My first time...

[beavereater]

...at getting this kinda mail. Read on, and comment. Is this someone just trying to scam me into giving him information about my bank (Nothing in it to steal actually...0 yen)

Dear Prospective Partner,

I am Mr. Christopher Okonkwo the auditor of United Bank for Africa Plc (U.B.A). There is an account opened in this bank in 1980 and since 1990 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 would be forfeited for nothing.

The owner of this account is Mr. Hartley S. Newman a foreigner and the manager of Granite Minning Nig, a chemical engineer by profession and he died since 1990. No other person knows about this account or anything concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proves to me as well that his company does not know anything about this account and the amount involved is U.S.$25,000,000.00).

I want to transfer this money into a safe foreign account abroad but I don't know any foreigner, I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money can not be approved to any local bank here but can only be approved to any foreign account because the money is in U.S dollars and the former owner of the account is Mr. Hartley S. Newman and he was a foreigner too.

I will use my position and influence on other staffs to effect the legal approvals and onward transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance from foreign payment department, With assurance that This money will intact pending my physical arrival in your country.

At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 30% out of the total amount, 60% will be for me, while 10% will be for expenses, both parties might have incurred during the process of this transaction.



Yours truly,

Mr. Christopher Okonkwo.


And then he goes on how to contact his PRIVATE email address. HMMM...could have some fun with this one!!

[Craig Tucker]

Scam, I have recieved some pretty similar. After contacting them they will try to get money out of you for administrative costs. There was a report on this kind of scam on the TV here a few months back. Its amazing how many people are prepared to shell out thousands thinking they will get millions.

[Cobra]

I got one of those once. I'm not sure what the scam is - maybe it's just getting a list of e-mail addresses that work. I deleted it straight away.

I can't believe someone would fall for this.

Cobra

[bugster]

Google for 'nigeria 419'

Loads of info on this type of scam with most originating from Nigeria or Nigerian people.

[Craig Tucker]

Yes I have had a few from nigeria.

[tekkieman]

I got one a couple of years ago. If you google it, several of the hits actually recommend that you report it to the U.S. Secret Service. Since you are a Canadian living in Japan, I would say there's probably no need for that, but it is definately a scam.

P.S. - Yes, I did report it to the Secret Service. I was living in Austin at the time, and they had a local office.

[pacmania_2001]

Reply back pretending to be excited at the chance to inherit millions.

[DVD_Ripper]

SCAM.... I remember seeing this a few years back... taking a bit to get overseas I see.

[flaninacupboard]

yeah i saw it a few years ago, laughed at it.

but it would be funny to send them thousands in monopoly money just like the p-p-p-powerbook!

[888888]

...at getting this kinda mail. Read on, and comment. Is this someone just trying to scam me into giving him information about my bank (Nothing in it to steal actually...0 yen)

Dear Prospective Partner,

I am Mr. Christopher Okonkwo the auditor of United Bank for Africa Plc (U.B.A). There is an account opened in this bank in 1980 and since 1990 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 would be forfeited for nothing.

The owner of this account is Mr. Hartley S. Newman a foreigner and the manager of Granite Minning Nig, a chemical engineer by profession and he died since 1990. No other person knows about this account or anything concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proves to me as well that his company does not know anything about this account and the amount involved is U.S.$25,000,000.00).

I want to transfer this money into a safe foreign account abroad but I don't know any foreigner, I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money can not be approved to any local bank here but can only be approved to any foreign account because the money is in U.S dollars and the former owner of the account is Mr. Hartley S. Newman and he was a foreigner too.

I will use my position and influence on other staffs to effect the legal approvals and onward transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance from foreign payment department, With assurance that This money will intact pending my physical arrival in your country.

At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 30% out of the total amount, 60% will be for me, while 10% will be for expenses, both parties might have incurred during the process of this transaction.



Yours truly,

Mr. Christopher Okonkwo.


And then he goes on how to contact his PRIVATE email address. HMMM...could have some fun with this one!!

I remember reading an article about some guy who fooled one of these scammers and told the guy he was captain kirk.