Urgent Nofication from FBI

You may have received the email below. If so you unfortunately are not being contacted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), rather you are the target of a scam often referred to as a Nigerian scam. Scams like this often lead to financial and identity theft. Learn more about Nigerian Scams here and learn more about identity theft here.

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-----Original Message-----
From: larry.hans@luckymail.com [mailto:larry.hans@luckymail.com]
Sent: 04/15/2008 6:52 AM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: URGENT NOTIFICATION FROM THE F.B.I.

FROM :LARRY HANS
CYBER WIRETAP AND FUNDS RECOVERY DEPARTMENT,
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI.
J.EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING
935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE,
NW WASHINGTON, D.C
20535-0001, USA .

ATTENTION SIR / TREAT VERY URGENTLY

We believe this notification meets you in a very good state of mind and
health.The FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI) Washington,D.C in
conjunction with some other relevant Investigative Agencies here in the
United states of America have recently been informed through our Global
intelligence monitoring network that you have a pending FUND
transaction with a Bank regarding to an over-due Inheritance / Award
payment which was fully endorsed to be paid in your favor.

It might interest you to know that we have taken out time in screening
through this whole transaction as stipulated on our protocol of
operation and have finally confirmed that FIBI BANK UK is the autorized
financial institution scheduled to make your payment in line with their
remittance requirements. Several investigations by us have shown that you
have been dealing with some unauthorized persons regarding the transfer
of these funds.

Our UK attache agent recently had a meeting with the Manager of FIBI
BANK UK, in the person of MR. MICHAEL BERWALD and MR. PATRICK OWEN along
with some of other top officials of the BANK regarding your case and
they made us to understand that your file has been held in abase pending
when you personally file for your claims. They intimated him that the
only problem they are facing right now is that some unscrupulous element
are using this project as an avenue to scam innocent people off their
hard earned money by impersonating to be STAFF OF FIBI BANK and its
affiliates.

We were also made to understand that a lady with name Mrs.Joan C.Bailey
from Ohio, United Of America has already contacted them and also
presented to them all the necessary documentations evidencing your claim
purported to have been signed personally by you prior to the release of
your funds to her, though they insisted on hearing from you personally
before they could go ahead on wiring the funds to the Bank information
provided by the above named Lady. It is basically one of the main reasons
why they contacted us, to enable us assist them in carrying out proper
investigation and subsequently informing you of their mandate to
Remitting your funds.

Most importnatly, We advise that you discontinue further dealings with
any person or organization posing as staff or affiliate of FIBI BANK,
or any other Bank/agency concerning the transfer of your funds. In your
own interest, You are advised to immediately contact FIBI BANK UK on
the following details for the onward remittance of your funds.

CONTACT PERSON : MR. MICHAEL BERWALD
FIBI BANK UK PLC
24 CREECHURCH LANE, LONDON, EC3A 5JX,UK
TEL/FAX :+44-7005-982-225
TEL: +44 7045729287
EMAIL: fibi.bank.uk@go2.pl , fibi@FinanceMail.net

Ensure that you comply to all their remittance procedures and also
furnish them with your full details (Full names and address, direct
telephone and fax numbers, source of funds,Expected Amount, etc) to enable
them in their verification processes before the release of your funds.

Best Regards,

Agent Larry Hans

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

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Microsoft Award Lottery Email Scam

You may have received the email below. If so you unfortunately are not the winner of a Microsoft Award Lottery, rather you are the target of a scam often referred to as a Nigerian scam. Scams like this often lead to financial and identity theft. Learn more about Nigerian Scams here and learn more about identity theft here.

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-----Original Message-----
From: MICIROSOFT EMAIL LOTTERY 2008 [mailto:microsoft@lottery.com]
Sent: 04/13/2008 6:21 PM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: REF NO: MSW/ 776090X2/23////
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AWARD PRIZE: £500,000,GBP
Claims Agent : Mr.James West.
EMAIL:mr_james2008@hotmail.com

AWARD FINANCE DEPARTMENTS
ACCREDITTED AGENCY.


DEAR WINNER,

CONGRATULATIONS!This is to inform you that you have been cleared a
winner of the MICROSOFT AWARD LOTTERY online Sweepstakes International
program.

I am happy to inform you that i have forwarded your original winning
certificate and winning cheque to fastway MICROSOFT company .Find below
the details of the MICROSOFT company.

You are adviced to send the MICROSOFT company a mail to their email
address for their MICROSOFT company cost.When contacting them,you are to
include this parcel identification number as your subject. Please you are advised to
write down the parcel identification number and save it.

PARCEL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER : REF NO: MSW/ 776090X2/23
BATCH NO: 013/05/8394369
DRAW NO_____
FULL NAMES_______________________
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS___________________________________
ZIPCODE____________________________
SEX______________
DATE OF BIRTH ________________________
POSTAL CODE ____________________________
OCCUPATION______________________________
COMPANY NAME _____________________________
TEL______________________
FAX ____________________
COUNTRY ______________________

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This message has been scanned for viruses and
dangerous content by MailScanner, and is
believed to be clean.

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Protect yourself today with IDENTITY GUARD®

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ATM Payment Center Email Scam

Many email users have reported receiving an email similar to the one below. If you are one of them, you are the target of an eMail Scam, commonly called a Nigerian Scam.

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Following is the text of the Scam email message:
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From: Mr Patrick Duru [mailto:oficemail31@chinaren.com]
Sent: 04/14/2008 7:04 AM
Subject: ATM PAYMENT CENTER

ATM PAYMENT UPDATE
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF AUDITOR TO THE PRESIDENT,
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT
SIR/MADAM,
THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR CONTRACT /INHERITANCE FILE AND FOUND OUT THAT IS WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT FUFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN RESPECT OF YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT.
SECONDLY WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE NONE OFFICIALS IN THE BANK, ALL IN YOUR ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF THE FUND TO YOU. WE WISH TO ADVISE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILLEGAL ACT LIKE THIS HAVE TO STOP IF YOU WISHES TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT SINCE WE HAVE DECIDED TO BRING A SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEM. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC, THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION FROM MR. PRESIDENT, ALHAJI UMARU MUSA YARADUA (GCFR) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.
THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT THE MAXIMUM IS ONE THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS PER DAY. SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND IN THIS WAY, PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS LISTED BELOW.
1. FULL NAME
2. FULL ADDRESS (P.O BOX NOT ACCEPTABLE)
3. PHONE AND FAX #
4. YOUR AGE, SEX AND CURRENT OCCUPATION
5. ATTACH COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION
HOWEVER, KINDLY FIND BELOW THE CONTACT PERSON:
INTEGRATED PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
DR.MICHAEL BELLO
EMAIL:dr.michaelbello@hotmail.com
TEL:234 7031 997 538
THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT $2,300,000.00 AS PART PAYMENT FOR THIS QUATER. ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION, YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(s) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT.
NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUE YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-811) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.
REGARDS,
MR.MR PATRICK DURU
CHIEF AUDITOR TO THE PRESIDENT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
________________________________________
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Mr Ahmed Oma Nigerian Email Scam

Many email users have reported receiving an email similar to the one below. If you are one of them, you are the target of an eMail Scam, commonly called a Nigerian Scam.

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Following is the text of the Scam email message:
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From: ahmed oma [mailto:ahmedoma04@sify.com]
Sent: 03/16/2008 9:02 PM
To: ahmedoma04@sify.com
Subject: MR AHMED OMA

Attn:

Sir / Madam,

I am MR Ahmed Oma, the Senior & Auditor General of
a Bank, during the course of our auditing, I discovered a floating fund
in an account opened in the bank in 2000 and since 2003 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 heir] 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 a foreigner, a miner and an industrialist. He made millions of dollars before he died victoriously.

Since DEC 26 2003 website details as follow: no other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it.

My investigation proved to me that the account has no other beneficiary and that until his death he was the manager director of aluminium & steel industries (PTY). SA. We will start the transfer with the total sum involved [ Twenty Five Million USDollars [25.000.000.00 USD] only, into your account, as a safe foreigners bank account abroad, but I don't know any foreigner abroad that's why I have contacted you to bear the legal sole beneficiary of the fund.

I am revealing this to you with believe in God that you will never let me down in this business. Also send your private telephone number and fax number including the full details of the account to be used for the deposit. I need your strong assurance that you will never let me down in this business proposition.

With my influence and the position in the bank, as an official whom is working in our favour we can transfer this money to any foreigner's reliable account which you can provide with assurance that this money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for sharing.

The bank official will destroy all documents of transaction immediately you receive this fund leaving and they will be no trace to any place and to build confidence you can wrote immediately to discuss with me the modalities,after I will make this remittance in your presented account and fix my resign date, to fly down to your country at least 7 days ahead of the fund transferred and confirm into the account.

At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 45% of the total amount, 50% will be for me, while 5% will be for expenses might have incurred during the process of transferring. Reply to my private mail,

ahmedoma07@jmail.co.za

I am waiting for your reply.

Best
Regards,

MR Ahmed Oma,


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SecurePCNews Goes Undercover to Expose a Scam

SecurePCNews has alerted you to many internet scams over the past months. We've uncovered Nigerian, Lottery, Phishing and Identify Theft scams and helped you protect yourself. Now we've taken our alerts one step further.

We recently went 'undercover' to expose an internet scam. This time the fraudsters were posing as a woman with $5,500,000 dollars who needed a helping hand. In return for help she was going to give away 30% of her money. This is typical of a Nigerian Scam.

SecurePCNews posed as a would be good-samaritan eager to help a woman in distress. Quickly, our good-samaritan finds out that this generous gift of 30% has strings attached and will cost him up front. But in the process maybe he also makes a romantic connection.

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Business Offer eMail Scam

Many folks have reported receiving an email similar to the one below. If you are one of them, you are the target of an eMail Scam, commonly called a Nigerian Scam.

You can learn more about Nigerian scams at SecurePCNews.com.

Following is the text of the Scam email message:
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-----Original Message-----
From: KROZEN ACCOUNTANT [mailto:KROZEN_ACCOUNTANT@web.de]
Sent: 03/04/2008 10:10 AM
To: legal.aid@aidchambers.com
Subject: BUSINESS OFFER

BUSINESS OFFER

Dear business partner,

I am Mr. Niel Krozen, an accountant at the Dutch postbank, Mr.Martin King's private accountant. Mr.Martin King lived the last twenty years of his life in the United Kingdom{U.K}, and whom herein after shall be referred to as my client. On the 5th of October,1999, my client died in the train crash near Paddington Station, London-England. This is one of Britain's worst train crashes in fifty[50] years.

Please click on these links:-http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/470365.stm
http://www.kidsnewsroom.org/testmember/100899/aw_100899_01.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/467919.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/470365.stm

His lawyer has made several attempts to locate any of my client's relatives, this search exercise proved abortive. My Late Client had two successful companies registered in the United Arab Emirates{U.A.E} where he was involved in so many business ventures in the 1980's from Oil{Petroleum} marketing to equipments supplies to Dubai water Corporation, Owned several private businesses in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and in the U.K. Owned several private businesses in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and in the U.K. But for special reasons he relocated to the United Kingdom.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating most especially the money left behind by my client before they get confiscated and declared unserviceable or his suspense account declared redundant by Post BankNL[www.postbank.nl}-A member of the ING Group} where the deceased had an account valued at about 15,500,000.00 (fifteen million, five hundred thousand Euros, since the bank has issued me a notice to provide the Next of kin, or have the account declared redundant.

His lawyer and I seek your consent to present you as the Next-Of-Kin of the deceased, so that the proceeds can be paid to you as my clients Next of Kin, a great percentage of this fund will be given as reward and your business ideas will also be welcome for future investment purposes . All legal documents to back up your claim as the deceased next of Kin, will be provided, e.g His death Certificate and a contract will be issued in your name clearly stating that you are in full control of the fund
etc. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through successfully, be rest assured that this is not going to be an easy task but i believe you already know that anything involving major funds do not come easy, some part of this fund is destined to go to charity and that will be mostly your responsibility, instructions will be given on how to go about this at the right time. Previous professional experience with large figures will be appreciated.

Please if you receive this email as expected, endeavor to get back to me as soon as possible to enable me conclude my legal duty, send the details below to the E-mail address below

1. full name{s}
2. current home/mobile telephone and fax numbers,
3. occupation,
4. age
5. address.
6. E-mail address

I guarantee you 100% that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law in your country. Please get in touch with me, to enable us discuss further about this transaction.

Once again, I congratulate you, as i wish to use this business to build a mutually beneficial business and personal relationship with you, as i intend to invest a better part of my share of this deal in your line of business or into any other viable venture[s} in your city/country.

Best regards,
MR. Niel Krozen
The Netherlands
E-mail: postbnkoffshore@netbusiness.com

PS:-PLEASE SEND YOUR REPLY STRICTLY TO THIS EMAIL
ADDRESS: postbnkoffshore@netbusiness.com

__________________________________________________
GRATIS: Movie-FLAT. Jetzt freischalten!
http://freemail.web.de/club/maxdome.htm/?mc=025557


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Euro Credit Bank Email Scam

Couldn't you use a $10,500,000.00 credit to your account? Who couldn't? Unfortunately, if you received this email you're not about to have that dream come true. Rather you're the target of an eMail Scam, commonly called a Nigerian Scam. If you provide account information to "Mr. Paul Hammond" the only change to your account will be an unexpected withdrawal.

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Following is the text of the Scam email message:
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-----Original Message-----
From: mail@powermails.com [mailto:mail@powermails.com]
Sent: 03/05/2008 1:08 AM
Subject: RE:INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF US$10.500, 000.00, EURO CREDIT BANK PLC

EURO CREDIT BANK PLC
246/B Tideslea Path, West Phamesmead ,
London SE28 ONH , United Kingdom
FAX; 0044-871-264-0649

Dear Friend,

RE:INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF US$10.500,000.00

We at this bank wish to congratulate and inform you that after through
review and evaluation of your Inheritance/Contract funds in conjunction
with the World Bank Auditor General and the International Monetary Fund
(IMF) assessment report, your payment file was forwarded to us for
immediate transfer of the above quoted amount to your designated bank
account from their offshore account with us.

The reports given to us shows that you have been going through hard times
by paying a lot of money to see to the release of your funds, which has
been delayed by some dubious officials.

We therefore advice that you stop further communication with any
correspondence outside this office since you do not have to pay any money
or fee to receive your Inheritance/Contract funds as you have met up with
the whole funds transfer requirements.

The only thing required from you is to obtain the Non-Residential
Certificate Form to enable us credit your account directly by telegraphic
transfer and send copies of the funds transfer release documents to you
and your bankers for confirmation.

Should you follow our directives, your funds will be credited and
reflect in your account within four working days from the day you
obtain this Non-Residential Certificate Form.

For further details and assistance on this Remittance Notification,
kindly forward your FULL CONTACT ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER AND FAX NUMBER
directly to our company Private E-mail ( euro.creditbank_4@yahoo.co.uk )
(euro.creditbank@sify.com)

Yours sincerely,

Mr.Paul Hammond
Head of International Transfer Banking Division.
EURO CREDIT BANK PLC
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South Africa Chamber of Commerce eMail Scam

Many email users have reported receiving an email similar to the one below. If you are one of them, you are the target of an eMail Scam, commonly called a Nigerian Scam.

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Following is the text of the Scam email message:
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From: Mr. & Mrs. Fanta Idrisa kamara. [mailto:idriskama72@gmail.com]
Sent: 03/03/2008 6:43 PM
To: feedback@securepcnews.com
Subject: greetings

EMAIL : idriskama72@gmail.com PHONE NUMBER +233-206-496-799, You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me personally, the purpose of my introduction is that ,I am Mr. Idris Kamara the personal assistant to DR. Mike Yadema Fadiga, who was recently murdered in the land dispute in Liberia. I got your contact from The South African chambers of commerce and industries in Johannesburg in my search for reliable individual or company to assist me on this transfer transaction. Before the Death of my boss, he had taken me to Accra- Ghana to deposit the sum of US $10 Million( Ten million United States Dollars), in one of the private security company, as if he foresaw the looming danger in Liberia. This money was Deposited as Diplomatic items of high valuables to avoid much demur rage from the Security Company. This amount was meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals for the farms and established of new farm in Swaziland. This land problem came when Liberian President Mrs. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Introduced a new Land Act reform which wholly affected the rich white farmers and some few Black farmers. And this resulted to the killing and mob action by Liberia war veterans and some lunatics in the society. In fact, a lot of people were killed because of this land reformed Act for which my boss was one of the victim. It is against this background that, I and my family who are currently staying in Ghana decided to transfer the Money to a foreign account since the law of Ghana prohibit a refugee (asylum seeker) to open any bank account or to be involved in any financial transaction throughout the territorial zone of Ghana. As the only person who knows about this transaction, I am saddle 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 that my boss had. I am faced with the dilemma of investing this amount of money in Ghana for fear of going through the same experience in future since both countries have similar political history. Moreover, the Ghana Foreign Exchange policy does not allow such investment for an asylum seeker. As a reliable person, who I have to entrust my future and 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 arrangements and come to Accra – Ghana, so that you can open a non-resident account which will aid us in transferring the money into any account you will nominate overseas. This money I intend to investment in you country. I have two Option 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 or trust with me for the proper profitable investment of the money in your country as a Trustee. 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 35% of the money while the remaining 60% will be for my family's investment in your country. Contact me with the above E-mail Address and phone number While I implore you to maintain the absolute secrecy required in this transaction. Thanks and God bless. Yours Faithfully, Mr. & Mrs. Fanta Idrisa kamara.
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West Cliff Casino Board email Scam

It looks like we have a Winner!

Could it be? Unfortunately, no. All you won was the chance to be th target of a scam often refered to as a Nigerian scam. Scams like this often lead to financial and identity theft. Learn more about Nigerian Scams here and learn more about identity theft here.

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Following is the text of the scam email:
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-----Original Message-----
From: WEST CLIFF CASINO BOARD [mailto:cliffwest8@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 8:26 AM
To: feedback
Subject: AWARD WINNING

WEST CLIFF CASINO BOARD,
401 centre, 302 REGENT STREET,
West End, LONDON, W1B 3HH
Registered in England with Company Registration number 3699618
Group VAT registration number 832 6732 26.
Ref: Number: WCC/ENG8002/08
Batch Number: WCC604990/UK
CASINO BOARD WINNING NOTIFICATION

The WEST CLIFF CASINO BOARD International promotion UNITED KINGDOM program is proud to inform you that you have just won Two Million British Pounds (£2.000, 000, 00).

However no previous notification is given before your email address was picked for this lottery. Generally email address are picked, the draws are processed by the computer through a special program that is special designed for this lottery, the program is known as Random Access Program (RAP) This software picks email addresses from the internet and through a random process, picks the winners through their email address.

To file for your claim, please contact our financial agent:
MR. FRANK ADAMS
West Cliff Casino Board
Tel: +44-871-5031-922
Fax: +44-700-5976-328
EMAIL:cliffwest9@yahoo.co.in
EMAIL:cliffwest8@gmail.com
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APPLICATION FOR PRIZE CLAIM (Receipt Official Notification Letter)
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[FULL NAME OF WINNER]
[FULL MAILING ADDRESS]
[COUNTRY/ REGION]
[STATE/ PROVINCE]
[DATE OF BIRTH]
[SEX]
[MARITAL STATUS]
[OCCUPATION]
[CURRENT E-MAIL]
[TEL HOME]
[CELLPHONE NUMBER]
[FAX]

For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.

Congratulations!!!

Sincerely,
Mrs. Mary Herd
Promotions manager
WEST CLIFF CASINO BOARD.
UNITED KINGDOM.

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Western Union Money Transfer Email Fraud and How to Spot a Scam

Here's another example of a classic Nigerian Scam email. Can you spot what's wrong with this picture? Keep reading and maybe the RED FLAGS after the email will help.

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From: WESTERNUNION [mailto:frank@gewestpink.be]
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 8:41 AM
To: WESTERNUNION
Subject: FROM WESTERN UNION

Send Money Worldwide
Dear Sir/Madam,
There is an issue with the WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER in the amount of
$2,250,000.00 USD directed in cash credited to file wng/9023113458/02, at the
owner of this email address.
The International Monetary Fund contacted us for your compensation a couple of
hours ago due to your allocated security code.
They said that they choose to send it to an email address instead of a name. We
are unable to complete a transfer directed at an email address,so we require
some more information to verify it with what we have on file in order to complete this transfer and make sure that we are not paying the wrong beneficiary.
FULL NAME:
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS:
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER:
OCCUPATION:
MARITAL STATUS
AGE:
In order to resolve this problem,please email via Western Union Solicitors Fund
Verification Department:
western_unionng@hotmail.com
As soon as this information is received,and you have complied with the
requirements of payment of the western union charges, payment will be made to
your nominated bank account or at the counter directly from The Western Union
Transfering Bank.
When emailing,please use reference number 111-117 for our mutual convenience.
THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER,OFFICE NIGERIA BRANCH.
Sincerely,
Warren Jack
Western Union Payments
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You receive and email from Western Union's Nigera Office, but the email address was sent from Warren Jack who's email address is frank@gewestpink.be. (by the way.be is Belguim, not Nigeria and why does Warren use Frank's email account?) (RED FLAG) You've got a $2,250,000 USD (RED FLAG) transfer waiting for you at Western Union. Of course you didn't expect it, (RED FLAG) but hey, who cares for $2.250 million right? All you have to do is provide a little information and, that's right, take of the "payment of the western union charges." (RED FLAG) Probably just a few bucks anyway, right? Not on $2.250 million. Just reply to the email address at WesternUnion.com ... I mean, hotmail.com (RED FLAG) at the Nigeria Branch (RED FLAG), and they'll send you instructions on how to take care of that little charge. Next thing you know you're a multi-millionaire. This to be on the 'up and up' right? Heck, there's even a reference number (RED FLAG) for your 'convenience.'

What are the RED FLAGS here?

• Nigeria or Belgium, Warren or Frank?


• Nobody would transfer $2.250Million through Western Union.


• Would anyone send your $50, much less $2.250 million without letting you know first?


• In real transfers, fees are generally paid on the 'senders' side, not the recipient.


• Western Union is using a Hotmail email address? Hotmail's great, but come on...


• Of course, the transfer is coming from the financial capital of the world, Nigeria?


• And last but not least, the ever present 'Reference' number. It must be official if there's a reference number...

So, hopefully by now, if you've received this email or one like it, you've realized that you unfortunately are the target of a scam. Nigerian scams like this often lead to financial and identity theft. Learn more about Nigerian Scams here and learn more about identity theft here.

Any contact with the sender of this email could result in financial and identity loses. If you received an email like this, just delete it. If you have made contact with this person you may be at risk. You should immediately contact your local law enforcement agency and or financial institution for assistance if you provided ANY personal or financial information.

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Yahoo Internet Lottery Email Scam - Yet again

You may recall that we've alerted SecurePCNews.com readers to previous Yahoo! Lottery scams.

Now, here's the latest attempt to defraud using a Yahoo! Lottery as the bait.

Scams like this are often refered to as Nigerian scams and can lead to financial and identity theft. Learn more about Nigerian Scams here and learn more about identity theft here.

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Following is the text of the scam email:
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From: officelobkk3220@earthlink.net [mailto:officelobkk3220@earthlink.net]
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 4:27 AM
To: officelobkk3220@earthlink.net
Subject: Yahoo!! International Lottery Organization

LOTTERY RESULTS 2008

CONGRATULATIONS!

Yahoo!! International Lottery Organization
Bangkok Branch Office
Address: 3 Rajdamnern Avenue
Bangkok 10200 Thailand

Yahoo! Mail announces you as one of the 25 lucky winners in the ongoing 12 Years Yahoo lottery Award of the New Year Held on 7th the January 2008.

All 25 winning email addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000 international emails each from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually, consequently, you have been approved for a total pay out of ONE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS ( $1, 000. 000.000 USD)

This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base.

Further more your details(e-mail address) falls within our Bangkok representative office in Bangkok Thailand, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of ( $1, 000.000.00USD) will be released to you from this regional branch office in Bangkok Thailand.

Your fund is now deposited with our Bank/Security Company Bangkok Thailand and insured in your name. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed, and your winning Cheque have being sent to you or remitted to your account, as this is part of our security protocol, to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking of advantage of this program by participants, as has happened in the past.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZEThese are your identification numbers.
Ticket number.....................085-12876077-09
Serial number.......................51390-0
Lucky number...................03-05-12-14-28-38
Ref number...................N.EGS/3662367114/13

To begin your lottery claims, Please contact our Yahoo Lottery Co-ordinator as follows,

Email: yahlottorg66@yahoo.com.hk
Name: Kane Iva
Tel: +(66)890724282

You are to send the completed verification form below to the co-ordinator whose email address is given above so that you will be advised on what to do to get your prize money. Congratulations once more!!

1. FULL NAME
2. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
3. PRESENT ADRESS.
4. DATE OF BIRTH
5. OCCUPATION
6. TELEPHONE NUMBER
6. FAX NUMBER
7. MARITAL STATUS
8. WINNING NUMBER, BATCH NUMBER AND LOTTO NUMBER.

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 30th of March 2008. Any claim not made by this date will be returned to HER MAJESTYS DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. And also be informed that 10% of your lottery winning belongs to (THE PROMOTIONS COMPANY). Because they are the company that bought your ticket and played the lottery in your name.

Note also that this 10% will be remitted after you have received your winnings prize, because the money is insured in your name already.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all correspondences with us, Furthermore, should there be any change of address, please do inform our Co-ordinator as soon as possible. Yahoo lottery is a free service that does not require you to be a Yahoo! Registered user.

An original copy of your lucky winning ticket and your deposit certificate will be sent to you by Administrative Remittance Operation Manager of Siam City Bank Bangkok Thailand.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Once again from all members of our staff and thank you for being a part of our International Promotions program.

We wish you continued good fortunes.

Yours Sincerely,


Dr. Raymond Hisashi
Vice President
Yahoo! Lotto Org.

Mrs. Tina Akira,President Yahoo! Lotto Org
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FedEx Courier email Scam

Many folks have reported receiving an email similar to the one below. If you are one of them, you are the target of an eMail Scam, commonly called a Nigerian Scam.

You can learn more about Nigerian scams at SecurePCNews.com.

Following is the text of the Scam email message:
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-----Original Message-----
From: james obi [mailto:jamesobi05@latinmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 6:16 PM
To: jamesobi05@latinmail.com
Subject: Attention Attention Attention,

Plot 8,Ahmed Way,
Victoria Island,Accra Ghana.
DATE:5/02/2008

Customers Service Hours--Monday To Saturday:
Office Hours Monday To Saturday:

Attention Attention Attention,

FedEx provides access to a growing global market place through a network of
supply chain, transportation, and business and related information services.
The FedEx courier Service Company is hereby passing an essential message to
all our valuable customers to be very careful while presenting their
Receivers/Residential Address to avoid wrong delivery.

Authoritatively, this is the FedEx courier service company mailing you in
respect of your parcel that was brought to this company to be delivered to
you by one Mrs. Johnann Moha. Before the delivery protocols commenced, there
was a misunderstanding between you and the National Insurance Corporation of
Accra Ghana (NICON) over the Insurance Certificate which caused the delay
of you receiving your parcel for the past one year.

Meanwhile we are happy to inform you that the FedEx has finalized everything
with the (NICON) and subsequently approved yours among the 24 valuable
parcels’s to be couriered after the released of the parcels from the
(NICON)

We are happy to inform you once again that your parcel that contains a
cheque worth $1.3 Million is among the 24 parcel’s listed which is now in
our office and also with your name as the receiver despise that we lost your
private residential address which is an indication that you can now re-send
your residential address back to the FedEx company where your parcel can be
delivered to you without hesitation.

Meanwhile remember that the sender of this parcel Mrs. Johnann Moha still
owes this company the sum of $85 before the incident occued. Know you that
we have spent some money in the process by recovering back your parcel. We
once again appreciate your patronage. Without hesitation you are to pay for
just the balance left by your sender via western union money transfer so
that your parcel can be delivered to your residential address before it
attracts demurrage. Your parcel is not just an ordinary parcel but with a
huge amount and I think you understand what I mean by accumulating a
demurrage? Which you will not allow to happen to the recovery parcel that
almost gone if not for the love that the good God has for you. I urge you to
make hay while the sun shines.

We assure you that your parcel will arrive your country within 3 days as
soon as this company receive your full residential address and the balance
left by you and the tracking number of your parcel will be sent to you via
e-mail immediately so that you can track it yourself to see whether we are
competent in the discharge of our duties. FedEx courier Service Company do
hereby inform all their customers to be at alert especially with allsorts of
scam mails that might be coming to you Globally Be careful with their
e-mails so that your parcel will not be in danger with their evil planes.

PAYMENT INFORMATION OFFICE

SENDERS NAME-------
RECIEVERS NAME------SUNDAY. V. DOGBO
SENDERS COUNTRY-----
RECIEVERS COUNTRY---- ACCRA GHANA
TEXT QUESTION------------WHAT FOR
TEXT ANSWER---------------.FEDEX
AMOUNT TO BE PAID---------$ 85

ALSO SEND 10 DIGITS MTCN NUMBER FROM WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.

FedEx is one of the world's great success stories, the start-up that
revolutionized the delivery of packages and information. In the past 30
years, we've grown up and grown into a diverse family of companies’ -a
FedEx that's bigger, stronger, better than ever.

ATTENTION: FEDEX COURIER MANAGING DIRECTOR


Thanks for your Co-operation.
Yours Affectionately.
Mr. Tony Davis.
For theAccra Branch Manager FedEx Express Services Accra Ghana.

La carrera hacia la Casa Blanca, a un click de distancia
http://www.starmedia.com/noticias/especiales/gobiernousa.html


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If you received an email like this, the safest thing to do is just delete it. If you have already made contact with this sender you may be at risk for financial losses or identity theft.

Emails like this one often contain hidden spyware or other malicious software that can steal account and password information right from your computer. If you don't have anti-virus or anti-spyware software, visit our online shop for a number of brands you can purchase online and download.

If you provided any information such as your online banking login information or any other personal inforation you may be at risk for fraudulent financial transactions. We recommend visiting the US Federal Trade Commission's Identity Theft Site for additional information.

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Standard Chartered Bank Nigerian Email Scam

Wouldn't $15 Million from Prof. Morris Eze with the Standard Chartered Bank in Ghana be great? Not so fast. If you've received an email like the one below you unfortunately are not about to be wealthly, rather you are the target of a scam often refered to as a Nigerian scam. Scams like this often lead to financial and identity theft. Learn more about Nigerian Scams here and learn more about identity theft here.

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Following is the text of the scam email:

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From: morris eze [mailto:morriseze_003@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 8:22 AM
To:
Subject: Prof. Morris Eze

CONTRACT #: MAV/ACPC/FGN/MIN/009,
Swift Code: BPH KPL PK ,
A/C#: 329606=101244=169=678
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
Standard Chartered Bank (SCB)
Our Ref: SCB/IRD/CBX/021/04

From the office of Prof. Morris Eze
Executive Director ,
Standard Chartered Bank (SCB)
Accra Ghana .

Congratulations to Our New Currency Accra Ghana.

Dear Friend.
I am Prof. Morris Eze the Executive Director of Standard Chartered Bank (SCB)
Since my assumption of office, I have been able to offset most Overdue
Contract sums (USD$15M) owed by the Government of Ghana to Foreign contractors in
The past years.

In the process of these payments I discovered through investigation
That my predecessor moved out the above-mentioned sum outside but was unable to conclude the transaction before he was removed out of office unaware and the bank codes changed. The fund originated from the balance of over-invoiced sum and
Inflated government contracts of which the principal sum had been paid to foreign contactors that executed their contract some years ago.

This fund is now floating in a suspense account of our bank and will be moved by Certified cashier's check bit by bit or ATM CARD and Bank Draft within 48hours in another way out if you like bank to bank transfer of perfection of your account coordinates. I have concluded all necessary Arrangements for the BANK DRAFT or ATM CARD of the money to an account. ..Contacting you on this issue became imperative to owing to the fact that the transfer cannot be affected without a second party account and receiving Bank Code and SWIFT numbers.

Therefore, what is required from you is trust and honesty. No further documentation, Just to change the ownership to your name No travel is required, I will forward an account where my share will be further transferred to, when the money reaches your bank. At the moment I can only give information that are reasonably able to assist the transaction without jeopardizing my person work or this transaction.
Please send detail information, Email me at morriseze_003@yahoo.com

1 Your Full Names
2, Your Cell telephone Number
3, Profession
4, Age/Sex
5, Marital Status
6, Mailing Address

You can email now to indicate your wiliness
Thanks in advance for a mutual and fruitful Business association.

Regards,

Prof. Morris Eze.
Executive Director,
Standard Chartered Bank (SCB)
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Any contact with the sender of this email could result in financial and identity loses. If you received an email like this, just delete it. If you have made contact with this person you may be at risk. You should immediately contact your local law enforcement agency and or financial institution for assistance if you provided ANY personal or financial information.

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Kwame Williams Nigerian Scam

Did you receive an email like the one below? If so you unfortunately are not being contacted to receive a portion of $745 Million, rather you are the target of a scam often refered to as a Nigerian scam. Scams like this often lead to financial and identity theft. Learn more about Nigerian Scams here and learn more about identity theft here.

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Following is the text of the scam email:

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From: Kwame Williams [mailto:kwame.williams04@yahoo.fr]
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 9:28 PM
To: essexbird20@hotmail.com
Subject: Dear Friend

Dear Friend,

Naturally this letter will come to you as a surprise since we do not know each other, please permit me however to introduce myself. I am Kwame Williams, a staff of the Ministry of Finance and Economic planning here in Ghana . At the risk of boasting, I wish you to understand that I am a top personal aide to the Minister and therefore, I am privy to several pieces of information. This aside, I am the secretary to the Contract payment committee. Subsequent upon the recent debt relief granted by the G8 Nations to the Republic of Ghana , the Government under the leadership of his Excellency, President John A. Kufour, has decided to pay off all the accumulated back-log of contract debts owed to both local and foreign contractors.

However, some of these contract debts span from the regime of His Excellency, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah down to the PNDC government of Flt. Lt. John J. Rawlings and to his NDC government days even to the first tenure of President Kufour. To this effect, some of the contractors can no longer be traced as they have tried severally to receive their payment without success. Obviously, some may have died.

My proposal:

I wish to implore you to come in as our partner to claim the sum of $745 Million United States Dollars which is payment due some contractors who built the Akosombo Hydro-electric dam. The contract was divided in 3 phases. The civil contractors, the water engineers and the electrical engineering companies. I understand that you may not know anything about this subject and you may not even be conversant with the procedure for building a dam. But do not worry as we have covered all the bases.

All we need to do is apply for an initial payment of $475 Million United States Dollars for the first phase of the contract. As soon as this is successfully transferred to your account, we will apply for the other balance. You do not need to worry about the original contractors. This has already been taken care of. We removed some of the files when we took them for review. All we have to do is replace them with your company details. As soon as this is done, we shall approve your file for immediate payment. Once again, do not worry about this, it will be approved.

We have estimated that it will take between 10 and 14 working days to complete this project. Should you wish to participate, please contact me. You may be worried about the legitimacy of this; you may also be worried about if it were found out. The answer is do not worry, everything has been carefully thought out and planned. Should you have any questions of whatever nature, please do not hesitate to ask me. By the way, you may be worried as well, that this is a scam. There is no need for you to worry. Upon request, I can obtain and send to you, the official gazette approving the loan payment. We do sincerely hope to work this out with you.

As regards what’s in it for you, we propose a sharing ratio of 70:30. 70% for us and 30% for you. If you have any problems with this, please note that we are open to negotiations so long as they are reasonable. Do accept our heart felt good wishes as I look forward to your response.

Until I hear from you, I wish you and family the very best of life.

Kwame Williams

________________________________________

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Any contact with the sender of this email could result in financial and identity loses. If you received an email like this, just delete it. If you have made contact with this person you may be at risk. You should immediately contact your local law enforcement agency and or financial institution for assistance if you provided ANY personal or financial information.

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Dennis Silva Bank Draft Email Fraud

Did you receive an email like the one below? If so you unfortunately are not being contacted to receive a bank draft, rather you are the target of a scam often refered to as a Nigerian scam. Scams like this often lead to financial and identity theft. Learn more about Nigerian Scams here and learn more about identity theft here.

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Following is the text of the scam email:

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-----Original Message-----
From: Mr. Dennis Silva [mailto:dennis.silva2@e-poczta.pl]
Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 7:35 AM
Subject: CONTACT THEM NOW !!!

(SECRETARY OFFICE)
BP 1818 COCOTOMY ABEDMEY.
COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.

Dear Friend,

I have been waiting for you to come down here to pick up your Bank
Draft,But i did not hear from you. Then I went and deposited the Draft
with a Courier company named : Thames Courier Service here in
Benin Republic, because i am travelling to return next month end.
You are to contact the Thames Courier Company to know when they will
deliver your package. I have paid for the delivering charges and
insurance fee. The only money you have to send to them is there
security keeping fee of $110 to received your package. Don't
be deceived by any body this is there Contact Informations.

Attn: Mr Lambart Zuma
Address : BP 2005 Ste Ceceile Ave,
Cotonou Republic Du Benin.
TE L: +(229) 97550604
EMAIL: thames.courier001@yahoo.it

Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the
security keeping fee. Finally, you have to reconfirm this information,
namely Your complete name, phone number and residence address to them
again to avoid any mistake in the delivering. Let me know as soon as
you receive your Draft.

Regards,
Mr. Dennis Silva
Secretary
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Any contact with the sender of this email could result in financial and identity loses. If you received an email like this, just delete it. If you have made contact with this person you may be at risk. You should immediately contact your local law enforcement agency and or financial institution for assistance if you provided ANY personal or financial information.

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National Lotto Programme Email Fraud Scam

Did you receive the email below? If so you unfortunately did not win a National Lotto, rather you are the target of a scam often refered to as a Nigerian scam. Scams like this often lead to financial and identity theft. Learn more about Nigerian Scams here and learn more about identity theft here.

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**This email contained a number of email addresses that I left in the email posted below. This list is a great example of one way email scammers like this get email accounts. Notice that all the emails are 'administrative' emails. For instance feedback@securepcnews.com, info@orgoo.com, mail@designboom.com, etc. These email addresses were obviously collected simply by finding them on websites and 'harvesting' them.

One way to reduce your chances of receiving these types of emails is to limit how often you display your email on public websites. You may even consider a 'throw-away' email address that you use just for public sites.

Following is the text of the scam email:

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From: Dr. Hans van Kampen [mailto:nationallotteryhans@libero.it]
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 8:34 PM
Subject: YOU WON!

Your E-Address was selected for category B in this weeks National Lotto programme. These are your details.

Ref Number: EUM DN 0508-9T6 Batch Number: EUM QY-3LJ4
Ticket Number: 3510-EM 47 Serial Number: NPU-34
Lucky Number: 05 13 27 33 42 (02-04)

Please contact the program coordinator. Complete the information’s below and forward same and above stated details strictly to the program coordinator. Your draw has a total value of Two Million Euros.

Full Names: Country of Residence:
Address: Occupation:
Date of Birth: Telephone:

PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Name: Mrs. Carla Daal
E-mail: CdaalEU@aim.com
Tel: +31 650 948 862
Fax: +31 847 253 036
Location: Goes, Netherlands


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Any contact with the sender of this email could result in financial and identity loses. If you received an email like this, just delete it. If you have made contact with this person you may be at risk. You should immediately contact your local law enforcement agency and or financial institution for assistance if you provided ANY personal or financial information.

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Ghana Commercial Bank Email Scam

Did you receive the email below? If so you unfortunately are not being befriended by the father of two kids and Branch Manager who needs help $50.8 Million USD, rather you are the target of a scam often refered to as a Nigerian scam. Scams like this often lead to financial and identity theft. Learn more about Nigerian Scams here and learn more about identity theft here.

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**This email contained a number of email addresses that I left in the email posted below. This list is a great example of one way email scammers like this get email accounts. Notice that all the emails are 'administrative' emails. For instance feedback@securepcnews.com, info@orgoo.com, mail@designboom.com, etc. These email addresses were obviously collected simply by finding them on websites and 'harvesting' them.

One way to reduce your chances of receiving these types of emails is to limit how often you display your email on public websites. You may even consider a 'throw-away' email address that you use just for public sites.

Following is the text of the scam email:

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From: robert Mensah [mailto:robert_mensah1000@yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 11:30 AM
To: info@orgoo.com; jobs@orgoo.com; badi@yambi.com; continuum-users-help@maven.apache.org; mark_toure8@hotmail.fr; g.savvides@merseymail.com; feedback@securepcnews.com; mail@designboom.com; ydoistayhiii@yahoo.com; postmaster@soapyfrog.com; monemail@gmail.com; meinemail@gmail.com; randy@boxbe.com; boxbe@consortpartners.com; service@boxbe.com; lala_malik@myway.com; micorreo@gmail.com; alochona-owner@egroups.com; alochona-digest@yahoogroups.com; alochona-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com
Subject: FROM ROBERT SEEKING FOR HELP

GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK LTD
ACCRA GHANA
GCB HEADQUARTER CIRCLE ACCRA GHANA

ATTN: Sir,

I got your contact during my search for a reliable, honest and a trust worth person to entrust this huge transfer project with.

My name is Mr. ROBERT MENSAH Branch manager of a financial institution here in ghana, I am a Ghanaian married with two kids. I am writing to solicit your assistance in the transfer of $ 50.8 Million United States dollars only.

This fund is the excess of what my branch in which am the manager made as profit during the 2006 financial year. I have already submitted annual report for that year to my head office here in Accra as I have watched with keen interest as they will never know of this
excess.

I have since, placed this amount of $50.8 Million United States dollars only to an Escrow Coded account without a beneficiary (anonymous) to avoid trace.

As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money thus I am impelled to request for your assistance to receive this money into your bank account on my behalf. I intend to part 30% of this fund to you while 70% shall be for me. I do need to stress that there are practically no risk involved in this. It's going to be a bank-to-bank transfer. All I need from you is to stand as the original depositor of this fund so that the fund can be transferred to your account. If you accept this offer, I will appreciate your timely response to my private number;+233-246-363829

With Regards,

Mr. ROBERT MENSAH

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Steven Garrison Email Fraud

Did you receive the email below? If so you unfortunately are not being befriended by an attorney needs help distributing 8.7 Million Pounds, rather you are the target of a scam often refered to as a Nigerian scam. Scams like this often lead to financial and identity theft. Learn more about Nigerian Scams here and learn more about identity theft here.

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**One thing you should note about this email scam that is different than most. The sender actually took the time to use my name rather than 'dear friend.' While doing this obviously takes more time for the scammer, it is likely more effective because of the personalization. Beware that it is VERY easy for scammers to associate names with email addresses so don't be fooled into thinking they actually know you.

Following is the text of the scam email:

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From: Steven Garrison [mailto:info.stevengarrison_esq745@yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 8:44 AM
To: ajones@riverbankconsulting.com
Subject: Attn: Aubrey Jones.

Good Day Aubrey Jones,

I crave your indulgence to kindly attend to this in good faith. I do not mean any disrespect approaching you through this medium. It is due to the time constrain of this matter.

My name is Steven Garrison,a legal practitioner and the personal Attorney to
Mr.Quan Jones,a national of your country here in after referred to as my client. My client Mr.Quan and his family was involved in an unfortunate 21st April 2002 fatal auto crash along loftus road london in which people were burnt to death. he lost his life alone with his family.

My late client was an oil magnet working with Chevron Oil Plc United Kingdom and had left behind a deposit of Eight Million seven hundred thousand poundsonly (£8.7million) with a finance company.After the death of my client, the finance company contacted me, as his Attorney to provide his next of kin who should inherit his fortune. This according to them is their policy in sure circumstances. But Since his death I have made several Enquiries through your Embassy to locate any of my client's extended relative but this exercise has proved unsuccessful.I had to inform the finance company about my fruitless effort in locating my late client close relative or his next of kin. The board of directors of the company just adopted a resolution and I was mandated to provide his next of kin for the payment of this money within the next 15 official working days or forfeit the money as an abandoned fund.

The company had planned to invoke the abandoned property decree of 1996 to confiscate the funds after theexpiration of the period given to me.But after an investigation in the finance company, I found out that some membersof the company wants to divert this fund into their private accounts for their own interest and only want, to use the excuse that since I am not able to look for some one to make the claim, the money should be made unserviceable and that means submitting the fund to the federal government of this country and some to the company management which is not their main intentions.

I have reasoned very professionally and I feel it will be legally proper to present you as the next of kin of my deceased client.This is legally possible and would be done in accordance with the laws of the land. I seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin to the Deceased since you are at an advantage, bearing thesame surname and equally from the same country, so that the proceeds of This Bank Account valued at £8.7 Million pounds can be paid to you, before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable to the bank where this huge deposit were lodged.note that this is legal, and100% risk free since I have all vital documents that would be requested by them and that would confer you the legal right to make this claim.

I do sincerely sympathize the death of my client, but had thought it unprofitable for his funds to be summated to the federal government of this country. My aim now is to retrieve this fund, and for this I seek your assistance. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name,sothat the proceeds of this account valued at £8.7 Million pounds can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money, 60%to me and 40% to you.I know there might be other persons out there with the same last name as my late client. but after a little check my instinct tells me to contact you,can I trust you on this?will you be willing to assist me make this claim.I shall assemble all the necessary Legal Documentsthat will be used to back up your claim.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me by alternative email stevengarrison_esq@hotmail.com for better confidentiality and send to me your telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss further about this transaction. My phone number is :+44-70-3192-8458 if this proposal is acceptable by you; do not take undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed in you,I await your urgent response.

Best regards,
Steven Garrison(Esq)
Reply To:stevengarrison_esq@hotmail.com
Tel:+44-70-3192-8458
PLEASE TREAT AS ABSOLUTELY CONFIDENTIAL.
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Any contact with the sender of this email could result in financial and identity loses. If you received an email like this, just delete it. If you have made contact with this person you may be at risk. You should immediately contact your local law enforcement agency and or financial institution for assistance if you provided ANY personal or financial information.

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Spencer Chambers and Solicitors Email Fraud

You may have received the email below. If so you unfortunately are not about to receive a portion of $12.8 Million USD, rather you are the target of a scam often refereed to as a Nigerian scam. Scams like this often lead to financial and identity theft. Learn more about Nigerian Scams here and learn more about identity theft here.

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Following is the text of the scam email:
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-----Original Message-----
-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Spencer Esq. [mailto:matthewspencer@lawoffice.com]
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 12:18 AM
Subject: My Dear Friend, Reply Urgently.

From The Desk of MATTHEW SPENCER Esq.
SPENCER'S CHAMBERS & SOLICITORS
Address: 14a Edric Road, New Cross,London SE14 5EL, UK.
TELEPHONE: +447024091098.


My Dear Friend,

I am Matthew Spencer Esq a personal attorney to my late client who is a nationality of your country unfortunately died on Terrorist Bomb blast attack in Liverpool London on the 7th July 2005. Since the death of my late client, I as his personal attorney have made several enquiries to locate his relations for the inheritance claim without any success. I came across your name and contact on the course of my personal search for my late client relations/next of kin. so I decided to contact you for assisting in securing the wealth left behind in a fixed deposit account by my late client before it get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where my late client operates an account since the board of Directors of the bank has issued me a notice that after 2 months from now and no relation shown up for the claiming of the said funds, the funds will be confiscated and declared unserviceable.

Since the board of Directors of the bank have been unsuccessful in locating my client relatives for some time now, it's on this note that I seek your consent to present you as the relation to my late client, so that the process of this deposit to be released into your account. The amount deposited is $12.8 Million Dollars also I believe with your assistance to get the release of the ($12,800,000.00) I will agree to give you 50% of the fund while 50% will be for me. I guarantee you that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement which will protect you from any breach of the law.

I will be looking forward to your indication of interest so that we can proceed with the process of claiming the funds with the below information I will like you send to me:-

1, YOUR FULL NAME.
2, YOUR CONTACT MOBILE TELEPHONE AND HOME NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNICATION.
3, YOUR FULL CONTACT HOME ADDRESSES.
4, YOUR AGE.
5, YOUR OCCUPATION.

As soon as I receive all these information from you I will start the process of all the legal approval documents with the above information you will send to me and present you to the bank Directors that I have locate the relation/next of kin to my late client since they asked that I should provide the relation/next of kin for them to release the inheritance fund to the person. Please let me hear from you as you acknowledge the receipt of my mail.

NOTE UPON YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS LETTER, PLEASE REPLY URGENTLY SO THAT CAN START THE TRANSACTION IMMEDIATELY.


Yours sincerely,

Matthew Spencer Esq.

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