Received this in my Email
Date: Wed, 11/01/2006 - 22:08
From: Accountant. James Andrew, Johannesburg South Africa Attention: Good Friend I am James Andrew the chief accountant of ABSA Bank east London South Africa I am making this contact with you based on the need for an individual / company who is willing to assist us with a solution to a money transfer. First and foremost, I apologized using this medium to reach you for a transaction/business of this magnitude, but this is due to Confidentiality and prompt access reposed on this medium. In unfolding this proposal, I want to count on you, as a respected and honest person to handle this transaction with sincerity, trust and confidentiality. I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in the execution of the deal described hereunder for the benefit of all parties and hope you will keep it as a top secret because of the nature of this transaction. There is an account opened in this bank in 1999 and till 2003 nobody has operated on this account again after going through some old files in the records, I discovered that if I do not remit this money out urgently it would be forfeited for nothing. The owner of this account is Mr. Smith B. Andreas, a foreigner, and a miner at Kruger Gold Company, a Geologist by profession and he died since 2000.No other person knows this account or anything concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that this company does not know anything about this account and the money involved is Twenty Million five hundred thousand United States Dollars (US$ 20,500,000 Million). I want us to first transfer US$ 10 Million from this money into your safe overseas account before the rest. We are seeking your assistance as a foreigner, since as civil servant we are not allowed to operate foreign accounts. Should you be willing to assist in this transaction your share as compensation will be US$5.125m (25%), while my colleagues and I receive US$13.325m (65%) and the balance of US$2.5m (10%) for miscellaneous expenses that may be incurred by either party. The business is completely safe and secure, provided you treat it with utmost confidentiality. It does not matter also your area of specialization is not a hindrance to the successful execution of this transaction. We have reposed confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint us. Kindly notify me by sending your secured telephone and fax numbers for further details upon your acceptance of this proposal. Thank you in anticipation of your co-operation. Regards, James Andrew, |
10% for miscellaneous expenses?????
Please James Andrew...Sign me up!
This is perhaps the biggest scam going right now, other than the
This is perhaps the biggest scam going right now, other than the IRS, that is.
I get a few of those a week. Usually somebody from Nigeria wanti
I get a few of those a week. Usually somebody from Nigeria wanting to just hand over millions in return for me giving them a small amount out of the check. One even sent a sort of threatening e-mail because I didn't respond. I have since learned how to block those scammers from e-mailing me.
I just hope no one falls for this. I have heard about it but ne
I just hope no one falls for this. I have heard about it but never received an e-mail like this. I have received ones similar though.
That would be horrible if someone fell for this BS. I remember l
That would be horrible if someone fell for this BS. I remember last month Jessi got one just like this. Someone else told me about a paypal scam, too. Be careful, I think these things just get worse closer to the holidays.
I remember getting versions of that back in the 1980's . . . all
I remember getting versions of that back in the 1980's . . . all neatly misspelled on someone's IBM Selectric typewriter. Ooops, I guess I'm revealing my age . . .
