Lindqvist.com

I don’t know if the lottery scammers have taken to writing more and shorter mails because of sites like this, but the last few days I have received several e-mails like this one. Very short, and with very few searchable keywords execpt for the names of the person who writes them and the so-called payment agent.

I don’t think they will get very far with it. Their scams are even more unbelievable without a name for the lottery.

from    “fergmargaret@cox.net” <fergmargaret@cox.net>
to         undisclosed-recipients <>
date        Oct 31, 2007 2:39 AM
subject        *****SPAM***** CONTACT YOUR PAYMENT AGENT:
West London,
43 North End Road,
West Kensington,
London W14 8SZ

You have been approved to claim of total sum of 1,000,000.00 euros which your email address won in the
2007 Euro ballot held today in uk,your Ref: PBLPBL/11278998789/908796//1109,PBL/67189098011/245679/1109.

Please do forward your refernce number  to your claims agent PETER RAYMUND with the email address below.
Email:powerball1122@yahoo.com.hk
Phone:+4470 1112 1986

Regards
Sincerely,
Margaret Ferguson.

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Lately, a large number of lottery, and 419 scammers have been using Yahoo! addresses. They are much more common than Google’s Gmail service. However, and ironically, not this one, that claims to be a winning notification from the “Yahoo” International Promotion Program”, is a scam email that doesn’t use a Yahoo address, even if they have a yahoo.com.hk address as their reply-to. Wonder if it will still be valid after I report the scam to Yahoo?

Because that’s all it is. A scam!

from YAHOO!PROMOTION <jane07@adelphia.net>
reply-to consultant_suzan.howard@yahoo.com.hk
to undisclosed-recipients <>
date Oct 29, 2007 11:08 PM
subject Final notification(You have won).

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the YAHOO! International
Promotions Program held on the 29th of October 2007.Your e-mail batch
number 8254297137 drew the lucky numbers 14-22-28-37-40-44 which
consequently won in the 1st category, you have therefore been
approved for a lump sum pay out of 1,500,000.00 (i.e One Million Five
Hundred Thousand British Pounds)please contact our customer care service Agent
immediately, to begin your claims process
=================================================

MRS.SUZAN HOWARD
Email:consultant_suzan.howard@yahoo.com.hk
=================================================

You are to contact her with the following information:
Your Full Names:
Your Contact Address:
Your Telephone:
Fax numbers:
Occupation:
Sex:
Age:
Country Of Location:
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your Sincerely,
Mrs Jane Moore

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One funny thing with Nigerian 419 scammers is that they have so many difficulties with understanding first names and surnames. Reverend Brian Williams would have a much better pick than Reverend Williams Brian, don’t you think? As always when the scammers use addresses that I have never sent one single mail from, however, it’s published at one of the sites that I run.

Rev Williams Brian probably doesn’t exist, and neither does the half a million dollars he sais he wants to give away. So you got his mail too? Well, that is proof enough that this is just another scam.

    from        Rev Williams Brian <revwilliams@ig.gov>
reply-to         john_smithprivate@hackside.net
to         [harvesttrap]@lindqvist.com
date        25 Oct 2007 10:46:33 -0000
subject        YOUR BANK DRAFT IS READY CONTACT MY LAWYER…

WILLIAMS ENGINEERING COMPANY
152 ISLAND WAY
VICTORIA PARK
LAGOS.

Dear Friend

I am Rev. Williams Brian from Canada, I have been an international
contractor that collect contract from Big Company and countries, I get
involve in one contract in Nigeria which I was refuse my payment, I was
down and almost lose hope.

After 2 years of this contract I later talk to God to assist me in
getting this money that if this money for this contract can be pay to
me, I promise to benefit someone with the sum of $500,000.00 draft
payment to my surprise I was called upon by the Nigeria Government
something last month that my contact file have been look into and it is
ready for payment.

I never believe until I was advise by my Pastor and later move down to
Nigeria to my unbelievable surprise I was paid this money.

Due to my pledge to God i have agreed to show the person that i will be
sending the $500,000.00 through ballot system on the internet which
happen to be your email so you are lucky so what you have to do now get
in touch with my Lawyer Mr. Justin Albert and instruct him on how to
send your $500,000.00 Bank draft to you.

BELOW IS THE CONTACT OF MY Lawyer
Mr. Justine Smith ALbert
Office Phone: +234808-337-8147
E-mail: john_smithprivate@hackside.net

Send to my Lawyer your contact address and telephone number,let him
make arrangement for the shipment of your draft to your doorstep and
also you can give him a call to confirm you address again after sending
it to him i do not want you to feel any thing scam because i am a Rev
and i will never do anything like that i have promise God and what i
want you to believe now is that this is the opportunity which God have
promise you this year so it is better you have it in time before it
went again from you so contact my Lawyer in time.

And for your information presently i am in the United Kingdom for
another contract so i want you to go into prayer with me for the
successfully of this contact

With Best Regards,
Rev Williams Brian

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Some spammers are easier to detect than others. The first giveaway is that they tend to use strange Yahoo! domains for sending their mail. This one, acting under the alias of David Thomas Clark, urges me to contact a Ms Jane Furness Gordon, who is supposed to be working for a company in England, but uses a yahoo.gr email address. Now how believable is that?

It’s nothing but yet another lottery scam.

    from        POWERBALL EURO <dschupp3@cox.net>
reply-to         powerballcashoffice07@yahoo.gr
to         undisclosed-recipients <>
date        Oct 23, 2007 4:02 PM
subject        Powerball Code Number: PBE/1O/2007
NOTICE…CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Lucky Winner,
FROM THE OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
POWERBALL EURO E-MAIL INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT

Dear Winner,

RE: POWERBALL PRIZE AWARD
We are pleased to announce the winners and the result of the Multi country powerball mega lottery online Cyber Lotto Draws of the POWERBALL EUROPEAN LOTTERY  PROMOTION  that was just concluded.

Powerball striking Number:2-5-16-36-40-36
Powerball Code Number: PBE/1O/2007
Powerball Online Reference Number: PBE/11/EUR

Your Email Address  was attached to Powerball Online Reference Number: PBE/11/EUR and picked as one of the 2007  Powerball European Online  Winners in category “A” winning you a sum of Eight Hundred and fifty thousand Euro.Hence you are eligible for the prize of  Eight Hundred and fifty thousand Euro.Please contact the under listed Fiduciary Coordinator Via Email immediately for processing of your claim:

CONTACT NAME: Jane Furness GORDON(Ms)
CITY/ COUNTRY: LONDON, ENGLAND.
EMAIL: powerballcashoffice07@yahoo.gr

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN!!!
Sincerely,
David Thomas Clark
Promotion Manager

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Scammers have been using well-known brands as originators for lottery scams for several years now, and Microsoft isn’t a new name. This lottery scam, from the alias Ben Clark, must however be one of the worst written notifications I have ever seen. The lack of formatting, the ridiculous sum of a million pounds and the obvious flaw, that a Microsoft official never would use a yahoo.com e-mail address sais it all.

It’s a scam.

from        Ben Clark <b_clark_md@yahoo.com>
reply-to         b_clark_md@yahoo.com
to         drinkalizer@lindqvist.com
date        Oct 22, 2007 12:04 AM
subject        Dear Lucky Winner  
Microsoft Award Team 20 Craven Park, Harlesden London NW10,United Kingdom. Ref: BTD/747/07 Batch: 462890CE Dear Lucky Winner, This is to inform you that your email has won a consulation prize of the Microsoft Corporation EMAIL DRAW held 21st Oct 2007. Your email has won you 1,000,000.00 Great British Pounds. To claim your prize, please contact your fiduciary agent Mr. David Brown with your Batch: 462890CE and Ref: BTD/747/07 and contact him via email or phone immediately within 24hrs. Mr. Ben Clark Microsoft Promotion Award Team Head Winning Claims Dept. Email:b_clark_md@yahoo.com

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The do-gooder scammers are a very special category of 419 scammers. Their purpose is to invoke our own scammer within. To make us want to lay our own greedy hands on a large sum of money that the scammer sais to want to give away to a good cause.

In this case, we are to believe that the scammer alias Mrs Aminah Osuman has  accidentally sent her plea to us, and if we play along we can very well come over her large inheritance.

There is one irregularity in this mail, in that no sums are mentioned. Often ridiculously large sums ar mentioned. But it is, nevertheless, a scam. If you would answer her mail you would probably end up paying a never-ending stream of small or medium sized fees.

from        aminahosuman@yahoo.co.uk
to         undisclosed-recipients <>
date        Oct 12, 2007 1:29 PM
subject        CONFIDENCIAL LETTER FROM MRS AMINAH OSUMAN ABDULKARIM

CONFIDENCIAL LETTER FROM MRS AMINAH OSUMAN ABDULKARIM

Dear

My greetings to you and your lovely family! This mail might come to you as a surprise and the temptation to ignore it as unserious could come into your mind; but please consider it a divine wish and accept it with a deep sense of humility .My name is Amina Abdulkarim from libya. i was married to late osman abdulkarim of blessed memory who is an oil explorer in libya and kuwait for twelve years before he died in the year 2000. we were married for twelve years without a child.

he died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. since his death i too have been battling with both cancer and fibroid problems.when my late husband was alive he deposited a substantial amount of money in millions of dollars with a deposit company oversea. recently, my doctor warm greetings told me that i have only six months to live due to cancer problem. though what disturbs me most is my stroke sickness. having known my condition i decided to donate this fund to either a charity orphanage home or devoted god fearing individual that will utilize this money the way i am going to instruct herein. i want this organization or individual to use this money in all sincerity to fund charity homes (motherless homes), orphanages, and widows.i took this decision because i don’t have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are into radical organization and i don’t want a situation where this money will be used in an unholy manner. hence the reasons for this bold decision. please, pray for me to recover as your paryers will go a long way in uplifting my spirit.

i don’t need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health, because of the presence of my husband’s relatives around me always. i don’t want them to know about this development.as soon as i receive your reply on email, shall give you further directives on what to do and how to go about actualizing this project.i will also issue a letter of authority to the deposit company authorizing them that the said fund have being willed to you and a copy of such authorization will be forwarded to you. i want you to always pray for me. any delay in your reply will give room in sourcing for an organization or a devoted individual for this same purpose.until i hear from you by email; my dreams will rest squarely on your shoulders.
remain blessed.

Please reply (aminahosuman@yahoo.co.uk)

MRS,AMINAH OSUMAN ABDULKARIM.

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Pastor Powell and Armed Hassan are two new scammer aliases that I haven’t come across earlier. I cannot find any other accounts of these aliases, but the content of the mail is a good example of a classic 419 scam, and the originating computer has the IP Address 77.70.128.170 which is registered in Nigeria.

from Pastor powell <pastorpowell7@sify.com>
date Oct 11, 2007 3:45 AM
subject URGENT

Dearest in Christ,

I am Pastor Powell, I just got your contact on my
personal search of the person i am willing my money to. I was mistakenly
injected with the injection that they used on a HIV AIDS patient, That
was how i contacted this strange illness two years ago. I have willed
the sum of $FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS to you, That is the only
money left in my account now. Pls contact the bank director were i have
account with his email address(armmedhassan@yahoo.co.uk) his name is
Armed Hassan, he will help you and also transfer this money to you
immediately. Pls be serrios and make sure that this money is being
transfered to you. cos i have few days to live as the doctor said and
always pray for me as you receive this email.

God Bless
you.
Pastor powell

Oh. Just one more thing. I wonder how the other six Pastor Powells feel about it?

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Steve Mackay (or Steven Mackay) and Helen Mackay are two e-mail aliases used by a gang of scammers that buy cars, television sets, dogs, skies, and various items that are sold via the web.

The scam is setup by a buyer that contacts sellers and agree to buy whatever is sold. He or she then sends a check with a surplus of a few thousand Euros. The scammers ask the buyer to send the surplus forth, to a shipper who will pick up the sold item, and ship it to England.

The check is often cleared by the bank, and the seller sends the extra 5-6000 Euros forth. But now shipment agency or shipper ever turns up. Instead, the bank does, after a week or so, with the message that the check has bounced or is false, and that they have taken back the money.

In the end, the seller has lost 5-6000 Euros and seller looses a lot of money.

This scam is pursued by a well organized gang, and has been performed throughout Europe and the US.

A good sign is that the scammers never bargain over the price, but is really quick to agree on purchasing the item, and just as quick to send a check with instructions on what to do with the extra money. If you get contacted by Steve Mackay, Helen Mackay, or any of their other aliases. Just ask them to do an electronic transer, or send cash. They won’t, and you won’t get cheated on your money.

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Jacinta Malaki isn’t a new name when it comes to 419 emails, but she seems to have changed her address since earlier mails. (She also seems to have moved from the Ivory Coast to Sierra Leone since the last attempt.)

It’s a classic 419 setup with a young girl asking for assisntance, and you will most probably find a young male scam artist from Nigeria at the other end if you would reply. Don’t. Just stamp it as spam, get rid of it, and move on.

from jcmalaki2004@yahoo.ca
to undisclosed-recipients <>
date Sep 29, 2007 9:40 AM
subject From Jacinta Malaki.

From Jacinta Malaki.

Good Day Dear,

I deem it a respect and honour as well as priviledge to write you, on my deep conviction about you,after my deligent search for a honest and trustworthy someone,of which I have chosen you to assist me for the transfer of an inheritance,which I inherited from my late father that was poisoned to death by his bussiness associates.

My name is Jacinta Malaki,I am 21yrs old,a native of Sierra-leone in West African region in the local districk of Konobo and am the only child of late Chief Kenneth Malaki,my late father is a Diamond Officer in the Republic of Sierra-leone.But before his death in a private hospital here in Abidjan,Ivory coast, he told me of a fixed deposit of US$12,000,000 he had with a prime bank in Abidjan,which he made me the next of kin,my mother died when I was two yrs old.

I have met the bank manager and declared to him my intention to transfer this fund out of Africa,as adviced me by my father for my security and of the money,which I want to, further my education overseas,and he is asking me for my guardian,in order to terminate the Fixed investement and release of the fund,as signed in the Agreement Bond with the Bank Authority , in case of sudden death.,which I need your assistance to present you to the bank as my guardian for the transfer of this money into your account.

Please remember the confidentiality and urgency my mail required while I expect to read from you.

Thanks and remain blessed.

Yours truly,

Jacinta Malaki.

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Among the lates news coming out from Burma, is this video of the deliberate shooting of a Japanese journalist. It’s quite clear from this video, that he didn’t just catch accidental fire, but was shot coldbloodedly:

But this film is by no means the strongest document when it comes to showing the desperate regime’s brutality. The Burma digest is filled with pictures that you should opt out of watching, if you are too sensitive to handle the truth in full color. I almost didn’t.

Since their overlord Chinese authorities has warned Burmese junta not to shoot directly at demonstrators, Burmese soldiers in Rangoon are now using a new tactic; soldiers shooting over the heads of demonstrators, thugs chasing after running demonstrators and beating them with iron rods and wooden clubs, and then injured demonstrators are taken away to detention centres by riot police without giving them any medical treatment.

The above statement is accompnied by a picture of a brain spilled in the gutter, which in turn has been taken from the Burmese site myanmarmuslim.net.

I find it hard to see in what way I can do my part in helping out, but one way is to keep watching, and not look away.

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It’s not every day you get an appeal for urgent business assistance from a princess, and given that the below mail has every sign of being a 419 mail, I probably haven’t got one yet. But I like the tone in this mail, even though the scammer posing as princess Kamara has quite a lot to learn about how to use capital letters when writing in English. But it’s nice to have a profile that has been prayed over.

from: jovita kate kamara <princess_jovita_kate33@yahoo.fr>
reply-to princess_jovita_kate@yahoo.fr
to princess_jovita_kate33@yahoo.fr
date Sep 25, 2007 3:17 PM
subject From princess jovita kamara

From princess jovita kamara
Abidjan, Ivory Coast West Africa.
APPEAL FOR URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE

Dear lovely one,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I after going through your profile,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 princess jovita kamara the only duagther of late Mr.and Mrs.Joseph kamara. My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan , the economic capital of Ivory coast, my father was poisoned to death 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 october 2006 in a private hospital here in Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of Ten million,five hundred thousand United State Dollars. USD ($10,500,000.00) left in fixed / suspense account in one of the prime bank here in Abidjan ,that he used my name as his only daugther 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 ssociates 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 . Dear, I am honourably seeking your assistance 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 23years. (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, Dear, 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 some days you signify interest to assist me. Anticipating to hear from you soon.

Bestregards,
princess jovita kamara.

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This is the first time I’ve seen a Nigerian 419 mail from someone masquerading as a UN army officer. It has all the classic signs of a 419 mail, with the large hidden funds in need of an outsider acting as a go-between, promises of a 100% risk-free business, the phony details (two large metallic boxes), and the need for confidentiallity.

In my heart, I hope that nobody falls for this mail. But then again, I now that somewhere out there, somebody will find it difficult not to try to get their hands on 40% of 9.5 million US$ in cash…

from paulbruce2007 <paulbruce2007@yahoomail.com>
reply-to mrpaulbruces2007@yahoo.com
to ezandcz@sbcglobal.net
date Sep 24, 2007 7:40 PM
subject URGENT

Lt. Col. Ralph Harland
Commander of First BattalionRoyal Irish Regiment.

Email: mrpaulbruces2007@yahoo.com

Dear,

I am Major Paul Bruces, I am a British officer and the commanding officer of
the First Battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment attached to UN peace Keeping
force in Iraq, as you may know everyday, there are several cases of insurgents
attacks and suicide bombs going on here.

We managed to Move funds belonging to some demised persons who were attacked
and killed through insurgent attacks. The total amount is US$9.5 Million
dollars in cash. We want to move this money to you, so that you may keep our
share for us until when we shall come over to meet you.

We will take 60%, my partner and I. You take 40%. No strings attached, just
help us move it out of Iraq, Iraq is a war zone.

We plan on using Diplomatic courier and shipping the money out in two large
metallic boxes, using diplomatic immunity. If you are interested I will send
you the full details; my aim is to find a good partner that we can trust and
assist us. Can you be trusted?

When you receive this letter, kindly send me an e-mail here signifying your
interest including your most confidential telephone/fax numbers for quick
communication and also your contact details.

This business is 100% risk free. Respectfully,
Major Paul Bruces

If you got one of these, just delete it, and forget about it. There isn’t any funds, and you can be really sure that it wasn’t sent by Major Paul Bruces or Lt. Col. Ralph Harland.

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There are people who frown on my attempts to publish all iscams that find its way into my mailbox. But I can’t help to publish the really bad ones like this one, where the scammer haven’t bothered to keep track of the sender name. In the mail header it’s Hajia Maria, but in the signature it’s Hajia Mariam… Or is it a deliberate error made to further build the impression of a heard broken lady in distress? Naw…

from:         Hajia Maria <hajiamariam2@btconnect.com>
to         undisclosed-recipients <>
date        Sep 24, 2007 5:58 PM
subject        Dear Beloved,

Dear Beloved,

Due to the sudden death of my husband GeneralAbacha the former head of state of Nigeria in June 1998, I have been thrown into a state of hopelessness by the present administration.I have lost confidence with anybody within my country. I got your contacts through personal research, and had to reach you through this medium. I will give you more details when you reply.

Due to security network placed on my daily affairs I cant visit the embassy so that is why I have contacted you. My husband deposited $12.6million dollars with a security firm abroad whose name is witheld for now till we communicate. I will be happy if you can receive this funds and keep it safe I agree to compensate you with something tangible for your assistance.We can negotiate this figure when we commence communication.If this proposal satisfies you, please respond to me with the following information:

-FULL NAME
-TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBER
-ADDRESS
-AGE
-OCCUPATION

I await your response to my proposal.

Hajia Mariam.

Stupid, isn’t it? As if nobody tried this one on us before.

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Yesterday, I received a funny-looking html-formated mail from a “Barrister Goldstein”, acting for the “Central Bank of Nigeria”. It was quite difficult to understand anyting of it, and it had a funny bang of officiality, with beaurocratic wordings, Nigerian flags, an official logo… and centered text with links to a website that looks as if it hasn’t been updated since year 2000.

Today I received the followup, which in part explains the first mail.

But first things first. Here is the first “official” mail, sent from a hotmail address (SIC!). I’ve reformated it since I don’t want to post their original html mail:

from economic Development <eocd_7@hotmail.com>
reply-to barr.goldsteel@yahoo.com
to undisclosed-recipients <>
date Sep 23, 2007 8:42 AM
subject Attention

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR
GENERAL-ADMINISTRATION
CBN/D-G/G.A/ATMSC/21/09/07/id/D.o./ihw*atmsc:m-t/Cbnatmscxxox5×9x3×06.
Web-site: www.nigeriabusinessinfo.com/cbn.htm

3RD QUARTER YEAR 2007- FINAL FOREIGN DEBT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION CIRCULAR CBN /21/ 09 - 07.

Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/06

With reference to the new Financial Fiscal Policy of this new Goverment of
Alhaji Umaru Musa Yara’dua.

We apologise for the delay of your contract part payment and all the inconvenience this delay might have caused you.

The vision to encourage foreign investors by creating suitable and enabling environment for investment within the Shores of Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The Federal Government of Nigeria has resolved to pay foreign contractors owed.

And to inform you that, we have been been able to tap into the Information Technology super highway of e-banking and e-commerce, as a result we are ready to pay you in any of these mode of debt settlement / payment:

(1) By ATM SWIFT CARD to be delivered to you directly through diplomatic courrier means.

(2) By Swift Telegraphic WireTransfer to a nominated account of yours.

(You have to indicate in your response to this notification, which optional mode of payment you may wish this Bank to use to pay you.)

Please note that from the Presidential Instruction for your outstanding contract payment, Central Bank of Nigeria, have been directed and mandated to pay to you $12.7M only as part payment with the balance payable in the first financial fiscal quarter, year 2008.

Meanwhile provide the following information to confirm and update your records as contained in the file CBN/IRD/CBX/021/06 to facilitate your payment.

Board of Governors, Central Bank of Nigeria have been informed that you are still dealing with impostors and non- officials whom claim to be members of staff of Central Bank of Nigeria and top positioned Federal Government of Nigeria’s Public Servants.

Such acts must stop, if you wish to receive your payment.

Government for Federation, Federal Republic of Nigeria and Central Bank of Nigeria will no more entertain reports of loss of hard earned money by Esteemed Foreign Beneficiaries been owed respective legitimate fund by Government Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Central Bank of Nigeria and Government for Federation, Federal Republic of Nigeria , have concluded remittance / pay plans of your unclaimed fund.

Through, this Bank’s (CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA ) Over-sea’s Fiduciary Pay Agent.

By Swift Telegraphic Wire Transfer (KTT.) or through Atm Swift Card.

In accordance to directive from Office of President for Federation, Federal Republic of Nigeria , His Excellency, Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’Adua (GCFR), President Federal Republic of Nigeria.

To receive your fund, do contact , Claims Officer, Central Bank of Nigeria: Dr. Michael Spiff: EMAIL: atmcenter@mail.ru

Send the following information to Office of Claims Officer, Central Bank of Nigeria.

1) Confirm Your Full Name.
2) Confirm Your Current Physical Domicile Address.
3) Confirm Your Phone, Fax and Mobile phone numbers.
4) Confirm Your Profession, Age and Marital Status.
5) Confirm Your Nationality.

(These are for Administrative convience.)

You are warned, in your interest; stop any further communication with any institution or office claiming to have relevance to the payment of your unpaid fund out –side this Bank.

Note: To avoid impersonation, you are hereby issued a code of conduct reference number, which is Cbn/atmscxx0×5x9×3x06.

You must have to indicate this Central Bank of Nigeria Code of Conduct Reference Number on your letter when contacting, Claims Officer, Central Bank of Nigeria .

Yours faithfully,

Mrs. Betty Ifeoma
Secretary

Office of Deputy Governor
General Administration
Central Bank of Nigeria

For:
Mr. O.S. Oduyemi
Deputy Governor (General Administration)
Central Bank of Nigeria (C.B.N.)

For:
Professor Chukwuma .C. Soludo.
Chairman Central Bank of Nigeria Board of Directors &
Governor Central Bank of Nigeria.

Strange, isn’t it? Here is the followup, signed by Profesor Charles C. Soludo (strange that he changed his name since yesterday):

john ogbeka <moor.7@hotmail.com>
reply-to soludooffice003@yahoo.co.uk
to undisclosed-recipients <>
date Sep 24, 2007 12:42 PM
subject Attention: beneficiary

From the desk of:
PROF. CHARLES C. SOLUDO
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA
DIRECT TELEPHONE:+2348077840279
charlesc020@yahoo.co.uk

Attention: beneficiary

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract
/inheritance file and found out that why you have not received your
payment is because you have not fulfilled the obligations given to you in respect of your contract/inheritance payment. Right now we have arranged your payment through our swift card payment center Asia pacific, thatis the latest instruction from Mr. President, Musa Yar¡¯Adua (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 Six thousand, five hundred united states dollars per day. so if you like to receive your fund in this way, please let us know by sending the following information as listed below.
1. Full name
2. Phone and fax number
3. Address were you want them to send the ATM card to
(p.o box not acceptable)
4. Your age and current occupation
5. Attach copy of your identification
the ATM card payment center has been mandated to issue out
$10,300,000.00 as part payment for this fiscal year 2007. 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 issued you our code of
conduct,which is (ATM-811) so you have to indicate this code when replying by using it as your subject.
Wait for your expedite response.
YOURS SINCERELY,
PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGIA

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We are clearly into the iscammer season, with at least one new Nigerian 419 type of fraud attempt every day in may e-mail (and then I’m only counting the ones that aren’d auto deleted by my serverside anti-spam tools or buried in GMail’s junk mail filter).

This one, from an Esther Koffi, isn’t actually new. It’s been around for a while and there are several records of the same e-mail or at least very similar variations.

The bait is a large sum of money. The setup is an old religious woman who wants to give all her money away to a worthy cause or a nice individual. We are supposed to buy it, and start bribing people in order to get to her money…

A classic 419 mail, and nothing you should even consider replying to.

from Esther Koffi <esther.koffi13@hotmail.fr>
reply-to mrs_ekoffi1@yahoo.fr
to undisclosed-recipients <>
date Sep 18, 2007 12:39 PM
subject *****SPAM***** From: Mrs.Esther Koffi

From: Mrs.Esther Koffi
Abidjan Cote D´Ivoire,
West Africa.
Dear Beloved,

I am Mrs Esther Koffi from Ivory Coast. I am married to Mr.Brown Koffi who worked with our Embassy in France for nine years before he died in the year 2001.

We were married for eleven years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before his death we were both born again Christian. Since his death I decided not to remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is against.

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United state Dollars (USD$10.5M) only with a Bank here in Cote D lvoire. Presently this money is still in the custody of the Bank.Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next eight months due to cancer problem.
Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a church, organization or good person that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein.

I want a church,organization or good person that will use this fund for orphanages, widows and for other peoples that needs help and also propagating the word of God and to endeavour that the house of God is maintained.

The Bible made us to understand that”Blessed is the hand that giveth”. l took this decision because I don’t have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are not Christians not even good at all because they are the one that responsible for the death of my husband in other to have all my late husband properties and I don’t want my husband’s efforts to be used by those that conspired for his death.

This is why I am taking this decision, I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am going to be in the bosom of the Lord. Exodus 14 VS 14 says that “the lord will fight my case and I shall hold my peace”. I don’t need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health hence the presence of my husband’s relatives around me always.

I don’t want them to know about This development and I know that With God all things are possible.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the deposit information of the money and also issue a letter of authorisation to the bank that will prove you the present beneficiary of this money also want you,church or the organisation to always pray for me because the lord is my only shephard.My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian.

Whoever that Wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and Truth.Please always be prayerful all through your life.Contact me on the this email address and any delay in your reply will give me room in souring another good person, church,organization for this same purpose.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein.
Hoping to receive your response immediately.
Thanks and Remain blessed in the Lord.
I remain yours sister in Christ.

Mrs.Esther Koffi

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After a quiet period, I’m suddenly swamped with shady business propositions.

Today, there is a scammer that claims to be working att Fidelity Investment International, the world’s largest funds management company. The setup is that Mr. Kwame has found a way to transfer forgotten or lost funds into my care. The share with James Kwame should be 50-50… Ha!

The mail is sent from a Hotmail address, and since James Kwame doesn’t even know my e-mail address, but is sending to an undisclosed recipients list, it’s easy to put it off as just another scam, with clear 419 signals.

    from        James Kwame <james_k_16@hotmail.com>
to         undisclosed-recipients <>
date        Sep 14, 2007 2:42 PM
subject        Funds for Investment under your care

Attention,

You will be Surprised to hear from me. I have a Business proposal which I will like us to discuss. I am James Kwame from Ghana, one of the international Funds Manager consultant agent of Fidelity Investment International(www.fidelity.co.uk), The World Largest Funds Management Company with over $1.2Trillion Capital Investment Funds.

Nevertheless, as Fidelity Funds Manager, I handle all our Investor’s Direct Capital Funds and secretly Extract 1.2% Excess Maximum Return Capital Profit (EMRCP) per annum on each of the Investor’s Magellan Capital Funds. As an expert, I have made over $65.5m From the Investor’s EMRCP and hereby looking for someone to trust who will stand as an Investor to receive the funds as Annual Investment Proceeds from Fidelity Magellan Capital Funds. All confirmable documents to back up the claims will be made available to you prior to your acceptance.

Meanwhile, I have worked out the strategies and technicalities whereby the funds can be claimed in any of our Clearing Houses without any hitches. Our sharing ration should be 50-50.

Should incase you are interested, Please email me your direct telephone number for discussion of this transaction in further details.

Sincerely.
James Kwame

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Somebody calling himself a philanthropist, going under the name of Dr Peter David, has written me a mail with an offer of ‘compasation’ (which I guess should have been compensation).

However. Since I got it, it has probably been sent to many others as well. And since the contact phone number has a Nigerian area code, there is no doubt that this mail should be filed under the Nigerian 419 letter label.

It is yet one of these mails that have been accidentally mis-sent. Where we (the potiential victims to the scam) are supposed to be lured into a situation where we are claiming money that wheren’t ever ment for us, and won’t be able to press any charges after being just as deceitful as the scammers (by claiming money that weren’t rightfully ours).

Here’s the mail from “Dr. Peter David”:

from         peter david <peterdavid48084@yahoo.co.uk>
to         electronics@srmtl.com
date        Sep 13, 2007 2:52 PM
subject        Compasation
signed-by        yahoo.co.uk   

FROM Dr.Peter David
(Philanthropist)

Dear

Subject Matter: SINCERE COMPENSATION

You might find it so difficult to remember me. Though,
it is indeed, a very long time. On my singular, I am
much delighted and privileged to contact you again,
after couple of years now.

It takes fate, courage and God’s fearing to remember
old friends and at the same time, to show
gratification to them, despite circumstances that made
things, not worked out as we projected then.

I take this liberty to inform you that, the
transaction we were pursing together, finally worked
out by God’s infinite mercy and I decided to contact
you, just to let you know. I have conscience as a
human being, due to your tremendous effort and
contribution to make things work out in retrospect.
Meanwhile, I must inform you that, I am presently in
Luxemburg for numerous business negotiations and
establishment.

I just arrived yesterday night and checked inn, in a
hotel and decided to go down to the hotel business
centre to mail you. Now, with my sincere heart, I have
raised and signed an International Cashier’s Bank
Draft, to the tune of USD$1.2M (ONE MILLION AND TWO
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) only in your
name as COMPENSATION to your dedication,humanity and
contribution, as it were.

You are to contact my Secretary Mr.Godwin iwu on his
email godwin_iwu@yahoo.com Phone Number +2348033823959
to forward to him, the following:

1. YOUR FULL NAME & ADDRESS
2. YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER

He will advise you further about the shipment of the
ICBD to your Residence Address or Office Address you.
Most importantly, the ICBD has only validity period of
14 banking days. So, your early response to that
effect, shall be admired. You have to mind the days on
route shipment.

Sincerely Yours,

Dr.Peter David.
(Philanthropist)

If you also received one of these. Just trash it and forget about it.

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 This is such an inbelievable 419 scam that I don’t quite know where to begin. I consists of a wrongly addressed mail, where we (the potential victims of the scam), are supposed to believe that we have the opportunity to claim money from a fund in Nigeria. Nigeria being one of the most poverty stricken countries in the world.

It’s rather difficult to even understand the background of this mail, but whatever you do. Don’t contact professor Ola Williams…

from         Prof Ola Williams <officeofthe_president@iol.pt>
reply-to         cbnfpd002@yahoo.com     
to         undisclosed-recipients <>     
date        Sep 12, 2007 2:00 PM     
subject        your Contract /inheritance fund !!!

THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY
REAVAIL YOURSELF THIS OPPORTUNITY AND STOP SPENDING YOUR MONEY.
# 112 Gariki Way Phase 1 Aso-Rock Abuja
Nigeria

From The Office
Babagana Kingibe.

ATTN

I am ALHAJI BABAGANA KINGIBE; secretary federal government of Nigeria
of Office of the Presidency. I have being directed by His Excellency,
The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria UMARU MUSA YAR’ADUA, to
bring to your notice that this Government understands your Plight, the
disappointment you have suffered in the past to get your Contract
/inheritance fund paid to you.

Due to what we described as selective Payment and incessant demand of
excessive fee by some unscrupulous and corrupt erstwhile officials in
charge of Foreign Contract/inheritance payment in the past. we are sorry
for what you have gone through in the hands of fake Government
officials that have been cheating you fraudulently, do not worry your problems
now is solved, so treat with urgency.

YOU SHOULD CONTACT Pro.Ola Williams  Director Foreign Payment
Department CBN: cbnfpd002@yahoo.com ,telefax no.+23417903451  In view of the
determination and commitment of this Government to Ensure that every
outstanding contract/inheritance debts are settled, But to our greatest
dismay, despite all the effort made last year to ensure that most
beneficiary receive their payment, record still show that a lot of
Contractors/inheritance beneficiaries did not receive their payment due To their
inability to settle some outstanding up-front obligation to the Federal
Government. Based on this, the President, UMARU MUSA YAR’ADUA has
approved the sum of US$1.8Billion Dollars in this year’s budget for the
settlement of These outstanding debts and also announced the Introduction
of Deduction Application Form and made it mandatory that any
contractor/inheritance Beneficiary that is unable to settle up-front Charges,
Taxes, fee or Levies arising from his or her contract/inheritance payment receive Their payments.

YOU SHOULD CONTACT Pro.Ola Williams AT: cbnfpd002@yahoo.comYou are
advised to contact Pro.Ola Williams director foraign payment department (Central Bank of Nigeria)
CBN, for the immediate release of your Overdue Contract/inheritance
payment. However, we wish to inform you that you have been short-listed
among The TEN contractors/beneficiaries that will benefit from the US$1.8
Billion Dollars Approved by the president, all you need to do is to
contact the Director Foreign Payment Department CBN to inform you how you
will receive your fund Immediately.

Do whatever you are told to do to enable you receive your money; we are
Sorry for the delay you might experience. CONTACT Pro.Ola Williams
Director Foreign Payment Department CBN: cbnfpd002@yahoo.com telefax
no.+23417903451

Sincerely Yours,

ALHAJI BABAGANA KINGIBE.
Secreatry to the
Republic of Nigeria

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I just love it when I get shady 419 propositions from new markets, such as Hong Kong. This one, which is a combined bank scam and 419 scam, just arrived in my mail, and it seems to be from some Johnny-come-lately beginners at iscamming. They don’t even mention how many million dollars they want my help in moving…

from “Mr.Michael Zao Sung.” <MichaellZaoSung@aol.com>
reply-to michaelzaosung@aol.com
to drinkalizer@lindqvist.com
date Sep 3, 2007 9:50 PM
subject From: Bank of China

Hello,

I am Mr. Micheal Zao Sung, and have a sensitive and confidential brief from Hong Kong.

I am asking for your partnership in re-profiling funds and will give the details, but in summary, the funds are coming via Bank of China.

This is a legitimate transaction and you will be paid 20% for your “Management Fees”. If this interests you, kindly write and provide me with your Confidential telephone number and I will provide further details with proper guidelines

I require absolute confidentiality due to possible political problems.

Finally, note that this must be concluded within two weeks.

Kindly write back, I look forward to hear from you.

Regards,

Mr.Michael Zao Sung.

In case you also received one of these. Just delete it and forget about it.

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It’s been quite some time since one of these lost relative scams ended up in my inbox (see below). Probably only thanks my double spam protection. But this mail, sent from a yahoo.fr account, is a classic example of how scammers try to find victims. I have no relative with the initials J. C and I have no relative who have ever worked for any petroleum company in West Africa, but if I wasn’t aware of what was going on, and if I was the greedy kind, I might try to act as if I had.

In fact, that is what the scammers want in these cases. In fact, there probably never even existed anyone with the surname Lindqvist, and the initials J.C working for the Ascon Petroleum Develepment Company in Togo. But if they can make a somebody think that they have even the smallest chance of laying their hands on 7.2 US$, the victim might also be prepared to pay a few bribes, a few fees, taxes and commissions to be able to get this tidy sum. And when, in the end, the victim realises that it was all a scam… How could they prosecute, when they actually where about to claim an inheritance they where never supposed to have?

That is what the lost relative 419 scams is all about. And I think more people fall for these than for the other 419 scams. Only, the ones who do, won’t tell anyone.

Here is the most recent example:

from: Ahmed Kaddia <ahmed_kaddia@yahoo.fr>
to: ahmed_kaddia@yahoo.fr
date: Jul 24, 2007 3:25 PM
subject: Private and very urgent message to you / Attn : J. C. Lindqvist’s relative

From :
Barrister Ahmed Kaddia
Akanchawa Chambers,
Rue Pisimoula   52 ,
Lome-Togo West Africa.
TEL/ 00228.999.1007

Private Message

Kindest Attention,

I am Barrister Ahmed Kaddia , a solicitor at law and personal attorney to  late Engr.  J. C. Lindqvist   a relative of yours , who used to work with ASCON PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY  here  in Republic of Togo .  Here in after shall be referred to as my client.

On the 30th of April 2004  my client , his wife and their only daughter were involved in auto crash along Casablanca road Lomé capital of Togo .  All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to  locate any of my late client’s extended relatives but this has  proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts , I decided to trace your contct over the urgent need to claim his asset with a bank here .

I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at US$7.2million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge amount was deposited. The  bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have his account confisicated within the next twenty one official working days .

I seek the consent to present you as the Next of Kin to the deceased , so that the fund can be paid to you .

Therefore , on receipt of your positive response ,  we shall then discuss my compensation ratio and modalities for transfer . I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for the claim . All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through .

I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law . Please get in touch with me  for more details.

Barrister Ahmed Kaddia
Principal partner
Akanchawa Chambers

Also// linkage_botanical@yahoo.fr

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