"Nigerian" Email scam variation

[phyllis]

Seems someone's trying to make the "free" money story more believable...


Good day,

I am Will Finchley, staff of International Private
Banking at Bristol & West Bank.I am contacting you concerning a deceased
customer and an investment he placed under our banks management three
years ago.I would respectfully request that you keep the contents
of this mail confidential and respect the integrity of the
information you come by as a result of this mail.

I contacted you independently of our investigation and
no one is informed of this communication. I would like to
intimate you with certain facts that I believe would be of interest to
you.In 2000, the subject matter;came to our bank to engage in business
discussions with our private banking division.He informed us that he
had a financial portfolio of eight million three hundred and fifty
thousand united states dollars,which he wished to have us turn over
(invest)
on his behalf.I was the officer assigned to his case, I was made
numerous suggestions in line with my duties as the de-facto chief
operations officer of the private banking sector, especially given the
volume of
funds he wished to put into our bank. We met on numerous occasions
prior to any investments being placed. I encouraged him to consider
various growth funds with prime ratings. The favored route in my
advise to customers is to start by assessing data on 6000
traditional stocks and bond managers and 2000 managers of alternative
investments. Based on my advice, We spun the money around various
opportunities and made attractive margins for our first months of operation,
the accrued profit and interest stood at this point at over ten
million United States Dollars, this margin was not the full potential
of the fund but he desired low risk uaranteed returns on investments.

In mid 2001, he asked that the money be liquidated
because he needed to make an urgent investment requiring cash payments
in here in the united kingdom. He directed that I
liquidate the funds and deposit it with a security firm in here london. I
informed him that HSBC would have to make special arrangements to have
this done and in order not to circumvent due process, the bank would
have to make a 9.5 % deduction from the funds to cater for banking and
statutory charges. He complained about the charges but later came around
when I explained to him the complexities of the task he was asking of
us. Cash movement across boarders has become especially strict
since the incidents of 9/11. I contacted my affiliate in here in
london and made the funds available to the security firm. I undertook
all the processes and made sure I followed his precise
instructions to the letter and had the funds deposited at the london based
security consultancy firm,Mayfair Securities Co. Mayfair
Securities Co is a specialist private firm that accepts deposits
from high net worth individuals and blue chip corporations that
handle valuable products or undertake transactions that need immediate
access to cash.
This small and highly private organization is familiar
especially to the highly placed and well-connected organizations. In
line with instructions, the money was deposited with Mayfair
Securities Co. The deceased told me he wanted the money there in
anticipation of his arrival from Norway later
that week. This was the last communication we had,
this transpired around 25th February 2003.

In June last year, we got a call from Mayfair
Securities Co informing us that the activity of that particular portfolio.
This was an astounding position as far as I was concerned, given
the fact that I managed the private banking sector I was the only one
who knew about the deposit at Mayfair Securities Co, and I could not
understand why the deceased had not come forward to claim his
deposit. I made futile efforts to locate the deceased. I immediately passed
the task of locating him to the internal investigations department of
Bristol &
West. Four days later, information started to trickle in, apparently
our client was dead. A person who suited his description was declared
dead of a heart attack in Cannes, South ofFrance.

We were soon enough able to identify the body and
cause of death was confirmed. The bank immediately launched an
investigation into possible surviving next of kin to alert about the
situation and also to come forward to claim his estate. If you are
familiar with private banking affairs, those who patronize our services
usually prefer anonymity, but also some levels of detachment from
conventional processes. In his bio-data form, he listed no next of
kin. In the field of private banking,opening an account with us
means no one will know of its existence, accounts are rarely held under
a name; depositors use numbers and codes to make the accounts anonymous.
This
bank also gives the choice to depositors of having their mail sent to
them or held at the bank itself, ensuring that there are no traces of
the account and as I said, rarely do they nominate next of kin.
Private banking clients apart from not nominating next of kin also
usually in most cases leave wills in our care, in this case; the
deceased died without a testate.

In line with our internal processes for account
holders who have passed away, we instituted our own investigations in
good faith to determine who should have right to claim the estate.
This investigation has for the past months been unfruitful.
We have scanned every continent and used our private investigation
affiliate companies to get to the root of the problem. It is this
investigation that resulted in my being furnished with your details as a
possible relative of the deceased. My official
capacity dictates that I am the only party to
supervise the investigation and the only party to receive the
results of the investigation. What this means,you being the last
batch of names we have considered, is that our dear late fellow died
with no known or identifiable family member. This leaves me as the only
person with the full picture of what the prevailing situation is in
relation to the deposit and the late beneficiary of the deposit.

According to practice, Mayfair Securities Co will by
the end of this financial year broadcast a request for statements of
claim to Bristol & West,failing to receive viable claims they will most
probably revert the deposit back to Bristol & West. This will result in
the money entering the Bristol & West accounting system and the
portfolio will be out of my hands and out of the private banking division.
This
will not happen if I have my way.What I wish to relate to you will smack of
unethical practice but
I want you to understand something. It is only an outsider to the
banking world who finds the internal politics of the banking world
aberrational. The world of private banking especially is fraught with
huge rewards for those who occupy certain offices and oversee certain
portfolios. You should have begun by now to put together the general
direction of what I propose.I alone have the deposit details and
they will release the deposit to no one unless I instruct them to do so.
I alone know of the existence of this deposit for as far as Bristol &
West is concerned, the transaction with our late customer
concluded when I sent the funds to Mayfair securities, all outstanding
interactions in relation to the file are just customer services and
due process. Mayfair Securities Co has no single idea of what’s the history
or nature
of the deposit. They are simply awaiting instructions to release the
deposit to any party that comes forward. This is the situation. This
bank has spent great amounts of money trying to track this man’s
family; they have investigated for months and have found no family. The
investigation has come to an end.My proposal; you share similar
details to the late fellow; I am prepared to place you in a position to
instruct Mayfair Securities Co to release the deposit to you as the
closest surviving relation. Upon receipt of the deposit,I am prepared to
share the money with you in half. That is: I will simply nominate you
as the next of kin and have them release the deposit to you. We share
the proceeds 50/50.I would have gone ahead to ask the funds be
released to me, but that would have drawn a straight line to me and my
involvement in claiming the deposit. I assure you that
I could have the deposit released to you within a few days. I will
simply inform the bank of the final closing of the file relating to
the deceased I will then officially communicate with Mayfair
Securities Co and instruct them to release the deposit to you. With
these two things: all is done. The alternative would be for us to have
Mayfair Securities Co direct the funds to another bank with you as account
holder. This way there will be no need for you to think of receiving
the money from Mayfair Securities Co. We can fine-tune this based on
our interactions.I am aware of the consequences of this
proposal. I ask that if you find no interest in this project that you
should discard this mail. I ask that you do not be vindictive and
destructive. If my offer is of no appeal to you,delete this message and
forget I ever contacted you. Do not destroy my career because you do not
approve of my
proposal.

You may not know this but people like myself who have
made tidy sums out of comparable situations run the whole private
banking sector. I am not a criminal and what I do, I do not find against
good conscience, this may be hard for you to understand,
but the dynamics of my industry dictates that I make this move. Such
opportunities only come ones' way once in a lifetime. I cannot let this
chance pass me by, for once I find myself in total control of my
destiny. These chances wont pass me by. I ask that you do not destroy
my chance, if you will not work with me let me know and let me move on with
my life
but do not destroy me. I am a family man and this is an
opportunity to provide them with new opportunities. There is a reward
for this project and it is a task well worth undertaking.

I have evaluated the risks and the only risk I have
here is from you refusing to work with me and alerting my bank. I am
the only one who knows of this situation, good fortune has
blessed you with a name that has planted you into the center of
relevance in my life. Lets share the blessing.If you find yourself
able to work with me, contact me through this same email account. If you
give me positive signals, I will initiate this process towards
a conclusion. I wish to inform you that should you contact me via
official channels; I will deny knowing you and about this project. I
repeat, I do not want you contacting me through my official phone lines nor
do I want you contacting me through my official email account.
Contact me only through the numbers I will provide for you and also through
this email
address:willf000@hotmail.com. I do not want any direct link between you and
me. My official lines are
not secure lines as they are periodically monitored to assess our level
of customer care in line with our Total Quality Management Policy.

Please observe this instruction religiously. Please,
again, note I am a family man, I have a wife and children. I send you
this mail not without a measure of fear as to what the consequences,
but I know within me that nothing ventured is nothing gained and
that success and riches never come easy or on a platter of gold.
This is the one truth I have learnt from my private banking clients.
Do not betray my confidence. If we can be of one accord, we should
plan a meeting, soon.



I await your response.

Will Finchley
willf000@hotmail.com

[Trooper]

i have actually gotten like 4 or 5 of these....its funny...i have been tempted to cal the guy thru the "office" line

[Rahn]

This reminds me of some people doing scams and putting Howard Sterns radio phone number as their call number. On day he acted like he was the scammer but eventually told the woman who called who he was, it was hilarious.

He said they get a few calls a month like that. lol

[AzzMan]

Man, that just makes me hate spam even more.

Reminds me of that one RvB PSA though. "Hello friend, I am Nigerian royalty!"

[.143 Beth©]

If you extrcact that letter, put it in MS word, and speelcheck it, you will find about 30 typos. I am gonna send this to my friend, becasue he is convinced that he has an email that will give him 10 million, lets see if he will fall for this.

[Turbo]

Ive gotten phone relay scams where I work. They always call from Nigeria and want me to send them 10,000 NGK spark plugs for a Honda accord. The funniest thing is when you tell the relay operator that this is a scam she starts to relay that back to them and then they don't respond.

[TheFeniX]

Originally Posted by .143 Beth©

If you extrcact that letter, put it in MS word, and speelcheck it, you will find about 30 typos. I am gonna send this to my friend, becasue he is convinced that he has an email that will give him 10 million, lets see if he will fall for this.

The irony... it burns! Hehe.

[CingularDuality]

Originally Posted by TheFeniX

The irony... it burns! Hehe.

Are you sure that's irony?

[ImAWuss]

These are the few spam emails that I actualy enjoy. Nothing like a good laugh once and a while.

[DudeMan]

what i handed over my details... you mean this gus isnt for real....


anyone dumb enough to hand over their details deserves to loose their money

[Dirt013]

Originally Posted by DudeMan

anyone dumb enough to hand over their details deserves to loose their money

Agreed!


Dirt013

[Trooper]

just recieved this in my email box:

FIFA/GERMANY 2006 INTERNational Lottery
103 CATHAM HILL, KENT,
ME7 5PJ
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X/05?
Batch: 074/05/ZY369


WINNING NOTIFICATION:
NOTICE OF GRAND PRIZE AWARD: (3,500 POUNDS + UK VISA)



CONGRATULATIONS!!! This is to inform you of your status as a
successful contestant in the GERMANY 2006 internatioinal lottery.
We are pleased to inform you thatyou are a winner of the of the program that entered your email addresses amongst other addresses for the international lottery
programs conducted by FIFA LOTTERY ONLINE.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number
27511465896-6410 with serial number 3772-510 drew lucky numbers
7-14-88-23-31-45, which consequently won the GERMANY 2006 lottery.

We will like to congratulate you on your good fortune as well as notify you of the procedures for claiming your prize awards.
In accordance with our disbursement policy, your award has been forwarded to a clearing/disbursement institution in England, United Kingdom with instructions to forward it to you. Please contact the institution on ulotteryk@yahoo.com to verify the validity and availability of your prize award with your lottery/account number and temporary PIN (Account #: 421567639; PIN - 314).
A cheque for 3,500 POUNDS has been paid into an escrow account, with the clearing institution, british courier and insurance services, England on your behalf. Also, all tickets for the games and all your hotel expenses will be paid by FIFA. Please contact the institution within 3 business days to make all necessary arrangements to facilitate the transfer of your prize awards (3,500 pounds) via electronice wire transfer (EWT) to your nominated bank account in your country.
A waiver certificate (TWC-4) will then be awarded to you by the british courier services issued to exempt you from double tax liability in Germany during the period of the games. We have gone to great expense to reach you and it is now up to you to make the arrangements to claim your award.
As a result of this, you will send the email to the clearing institution, ulotteryk@yahoo.com and you will be required to provide the following information:
NAME:.........................................
ADDRESS:......................................
COUNTRY:......................................
POSTAL ADDRESS:...............................
PHONE NUMBER:.................................
E-MAIL ADDRESS:.............................
please send your reply not later than 3 days after getting this mail.
On behalf of the FIFA/GERMANY 2006 INTERNational Lottery, we congratulate you once more for being a winner.
God bless you.
NOTE:YOUR NO IS (42) AND ALSO CLAIMS ARE STILL IN PROGRESS TILL THE APRIL 30TH, 2005

CONGRATULATIONS from me and members of staff of the FIFA/GERMANY 2006 INTERNational Lottery.
Yours faithfully,
Muhamed Usman.
Online coordinator for FIFA/GERMANY 2006 INTERNational Lottery
Sweepstakes International Program



Muhammed Usman
Controller

[icky]

Originally Posted by CingularDuality

Are you sure that's irony?

It could be the iron. Did you remember to turn it off?

[Diceman]

Originally Posted by CingularDuality

Are you sure that's irony?

leejo! We need 300 CCs of the definition of irony, STAT!

[Trooper]

FROM THE DESK OF DR.MOHAMED MUSTAFA

DIRECTOR, PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND

SOCIAL SERVICES,COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIC.

TEL: 0022993007973


PERSONAL EMAIL drmustafam@caramail.com


STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.


DEAR FRIEND,


TRANSFER OF US$25.5 MILLION INTO A PERSONAL/COMPANY'S OFFSHORE ACCOUNT


Based on the information gathered from the Ministry of Trade and Industry,we intend to solicit your assistance on this transaction with you on the assumption that you will not disappoint us.

We have Twenty Five Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars

(US$25,500,000.00) which we made over time from over inflated contracts

in my Ministry (Federal Ministry of Health and Social Services).


We are seeking your assistance and permission to remit this amount into your account or any other nominated account you can provide for us. Your commission will be 20% of the total sum, 10% for expenses and the remaining 70% is for my colleagues and myself.

Could you please notify me of your acceptance to carry out this transaction urgently by e-mail only on the receipt of this message. Kindly, acknowledge the receipt of this letter by sending to me by email a copy of this letter with your private Tel. And Fax number. I shall in return inform you of the modalities for a formal application to secure the necessary approvals for the immediate release of this fund into your account.


Thanks for your co-operation.


Yours faithfully,






- mohamed mustafa