Fraudsters on the rampage: beware!
Beware of Fraudsters of diverse subtle nature.
These days, fraud scams have become the main stay of many. Internet technology has made it more lucrative for millions of people who undoubtedly are influenced by powers of darkness to cheat others. The spate of fraud scams has increased astonishingly in many Countries. How can one explain a situation where someone thrives in, and enjoys deceiving and swindling people of their belongings and resources? I have received numerous scam emails and con business proposals in the last few years. These fraudsters wouldn’t let me rest in spite of the fact that they never get a response from me. I feel very sorry for them because they are already making their beds in hell as a result of their evil deeds. Here is an unedited excerpt from one of the scam emails sent to one of my email accounts. It reads:“Mr. Philippe Kodjo.
Eco bank Cotonuo-Benin
W/Africa URGENT ASSSITANCE
00+229-93-47-38-34.
Dear Sir,
I am Mr. Philippe Kodjo, a supervisor in Ecobank, Cotonuo-Benin Republic. It is my pleasure to seek for your assistance in this confidential business transaction, which will be of mutual benefit to both of us. One Engr. GERT LANDERVADE an oil expartriate/contractor maintains a domiciliary account with our bank, which I am the Account Relationship Officer and he has a credit balance of US$26,000, 000.00 (Twenty Six Million US Dollars) in my branch.
On normal monthly routine notification, I sent a notice to his forwarded address but got no reply. After months, we sent a reminder and finally, we discovered from his contract employer (Shell Petroleum Corporation) that ENGR. GERT LANDERVADE died from automobile accident while on vacation to his country. All attempts by the bank to trace his next of kin were fruitless. On further investigation, we found out that he died alongside with his next of kin. And until now no other person(s) knows about this account or could give any documentary evidence concerning this account. The total sum US$ 26,000,000.00 is still standing in his favor in my bank as a dormant account. No one has ever come forward to claim it. Now the most important thing is your support and your full cooperation and also to remain honest to me until the end of this transaction, believing you will not disappoint me at the end after this money must have been fully processed and transferred into your bank account. At the conclusion of this business we will have it share 50%-50% of the total amount, US$26,000,000.00 Please be rest assured that as far as I am concerned this business is 100% risk free, because I have already covered every loop holes and also set my machinery at work.
Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Phillipe Kodjo.
00+229-93-47=38-34
Woo!! I wonder why the next of kin always dies either in an air plane or auto crash. This is a cunning trap for shameless greedy people with no sense of integrity and decency. I am not one who uses bad words but the obvious reality in this kind of situation from the foregoing unedited scam mail you have just seen is that these fraudsters are extremely stupid, vicious, highly unintelligent or mentally deranged or all of the above. This is one of the widespread methods of attempting to defraud people of their money these days. Eventually, anyone who indicates interest in such a horrible deal will be requested most subtly either to provide details of his/her account (which may be their ultimate target) or to remit some amount of money for the supposed perfection of necessary documentations and so forth, so as to leave no trail when such inexistent mind-boggling sums of monies are wired into a collaborators account.
How about the very common Lottery Promotion scams. Here's an excerpt of a mail I received on the 25th day of March 2007:
FAIR MEGA-MILLION
LOTTERY SA
Congratulations!
The Fair Mega Lottery Promotion team is proud to inform you that you have won US$1,950,000.00 Why you have won, Your E-mail address is one of 200 lucky Addresses who have won in the weekly Promotion.
See below how to claim your prize.
Details on the Winnings
Reference Number is: KMP/GGG/1233
Batch Number: 880/990/ZZA.
TICKET NUMBER: 700-45309-7482
SERIAL NUMBER: 515-10-29080
WINNING NUMBERS: 12,19,29,30,40,37+(01)
I wish to congratulate you on your victory; you are a lucky person to have won this lottery. Your email address was amongst those chosen this quarter from our new java-based software that randomly selects email addresses from the web from which winners are selected.
The Fair Mega Lottery Promotion team , is a yahoo based Internet Lottery, whereby all winners are selected by yahoo internet/email server, this email server visits all internet providers and email address around the globe, be it .com, .org, .net Aol and all country based web abbreviations, as you have .ca in Canada and .uk in United Kingdom and Aol in U.S.A,ETC.
You are required to forward the following details to help facilitate the processing of your claims and certificate which will facilitate Your winning price is to the tune of 1,950,000.00(One Million Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand dollar.
Just contact our processing manager below for claiming of your prize and remember to quote your reference and Batch Number for easy processing of your prize. That's it!
Processing Manager:Mr. Ken Vuyo.
Solicitors, Conveyances & Notary Public.
EMAIL: fair1313@hotmail.com
EMAIL: fair1212@hotmail.com
Tel: +27 -83-670-6950
Make sure that you call the processing manager as soon as you recieve this mail for immediate processing of your fund,and remember to quote your reference and Batch Number for easy processing of your prize.
And dont give anybody this secret code(77722) this secret code is the code that authorized you as the rightful winner,just call the claim agent and quote it for him so that he will know that you are the rightful winner.
Keep the code secret from your friend and from your family,because with this secret code any body that quote it to the claim agent will claim the price as the rightful owner.
Please you are to choose your payment option at which you want your fund Paid to you; listed below is our payment modalities and option of payment.
1. by electronic transfer using Internet system.
2. by Direct Telegraphic Wire Transfer
For further confirmation Please call Claim agent office at TEL: +27 -83-670-6950
You have to note that this program is being sponsored by the FIFA SUPPORT AFRICAN TEAM, to creat awareness for the upcoming 2010 FIFA world Cup, which is to be host by South Africa. The International Mega Promotion team Congratulations once again on your winning.
Yours Faithfully,
MRS.SUSAN JOMO
(ADMIN SEC.)
TEL: +27 -83-670-6950
UNIVERSAL BUILDING:
234 WOODMEAD ST. 9TH FLOOR
UNIT 999 JOHANNESBURG South Africa
GAUTENG 2001 South Africa
How silly!! Another strategy of these evil merchants operating in the satanic department of fraud is: You get a telephone call from someone who feigns to have a foreign accent e.g. Chinese or Indian accent. He tells you someone you know (probably calls a common name) gave him your number. He then informs you he is interested in procuring gem stones from your Country through you (He probably is calling from the same city you are in). He tells you he is prepared to buy each piece of the precious stone at $5, 000 and he urgently needs 10, 000 units totaling $50, 000, 000. Meanwhile, he foolishly informs you that the gem stones costs $50.00 each. He gives you the link address and contact person where/who sells the gem stones. Greedy people usually fall prey to this kind of organized and subtle scam. Many have lost millions to these fraudsters.
Hear this: the Integrity of the upright is his guide. When you walk in integrity, you will not be a victim of fraudsters. Why should I expect to win $2 million through lottery when I do not participate in such transactions? Beware!! These wicked agents of darkness come in different forms and colors. Be vigilant!!!
Ejiro Okene