Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 2:28 pm Post subject: IMPORTANT WARNING !!!
Any user who has received the following by way of email or other means please take note that this is what is considered as a 'Nigerian Scam', 'Advance Fee Scam' or the '419 Scam'. You can read about these kinds of scams here:
http://www.419eater.com/ http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/
It has come to my knowlege that an increasing number of users on pjnet are being targetted. As such, I advise that you DO NOT publicise your email on the forum.
FROM : MARTINA KABILA
URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL.
IVORY COAST (WEST AFRICA)
ATTN: DEAR
I am Mrs martina Kabila, from Democratic Republic of Congo. There is an imformation I would like you to keep very confidential There is sum ammount of money my Husband Late President Laurent Kabila,deposited in a security company in MALAYSIA, before he was killed by his Eldest Millitary Son. The squable happened as immediately we returned back from our Malaysia trip . My husband married us two.I am the second wife. I will not be able to give you the full details that led to that urgly incidents. The Eldest Son is the current President of our country now. I am staying in Abijdan, capital of Republic of Cote-D Ivoire, with my three children for my safty and that of my children. The money in question, is 4Million U.S. Dollars.
I can not make the withdrawal of this fund, because my husband registered the Beneficiary of the fund as his (Foriegn Bussiness Patner) and also (Family valuables as the content of the deposit) The documents of the deposit are with me. What I would want you to do, is to assits me to get the consignment withdrawn from the security company, and we shall open a small account in a Bank there in your name, and transfer the money to your country, through the account .
We shall replace the name Foriegn Patner to your own name, because the code was used for security reason.I will give you the 20% of the money for your assitance.There is no risk in this transaction. I will use the remain balance of the money for an investiment in your country for the future of my children. If you are interested, and can maintain the very confidentiality of this transaction,you reply me immediately for more clearification, and also note that I am a French woman, but I will not like to involve any French language while this transaction last, as I can speak little english, and my son also speaks english very well.
Thank you very much.
Mrs Martina T. Kabila.
Only recently, another person from Vietnam was cheated by this sort of scam and he came into the pjnet forum to seek assistance. You can read about it here on pjnet:http://www.pjnet.com.my/ftopict-7992.html
~ DO NOT REPLY TO SUCH MESSAGES! ~ IT IS A SCAM! ~
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 8:20 pm Post subject: Please be aware of the following email.
Please be aware of the following email.
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:27:52 +0100 (CET)
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Subject: FROM CELLINE
To: celline_milan1@yahoo.es
Dearest,
It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to establish in your country. Though I have not met with you before but I believe, one has to risk confiding in succeed sometimes in life. There is this huge amount of Seven million five Hundered Thousand U.S dollars ($7.5,000.00) which my late Father kept for with a Fiduciary Fund Holder in Abidjan before his death
Now I have decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and political reasons.I want you to help assist me claim and retrieve these fund from the Fiduciary Fund Holders and transfer it into your personal account in your country for investment purposes and my education .
If you can be of an assistance to me I will be pleased to offer to you 20% Of the total fund. I await your soonest response.
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 6:47 pm Post subject: Leonard Witt in PjNet
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I always received this kind of letter but I just don't bother about it.
Here is the one I received today: Take a look.
From; Mrs.Flatma Kefity,
My Dearest ,
I am the above named person. I am married to Mr. Kefity Yerby who before his death was a wealthy cocoa Merchant here in Cote d'Ivoire . Before the death of my husband we were both born again Christians.
My Husband deposited the sum of US$ 800.000 United States Dollars in one Trunk box in a security company here in Cote d'Ivoire . Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not exceed more than five more months due to cancer problem. The one that disturbs me most is my blood pressure sickness. Having known my condition I decided to seek for your kind assistance to transfer this box to you and you will receive it and deposit the money you池e your account which you will use to train my adopted son. You will take of her as your child and brought her up in a good and decent manner.
I took this decision to contact you because of my condition and for the facts that my husband relatives wants to size everything and throw my adopted son out of the inheritance. Most importantly the political tension here is increasing heavily due to the fourth coming presidential election. So I want to use this little time I have to achieve this arm and move the box out and have it transfer to you.
Please indicate your interest and willingness in this transaction by writing back to me through the above email address. I want your maximum cooperation and keep this as confidential for security reasons.
I am sincerely waiting for your kind and urgent response as soon as your receive this mail.
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