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Watch out for these email scams that claim to have inheritance money ready to transfer to you (because they’re all phony lies).

Ambassador James Entwistle (scam warning)

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This is a classic example of an African 4-1-9 scam message, claiming to come from the US ambassador to the country of Benin. But ask yourself: are your really expecting a multi-million dollar inheritance from someone in Africa you’ve never heard of? And would the US ambassador to a foreign country really be writing to you? Of course not — it’s another scam, designed only to pick your pocket.

Date: Thu, 5 May 2016
From: “MR.JAMES ENTWISTLE” Ww.w.@alpha.ocn.ne.jp
Reply-To: “MR.JAMES ENTWISTLE” jamesentwistlem@yahoo.com
Subject: United State Embassy in Benin Republic

United State Embassy in Benin Republic
Plot 1075 Diplomatic Drive
Central District Area, BENIN REPUBLIC
Phone: +229 98621299
E-mail: jamesentwistlem@yahoo.com

Attn: My Dear,

Welcome to the United States Of America Embassy Benin, This is Ambassador James, U.S. Embassy in Benin. We write to notify you that U.S. Embassy here in Benin has inter-vain in your case due your total sum of $4,800, 000, 00, Inheritance fund owning you in Africa. We are here to represent and protect the legal interest of every American and any others Country like UK and Asia that involved in such businesses of every Foreigner and especially to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member Country Citizens domiciled here in Benin. This site contains information on the United States of America and Benin. It provides pages on the bilateral relationship between the two Countries,as well as on foreign policy, economic affairs, domestic issues, and U.S.society and values.The various sections of the Embassy work together as a team to address the goals of the Mission.

We write to inform you of the breaking news about your Inheritance fund of ($4.8 million USD) which you have been expecting sending money for so longer, without a good result up to date, even many of them contacted you in form of Western Union Department or Money Gram stated your fund was with them, from the financial regulatory bodies of this Country, from their report I gathered that your Inheritance fund which was scheduled to have been remitted to your destination point by some corrupt officials with intention of asking you to pay endless money. However, I went to BENIN International Criminal Organization after USA Embassy Board of Directors for investigation, and in their bid to launch a full scale investigation into the saga, they found out that the reason why you were swindled in the past and still not been able to receive your expected fund till date was because you were dealing with the wrong people without involved USA Embassy representative, unscrupulous elements, and impostors that were impersonating.

Further more,USA Embassy have took the chance to an emergency meeting with the Government of Benin, and it was resolved that you shall be receiving $4,800,000,00, we have summon the amalgamated union governing all the official office stores in this Country and their MD referred your fund to step aside that we will handle your payment total sum of $4,800,000,00,by our self, so, it better for you to stopped communicate with any other office here in BENIN, because,if you do is for your own risk.Though the Claim Fund Origin certificate charges that you were supposed to pay was initially on the high price but has been cut down to $78.00 by the USA Embassy in BENIN as part of our corporate social responsibility to considering the poor economic situations that make it difficult for the middle class citizens to meet up with the Claim Fund Origin of their entitlement.

Note that the $78.00 is the only money that you shall pay to CHINADU GODWIN before they shall start program the payment details that shall enable you have access of your $4, 800, 000, 00, Note that the $78.00 is compulsory for you to pay as it was agreed in the meeting that you have to pay the $78.00 which will serve as re-confirmation to your original file, meanwhile you are advised to reconfirm the below information to us avoid mistaking.

1. Your Full Name: _________
2. Your Direct Cell No: _________
3. Your Home Address: _________
4. Your City: _________
5. Your Country:_________
5. Your ID: _________

Note that you are expected to pay only $78.00 for re-confirmation of your file and you are to pay it to Western union or Money Gram to Benin Republic as the origination of the Fund in the favor of CHINADU GODWIN . Send the $78.00 through with the information below for reconfirmation of your file that will enhance the release of your Fund,

Receivers: ________ CHINADU GODWIN
City: _________COTONOU
Country: _________Benin Republic
Test Question: ______Now?
Answer: ________Now
Amount: _________$78.00
Sender s name: _________
MTCN____________________

Once you send the money, try to notify us with the MTCN for easy pick up and for immediate action on the release of your $4,800, 000, 00, and your subsequent payments. Note that any unclaimed funds will be return to the Government of Benin after 3days. so you are urgently advised to comply with our directives so that you shall receive your fund without stress again.

AMBASSADOR JAMES ENTWISTLE
Director, U.S. Ambassador Benin Republic
+229 98621299
Website: Ambassador | United States Diplomatic Mission to BENIN
Ambassador Ambassador James F. Entwistle – United States Ambassador to BENIN

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Steve Adams, United Nations (Scam Alert)

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This is a typical example of an impressive global scam message that invokes the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the FBI, Homeland Security, and every other international agency the scammer can think of. Under it all, however, it’s just another example of the good old advance fee fraud.

Subject: For Mutual Benefit
From: Steve Adams q112@ndtracemails.com
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016
Reply-To: davidjohnsonuu@gmail.com

Hello

I am Steve Adams the newly appointed director general in charge of approving & releasing all owed yet unpaid foreign payments ,also the special adviser to the United-Nation. I am delighted to inform you that the contract/Inheritance panel of the UN, which just concluded it’s seating in London just released your (E-mail Id & Name) among the currently approved beneficiaries who are to benefit 100% from this very diplomatic first quarter payment of the year 2015. This panel was primarily delegated to investigate all genuinely owed debts and claims as it has been over due.

At this moment, I wish to use this medium of communication to inform you that for the time being the (UN) has completely stopped further payment through bank to bank transfer, Atm Card, Bank Draft or Check Payment due to numerous petitions received from the united states home-land security, the FBI, IMF and other financial and security agencies to UK Government against our banks on wrong payment and diversion of innocent beneficiaries owed funds to a different account.

In this regards, I am going to use my good office now to send your approved part-payment in the tune of $6M (Six million United States Dollars) only by cash to you via a diplomatic courier to your door step. I will personally secure every needed documents as the newly appointed Director representing the (UN) office here in London. All these will be done perfectly only on the condition that you will give me 10% of the funds.

All you need to do now upon your acceptance of my condition, is to send to me the following: Your full name, Home address where the consignment will be delivered, Telephone numbers, Your means of identification, either passport or driver’s license.

Please, You are advice to call me immediately on my direct telephone number +44-702-4064548 so we can talk and agree properly before i seal this transaction with you and if you need further clarification. I need to hear from you because the concealed boxes are already schedule to live as soon as I hear from you. Also You should respond to me through my private Email; davidjohnsonuu@gmail.com

Regards,
Steve Adams
+44-702-4064548

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Harry Vanderbilt, Diplomat (scam alert)

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Harry Vanderbilt, a diplomat from “the Caribbeans,” has a fortune ready to be delivered to you. Alas, it’s too bad he’s just a scammer trying to pick your pocket with another advance fee fraud.

Reply-To: harryvanderbilt@yahoo.co.jp
From: “Harry Vanderbilt” harryvanderbit@yahoo.co.jp
Subject: Re: I Am Presently In Your Country
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2016

I am a Diplomat from the Caribbeans named Harry Vanderbilt, mandated to deliver your inheritance to you in your country of residence.

The funds total US$10.5 Million and you were made the beneficiary of these funds by a benefactor whose details will be revealed to you after handing over the Funds to you in accordance with the Agreement i signed with the benefactor when he enlisted my assistance in delivering the funds to you.

I am presently in your Country and before i can deliver the funds you have to reconfirm the following information so as to ensure that i am dealing with the right person.

1. Full Name
2.Residential Address/City
3.Age
4.Occupation
5.Direct Telephone Numbers

After verification of the information with what I have on file, i shall contact you so that we can make arrangements on the exact time I will be bringing your package to your residential address.

Send the requested information so that we can proceed.

Regards

Harry Vanderbilt

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Attorney Clifford Chance Esq. (scam alert)

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This is a brief but typical example of an inheritance scam message — don’t fall into the trap! It says that someone you have never heard of has left you a fortune in his will. If you make the mistake of replying to “Clifford Chance” (a scammer, not a lawyer), you’ll eventually discover that it’s just another advance fee fraud (after “Clifford” has picked your pocket).

Subject: WILL EXECUTION!!!
From: Clifford Chance info@mail.com
Date: Wed, 09 Dec 2015
Reply-To: lawfirmchnace0000@outlook.com

Late Mr. Robert Adler bequeathed US$20,500,000.00 USD, to you in his will. More info, contact your attorney (Clifford Chance Esq) via email address: lawfirmchnace0000@outlook.com Tell +44-871-974-9198

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Heir Hunters Company (scam warning)

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The British “Heir Hunters” program has been popular with scammers, who send messages claiming to come from the show and notifying you that you have inherited a fortune. Alas, these messages aren’t from the show, but are instead just another version of the old advance fee fraud:

Reply-To: gregorygregory000@gmail.com
From: Gregory Grffegorymmfg@angliaresearch.co.uk
Subject: Second Notice
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 17:59:36 -0500

Greetings,

Kindly Accept & Acknowledge my Proposal!

I understand that through Internet is not the best way to link up with you to inform you about this notification but because of the confidentiality which my proposal demands.However, I have already sent you this same letter one month ago, but I am not sure if it did get to you since I have not heard from you, hence i am constrain to reach you through the Internet which has been abused over the years.I wish to notify you again that your name was mentioned as heir to the sum of 5,600, 000.00 sterling pounds. In the last testament of our deceased client name now withed.I and my team of the Heir Hunters Company in the United Kingdom are detectives assisting distant relatives of people who have died with or without making any official will.

As the heir hunter’s team of detective, the race is now on for us to track down the often distant relatives in line for a windfall. We came across your profile and email while searching through genealogy database.Note as the heir hunters our aim is to assist people claim there lost relative fortune instead of the government or Bank MDS to use the money to in reach their treasury.Please send an acknowledgment email to enable us process your inheritance with all due verification process.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Gregory
representative
Telephone: +44 702-4020282

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Investigator Julie Emrick (scam warning)

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Who doesn’t dream of receiving a surprise inheritance? Unfortunately, scammers know that people do dream of such things, and they play on people’s hopes to defraud them of their money.

This is a typical inheritance scam message, probably sent randomly to tens of thousands of people. (Sorry, but you weren’t singled out.) The scammer claims to be an investigator who is trying to find the heir to a fortune. It could be you! Actually, it isn’t — because there is no fortune, and there is no investigator either. There’s just a scammer trying to invent a way to pick your pocket.

From: Julie Emrick jeemrick@ccmh.org
Subject: Investigation
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2015 01:16:21 +0000

I’m Investigator Julie Emrick from J & E Private investigators. We are in search of a last name match for an inheritance. I was employed by Attorney A. Williams. Your last name was the only match found. Kindly contact Albertw110@bsdmail.com for more info

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Heir Hunters Scam

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“Heir Hunters” is a real TV show in Great Britain. Because it’s a popular show, scammers like to use the show’s name to try to con people out of their money. This message, which claims to come from the Heir Hunters program, in fact comes from a scammer. If you take the bait and reply, you’ll discover that you have to pay “transfer fees” or “bank charges” before your supposed fortune can be released to you:

Reply-To: gregorygregory445@gmail.com
From: “Gregory” minta099@hotmail.com
Subject: Second Notice$. ::
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2015

Greetings,

Kindly Accept & Acknowledge my Proposal!

I understand that through Internet is not the best way to link up with you to inform you about this notification but because of the confidentiality which my proposal demands. However, I have already sent you this same letter one month ago, but I am not sure if it did get to you since I have not heard from you, hence i am constrain to reach you through the Internet which has been abused over the years. I wish to notify you again that your name was mentioned as heir to the sum of 5,600,000.00 sterling pounds. In the last testament of our deceased client name now withed. I and my team of the Heir Hunters Company in the United Kingdom are detectives assisting distant relatives of people who have died with or without making any official will.

As the heir hunter’s team of detective, the race is now on for us to track down the often distant relatives in line for a windfall. We came across your profile and email while searching through genealogy database. Note as the heir hunters our aim is to assist people claim there lost relative fortune instead of the government or Bank MDS to use the money to in reach their treasury. Please send an acknowledgment email to enable us process your inheritance with all due verification process.

I look forward to hearing from you.

If you make the bigger mistake of paying these supposed fees, the scammer will then disappear with your money, never to be heard from again. It’s just a new version of the old advance fee fraud that’s been around for many years. (Read more about advance fee frauds.)

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Swift Payment Updates from Mrs. Rodgers (scam alert)

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Who wouldn’t be interested in a scheme filled with international intrigue? It seems (according to “Mrs. Rodgers”) that millions of dollars that belong to you are being siphoned off by corrupt shadowy officials from the International Monetary Fund.

Alas, it’s all a scam — not because they’re siphoning your account, but because there’s no account in the first place. (Read more about how advance fee frauds like this operate.)

Reply-To: rodgersjancarolpaymentoffice@ gmail.com
From: “Mrs. Rodgers. (IMF)” sigha9@katamail.com
Subject: Re: Swift payment updates !
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2015

Attn: Fund owner,

This is to officially notify you that, we have apprehended the officials behind the delay in releasing your contract/inheritance payment of US$3.5M for several years. The sum of US$3.5M will be processed and released to you these second quarters of 2015.

Some group of corrupt official working with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) here in US, Canada and in the United Kingdom conspired to siphon your US$3.5M to their private account overseas.

Processing and release of your payment will be made either by wire transfer or certified ATM card. Without further delay, we need you to make a choice of payment and also reconfirm your address, names, occupation, telephone numbers and a valid ID in order to update your file with the legal processing/payment office.

For security reason, stop all communications with whom ever you are dealing with at this point immediately.

Thank,

Rodgers Carol
International Monetary Fund USA.

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Rev. Edward James Olmos (Scam Alert)

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This message, now circulating on the web, is a jumble of all kinds of different scams all rolled up into one. It’s basic approach is reverse psychology: We know you were promised money before, and never got it. But that wasn’t a scam, we promise! We were just having management problems, you see, but now everything’s OK and your money is ready. It doesn’t seem to matter whether you were supposed to get a lottery payment, or an inheritance, or a Western Union transfer — no matter what money you were owed, we have it ready for you:

Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2015
From: “REV. EDWARD JAMES OLMOS” Terryer@crocus.ocn.ne.jp
Reply-To: “REV. EDWARD JAMES OLMOS” cool.debtreconciliation5@yandex.com
Subject: DEBT RECONCILIATION/PAYMENT SETTLEMENT VALUE AMOUNT:

DEBT RECONCILIATION/PAYMENT SETTLEMENT VALUE AMOUNT: $5.5USD: reconciliation settlement

Dear: Sir/Madam,

We Apologize for the delay of your payment and all the Inconveniences and hiccups that we might have caused you. However, we were having some minor problems with our payment system, which is Inexplicable, and have held us stranded and Indolent, not having the Preriquiste to devote our 100% endowment in accrediting foreign payments.

We apologized once again, from the Records of outstanding debt’s due for payment to: {AWARD LOTTERY WINNER’S AND INHERITANCE FUND CLAIMS}

THIS OFFICE: DEBT RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE INCONJUNCTION WITH OVERSEA CREDIT COMMISSION has been Mandated to Liquidate all outstanding debt;your name and Particulars were discovered as next on the list due for outstanding payment.

I wish to inform you now that the square peg is now in square hole and can be accelerated so that your payment can be processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that from the record in our file, YOUR APPROVED PAYMENT IS US$5.5million Usd (FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED US DOLLARS). You are advised to choose any preferred method of payment and also indicate your area of concern for your payment:{1} Inheritance fund claims or {2} Lottery award winners: {1} Diplomatic immunity payment system {cash delivery to your residence, will cost you $75.00 for Shipment Fee} {2} Western Union Money Transfer, will cost you $50.00 for the Transfer fee, as soon as you get in touched with. Contact REV. EDWARD JAMES OLMOS For the Receiver information.

REV. EDWARD JAMES OLMOS. Oversea Credit Commission.
E-mail: (cool.debtreconciliation5@yandex.com)
www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk/
www.lottery.com/
Tel: +22999936171

In the light of this aforementioned, you are required to furnish this office with the following information, as this will enable us to process and release your cash prize without any further delay.

Your Full Name:
Telephone and fax Numbers:
Residential Address:

Forward your urgent reply/payment information’s to REV. EDWARD JAMES OLMOS. via
e-mail: cool.debtreconciliation5@yandex.com
Tel: +22999936171
for speedy release of your long over-due payment within 48hours.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Rosemary khun.
For: Debt Reconciliation’s Committee.

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