Another Money Transfer Scam

Here's yet another "help us scam some money and we'll give you a percentage" scam.
The red flag should come out when you read the part saying the government can't find out. Hopefully people don't fall for this scam.

Here's a copy of the email we received.



Hello,

There is an issue that came up which we would like to discuss with you my
self and my colleagues,that there is an over invoice payment made to our
company which involves some amount of money,so we have decided to involve
a third party who we can entrust this money on when we have been able to
pull it out from its destination to a designated account.I decided to put
it before you so you can assist with this situation.

We also found out that if the government finds out,the money will be
confiscated and transferred into banking treasury,to avoid this we have
made an arrangement for the movement of the funds due to the fact that we
can not transfer such money without the authorities not knowing,so all we
require from you is for you to help handle this situation and lay claims
on the consignment funds as all necessary arrangement has been made to
ensure that you collect the funds and move it to your home nominated
account where we will come for final disbursement.

You will be given 30% of the total funds when we see that there is a
success in this deal,the amount involved is $15.3million we will provide
you with the necessary information as soon as the funds arrive.Please note
that all necessary arrangement for the smooth release of these funds to
you has been finalized.

We will discuss much in details when I do receive your response.

Mr John Chan.




Again, this is a copy of an email we received which has not been verified. These posts are for information only. Anything action you take on these posts is your deal, and Spam Scammers can not be held accountable for any information listed in this blog.

Scare Tactics Scam

Now this one was quite alarming because we could see where someone might be tempted to respond based on their concern that government authorities are getting involved. Some of these scammers are getting pretty good at catching our attention. They should be writing headlines for newspapers or magazines instead of trying to scam innocent people out of hard earned money.

This one came from:
'INDEPENDENT CORRUPT PRACTICES COMMISSION(ICPC)
cbn_org@freenet.de



Subject:

Intercepted Transfer By National Drug Law Enforcement/Anti-Terrorist Commission.

Type: Text

INDEPENDENT CORRUPT PRACTICES COMMISSION(ICPC)
HEADQUARTER: LAGOS HOUSE, IKEJA GOVERNMENT QUARTERS.
MOTTO: NO MAN IS ABOVE THE LAW.
YOU AND THE LAW

Re: Intercepted Transfer By National Drug Law Enforcement/Anti-Terrorist Commission.

Dear Sir/Madam,

It was reported to our Minister for Foreign Affairs that your impending
funds($10,500,000.00) which was intercepted by the National Drug Law
Enforcement/Anti- Terrorist Commission. We have investigated your
transaction through the apex bank of Nigeria(CBN), We noticed that you made
several attempt to transfer your funds but to no avail. Our
investigation continued to the judiciary upper house(National House of
Assembly),The Senate monitoring team gave an unsatisfactory report to your
transaction, hence the chairman is presently under investigation for conspiracy
and with an intension to divert your funds.

We have in our powers as the only and approved office by the Federal
Government of Nigeria taken absolute possession of your funds which has
been deposited with H.S.B.C BANK PLC LONDON. In consonance with the law
guiding this organization, It might interest you to know that Prof
Charles Soludo and others shall be interrogated and if found guilty, they
shall have no option than to pay whatever you have spent in the past.

Below is the information we have stating that it belongs to you but we
still advise that you re-confirm this again as we shall not be held
responsible for any misdirection of your transfer.

Bank name:USBank
1015 Industry Road
Lexington,Kentucky 40505
A/C# 189706657
Routing# 034577123
Swift Transfer# usbkus44imt

If the above information is not correct,then endeavour to send the
correct one including your direct phone number,address etc. Haven said
this, in other to avert any form of difficulties or problem with your
transaction,you will be paid via our corresponding bank in London. This is
base on our bilateral relationship with the United Kingdom(UK). You
might be a foreigner in the United State and for this reason no American
Bank would accept an individual transfer to such an amount of money. It
might also interest you to know that since the September 11th attack by
terrorist in America, they have beefed up their security even to banks
and the flow of cash is totally checkmated. The homeland security agent
even in the airport despite your position as a diplomat, You must be
searched. The same situation is applicable here in Nigeria and even in
the United Kingdom.For this reason, your funds will be only and safely
released to you through an organization which is registered by the
government of this country.

Our interaction with the National Drug Law Enforcement/Anti- Terrorist
Commission was real but due to the fact that the homeland securities
even in the banks are not convinced and your transfer was halt. Finally,
we have your funds in our custody and it is safe but will be
transferred via our corresponding bank.

You are advised to call the telephone number below for oral and
important discussion, Should you fail to call or respond as advised then we
shall have no option than to confiscate this funds in agreement with the
law governing this organization. We promise to give you our
professional service that will ensure your quick receive of your funds within
7days.

1. YOUR FULL NAME:........................
2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:......................
3. YOUR TELEPHONE.........................
4. FAX....................................
5. AGE....................................
6 .SEX:...................................
7. YOUR OCCUPATION........................
8. YOUR ACCOUNT DETAILS WHERE YOU WANT YOUR FUND TO TRANSFER INTO:
...........................................
...........................................

Yours Faithfully,

Dr. Ugo B. Emeson.
Head:ICPC

Saddam Hussein Money Transfer Scam

It's amazing how these scammers feel no remorse in using the names of real people to make their scams sound more believable. In this case this scammer acts like he and one of his fallen military comrades found millions of dollars which had belonged to Saddam Hussein. Same scam, different story.

Here he wants you to help him transfer the millions for a generous commission. Of course once you give your information he'll drain your bank accounts and leave you holding the bag.

Hopefully one day some of these scammers will get caught. It would be a shame if this scam ever fell into the hands of the family of the fallen soldier he refers to in this email. They've lost enough as it is.

Here's this one....

Subject read: From Sergeant Giles Bright

FROM: SERGEANT GILES BRIGHT.
Camp MXP-512 Third Infantry Division Unit(T.I.D.U), Abul Uruj, Baghdad , Iraq .

I am Sergeant Giles Bright, a native of the United Kingdom . But a citizen and resident of the US . I am a soldier of the America troop currently serving in the third infantry division Unit in Iraq .
I am currently on duty break. My partner Darren D. Braswell,36, of Riverdale , Ga. ,Darren D.Braswell died Jan. 7th near TalAfar , Iraq , when the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter in which he was a passenger crashed.
Braswell worked For the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, Before his death

We secretly moved some abandoned cash in a mansion belonging to the former president, Saddam Hussein and the total cash is US$20,200,000.00 (Twenty Million two hundred thousand Dollars). As I write this letter to you, this boxes are in security company as I secretly moved it out of Iraq to safe place. You do not have to be afraid of anything as no one else knows about this and everything is safe.

I would be pleased And grateful to you if you could assist me and My late partner Darren D. Braswel in receiving this boxes for us on your behalf as I will be heading back soon to camp in Iraq to join my colleagues. Of course, I shall compensate you with an attractive percent of the total funds for your role/efforts. We have limited time now, kindly get back to me immediately.

Moving the funds out of the security company is not going to be much of a problem as arrangements are being made towards that. All I want from you is your trust, please get back to me with your full name and contact phone number (cell phone, preferable) without delay and lets negotiate terms.

Your response will determine our subsequent correspondence.
You can read more on this website for more information and explanations


Yours in Service.
SERGEANT GILES BRIGHT

Distribution Company Money Transfer Scam

Here's another supposed scam where representatives from a foreign company offer 20% of the funds you allow them to transfer to your US account so they can avoid higher tax rates. 20% is quite a large sum to offer. What is the tax rate in China anyway? Ironically, once again the contact email isn't in a company name...it's carried by the large provider yahoo.
The subject reads: How are you today? Without replying I hope they know my answer is...."Tired of receiving all of these email spam scams.


MAJESTICGOLD.LTD

Dear Sir/Madam,

We introduce ourselves to you as a Diamond Mining and Distribution company
located here in China . This communication serves as an attempt to locate a
willing participant who can aid us with our business in the following manner.
We are major distributors and exporters of Gold/Diamond to various company in
the United States , Canada and part of Europe .

Due to currency restrictions here, we are seeking the participation of a third
party who can handle certain financial aspects of our business in the United
States of America . We would require assistance in the movement of
funds since
we are unable to freely control this from our country.

We are interested in associating with a reliable /credible trust worthy person
or company whom will represent our company as payment collection agent, you
will be expected to act as a medium of getting to our customers and also
receiving our payment from our various customers within the United States and
North America .

In order to identify, evaluate and select a suitable participant we would
require that you or your company are able to demonstrate credit worthiness by
having a strong relationship with your bankers and having a running line of
credit account with your bank.

Our overall objective is to reduce our tax exposure, to increase ease of
payments between our suppliers and customers and to alleviate the problem of
wire payments from One country to another that we are currently experiencing.
Our company Policy does not accept checks from customers, therefore, we
strongly advise all our customers to pay through direct wire transfer to the
line of credit account of our collection agents.

We are offering a 20% share of any payment received on our behalf, all profits
in this endeavor to an honest, trustworthy, and credible participant. Please
respond to us if you feel that this assignment is of interest, in order for us
to mutually agree on future terms and conditions.

Please if you are interested in this lucrative business With us, we will be
very glad. Please for more information contact the President/CEO Mr Anthony
Hope
email mitsuioilfield20077@yahoo.com www.majesticgold.net Subject to your
satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to negotiate your mode of which
we will pay you for your services as our representative in your country Please
if you are Interested forward to us your phone number/fax and your full
contact address and Age.



Mr Anthony Hope
President/CEO
MAJESTICGOLD.LTD
www.majestcgold.net
Email : mitsuioilfield20077@yahoo.com

Transfer of Funds Spam Scam

Here's an apparent inheritance scam where they ask for help in transferring funds but they forget to offer any financial reward for the assistance. This is the first one I've seen where they just want to take your money for nothing in return.

Greetings,

I must say it my pleasure to send you this email, Please pardon me if I have introduced on your privacy, how are you doing, I hope you are Doing fine, if so glory be to God,I am Marian and my Brother name is Terry we are the children of the late Mr. Joseph Kalabi of Sierra Leone, our parents was shot dead on April 17th 2003. In a cold Bloody Coup,He was betrayed by his business partners because of his wealth.so me and my Brother Terry where young then.

After our parent was killed, the only chance we heard was to run to Sudan where we have lived all this years, it all came to an existence That we could not feed so we decided to come down to the refugee camp Here in Ghana to enable us mix up with the refugees to make us live Like brothers and sisters.

Since we came to the camp the Ghana Government has been doing a very Great work by sending the refugees items to feed on, that is how we Have been surviving here in the camp.

While the Ghana Government sent The Executive Member of Attorney Income Movement of Ghana (AIM) to the refugee camp on assignment, so fortunately I saw my late father lawyer among them and he told me that they Came to the camp to search for the next of kin which their parent Deposited money in banks here in Ghana , my late fathers name was among The list of people that deposited money in one of these banks in Ghana

He said I should look for someone genuine and reliable person that Can stand as a father and as my late father foreign beneficiary so that Money can be transferred to him, because our parent said the money Should be kept for safekeeping and onward transfer. The lawyer also told me that in the time of the deposit of the funds my late father sign a contract bond with the bank not to release the funds to any of his family member without a foreign beneficiary that is the reason why I and my Brother needed your assistance.

That is reason I have sent you this mail to ask you to stand in that Chances for us to enable (me and my Brother) get our late father money Out of the security company (Bank).

Please the lawyer said I should not include the following;
1, The name of the security company (Bank)
2, The Amount involved.
3. Our camp ID cards
4. Lawyers contact.


The reason he said I should not include them is because of unGodly act that has Been carried out by those Fraudsters on internet because they may likely
Use them for their unGodly acts.

Please I want you to stand in this chance so you can help us get this
Money out of this bank, so you have to get back to me so that I can send
You the (4) items not included in my mail to you for further
Information and for good understanding.

N.B, you can write me via email:
It's important.
I hope to hear from you soon,

Regards,
Marian Kalabi

Please I will like you to keep my email address confidential, this Is because of security reason.


Ahora también puedes acceder a tu correo Terra desde el móvil.
Infórmate pinchando aquí.

Finally a supposed sum of cash from a US Officer

At least this apparent scam is short and sweet. I guess Americans are too busy to take the time and type long emails :) This guy claims the money was found in a Bunker near Saddam's Palace. That makes if a little more tempting since they're apparently gigging the bad guys.

DEAR FRIEND,
I AM MR RICHARD ATWATER BY NAME, U.S OFFICER HERE IN IRAQ. I SOLICIT
FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN EVACUATING THE SUM OF US$7.5M WE DISCOVERED IN A
BUNKER NEAR SADDAM'S PALACE.

PLEASE GET BACK TO ME FOR MORE INFORMATION.

THANKS AND BEST REGARDS.

MR RICHARD ATWATER.

NOTE:STRICTLY REPLY ME WITH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS ONLY:
richatwarter60@hotmail.com ,
VERY IMPORTANT

Money Transfer Scam

This supposed scam asks that we help them transfer money to prevent them from paying higher tax rates. According to them their tax rate is 25%. Therefore they can give 10% to so they only have to pay 7% taxes. You would think if a company is doing so well they wouldn't want to go to jail and risk losing this fantastic revenue generating company.

REQUEST TO BE OUR FINANCIAL REPRESENTATIVE / BOOK - KEEPER (10% INTEREST)

NATIONS COMPANY INTERNATIONAL, UK.
Sussex House,London Road
East Grinstead
west Sussex
RH18 1HH
United Kingdom

Email:nationsint2007@aol.com
Dear Sir/Madam,

NATIONS COMPANY INTERNATIONAL, UK is a British textile company. We produce and
distribute clothing materials such as batiks, assorted fabrics and traditional
costume worldwide.
We have reached big sales volume of textile materials in the Europe
and now are
trying to penetrate the international market.
Quite soon we will open representative offices or authorized sales centers all
over the world and therefore we are currently looking for people who will
assist us in establishing a new distribution network there. The fact is that
despite the international market is new for us we already have regular clients
also speaks for itself.

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO FOR US?
The international money transfer tax for legal entities (companies) in UK is
25%, whereas for the individual it is only 7%.There is no sense for us to work
this way, while tax for international money transfer made by a private
individual is 7%. That's why we need you!
We need agents to receive payment for our textiles ( in American express,
cashier and official checks ) and to resend the money to us via Money Gram or
Western Union Money Transfer. This way we will save money because of tax.
JOB DESCRIPTION?
1. Receive payment from Clients
2. Cash Payments at your Bank

3. Deduct 10%, which will be your percentage/pay on Payment processed.

4. Forward balance after deduction of percentage/pay to any of the offices you
will be contacted to send payment to/ or any of our clients overseas (Payment
is to forwarded by or Western Union Money Transfer).

NOTE: All charges of the WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER will be deducted
from the
money, so you are rest assured that you wouldn't spend a dime out of your
personal money.
HOW MUCH WILL YOU EARN?
10% from each operation! For instance: you receive 7000 USD via checks on our
behalf.
You will cash the money and keep $700 (10% from $7000) for yourself! At the
beginning
your commission will equal 10%,though later it will increase up to 12%!

ADVANTAGES

You do not have to go out as you will work as an independent contractor right
from your home office.

Your job is absolutely legal. You can earn up to $3000-4000 monthly depending
on time you will spend for this job. You do not need any capital to start.
You can do the Work easily without leaving or affecting your present Job. The
employees who make efforts and work hard have a strong possibility to become
managers. Anyway our employees never leave us.
But the problem we have is trust, we have made arrangement with the
appropriate
authorities, that if anybody gets away with our money they will definitely get
hold of such individual hence face the full wrath of the law.
Qualifications:

a.. Good business acumen.

b.. Maturity age.

c.. Honest, responsible, industrious

d.. PC, e-mail and the Internet skills

e.. Prior experience of processing checks/wire transfers/money orders is
preferable, but not obligatory.

f.. Ability to check e-mail daily.

g.. No less than 2 working hours per day (possibly in the evening).

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL TRANSACTIONS ARE 100% LEGAL.

If you are interested in our offer, please respond with the following details
in order for us to reach you:

- FULL NAME:.........................

- CONTACT ADDRESS:...................

- PHONE NUMBERS:.....................

- AGE:...............................

- SEX:...............................

- OCCUPATION:........................

Thanks for your anticipated action. And we hope to hear back from you.

Robin Nations.

(Director)
Email:nationsint2007@aol.com