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Category: nigerian email scam

  • Nigerian Romance Scam

    I was contacted through Tango Wire dating site. He immediately gave me his email address. The person called himself Philip Bingham email address lachlom06@yahoo.com . I will cut and paste the first two or three emails so you get the picture. He eventually, after about 5 or 6 emails wanted money. I figured out it was a scam early on and played with it for a while. I erased all of the emails and decided that I should report him somewhere so I created two other email addresses and contacted him. He sent a photo of a tall white blond haired male around 50 -55 years old. I will now cut and paste the first couple emails which gives you name and phone number.
    One: Thanks for writing me back – you really have no idea how happy i am to receive an email from a Good looking woman like yourself. Am speechless .. I have attached some photos for you. Honestly when i first saw your picture i was intrigued!. You’re a good looking woman and i really admire that very much. First you have to understand that all that glitters aren’t Gold but when i see a pure diamond i won’t hesitate to jump on it.

    I am a Architect that has been looked upon as a leader in the industry. I have been involved in various projects from overseeing construction of commercial buildings to working on government projects local and overseas. I have worked both for myself as a consultant and as a direct employee.

    I haven’t been to La Jolla in CA before ..From the way you speak of it already am thinking life there will be very interesting and fun too! – I do like animals very much , I use to have a German shepherd.

    Presently I am planning a trip to Central West Africa to check on the ( Casino / Hotel & Resort Project ) That am handling over there. Well it’s been quite an experience working overseas off & on. Perhaps you can reach me on my land line so we can talk a bit – Normally am not much of the phone buddy but for a good looking woman like yourself , I would enjoy having a conversation with you. # 718-285-8982

    Let me begin by saying I am a widower and have been for 7 years now.. It was very sudden and I have taken time out to rediscover myself again. I have just started back into the dating scene this last few years. I enjoy a good conversation. I really don’t think distance is a negative factor for a lasting relationship – Understanding and Clicking matters a lot. Do you honestly think we can make magic? Am in search of an Ideal Woman!! Someone to share my passion and love with.

    I am both American & Swedish. My father was American but my mother was born in Sweden. I recently moved to the States after so many years of living in Europe and it feels good to be home.

    You have my Attention! Your turn to tell me more about yourself !

    Philip.

    Two: Nice hearing back from you so soon , I live very in the City , China Town area , I love the restaurants so much , I have been living here in New York for about 8 months now. I have a beautiful new apartment that is very nice. I want to just see where I really want to plant my roots before I settle in buying a home.

    I was born here in the US , But spend my whole life in Europe ‘ Stockholm Sweden. I simply moved back here because there’s no place like home! .. My Project happens to be taking me to Nigeria, Victoria Island Lagos… I am managing a building project for a new casino/hotel resort on the island. There is much new development going on there and it is an exciting time for Africa to be building some beautiful architectural structures.

    I have some questions for you .. First , Tell me something about yourself that you haven’t share in your profile .. secondly , For how long now have you been Divorced , What is the dating sense like for you so far , I mean your experience on MATCH.

    Philip.

    Three: appreciate your response back to me , Shows that you really have interest in corresponding with me and that is a very good thing.. You seem like a very humble and loyal woman! that i would really love to connect with. Am happy i have your attention, I want us to get to know each other better and see where this takes Us , Mean while i always hope for the best in everything i do and know the best is mine always.

    I have missed emailing with you back and forth , I have been out today running errands and taking care of other things very important for my trip to Africa this Thursday. Just got in and the first thing i can think of is checking my email to see weather you have dropped me a note. My day was good but also a bit stressful… Are you home now .. maybe we can try using the Yahoo! Messenger I’M it’s very nice or better still talk on the phone.

    I didn’t know it was possible one could Google themselves on line , It’s very nice still i have never tried it before .. Am new to this whole on line dating .. Am not well experienced. I have only been on MATCH for a week.

    Anyway i don’t think am posted on line .. I have been involved in private contracts well if you have question to ask me , i much prefer you come straight and ask me.

    My last name is Bingham. Have a wonderful evening Sandra..

    Philip.

    The other email address I created is receiving almost identical emails with minor modification that may address one or two questions.

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  • i have been scammed

    One of my readers sent this too me a while ago. You must be extra, extra cautious when dealing with ANYONE on the Internet. One of my favorite Ronald Regan saying is “Trust but verify.” Well on the Internet you must not trust.. only verify and verify again. Be suspicious because unfortunately the bad guys have better marketing than the good guys.

    “this Raven Rileys has been asking for money from me since September 2008 , i have sent her, passport money visa money plane ticket money and now she wants declartion FEE MONEY $2800 i have spoken to her on web cam but she says her names Rose Larry from accra Ghana, i found her picture today as a mojor scammer by chance and would like to report her to the Ghanian authories how do i do this? Also i have copies of her passport and visa and ID voters card in the name of Rose Larry and a declaration fee rtequest for $2800”

    lady loses 10k

  • 419 the Nigerian Scam, the movie

    Sorin Mihailovici is making a movie about the Nigerian scammers.
    Sorin Mihailovici

    419: the Nigerian Scam is about the scam e-mails that people receive daily. The Internet is flooded with e-mails promising money-making business proposals, lottery win notifications, and fabulous inheritances. This is the story of how one man’s involvement with such an Internet scam ruined his life. Before I started shooting, I myself exchanged a few e-mails with real scammers from Nigeria and Ivory Coast. They even send me “documents” certifying all kinds of positions and deals that they have. The inclusion of this real correspondence with the scammers gave an added level of realism to my film.

    — Heckle Spray

    I hope the movie goes viral, goes on CNN all major news outlets so that people will be cautious about the traps set on the web’s ruthless anarchy. The price of true freedom only available in the newly discovered digital landscape.

    While I don’t think an ‘eye for an eye’ type justice will come to all of the third world country online scavengers, I do believe there is hope for potential victims. My hope is in the spark of awareness that can be ignited by media like Sorin Mihailovici’s movie or this little blog. If I can help even one person NOT send a penny to an online liar, then I feel like these words I publish are worth it.

  • Nigerian Dating Scams: Peterson Johnson of Canada

    I am also at fault to get involved with a Nigerian Scammer though there are some changes and improvement I think they have made in the last few days. I see there is a post here from Sept.8,2008. I am writing here on Sept 20,2008

    The story basically the same parents or parent are dead. But now this man claims to be Peterson Johnson of Canada. lived in Bremuda until he was 19 and parents died in a car crash or just mother when he was 26. He claims to be an Engineer from Hamilton, Ontario. He has done some world travelling to Paris, Scotland, this is first time in Nigerian been there just three weeks. After about 4 emails he was in love. He claimed I reminded him of his mom. How sweet. He claims he is 33 or 32 years on profile it says he is 32 but he told me he is 33. Most of his emails are well spoken english but a couple have been very broken, his last for example. Which gave me a final red flag. It sounded like a complete other person the english and grammer where so poor and what he said sounded like a stocker, not like a man in love. I took some advice from some of the post above mine. To do some digging on this Peterson Johnson, I took the first sentence in one of his letters, and google it. Surprise, Surprise to find it was a letter from another scammer, but it was from a women not my sweet Peterson.

    I just wanted to add my comments because this scam details are a little different than the other comments. This guy claims to be single with no kids, he is from Canada not England or the States. He is not travelling, he is already in Nigeria working on contract for an Engineering Company. I think they are learning from the emails and the communications that us who have been scammed have sent them. Though I never gave my address, phone, or were I work to my potential mate. I was still scammed into believe that this person could have been real.

    So if anyone tells you any of the information above, please don’t email them anymore also don’t give out any personal information. If anything sounds familiar to you or if you want to see the pictures of Peterson that I was sent you can email me at funnieface21@yahoo.com. Below I have also am including part of the letter that I was sent an had google the first sentence from this letter on Google.

    I have also enclosing below the email address of the yahoo account that I was getting emails sent to me from.

    Take Care and good luck I hope this information is helpful.

    Dear,
    I am young but I have experienced the joy of love and pain of hurt before. I had to walk away to save myself from walking into more than I could handle. I may be nothing more than a romantic idealist at heart; I can’t help it. But people either move me inside, deep in my soul, or they do not. You touched me with your words and made me feel safe and feel loved again.

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  • You Have A Package With The FedEx Courier *SCAM*

    *** LOL. This one is pretty funny: fedexdeliveryexpress23@hotmail.com****

    Greetings!

    I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank Draft of 500.000.00 GBP, but I did not hear from you since
    that time.

    Then I went and deposited the Draft with FedEx Delivery, West Africa, I traveled out of the country for a 1 Month Course and I will not
    come back till end of july.
    ——————————————————————————–

    What you have to do now is to contact the FedEx Delivery as soon as possible
    to know when they will deliver your package to you because of the expiring date. For your information, I have paid for the delivery
    charges,the money you willsend to the FedEx Delivery courier to deliver your Draft direct to your postalAddress in your country is (109
    USD) only being Security Keeping Fee
    of the Delivery Company so far.Again, don’t be deceived by anybody to pay money except 109 USD.I am on a course in which they will
    not be able to contact me for the payment.You have to contact the FedEx Delivery service now for the delivery of your Draft with this
    information below;

    ——————————————————————————–
    Contact Person: Mr. James Evans
    E-mail:fedexdeliveryexpress23@hotmail.com
    ——————————————————————————–

    ——————————————————————————–
    Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address()
    and Direct telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask them to give you the tracking number to
    enable you track your package When it arrive, and know when it will get to your address.Let me repeat again, try to contact them as
    soon as you receive this mail to avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their security keeping fee of 109 USD for their
    immediate action.Note that it is when you must have pay the 109 USD for the security fee that the package will be released and the
    tracking number would be given to you.

    Do have a nice day.

    Yours Faithfully,
    Mr. Terry Peterson

  • Dating Scams

    dating scam Sadia Ghana
    BEWARE OF DATING SITE SCAMS. There are a lot of false profiles out on the dating sites. The false ones are typically free member parasites and not usually paying members. Many of the false profiles are harmless member stealer’s. They are on there to flirt with you and try and get you to come to some other dating site. But some are trying to steal your heart to get to your money.

    ONLINE DATING SCAM TACTICS:

    Step 1) Take the Bait

    You meet someone on a dating site (Adult Friend Finder, Match, okcupid, etc). This person has posted a picture of themselves and they are gorgeous!
    Their profiles says something like:

    I am a caring ,loving, honest, respectful and i believe in god and real people to hop to meet meet my real love here

    There profile seems perfect. They sounds sweet, loving and caring. Their picture (if they have one) looks incredible. They seem to live pretty close.

    What’s really going on? More than likely it is some ugly dude from a third world country who just learned to use a computer. They found a hot picture and posted it on the dating site. They are the exact opposite of what ever they said on their profile: they are uncaring, dishonest and don’t respect anyone… not even themselves.

    Step 2) The Out of Country Story

    You send them a message. They reply and tell you that they’d rather talk to you on email (usually hotmail or yahoo). They then proceed to tell you that they are currently in another country (Nigeria, Ghana, Mali, England), but they have some sort of connection to the states in your local area. They’ll say they’re relatives are there or they do business their and they’d love to meet you sometime.

    What’s really going on? They really are outside of whatever country you are (usually Nigeria, Ghana, West Africa – this is one of the top scams in that region).

    Step 3) Relationship Deception

    What they do next is get a steady relationship with you. They will send more pictures. They will want to know more about you so they can cater to your ego. They will tell you they love you, tell you how good you look, how great you are. Basically, anything get the relationship going.

    What’s really going on? They are lying to you and 20 other people on 5 or 6 different dating sites.

    Step 4) A Crisis: they Need Money

    There are various lies they may use to get money. They will ask for cash to buy the ticket to come visit you or they will tell you a tragedy has occurred and they need your help maybe even with a promise to pay you back.

    What’s really going on? They are attempting to take your money and spend it on bullshit.

    Clues to Spot Dating Scams:

    – Pictures look too professional. Magazine quality photos should be a dead give away. If they send a series of pics and each one looks like a “model posed” photo shoot, be suspicious.
    – BAD GRAMMAR & SPELLING. They are typically not very well educated and it will sometimes come through loud the clear via very choppy English and slight stupid logic. Sometimes it is as bad as a 3rd grader (a dumb 3rd grader).
    – Western Africa. Be suspicious of ANYTHING from from Ghana, Mali and especially Nigeria.
    – Too much love, too fast. They will almost immediately start talking about “I love you”, “I miss you” – don’t be flattered… they don’t love you… trust me.

    Disclaimer: Miracles do happen. Maybe you’ve just met a West African supermodel, with bad grammar, who has fallen madly in love with you in the course of two or three emails.

    Conclusion:
    I’ve dealt with these scammers on ebay, email, dating sites and in chat rooms and one thing I’ve noticed is that they are actually not very smart. They are just ruthless. They take advantage of people’s trust, kindness and generosity. They are not so much predators as they are parasites that jump from host to host. They feed on the infrastructure and wealth of Western Civilization and have nothing at all to contribute to humanity but ignorance and greed. The sad thing is that these few greedy, idiots are giving ALL West Africans a bad name on the Web and these nations (particularly Ghana & Nigeria) are among the richest nations in Africa with the greatest potential of having great success in any and all endeavors. Its a real shame.

    Richest African Countries 2006: GDP Per Country

    1. South Africa … $606.4 billion in international$ (up 8% from 2005)
    2. Algeria … $262.2 billion (up 8.5%)
    3. Nigeria … $181.8 billion (up 10.2%)
    4. Morocco … $150.8 billion (up 4.8%)
    5. Sudan … $98.8 billion (up 11.2%)
    6. Tunisia … $91.4 billion (up 7.4%)
    7. Ethiopia … $78.4 billion (up 12%)
    8. Ghana … $59.4 billion (up 9.1%)

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  • Need to hear from you ****SCAM ALERT****

    I get so many scam letters and spam that 95% of my email is worthless.  Here is a scam from Mr. Danmisi. 

    Submit Mr. Danmisi to some free stuff!!
    Here is his email:
    nelsondanmisi@walla.com

    Sir,

    I am Dr. Nelson Danmisi., the Regional computing auditor of
    (FNB OF SOUTH AFRICA) JOHANNESBURG BRANCH (SBSA).There is an
    account opened in this bank in 1985 and since 1992 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 will be forfeited for nothing
    according to South Africa laws and act of 1993, the money
    will be reverted to the government treasury after 15 years
    if there is, no valid claim to the money or account.

    I need a foreign partner that I will present as a relative
    to this late man. The owner of this account is Mr. Daniel
    B.Jones, a foreigner, and a Miner at Kruger Gold Co. A
    geologist by profession and he died since 1992. 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 amount involved is US$24,000,000 Twenty Four
    Million US Dollars Only.

    I am only contacting you as a foreigner, I will use my
    influence to effect legal approvals and onward transfer into
    your account At the conclusion of this business, you will be
    given 50% of the total amount, 50% will be for me and my
    family. I await to hear from you.

    Yours truly,
    Dr. Nelson Danmisi.
    FNB OF SOUTH AFRICA.

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    Here is his email:
    nelsondanmisi@walla.com

  • Re:INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT – SCAM?

    I'm so pissed off lately about scammers that I've been considering baiting them even though
    That is not my style. 

    Instead, I'll do some thing kind and sign them up for special offers!

    Here is a scam I got today.

    SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM
    tomkinson consult <tomkinson_consult7@virgilio.it>
    Reply-To: tomkinson@excite.com
    Date: Jun 15, 2006 7:04 PM
    Subject: From:Mr.TomKinson

    From:Mr.TomKinson

    Dear Sir/Madam,

    Re:INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

    I
    represent a client who has interest to
    do business relative and invest
    in your country in any area related
    to Real Estate, Properties,
    Shares, Bonds,Agriculture, Construction,
    Supply, or any business of
    your choice in order to initiate a proper
    and structured relationship.
    I request your Trust to jointly invest and
    solicit an Honorable
    partnership to assist us invest and manage the
    funds in long term
    profitable businessventures.Please let me know what
    your response will
    be to this offer, to receive investment funds in
    cash or cash/bank
    account.

    The amounts is Eighteen Million Five
    hundred Thousand
    United States Dollars,you will assist in the
    transfer/receive of the
    above amount in cash or your designated liable
    bank or personal claim
    .

    Invest and manage the funds. Advise on
    lucrative areas for
    investment with good turn-over profit Assist us in
    the purchase of
    properties,shares, bonds or and we intend to invest
    through you or
    your agency in the purchase of assets in your country.

    The
    transaction will result in you being paid a commission of 10% of
    the
    investment capital and extra additional percentage in every
    subsequent
    venture under your pervision and the transaction desires
    absolute
    confidentiality and professionalism in the handling of this
    matter.

    Your swift response will be appreciated .

    Sincerely.

    Mr .Tomkinson

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    //–>From:Mr.TomKinson

    Dear Sir/Madam,

    Re:INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

    I represent a client who has interest to do business relative and invest
    in your country in any area related to Real Estate, Properties,
    Shares, Bonds,Agriculture, Construction, Supply, or any business of
    your choice in order to initiate a proper and structured relationship.
    I request your Trust to jointly invest and solicit an Honorable
    partnership to assist us invest and manage the funds in long term
    profitable businessventures.Please let me know what your response will
    be to this offer, to receive investment funds in cash or cash/bank
    account.

    The amounts is Eighteen Million Five
    hundred Thousand United States Dollars,you will assist in the
    transfer/receive of the above amount in cash or your designated liable
    bank or personal claim.

    Invest and manage the funds. Advise on lucrative areas for
    investment with good turn-over profit Assist us in the purchase of
    properties,shares, bonds or and we intend to invest through you or
    your agency in the purchase of assets in your country.

    The transaction will result in you being paid a commission of 10% of
    the investment capital and extra additional percentage in every
    subsequent venture under your pervision and the transaction desires
    absolute confidentiality and professionalism in the handling of this
    matter.

    Your swit response will be appreciated .

    Sincerely.

  • Hang Seng Bank Ltd Letter Scam: Peter Wong

    If you’ve gotten an email that looks like this one

    FROM:Mr.Peter Wong
    Hang Seng Bank Ltd
    17 Des Voeux Road
    Hq Branch.
    Hong Kong.
    Hello,
    I sincerely ask for forgiveness for I know this may seem like a complete intrusion to your privacy but right about now this is my only option of communication. This mail might come to you as a surprise and the temptation to ignore it as unserious could come into your mind; but please consider it a divine wish and accept it with a deep sense of humility. I am Mr. Peter Wong director of operations of the Hang Seng Bank Ltd. I have an obscured business suggestion for you.

    I want you to know that this is an email scam. “Peter Wong” (in this particular case) is a false name. More than likely this person is from Nigeria. That is where most of these scammers come from.

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    http://server-wg.de:8080/nigeria/pui_cheng.html

    If you read the letter in the link above, he has some of the same elements in his plea for help. Except its from a “MR. CHEUNG PUI”. Notice that the company is the same as well, Hang Seng Bank Ltd. “Hang Seng Bank Ltd” maybe a legit complany in China (the equivalent of a Bank of America) but these Nigerian email scammer are using their name.