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Learn how the 419 and Lottery Scams works

The Internet has brought a whole host of new products and services in to our world. It has also enables us to contact people and friends almost instantly.

Unfortunately all of the innovations which we like to use are also used by unscrupulous people who make a living out of cheating us out of our money.

It is important that ordinary people over the world are able to recognise these messages and how the scams work. Armed with this kind of knowledge you do not fall for these stories.

All of the e-mails posted here are fraudulent or scam e-mails. If you get one, delete it. Believe me, it’s not worth the trouble answering it.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Michael Holdcroft
18. April 2008

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33 Responses to “Welcome to “Crime-Online””
  1. Gaby says:

    Hallo…We got this E-Mail today at our family E-mail adresse…Maybe this is also one of this fraud ones…i am not going to awnser this anyhow..i live in germany and I dont think this is for real…

    National UK Lottery
    Headquarter United Kingdom

    RE:OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION

    Dear Lucky Winner,

    This is to officially inform you that you have been selected for a cash prize of GBP£1,200,000.00 from the just concluded annual final draws of UK National Lottery online promo, and your e-mail address emerged as one of the winners in this category “B” with the following winning information:
    REF No: UKNL/74-A0802742008
    BATCH No: 22-1356-4096-988
    TICKET No: 074/07/ZY569
    SERIAL No :5368/02
    LUCKY No: 88-13-65-37-10-83

    which won you a cash prize of GBP£ 2,000,000.00,in our year 2008 National Lottery programme held on sunday, March 28th,2008.

    We wish to equally inform you that All participants emails for the online version were selected randomly from emails list of 950,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet.

    For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning informations confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you.Please be warned.

    To file for your claims of GBP£ 2,000,000.00, please contact our authorised claim agent with below contact cordinates;

    Name: Mr. Charles Edward
    Tel: 00 44 7031 938 389
    Fax: 00 44 7006-044-122
    Email:coleeruss@live.com

    PLEASE NOTE: That due to the mixed-up of numbers,you are strictly adviced to contact your claims agent with your prize winning informations as stated above. Moreso do endeavour to contact our agent with the following:
    1. Draw date: 28/ 03/ 2008
    2. YOUR FULL NAMES
    3. CONTACT ADDRESS
    4. TEL NUMBERS
    5. FAX NUMBERS
    6. NATIONALITY
    7. AMOUNT WON.

    Remember, all winning in this second category must be claimed not later than 30th of Apil 2008.Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

    Your’s faithfully,

    Mr. Rosely Carlos
    Cordinator National UK Lottery

  2. Michael Holdcroft says:

    Hi Gaby,

    vielen dank für dein Kommentar :-)

    Yes, this is a typical lottery fraud e-mail. The UK National Lottery is used regularly as a front.

    As you probably expect, you never get any prize money. Instead you end up paying imaginary fees. That’s what it is all about, to get you to pay them and not the other way round.

    Michael

  3. Daniela Stankovich says:

    Hello Michael Holdcroft,
    I got this E-Mail today (incl. attaced pic of woman) …Maybe this is also one of this fraud ones..I live in Bulgaria and I dont think this is for real…

    Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:33:56 EEST
    From: tesydiane1946@yahoo.co.uk
    Subject: Hoping that my letter will finds you in good conditions.

    Hi My Dear,

    Firstly I thank you for your responses to my letter En-line with my message I sent, so how is life over there in your country? I hope that you are in atmosphere of peace and love? I am very happy to read your mail today, please do not be surprised or get offended for receiving this message from me, It just that I have been obliged to lay a mere trust on you due to my situation here in the refugees camp. Having searched through the internet from where I get your email address I strongly believe in my heart that you must be honest and sincere person for me to disclose my life secrets so that you will render your full help and assistance towards me.

    Let me first of all introduce my self to you, and I will require the best of your honesty after you knowing about me and whom that I am, because I will really like us to have a good relationship in-spite of anything because I have this feeling that you must be honest, trusted person and you will not betray me.

    I decided to contact you because of the urgency of my situation here in the refugees camp and after reading your mail today I whole-heatedly decided to let you know more and more about me, Who knows? Maybe you will be my savior, from this conditions that I have found myself. My name is Miss THeresa Diane, am 22yrs old from origin Ivory Coast, I am the only daughter of Late Dr. Reginald Diane. The Manager and Chief Executive of (De Blessed Alofa Industries Ltd) My late father is one of the richest business men in my country, in anything pertaining to gold and diamonds, but he was killed by the rebels and the greedy fellows in my country during the war, on his way down to the village with my two younger brothers.

    Therefore I am constrained to contact you because of the maltreatment I am receiving from my step mother. She planned to take away all my late father’s treasury and properties from me since the unexpected death of my beloved Father. Meanwhile I wanted to escape from Africa to any where in the world but she hides away my international passport and other traveling documents. Luckily she did not discover where I kept my father’s File which contains important documents. So I decided to run to the refugee’s camp where I am presently seeking asylum under the Private charity organization for the Refugee here in Republic of Senegal.
    I wish to contact you personally for a long term relationship that may lead us to somewhere better if we work well on it. Here is the telephone number of the Rev office in the refugees camp, (+ 221_77_353_3713), please anytime you called just tell them that you want to speak with me so that they will send for me at the women hostels to come and answer your call. In this refugees camp we have about 3 different hostels, we have one for men, for women and for little children’s, all are victims of wars circumstances from all over Africa, honestly Life here in the refugees camp is very lonely but I prays to move out from here as soon as you help me, I have prayed over and over before deciding to disclose all about me to you because I do not know you very well, but my conditions here has made me to speak out or I keep it and die in silence, that is exactly what I am trying to do before I waste my precious life here for nothing.

    My late father of blessed memory deposited the sum of amounts (Nine Million Seven Hundred Thousand US Dollars) in a Bank Europe with my name as the next of kin. However, I shall forward you with the necessary documents on confirmation of your acceptance to assist me for the transfer of the money to your bank accounts on my behalf, because I want you to help me in an investment with the money and I will like to complete my studies in your country, because I was in 1st year in the university in my country when the crisis started so we have to move out from Ivory Coast. to other neighboring countries to avoid brutal attacks from the rebels. After the transfer you will arrange for my trip joining you over there for us to share these feelings face to face. I have tried all my possible best to explain my present conditions here to the bank in Europe but they told me that my status here in Senegal as a refugees does not permit me to such transactions, unless I will look for someone to help me,(might be my relatives, trusted friends or partners).

    Frankly speaking, I prefer disclosing my secrets to a stranger because he/she will not have a mind to cheat me or betray me, and I know that you people in the advanced world have full knowledge, understanding and also God fearing, not to be compared with people here, I am very careful about my life that is why I cannot be able to let anybody here know about my fathers wealth or to assist me, because they might kill me or find a way to betray me, that is why I am placing my sincere trust on you by disclosing everything with all my hearts, because I believes in my hearts that you will keep this confidential for my safety reasons here, I sincerely want to let you know that we will invest the money together, or if you don’t intend staying with me then It will be my pleasure to compensate you with 15% of the total money for your efforts and services, then the rest balance shall be my investment capital. This is the reason why I decided to contact you, please all communications should be through this email address only for confidential reasons.

    As soon as I received your positive response showing your interest to help me, I will put things into action immediately. I will give you the contacts of the bank in Europe so that you will contact them immediately for them to transfer the money to your bank accounts on my behalf, please this is a legitimate money and the bank is also aware that I am the next of kin to the accounts because I have send to them the documents which I collected from my fathers file, the deposit certificate and the will of my father which bears my name as the next of kin and they have also confirmed it and advise me that I should look for someone to help me facilitate these transfer, since I am still in the refugees camp. In the light of the above, I shall appreciate an urgent message indicating your ability and willingness to handle this relationship and transaction sincerely, because I am too young to handle it and also considering my status here as a refugees.

    I’m waiting for your urgent and positive reply, please do keep this informations only to your self because is all about my life, my future and my everything. I am on my kneels in the name of god, do not disclose this secrets to anybody until I come over to your country, after the money has been transferred successfully to your bank accounts on my behalf. Meanwhile I want you to call me like I said because I have a lots tell you.

    I have attached my picture for you ok. Have a blessed day.

    Love from
    Tesy.

  4. Michael Holdcroft says:

    Daniela,

    yes, this is a fraud e-mail. I have seen it a few times over the last couple of years.

    This message is one of the longer ones, which is unusual. The core story however, is of a typical “poor orphan with a fortune and needs someone to help” kind.

    The funny thing about it is the fact that these stories are all based in one of the West African countries with the Ivory Coast at the top of the list.

    Many thanks for posting it here. It will help others to recognise it as fraud.

    Michael

  5. Chakraborti says:

    Hi Michael

    I got this E-Mail in my personal mail ID …I am sure this is bogus & fraud…

    — On Mon, 28/4/08, SONANGOL OIL CORPORATION wrote:

    From: SONANGOL OIL CORPORATION
    Subject: SONANGOL OIL JOB EMPLOYMENT.
    To:
    Date: Monday, 28 April, 2008, 3:32 PM

    Human Resource Department
    Merevale House
    Brompton Place
    London SW3 1QE
    United Kingdom.
    Phone:+447011132486
    Ref: 01/006/HRD/SGPLC

    SONANGOL OIL CORPORATION.
    The global oil,gas and petrochemical giant has started
    drilling for oil in Angola’s $3.5 billion kizomba C and D
    project,322 kilometers offshore.The project,the largest
    offshore Africa,came on stream about few months ahead of
    schedule.

    SONANGOL OIL CORPORATION has vacancy for reputable an
    qualified individuals, as we are about to embark on a
    project which will require expatriates in the following
    profession. engineering,instrumentation,information
    technology and environmental/safety sciences,doctors,
    nurses and accountants.
    Services of expatriates who are trained and skilled in
    project management and contract administration are also
    required including those in the administrative and
    management status.

    JOB LOCATIONS
    - Angola, Africa.
    - Europe .

    METHOD OF APPLICATION
    - All interested candidates should reply via email with
    updated Resumes
    (CV).

    - Interested applicants must specify job location.
    - Only applicants who possess the required qualifications
    will be
    short-listed whence consequently contacted.
    All Resumes should be forwarded to:Mr Richard Wainwright.

    sonangol_recruitment2078@yahoo.dk

    HR Department
    Recruitment Section
    London(UK).
    Regards,

    Mcvelly Richard.
    SONANGOL OIL CORPORATION.

  6. Michael Holdcroft says:

    Yes, this kind of e-mail crops up occasionally. The crooks are targeting professionals who normally have a good income.

    People applying for these jobs never get signed on, but they are presented with various fees.

    That’s the whole point behind this and other similar e-mails.

    Get them interested enough to want to sign on and hit them for fees as long as possible.

    It’s just another way of getting other people’s money with out any risk.

    Michael

  7. yolie says:

    HELLO I RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING EMAIL THIS IS THE 3RD. WHAT DO YOU THINK?

    ABSA BANK &nb sp;
    TodayTomorrowTogether &nbs p; JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
    ABSA Bank Limited/ Beperk, Reg No. REGD.NO.1986/004794/06
    ABSA TOWERS
    170 MAIN STREET
    JOHANESSBURG, 2001

    Dear Sir\Madam,

    I hope that you are well today. I am the Manager Audit/Claims department in ABSA bank of South Africa .
    With due respect, I decided t o contact you over this business financial transaction worth the sum of FIFTEEN MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($1 5,200,000.00) in other to entrust this fund into your bank account.

    This is an ABANDONED FUND, which I found out to belongs to one of our customers, ANDREAS SCHRANNER (German) who died along with his entire family on 25th July 2000 in a plane crash disaster, I was very fortune to meet the deceased file when I was arranging the old and abandoned customers file of 2000-2006 in other to submit to the management accordingly for documentation purposes.
    Following the South African banking policy, it was obviously indicated and signed lawfully that if such Funds remains unclaimed after Ten years without somebody being a foreigner applies and claim the Fund as the next of kin, the Fund will be transferred into the Government Treasury as an unclaimed.

    This will cause other staff of my bank to notice that the owner of the Fund has died. So the request of you as a foreigner is necessarily needed for the claim because a citizen of South Africa cannot come forward to claim this Fund since the law does not pave a way for an indigene to claim such fund. Since the real beneficiary of the fund died, my company is expecting the next of kin to apply for the release of this fund for him or her without delay, but unfortunately I learnt through the investigations which I carried out that there is nobody behind who can come and claim the fund, I need you to act fast so that we do not lose this once-in-a-life-time- opportunity.

    You shall provide me with your details so that you and I can claim this money, so that we can raise an affidavit of fact that you are the beneficiary of this fund in order for us to m ove it to your bank account where it will be comfortable for you and me.
    SIXTY FIVE PERCENT (65%) of the total fund will be for me. THIRTY PERCENT (30%) for you for all your efforts. five PERCENT (5%) will be for unexpected expenses, which may occur during the process, thereafter you will help me to visit your country for sharing the money according to the percentage indicated above.

    For the immediate transfer of this fund into your bank account as arranged, please note that you should keep this business secret until you confirm the transfer into the bank account which you will provide, and there is NO RISK in this busin ess. All necessary documents related to this and which will prove that you made a legal claim of inheritance shall be provided. Please view details of the plane crash on the website below.
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
    It is true that I prayed before I was pushed forward to contact you for this business but I want you to also assure me solemnly that you are a trustworthy, reliable, honest and capable to avoid cheating me in this business.
    If you are really sure of your integrity, reply me through my alternative email box (steve_absabank@writesoon.com) for more detailed information.

    Yours faithfully,

    Dr. Steven Booysens
    (DIRECTOR)
    +27 79 268 4400

  8. Michael Holdcroft says:

    Yolie, this is an Andreas Schranner fraud e-mail. You will find enough of those here.

    Michael

  9. Iman says:

    hai Mrs.Rose Wood…

    I got this E-Mail in my personal mail ID
    That e-mail like this :
    UK NATIONAL LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS:
    P O Box 1010 Liverpool, L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM

    ATTENTION: WINNER

    This is to inform you that you have been selected for a cash prize of £500,000 (Five Hundred Thousand (British
    Pounds) held on the 10th of May, 2008 in London UK. The selection process was carried out through random
    selection in Our computerized email selection system (ess) from a database of over 21,000 e-mail addresses drawn from which you were
    selected.

    Contact our fiduciary agent for claims with:

    Agents Name: Mr.James Keegan
    Email:claims_jameskeegandept01@hotmail.com
    Tell: +44 702 403 2734
    +44 702 40 32679

    REF No: UKNL-L/200-26937
    BATCH No: 2005MJL-01
    TICKET No: 20511465463-7644

    Fill the below:
    1. Name: 2. Address 3. Marital Status: 4. Occupation: 5. Age:
    6. Sex: 7. Nationality: 8. Country of Residence: 9. Telephone Number:

    Congratulation!!
    Sincerely,
    Mrs.Rose Wood.

    —————————————————————–
    Find the home of your dreams with eircom net property
    Sign up for email alerts now http://www.eircom.net/propertyalerts

    It’s real or just my dream????
    I really confuse to write the e-mail….
    Because I got £500,000 (Five Hundred Thousand (British
    Pounds)

  10. Iman says:

    Please contact me again if the e-mail is right and real….
    Please,,,Mrs.Rose Wood or Michael Holdcroft or someone else… To contact me again…

    Sent me e-mail again if it real and right….

    Imans last blog post..Wow, I’m one of 50 million!

  11. Michael Holdcroft says:

    Iman,

    sorry to disappoint you, but this is not a real message. None of the lottery companies send prize notifications per e-mail.

    Michael

  12. Daniela Stankovich says:

    Hello Michael Holdcroft again,
    I got this E-Mail …and think it this is also one of this fraud ones,,,

    Private…‏
    От: David Marsh (davmh@abbey.csgs.com)
    Изпратено на: 21 Май 2008 г. 21:17:03
    Адрес за отговор: ddmrsh@gmail.com
    До: dvps69@hotmail.com

    Dear Friend, PRIVATE AND URGENT!. I wish to intimate you with a request that would be of immense benefit to both of us. I am David Marsh, a worker at Abbey Bank. London, UK. I was the account officer to an account belonging to one of our deceased foreign customers. While he banked with us, I oversaw his account and other official obligations as my office demanded. Unfortunately, he died with his wife (They have no children yet) in a plane crash on 10Th January, 2000 (The Saab 340, Crossair flight LX 498 plane crash). Since his death, none of his relations has come forward to lay claims to this money and going through his file, I decovered that he has not indicated any next-of-kin. We cannot release the fund from his account unless someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased. According to the law, if there are next of kin, they all get an equal share. If there are (mysteriously) no next of kin (claiming or otherwise), the money goes to the state government. Having made a very exhaustive search for any family member that would lay claim to this fund, I decided to take chances with you. I seek your permission to have you stand as next of kin to the deceased as I have all documentations including his Certified Death Certificate that will facilitate your stand as next of kin to him. He had a closing balance of £4,633,543.00 Pounds (Four Million, Six Hundred and Thirty-three Thousand, Five Hundred and Forty-three GBP), here in our bank in London. I also have secured from the probate an order of mandate to locate any member of the decease’s family to become beneficiary of this fund. If this proposal is acceptable by you, reply to me as soon as possible to enable us commence. Regards,David MarshEmail: ddmrsh@gmail.com

  13. Daniela Stankovich says:

    Hello Michael Holdcroft again,
    I got this E-Mail in my privat e-mail adress…..i think it this is also one of this fraud ones..

    Private…‏
    От: David Marsh (davmh@abbey.csgs.com)
    Изпратено на: 21 Май 2008 г. 21:17:03
    Адрес за отговор: ddmrsh@gmail.com
    До: ………
    Dear Friend, PRIVATE AND URGENT!. I wish to intimate you with a request that would be of immense benefit to both of us. I am David Marsh, a worker at Abbey Bank. London, UK. I was the account officer to an account belonging to one of our deceased foreign customers. While he banked with us, I oversaw his account and other official obligations as my office demanded. Unfortunately, he died with his wife (They have no children yet) in a plane crash on 10Th January, 2000 (The Saab 340, Crossair flight LX 498 plane crash). Since his death, none of his relations has come forward to lay claims to this money and going through his file, I decovered that he has not indicated any next-of-kin. We cannot release the fund from his account unless someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased. According to the law, if there are next of kin, they all get an equal share. If there are (mysteriously) no next of kin (claiming or otherwise), the money goes to the state government. Having made a very exhaustive search for any family member that would lay claim to this fund, I decided to take chances with you. I seek your permission to have you stand as next of kin to the deceased as I have all documentations including his Certified Death Certificate that will facilitate your stand as next of kin to him. He had a closing balance of £4,633,543.00 Pounds (Four Million, Six Hundred and Thirty-three Thousand, Five Hundred and Forty-three GBP), here in our bank in London. I also have secured from the probate an order of mandate to locate any member of the decease’s family to become beneficiary of this fund. If this proposal is acceptable by you, reply to me as soon as possible to enable us commence. Regards,David MarshEmail: ddmrsh@gmail.com

  14. Michael Holdcroft says:

    Daniela,

    you are right about this too.

    I have not seen a message with this text before, but it is a typical “next of kin” story.

    Many thanks for posting
    Michael

  15. Francisco G. Quiambao says:

    can you help me, i don’t know what to do. i had already gave my personal details to Lewis Grant and Associate except for my bank account and contact number. I gave an scanned copy of my international passport and my Philippines Driver’s License. I answered the email of Siva Bala, she replied and i reply again and she gave the email of Lewis Grant Law Office. They asked for my details and Igave it to them. What shall I do? I’m here in Libya right now as a contract worker. Can they withdraw my money in the Philippines? Please help me.

  16. Michael Holdcroft says:

    Francisco,

    if you have not given them any bank details, they will not be able to do anything with your account.

    It is not easy to withdraw money from other people’s accounts as an international transaction. That is why the crooks prefer to have people send them money for fictional fees or taxes.

    Michael

  17. Daniela Stankovich says:

    Hello,‏
    От: mlm408@jaguar1.usouthal.edu
    Hello Michael,,,,again,,,i got this email…and think it this is also one of this fraud ones,,,

    Изпратено на: 24 Май 2008 г. 18:20:12
    Адрес за отговор: muoproject1950@yahoo.com.hk
    До: ……..

    Hello, I want to solicit your attention to recieve money on my behalf.The purpose of my contacting you is because you live in western world. When you reply this message,i will send you the full details and moreinformation about myself and the funds.My personal email is :muogovv1950@yahoo.com.hkThank you. Mou Xinsheng.

  18. Daniela Stankovich says:

    AND THIS TOO:

    From : Mr. David Olds‏
    От: Mr david Olds (davidvp14a@earthlink.net)

    Изпратено на: 24 Май 2008 г. 21:18:39
    Адрес за отговор: Mr david Olds (davidfaitholds@yahoo.com.hk)
    До: ……

    From : Mr. David Olds
    Email: davidfaitholds@yahoo.com.hk
    Phone: +66894842812

    Dear Friend,

    Before you proceed reading my mail please do go through this webpage for more details: http://www.rte.ie/news/2000/0418/zimbabwe.html

    You may be surprised to receive this message from me since you don’t know me in person, but for the purpose of introduction, I am MR. DAVID OLDS, a citizen of Zimbabwe, the son of late MR.MARTIN OLDS(A Farmer ) who was murdered in a land dispute in ZIMBABWE.

    I got your contact through the Thailand Information Exchange Online, and then I decided to write you. My late father was among the few black Zimbabwean rich farmers murdered in cold blood by the agent of the ruling government of President ROBERT MUGABE for his alleged support and sympathy for Zimbabwean opposition party.

    Before the death of my father, he deposited the sum of Five Million US Dollars ($5.M) with a security company during when he went to Thailand to purchase his farm machinery equipment, as if he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe. The money was deposited as a gem / precious stone to avoid seize and much demurrage from the security organization.

    This money was earmarked for the purchase of new machinery and chemicals for the farms and the establishment of new farms in Lesotho and Swaziland. This land problem arose when President R. MUGABE introduced a new land Act, which wholly affects the white rich farmers and some few blacks vehemently condemned the ‘MODUS OPERANDI’ adopted by the government.

    This resulted to rampant killing and mob actions. I and my family who are currently staying in Bangkok Thailand as a refugee asylum seeker, have decided to transfer this money to a foreign country where we can invest it. You will read more stories about President Mugabe’s brutal acts by visiting. This website: http://www.rte.ie/news/2000/0418/zimbabwe.html

    I am faced with the dilemma of investing this amount of money in Thailand but the financial law and Regulations of the Republic of Bangkok, Thailand do not permit us financial rights to such huge sum of money. In view of this, I cannot invest the fund in Bangkok, Thailand. Moreover, the Thailand monetary policy/law does not allow such investment by an asylum seeker or refugee.

    I must let you know that this transaction is 100% risk free and the nature of your business does not necessarily matter. So if you are willing to assist us, I and my family have agreed to give you 20% of the total money, 40% will be for a joint business venture I will be doing with you and another 40% will be for the family, which we shall also invest in your country.

    Therefore, if you are willing and interested to render the needed assistance, endeavor to contact me through the above telephone or email address. I also need your full information for easy communication.

    1. FULL NAME
    2. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
    3. PRESENT ADRESS
    4. OCCUPATION
    5. TELEPHONE NUMBER
    6. FAX NUMBER

    Please Remember that this transaction is highly confidential. Expect your reply soonest.

    Best regards.

    MR.DAVID OLDS.
    For the family.

  19. Michael Holdcroft says:

    Daniela,

    the Zimbabwe Farmer story has been around for some time now. With all the troubles which are being seen in Zimbabwe and South Africa right now, it will probably not disappear any time soon.

    Michael

  20. ana domingo says:

    What will happen If i already gave all my details to the one of these kind of scam? I am victim or what we call ” Siva Bala” Christian Scam?

    What will be our remedy?
    l Hello

    Please use this money for the churches and less privileged in the world. God bless you as you read. I am Mrs., Siva Bala, from Netherlands a widow to late Dalis Bala, I am 61 years old, I am a new Christian convert, suffering from long time cancer of the breast, from all indication my conditions is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious that I wouldn’t live more than three months, according to my doctors, and in all indication regards to medical analysis, this is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage that no hope for me to be a living person again.
    My late husband was killed during the U.S. raid against terrorism in Afghanistan, and during the period of our marriage we could not produce any child. My late husband was very wealthy and after his death, I inherited all his business and wealth.

    The doctors has advised me that I may not live for more than six months, so I now decided to divide the part of this wealth, to contribute to the development of the church in America, Middle East, Asia and Europe especially create solution to problem of less privileged ones and orphanage homes.

    I selected you after visiting the website I prayed and fast for few days over it, I am willing to donate the sum of ($6,000.000.00 us dollars), six million united states dollars to the less privileged.

    Please I want you to note that fund is laying in a finance company in London, and upon my instruction, I will file in an application for the transfer of the money in your name.

    Lastly, I honestly pray that this money when transferred will be used for the said purpose even though I am late then, because I have come to find out that wealth acquisition without God is vanity and I made the promise to God that the fund will be use to build his temple. May the grace of our lord the love of God and the fellowship of God be with you and your family I await urgent reply. God blesses you.

    Mrs. Siva Bala

  21. Michael Holdcroft says:

    Ana,

    the crooks cannot do very much with your details. They are only interested in getting quick money from people who willing to pay.

    I am sure you don’t want to lose any money, so just ignore them from now on.

    Michael

  22. Lin says:

    Hello can you help me i have had 2 e-mails from people the 1st was from a man who said his client who had been killed in a plane crash and he has no family to claim the money of 5 million,250 thousand american dollars and wants to trasfer the money to the uk and if i give him all my details he will send me the forms to sign to say i am the next of kin then he will give me 35% of the money.
    The 2nd was from the uk national lottery uk gaming team they also want all my details and i have won 552,000,00 pounds Ha! Ha!
    I have not given any of my details to them but what shoul i do? Should i report them to my local POLICE. Thank you Lin

  23. Rosana says:

    From The Desk Of Mr Adamma DousouBill And Exchange Manager Foreign Remittance Dept Bank of Africa Ouagadougou Burkina Faso. West Africa Attention: Sir/Madam, I sourced your email from a human resource profile database in the chamber, my name is Mr Adamma Dousou.an account officer to late Mr. Morris Thompson from America who is an gold merchant Agent here in ouagadougou burkina faso, a well known Philanthropist before he died. He made a Will stating that $15.5M(Fifteen million, five hundred thousand U.S. dollars only) should be given to an citizen of our choice overseas. I have made a random draw and your e-mail address was picked as the beneficiary to this Will. I am particularly interested in securing this money from the Bank because they have issued a notice instructing me been the account officer to produce the beneficiary of this before end of this 2008 else the money will be credited to the Government treasury as per law here. It is my utmost desire to execute the Will of my late client Mr. Morris Thompson since he is no more alive, both wife Thelma Thompson, and daughter Sheryl Thompson. Please for more details concerning him and how he died, you can visit this website: http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/ If you are interested, you are required to contact me immediately to start the documentation process with the help of a legal practitioner. I urge you to contact me immediately for further details bearing in mind that the Bank has given us a date limit, Please act fast. Contact me through my private I await your urgent response. Mr.Adamma DousouBank of Africa Ouagadougou Burkina Faso. West Africa

    (Recebo e-amils desta pessoa todos os dias, este foi o primeiro, dei corda para ver até ele vai, me pede que eu pague uma taxa a ele de 3700 dolares, respodi que não pagarei, mesmo assim ele insiste muito, espero estar ajudando na denuncia)

  24. D.J. says:

    Can you help me with this one? I am not sure if this is a scam or not…? I have been getting quite a few different types of winning lotto e-mails…. How do they get thou- the spam detector’s? Thanks for the help… :)
    D.J.

    Confirmation Letter From The Lottery
    Board

    BRITISH LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS:Ref: LSUK/2031/8161/099

    Dear Winner, We are pleased to inform you of the final announcement of Our Online Promo Programme held on Monday 17. June. 2008.
    The draw was done electronically with several email addresses provided to this office by webmail providers to enhance the utilization of the
    internet.Your email address attached to Reference Number LSUK/2031/8161/099 was picked as one of the ten winning email addresses.This has
    qualified you to claim the total cash prize Of £850,000 in cash and consolation prizes.

    To file for your claims and due remittance of funds contact: Richard Matlock with the following details: Name/ Reference
    Number/Address via Email; richard.matlock@hotmail.com Phone: +44 704 570 7553.

    **Note: All replies and querries or questions concerning your claims should be sent to richard.matlock@hotmail.com
    Moris Michelle THE PROMOTION COORDINATOR

  25. Michael Holdcroft says:

    Hi D.J.,

    thanks for submitting this one.

    Just so you know for sure, ALL of the lottery prize e-mails are scam messages. None of the Lottery companies send winner announcements per e-mail. They like to get in touch with winners in person. It’s safer that way.

    Michael

  26. Dimanofff says:

    Hi everyone! I’m new on Your forum.
    I’m 28 yo guy from Fiji. Hoping i’m welcome here:)

    Dimanofffs last blog post..PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES FOR THE ELDERLY PERSON

  27. Kobe says:

    Hi Richard, here’s the info
    1. Reference Number:LSUK/2031/8161/099
    2. Ticket number: 5647560054529900
    3. Batch number: R3/A312-59
    4. Serial number: 5368/02
    5. Amount won: £850,000.00 ( If you can pay that amount in $Euro, it’ll be awesome)
    6. FULL NAMES: Kobe (Hold on, last name might be changed when I get marry)
    7. DATE OF BIRTH: 1 (first day of the month)
    8. SEX: Not very often at all, in fact not at all if u don’t count http//www……, u know?
    9. MARITAL STATUS: I’m thinking if I really want to marry.
    10. CONTACT ADDRESS: After I got paid, u can find me in the best hotel in Hawaii. I think Maui is my choice.
    11. TELEPHONE NUMBER: I try to find a numer, but there isn’t any. It just said Samsung.
    12. OCCUPATION: I don’t need one (hihihi, £850,000.00, (^_^) (^_^).
    13. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF
    COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL:A man, black hair, sleep 10 to 12 hours a day. I don’t usually eat breakfast. I love my dog, he’s very funny and he’s a good boy. I know how to drive too. I like beaches more than mountain. I’m lazy, my grass is getting almost as tall as my car. For further specific questions, please ask.

    Thank you very very must

  28. shanta says:

    i too havr recieved these emails and i’m glad now i know that they are frauds how can i stop these emails. have you heard of john kibla from south africa and he wants me to travel down there then after i said i couldnt he set up a appointment with a lawyer. he calls my phone everyday and even let me get an attorney for the tranfer is this real or not.

  29. Michael Holdcroft says:

    Shanta, you won’t be able to stop the e-mails from coming in, but you can at least recognize them. All you have to do is delete them or send them to the spam folder.

    If John Kibla keeps on calling you, don’t say anything, just hang up. After a while he will give up and leave you alone.

    Michael

  30. jonathan says:

    hey michael i recieved this email today i never seen this kind:

    I wish to inform you that your e-mail address has won you the sum 0f $720,000.00 (SEVEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS) From the POWER BALL ONLINE LOTTERY 2008. Your winning number is:14-26-32-34-44-{6}You are required to contact the Fudiciary Agent for the claiming of your winning prize. Barrister David BrianFudiciary Agent/Payment Officer.E-mail:barrsmithdbrian@hotmail.comTel:+447045724793Fax:+447005921287 You are also required to contact him with the below information. INFORMATION REQUESTED: (a) Your full Name:(b) Contact address:(c) Your Telephone and fax numbers:(d) Your Age:(e) Gender:(f) Your occupation:(g) Your country of origin: Regards,Frank Carl.On-line coordinator

  31. IJ says:

    Just received this fraudulent email [see below]. I get one every other day from the Nigerian scammers doomed to be never-do-wells. Obviously this poor soul has no idea who the Minister of Foreign Affairs is…

    — On Mon, 6/30/08, ECOBANK / UNITED NATIONS 2006/2008 SCAM VICTIMS ATM SWIFT CARD wrote:

    From: ECOBANK / UNITED NATIONS 2006/2008 SCAM VICTIMS ATM SWIFT CARD
    Subject: ECOBANK / UNITED NATIONS 2006/2008 SCAM VICTIMS ATM SWIFT CARD
    To:
    Date: Monday, June 30, 2008, 6:25 AM

    ECOBANK / UNITED NATIONS 2006/2008 SCAM VICTIMS ATM SWIFT CARD PAYMENTS
    DIRECTOR.
    ATTNENTION:SCAMMED VICTIM/$8.300,000 MILLION BENEFICIARIES.
    REF/PAYMENTS CODE:06654.

    AMOUNT $8.300,000 MILLION USD.

    I write to bring to your notice that I am the Nigerian new foreign affairs
    minister and an official delegate from the United Nations To Central Bank Of
    Nigeria to pay 150 Nigerian 419 scam victims $8.300,000 Million USD each. You
    are listed and approved for this payment as one of the beneficiaries to be paid
    this amount as compensation.

    As a result of this laudable recommendations,it is imperative to bring to your
    notice that during the last U.N. meetings held at Abuja, Nigeria, it was
    alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meetings on the lose of funds
    by various foreigners to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the
    world today. In other to redeem the good image of my country, the New President
    has ordered the payment of $8.300,000 Million USD each to the affected victims
    in pursuance with the U.N. recommendations.

    Due to the corrupt and inefficient Banking Systems in Nigeria, the payments are
    to be made by THE LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC, London and ECOBANK Plc, Nigeria as the
    corresponding banks under the funding assistance of the CENTRAL BANK OF
    NIGERIA.

    According to the number of applicants at hand, 114 Beneficiaries has been paid,
    60% of the victims are from the United States,while about 40% are from other
    parts of the world. we still have more than 30% left to be paid the
    compensations of $8.300,000 Million USD each.

    Your particulars was mentioned by one of the Syndicates who was arrested in
    Lagos, Nigeria as one of their victims of the operations, you are hereby warned
    not to communicate or duplicate this message to him for any reason what so ever
    as the The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) (Motto: No Body is
    Above the Law) have combined effort with the United Nation Anti-crime
    commission to alleviate the plight of these victims as well as redeeming the
    image of my dear country.The U.S. secret service is already on trace of the
    criminals. Other victims who have not been contacted can submit their
    application as well for scrutiny and possible consideration.

    Many Banks, Universal firms, Companies and individuals have been inbankruptcy
    today due to the activities of these hoodlums. However, a thorough
    investigation have revealed that these people have dropped over 500,000 victims
    across the world, after collecting their money falsely, many as a result of this
    have committed suicide,while others are now living in abject poverty.

    As regards these ongoing developmental strive, we have over 600 suspects at
    hand, 135 in kirikiri prisons.While many are awaiting trial, we are still in
    search of others,who think they are wise, and hope that you will assist by
    giving any vital information that could lead to the apprehension of these
    hoodlums.

    You can receive your compensations payments via any of this options you Choose,
    DRAFT/CHEQUE PAYMENTS or A.T.M CARD. Every other modalities will be made known
    to you by Charles Mordi. of ECOBANK PLC. as soon as you contact them.Please
    remember to include the REF/PAYMENTS CODE:06654.

    Send a copy of your response with your full details to:

    Yours faithfully,
    CHARLES MORDI.
    NIGERIA’S FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER.

  32. Sourabh says:

    I got this email from somewhere which happens to be too good to be true… Please read through and let me know if you think this is another face of a fraudster…

    My name is Engr. Ramon Xabier. I’m a new employee of CHERVRON INTERTIONATIONAL LONDON BRANCH.
    I urgently need an English teacher for my family for two years period.
    You will teach them English for four hours daily except Sunday.
    My sons, and my Daughter and me we are moving on with our lives and we just relocated from Madrid, Spain. to the United Kingdom.
    My Daughters are disciplined and brilliant. They will continue their education here in Russell International but and they need to know good English Language to help them ok.
    I will pay you Three Thousand Great British Pounds (3,000GBP) per month.
    i will also provide a two bedroom apartment for you and pay your Work Permit, and Visa.
    Please note that we are friendly, good Christian family.
    We enjoy watching Gospel music video, playing lawn tennis, and visiting tourism center here in United Kingdom.
    We promise to make sure you enjoy your stay with us.
    If you are interested, do contact me with your cv send your Full name. Sex. Marital Status, name of your country, religion does not matter. please write me on my personal email.
    My Email Address; ramon_xabfamily@yahoo.com
    Phone: +447045795687

  33. R.surender rao says:

    dear sir, i recieved mail from Jerry Koper Director of ForeignExchange /International Remittance
    Eco Bank Plc Cotonou Benin Republic that i recievedthe funds. and he send one attached format.is there any chance to trace this person or shall i submit the details.
    how i should i know that he is the director of that bank please suggest me
    thanking you
    regds
    R.surender rao

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