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RSS Feed:  http://www.geromail.com/masqxml.asp Keyword(s):    eg. microsoft award search for either microsoft OR award. eg. "microsoft award" search for the phrase microsoft award. eg. +microsoft award must contain word microsoft and optional has the word award. Search is not case sensitive. Pages: 12345678910   > >>  1-10 of 10,748 Show: 10 items 30 items 100 items 1. Email Scam: Question from eBay Member Tue, 28 Feb 2006 00:47:45 +0800 Subject: Question from eBay Member  Attachment: (No attachment) Sender IP: 195.137.204.177  Message:   2. Email Scam: Very Urgent Sun, 11 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0800 Subject: Very Urgent  Attachment: (No attachment) Sender IP: 200.55.6.132  Message: For the attention of the owner Dear Friend, I write to inform you of our desire to have you as a business partner. Considering the position of your country, I know you will be in a better position to help hence I am contacting you to act as a foreign partner in the transaction I am about proposing to you. I am seeking for your cooperation in a money transaction worth US10.5M for safekeeping and investment. This is important, and requires your immediate attention. My name is ALLEN GOMA, the former Chief Security officer and Personal Assistant to ex-President, Charles Taylor of Liberia. During the civil war in Liberia, my former boss depended on the sale of diamonds to run his government. Due to the embargo placed on Liberia by the United Nations, payments for arms and services were done through intermediaries for onward forwarding of cash to our suppliers. To this end, my former boss had the habit of storing cash in his personal vault. Bank to bank transaction was almost impossible as it was closely monitored by the United Nations watchdog. Sometimes, arms paid for were not supplied due to the bottlenecks along the supply route. SOURCE OF FUNDS: The immediate younger brother of the former president has confided in me that he kept secretly behind the sum of $10.5M, which was meant to purchase arms during the war. With the declaration of ceasefire in Liberia, he absconded to Nigeria with the money neatly sealed in a trunk box. He has therefore requested me to look for a reputable partner who will receive the funds on our behalf and disburse as appropriate. With the recent declaration of peace in Liberia, Mr. Charles Taylor and his entire family including his aides were sent into exile in Nigeria. Today, we are leaving in a foreign land and confined to a suburb area town called Calabar in the eastern part of Nigeria. Due to our status as asylum seekers, we cannot directly spend the money here as we are not allowed to operate bank account without the knowledge of the government. With the help of a trusted attorney, we presently have the funds lodged in the security vault of a finance company. Can you accept to receive the funds and disburse as appropriate? If yes, kindly forward your response through my e-mail address indicating your interest. Upon your acceptance, I will furnish you with more details. The nature of your business does not matter. What is important is your ability to receive the funds and disburse accordingly. For your acceptance to assist in the transaction, 30% is set aside for you, 65% for us while 5% is for miscellaneous expenses. I must use this opportunity to implore you to exercise the utmost indulgence to keep this matter extraordinarily confidential whatever your decision may be. You can equally use my alternative email address in reaching me which is algoma77@o2.pl ALLEN GOMA  3. Email Scam: [G-Spam] RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT AND INHERITANCE PAYMENTS Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:57:04 +0800 Subject: [G-Spam] RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT AND INHERITANCE PAYMENTS  Attachment: (No attachment) Sender IP: 213.206.113.104  Message: OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY ALHAJI UMARU MUSA YAR'ADUA (GCFR) ASO- ROCK, GARKI ABUJA NIGERIA. DR USMAN SHAMSUDEEN APPROVED BY THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT OUR REF: ATM/13470/IDR YOUR REF: ..................... SUBJECT: NEW SWIFT CARD PAYMENT OF YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUNDS. THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR INHERITANCE FILE AND FOUND OUT THAT WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT ARE BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT FULFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN RESPECT OF YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT. SECONDLY WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE NONE OFFICIALS IN THE BANK YOUR ENTIRE ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF THE FUND TO YOU. WE WISH TO ADVISE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILLEGAL ACT LIKE THESE HAVE TO STOP IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT SINCE WE HAVE DECIDED TO BRING A SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEM. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION FROM MR. PRESIDENT, UMARU YAR'ADUA (GCFR) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AND FBI. THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT THE MAXIMUM IS TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY, SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND THIS WAY PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY CARD PAYMENT CENTER DR USMAN SHAMSUDEEN ON HIS EMAIL ADDRESS:(financeminister_usman@yahoo.cn) (Phone:234-806-950-8155) AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: 1. YOUR FULL NAME 2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER 3. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD 4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT USD 5 MILLION AS PART PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2007. ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION, YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(S) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT. FOR ORAL DISCUSSION, EMAIL ME BACK AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DIRECTION AND ALSO UPDATE ME ON ANY DEVELOPMENT FROM THE ABOVE-MENTIONED OFFICE. NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-822) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT. KINDEST REGARDS, SENATOR DAVID MARK.(HON) SENATE PRESIDENT.  4. Email Scam: [G-Spam] Atend to ASAP Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:57:03 +0800 Subject: [G-Spam] Atend to ASAP  Attachment: (No attachment) Sender IP: 72.14.214.225  Message: 45/F,Tower One Lippo Centre, 89 Queensway,Admiralty, Hong Kong Dear Friend, My name is Mr.Chen Yin Leung, I work with China Construction Bank CCB Corporation(Hongkong Branch).I have a Business Proposal of Twenty One million, Eight Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only ($21,800,000.00) for you to handle with me from my bank.I will need you to assist me in executing this Business Project from HongKong to your country.I need to know if you will be able to handle this with me before I explain to you in details? Should you be interested please send via my personal email: yincheleu@yahoo.com.hk your 1,Full names, 2,occupation, 3,private phone number, 4,current residential address. finally after that I shall furnish you with more informations about this project.However I shall be waiting your response and assurance.Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated. Kind Regards Mr.Chen Yin Leung  5. Email Scam: [G-Spam] Attention - Important Customer Notification! Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:57:02 +0800 Subject: [G-Spam] Attention - Important Customer Notification!  Attachment: (No attachment) Sender IP: 69.106.226.41  Message: Dear Administrator, We inform you that your account is about to expire. It is strongly recommended to update it immediately. Update form is located here. However, failure to confirm your records may result in account suspension Confidential: Please be advised that the information contained in this email message, including all attached documents or files, is privileged and confidential and is intended only for the use of the individual or individuals addressed. Any other use, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. This is the automated message. Please don't reply.  6. Email Scam: [G-Spam] FROM THE DESK OF DR, HASSAN SULEMAN Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:57:01 +0800 Subject: [G-Spam] FROM THE DESK OF DR, HASSAN SULEMAN  Attachment: (No attachment) Sender IP: 195.149.210.98  Message: FROM THE DESK OF DR, HASSAN SULEMAN AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING MANEGER, BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A) OUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASO. DEAR FRIEND, I KNEWáTHIS MESSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE. I AM THE BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER IN BANK OF AFRICA (BOA), OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO. I HOPED THAT YOU WILL NOT EXPOSE OR BETRAY THIS TRUST AND CONFIDENT THAT I AM ABOUT TO IMPOSE ON YOU FOR THE MUTUAL BENEFIT OF OUR FAMILIES.I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE IN TRANSFERRING THE SUM OF (USD$14) MILLION TO YOUR ACCOUNT WITHIN 10 TO 17 BANKING DAYS. THIS MONEY HAS BEEN DORMANT FOR YEARS IN OUR BANK WITHOUT ANY BODY CLAIMING THE FUND. I WANT THE BANK TO RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEAREST PERSON TO OUR DECEASED CUSTOMER (THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT) BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER (MR. RICHARD BURSON FROM FLORIDA, U.S.A) WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY ON NOVEMBER 1999 IN A PLANE CRASH.FOR MORE INFORMATIONS ABOUT THE CRASH, YOU CAN VISIT THIS SITE: HTTP://NEWS.BBC.CO.UK/2/HI/AMERICAS/502503.STM I DON'T WANT THE MONEY TO GO INTO OUR BANK TREASURER ACCOUNT AS AN ABANDONED FUND. SO THIS IS THE REASON WHY I CONTACTED YOU SO THAT THE BANK CAN RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED CUSTOMER. PLEASE I WOULD LIKE YOU TO KEEP THIS PROPOSAL AS A TOP SECRET AND DELETE IT IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED. UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL GIVE YOU FULL DETAILS ON HOW THE BUSINESS WILL BE EXECUTED AND ALSO NOTE THAT YOU WILL HAVE 30% OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED SUM IF YOU AGREE TO HANDLE THIS BUSINESS WITH ME.AND 10% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR ANY EXPENSES THAT ARISES ON THE PROCESS BEFORE THE FUND GET INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT SUCH AS TELEPHONE CALLS BILLS (ETC). I LOOKING FORWARD RECEIVING YOUR RETURN MAIL ON THANKS AND HAVE A GREAT DAY, 1. NAME IN FULL:................................ 2. ADDRESS:....................................... 3. NATIONALITY:................................... 4. AGE:............................................. 5. Sex.............................................. 6. OCCUPATION:...................................... 7. MARITAL STATUS:.................................. 8. PHONE............................................ 9. FAX:............................................. BEST REGAD DR, HASSAN SULEMAN Portal Universia Chile - Red de universidades red de oportunidades. http://www.universia.cl  7. Email Scam: [G-Spam] Hello Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:57:00 +0800 Subject: [G-Spam] Hello  Attachment: (No attachment) Sender IP: 80.12.242.26  Message: THIS IS FOR YOUR ATTENTION. We wish to notify you again that you were listed as a beneficiary to the total sum of ú10,600,000.00GBP (Ten Million Six Hundred Thousand British Pounds) in the codicil and last testament of the deceased. (Name now withheld since this is our second letter to you). We contacted you because you bear the surname identity and therefore can present you as the beneficiary to the inheritance. We therefore reckoned that you could receive these funds as you are qualified by your name identity. All the legal papers will be processed in your acceptance. In your acceptance of this deal, we request that you kindly forward to us your letter of acceptance; your current telephone and fax numbers and a forwarding address to enable us file necessary documents at our high court probate division for the release of this sum of money. Please contact me via my private email chudymorrisonsd@live.com : so that we can get this done immediately. Kind regards, Chudy Morrison.  8. Email Scam: [G-Spam] DEAR FRIEND Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:17:04 +0800 Subject: [G-Spam] DEAR FRIEND  Attachment: (No attachment) Sender IP: 202.85.139.113  Message: FROM MR.RICHEALY USMAN, THE AUDITING & ACCOUNTING UNIT. BANK OF AFRICA ABIDJAN COTE D, IVOIRE (BOA). MY DEAR FRIEND, I AM MR.RICHEALY USMAN,THE AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING AT THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF BANK OF AFRICA ABIDJAN COTE D, IVOIRE (BOA). I GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM THE INTERNET ,WHILE SEACHING FOR AN HONEST AND TRUST WORTHY PERSON, WHO WILL ASSIST ME TO IMPLEMENT THIS TRANSFER.L DISCOVERED THE SUM OF SEVEN MILLION AND TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (USD7.2M) BELONGING TO A DECEASED CUSTOMER OF THIS BANK. THE FUND HAS BEEN LYING IN A SUSPENCE ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANYBODY COMING TO PUT CLAIM OVER THE MONEY SINCE THE ACCOUNT OWNER LATE MR. KURT KAHLE FROM GERMANY,WHO WAS INVOLVED IN THE DECEMBER 25TH 2004 BENIN PLANE CRASH. THE SAID FUND IS NOW READY FOR TRANSFER TO A FORIEGN ACCOUNT WHOSE OWNER WILL BE PORTRAYED AS THE BENEFICIARY AND NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED CUSTOMER OF THE BANK. SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE IT UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDLINES AND LAWS BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARNT THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION DIED ALONGSIDE WITH HIM AT THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM. IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU AND RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND I DON'T WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL. THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDLINE HERE STIPULATES THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED UNCLAIMED AFTER FIVE YEARS, THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND. THE REQUEST OF FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASSIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A COTE D, IVOIRE CANNOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER. THEREFORE SOLICITING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO COME FORWARD AS THE NEXT OF KIN.I HAVE AGREED THAT 40% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY IN RESPECT OF THE PROVISION OF YOUR ACCOUNT AND SERVICES RENDERED, 55% WOULD BE FOR ME WHILE 5% WILL BE FOR EXPENCSES INCURED DURING THE CAUSE OF THIS TRANSACTION IF THE MONEY IS TRANSFERRED TO YOUR ACCOUNT FROM SGBB,I AND MY FAMILY IN THIS TRANSACTION WILL PROCEED IMMEDIATELY TO YOURCOUNTRY FOR OUR OWN SHARE OF THE MONEY. I EXPECT YOU TO KEEP THIS BUSINESS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND SECRET AS YOU MAY WISH TO KNOW THAT I AM BANK OFFICIAL. BE REST ASSURED THAT THIS BUSINESS IS 100% RISK FREE ON BOTH SIDE AND EVERY ARRANGEMENT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO THE ACCOUNT YOU ARE GOING TO PROVIDE HAVE BEEN CONCLUDED PROVIDED WE MAINTAIN THE CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECRECY INVOLVED.EMAIL ME THROUGH MY EMAIL BELOW.... richealy_usman@yahoo.co.jp I AM LOOKING FORWARD FOR YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE. YOURS FAITHFULLY RICHEALY USMAN  9. Email Scam: [G-Spam] I AM WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:17:03 +0800 Subject: [G-Spam] I AM WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY  Attachment: (No attachment) Sender IP: 72.14.214.224  Message: Mr.Abdoul Kader The Manager of Audit & Accountancy Dept. AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Ouagadougou, Burkina-Faso. ( READ CAREFULLY AND KEEP SECRET) Greeting, and how are you doing? I hope fine.Please let this my message do not be a surprise to you because i got your information and lay trust in you before i contacted you.I am the MANAGER OF AUDIT & ACCOUNTANCY DEPARTMENT of our bank and i decided to contact you over this financial transaction worth the sum of Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand US dollars ($10,500,000.00).This is an abandoned fund that belongs to the one of our bank foreign customers who died along with his completely family on 25th oct,2002 in a plane crash disaster. I was very fortune to came acroos the deceased file when i was arranging the old and abandoned customers files of 2003-2004 in other to submit to the bank managements accordingly for documentation purposes. It is clearly stated in our BANKING FOREIGN POLICY and signed lawfully that if such fund remains unclaimed by the NEXT OF KIN till the period of SIX (6) years starting from the date when the beneficiary died, the money will be transferred into the BANK TREASURY as an unclaimed fund.Besides,it is not authorized by the law guiding our bank for a citizen of BURKINA FASO to make the claim of the fund. So the request of you as a foreigner is necessary to apply for the claim and transfer of the fund smoothly into your reliable bank account as the NEXT OF KIN to the deceased.When the fund is transferred into your account,FOURTY PERCENT(40%) will be for you in an assistance and in provision of the bank account,while SIXTY PERCENT (60%) will be for me. If you are really sure of your integerity, trustworthy and confidentiality,reply with your contact necessary for the transfer and call me as you so that i will let you know the steps to follow in order to finalize this transaction immediately. I will be waiting for your urgent reply. My. regards to you and your family, Mr.Abdoul Kader  10. Email Scam: [G-Spam] HELLO! Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:17:02 +0800 Subject: [G-Spam] HELLO!  Attachment: (No attachment) Sender IP: 212.52.84.103  Message: Hello! Am Mrs Ruth Prempeh. I know that my letter to you will be a surprise as we have not met before, but It will be nice if you'll give this a mutual consideration and reply back as soon as possible. I really want to talk things with you. you will get my mail with details why am contacting you Thanks for your understanding and co-operation Mrs Prempeh  Pages: 12345678910   > >>  1-10 of 10,748 Show: 10 items 30 items 100 items