WARNING - CON-ARTISTS AND SCAMMERS

[nalah]

Many of you spend a lot of time on the net and you are probably aware of email scams that go around.Buy have you warned friends and family.

It amazes me that many people still fall for these scams.

An example of what i am talking about:
DEAR SIR/MA,

FROM DONALD CHIKWE

donaldchikwe@latinmail.com

donaldchikwe1@rediffmail.com

REQUEST ASSISTANCE/PARTNERSHIP IN A TRANSFER.

I AM A MEMBER OF A CONTRACT AWARD AND REVIEW COMMITTEE. A CONTRACT ALREADY EXECUTED BY A FOREIGN FIRM IN AFRICA IN 2000 WAS OVER-INVOICED BY US TO THE TUNE OF US$35.5M (THIRTY-FIVE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITEDSTATES DOLLARS ONLY).

IN THE LIGHT OF THE ABOVE, I ASKED YOU FOR ASSISTANCE IN THE TRANSFER OF THE EXCESS FLOATING IN A SUSPENCE ACCOUNT INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT YOU MAY WISH TO PROVIDE, FOR IT WAS A CATEGORY "A" CONTRACT, (STRICTLY RESERVED FOR A FOREIGN CONTRACTORS) THIS INFORM MY REQUEST, AND ALSO THAT I AM FORBIDDEN BY MY GOVERNMENT TO RUN ANY FOREGN ACCOUNT.

AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER, 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM WILL GO TO YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. 10% OF THE TOTAL SUM TO COMPENSATE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL EXPENSES INCURED BY BOTH PARTIES.

MORE DETAILS WILL BE GIVEN IN THE COURSE OF CORRESPONDENCE.

YOUR CONFIDENTIALITY IS HIGLY REQUIRED SINCE I AM STILL IN ACTIVE SERVICE.YOU CAN SEND YOUR REPLY TO

donaldchikwe1@rediffmail.com OR

donaldchikwe@latinmail.com

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CORPORATION.

REGARDS,

DONALD CHIKWE (FSS, CFR


__________________________________________________ _______
http://www.latinmail.com. Gratuito, latino y en español.

and just before xmas,i recieved another,of a similar nature. This time from someone who supposably works at Eccobank in africa. offering to unload 35 million.
It all sounds great. The scam is that they get you to send them money to cover expenses until funds can be sent to you in your country.

also.............
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS BEWARE!!!
there are a couple of sites that do photo competitions.you submit a photo.they email you to tell you you are a finalist. then they tell tell you your pic will be in a book. you send payment. and YEP.YOU GUESSED IT. kiss your money goodbye.
www.picture.com is one of these sites. I know this because it happened to my daughter.

So please be aware that the net is a fabulous thing,but unfortunately,there are preditors out to con you any way they can.

pascale.

[Discusgeo]

Pascale I got one from the same guy on Thursday, but in his Email he told me a rich guy died leaving it behind without any heirs to it. I also heard of this on a talk radio show here in Phoenix, Arizona last week.
George

[nalah]

George,
thats the one i got prior to xmas. i did a search for ECCOBANK SCAMS with google.com... hundreds of variations to this email.

[Rod]

I've received a similar one as well, sounds so tempting, but off course too good to be true.

That photo site scam is despicable, first time i've heard of a scam like that:( Thanks for the warning Pascale, my daughter is becoming interested in the net lately and wants her own email addy etc....so easy to find yourself in trouble with some of the scum out there. >:(

[nalah]

well unfortunately,Michele got caught last year. she was doing a photo-jounalism course. and she submitted a great pic she'd taken at the zoo..... she was so happy when they contacted her.....

I know what i'd like to do to these scum bags
http://smilies.sofrayt.com/%5E/0/guillotine.gif

[Smokey]

Here is one I received the other day>>>>>>>

Dear Smokey Urban,

I am Pascal Bangura, the first child of late Chief
Engr.Edward Bangura a native of Mende District in the
northern province of Sierra-Leone. I got your
contact from an international data base in my desprate
search for a help.I am writing you in confidence to
seek your assistance to transfer our cash of Twelve
Million United State Dollars($12,000,000.00) now in a
security fiduciary to your private account pending our
arrival to your country.

SOURCE OF THE FUND
My late father was working with ministry of works and
housing before he was appointed the General Manager of
Sierra-Leone Mining corporation (S.L.M.C).He made the
money partly from his savings and some miscellaneous
income from mining activities and Over-draft from the
sales of Gold and Diamond.

Before the civil war between the rebel forces of Major
Paul Koromah and the government of Sierra-Leone, that
almost destroyed my country, following the forceful
removal of the democratically elected President Ahmed
Tejan Kabbah by the rebels, my father had already made
arrangement for my mother, my younger brother and
sister and myself to be evacuated to Abidjan, Cote d`
Ivoire with our personal effects.

Following the indiscriminate looting of private and
government properties by the rebel forces,the
Sierra-Leone Mining Corporation was one of the targets
looted and destroyed. My father and some other top
government functionaries were attacked and killed by
the rebels because of their loyalty to the President.

The death of my father and caused my mother heart
failure and other cardiac related complications
of which she later died in hospital after we had spent
a lot of money. Now, my younger brother,sister and
myself are in this strange country without any family
relation.Our only hope now lies on you.To this effect,
I humbly solicit for your assistance in the following
ways :

1. To present yourself as my father's foriegn partner
and co-beneficiary ;

2.To transfer this money to your country and make a
good arrangement for a joint business investment on
our behalf with you acting as the overseer ;

3. To secure a college for my younger ones
and myself in your country for us to further our
education.

4. And to make arrangements for us to travel with you
to your country after you have transferred this fund.

All necessary documents issued to my late father at
the time of deposit are in our custody. For your
assistance,we have decided to offer you 10% of the
money. Please feel free to get in touch with us for
further explanation.

Please respond quickly to enable us schedule an
appointment with the bank for the processing of the
transfer. Kindly contact us on this e-mail address
or telephone number: +225 05 638 948 for further and
immediate action. Please We demand much of privacy,
truthfulness and openness from you.I wish you a happy
new year.

Thanks for yours anticipated co- operation.

Sincerely yours,

Pascal Bangura

I figure if Pascale can afford to buy fancy discus ; she doesn't need my hepl. LOL LOL

Smokey

[RandalB]

I get two or three of these a week Usually from the Congo. But the Same message essentially.


RandalB