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Advance Fee Frauds (419 Scams)

Watch out for email messages that claim to be from dying widows, deposed dictators, and other questionable characters who want to share their money with you.

GEORGE DIAMOND, ETOMI CHAMBERS (Scam Alert)

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The message below (shown in yellow) is a typical advance fee fraud message. The scammer claims to have money to send you, but if you make the mistake of replying, he will tell you that the money is ready to go as soon as you send the required transfer fee, or bank charge, or import tax, or something similar.

If you make the bigger mistake of sending that “advance fee,” the scammer will disappear with your money and never be seen again.

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From: GEORGE DIAMOND, ETOMI CHAMBERS & PARTNERS georgeetolidiamond@gmail.com
Sent: Wed, Jan 6, 2021
Subject: YOUR FUNDS, GET BACK TO ME ASAP

Sir/Ma,

Your message is received and the contents therein quite understood.

Send back your filled Presidential Form as transmitted to you alongside a copy of your ID as required by Law. I will submit the same to the Presidency for final processing and authorization to the paying Bank. The Presidency has commenced your funds release processes, awaiting receipt of your government mandatory fee to authorize the Scotland Bank to wire your funds into your account.

In accordance with Huge funds and Presidential Laws, the mandatory Government fee covers the processing, insurance and deposit charges to be paid by you and as soon as the charges are confirmed, the Scotland Bank will wire the whole funds into your account. Meanwhile, upon my application,I have received a copy of the deposit Certificate from the paying bank through the Presidency for your perusal and I will send you the copy, for understanding of the legality of this transaction.

Meanwhile, send me your working voice telephone numbers to call you for oral communication.

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Ms. Wai Wan, Hong Kong Bank (SCAM ALERT)

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The message below (shown in yellow) is a typical example of a bank/investment scam. The sender (who is just a scammer and doesn’t work at a bank) claims to have millions of dollars that he/she wants to invest in your country. But if you make the mistake of contacting the scammer, you’ll soon be told that the money will be available once you send the required “transfer fee” or “currency exchange fee” or something similar. If you make the bigger mistake of sending that “fee,” the scammer will quickly disappear with your money and will never be heard from again.

from: Ms. Wai Wan. wan@wardeveloper.shop
reply-to: ms.waiwan@gmail.com
date: Dec 22, 2020
subject: Hello Hello

From Ms. Wai Wan,
Bank branch Manager,
Hong Kong.

Greetings to you.

My name is Ms. Wai Wan, Vice Chairman/Ceo/Executive Director of my bank in Hong Kong.

After several official inquiries from the foreign trade office of our Chambers of Commerce and Industry, I decided to contact you directly for your cooperative assistance. I am interested to transfer funds to your country through your assistance.

I am in Hong Kong presently and I have the sum of Forty Eight Million US Dollars which I would like to transfer into your account to invest in your country if possible.

I made this money (US$48,000,000.00) through genuine banking means in the 2014 fiscal year. I choose you because I cannot be directly involved because I am still working with my current bank, I hope you can understand my situation and assist me to receive and i nvest this money properly as this is my only hope.

You will get 40% of the total fund as commission for your sympathetic co-operation while 60% will be for me.

If you accept this offer, I will appreciate your timely response.

With respect.
Ms. Wai Wan.

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Samir EL Saleh (investment scam warning)

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The message below (shown in yellow) is an example of a typical investment scam message. The scammer claims to have a large amount of money to invest (seven million dollars), and needs your help. You’ll get a percentage of the profits, of course (so he says). In fact, there’s no money to invest and no businessman behind this message. There’s just a third-world scammer, trying to pick your pocket!

SUBJ: Investment.
FROM: Samir EL Saleh test@kepler186.org
DATE: Jan 24, 2019

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,

My name is Samir EL Saleh. I’m from Al Jahra’, State of Kuwait. I’m interested in investing in any good profitable yielding business and I would appreciate any viable ideas you could come up with. I’m proposing to invest the sum of Seven Million United States Dollars ($7,000,000 USD) for this. I don’t know if you can be of help to me.

In recent times, I’ve been having issues with my uncle based on my late dad’s shares. I had to take every necessary precaution in other to sell off the shares without his notice and elope to any country. During my visit to Asia, I made enquirers on certain companies that usually help in the aspect of safekeeping investment funds and a specific company located in Malaysia known as E-Secure International was the best option for me in terms of security and immunity aspect. I had to make the deposit to the company and I was given a mandate of 6months.

I had a call from the company days back in other to remind me of the fund deposit I made with there company as it is already 6months in which I and the company agreed upon for safe keeping. Considering the issues and contention with my uncle,I can’t travel to Malaysia in other to secure the fund I deposited with the company. I’ve been exempted from traveling until the issue I am having with my uncle is resolved.

Due to my present state, I need your help in terms of traveling to Malaysia in other to secure the fund for me. I spoke with the company days back seeking if it is possible for me to appoint someone to come secure the fund. There respond to me was positive and instructed that I should send a copy of the CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT, OFFICE NUMBER and ADDRESS to whomever I appoint that will be responsible for the fund pickup. In doing this,I am willing to offer you 35% of any investment done with the fund.

All I need is your reliability in doing this and every further details and contact of the company will be provided based on your determination in handling this. I’ll be expecting a response from you as soon as possible. Your cooperation in this regard will be highly appreciated. Email me at elsalehsamir@gmail.com for more details

Regards,
Samir EL Saleh.

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Mrs. Bahadur Reza Nobakhti (scam warning)

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The message below (shown in yellow) is an example of the “dying widow” scam. The sender claims to be a very wealthy person dying of cancer, with no heirs to give her fortune too. If you would just help distributing it to charity, you can have a generous cut — what could be better!

Alas, there’s really no wealthy widow and no fortune. There’s just a scammer who will string you along, get you to pay “transfer fees” and “bank charges,” and then disappear, never to be heard from again.

From: Bahadur Reza Nobakhti bahadur_1i@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, Jan 12, 5:32 PM
Subj: Hello my dear

Hello my dear

May peace of our almighty god be unto you

Greeting in the name of our almighty god i wish you and your family happy moments of life now and forever more amen.my name is mrs bahadur reza nobakhti ,69 yers old from dubia living in in abidjan, cote d´ivoire,please, i do not have formal relationship with you but because of my present predicament and circumstances i am made to contact you.i have been suffering from cancer and have a short life to leave.i have made up my mind to donate my inheritance of 3.5million usd to the less privileged please help me to fulfill my last wish,please contact me here.

[ reza_ba20@yahoo.com ]

Please contact me in my personal email .. [ reza_ba20@yahoo.com ]

I wait to hear from you

Thanks

Mrs bahadur reza nobakhti

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Mrs. Stella Gallas (scam alert!)

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The message below (show in yellow) is a good example of the “Dying Widow Scam.” The sender claims to be a wealthy widow with no children who needs your help in giving away her fortune before she dies. Alas, there really is no wealthy widow and no fortune — there’s just a scammer trying to pick your pocket. Don’t be fooled!

FROM: Mrs Stella Gallas stellagallas1@gmail.com via comisasal.com
DATE: Fri, Jan 11, 9:11 AM (5 days ago)
SUBJ: Re /

Dearest one in the Lord.

It is my pleasure to write to you after considering your profile My name is STELLA GALLAS a nationality of Kuwait. I am married to MR.MARTINS GALLAS who worked with Kuwait Company in United Kingdom for nine years before he died in the year 2006. 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 Christians.

When my late husband was alive we deposited the sum of $8.3Million (Eight Million three hundred thousand U.S. Dollars) with a BANK in London Presently, this money is still with the BANK. Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next three months due to cancer problem. Though what disturbs me most is my stroke. Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to church or better still a Christian individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want you to use this fund for churches, orphanages, Research centres and widows propagating to the word of God and to ensure that the house of God is maintained.

The Bible made us to understand that blessed is the hand that giveth. I took this bold decision because I don’t have any child that will inherit this money and my husband’s relatives are not Christians and I don’t want my family hard earned money to be misused by unbelievers. I don’t want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner. Hence the reason for taking this bold decision.

I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going to. 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. With God all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the BANK. I will also issue you a letter of authority that will empower you as the new beneficiary of this fund. I want you and the church to always pray for me because the lord is my Shepherd. 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. Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for a church or Christian individual for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated here in.

Hoping to hearing from you soon.

Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.

Yours-in-Christ,

MRS. STELLA GALLAS

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Mrs. Jovann Mafra (scam warning)

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The message below is an example of the “dying widow” scam. The scammer claims to be a very wealthy woman with no children, and she wants your help to distribute her fortune to charity after she dies. You can have a percentage of course. Alas, there really is no rich widow and no fortune: there is only a scammer trying to find a way to empty your wallet.

Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2016
From: h.me58@aol.fr
Subject: Dear good day friend,

Dear good day friend,

I greet you with the name in the name of the LORD Almighty the giver of every good thing. Good day and compliments of the seasons, I know it is true that this letter may come to you as a surprise. Nevertheless, I humbly ask you to give me your attention and hear me well., but I implore you to take the time to go through it carefull yas the decision you make will go off a long way to determine my futur eand continued existence. I am Mrs. Jovann Mafra widow of 58 years old suffering from long time illness. I have some funds I inherited from my late husband, the sum of (23.5 Million Dollars) and I needed a very honest and God fearing who can withdraw this money then use the funds for Charity works. I WISH TO GIVE THIS FUNDS TO YOU FOR CHARITY WORKS. I found your email address from the internet after honest prayers to the LORD to bring me a helper and i decided to contact you if you may be willing and interested to handle these trust funds in good faith before anything happens to me.

Having known my condition I decided to donate this money to Churches, organizations or good person that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want you to use this money for Churches, Charity organizations, orphanages, widows and other people that are in need. l took this decision because I don’t have any child that will inherit this money . Moreover, my husband relatives are not close to me since I develop a Cancer problem and it had been their wish to see me dead in order to inherit his wealth since we have no Child. These people are not worthy of this inheritance. This is why I am taking this decision.

I want your urgent reply to me so that I will give you the deposit receipt which the COMPANY issued to me as next of kin for immediate transfer of the money to your account in your country, to start the good work of God, I am desperately in keen need of assistance and I have summoned up courage to contact you for this task, you must not fail me and the millions of the poor people in our todays WORLD. This is no stolen money and there are no dangers involved,100% RISK FREE with full legal proof. Please if you would be able to use the funds for the Charity works kindly let me know immediately. I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality and trust in this matter to accomplish my heart desire, as I don’t want anything that will jeopardize my last wish. I want you to take 40 percent of the total money for your personal use while 60% of the money will go to charity.I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality and trust in this matter to accomplish my heart desire, as I don’t want anything that will jeopardize my last wish. Any delay in your reply may give me room to look for another good person for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. I don’t need any telephone communication in this regard because of my ill-health. Your urgently responses is needed through this email address: = ( mrs.jovannmafra@gmail.com )

Thanks and Remain blessed
Yours Sister in The Lord,
Mrs. Jovann Mafra.

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Re-profiling Funds (Scam Warning)

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This is a typical bank scam message — in this case claiming to come from Taiwan — and it asks for your help in “re-profiling” certain funds. Sounds like a sophisticated business maneuver. Unfortunately the message is from a scammer, not a bank, and the only thing to be “re-profiled” is your wallet, by transferring its contents into the scammer’s pocket.

Reply-To: Mr_wong_shiuki@163.com
From: “Mr Wong Shiu Ki.” subscriptions@northisland.ca
Subject: RE
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2016

Dear Friend,

I am Mr. Wong Shiu Ki, an Account Officer with the International Bank of Taipei and I have a very sensitive and confidential brief for you from international bank of Taipei, Taiwan. I am requesting for your partnership in re-profiling funds I will give the details, but in summary, the funds are coming via Bank of Taipei Taiwan.

This is a legitimate transaction; you will be paid 30% for your Management Fees”. If you are interested, please write back and provide me with your confidential telephone and fax numbers, Country and I will provide further details and instructions. Please keep this confidential, as we can’t afford more political problems. Finally, please note that this must be concluded within two weeks. Please write back promptly to my private email: Mr_wong_shiuki@163.com Please do not reply if you are not interested.

Please if you are not interested delete from your mailbox.
I look forward to it.
Regards,
Mr Wong Shiu Ki.
Mr_wong_shiuki@163.com

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Lt. General Susan J. Helms (scam alert)

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Scammers often use the names of real people in their scam messages to make the messages look legitimate. It turns out that there really is a US Air Force general named Susan Helms, but she of course has nothing to do with the message below, which is a standard type of “mystery scam” message. The scammers are just using her name to try to get you on the hook so they can pick your pocket.

Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2016
Subject: Hello friend
From: jardin.paix@comorestelecom.km
Reply-To: susanjjhelms@hotmail.com

Hello friend

How are you doing? My names are Susan Jane Helms, Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force and a former NASA Astronaut, i saw your email and decided to contact you on something important, am a woman of integrity, am not contacting you for childish games, rather i have a profitable something to share with you.

Please do not fail to contact on this email address : ( susanjjhelms@hotmail.com )

Kindly reply back.

Have a nice day as am expecting your feedback soon.

Lt General, USAF. Susan J. Helms.

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Harley Wang Mystery Scam

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The message below is a classic example of a “mystery scam” message. The scammer gives you almost no information (except a promise to transfer $21 million dollars to you). He’s just trying to get you to reply, and once he has you talking, he figures he’ll be able to come up with a way (any way) to pick your pocket.

Reply-To: hawhg-1212@yahoo.com
From: Harley Wang fciaccjd@rhp.com.br
Subject: contact me
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2016

contact me for information to transfer 21.4m to you. I will tell you more information after I get your reply.

Harley

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