delay legally .

upon the reciept of your mail i will send the bank text of application that you will fill and submit to the bank to notify the bank of your person as the mandated next of kin to the fund becaues i have place your name on the bank computer as the appointed beneficiary by the family .

I await your mail respose

Mr. Mohammed

i recieved a similar e-mail just today!
i wanted to believe it just as much as everybody here,thanks fo the heads up!

i got the same letter but it was from a guy named Idow Martins. who he think he is calling me his friend? what a FREAK. he said he worked in a bank. and i was going to be the next kin of Late Robert Ebner. i thought there must have been some mistake because i cant be the next kin to any thing i'am only 14.

i got 2 more of these emails today and one stated out w/ dear sir so i know it was a scam no way it wasn't. this man or woman needs to be stop NOW. cuz this is a bunch of bull. and i aint bout to put up w/ it ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

i received this email today and answered with a message saying contact me so i can turn them over to the law From the Desk of: BARR.IDOWU MARTINS
No 10 Oxford Bello way
London- 7845 EG.
Direct Number: 00 44 703 194 944,00 44 703 184 2502,
Email: barr_idowuchambers@iol.pt or
consultant@barristeridowumartinschambers.com

Your Attn: Friend,

With warm heart I offer my friendship, Calvary greetings to you and I
hope this mail meets you in good time. However strange or urprising
this contact might seem to you, as we have not meet personally or had
any dealings in the past, I humbly ask that you take due consideration
of its importance and immense benefit.

It is my pleasure to write and inform you, that you were chosen to act
as next of Kin to LATE ROBERT EBNER, but be rest assured that your
contact particulars was given to me after a due search, for a reliable
and capable foreigner that will handle confidentially a transfer of
huge sum of money from a London bank to a foreign bank account,let me
use this opportunity to give you the details of this business, LATE
ROBERT EBNER was an oil merchant/contractor with the British Oil
Control and resides here in London not until his untimely death some years
ago in ghastly plane crash.(LATE ROBERT EBNER) who perishedin the plane
crash of OCTOBER 31, 1999 (with Egyptian airline 990)with other
passengers aboard as you can confirm it yourself at this
Webpage:http://www.greatdreams.com/pass990.htm.
He had a deposit of (US$32,000,000.00) THIRTY TWO MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS, with a London bank Name (withhold) before his death on OCTOBER
31,1999.

I am his attorney at the bank, and till now nobody has serviced this
account or shown up for his money since after his death till date.
Although, efforts have been made by me and the bank anagements to
get in touch with his next of kin or any of his relations, but all to
noavail (He had no children or any relative to stand as the net of
kin).It is on this note that the Bank management, who are fully aware
of the incident and asked me as his attorney to provide them with his
next of kin,to this effect now I want to negotiate with a trust worthy
foreigner who is willing to assist, and act as the next of kin to the
LATE ROBERT EBNER,this sum of money is now kept in the DECEASED ACCOUNT
with the bank, please understand that this money US$32,000,000.00)when
transferred into your account will be used for ajoint venture
establishment, as may be agreed by both parties involved.

This transaction is 100% risk free, for we have concluded every
arrangement to safeguard you in this transaction with all the legal
documents.
Therefore, if you wish to assist me, hasten up and send the following
information's to enable us effectively process the necessary documents
for smooth transfer into your account, as to be nominated by you as the
next of kin to LATE ROBERT EBNER and you are urgently required to send
to me your full name to be used in changing the existing next of kin at
the bank.Your Bank name and address, where the money will be transfer
to, your private telephone and fax number for fast and safer
communication.I know we have never met or entered into any kind of
transaction with you before as to know the extent of your trust and
honesty. But based on the recommendation and the urgency of this, I
personally want to believe that you will not sit on the money if it
finally gets to your account.It is on this note I consider it proper to
write and ask for your consent, and permission to suport the transfer
into your account. Please, for security reasons acknowledge the receipt
of this letter by mailing back through my private e-mail address
barr_idowuchambers@iol.pt or
consultant@barristeridowumartinschambers.com

Await your urgent response.
Yours Sincerely,

Barr.Idowu Martins

For:IdowuMartinsChambers Associates.a
No 10 Oxford Bello way London- 7845 EG.
Direct Number:+44 704 012 8227 ,+44 704 012 8226.
Email: barr_idowuchambers@iol.pt or
consultant@barristeridowumartinschambers.com

Here's another scam y'all. What's so funny about this is that I'm not only in the U.S. but all my relatives are natives, and surprisingly I get this e-mail stating that I'm next of kin to some guy in the U.K. This is hilarious, and I hope these jerks get caught and thrown in jail.

Sincerely,

Too Smart To Scam

Here's the letter:

From the Desk of: BARR.IDOWU MARTINS
No 10 Oxford Bello way
London- 7845 EG.
Direct Number: 00 44 703 194 944,00 44 703 184 2502,
Email: barr_idowuchambers@iol.pt or
consultant@barristeridowumartinschambers.com

Your Attn: Friend,

With warm heart I offer my friendship, Calvary greetings to you and I
hope this mail meets you in good time. However strange or urprising
this contact might seem to you, as we have not meet personally or had
any dealings in the past, I humbly ask that you take due consideration
of its importance and immense benefit.

It is my pleasure to write and inform you, that you were chosen to act
as next of Kin to LATE ROBERT EBNER, but be rest assured that your
contact particulars was given to me after a due search, for a reliable
and capable foreigner that will handle confidentially a transfer of
huge sum of money from a London bank to a foreign bank account,let me
use this opportunity to give you the details of this business, LATE
ROBERT EBNER was an oil merchant/contractor with the British Oil
Control and resides here in London not until his untimely death some years
ago in ghastly plane crash.(LATE ROBERT EBNER) who perishedin the plane
crash of OCTOBER 31, 1999 (with Egyptian airline 990)with other
passengers aboard as you can confirm it yourself at this
Webpage:http://www.greatdreams.com/pass990.htm.
He had a deposit of (US$32,000,000.00) THIRTY TWO MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS, with a London bank Name (withhold) before his death on OCTOBER
31,1999.

I am his attorney at the bank, and till now nobody has serviced this
account or shown up for his money since after his death till date.
Although, efforts have been made by me and the bank anagements to
get in touch with his next of kin or any of his relations, but all to
noavail (He had no children or any relative to stand as the net of
kin).It is on this note that the Bank management, who are fully aware
of the incident and asked me as his attorney to provide them with his
next of kin,to this effect now I want to negotiate with a trust worthy
foreigner who is willing to assist, and act as the next of kin to the
LATE ROBERT EBNER,this sum of money is now kept in the DECEASED ACCOUNT
with the bank, please understand that this money US$32,000,000.00)when
transferred into your account will be used for ajoint venture
establishment, as may be agreed by both parties involved.

This transaction is 100% risk free, for we have concluded every
arrangement to safeguard you in this transaction with all the legal
documents.
Therefore, if you wish to assist me, hasten up and send the following
information's to enable us effectively process the necessary documents
for smooth transfer into your account, as to be nominated by you as the
next of kin to LATE ROBERT EBNER and you are urgently required to send
to me your full name to be used in changing the existing next of kin at
the bank.Your Bank name and address, where the money will be transfer
to, your private telephone and fax number for fast and safer
communication.I know we have never met or entered into any kind of
transaction with you before as to know the extent of your trust and
honesty. But based on the recommendation and the urgency of this, I
personally want to believe that you will not sit on the money if it
finally gets to your account.It is on this note I consider it proper to
write and ask for your consent, and permission to suport the transfer
into your account. Please, for security reasons acknowledge the receipt
of this letter by mailing back through my private e-mail address
barr_idowuchambers@iol.pt or
consultant@barristeridowumartinschambers.com

Await your urgent response.
Yours Sincerely,

Barr.Idowu Martins

For:IdowuMartinsChambers Associates.a
No 10 Oxford Bello way London- 7845 EG.
Direct Number:+44 704 012 8227 ,+44 704 012 8226.
Email: barr_idowuchambers@iol.pt or
consultant@barristeridowumartinschambers.com

All right.... So I got the mail too... That's just sincerly fucked up...
I figured "why sugar coat it - these assholes (pardon my french) need to know how I feel!" So here's what I replied:
-------------------------------------------------
All right, guys… You’ve got to stop this pathetic, immoral scam... Where do you get off pulling this kind of shit! There’s currently a vast number of people that are trying to put you freaks behind bars – get the hint? Do NOT contact me again, as I will have to resolve to less pacifistic ways of getting you off my back...
Just stop it...
-------------------------------------------------

It's probably not gonna stop 'em, but at least I got the chance to issue a genuine threat... That's not something I do everyday... lol

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Omg when i saw this i was laughing at how pathetic it was! I mean come on! It started off as if it was 'God's' almighty power that led him to choose my name out of all the names in the world. I was in tears with the whole serman speach, im not religious in any respects but even if i was then why would God give the money to me when there are starving people in Africa. I feel sorry for anyone who falls for this scam, although i did of course want to believe that it was true, no matter how rediculous it was (i mean who wouldnt, its $15m). I think my email was the worst one they have came up with, but defiantly the funniest. I pray to "God" these twats get caught and suffer the consequences!

Anyways this was my email (you will get a kick out of this):

Dear Friend,

I got your e-mail contacts from computerised datas after my extensive
search
via the website for a God-fearing and trust-worthy person to bestow
this
transaction which is the only hope of our survival into his or her
hands.When i got your address,I prayed and meditated fervently over it
and i
commited it into the hands of God that you should be the rightful
person to
help us out before I made up my decision to contact you.I am The
Manager of
Auditing Department of Our Bank ,Ouagadougou Burkina Faso.In my
department
we discovered an abandoned sum of USD$15.m(Fifteen million united
states
dollars). In an account that belongs to this our foreign customer who
died
along with his wife and and children in the 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 the next of kin
or
relation to the deceased, as indicated in our banking guidelines but
unfortunately we learnt that all his supposed next of kin or relation
died
alongside with him in the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the
claim.It
is therefore upon this discovery that I decided to make this usiness

proposals to you and release the money to you as next of kin or
relation to
the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is
coming
for it because I don't want this money to go into the bank treasury as
unclaimed Bill. The banking law and guidelines here stipulates that if
such
money remains unclaimed after five years, the money will be transferred
into
the bank treasury as unclaimed fund.The request of foreigner in this
transaction is necessary because our late customer was a foreigner and
a
Burkinabe cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner,I agree that 30%
of
this money will be for you as foreigner partner in respect to the
provision
of a foreign account. 10% will be set aside for expenses incurred
during the
business and 60% would be for me ,

After which I shallvisit your country for disbursement according to the
percentages indicated.Therefore to enable the immediate transfer of
this
fund to you as I have arranged,you will furnished me with a good
receiving
account details where
the money will betransfered,your private tel and fax number for easy
communication.
Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you by fax or e-mail a text
of
the application which you shall retype and fax to our foreign
remittance
manager,for easy execution of the transaction.I will not fail to bring
to
your notice that this transaction is 100% hitch-free on both side. As
all
required arrangement have been made for the transfer and more so all
the
documents backing this claim will be supplied to you after you might
have
applied.Please I would like you you keep this transaction confidential
and
as a top secret as you may wish to know that I am a senior Bank
official.Trusting to hear from you immediately.

Yours Sincerely,

Mr.kaburo

Good job!

Good job!

Good job!

Good job!

Good job!

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