NIGERIAN LETTER SCAM
NIGERIAN LETTER SCAM
These strange e-mail letters have been coming from Africa for years. Many of them ask you to help smuggle money out of a foreign country. In return, you’ll get part of the loot! Usually, the letter asks for your bank account information but what they really hope to do is convince you to send them money. Now, the countries are expanding and the pitches are changing, but they are all scams!
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There’s the former military officer who’s dying and wants to make up for past sins by giving you millions of dollars |
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A personal aid to an assassinated government leader, who was left with a millions in cash |
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A lawyer who had a client who was killed in a plane crash and left millions behind |
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A bank auditor who discovered millions of dollars in an old account and wants you to help him sneak it out of the country |
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The rich son of a government official who is seeking political asylum for himself and his loot |
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http://www.bbb.org/alerts/nigerian.aspEXAMPLES OF NIGERIAN LETTER SCAM
From: EDWARD KUNDE
Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 1:33 PM
To: ConsumerMan
Subject: URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL
3163-006-7700
Attn.
I feel compelled to write and request your assistance. Please, kindly excuse my
intrusion into your private business. I got your contact through The European
Business Directory in my effort to get a foreignpartner whom I can entrust with
my family investment.
My name is Edward Kunde the eldest son of Hon. Bature Kunde, former minister of
finance in Sierra Leone. The military junta led by Major Paul Koroma
assassinated my father when he dethrone President, Tijan Kabah, which
subsequently led to outbreak of war in my country.
The perennial war in the country forced me and my Family into exile in various
countries. After the Death of my father, we discovered among my father’s
Documents that he deposited some funds totaling forty-five million Five hundred
Thousand United State Dollars (US$45. 500.000.00) with a private security
company in Netherland. I am now under political asylum in the Netherlands while
my mother and my siblings are in Hideout in Dakar Senegal.
My mother advised me to search for a reliable business oriented person who can
help us invest these funds. We have proposed 20% to you for your assistance
while 5% is set aside for any possible contigencies. Modality has been work out
to the highest level to move these Funds out of Africa as soon as you signify
your interest to help us invest the balance 75% into a viable business in your
country.
The assistance we are soliciting from you is to help us receive and invest the
money why my family will join you in your Country as soon as we achieved our
desired goal. I will appreciate it if you could call me to enable us discuss
further on the whole issue
raised herein. These burdens appeared enormous for me due to my ignorance in the
business industry and coupled with my present social status.
Sir, I am eagerly anticipating your swift
response.
Regards,
Edward Kunde
From: PRINCE TUNDE O ADISARAKI
Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 2:49 AM
To: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Subject: FAMILY BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL
FROM: Prince Tunde O Adisaraki
MOBILE:234-90-509398
TEL: 234-42-452268
FAX:234-92726808
Greetings,
This letter might surprise you because we have not met neither in person nor by
correspondence. But I believe it is one day that you get to know somebody either
in physical or through correspondence. I got your contact through some discreet
inquiry from the chamber of commerce and industry, you and your organization
were revealed as being quite astute in private entrepreneurship, one has no
doubt in your ability to handle a financial business transaction.
However,I am the first son of his Royal Majesty, Iginawari Nweke Adisaraki III
and the traditional ruler of Eleme Province in the oil area of Rivers State of
Nigeria. I am making this contact to you in respect of US 28,000,000.00 (Twenty
eight million United States Dollars) which I inherited from my late father. This
money was accumulated from royalties paid to my father as compensation by the
oil firms located in our area as a result of oil presence on our land which
hamper agriculture which is our major source of livelihood. Unfortunately my
father died from protracted diabetes. But before his he called my attention and
informed me that he lodged some funds on a two boxes with a security firm with
an open beneficiary status. The lodgment Security Code Number was also revealed
to me, he then advised me to look for a reliable business partner abroad, who
will assist me in investing the money in a lucrative business as a result of
economic instability in Nigeria.
So this is the main reason why I am contacting you for us to move this money
from the security firm to any country of your choice for investment purposes. So
I will like you to be the ultimate beneficiary, so that the funds can be moved
in your name and particulars to any country of your choice where it will be
claimed and invested. Hence my father have had intimated the security firm
personnel that the beneficiary of the Box is his foreign partner whose
particulars will be forwarded to the firm when due.
But I will guide you accordingly. As soon as the fund reaches, I will then come
over to meet you in person, so that we can discuss physically on Investment
entials.Based on this instance I and my family have unanimously decided to give
you 20% of the total money and annual 5% of the after tax returns on investment
for the first three years. Thereafter, the term shall be varied. 2% for charity
homes and 3% for expenses, which may arise during the transaction, fax and phone
bills inclusive. The balance of 70% you will invest and manage for my family. I
hereby guarantee you that this is not government money, it is not drug money and
it is not money from arms deal. Though you have to maintain high degree of
confidentiality on this matter.
I will give you all proof of deposit and existence of money once urged and fully
satisfied with you capability and honesty. I hope this will be the beginning of
a prosperous relationship between my family and your family. Nevertheless if you
are for any reason not interest, kindly inform me immediately so that I will
look for another contact.
I required also your private phone and fax numbers for easy communication.I am
waiting for your quick response through my private phone or fax Number.
I am waiting for your quick response.
Yours faithfully,
Prince Tunde Olusola Adisaraki (For the Family)
From: SODINDO MALINGA
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 3:32 PM
To: ConsumerMan
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL
0031613777023
HARLEM,
THE NETHERLANDS.
CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL.
You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me
personally. I am Sodindo Malinga, the first son of Tawanda Malinga,the most
popular black farmer in Zimbabwe who was murdered in the land dispute in my
country. I got your contact through network online hence decided to write you.
Before the death of my father, he had taken me to Johannesburg to deposit the
sum of US8.6 million (Eight million, Six Hundred thousand United States
dollars), in one of the private security company, as he foresaw the looming
danger in Zimbabwe this money was deposited in a box as gem stones to avoid much
demurrage from security company. This amount was meant for the purchase of new
machines and chemicals for the Farms and establishment of new farms in
Swaziland. This land problem came when Zimbabwean President Mr. Robert Mugabe
introduced a new Land Act Reform wholly affecting the rich white farmers and
some few black farmers, and this resulted to the killing and mob action by
Zimbabwean war veterans and some lunatics in the society. In fact a lot of
people were killed because of this Land reform Act for which my father was one
of the victims.
It is against this background that, I and my family fled Zimbabwe for fear of
our lives and are currently staying in the Netherlands where we are seeking
political asylum and moreso have decided to transfer my father’s money to a more
reliable foreign account. since the law of Netherlands prohibits a refugee
(asylum seeker) to open any bank account or to be involved in any financial
transaction throughout the territorial zone of Netherlands, As the eldest son of
my father, I am saddled with the responsibility of seeking a genuine foreign
account where this money could be transferred without the knowledge of my
government who are bent on taking everything we have got. The South African
government seems to be playing along with them.
I am faced with the dilemma of moving this amount of money out of South Africa
for fear of going through the same experience in future, both countries have
similar political history. As a businessman, I am seeking for a partner who I
have to entrust my
future and that of my family in his hands, I must let you know that this
transaction is risk free. If you accept to assist me and my family, all I want
you to do for me, is to make an arrangements with the security company to clear
the consignment (funds) from their afiliate office here in the Netherlands as i
have already given directives for the consignment to be brought to the
Netherlands from South Africa. But before then all modalities will have to be
put in place like change of ownership to the consignment and more importantly
this money I intend to use for investment.
I have two options for you. Firstly you can choose to have certain percentage of
the money for nominating your account for this transaction. Or you can go into
partnership with me for the proper profitable investment of the money in your
country. Whichever the option you want, feel free to notify me. I have also
mapped out 5% of this money for all kinds of expenses incurred in the process of
this transaction. If you do not prefer a partnership I am willing to give you
10% of the money while the remaining 85% will be for my investment in your
country. Contact me with the above telephone number or my E-mail address while I
implore you to maintain the absolute secrecy required in this transaction.
Thanks, GOD BLESS YOU
Yours Faithfully,
Sodindo Malinga.
From: jamespaul4 james
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 6:11 PM
To: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Subject: FROM DR.JAMES PAUL.
NATIONAL ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY
NIGERIAN WATER WAYS APAPA,
LAGOS.NIGERIA
REPLY TO ;jamespaul.james@caramail.com
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
YOUR COMPANY'S NAME AND ADDRESS WAS GOTTEN FROM A BUSINESS DIRECTORY IN MY
SEARCH FOR A WELL KNOWN
BUSINESSMAN WHO HAS NO QUESTIONABLE CHARACTER AND MUST BE A SUCCESSFUL
BUSINESSMAN.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, I AM DR.JAMES PAUL , A DIRECTOR IN THE NATIONAL ELECTRIC
POWER AUTHORITY (N.E.P.A).
ALSO I WAS PRIVILEGED TO BE A MEMBER OF TENDER'S BOARD THAT AWARDED AND
SUPERVISED THE EXECUTION OF A
MULTIMILLION U.S. DOLLARS CONTRACT IN 1998. THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND
COMMISSIONED IN AUGUST
1996,AND ORIGINAL CONTRACT VALUE PAID IN OCTOBER 2000,TO THE FOREIGN FIRM THAT
ACTUALLY EXECUTED THE
CONTRACT.
HOWEVER, AS A RESULT OF OVER-INVOICING AND SERIES OF REVISION CARRIED ! OUT IN
THE COURSE OF THE CONTRACT
EXECUTION, THERE NOW EXISTS A FLOATING SUM OF US$45.5M(FORTY FIVE MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S
DOLLARS ONLY). THIS MONEY IS NOW DUE FOR PAYMENT IN THE GOVERNMENT QUARTERLY
PAYMENT SCHEDULE AND WE WISH
TO REMIT THIS FUND INTO YOUR DESIGNATED PERSONAL OR CORPORATE ACCOUNTS OVERSEAS.
WE SHALL SECURE THE PAYMENT APPROVALS FROM THE RELEVANT OFFICE/MINISTRIES HERE
FOR THE RELEASE OF THIS CONTRACT SUM IN FAVOUR OF YOUR COMPANY WITH DOCUMENT AND
INFORMATION WE SHALL REQUEST FROM YOU
TOO, WE HAVE NOW CONCLUDED ARRANGEMENTS IN THE CENTRALBANK OF NIGERIA TO REMIT
THIS MONEY AS SUM REALIZED BY
A COMPANY THROUGH LEGITIMATE MEANS IN NIGERIA.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
THE FUND WILL BE SHARED 35% FOR YOU AND 60% FOR US. THE REMAINING 5% TAKES CARE
OF ALL INCIDENTAL EXPENSES. TO FORMALISE THIS TRANSACTION IN NIGERIA IN FAVOUR
OF YOUR DESIGNATED COMPANY WE REQUIRE YOU TO FORWARD THE FOLLOWING :
1. AN ASSURANCE OF YOUR ABILITY, WILLINGNESS AND READINESS TO FULLY CORPORATE
WITH US DURING DISBURSEMENT OVERSEAS AND TO MAINTAIN THE MAXIMUM CONFIDENTIALITY
REQUIRED IN A BUSINESS OF THIS NATURE IN ALL PLACES AT ALL TIMES ON BOTH SIDES.
2. PARTICULARS OF YOUR BANKS INCLUDING NAME OF BANK ADDRESS, ACCOUNT NUMBERS,
TELEX AND FAX NUMBER OF YOUR
BANK.
3.YOUR PRIVATE TELEX, FAX AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR SAFE, QUICK AND EFFECTIVE
COMMUNICATION INCLUDING HOME
AND MOBILE PHONES (IF ANY).
4.WILLINGNESS & READINESS TO ASSIST ME IN PROCURING RELEVANT
DOCUMENTS/APPROVALS.
THIS REMITTANCE IS GUARANTEE IN LESS THAN 14(FOURTEEN) WORKING DAYS UPON RECEIPT
OF THE ABOVE MENTION
PARTICULARS BY FAX, HOWEVER, IT REQUIRES THE HIGHEST CO-OPERATION, SERIOUSNESS,
MUTUAL TRUST, HONEST AND STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL ON BOTH SIDES TO AVOID
JEOPARDIZING THE POSITION OF THE OFFICERS WHO ARE TOP GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONARIES.
ALSO WE WANT TO USE PART OF OUR PERCENTAGE TO IMPORT ANY QUICK SELLING GOODS
WITH YOUR ASSISTANCE AFTER THE FUND HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU,
BEST REGARD.
DR . JAMES PAUL