Another Nigerian email scam - **REPLY**

[Sombeech]

For some reason, my email account has been getting hammered with Nigerian scams in the past two weeks.


I have dismissed the coincidence that I was surfing Nigerian porn a couple of weeks ago, and only came up with the following photos:











But nevertheless, I have email scams in my inbox.

I remembered the fun we had with the last scammers I played along with, here:
http://www.uutah.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2358

...and thought I'd start something else new with your help.

Here's the goal; lead them on a wild goose chase, string them along, and frustrate them very, very badly. This way, it takes time away from them towards getting some real money.

Here's ONE of the emails I received...

FROM: DESK OF MR.SANI TANWI
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION OF
BANK OF AFRICA(B.O.A)
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO.


Dear Friend,

I know that this mail will come to you as a surprise. I am the director in charge of auditing and accounting section of Bank Of Africa Ouagadougou Burkina Faso in West Africa .I Hoped that you will not expose or betray this trust andconfident that i am about to expose on you for the mutual benefit of our both families.

We need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of $18m (Eightheen million united states dollars) immediately to your account.The money has been dormant for years in our Bank here without any body coming for it.We want to release the money to you as the nearest person to our deceased customer(the owner of the account)who died along with his supposed next of kin in an air crash since July 2000.

We don't want the money to go into our Bank treasury as an abandoned fund.So this is the reason why i contacted you,so that we can release the money to you as the nearest person to the deceased customer.

Please we would like you to keep this proposal as a top secret and delete if you are not interested.Upon receipt of your reply,i will send you full details on how the business will be executed and also note that you will have 35% of the above mentioned sum if you agree to transact the business with us.

In acceptance the following information stated below are required:
1)Your full name and address.
2)Your marrital status
3)Your occupation/Profession
4)Your direct telephone/Fax numbers
5)Your passport details for legal operations.

yours, Sincerely
Mr.Sani Tanwi.

NB, MAKE SURE YOU KEEP THIS TRANSACTION AS YOUR TOP SECRECT AND MAKE IT CONFIDENTIAL TILL WE RECEIVES THE FUND INTO THE ACCOUNT THAT YOU WILL PROVIDE TO THE BANK. DONT DISCLOSE IT TO ANY BODY "PLEASE", BECAUSE THE SECRECY OF THIS TRANSACTION IS AS WELL AS THE SUCCESS OF IT.

BTW, here is the email address it came from, in case you'd like to start your own.
sani_tanwi100@hotmail.com - name is Sani Tanwi.

OK, so I've put in the initial response to Mr Tanwi (from another email of course, I don't want this jackass knowing my default email profile)

Hello Mr Sani Tango; -Yeah, "tango" was intentional

You have definitely caught my interest. It is amazing that you have contacted me, as an answer to my prayers. My husband and I are having some money troubles, as he has been addicted to online gambling.

I knew there was something out there that could solve our problems, and then you contacted me! God bless you!

I hope I can help you out, and in turn, help me out. I will do as you say, and I will keep this a secret from my husband. We may be getting divorced anyways.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Chrissy
XOXOXO

These guys usually respond pretty quick. Wouldn't you respond if you thought you had a payday of $20k coming your way?

[chickenlicken]

I look forward to following this thread as much as the last scam you handled. It's too bad there is not a more malicious method of combating these con-artists. Power to the people!

[Deathcricket]

I also tried last week. I think I came on too strong and lost em. Shucks. It's a long ass read. But as I was looking for some better ways to mess with them I ran across this. It's perfect!

http://www.419eater.com/html/user_subs/cola/cola.htm
and thousands more under the main website is you're looking for ideas. I saw one where a guy actually got $700 off of them!

__________________________________________________ __________

Subject : please help me with name of almighty God!!


Dearest,

My name is Togar Yeane, I am the son of Joseph Yeane from the Republic
of sierra Leone.My family and I have been unfortunate to find
ourselves
caught up in a very difficult situation. You may be surprise to
receive this letter, but it is of utmost importance to me and my
family
I am about to entrust my destiny and the destiny of my whole depends
on
you, if you can help me, it will also be of immense benefit to you
too. This matter demands utmost trust, honesty, integrity and most
important.
It is only through the above that my family and I will be assured of
our security. This regrettable situation led to the killing of my
father
and my only sister and displacement of my family. During the brutal
civil war in my country, my late father of blessed memory was brutally
murdered by the REBELS - Mr. Foday Sankoh.
I managed to escape to this country (Accra-Ghana), through the help of
the International Rescue Committee (IRC). Before my late father's
death, he drew my attention to one of his access containing some large
amount of dollars which he smuggled out at the start of the war to a
security company in Ghana, the security company does not know the real
contents of the box according to what my father told me.
My father registered the property in my name, he also gave me the
certificate of deposit and some other papers issued to him by the
security
company, which I still have in my possession. The problem I have is
that
as a refugee, the immigration law does not allow us to open, hold or
operate bank account in Ghana and I do not want to seek the assistance
of just anybody for fear of being duped or defrauded of our only
livelihood.
my father deposited the property in my name because of my future. I
seriously need your help to move the property out of Africa because if
I
tamper with it here in Africa, government may seize it because of my
small age, I am 21 years old now, please help me for God sake.
What is holding me here in this country is the property, the life
inside refugee camp is not easy, it a very bad situation,
hence the
British Government and UN is not really taking care of us. The
property and
I have make necessary arrangement legitimately for the transfer of the
property out of Africa; only what I need is someone who will receive
it in abroad that is why I contact you.
I intend to invest the money on a good business, at the same time we
will use part to assist the orphanage Child who are suffering, most
especially we the refugees. I will be looking forward to hear from
you, as I
believe that destiny has brought us together.
Kindly email me back to:

Regards,

Togar Yeane.

__________________________________________________ _____

My response :

im soo sorry to hear your story. I'm in the United States so I'm too far away to help you I think. Sorry.

(I know he will reply and say it's not a big deal though)

__________________________________________________ ______

Dear sir,



I got your mail and was very pleased with it when you say you are too far . I feel very relieved because i need you as foreign partner to stand before the security company so that the funds can be transfer to you in your country ,then you we open the box and send me some money for my traveling document and come over to you, i will give your percentage and invest the remaining in any business of your choice and i will further my education , and use part of it to help the orphanage home and the refugees like me. i know and believe that God has brought you to rescue me from Ghana.





First and foremost, i will like to introduce you to the family lawyer who has all the original documents covering the funds so that he can tell you more on what you will need to do because he is more experienced than i'am . I am just a little boy of 21 years and i need your help to contact the family lawyer as soon as you get this mail so that he can give you steps to follow to enable the funds be released. In case you email the lawyer, tell him you are willing and ready to stand for me as my late father foreign partner so that the security company can release the funds to you.Then he will tell you the procedure to follow. Please i beg you in the name of God to keep this strictly confidential between us for the safety of my life and the funds because this is my last hope to survive in this world.



The informations of the lawyer is below.



Name of lawyer: Barrister Vincent Brian



email: barr_barrbrian@hotmail.com



phone number: 00233243363752



Please do all you can to email the lawyer and inform me that you have contacted him. It is also good if you can call him on the phone to have a brief discussion about everything so that you can understand everything well.I also need your phone number so that i can try to call you to hear your voice and be sure that i' am dealing with the right person.



I' am sick at the moment and i know that by the grace of God,i will get well soon.



May God bless you.



Togar.
__________________________________________________ ________

My reply:

(too much too fast but I could not help myself)

Yay I'm going to be rich! I want to name an orphan after me so my greatness will live on, if that's ok . I will pick one that is hung like a horse. Then you can come live in my palace and eat strawberries from the field.

I also think you might have given me the wrong number. It doesnt work, I get a message that says I must first dial a 1 before calling. But my number is 1-858-570-7435. you can just transfer the funds to my account if you like which is the zapata national bank. my routing # is 114923756 account 5457215035 password is ineugo. Just transfer the funds electronically and I will fly you out 1st class. Then we can play in the sand and frolic in the strawberries.

Hope you are feeling better. Just call me and we will get this sorted out. Please dont call to late though since all the other orphans are sleeping on their rug by the fire and you may wake them.


__________________________________________________ ________

His response:

Dear sir,



Your email sounds funny, i dont think you want to help me. You seem to be a joker and i ' am not ready for that. My situation is critical here and need someone serious to help me ok.



Togar.

[Brian in SLC]

I think some of these are phone scams. They always list a number and urge to call, which results in a HUGE phone bill. That's at least part of the way they make money off it, methinks.

Funny. I get one of those emails every month or so.

-Brian in SLC

[Mtnman1830]

Here is one I got today:

TRANS CONTINENTAL IMPORT/EXPORT CORPORATION.
Dear Sir/Madam,
REPRESENTATIVES REQUIRED URGENTLY
Compliments of the day to you, We the staff of Trans-continental Import and Export Company based in the China, have a marketing quota for the year to meet,for this we are recruiting clients / representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in Europe and America as well as making payments through you as our payment officer.

It is upon this note that we seek your assistance to stand as our representative in your country.We also deal on mechanical equipment,hardware and minerals, electrical products, medical & chemicals, light industrial products and office equipment,and export into Canada, America and Europe,therefore being a General Merchantile Company.
We currently run our business from Asia and Europe but I will be communicating with you from our United Kingdom Office where I am currently located for now.

We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in Canada, America and Europe as well as making payments through you to us Please if you are interested in transacting business with us we will be most glad to be your partners.Note that, as our representative, you will receive 10% of whatever amount you clear for the company and the balance you will be instructed on proceedings to come.Please,to facilitate the conclusion of this transaction if accepted,do send promptly via email the basic requirements provided underneath to commence registration processes:

(1) Your full names:
(2) Contact address:
(3) Phone/fax numbers:

FOR SAFETY AND CONFIDENTIAL REASONS PLEASE SEND YOUR RESPONSE TO ONLY MY DIRECT AND CONFIDENTIAL EMAIL ADDRESS AT: fisher_davi@yahoo.co.uk

Sincerely.
DAVID FISHER
(Foreign Transaction Officer)
Trans-continental Import / Export Co.
Freight Fwdg. Svcs.

[Sombeech]

I finally got a response. They're usually a little faster, but I guess we had to build a little trust.

Here is the response:

From: sanitanwi100@yahoo.com (Sani Tanwi) - note a different email address this time, due to their lack of organization.
Subject - Details and call me

Dear Chrissy,

Thanks for your mail to me, please i want you to carefully read through the details of this transaction .I assure you 100% free risk in this transaction and you have nothing to loose, all i need is your assistance and financial support so that we can claim over this fund into your account without any delay ,and i will be coming over to your country as this fund transfer into your bank account for further investment. This said amount is still in the bank account of our late costumer.

I have done my possible best to arrange this transaction and to make sure is a free risk and you have nothing to loose, is to make sure you follow my instrcution given to you , so that everything will goes very fine for both of us. I want to assure you that there is no risk in this transaction, the reason why I contacted you in this transaction is because our late customer Mr Andreas Schranner is a foreigner and an indigene (Burkinabe) can not stand as next of kin to our deceased customer unless a foreigner.But for now I want you to be following up every process that I will be giving you so that we can acheive this aim.

Quickly go through this website:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm Note: this is an article from July 2000

In acceptance the following information stated below are required:
1)Your full name and address.
2)Your marritalstatus
3)Your occupation/Profession
4)Your direct telephone/Fax numbers
5)Your passport details for legal operations.

Base on this I will advise you to feel free all is well, I studied this transaction very well before contacting you for assistance. Well, having served this bank for so many years now and nearing my retirement I deem it necessary to utilise this opportunity of the present unclaimed sum of money in the account sent inconjuction with the first proposal I sent to you to help myself and my family after my retirement through the investment I will establish in your country with my percentage in the transaction.

There is no doubt about your eligibility as the legal next of kin to our deceased customer and owner of the account number B.O.A 1036-086, with the following reasons: (a)Before the death of our deceased customer his true next of kin was not indicated to the board of directors of the bank because of the top secrecy and confidentiality of the transactions which our late customer transacted with the various governments in West Africa. (b)Owning to his failure to indicate his next of kin to the officials of the bank, it is therefore impossible for the board of directors of the bank to verify the next of kin as well as the true heritor of the fund.

(c)And for the above reasons the managements of the bank authorised me officially as the executive manager, AUDTITING AND ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT of the bank to verify the next of kin to our deceased customer. Therefore, the bank will always abide by my official directions through the official authorisation bestowed on me. And for this reasons you have nothing to fear as your interest and identity will be legally protected. More so, the only informations required from you by the bank is your banking datas as contained in the official application which I will give you to send to our bank after your immediate response because the receipt of your application is the commencement of the official process of this transaction.

Now I will like to use this opportunity to tell you the detail informations concerning our deceased customer. The deceased account holder with our bank was MR. ANDREAS SCHRANNER , FROM GERMAN National who naturalised here in Burkina Faso for (16) years. He held account number B.O.A 1036-086, with our bank. He died in Air France that crashed at Paris with his family at as I stated in my first mail. Since his death, this account has been dormant and nobody has applied to our bank for the release of this money to him or her as the next of kin.

As the auditing and accounting Manager of this bank, I have studied this transaction very carefully and I have noted that there are no risks involved. I am here to protect all your interests in this transaction until this money hits your account. Since I am here I shall be giving you all the developmental information from the bank as soon as this transaction commences. I know that you will not disappoint me when this money enters your account, I have all my hope in this transaction because I shall soon go on retirement.

I am a simple banker whose credibility is still intact and with my maturity and understanding, I promise to give you the best co-operation. We must hurry up with this transaction so that our bank and the government shall not claim and inherit this money because it has over-stayed. After the bank have approve your application as next of kin to our late customer I will fly down your country for investment with my own share, but I will advise you to keep it as a top secret because no body again new about this transaction except you and I.

I will advice you to be follow up and take my instruction so we can achive this aim, As soon as i hear from you i will quickly send you the application form to fill and send to the bank as the next of kin rto the decease customer. I advice you once again to take this transaction confidential and i don't want you to disclose this transaction to anybody around you ok.

Below is my phone number +226 76 57 19 47

Regards,
Mr Sani Tanwi
************************************************** ************************

I assure you 100% free risk in this transaction and you have nothing to loose

Sweet! I get 100% free risk! The risk is free! Awesome.

So, they ALWAYS want you to call as soon as possible. They don't want to wait for emails back and forth, they want to close this deal ASAP.

The key is to act like you REALLY want to call, but somehow can't. This keeps them interested. Give them 90% of valid details, with some little number messed up so it doesn't go through. they're so close, they can taste it!!! Almost there!!!

My response:

Hello Mr Tang. - Again, the wrong name.

I'm trying to call you, but I do not have a + sign on my phone. What are your office hours? Are you in the same time zone as me?

Thank you for your patience.

God Bless you.

Chrissy.

[Sombeech]

Response today. This time in bold italics

He finally caught on to me spelling his name wrong. Still wants that call pretty bad, and my passport number. Well, what if I don't have a freakin' passport?

Hmmm, let's ask.

From sanitanwi100@yahoo.com
Subject: Answer me urgently

Dear Mrs. Chrissy Hansen,

Greetings to you and your entire family, How are you doing today hope fine as i expected it to be if so thanks be to the almighty God for making us to see the new moth of November and may he also make us to see the moth of December in peacein Jesus name Amen.

My good sister am glad of your effort and your interest you are investing in this transaction, but i still want to bring this to your notice that you have not answer my question to you, if you want me to proceed this transaction with you i advice you to answer to my request.

In acceptance the following information stated below are required:
1)Your full name and address.
2)Your marritalstatus
3)Your occupation/Profession
4)Your direct telephone/Fax numbers
5)Your passport details for legal operations.

Immediately i confirm these information from you i will quickly send you the application form to fill and send to the bank as the next of kin to the decease customer.

Below is my phone number again you can call me anytime you wish you will get me online. +226 76 57 19 47.

I wait to hear from you soonest,

Thanks and remain blessed,

Mr. Sani Tanwi.

NB: My name is Sani Tanwi not Tango ok.

Apparently, there's a Moth that comes around in December, maybe that's instead of Santa over there, as mentioned in his first paragraph. And then he said Amen, but kept talking. Those crazy africans sure are funny.

Well, I might as well give him some of my info, or just some of my old employer's info....

I still can't find that damned "plus" sign on the phone, so I can't begin dialing his number, or we'd have this whole thing cleared up, and I'd be a millionaire.

Here's my response:

Hello, and peace in Jesus name Amen to you too there, fella.

I still cannot figure out how to call you, I am having some troubles, I am sorry. But here is some of my info, hopefully this will help us make this transaction complete.

My name is Chrissy Horatio Hansen. My address is 1492 South 4450 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84104

I am married, but I won't be for long.

My occupation is with SUWA, and I take land from local people.

I would give you my phone number, but my husband is constantly talking on the phone with somebody, and I think it is his new girlfriend, but I am not sure.

What time of day would you call, and I can make sure he is not here then.

By the way, are you married? Can you send a picture of yourself? I have attached a picture of myself and my sister. I am the cuter one, and will be single soon.

Thank you for your quick response god bless amen.

[denaliguide]

My occupation is with SUWA, and I take land from local people.

you are killin me here!

[LOAH]

Tag team!!! (yes!)

They're both sexy. Let's make a LOAH sandwich.



That's awesome.

Does anyone have a couple of brown paper sacks I can borrow?

[accadacca]

[greyhair biker]

breath of air..... I have to pee....