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mem
Citizen
Username: Mem
Post Number: 2575
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, January 8, 2004 - 10:23 am: |     |
Is this the latest scam?
From: "IKARAKA EVANS" <ikaevans@fsmail.net> Add to Address Book
Subject: How are you (mem's real name)?.
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 17:15:00 +0100 (CET)
To:
Bar.Ikaraka,Evans,
Tell:-234-803-333-8268
Email:-ikaevans@macmail.com
Dear (mem's last name),
I am Barrister. Ikaraka,Evans Solicitor. I am pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and profitable business proposal, this may come to you as a Suprise as we have not meet before, but i can trust a man of your caliber.
The intended business is thus, I am the Personal Attorney to Mr. McCann (mem's real last name) a Foreigner resident here in Nigeria, he was a Contractor with the government parastatals.
On the 21st of April 1999, my client, his wife And their three children were involved in a car accident along Lagos/Ibaban Express Road. unfortunately they all lost their lives in the event of the accident, Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I contacted you.
I have to be sincere and honest with you, i contacted you to assist in repartrating the money and property left behind by my late client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by FSB INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC where this huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the FSB INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC where the deceased had an account valued at about (USD 11.5 million dollars).
Conseqently, The FSB INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the the next 21 official working days. since i have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 3 years now, pls I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same surname, so that the proceeds of this account valued at (USD11.5 million dollars) can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money.70% to me and 30% to you.
I know that you may not relate to my late client but i contact you on this transaction based on the fact that you share the same surname with my late client, it will be very easy to convince the bank since i have the necessary documents to backup the claim.
I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
As soon as you agree to co-operate with me, i will meet with the officials of the FSB INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC and present your information as the next of kin to my late client together with some relevent documents, they will just go ahead and pay the money into your account and i will come over to your country for the sharing of the fund.
Please get in touch with me on my private phone Tel:-234-803-333-8268 or Email ikaevans@macmail.com, to enable us discuss further. pls if you are not ready to
transact this business with me, tell me so that i will look for other alternative to get this money from the Bank.
Yours faithfully,
Barr.Ikaraka,Evans
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bobk
Supporter
Username: Bobk
Post Number: 4224
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, January 8, 2004 - 10:28 am: | |
This is a variation of the "Nigerian Scam" that has been around the net for just about ever. Six it and hope you didn't catch a virus. |
SoOrLady
Citizen
Username: Soorlady
Post Number: 251
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, January 8, 2004 - 10:38 am: | |
www.snopes.com is usually current with these types of scams, but I tried several key words from the letter and nothing came up. However, BobK is right, it DOES sound like a variation of a scam that's been around for quite a while. |
Tom Reingold
Citizen
Username: Noglider
Post Number: 1666
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, January 8, 2004 - 10:55 am: | |
This is the first time you received this? Consider yourself lucky. This comes in many forms, usually from an African country, usually Nigeria. Many people get many version of this a week.
The percentage of suckers who respond and let the scammers clean out their bank accounts is very low, but given that the scammers' costs is low and the payout is high, it's a crime that pays.
I've read that this is now the second-largest industry in Nigeria!
Tom Reingold the prissy-pants
There is nothing
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ffof
Citizen
Username: Ffof
Post Number: 1776
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, January 8, 2004 - 11:42 am: | |
If I don't recognize the email address, and/or if it was sent at some silly time like 1:22am then I delete. |
Tom Reingold
Citizen
Username: Noglider
Post Number: 1667
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, January 8, 2004 - 11:45 am: | |
Deleting because of sent-time? I never heard of that. I assume my friends and relatives might have reason to keep odd hours.
Tom Reingold the prissy-pants
There is nothing
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ffof
Citizen
Username: Ffof
Post Number: 1777
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, January 8, 2004 - 11:46 am: | |
But it's the time combined with unrecognizable address and iffy Subject line. |
mem
Citizen
Username: Mem
Post Number: 2582
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, January 8, 2004 - 11:48 am: | |
I have close friends with the last name Evans, so I opened it without thinking. I also have a close friend with the last name McCann, so it is curious that both names are featured in this email, and I am wondering what they may have access to if this is not a coincidence. |
ffof
Citizen
Username: Ffof
Post Number: 1779
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, January 8, 2004 - 11:52 am: | |
too creepy. |
mfpark
Citizen
Username: Mfpark
Post Number: 141
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Friday, January 9, 2004 - 11:27 am: | |
This actually started pre-internet days with letters being sent to people, mainly sent from Nigeria and Kenya. The Post Office and Interpol clamped down on them under mail fraud issues.
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Nohero
Citizen
Username: Nohero
Post Number: 2676
Registered: 10-1999
| | Posted on Friday, January 9, 2004 - 11:37 am: | |
Sample emails running this same scam:
http://wearetattletales.us/print.php?sid=59
http://www.potifos.com/fraud/2002-09-11a.html |
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