The “Nigerian e-mail” scam is over ten years old and has possibly cost the victims hundreds of millions of dollars. There’s no way to tell, really, because many people are too embarrased to call the authorities once they realize they’ve been had. Read a typical e-mail and see if you’d fall for their tactics. I received one of these emails last week, so it’s clear this scam is still going on.
Anyway…
It looks like part of this ring of scam artists and drug dealers have been caught in South Africa by local police and detectives from the UK’s Scotland Yard. Hopefully they can lock these boys up and keep them away from computers and fax machines for a few years.
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Stumble it!
stacey
May 2, 2006 @ 7:22 pm
Although they have arrested people on this, this is still an active scam. I recieve about one a week!! See below
Tell me people dont fall for this stuff!!!
FROM (Dr) DANE TATA.
CITI TRUST BANK NIGERIA PLC
ADDRESS HEADQUARTERS
ANNEX
IKEJA LAGOS NIGERIA.
NUMBER, 234-803-xxxxx
E-MAIL=
Dear
Wallace.
NEXT OF KIN
I AM, (Dr)
DANETATA.of citi trust bank .Your contact was given to me by a very
good, school mate of mine, that works with the Nigeria Chambers of
Commerce here in Nigeria.
I am personel chief account manager of Mr.
Patrick Wallace.(Snr.) a nationale of your country, who used to work
with shell development company here in Nigeria. On the 21st April 2004,
our customer, his wife And their three children were involved in a car
accident along sagbama express road. All occupants of the vehicle
unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several
enquiries to your embassy to locate any of his extended tives this has
also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts,
I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any
member of his family hence I contacted you.I have contacted you to
assist in repartrating the money and property left behind by our
customer before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by our
bank where he deposited sum off (US$11,000,OOO.00) million dollars in
our bank the CITI TRUST BANK the banking guidelines of CITI TRUST BANK
stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed for over a period of
time 2 years and few months, with the account nservicable the money
will be onfisicated and this will happen after the next ten days if
nobody comes for the money Since we have not seen any body for the
money and his property for the last two years and our bank has been
notifying the Rotary club for the past one year,now I seek your consent
to present yourself as the next of kin of the deceased since you have
the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued at
(US$11,000,000.00) million dollars can be paid to you and then you and
me can share the money.
I guarantee that this will be executed under
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the
law.
Thanks
Please, kindly REACH ME THROUGH MY MAIL ADDRESS.
Dr.
DANETATA.
Sean Matteson
July 28, 2006 @ 1:26 pm
It’s unfortunate that people fall prey to this. I get these emails all the time as well.
Sean Matteson
EDNA EZE
June 11, 2007 @ 6:07 am
YOUNG AFRIKANA SECURITY SERVICE
( A SUBSIDIARY OF YOUNG AFRIKANA INVESTMENT NIG LTD Rc 317,122)
Head office :27 Bajulaye road ,somolu,Lagos.
Tel: 08055387843,08064736002,01-8909794
E-mail : young afrikanaguard@yahoo.com
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Attention sir :
INTRODUCING OUR SECURITY OUTFIT
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We have the pleasure of introducing our outfit to your organization with the sole of intimating you with our service and consiquently engaging us for security duties in your esterblishment.
THE COMPANY
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PERSONNEL
We have well trained and adequately motivated and articulated work force that has been carrying out duties with professionals touch,utmost dedication and absolute confidentiality. We have been performing creditably over the years for which we have been appriciated and commemend on many occassions by our corporate clients.Our staff are committed and go extra mile to see that they carry out their assignments to the satisfaction of our clients.
TRAINING
……………………………………
We organize in-service training for all categories of your staff to keep them abreast of modern trends in global security services. We do this by making sure that our staff attend workshops and seminars on security matters all the years round.We also invite professional security experts from reputable organization to come and gives lectures and practical demostration of mordern security tactics.we also have a well-stocked library where our staffs are encouraged to borrow and study to keep them well informed on the operational and administrative aspect of security duties.
The training has been a source of our creditable performance over the years and has indeed enhanced our enviable status as a reputabe,security outfit which has uplifted our coporate image.
EQUIPMENT
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We have up-to-day security equipment and gadgets in carring out duties.Our communication equipment is second to none which to see that staffs at all level are in constant touch with our security details on various beats and our clients as well.
We have operational and administrative vehicles and bike for supervision and monitoring of our staffs to see that they perform their duties diligently and with dedication.
OUR SERVICE
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- Corporate Guards for home and offices, corporate institutions,Schools holstel,Hotels,Hospitals,Public Properties, vulnerable black spots e.t.c.
- We provide security guards for dignitaries and vulnerable public figures.
- Training of potentials guards and security dogs of all breeds,we also sell puppies .
Sale installation and maintainance of security apparatus in home and offices.
- Escorts for vulnarable figures.
- Under cover security for children and personalities prone to security risks.
- Crowd control for various occasion.we organize close nite security cordon for all occasions.
- Surveillance services.
With this our well -articulated programme of action you can be sure that we are ready to give you all round protection of your lives and property.
Our watchwords are dedication,efficiency,professionalism and confidentiality.
A trial will convice you as we look forward to your anticipated patronage.
………………………………
Secratary
ihaza iyobosa
November 21, 2007 @ 10:02 am
keep on, together we will all fight corruption in nigeria untill we all make our country a better place for all of us to live in