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Dr. Mathew Doglas Partnership (Scam Warning)

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The message below (shown in yellow) is an example of a typical business investment scam, but with an extra twist: the scammer says he wants to move to your country and become your business partner.

Scams of this kind promise you lots of money as a successful investor, but if you make the mistake of replying, the scammer will ask for personal information (like bank account numbers or credit card info) and then use that to empty your bank account.

from: dredwardndulakamichael@gmail.com
date: Jan 5, 2021
subject: DEAR GOOD FRIEND CAN I INVEST WITH YOU? QUERIDO AMIGO ¿PUEDO INVERTIR CONTIGO?

Dear Good Friend

It interests me to contact you after my investigations on your capability and Sincerity.

I wish to seek for your assistance in a fund transfer deal that will be of mutual benefit for the both of us.

Please I want to relocate to your country with my family and I will like to buy a house where i will live with my family.

I will be happy to partner with you if you have any viable project

I wait for your urgent response so that we can discuss your own %

Please get back to me through this email or you add me on whatsapp +229-61928057 OR through email mathewdoglas11@gmail.com so that we can talk more on my investment project

Regards,
Dr Mathew Doglas
+229-61928057
…………………………………………………………………..
Querido buen amigo

Me interesa contactarlo después de mis investigaciones sobre su capacidad y sinceridad.

Deseo buscar su ayuda en un acuerdo de transferencia de fondos que será de beneficio mutuo para ambos.

Por favor, quiero mudarme a su país con mi familia y me gustaría comprar una casa donde viviré con mi familia.

Estaré encantado de asociarme contigo si tienes algún proyecto viable

Espero su respuesta urgente para que podamos discutir su propio%

Por favor, contácteme a través de este correo electrónico o agrégueme en whatsapp + 229-61928057 O a través de mi correo electrónico privado mathewdoglas11@gmail.com para que podamos hablar más sobre mi proyecto de inversión.

Saludos,
Dr. Mateo Doglas
+ 229-61928057

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Mr. Frank Moses, JFK Airport (scam warning)

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The message below is a typical example of an “abandoned shipment” scam. The scammer claims to be an airport official who has found an abandoned fortune, and in this case, it even has your name on it! Alas, there really is no abandoned fortune — there’s just a scammer, probably somewhere in Africa, who is trying to pick your pocket.

Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2016
From: “Mr. Frank Moses” WWW.@sirius.ocn.ne.jp
Reply-To: “Mr. Frank Moses” mrfrank.moses71@gmail.com
Subject: Dear owner

Dear owner

I am Mr. Frank Moses, Head Officer-in-Charge, Administrative Service Inspection Agency JFK – John F. Kennedy International Airport located in Queens, in the south-eastern portion of New York City. During our investigation, I discovered an abandoned shipment through a Diplomat from Africa, which was transferred from London Heath-row international Airport to our facility in us America , and when scanned it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in 2 Metal Trunk Boxes weighing approximately 110kg. The consignment was abandoned because the Content was not properly declared by the consignee as money rather it was declared as personal effect/classified document to either avoid diversion by the Shipping Agent or confiscation by the relevant authorities.

The diplomat’s inability to pay for Non Inspection fees $1,000 US DOLLARS OR to present Non inspection Certificate Document to back up the consignment are the reason why the consignment is delayed and abandoned but the Non inspection Certificate can only be obtained from Benin Republic IN Africa where the shipment was tagged in a lower price .By my assessment,each of the boxes contains about $4M or more.They are still left in the airport storage facility till today. The Consignments like I said are two metal trunk boxes weighing about 65kg each (Internal dimension: W61 x H156 x D73 (cm) effective capacity: 680 L) Approximately.

The details of the consignment including your name and email on the official document from PORTNOVO BENIN REPUBLIC IN AFRICA where the shipment was tagged as personal effects/classified document is still available with Airport Authority.as it stands now, you have to reconfirm your full name, Phone Number, full address so that I can cross-check and see if it corresponds with the one on the official documents. It is now left for you to decide if you still need the consignment or allow us repatriate it back to Africa (place of origin) as we were instructed.

As I did say again, the shipper abandoned it and ran away, most importantly because he gave a false declaration, he could not pay for the yellow tag, he could not secure a valid non inspection document(s), etc. I am ready to assist you in any way I can for you to get back this packages provided you will also give me something out of it (financial gratification). You can either come in person but their most be an interrogation, or i will help you engage the services of a secure shipping/delivery Company/agent that will provide the necessary security that is required to deliver the package to your doorstep or the destination of your choice. I need all the guarantee that I can get from you before I can get involved in this project. i am rest assured that these may or may not affect my job if care is not taking.

Please Reply this email strictly at (mrfrank.moses71@gmail.com) as i will prefare only e-mails on this PHONE NUMBER TO MY SECRETARY, MORGAN ELVIS:(530) 505-7268, please no phone calls.

Mr. Frank Moses
Head Officer-in-Charge
Administrative Service Inspection Unit,
E-mail: mrfrank.moses71@gmail.com

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Mrs. Elizabeth Abana (scam warning)

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This is a typical example of an African “419” advance fee fraud. The scammer claims to have a check ready to be delivered to you, and you just need to supply the address. If you make the mistake of replying, you’ll discover that you also have to pay some “taxes” or “bank fees” before the (imaginary) money can be released, and then if you make the bigger mistake of paying, the scammer will disappear with your cash, never to be heard from again.

Date: Tue, 17 May 2016
From: “MRS.ELIZABETH ABANA” MRS.ELIZABETH.@ninus.ocn.ne.jp
Reply-To: “faa_govng@outlook.com”
Subject: YOUR CHEQUE IS READY NOW

Good day dear,

I am so sorry for getting back to you very late. The issue is that, i misplaced the delivery address and your transfer details sent to me during the seminar i told you about. And due to urgency of my traveling schedules, i left the cheque with my secretary in Benin Republic at amount USD $5.5 Million United States Dollars. Now, i want you to contact him as urgent as possible and provide same delivery address to him or your transfer details for fast mailing of your cheque or transfer of it depending on what choice you made.

His name is DR.HENRY COSH with below contact details:
Email… ( faa_govng@outlook.com )
phone….. +229-9697-3503

Any more delay in doing this might affect the cheque validity, hence there is every need to get in touch with him now for further direction on how to get your funds to you. Never fail to get back to me as soon as you do that. Right now, i am in Paraguay.

Thank you.

MRS.ELIZABETH ABANA

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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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Ralph W. Basham, Customs Officer (scam alert)

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This is a version of the “abandoned shipment” scam, where the scammer says there is a shipment waiting to be delivered to you (full of cash!), and you just have to claim it. It’s a classic kind of advance fee fraud. Read up on how advance fee frauds work here at the Scam Hunter website so you won’t fall into the fraudsters’ traps!

Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2016
From: “Ralph W. Basham” www.@rice.ocn.ne.jp
Reply-To: “Ralph W. Basham” u.s.ahomelandcustoms@hotmail.com
Subject: Customs protecting your package (CBP)

Attention Beneficiary

This is to acknowledge the receipt of your affirmation and to inform you of the latest development as regards the delivery of your consignment package by the Diplomat Mr. Nelson William. While scanning the package our cash track machine detected that the content of the package the Diplomat is delivering to you is cash worth the sum of ($25.5Million USD).

It is a crime to bring in money (over US$10,000) into the United States of America without proper documentations and clearance because it shows that the money is either being smuggled into the country or the source of the funds is questionable.

It is very important that all the relevant documentations needed to authenticate the source of the funds are provided to prove that the funds were earned legitimately in accordance with the PATRIOTACT so that the FBI,IRS and Homeland Security will not come knocking at your door. In lieu of the above, it is therefore mandatory that you provide the Origin of Funds Certificate (O.O.F) to prove that the funds have no links with any form of illegality.

Being the beneficiary of the package, the Origin of Funds Certificate (O.O.F) is the only way of confirming the source of the funds and it is your responsibility to provide the Certificate before the Diplomat will be allowed to complete the delivery To You Tomorrow.

The Diplomat’s Flight Details shows that he came from Benin Republic and we have contacted the relevant Authorities in that country to inquire about the process of getting the Certificate.

We were informed that the beneficiary of the package will pay for the Certificate and the cost of this documentation is $950 Dollars, You have to pay this fee directly to us via Money Gram in the name stated below:

RECEIVER NAME…. Peter Oluwa
COUNTRY…. Benin Republic
CITY…….Cotonou
AMOUNT…….$950

Get back to us with the below information as soon as you send the $950.

MTCN……………
SENDER NAME ………
SENDER COUNTRY……..

Upon the receipt of the payment information, the Certificate will be made out in your name by the Benin Republic Authority, scanned and send immediately via email to us so that the Diplomat will be allowed to complete the delivery of your package to you tomorrow.

Failure to pay for this documentation is a confirmation that you wanted to smuggle the funds into the country which is a federal offense and a gross violation of the Patriot Act.

It is therefore in your best interest that you pay for the Certificate as instructed immediately as the consequences of refusing is very severe.

WE ARE WAITING FOR YOU TO GET BACK TO US WITH THE CONTROL NUMBER, SENDER NAME AND SENDER COUNTRY

Yours Faithfully,
Ralph W. Ba-sham
Email,(u.s.ahomelandcustoms@hotmail.com or Ralph.W.Basham@usa.com)
Phone : (779) 333-1249

A G Commissioner of U.S.
Customs protecting your package (CBP)

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Japheth Emekam and Udegba Ekeokwu (scam alert)

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This is a typical example of an African “419” scam, complete with broken English and millions in cash ready to be delivered to you. If you make the mistake of replying you’ll find that you have to pay “transfer fees” or “customs taxes” before your (imaginary) fortune can be delivered, and if you make the bigger mistake of paying, the scammers will disappear with your money, never to be heard from again.

Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2016
From: WESTERN UNION n-gakkou.@ocn.ne.jp
Reply-To: WESTERN UNION mrdavidmarksr@web.co.zw
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT IS READY TRACK MTCN:1959827786

I want to inform you that we have already sent you $5000.00 US Dollars through Western union as we have been given the mandate to transfer your full over due payment total sum of $1.m USD, via western union by the Ministry of Finance. I tried reaching you on phone to give you all the information on phone but I couldn’t get through yesterday,

So I decided to email you the MTCN and sender name so that you can pick up the $5000.00 to enable us send another $5000.00 today as you know we will be sending you $5000.00 only per day. And it was agreed that you will pay the transfer clearance certificate which sum of $85 before the release of the payment to you.

Please pick up this information and locate any western union around to pick up the $5000.00 and call the Operation Manager Mr.David Mark, because he is the person in-charge of your payment, and he can send you another payment today once you contact him, phone line Call +229-99446795 E-mail( mrdavidmarksr@web.co.zw )
contact him once you picked up the $5000.00 today.

Below is the western union information to pick up the $5000.00; which you will be receiving daily after you sent them their transfer clearance certificate of $85 and it will serve as re-confirmation of your payment file in their office.

Here is the Senders Information;
Money Transfer Control Number (M.T.C.N):1959827786
Senders First Name: Joseph
Senders Last Name: Holy
Question:When
Answer:Today

Website; www.westernunion.com.
They will be waiting to hear from you with the transfer clearance certificate payment of $85 today;And you can use this below information to send the transfer charges today.

Receiver Name——Japheth Emekam
Country——Benin Republic
City—–Cotonou
Amount———$85.00 usd
Text Question—-When
Answer—–Today
Sender’s Name—-
Mtcn————-?

Be advice that $85 transfer clearance certificate is compulsory as they told me that is the only money you will pay until you receive your payment completely. Endeavor to E-mail your direct telephone number because you will call once the payment information is sent to you.

Regards

Udegba Ekeokwu

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Elliott Harris, InterSwitch Company (scam alert)

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Because scammers know that you know there are lots of scams online, one strategy they sometimes use is to pretend to be offering reparations and refunds to people who may have been scammed in the past. This is a type of meta-scam: a scam about scams. The example below claims to be providing compensation for scam victims — but there is no compensation: that’s the scam.

Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015
From: ELLIOTT HARRIES Headoffice225@wind.ocn.ne.jp
Reply-To: ELLIOTT HARRIES elliott.harries@gmail.com
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT IS WITH THE INTER-SWITCH COMPANY

INTERSWICH COMPANY/ UN NATIONS.
TAG/ POVERTY EMANCIPATION
PROJECT, 2015

YOUR PAYMENT IS WITH THE INTER-SWITCH COMPANY

This is to acquaint you on the outcome of our 1 day meeting with U.N International Financial Investigation Unit and the Association of Better Business Bureau to compensate scam victims upon due verification, we have jointly approved US$ 55.5m (FIFTY FIVE MILLION, Five hundred thousand United States Dollars) for every confirmed victim. Your E-mail address was generated through the computer ballot system as one of the selected victim to receive this compensation. However, adequate arrangement has been put in place to upload the approved payment compensation into a Platinum Card that can be accessible at any inter-switch cash machine anywhere in the world. Finally; for the purpose of proper verification of your claims, it is imperative that you furnish us with the following of your details necessary to process release/remittance of your payment:

TAKE NOTE; the compensation is free of any illegal threat, as its confirmed by the international monetary department. the UN-nations has mapped out this fund to be delivered to you,, so your fund is in care of the inter-switch master card company, they have been giving the contract and the permission to load your fund into an ATM master card, which you can use to make an online transfer. they are now the only reliable company so far that the UN has entrusted with this huge project to carry out your fund transfer processing, since the inability of the uba banks and other banks, both the dhl, FedEx. ups to make a smooth fund transfer and delivery.. the united nations has now entrusted the INTER-SWITCH MASTERCARD COMPANY…to take charge of your fund transfer and they will also be in-charge of the delivery.

every expense has been made for the safe delivery of your ATM master card, so you will contact them and make a choice of the names you will like it to be on the master card. also they will demand for $85 for the processing of your master card. this will be all that will be required of you, and no one will ever demand for any fees from you until you receive your master card. then the company will deduct 12% for the expenses, upon the activation of your master card.

the UN will activate your card once its in your possession, a picture of you will be taking with the card when its delivered to you for confirmation.,. you don’t have to worry for any incurred fee or damage. the inter-switch company will make this delivery a success…..

SEND THE FEE TO OUR AGENT IN BENIN REPUBLIC….

Receiver’s Name: lawani adzadi
Country: Benin Republic
City: Cotonou
Text Question: INTER
Text Answer: QUICK
Amount: $85.00usd

Your Full Names:
Your Direct Telephone Number:
Contact Address FOR ATM DELIVERY
Age:
Profession:
Photocopy of any I.D you may have:

You are expected to forward the above information to the Authorized Payment Center below:

Paying Bank: INTER-SWITCH / QUICK TELLER COMPANY
Contact OFFICE: INTER SWITCH MASTERCARD
Phone: +229 96288560

You are advised to contact the above bank with your information to enable your fund processed and released to you within the stipulated time frame.

Cordially,

Elliott Harris.
For, United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
CALL THE OFFICE IN CHARGE IN BENIN REPUBLIC
+229 96288560
This email has been protected by YACvirus software.
https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Mr. Peter Cruz, Western Union (scam warning)

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This is an example of a typical African email scam, claiming to come from someone named “Sandra Williams.” In reality, it’s just a scam message sent randomly to thousands of people around the world. The scammer will tell you there is a fortune ready to be delivered to you, but first you have to pay an advance fee. If you make the mistake of paying, the scammer will disappear with your money, never to be heard from again.

Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2015
From: Mrs Sandry Williams sandrawilliam05@yahoo.com
Reply-to: westernuniodepartment20@gmail.com
Subject: Call Peter Cruz for the release of your payment: +22968943957

Attention:Beneficiary,

I’m writing to inform you that Ministry of Finance Benin approve and instructed me to deposit your unclaimed fund worth of $5.5 Million us Dollars with WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER cash payment, your file number is #KGU/8020182590, at the owner of this email address only. all the arrangement has been concluded that you will receive your fund through western union money transfer and the amount you will be receiving is $5,000.00us dollars twice daily till you receive the total fund completely and the only fees you are require to pay is their transfer fee of $120us dollars only.

Contact Western Union Office with the information below;
Location Address; Plot 1261, Adeola Hopewell Street CO/B/REP,
Contact Person: Mr. Peter Cruz
Telephone Number: +22968520166
Email Address: (westernuniodepartment20@gmail.com)

They will get your file renew before sending the MTCN NUMBER of your each payment to you to ensure willingness to receive your fund. Western union money transfer Manager Mr. Peter Cruz will be sending the Mtcn daily to you until you receive the $5.5million us dollars and Remember you have to pay the required western union transfer fees of $120us dollars in every each payment you received until you withdraw the payment completed.

Now fill the information bellow and forward it to Mr. Peter Cruz email address (westernuniodepartment20@gmail.com) and he will direct you where to send their transfer fees of $120us dollars, so make sure that your file information below correctly.

Fill below info for the renewing of your file.
(1) FULL NAME ……………..
(2) ADDRESS ………………..
(3) COUNTRY ……………….
(4) PRIVATE TEL …………….
(5) PRIVATE FAX ……………
(6) YOUR FILE NO…. KGU/8020182590
(7) YOUR MARITAL STATUS/AGE……….
(8) YOUR OCCUPATION…………….

BEST REGARDS,
Mrs.Sandra Williams.
WESTERNUNION MONEYTRANSER BENIN.

Note: Call Mr. Peter Cruz with this Telephone Number: +22968520166 or +22968943957 for the fast release of your payment.

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