Ever hear of Publishers Clearing House?
Posted on 09/17/2002 7:01:37 AM PDT by aSkeptic
FROM: MR TEMI JOHNSON DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. EMAIL:temijohnson@rediffmail.com TEL:44 7775770781(SATELLITE PHONE) Dear Sir,
SEEKING YOUR IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE. Please Permit me to make your acquaintance in so informal a manner. This is necessitated by my urgent need to reach a dependable and trust wordy foreign partner. This request may seem strange and unsolicited but I will crave your indulgence and pray that you view it seriously. My name is MR TEMI JOHNSON of the Democratic Republic of Congo and One of the close aides to the former President of the Democratic Republic of Congo LAURENT KABILA of blessed memory, may his soul rest in peace.
Due to the military campaign of LAURENT KABILA to force out the rebels in my country, I and some of my colleagues were instructed by Late President Kabila to go abroad to purchase arms and ammunition worth of Twenty Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only (US$20,500,000.00) to fight the rebel group. But when President Kabila was killed in a bloody shoot-out by one of his aide a day before we were schedule to travel out of Congo, We immediately decided to divert the fund into a private security company here in Congo for safe keeping. The security of the said amount is presently being threatened here following the arrest and seizure of properties of Col. Rasheidi Karesava (One of the aides to Laurent Kabila) a tribesman, and some other Military Personnel from our same tribe, by the new President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the son of late President Laurent Kabila, Joseph Kabila. In view of this, we need a reliable and trustworthy foreign partner who can assist us to move this money out of my country as the beneficiary. WE have sufficient ''CONTACTS'' to move the fund under Diplomatic Cover to a security company in the europe in your name. This is to ensure that the Diplomatic Baggage is marked ''CONFIDENTIAL'' and it will not pass through normal custom/airport screening and clearance. Our inability to move this money out of Congo all This while lies on our lack of trust on our supposed good friends (western countries) who suddenly became hostile to those of us who worked with the late President Kabila, immediately after his son took office. Though we have neither seen nor met each other, the information We gathered from an associate who has worked in your country has encouraged and convinced us that with your sincere assistance, this transaction will be properly handled with modesty and honesty to a huge success within two weeks. The said money is a state fund and therefore requires a total confidentiality. Thus, if you are willing to assist us move this fund out of Congo, you can contact me through my email address above with your telephone, fax number and personal information to enable us discuss the modalities and what will be your share (percentage) for assisting us. I must use this opportunity and medium to implore You to exercise the utmost indulgence to keep this Matter extraordinarily confidential, Whatever your Decision, while I await your prompt response. Thank you and GodBless.
Best Regards MR TEMI JOHNSON
These E-Mails are sent in a "mass-mailing" format so..........responding to it means that THEY hit an active E-Mail account and will respond with more spam. I have received 2 of these in the last week.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has created an email address to which you may redirect (with full headers) messages that you deem as potentially fraudulent. The address to use is:
uce@ftc.gov
Note: you must use a redirect (called a bounce in Pine) so that full headers will be included. The FTC has a computer program that analyzes the messages, but the full headers of the message have to appear for the program to work. How you redirect with full headers varies depending on your email client.
Subject: VERY URGENT
Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2002 04:09:25 -0700
From: DR BAYO PATRICK ayopatrick@mail.com
Reply-To: DR BAYO PATRICK bayos11@yahoo.co.uk
7 Kofo Abayomi Street,
Victoria Island,
P.M.B.12701, Lagos.
Office Of The Chairman: Dr Bayo Patrick
The Presidential Contract Review Panel
Attn: The President/CEO
Dear Sir,
Proposal for Transfer Assistance
I am making this contact with you on behalf of my colleagues and I after the satisfactory information we gathered from the internet
We are members of the Presidential Contract Review Panel on foreign debt. We are contacting you as a trustworthy individual, into whose account we intend to transfer some funds.
Presently, we have in our possession, instrument of payment for US$10M (Ten Million U.S. Dollars), This amount arose from over-invoicing of some supplies and engineering works contracts which had been financed by the Ministry of Works and Housing. The Contractors have been paid in full for contracts executed. The fund are therefore free to be transferred overseas without any risk whatsoever.
Due to the nature of accrual of these funds, it has to be applied for by a foreign individual or organisation, and payment can only be made into a foreign account: Hence this contacts is necessary to accomplish this deal. We are willing to compensate you with 20% of the amount for providing the account and all other relevant assistance to enable us accomplish this, 5% will be used for the reimbursement of all expenses that will be incurred by both parties during the course of this financial transaction; the remaining 75% is for my associates and I.
We shall require from you the following urgently, by fax or email: 2. The name and full address of your organization or company.
My colleagues and I have had fruitful discussions with relevant top officials of both the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF) and the Debt Reconciliation Committee (DRC) and they have agreed to co-operate in the transfer. An application for funds transfer will be made at the appropriate ministries in favour of you, the beneficiary. Thereafter you will be officially regarded as having executed the contract for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation for which payments is being made. This process makes the operation legal according to the laws of the federal republic of Nigeria.
Please, treat this transaction as strictly confidential, we are civil servants who would not want our names tarnished, bearing in mind our positions. Thanks for your anticipated co-operation, while I await your timely response.
Yours faithfully,
Dr Bayo Patrick
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has created an email address to which you may redirect (with full headers) messages that you deem as potentially fraudulent. The address to use is:
uce@ftc.gov
Yah mahn, and roll another fattie..
Several years ago there was a nitwit from Connecticut that answered one of these "Confidential" requests for assistance and actually went to Nigeria to meet the people. Not only gave his bank account info but credit card info as well. Needless to say, he was financially ruined in very short order and out one international airline ticket to boot.
Ever hear of Publishers Clearing House?
While the FBI continues to encourage the public to submit information regarding the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, this form may also be used to report any suspected criminal activity to the FBI
My husband got an email from someone claiming to be from US Immigration and that sending them your information would ensure a spot in the immigration lottery. He sent it to the FBI :P
I can't believe people fall for their lies.
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