NIGERIAN SCAM LETTER: SPECIAL COLLECTION #2
@NOTE: The first letter below is really the very last one received. It shows precisely the smarmy mind of the individuals behind the 419 letters. Not someone you'd want to know. No way! The recipient's name has been changed at his request.
NEXT: The hyperlink to Monarch Bank is now inactive. The site has been closed. You would have found a prime example of a phony bank site. There were no security features whatsoever on the site.
With the permission of the person who forwarded the letters below, I used the codes and ID's given to him in order to access the bogus account, which contains the number $24,995,000.00. as the balance on deposit. Upon clicking the transfer option as instructed in the 419 letter, a warning is displayed stating that no transfers can be made from an inactive account. For your information, that is an incorrect and illegal statement.
The recipient has not bothered to find out just how much money he is required to send to activate the account.
From:
"tafida abubakar" <emesoh1@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 05:02:58 -0700 (PDT)
To:
John Jones
Subject: Paddyman, you no be OYIBO why you they reply me, you be darky hustling
man likee
John my brother,
You no be oyibo now why you dey waste your internet bills to reply me,you could
see that wer are potential
investors looking for a good whitey,who could invest with us. so pray for me
John my brother. Forget all this your condition, you be dead body, you sabi job,
and you no be mugu.
Good luck
MADAM Abubakar
This is a literal translation of the letter -
Subject: Comrade, you are not WHITE, why did you reply, you are a black hustler like me.
John my brother,
You are not white so why are you wasting your internet bills to reply to me. You could see that we are potential inverstors looking for a good white (man/woman), who could invest with us (419 scam). So, pray for me John my brother. Forget about conditions, are you a dead body? You know what you are supposed to do and you are not an idiot.
Good luck
MADAM Abubakar
The linguistic construction of this letter shows that it was definitely written by somebody from the Igbo tribe (SE Nigeria), although it is signed off with a Hausa name (Moslem North) (Abubakar).
Adaora, Editor, Nigerian Desk, Fraud Aid.com
This was the first letter:
From:
"i musa" <musa090@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 09:37:50 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Attn: John Jones (Fund Transfer Instruction)
Attn: JOHN JONES
From: MUSA IDRISU
Tel: 234-9-6702519, Fax: 234-9-2721632
Email: Musa090@yahoo.com
Dear New Customer,
Please see below your account Access information. Please note that
online transfers are confidential, >and according to law, each customer is
supposed to execute his or her transfer to his or her nominated Bank A/Cs; You
are therefore advised to follow the following instructions to effect your
transfer; go to http://www.monarchinternationalbankonline.com/ [This
link is no longer valid - web site has been closed down - Annie
McGuire] and click on the picture to enter; you will access our Menu page; click on
customer login on the left; you will access USER LOG IN, with 3 boxes; input
your Customer ID in the first box; your security code in the second box, and
finally your Account Number in the third box. Then click on Login. You will now
access your Account with your current balance. To start your wire transfer click
on the flashing box "TRANSFER" at bottom of your Account details; you
will be prompted to RECONFIRM YOUR IDENTITY TO CONTINUE; simply input your
customer ID and Security code in the usual fashion and click "
confirm"; Finally, you will be given the wire transfer form which you
should fill out and click on " transfer". Your transfer request will
be processed and a " reference Number" assigned to you, which you
should use to track transfer until the fund enters the "receiving"
Bank a/c. in case of problems/difficulties, please call Customer service on +
234 1 759 3270, or send email to the Bank for any further clarifications.
amount:
USD25,000,000
customername: JOHN JONES
customerid: JOHNES
securitycode: A123B45C678
accountnumber: 123-456-789
CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT
This is the recipient's reply that brought the swindler out from behind the mask:
Your business proposition was forwarded to me by a trusted friend and colleague, who is not in a position to follow up on this deal, but I have promised to give him a percentage of the proceeds.
Please read this carefully, especially points 15 and 16.
Your proposal is one of many which I receive. Yours however appears to have a
ring of truth, which is why I am replying, as I usually delete them. Each
proposal claims to have millions of dollars and is generally sent by a doctor, a
prince or military personnel.
Are you different? I'll know very quickly. I will work with you on the following
conditions:
(1) You must be prepared to finance the entire project or have sufficient
financing in place.
(2) You must keep the entire transaction confidential
(3) You must provide sworn affidavit
(4) Tax clearance certificate (if necessary)
(5) Drug Clearance certificate (if necessary)
(6) Letter of administration
(7) Certificate of deposit
(8) Receipt for fund release order
(9) If your Government should pay from an offshore payment center, you must pay
all related fees and the cost of the local Attorney.
(10) If the funds are transferred from a local bank you must pay all related
expenses.
(11) You most provide a written plan as it relates to transferring the funds and
securities out of your country.
(12) You must provide the name, address, and telephone number of the local bank.
(13) You must state the balance due the bank (or demurrage required at security
company) if any.
(14) I will give NO upfront money. Nor will I ever give any funds to you for ANY
fees associated with this business proposal.
(15) I will travel to meet you but it will be to a city of my choice. I will
provide you with a prepaid air ticket in business class to anywhere in Africa or
Europe.
(16) You must initiate all phone calls. We will communicate by email/fax or
through phone calls initiated by you. I will not return calls. If you prove
yourself to be real, I will reconsider this point and if through fault on my
side, we do not conclude an agreement, I will pay your costs on
presentation of bills from your telecommunications provider.
(17) What kind of funding do you already have in place to pay for all the
processing fees and associated gratuities?
I do not waste time with people who make a living off deception. I am a man of
integrity and a straight shooter, working only with people of like character.
This is why I am replying to you. If you have your funding in place, tell me
when you email me and I will remind you of your statements down the road if you
ever engage in the bait and switch gambit. If all of your funding is in place,
and you are who you say you are, it should easily take less than thirty days to
complete the project.
Still interested? If so, contact me via email, letting me know how your proposal
is different from all of the other similar proposals I read every week. I have
read about these types of "419" proposals on various web sites and in
some magazine articles and newspapers, which warn US citizens about getting
involved. Some, they say, are scam artists, experts at the confidence game and
masters at making authentic-looking bank and government documents. Are you one
of these people? I do not know. But you know.
If
you want to know the truth, everyone I have dealt with thus far over the past
few years has ultimately been exposed as a scam artist. Only you know if you are
real or fake. You have to demonstrate to me that you are legitimate. Make your
statements carefully. You are not dealing with an amateur.
You and I have never met in person. The only thing we can look at is what is
written. That is why I place such a high premium on what you write, even more
than what you might communicate over the phone. By the way, I fully expect you
to offer me the same courtesy. You can and must hold me to my word.
Once I am satisfied with your response I will provide you with my full contact
details
Thank you for your time,
JOHN JONES
Reprinted with written permission of recipient.