I seem to be suffering from an epidemic of those emails from the poor fellow in Africa who has $X million in US currency stored away in Switzerland/Holland/wherever, and needs my help to get at it.
Here's the latest one:
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MR.JAMES BABORA.
TEL: +31-613-910-735
I beg to introduce myself; I am Mr.peter malamba of the People Liberation Army of the Democratic Republic of Congo (D.R.C). I was the treasury officer to the deceased president of D.R.C, Laurent Kabila who was shot and killed by his bodyguard and this ushered in his son Joseph Kabila as the current president of D.R.C.
During the reign of my Boss Laurent Kabila,there was a system he was using to take out fund out of D.R.C. to lodge in his private account abroad and was the front. We use diplomatic luggage for
this exercise,on the death of my Boss,I was in South Africa, for the same assignment, I had US$ 12,000,000.00 (Twelve Million US Dollars ) to lodge in a private account in South Africa, but this
Dollars Bills were stamp as they were from the countries vault. But when I heard about the death of my Boss, I therefore decided to divert the box containing this Dollars Bills to the Netherlands, as that was the only posisible place for me to divert the fund to.
Therefore, presently this fund is deposited in a security company here in The Nederlands, in pretence that it is owned by a foreigner and this is why I am communicating you for you to come up to claim this consignment. It is risk free as I have all the document to this fund and also it has no link again with Democratic Republic of Congo.
At the end of this transation, you will have 35% as your share for assisting in this transaction, the remaining 60% will be for me which you will help me keep in your account for sometimes, as I
am seeking political asyium here.
Presently, I cannot go back to my country because of this money, my Bosses son Joseph Kabila, who is now the interim president is accusing me of having a hand in the killing of his father.
Don't ask me how I got your contact, I will explain as we go further in this transaction, on my own side, I promise not to disapiont you in anyway.
I have already arrange for people who will clean out the stamping in this Dollars Bills before we can lodge them into your account. I got this contact through a Democratic Republic of Congo Diplomatic here; who was my schoolmate in the University. I wil be very happy if you reach me immediately.
I wait to receive your reply urgently as we don't need to waste time.
NOTE:- YOUR REPLY WILL BE HIGHLY WELCOME THROGH THE ABOVE TELEPHONE
FAX NUMBER OR E-MAIL:-jamesgabora@yaoo.com
Best regards,
jAMES BAGORA.
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Of all the African money scams I've received, this one has to be the worst. Quite apart from changing his name twice (James Babora to Peter Malamba to James Bagora), and only splitting 95% of the money between him/them and I, I was particularly amused by this:
"Don't ask me how I got your contact, I will explain as we go further in this transaction, on my own side, I promise not to disapiont you in anyway."
Well, a promise is a promise Peter err, James. I'll hold you to that.
My all time favourite scam is the prankster who put an ad in an LA Newspaper reading "Last days to send in your dollar!" with a post box address underneath. Of course, hundreds of idiots sent in their dollar.
What other scams have you heard about, or worse, suffered from?
Here's the latest one:
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MR.JAMES BABORA.
TEL: +31-613-910-735
I beg to introduce myself; I am Mr.peter malamba of the People Liberation Army of the Democratic Republic of Congo (D.R.C). I was the treasury officer to the deceased president of D.R.C, Laurent Kabila who was shot and killed by his bodyguard and this ushered in his son Joseph Kabila as the current president of D.R.C.
During the reign of my Boss Laurent Kabila,there was a system he was using to take out fund out of D.R.C. to lodge in his private account abroad and was the front. We use diplomatic luggage for
this exercise,on the death of my Boss,I was in South Africa, for the same assignment, I had US$ 12,000,000.00 (Twelve Million US Dollars ) to lodge in a private account in South Africa, but this
Dollars Bills were stamp as they were from the countries vault. But when I heard about the death of my Boss, I therefore decided to divert the box containing this Dollars Bills to the Netherlands, as that was the only posisible place for me to divert the fund to.
Therefore, presently this fund is deposited in a security company here in The Nederlands, in pretence that it is owned by a foreigner and this is why I am communicating you for you to come up to claim this consignment. It is risk free as I have all the document to this fund and also it has no link again with Democratic Republic of Congo.
At the end of this transation, you will have 35% as your share for assisting in this transaction, the remaining 60% will be for me which you will help me keep in your account for sometimes, as I
am seeking political asyium here.
Presently, I cannot go back to my country because of this money, my Bosses son Joseph Kabila, who is now the interim president is accusing me of having a hand in the killing of his father.
Don't ask me how I got your contact, I will explain as we go further in this transaction, on my own side, I promise not to disapiont you in anyway.
I have already arrange for people who will clean out the stamping in this Dollars Bills before we can lodge them into your account. I got this contact through a Democratic Republic of Congo Diplomatic here; who was my schoolmate in the University. I wil be very happy if you reach me immediately.
I wait to receive your reply urgently as we don't need to waste time.
NOTE:- YOUR REPLY WILL BE HIGHLY WELCOME THROGH THE ABOVE TELEPHONE
FAX NUMBER OR E-MAIL:-jamesgabora@yaoo.com
Best regards,
jAMES BAGORA.
***
Of all the African money scams I've received, this one has to be the worst. Quite apart from changing his name twice (James Babora to Peter Malamba to James Bagora), and only splitting 95% of the money between him/them and I, I was particularly amused by this:
"Don't ask me how I got your contact, I will explain as we go further in this transaction, on my own side, I promise not to disapiont you in anyway."
Well, a promise is a promise Peter err, James. I'll hold you to that.
My all time favourite scam is the prankster who put an ad in an LA Newspaper reading "Last days to send in your dollar!" with a post box address underneath. Of course, hundreds of idiots sent in their dollar.
What other scams have you heard about, or worse, suffered from?
