Why do I get these letters?

[Scott Bushey]

Why do I get these letters?

From The Desk Of,
Barrister A.S.ANI
Danjuma Chamber´s Lagos-Nigeria
45 Marina Str Lagos
E-mail:[email protected]
Attnear,
This letter is not intended to cause any embarrassment in
whatever form, rather it is intended to contact your
esteemed self, following the knowledge of your high repute
and trustworthiness. Firstly, I must solicit your
confidentiality.
I know that a proposal of this magnitude will make
anyone apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you
that it is made in good faith and will be of mutual
benefit to both of us.
I am Barrister A.S.Ani a solicitor at law. I am the
personal attorney to Mr. Kenneth Tonkin, a national of
your country,who used to work with British/Dutch Shell
Petroleum-development Company Ltd in Nigeria, after
referred as my client. On the 21st of April 2001, my
client, his Wife and their three children were
involved in a ghastly car accident along sagamu express
road.
All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their
lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your
embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives
this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, to locate any
member of his family hence I contacted you. I am
contacting you to assist me in claiming his contract sum
which he executed under Nigeria National Petroleum
Corperation(NNPC) before his sudden death. Particularly,
the Federal Ministry of finance(FMF) and the Foreign Bank
where the deceased had his contract fund valued at about
Eighteen Million,Five Hundred thousand United States
Dollars(US$18.5million dollars) has issued me a notice to
provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated
within the next fourteen official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives
for almost 3years now I seek your consent to present you
as the next of kin of the deceased since you are a
foreigner and have foreign bank account, so that the
proceeds of this account valued at US$18.5million dollars
can be paid to your bank account.For God sake, I will
acquire all necessary legal documents in your name that
can be used to back up any claim we may make.All I require
is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal
through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the
law.Please strictly get in touch with me by my alternative
e-mail address([email protected]) and send to me your
telephone and fax numbers Upon your acceptance to assist
me in other to enable us discuss further about this
transaction.
Best Regards,
Barrister A.S.ANI (SAN)

 

[JonathanHunt]

Erm... because you have a plane on your forehead?

Seriously, those type of letters are very common here in the UK. As soon as they get your bank details, they don't 'deposit' funds - they do something else!

JH

 

[fredtgreco]

Um, because your spam filter is not on?

Seriously, I get about 2 of these a week, I see them when I clean out my spam folders. What I see even more often is the phishing scams "update your account information" from fake emails from banks I don't even have an account with!

 

[voided user1]

For a while I was getting one of those pretty much every day. I send them a note back saying they're full of it and my barrister will be in touch with them if they don't quit bugging me. The best thing to do is just ignore them...

 

[alwaysreforming]

Scott,
I don't know what's wrong with these other guys. Surely they are mereley "Nay-sayers" and are blind to true opportunities. I read the above email and it looks legit. Since you are not going to avail yourself of this exciting offer, I've taken the liberty of emailing this gentleman myself and will soon be on my way to vast riches. Maybe after you've seen the prosperity that I'm about to be blessed with you will be awakened in your own "prosperity conciousness" to attract more of what I'm about to recieve!

(I can't wait till my money arrives! I'm going to march right into my boss's office and tell him what he can do with this low-paying job of mine!)

 

[Scott Bushey]

Since it was my letter, you have to give me 5% of the 10% he promises; whatshisname!

 

[Scott Bushey]

Here's another:

Dear Friend,

I am TONY NKOSI, the first son of late chief JOSEPH NKOSI, from mende
district in Sierra Leone.

I got your Contact through the world online\internet network.My source
of your contact gave me the courage and Confidence to contact you about
this very delicate matter.

I am writing you in absolute confidence primarily to Seek your
assistance to transfer our cash of twenty One million eight hundred
thousand dollars($21,800,000) now in The custody of a security and
trust company to your private account pending our arrival to Your
country.

SOURCE OF THE MONEY:

My late father, Chief JOSEPH NKOSI, a native of mende district in the
Northern province of Sierra Leone, was the general Manager of The
National Mining Co-operation (N.M.C.) Freetown. According to my father.

This money was the income accrued from mining Co-operations over draft
and minor sales. Before the peak of the civil war between the rebels
forces of major Paul Koroma and the combined forces of ECOMOG peace
keeping operation that almost destroyed my country, following the
forceful removal from power of the Civilian Elected President Ahmed
Tejan Kabbah by the rebels.

My father had already made arrangement for his family(my mother, my
younger sister and myself)to be evacuated to a neighboring West African
country,with our personal effects and the box containing the money. My
father deposited the box in a private Security Company for the safe
custody until after the war when he will join us.

During the war in my country, and following the indiscriminate looting
of public and Government properties by the rebel forces, the mining
coop. Was one of the targets looted and destroyed.

My father including other top Government functionaries Were attacked
and killed by the rebels because of his relationship with the civilian
Government of Ahmed Tejan Kabbah.As a result of my father death, and
with the news of my uncles involvement in an air crash in January our
hope of survival was completely dashed.

The untimely deaths caused my mother heart failure and other related
complications of which she has been suffering from all these years. She
died in the hospital just last month after we have spent a lot of money
on her.

Now my younger sister and myself (I am 26 and she is 18) are alone in
this strange country suffering without any care or help without any
relatives, we are now like refugees and orphans. Our only hope now is
in you and the box deposited in the security company. We can't go back
to Sierra Leone even after peace have been restored because We don't
know what will happen to us as its the murderers that are now in power.

To this effect, I humbly solicit your assistance in the following ways.
-To assist me claim this box from the security company as a foreign
partner/beneficiary.
-To transfer this money in your name to your country.
-To make a good arrangement for a joint business Investment on our
behalf in your country and you the caretaker.
-To secure a college for my younger sister and myself in your country
to further our education.
-To make arrangement for our travel with you to Your country after you
have transferred this fund.

Most importantly, the security company officials do not know the exact
content of the box because it was declared Documents, photographic
papers and valuables belonging to a foreign partner. The whole
documents
issued to my late father after deposit are all in my
custody.

Please I am waiting for your urgent response on this matter as its then
I'll let you know me and my sister's location and the contact details
of the security company here.

Thanks and God bless you

Best regards
TONY NKOSI (for the family).

 

[alwaysreforming]

Ooh, ooh, I'm all over this one! Same deal, right, Scott?


"I'm in the money!"

 

[Charismatic Calvinist]

I used to work as a sales representative in the automotive diagnostics software/hardware industry and would regularly receive these in my company email (my email address was posted on our company website). One thing I noticed: why are they always from some dude in Nigeria?

I used to email them back all the time asking for their account information so that I could wire them the requested funds ASAP...

 

[lwadkins]

Man, I never get any letters like that. I must be missing a multitude of opportunities!!!!

:bigsmile:

 

[Me Died Blue]

I can't even count the number of letters I've received like that at some of my old accounts.

 

[Scott Bushey]

Here's another one.

URGENT REQUEST
FROM THE DESK OF
BARR STEVE NWA
EMAIL:[email protected]


Attn: Sir/Madam.
I am Steve Nwa a(SAN), a Solicitor. I am the Personal Attorney to mrs.
Ann
Parker, a national of your country,. I have an urgent and very
confidential business proposition for you.On December 8, 1999, an
American
Oil consultant/contractor with the Nigeria National Petroleum
Corporation,
Mrs. Ann Parker. made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve
calendar
months, valued at US$14.6,000,000.00(Fourteen Million, Six Hundred
thousand
Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to
her
forwarding address but got no reply.

After a month, I sent a reminder and finally i discovered from her
contract
employers, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation that Mrs. Ann
Parker. died from a ghastly automobile accident.

On further investigation, I found out that she died without making a
WILL,
and all attempts to trace her next of kin was fruitless.I therefore
made
further investigation and discovered that Mrs. Ann Parker. did not
declare
any next of kin or relations in all her official documents, including
her
Bank Deposit paperwork in her Bank. This sum of US$14.6,000,000.00 is
still
sitting in her Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the
principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come forward to
claim it. According to Nigerian Law, at the expiration of 5 (five)
years,
the money will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian Government if
nobody
applies to claim this fund.

Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to
stand
in as the next of kin to Mrs. Ann Parker. so that the fruits of this
woman's labuor will not get into the hands of some corrupt government
officials.

This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full names
and
address so that i will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits
which
will put you in place as the next of kin.

I will drafting and notarization of the WILL and to obtain the
necessary
documents and letter of probate/ administration in your favour for the
transfer. I would need you as a Foreigner acting as the next of kin and
sole benefactor to the inheritance of Mrs. Ann Parker. to travel and
claim
this money in a SECURITY COMPANY based in Europe which is used by her
bank
as an offshore payment center to the bank. The money will be paid to
you
for us to share in the ratio of 60% for me and 30% for you then 10% for
any
expensee that may come up. There is no risk at all as all the paperwork
for
this transaction will be done by me with my position as Attorney
guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If you are
interested, please reply immediately. Upon your response, I shall then
provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you
understand the transaction.

Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this
transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall
require
your assistance to invest my share in your country.

Awaiting your urgent reply

Thanks and regards.

Barr. Steve Nwa

 

[Charismatic Calvinist]

Someday they will make a movie about Scott B. and it will be called, "The Nigerian Connection."

 

[govols]

Dear Scott,

My great grand mother Jumbilee just past away and left me the deed to her ocean front property in Colorado. It is over 300 acres with a stream running uphill through it.

Scott, just send me your credit card number and I will let you have it for a little more $3999.

Come Scott bite, BITE, BITE.

 

[Scott Bushey]

C/CORDOBA NO 21 PLANTA 2-A
28204 MADRID -SPAIN.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
BAREED INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
REF NO: EGS/2551256003/03
BATCH NO: 14/0017/IPD




ATTN: WINNER.




RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION, FINAL NOTICE.




We are pleased to inform you, that as a result of our
RECENT LOTTERY DRAWS HELD on the 3rd of Jan 2004.Your
e-mail address attached to ticket number:11 23 34 38
48 49 46 750 with serial number:2113 ? 05 drew lucky
numbers:13 15 ? 22 ? 37 39 which consequently won in
the 2nd category. you have therefore been approved for
a lump sum pay of EU715,810.00 (SEVEN HUNDRED AND
FIFTEEN THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND TEN EURO)
Note that All participants in this lottery program
have been selected randomly through a computer ballot
system drawn from over 20,000 companies and 30,000,000
individual email addresses from all search engines and
web sites.This promotional program takes place every
year,and is promoted and sponsored by eminent
personalities like the Sultan of Brunei,Bill Gates of
microsoft inc and other corporate organisations.This
is to encourage the use of the internet and computers
worldwide.




For security purpose and clarity,we advise that you
keep your winning information confidential until your
claims have been processed and your money remitted to
you.This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by
some participants.We look forward to your active
participation in our next 4 million euro's slot.
You are requested to contact your clearance/cliam
agent MR KEN LEVERT,Foreign Operations Manager,BAREED
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS S.A ON
Email:-([email protected]) for processing and
remittance of your prize money to a designated account
of your choice.

All winnings must be claimed not later than one month
After the date of this notice.Please note,in order to
avoid unnecessary delays and complications,remember to
quote your reference number and batch numbers in all
correspondence.Furthermore,should there be any change
of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations!!!once more and thank you for being
part of our promotional program.




NOTE: YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE
BELOW 18 YEARS OF AGE.
Sincerely,
MRS. Greg ISAAC.
VICE PRESIDENT.
INTL LOTERIA PRIMITIVA

 

[PuritanCovenanter]

NOTE: YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE BELOW 18 YEARS OF AGE.

Well, I guess that eliminates me. Now I know why I never get these.

 

[Scott Bushey]

Dear Friend,



Kindly accept my apology for sending unsolicited mail to you. Although
we never met before, I have every reason to believe that you are a
highly respected personality, I know you will definitely take this as a
deceptive e mail,because of the swindle news we hear everyday and now it
happens am from Nigeria where it seems to happen more

often.Let me first of all inform you, i got your e.mail id from a mail
directory and decided to e.mail you for apermission to go ahead.



My name is Mr Olujimi Williams, the Excutive Director of Societe
Generale Bank of Nigeria. I am writing in respect of a foreign customer of my
bank with account number 14-255-2004/utb/t who perished in the Tsunami
disasters



Since the demise of this our customer,I personally has watched with
keen interest to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as no one
has come to claim his funds of twenty eight million five hundred
thousand united states dollars which has been with my branch for a very long
time.



On this note, I decided to seek for whom his name shall be used as the
next of kin as no one has come up to be the next of kin.

And the banking ethics here does not allow such money to stay more
than Six years,because money will be recalled to the bank treasury as
unclaimed after this period.I will give you 25% of the total.



Upon the receipt of your response, I will send you by fax or e-mail the
application, bank's fax number and the next step to take. I will not
fail to bring to your notice that this business is hitch free and that
you should not entertain any fear as all modalities for fund transfer
can be finalized within five banking days, after you apply to the bank

as a relation to the deceased.



When you receive this letter. Kindly send me an e-mail signifying your
decision Including your private Tel/Fax numbers for quick
communication.



Respectfully submitted,



Mr Olujimi Williams

 

[raderag]

This is a funny scam on the scammer, but there is some questionable content.

http://spl.haxial.net/nigerian-fraud/