Internet Fraud

Most people with email get these claims that help is needed to move money out of some bank in another country, usually Africa. The scams must work at times or they would not be doing it. We know that insurance companies and large corporations scam the public here in America. I guess the Africans don't know how to scam on a much larger scale like George Bush and the weapons manufactures starting wars based on lies or the insurance companies that will not pay for the houses burned in California. Those people were led to believe that they had enough fire insurance to rebuild their homes. Are not the above all examples of scams?

hello you have won zillions i live in africa

I don't know....I've gotten tons from Sierra Leone when their email is whatshisname@yahoo.jn etc. It's weird.

I don't get "so many email scams coming out of Africa or from someone pretending to be African". I don't get any emails from Africa...

They come from Africa because it's a very large place with very different laws making it hard to trace. Yes the rest are scams.

When you recycle your computers at your local tip, do you know where they go? AFRICA. The only way to never let anyone get info, off your computer is to burn it. They government don't tell you this, they want you to recycle, because they make money from it by sending it to Africa.

yeah! there are so many scams coming out of Africa. That's probably because of poverty there. Anyways, according to TIME magazine, many(i've forgotten the percentage) spam e-mails come from America.

Like this?? I get these all the time and they are incredably annoying...okay so this guy claims to be some gov't type official yet he can't spell worth sh*t...not that I am the greatest speller-yet I don't proclaim to be a gov't officiall..I dunno-you decide.. Mail: senate_president@live.com FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009, Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/0 FROM THE DESK OF SENATOR DAVID MARK SENATE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT/ CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009 Attn: BENEFICIARY, On behalf of the entire members and staffs of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the senate house of Nigeria, I sincerely apologies for the delay of your payment and all the inconveniences that we might have indulge you through. However, this resulted from some minor problems with our payment system, which is inexplicable, and this have held us stranded and indolent, not having the aspiration to devote our 100% assiduity in accrediting foreign contract payments. And due to scamers and impersonators, your payment was handed over to my desk for the final release to take place this year. As a result of the discovery during the last financial records/audits conducted after the last quarter in the year 2007 by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF), the senate house and the Accountant General of the Federation, on outstanding contract payments of which the government is incurring deficit, I am mandated to make this acknowledgement officially to you by the powers imposed on me as the Senate President of Nigeria, I therefore declare the following discoveries in your file: 1) Your name has been listed as next on the payment list for the year 2008 and as such, the contract proceeds information contained in your file is hereby under listed: CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009, FILE #: 0137 Swift Code: CBN KPL PK, A/C#: CBN329606124498 AMOUNT: US$23.7 MILLION DOLLARS 2) The contract was executed at the federal government without full payment at the initial time by a foreign contractor who executed the contract. In the contract Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), it was revealed, at the source, that your name is penciled to receive the balance if the contractor is no more existing with such factor like death or incapacitated. It is therefore plausible enough to make these assertions to you having adjudged the readiness of the federal government to redeem all outstanding payment at this point in time when the debts owed are causing deficits in the economy as a result of debt servicing. Payment Mode Your payment will be effected, processed and paid in full by the Senate House of Nigeria as soon as you respond to this notification. FOR RE-CONFIRMATION AND PAYMENT PURPOSE, FORWARD AS FOLLOWS: 1) YOUR FULL NAMES : 2) YOUR ADDRESS : 3) COMPANY NAME (IF ANY) : 4) AGE, SEX, COUNTRY: 5) TELEPHONE AND FAX # : 6) COPY OF YOUR WORKING ID / DRIVERS' LICENSE : In swift response to this notification within few days from now, we will move into action towards payment processing arrangement for this payment. I strongly recommend that, you should promptly start your clearance as soon as possible. kindly reply with this e-mail address, senate_president@live.com for more clarification and for immediate release of your funds YOURS SINCERELY, SENATOR DAVID MARK SENATE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA, NOTE: RESPONSE SHOULD BE MADE ON THIS EMAIL Email: senate_president@live.com *sigh* Had to edit because when I went back to my mail to clear out more-I cam across this, one day before...Grrr... Greetings! I am Mr.Wellington.I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank Draft of$800.000.00 United States Dollars, but I did not hear from you since that time. Then I went and deposited the Draft with FedEx Delivery, West Africa,I travelled out of the country for a 3Months Course and I will not come back till end of march. What you have to do now is to contact the FedEx Delivery as soon as possible to know when they will deliver your package to you because of the expiring date. For your information, I have paid for the delivering Charge, Insurance premium and Clearance Certificate Fee of the Cheque showing that it is not a Drug Money or meant to sponsor Terrorist attack in your Country. The only money you will send to the FedEx Delivery to deliver your Draft direct to your postal Address in your country is ($185.00 US) Dollars only being Security Keeping Fee of the Delivery Company so far. Again, don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except $185.00US Dollars.I would have paid that but they said no because they don't know when you will contact them and in case of demurrage.You have to contact the FedEx Delivery now for the delivery of your Draft with this information bellow; Contact Person: Mr. Donald Roberts Email Address:fedexdeliveryservices90@hotmail.com Telephone:+234-8074007861 Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address() and Direct telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask them to give you the tracking number to enable you track your package over there and know when it will get to your address. Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee of $185.00 US Dollars for their immediate action. You should also let me know through email as soon as you receive your Draft. Please do not reply this mail,Kindly send a mail to fedexdeliveryservices90@hotmail.com.If you reply they will not get your E-mail. Yours Faithfully, Mr Wellington