This is gonna be good. I received a letter from a internet con artist and decided to have some fun. Now dear reader read on :-
Mr. Andrie Bramintya
Australia & New Zealand
Banking Group Limited
1 Raffles Place #32-00
OUB Centre Singapore 048616.
GOOD DAY,
I am Mr. Andrie Bramintya, Branch Manager of Australia & New Zealand
Banking Group Limited of 1 Raffles Place #32-00 OUB Centre Singapore
048616. I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for
you.A British Oil consultant/contractor with the Singapore Solid
Minerals Corporation, {Mr.Wilson H. Diamond} made a numbered time
(Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$10,750,000.00
(Ten Million, Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars) in my branch.
Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address
but got no reply.
After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his
contract employers, the Singapore Solid Minerals Corporation that
Mr.Wilson H. Diamond died in a plane crash along with his wife, Mr and
Mrs Wilson & Sarah Diamond in 2000 air crash. Since we got this
information about his death. On further investigation, I found out that
he died without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of
kin
was fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr.Diamond
did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents,
including his Bank Deposit paper work in my Bank. This sum of
US$10,750,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being
rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will
ever come forward to claim it.
According to Laws of Singapore, at the expiration of 5 (five) years
which is this year, the money will revert to the ownership of the
Government if nobody applies to claim the fund. Consequently, my
proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next
of kin to Mr. Diamond so that the fruits of this old man's labor will
not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials.
This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full names
and address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents
and affidavits that will put you in place as the next of kin. We shall
employ the services of an attorney for drafting and notarization of the
WILL and to obtain the necessary documents in your favor for the
transfer. A bank account in any part of the world that you will provide
will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the
beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid into your account for
us
to share in the ratio of 70% for me and 30% for you.
There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will
be done by the attorney and my position as the Branch Manager
Guarantees
the successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested,
please reply immediately via the private email address below. Upon your
response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant
documents that will help you understand the transaction. Please send me
your confidential telephone and fax numbers for easy communication.
Please observe utmost confidentiality, and be rest assured that this
transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall
require your assistance to invest my share in your country.
Awaiting your urgent reply via my email address.
bramandrie@myway.com
I am in receipt of your email and i must say thank you for your sincere
wish to work with me in this venture which will benefit us both.I have
contacted you to work with me so that i can put you in a position to
receive the funds for both of us as the next of kin to the funds.
I know that you are not an investor and what do you mean by that, i am
not asking you for any money, i have it all planned out.
Moreso i am sure that you realise that by virtue of the nature of this
project as well as my sensitive position here in my bank,you have to
treat this matter with the utmost confidentiality it rightly deserves.
Furthermore,you have to bear in mind that this venture will be actualised
in a short while if you diligently follow my advise and instructions as
i am willing to utilise my position here at the bank to the maximum to
facilitate a hitch free transfer of the funds into
your nominated account for us both.Also,we shall take the necessary
steps that will give this transaction the necessary legal backing and
authenticity so you should not entertain any fears.
This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full names
and address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents
and affidavits that will put you in place as the next of kin. We shall
employ the services of an attorney for drafting and notarization of the
WILL and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of
probate/administration in your favor for the transfer.
I have told where i work and i am married with 2 kids. I will send you
a copy of drivers lin. for your perusal also. I will want to go into
real estate business after we complete this deal. Please tell me more
about yourself.
Hi
Could you please forward me about $10,000 in advance please. I need this money desperately as I have a dying grandmother and one of the wheels just fell off my car. If I don't get it fixed immediately I will lose my job and Granny won't be able to have her operation. Because of international law I can't accept a money order so I will have to ask you to send me the money in $20 used bills in a FedEx envelope. Also although I know this makes it more difficult for you I cannot give you my address because I am wanted in 10 different states. I am sure you understand and perhaps have similar problems. I anxiously await the money.
Yours Sincerely
George W. Bush
I have also had this scam sent to me--and "innocently" went along with it,delving deeper and asking so many questions that they finally just give up on me. There is a point when the scammer knows he is being scammed. The last time it was a Nigerian bank........
then you send them a cheap pair of plastic scissors from the dollar store......... also-guaranteed weight loss formula:a USDA dietary recommendation format,a lock and chain for the refrigerator,and a voice prompter saying step away from the fridge,fatty! All for the low low price of 3 payments of $39.99
IF EVERYONE WOULD MESS WITH THEIR MIND THEY WOULD EVENTUALLY STOP SENDING OUT THEIR EMAILS. UNFORTUNATELY SOME PEOPLE WILL FALL FOR THE SCAM AND LOOSE THEIR HARD EARNED MONEY.
I couldn't agree with you more. I am screwing with a woman who claims to be from England right now. She has approached me twice using the same letter but with different names. I want to see how far I can get her to go. I am waiting for the 'bite' letter.
TD
That was a badly worded post wasn't it. What I meant was this supposed woman in England is writing to me and I am waiting to see what the 'request' letter will look like. Then I will turn her in.
I got the same scam sent to me but I wrote back. I told them their letter had been forwarded to the FBI for help in clarification. I gave them my e-mail at the Sheriff's office.
UB
I do the FBI thing too. I suspect that this dopey female in England is onto me and I have had no reply. I need to play along a little better next time.
I find it difficult to believe that people fall for the letters you (Izi) refer to above. These are most often put out, of course, by Nigerians. I can see how with a mass amiling SOMEONE might be foolish enough to fall for such a scheme AT FIRST. But these guys have been at it for YEARS. I would think anyone with an email address has heard from these guys by now.
They do goet more clever as well.
A good friend of mine recently had the sad experience of her father passing away. Among the things he left toher was an older model Cadillac. Not know what to do with it she advertised it in a small bargain-guide type newspaper. A Nigerian scam artist contacted her, actually called her, telling there that old Cadillacs were extremely desrirable i africa and tha the had been looking for one just like the one she was selling. I think she was asking $3,000 for the vehicle. He told her it would cost $6,000 to ship it to Africa. He proposed sending her a money order for $10,000 - $3,000 for the car, $6,000 for shipping and $1,000 for her trouble if she would only agree to FedEx a check for $6,000 to the shipper who's address he would provide, just as soon as she got the money order from him.
Now obviously the $10,000 money order would not be good - while the $6,000 she sent to tthe "shipper" (who would never show up) would be.
But this was pretty sophisticated. He got her number from a flier with limited local circulation and had a US "shipper" address (which of course was just a PO Box).
Seems every country has scammers of one type or another . Just have to look out.