From Czechoslovakia With Love…
And it still keeps coming, this one a well-known scam with a personalized twist, sent from a free email account in what was once Czechoslovakia:
I am contacting you for the claim of your late uncle fund that was deposited with the Union Togolaise Bank. I am soliciting for your confidence in this matter, this is by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and top Secret. Though I know that a contact of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all will be well since I know everything about your late uncle’s fund.
I have decided to contact you due to the urgency of this matter. Let me start by introducing myself properly to you. I am BARRISTER SMITH BABA the personnal attorney to your late uncle Engr.JC LeCour, Sr. an oil Merchant with the Federal Government of Lome-Togo, who died some years ago in Kenya Air Bus Flight KQ430. He was banking with Union Bank PLC, Lome-Togo and had a closing balance as at the end of September 2001 worth S$48,000,000.00 (fourty-eight million United States dollars). The bank now expects the next of kin to come forward as beneficiary.
Efforts have been made by the Union Togolaise Bank of Lome-Togo to get in touch with any of the deceased family or relatives, but they have met with no success. As the deceased being a foreigner, that was why I decided to contact you so that you can put claim on this.
Now the management under the influence of the bank Chairman and members of the board of directors has made arrangement for the fund to be declared unclaimed so that they can share the money amongst themselves.
In order to avert this negative development, it is my duty to contact you since your name was amongst those listed in his personal files that was with me. Now you are to stand as the next of kin to his properties.
A quick search on the Internet revealed the tragic news that Engr.JC Rondeau Sr., Engr.JC Barns Sr., Engr.JC Brown Sr., Engr.JC Bussell Sr., Engr.JC McClure Sr., Engr.JC Meadows Sr., and many hundreds of other famous oil merchants with the Federal Government of Lome-Togo perished in the same fiery crash…
Richard
I will like you to write me through robert_nduoma02@yahoo.com for us to talk.
Robert
Dear Sir,
I knew my proposal will sound strange to you, with the way things is going on in the world now, one really need to be careful in who ever he or she is dealing with.But i most assure you that my coming to you will be a great blessing to both parties, if only we can work with trust and honesty.my contact to you is for good, because my main reason of making this arrangement for this funds to be release to you was as a result that i want to set up an organization that will be taken care of the needy and the poor from all these war torn countries mostly here in africa.I was moved to write you based on the fact you have the same last name with Mr Herman Atkinson.
My good friend,i also want you to understand further that if no one come for this money by the end of this month,the money $4.5M will be conficiated into goverment account Which will do no good to the citizens and the needy.The goverment official’s have been looting public funds to their personal account overseas, they will do the same by looting this funds too since the owner is late.And this will do no good to the poor citizens, as it has been the number one motive of ou rlate customer to build a home for the needy before his sudden death.He is a friendly customer with my branch, no matter i dont know much about his personal back ground.But he do inform me of his plans to set up an organization here for the needy,call motherless care center.I want to keep his dream alife by using some of this cash for that based on the fact there is no one related to him to make this claims.
How i want you to come into this transaction for the claims as the next of kin to our late depositor.
1) I will give you a draft application letter which you will re-arrange with your full name on it for presentation to the bank as the next of kin to our late depositor.
2) I will give you the account number of our late depositor which you will also mention to the bank.
In other to complete the above stated process,i will need your full contact information and to further confirm your full name, this will enable me complete the draft application letter for claims which you are to send to the bank directly.As a matter of fact the bank board of directors will verify the application,but with me as the regional manager of the bank, i will be in better position to assist you in this process.Just keep me informed of any response you received from the bank , If we can be fast in our arrangement before end of next week the funds will be released to you.The bank board of directors agreed that if no one come for the funds, at the end of this month this funds left by our late Customer will be confiscated during.I have come to agreement to share this funds in this ration, based on the fact you are going to play a very big role in making this transaction a great success:
1) 35% OF $4.5M TO YOU.WHICH IS $1,575,000
2) 40% OF THE $4.5M TO ME. WHICH IS $1,800,000
3) 20% OF THE $4.5M FOR THE SETTING UP OF THE ORGANIZATION THAT WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF THE NEEDY.WHICH IS $900,000
4)5% TO BE SET ASIDE FOR ANY EXPENSES YOU MAY INCURE DURING THIS PROCESS. WHICH IS $225,000
My good friend, you are to invest the sum maped out for the setting of the organization there, before proper arrangement will be made on that.My good friend, i will travel to meet you once the funds is been released to you.That will give us chance to arrange towards investing my share through your assistance there in your country.Attach is my international passport copy and also my working ID card, as you may need it when making arrangement for my trip to meet you after the final release of the funds to you. Call me through my personal line 002289992421.
I look forward hearing from you.
Thank you.
Mr Robert Nduoma
Dear Friend,
Kindly go through the draft application letter and send it to the bank through the email address contact on the draft letter. Kindly re-type the application letter and send at once to the bank through the bank email stated above: enquiry_ecobank.tg@gawab.com
My good friend this is going to be the start of a long lasting relationship, i thank God for leading of to an honest person.I can assure you of the success of this transaction if only you will keep to your word by keeping this deal a top seceret. Send the application to the bank, and keep me posted with any response you receive from the bank.
I look forward hearing from you.
Thank you.
Mr Robert Nduoma
Dear Friend,
How are you today? I hope you are in good health, i am just coming back from sunday church service and said to check my email.I was glad to receive your update of the response from the bank chairman, i strong believe God that we are going to have success in this transaction.Success that will give glory to God, my good friend urgently send copy of late Herman’s death certificate to the bank along side your ID.
I believe the bank board of directors will issue final claims approval on monday should you get the informations currect.Like i made you to understand the success of this transaction stands to our ability to keep this transaction a top seceret,I look forward meeting you at the end of this trasaction.
Thank you & God bless you.
Mr Robert Nduoma.
Yip -i’m from NZ and i just received one today! unreal . . .
Hey, Philippines here.. i just received an e-mail from this John Awele.. I was near to falling for it, BUT good thing i got to check out this site and so i was saved from this evil man!
FROM BARRISTER JOHN AWELE
AWELE’S CHAMBER LOME
LOME TOGO WEST AFRICA.
TEL/FAX:/00228 9860854
Attention: Villena,
I have decided to contact you due to the urgency of this matter.Let me
start
by introducing myself properly to you.I am BARRISTER JOHN AWELE the
Attorney
to your late uncle Engr.J.B Villena (Snr) a contractor with the Federal
Government of lome-togo,until his death last two years ago in political
crisis in Abidjan capital of Cote d’Ivoire,He Banked with Standard
Trust
Securities,lome-togo and had a closing balance as at the end of
September,
2005 worth US$28,000,000.00(Twenty eight Million United States
Dollars).
The financial firm now expects the Next of Kin to come forward as
Beneficiary.Efforts has been made by the Standard Trust Securities of
lome-togo to get in touch with any of the Deceased Family Relatives,but
they
have met with no success.
As the deceased being a foreigner,that was why I decided to contact you
so
that you can put claim on this fund as you bear the same last name with
him.Now the management under the influence of the bank Chairman and
Members
of the Board of directors, that arrangement has been made for the fund
to be
declared Unclaimed In order to avert this negative development, it is
my
duty to contact you so that you can stand as the next of kin to his
properties.All documents and proof to enable you get this fund will be
carefully worked out by me for this claim.I have secured from the
probate an
order of Mandamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries,and more
so I
am assuring you that this claim is 100% risk free.
Now it is left for you to deceide on what you will give me as my
percentage
for assisting you in this claim.I hope to hear from you soon or call me
immediately you receive this mail on this phone number +228-9860854.
I want to let you know that this trasaction have to be done
legitimately and
confidential as i dont want any one to know that you are not the right
applicant.
Call me as soon as you read this message.
Yours Sincerely,
BARRISTER JOHN AWELE ESQ
Dont you believe it!