Remember that old saying about
"One being born every minute"?
"One being born every minute"?
30. November 2002
OK, OK, Now we know for certain that these are scams. The absolute stream of letters pretty much like these have been arriving steadily over the past few months. You'd think that these con-men would realize that just about everyone on the planet with an e-mail address has seen a version of this thing, but they still keep sending them out to us.... still fun to look at though.
09. December 2002
For a real laugh, try dropping in to www.savannahsays.com for some pretty funny stuff from a person who actually got into an e-mail dialogue with one of these con artists.
Scambaiting is also a site dedicated to foiling these scams.
OK, OK, Now we know for certain that these are scams. The absolute stream of letters pretty much like these have been arriving steadily over the past few months. You'd think that these con-men would realize that just about everyone on the planet with an e-mail address has seen a version of this thing, but they still keep sending them out to us.... still fun to look at though.
09. December 2002
For a real laugh, try dropping in to www.savannahsays.com for some pretty funny stuff from a person who actually got into an e-mail dialogue with one of these con artists.
Scambaiting is also a site dedicated to foiling these scams.
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ola marcus <investment777ng@yahoo.com>
box626@ipmscanada.com
JOINT VENTURE
Wed, 15 May 2002 16:05:24 -0700(PDT)
Marcus
Lagos, Nigeria
Tel/Fax:234-1-7743881
ATTN: SIR,
Through some discreet inquiries from our Chambers of Commerce, you and your organization were revealed as being quite astute in private entrepreneur. On this premise, we have no doubt in your ability to handle a financial business of considerable amount, which will form the bedrock of an extensive business partnership in due course. In unfolding this proposal, I want to count on your status, as a respected executive of your company to believe that you will handle it with all sincerity and accord it absolute confidentiality that it deserves.
Being the secretary to the panel that is reviewing the award of past project that discovered this fund, I have been mandated to open a business relationship with you on this mutually beneficial opportunity. This business involves the remittance of US$26.5 million (Twenty Six Million, Five Hundred Thousand dollars) only into your bank account from our apex bank where this fund has been lying idle in a suspense account. The money accrued through deliberate over-invoicing of old project executed for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation by some foreign firms. We have worked out this scheme to benefit us along with any foreign partner who obliges us the materials and channel to transfer out the fund into his/her nominated account with a view to traveling down to meet you thereafter so that we can have our share.
If you would assist or participate in this deal, then please endeavor to get in touch with me immediately through my telephone or fax line as stated above. This is my personal and confidential line and though the route might be busy, just keep on trying until you get through. In picking on you for this business, please note that your expertise has been taken into consideration, as you will be required to guide us through a wise investment of our share of the fund in a viable and profitable venture in your country.
In the world over, bigger firms who bid for various contracts especially in third world countries like ours can sub-contract some of them to other firms for execution. That is your firm will be regarded as one of those that executed one of such projects and therefore entitle to receive the contract value. Be rest assured that this transaction is 100% risk free as there is actually no risk involved either now or in the future for we are well connected in official circle. Given our level of commitment at the moment, we want to assure you that with full dedication on your part, the objective of having this fund remitted would have been realized within a period of two weeks.
It is hereby expressly agreed in principle that at the end of the transaction, you will be entitled to 30% of the entire sum, which you are free to withdraw as soon as you confirm that the fund has been remitted into your account.
I am awaiting your response most urgently whether you are interested or not to enable me know the next move to make. Contact me directly on the aboveTel:234-1-7743881 number only. Thanks.
Yours sincerely,
Ola Marcus
Lagos, Nigeria
Tel/Fax:234-1-7743881
ATTN: SIR,
Through some discreet inquiries from our Chambers of Commerce, you and your organization were revealed as being quite astute in private entrepreneur. On this premise, we have no doubt in your ability to handle a financial business of considerable amount, which will form the bedrock of an extensive business partnership in due course. In unfolding this proposal, I want to count on your status, as a respected executive of your company to believe that you will handle it with all sincerity and accord it absolute confidentiality that it deserves.
Being the secretary to the panel that is reviewing the award of past project that discovered this fund, I have been mandated to open a business relationship with you on this mutually beneficial opportunity. This business involves the remittance of US$26.5 million (Twenty Six Million, Five Hundred Thousand dollars) only into your bank account from our apex bank where this fund has been lying idle in a suspense account. The money accrued through deliberate over-invoicing of old project executed for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation by some foreign firms. We have worked out this scheme to benefit us along with any foreign partner who obliges us the materials and channel to transfer out the fund into his/her nominated account with a view to traveling down to meet you thereafter so that we can have our share.
If you would assist or participate in this deal, then please endeavor to get in touch with me immediately through my telephone or fax line as stated above. This is my personal and confidential line and though the route might be busy, just keep on trying until you get through. In picking on you for this business, please note that your expertise has been taken into consideration, as you will be required to guide us through a wise investment of our share of the fund in a viable and profitable venture in your country.
In the world over, bigger firms who bid for various contracts especially in third world countries like ours can sub-contract some of them to other firms for execution. That is your firm will be regarded as one of those that executed one of such projects and therefore entitle to receive the contract value. Be rest assured that this transaction is 100% risk free as there is actually no risk involved either now or in the future for we are well connected in official circle. Given our level of commitment at the moment, we want to assure you that with full dedication on your part, the objective of having this fund remitted would have been realized within a period of two weeks.
It is hereby expressly agreed in principle that at the end of the transaction, you will be entitled to 30% of the entire sum, which you are free to withdraw as soon as you confirm that the fund has been remitted into your account.
I am awaiting your response most urgently whether you are interested or not to enable me know the next move to make. Contact me directly on the aboveTel:234-1-7743881 number only. Thanks.
Yours sincerely,
Ola Marcus
and now on to letter #2 . . .
APPEAL FOR URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE.
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I got your name and contact from the Ivoirian chamber ofcommerce and industry. I prayed over it and selected your name among other names due to its esteeming nature and the recommendations given to me as a reputable and trust worthy person that I can do business with and by the recommendation, I must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere business. I am FRANK OSAZUWA the only son of lateMr. and Mrs. MABEL OSAZUWA. My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory coast, my father was poisoned to dearth by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip. My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so special. Before the death of my father on January 2001 in a private hospital here in Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of seventeen million,five hundred thousand United State Dollars. USD ($ 17.500,000) lodge into the security company in holland, as inhiaritance document, such as jewelry that he used my name as his only son for the next of Kin in depositing of the fund. He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates. That I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where i will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose such as real estate management or hotel management. Sir, I am honourably seeking yourassistance in the following ways:
(1) To provide a bank account into which this money would be transferred to.
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 22years.
(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit in your country. Moreover, sir I am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/input after the successful transfer of this fund into your nominated account overseas. Furthermore, you indicate your options towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within fourteen (14) days you signify interest to assist me. Anticipating to hear from you soon.
Thanks and God bless. Best regards,
FRANK OSAZUWA
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I got your name and contact from the Ivoirian chamber ofcommerce and industry. I prayed over it and selected your name among other names due to its esteeming nature and the recommendations given to me as a reputable and trust worthy person that I can do business with and by the recommendation, I must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere business. I am FRANK OSAZUWA the only son of lateMr. and Mrs. MABEL OSAZUWA. My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory coast, my father was poisoned to dearth by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip. My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so special. Before the death of my father on January 2001 in a private hospital here in Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of seventeen million,five hundred thousand United State Dollars. USD ($ 17.500,000) lodge into the security company in holland, as inhiaritance document, such as jewelry that he used my name as his only son for the next of Kin in depositing of the fund. He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates. That I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where i will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose such as real estate management or hotel management. Sir, I am honourably seeking yourassistance in the following ways:
(1) To provide a bank account into which this money would be transferred to.
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 22years.
(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit in your country. Moreover, sir I am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/input after the successful transfer of this fund into your nominated account overseas. Furthermore, you indicate your options towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within fourteen (14) days you signify interest to assist me. Anticipating to hear from you soon.
Thanks and God bless. Best regards,
FRANK OSAZUWA
and finally to letter #3 . . .
STRICTLY PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL
Dear Sir/Madam,
Request For Business Partnership
With great pleasure, I write to solicit for your assistance in a matter that can be of mutual benefit to us. I only pray that you read through carefully and respond as promptly as possible. Precisely, on the 25th of May 2000, the Ministry of Minerals and Energy in South Africa where I work as a Director of Auditing & Project Implementation, received Presidential irrevocable circular Order requesting the Ministry to compile and forward the list of all past Foreign Contractors, whose contract payments are pending since the period of the immediate past regime of Dr. Nelson Mandela and the present regime. The purpose of this exercise was for the present South African elected government to pay foreign contractors all debts owed, so as to maintain good relationship with other foreign Governments and non-Governmental financial agencies.
In light of the above, my colleagues and I, duly assigned with the duty to compile this list of the past contractors, decided to include a non-existing Company name with a bill of US$29.6, with other Company names and their respective bills for payment approvals. Our intended plan is to create the impression that (Guilder Mining SA Pty) which is the non-existing Company also carried out contractual works of supply to the Ministry as well as others. With the cooperation of Top Government officials in the Ministry and two senior colleagues of mine in the Ministry, I was therefore assigned to contact a trusted and reliable foreign based businessman, furnish him with the appropriate documents, in laying claim to this $29.6Million being payment for contract work. Payment shall then be transferred upon approval to a safe account as would be provided by you. In other words, if you accept to be our partner then you shall be considered, given the pertinent documentations to have been awarded a contract already been executed by you for which your Company shall be paid the sum of US$29.6 Million.
Please be informed that with the South African Government monetary policy, Government officials / employees are not allowed to operate or own bank accounts abroad hence our decision to seek a foreign partner.
I also have the authority of my colleagues involved to negotiate your share and benefit of the US$29.6 M after a successful transfer into your account. For further information, please contact us via the email address: obtmichales@engineer.com.
Thanks for your anticipated cooperation.
Regards,
Engr. Obot Williams
Dear Sir/Madam,
Request For Business Partnership
With great pleasure, I write to solicit for your assistance in a matter that can be of mutual benefit to us. I only pray that you read through carefully and respond as promptly as possible. Precisely, on the 25th of May 2000, the Ministry of Minerals and Energy in South Africa where I work as a Director of Auditing & Project Implementation, received Presidential irrevocable circular Order requesting the Ministry to compile and forward the list of all past Foreign Contractors, whose contract payments are pending since the period of the immediate past regime of Dr. Nelson Mandela and the present regime. The purpose of this exercise was for the present South African elected government to pay foreign contractors all debts owed, so as to maintain good relationship with other foreign Governments and non-Governmental financial agencies.
In light of the above, my colleagues and I, duly assigned with the duty to compile this list of the past contractors, decided to include a non-existing Company name with a bill of US$29.6, with other Company names and their respective bills for payment approvals. Our intended plan is to create the impression that (Guilder Mining SA Pty) which is the non-existing Company also carried out contractual works of supply to the Ministry as well as others. With the cooperation of Top Government officials in the Ministry and two senior colleagues of mine in the Ministry, I was therefore assigned to contact a trusted and reliable foreign based businessman, furnish him with the appropriate documents, in laying claim to this $29.6Million being payment for contract work. Payment shall then be transferred upon approval to a safe account as would be provided by you. In other words, if you accept to be our partner then you shall be considered, given the pertinent documentations to have been awarded a contract already been executed by you for which your Company shall be paid the sum of US$29.6 Million.
Please be informed that with the South African Government monetary policy, Government officials / employees are not allowed to operate or own bank accounts abroad hence our decision to seek a foreign partner.
I also have the authority of my colleagues involved to negotiate your share and benefit of the US$29.6 M after a successful transfer into your account. For further information, please contact us via the email address: obtmichales@engineer.com.
Thanks for your anticipated cooperation.
Regards,
Engr. Obot Williams