anyone remember this scam???

kamiam

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> frank ekeh <frankekeh@lycos.com> wrote:
FROM: FRANK EKEH

COTONOU REPUBLIC
OF BENIN.

PHONE#:(871)-762535865,
FAX#: (871}-762535866,
E-MAIL:frankadb_e@hotmail.com

Dear Sir,

In order to transfer out (USD 126 MILLION) One
Hundred
and Twenty Six Million United States Dollars)
from
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK [ADB], I have the
courage
to
ask for your assistance to handle this important
and

confidential business believing that you will
never
let me down either now or in future.
I am FRANK EKEH, the MANAGER of AFRICAN
DEVELOPMENT
BANK [ADB] ASSISTED GOVERNMENT PROJECTS IN BENIN
REPUBLIC. There is an unclaimed ADB assisted
contract
money in ADB since 1990. After going through some
old
files in the records, I discovered that if I do
not
claim and effect remittance of this money out
urgently, it will be forfeited for nothing. The
owner
or beneficiary of the contract sum ...blah,blah,blah
I WILL GET ALL
>> THESE DOCUMENTS THROUGH THE HELP OF A LAWYER, AND
>> THE LAWYER SAID THAT TO GET THIS DOCUMENTS IS GOING
>> TO COST ME THE SUM OF $65,000.00. The documents
>> would certify you as the legal beneficiary...blah, blah, blah...



well I decided to respond to him...


sure! I'd be glad to help...just send me $1000 in
U.S.
currency to establish an account into which you can
transfer your funds and we can be in business...my
sincerist regards


so he responds...

THANKS FOR YOUR MAIL. NOW LISTEN, I AM NOT PLAYING
>> WITH THIS FUND, IF YOU ARE INTRESTED IN THIS
>> TRANSACTION CONTACT ME ON PHONE SO THAT WE CAN
>> DISCUSS THINGS OVER ON PHONE BEFORE WE PROCEED AND
>> YOU ARE NOT DREAMING THIS IS REAL.
>> BELOW IS MORE DETAILS ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION, YOU
>> CAN CALL ME ON PHONE
>> Following your response to my
>> proposal. At first
>> 1: I must assure you that this business is legal,
>> risk and trouble free as I hope to establish a
>> strong long lasting business relationship with you...blah,blah,blah

so, once again I respond...

once again,I'd be glad to help...just send me $1000 in
>U.S.
>>currency to establish an account into which you can
>>transfer your funds and we can be in business...my
>>sincerest regards


so then he seems to get a little frustrated, his spelling and grammer start to fall apart, and he responds...

Subject: WHERE DO YOU WANT ME TO GET THE MONEY FROM??????

Now listen, this is not a child play, if you are ready to transact this
business with me tell me,and again, where do you want me to get the
money you are talking about? is it the money in bank or where?? now listen
very carefully, my last mail explained to you that i will soon pay the
sum of $65,000.00 dollars in other to get all the legal documents
required by my bank for aproval for example,the affidavit from court, letter
of administraion also from court and the aproval leter from fedral
ministries of finance and their allocation number, all this things will
cost me the sum of $65,000.00 dollars and that is what i have been
thinking on how to pay the money and you are there asking me to send money to
you, well, what you are asking me to do is not possible.
just tell me your mind so that i will search for another person , you
can call me on phone to enable you understand me very well.


then 4 days later

Subject: CHANGE YOUR MAIL ADDRESS TO HOTMAIL B/C YAHOO WILL BE GOING OFF AIR BY TOMORROW

DEAR ******,


PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM STILL WAITRING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE AND REMEMBER TO CHANGE YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS TO HOTMAIL BECUASE YAHOO
PEOPLE WILL BE GOING OFF AIR FROM TOMORROW.
THIS IS MY OWN NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS:{frankadb_e@hotmail.com} TRY TO GET
BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY THROUGH THE NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS.

REGDS,


FRANK


yeah, sure



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DaveSimmons

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It's a variation on the classic "Nigerian Prince" scam that predates the internet. Enough greedy idiots keep falling for it to keep the grifters in business.
 

Lithium381

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May 12, 2001
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haha, by seeing he typed in all caps i assumed he was on either AOL or hotmail.......heh, nice way to respond though.
 

kamiam

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<< haha, by seeing he typed in all caps i assumed he was on either AOL or hotmail.......heh, nice way to respond though. >>

FROM: FRANK EKEH

COTONOU REPUBLIC
OF BENIN.

PHONE#871)-762535865,
FAX#: (871}-762535866,
E-MAIL:frankadb_e@hotmail.com
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hehehe

:p
 

compuwiz1

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I got a letter once, from a guy in Africa too.
He wanted me to provide several million dollars worth of computers, inflate the bid by 2 million, then split it with him.
 

StageLeft

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This is a scam? Oh...sh*t.... What have I gotten my father into. I promised him this would sort out his nursing home money problems. Uh oh :(
 

chiwawa626

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That scam usedto come as Faxes a lot, waist damn paper, well anyways i was reading some magazine in the waiting room of kiser and they had a article about it. The author was on a attempt to track this scam and see whats happening, and so he followed along, and basicly it was based in africa. But then he read of a fellow reporter who had followed the scam to africa and was found dead, and so he decided not to persu the report any further....well sounds kinda vague in the article, but mabey someone could look online and find out more about the killing...