Huperborea

My name is Mr. Peter Chidi. I work in the credit and accounts department of a New Generation Bank in, Nigeria. We had a foreign client who deposited a huge sum of money with our bank.

Incidentally, we have not heard from this client for some years now, after a long and thorough investigation, I found out that he has passed on, and since then we have not had any body coming for the claims as the next of kin. A situation I have monitored closely with my position in the bank. Now, having managed the account over the years before his death, and nobody has showed up as the next of kin for the past six years plus, I have removed the file to my private safe.

I now solicit for your assistance to present you as the next of kin as I am only waiting for a foreign partner to enable me move the funds out.
I will need your private telephone, your full name and address, company or residential so that I can make them to tally with the next of kin column in the file on record. This does not have any risk attached to it as all the internal documentations will be handled by me.

I therefore request you to confirm your interest by a return message and I will furnish you with details. I am the only one who knows of this situation, good fortune has blessed you with a name that has planted you into the centre of relevance in our lives. Please endeavour to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning this issue.

Lastly, for the immediate take off of this transaction you have to confirm your willingness and readiness to assist me retrieve this deposit.
Please note that for your assistance in this transaction you are entitled to a considerable percentage of the total sum, which is negotiable.
I send you this mail not without a measure of fear as to what the consequences might be should you reject my proposition, but I know that nothing ventured is nothing gained.
I look forward to hearing from you ASAP.


Respectfully yours,
Peter Chidi.

Boring scam.

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MR EMMANUEL CHINEMEREM
CEANTEL TRUST FINANCE & SECURITY
#3 AHMADU BELLO WAY
VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS STATE -NIGERIA

Dear Sir/Madam

I am a Manager of a leading bank in Lagos, I am seeking your co-operation to present you to my bank as the next of Kin/beneficiary to my deceased client, before his death, he has a bank balance with my bank to the tune of ($15.6million)
Dr. George Brumley, an American Nationality, a businessman who works with a multinational company , who was involved in air
crash along with his family. You can confirm from the website below.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html

No other person knows about this fund.The deceased,deposited the fund with our bank as a photographic materials in a trunk box .The Strategy is to use our influence as staff of the bank to approve the funds to you. So if you are
interested forward to me your names, cell, Phone/fax, profession, age and country so that I can contact you and inform you how the fund will be released to you as the next of kin.I enjoin you to keep this confidential.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. Emmanuel Chinemerem

Ah, yes, the scam that tries to create a veneer of credibility by linking to an article about a plane crash. This is another favorite of mine.

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From Mrs Rebecca Williams
N�[38 Rue Des Martyrs Cocody
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire


ATTN:
DEAREST ONE OF GOD

I am the above named person from Kuwait . I am married to Mr Benson Williams, who worked with Kuwait embassy in Ivory Coast for nine years before he died in the year 2004. 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 Christian. Since his death I decided not to remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is against. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $2. 5 Million (Two Million Five Hundred U.S. Dollars) in the bank here in Abidjan in suspense account.

Presently, the fund is still with the bank. Recently, my Doctor told me that i have serious sickness which is cancer problem. The one that disturbs me most is my stroke sickness. Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a church or individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want a church that will use this fund for orphanages, widows, propagating the word of God and to endeavour that the house of God is maintained.

The Bible made us to understand that blessed is the hand that giveth. I took this decision because I don抰 have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are not Christians and I don抰 want my husband抯 efforts to be used by unbelievers. I don抰 want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly way. This is why I am taking this decision. I am not afraid of death hence i know where I am going. 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.

I don抰 need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health hence the presence of my husband抯 relatives is around me always I don't want them to know about this development. With God all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the bank here in Abidjan . 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.

Contact me on the above e-mail address for more information抯, any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another church or individual for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein. Hoping to receive your
reply.

Remain blessed in the Lord.
Yours in Christ,
Mrs Rebecca Williams.

Hey, she lives right by Mrs. Naomi Solomon, also a Christian widow from Kuwait. I should endeavor to introduce the two before they pass on!

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Hello dear one Pls., let this not sound strange to you. I am Mrs. Diana Smith from London, I am 64 years old, I am deaf and suffering from a long time cancer of the breast which also affected my brain, according to my doctors they have advised me that I may not live for the next two months, this is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage. I was brought up from a motherless babies home was married to my late husband for twenty years without a child, died in a fatal motor accident. I sold all my inherited belongings and deposited all the sum of $3.5million dollars with a Security Company. Presently, I'm with my laptop in a hospital where my doctors have told me that I have only a few months to live. It is my last wish to see that this money is invested to any organization of your choice and distributed each year among the charity organization, the poor and the motherless babies home where i come from. I want you use this money to fund churches, orphanages and widows; I took this decision, before I rest in peace because my time will soon be up. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Security Company. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein. And always get back to me through this email address mrs.dianasmith@* with your informations, such as your full name, house/office address, your direct contact telephone numbers. Hoping to hearing from you soon. Yours in Christ, Mrs. Diana Smith

Yet another ailing "Christian widow" trying desperately to find a home for her wealth. (There must be an entire ward of these women somewhere.) Of course, if I were about to join the choir invisible I, too, would seek out a random internet stranger instead of, say, a member of the clergy, in order to distribute my wealth to various charities.

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International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Investigation Bureau,
700 19th Street, N.W,
Washington, D.C. 20431 USA


RE: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) OUTSTANDING REMITTANCE

We the International Monetary Fund (IMF) investigation bureau Washington, DC in
conjunction with some other relevant Investigation Agencies here in the United
states of America have recently been informed through our Global intelligence
monitoring network that you presently having transaction going on with Bank of
Africa (CBN) as regards to Your over-due contract payment which was fully
endorsed in your favor accordingly.

Having said all this, we will further advise that you to go ahead in dealing
with their Apex Bank (STANDARD CHARTERED BANK LONDON) office accordingly, as we
will be monitoring all their services with you as well as your correspondence at
all level.

They also told us that the only problem transfer the money to you right now is
that some unscrupulous element are using this project as an avenue to scam
innocent people off their hard earned money by impersonating the Executive
Governor and the Central Bank office.

We were also made to understand that a lady with name Mrs. Joan C.Bailey from
OHIO has already contacted them and also presented to them all the necessary
documentation.s evidencing your claim purported to have been signed personally
by you prior to the release of your contract fund valued at about
US$10,000,000.00 (Ten Million United States Dollars.),but the STANDARD
CHARTERED BANK LONDON did the wise thing by insisting on hearing from you
personally before the go ahead on wiring your fund to the Bank information
which was forwarded to them by the above named Lady so that was the main
reason why they contacted us (IMF) investigation Department so as to assist
them in making the investigations.

You are to confirm if you actually sent her. Should in case you are already
dealing with anybody or office claiming to be from the STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
LONDON, you are further advised to STOP further contact with them in your best
interest and then contact immediately the real office of the STANDARD
CHARTERED BANK LONDON (SCB) only with the below information.s accordingly:

NAME: Dr.Mrs Renee Cook
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK LONDON.
England, United Kingdom, RH19 1HH



Do contact me as soon as you contact the bank so as to follow up with your
payment case and also to investigate related matters.

Best Regards,
Dav Frankies
International Monetary Fund (IMF)

The warning about scams in this scam and the lottery scam a few posts down is a nice touch.

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From Mrs naomi solomon,
NO 112 Rue Des Martyrs Cocody
Abidjan,Cote d'Ivoire,

Attn:
Dearest One Of God

I am the above named person from Kuwait. I am married to Mr solomon
anthony.who worked with Kuwait embassy in Ivory Coast for nine years before he died in the year 2003. We were married for many years with out child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days.

Before his death we were both born again Christian. Since his death I decided not to remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is against. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of (US$2.500million dollars in a Bank in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire west africa).Presently,the fund is still with the bank.Recently, my Doctor told me that i have serious sickness which is cancer problem.

The one that,disturbs me most is my stroke sickness.Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a church or individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want a church that will use this fund for orphanages, widows,propagating the word of God and to endeavor that the house of God is maintained.

The Bible made us to understand that Blessed is the hand that giveth. I took this decision because I dont have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are not Christians and I dont want my husband efforts to be used by unbelievers. I dont want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly way. This is why I am taking this decision. I am not afraid of death hence i know where I am going. 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.

I dont need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health hence the presence of my husband relatives is around me always I don't want them to know about this development.. With God all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the bank here in Abidjan.I want you and the church to always pray for me because the lord is my shephard. 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.

Contact me on the above e_mail address for more informations, any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another church or individual for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein. Hoping to receive your reply.

Remain blessed in the Lord.
Yours in Christ,
Mrs naomi solomon.

I think Mrs. Naomi Solomon has besought me before, but I can't keep track. Of late, there has been a pronounced increase in ailing Christian widows who need to give away the wealth of their deceased husbands before they pass on.

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From Princess Helen Keita,
C/O: Refugee camp-Abidjan
Republic Of Cote D'Ivoire

Dearest One,
I am delighted to write to you. I am sorry if this mail will come to you as an embarrassment or a surprise, I just felt like empting myself to you, to confide in you, as am faced with total frustration and hardship. My Ernest prayer is that you find this mail in good health and blessings. My name is Princess Helen Keita, The Daughter of (Late Chief Adam keita) who lost his life in the course of the crisis here in Cote D'ivoire on the 7th of November 2005 on his way to his office. My late father was a cocoa merchant. My father willed in cash, the sum of $8 .2 Million US Dollars which he deposited in a financial institution here in Abidjan Cote D'ivoire in west Africa, I have decided to offer you $1.2m for your assistance with enabling conditions for the release of the fund which are as follows:

(1) That I must be 30 years or above.
(2) That upon request for the release of the fund,
There must be evidence of investment intentions especially outside the West Africa, I contact you therefore to confirm if you can absorb me in partnership in your company or possibly assist me on any investment opportunity in your country. When I reach agreement with you, the financial institution will release my fund you and I will come over to you to commence business partnership with you and the fund and as well complete my education.

All that I want is your sincere and genuine help in helping me to see that this fund is released to you and come to your a country were you will also help me invest this fund in a very good business as soon its released. I cannot allow the money remain here, why, because of the war here which possess a great risk to as my life and future solely lies on it. If you have heard from the news for the past few months now there has been intense fighting and bombing by the troops which I will like to live here as soon as the funds is released out of this country.

I expect your urgent response including your addresses, your mobile telephone and fax number. I wait to hear from you, thanks for expected cooperation.
My regards,
Princess Helen Keita.

This may be the first "princess" I have heard from. Certainly, it is the first "princess" who is the daughter of a deceased "cocoa merchant."

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I humbly write to solicit for your partnership and assistance in the transfer and investment of my inheritance fund USD$17.5M from my late father who died mysteriously last Dec.

It was very evident that he was poisoned to death. In my culture, when a man dies, if he does not have a male child, the brothers shares his property leaving both the wife and the daughters empty handed including the house they live in. This is the exact case with me as I am the only daughter of my father. I lost my mother when I was barely a year old and my father refused to re-marry another wife because he felt solely responsible for my mother's death.

This is so because he concentrated much on his businesses that he rarely pays attention to domestic affairs. He was always travelling taking care of his businesses that he did not
notice when my mother took ill. He thought it was a minor illness and was ignorant of this. My mother on her own resorted to self-medication. It was not until the illness degenerated that my father took my mother to hospital where she was diagnosed to find out that hypatitis had eaten deep into her blood stream. She didn't last long before she died. This happened when I was barely a year old. Based on this, my father could not forgive himself easily because of it and said he was responsible for her death as he could have saved her if only he had paid attention to the things at home rather than concentrating much on his businesses.

Despite all entreaties by friends and relatives, he refused to remarry but ensured that I had everything that I wanted. It was as a result of this that he made me the next of kin to his fund
deposit with the bank and stated that in the event of any eventuality, I should have a direct access to the fund only when I am 24 years of age otherwise, I should have a guardian/partner intercede on my behalf for the release of the funds to me. Unfortunately, he died late last year and I am 21 years of age currently. This is why I have contacted you to serve as a guardian
to me and as my foreign partner for the transfer and investment of the fund overseas My uncles does not know about the fund because they had already taken my father's houses and other properties because I am a girl and they said I do not have rights for any property. They have requested to have my father's bank papers but I simply told them that I do not know where he kept them. The younger brother took the house in the village while the houses in the town were sold out they shared the proceed they got from the sale. Right now, I am with a friend of mine and do sincerely want to travel out of my country. This can only happen when
I have secured the release and transfer of the funds in the bank.

This why it is important that we have a plan on the type of lucrative business that we can
invest the funds on.

I had at various times had discussions with the director of international remittance unit of the bank where my father deposited the funds and I was assured that once, I have someone who would be willing to receive the funds on my behalf, they shall commence all proceedings to effect the release and transfer of the funds into the person's designated account. Now, that you have signified your interest to partner with me, it would only be very necessary if you contact the bank and request for the release and transfer of my inheritance fund into your
nominated account for the purpose of investment and to further have me come over to your
country to continue with my studies.

I shall be giving you the bank's contact details as soon as I hear back from you so that you will go ahead and contact the bank.

Your urgent response will be appreciated,

Talk to you the more.
Sincerely,
Mariam Abdullah

"...hypatitis had eaten deep into her blood stream."

The phrases these scammers come up with are amusing.

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My Dear Transfer Of Fund,

I am Dr.George Konan from Ivory Coast, I need your honest assistance to transfer Usd$4.5 Million Dollars from here. Please reply with your direct phone number if interested. I await your quick reply.

Dr.George Konan

- george konnan

"My Dear Transfer Of Fund?" LOL!

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DEAR FRIEND,

WE GOT YOUR INFORMATION THROUGH MR.JAMES WILLIAMS ,AND WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR
PAYMENT OF ($800,000.00) HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS THROUGH SWIFT
CARD PAYMENT CENTER DEPT HERE IN OUR BANK, THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN
ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY
PART OF THE WORLD,
BUT THE MAXIMUM IS ONE THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS PER DAY.SO
IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND IN THIS WAY,PLEASE LET ME KNOW BY CONTACTING
OCEANIC BANK ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS
LISTED BELOW.

1.FULL NAME
2.ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD
3.PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
4.YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION
5.ATTACH COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION

HOWEVER,

REV DR.JOHN CHIKA.
ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
OCEANIC BANK BENIN.
EMAIL: (oceanicbankes@*)

THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT YOUR PAYMENT AND YOU
HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMINUCATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(s) TO
AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT.NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE
HEREBY ISSUED YOU THE CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-0411) SO YOU HAVE TO
INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE ATM DEPT CENTER IN THIS OCEANIC BANK BY
USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.

REGARDS,

MR JAMES WILLIAMS
COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIC.

DEAR FRIEND,

WE GOT YOUR INFORMATION THROUGH MR.JAMES WILLIAMS ,AND WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR
PAYMENT OF ($800,000.00) HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS THROUGH SWIFT
CARD PAYMENT CENTER DEPT HERE IN OUR BANK, THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN
ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY
PART OF THE WORLD,
BUT THE MAXIMUM IS ONE THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS PER DAY.SO
IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND IN THIS WAY,PLEASE LET ME KNOW BY CONTACTING
OCEANIC BANK ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS
LISTED BELOW.

1.FULL NAME
2.ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD
3.PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
4.YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION
5.ATTACH COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION

HOWEVER,

REV DR.JOHN CHIKA.
ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
OCEANIC BANK BENIN.
EMAIL: (oceanicbankes@*)

THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT YOUR PAYMENT AND YOU
HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMINUCATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(s) TO
AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT.NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE
HEREBY ISSUED YOU THE CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-0411) SO YOU HAVE TO
INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE ATM DEPT CENTER IN THIS OCEANIC BANK BY
USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.

REGARDS,

MR JAMES WILLIAMS
COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIC.

This is a simple appeal to greed, although I find the "Rev Dr." bit interesting. My guess is that he is trying to play on the trust many people have for members of the clergy.

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