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…
Sounds like this one! FROM BARRISTER JOHN AWELE AWELE’S CHAMBER LOME TOGO TEL/FAX:/00228 914.9007 LOME TOGO WEST AFRICA. Attention: McWha. 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 McWha (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, 2002 worth US$28,000,000.00(Thweenty 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 +228-914.9007. 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 Look familiar? However, what is the scam??
Generally, lure idiots by promising them a hefty chunk of a large sum of money (usually tens of millions). But to collect it they end up having to put up some of their own money (which, of course, is never seen again). http://www.scambusters.org/NigerianFee.html (among many other sites) describes the scam.
Dear Simon Mitsch, , I’m just receiving your first response to my mail,Like i said in my first mail to you,i am the personal/ confidential attorney to the late Engr J.B Mitsch who was a big contractor in Lome Togo until his untimely death.He died on the 30th of April,2003 without any survivor.Since then i have made several equiries to locate his extended family or relative without success.After making these attempts for some time now, i decided to contact you since you have the same last name with him because the bank where he deposited his fund ($28million) has issued me a final notice since the past five days setting a deadline of 21 days within which i have to forward the details of a next of kin to Late Engr J.B Mitsch for the claims of this fund or have it frozen at the expiration of the said deadline. I am now fully convinced that you are the right and legal next of kin that i have searched for all these while because my client has told me many times about having his family scatered after the world war.The reason being that this fund has been dormant since the past two years. Its as a result of this that i am seeking your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you have the same last name, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you . Therefore,I need your full guarrantee to cooperate with me and full assurance that i will recive my commission as soon as the bank transfers this fund to your bank account.I will send you a copy of the death certificate of the late Engr J.B Mitsch issued to me by the hospital authority here after his death. Its quite very necesary that we agree on what i will be entitled to for my assistance to claim this fund with all the necessary backing .I have the the secret access code and other informations which are most vital for successfull claim of this fund without any hitch. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will free from any breach of the law.I will be sending to you an application text which you will fill and send to the bank for the claim(release/transfer) of this fund to your bank account.The application has to be sent to the bank foreign remittance director immediately i sent it to you in my next mail.As soon as the bank receives it,they will acknowledge it and request informations regarding this account from you which i already have.All you have to do is to revert to me for directives which upon forwarding to you,you will inturn send to the bank. Immediatly they receive these informations, they will be proceeding for onward transfer of the fund to your bank account without further delays.The whole process of this transaction will take about four working days to conclude. I will be waiting for your immediate reponse to enable us proceed so that we can conclude the whole process within the time frame mandated by the bank.Please call me on 00228.9149007 for more details. As soon as I may hear from you I will send to you the application text form you will fill and send to the bank here. Waiting your response Regards John Awele (Esq). (This looks very familiar, SIMONS comment)
I receive exactly the same mail and more 2 diff
LOL….well, it’s December 2005 and this guy is still at it. He must send 1000’s of these exact emails out(with a different surname of course)and it looks like I’m his next….victim? NOT!! I have the exact copies of the above 2 emails from this guy. LOL, I was skeptical too! Anyway, I hope this guy gets caught for whatever he’s trying to do. Since he is giving his phone # for replies, I’m suprised he hasn’t been traced/arrested yet. Only time will tell, and I hope he gets alot of it after he’s arrested!
I’m from Dominican Republic, and i just got this e-mail. I heard that it was a scam so i looked for BARRISTER JOHN AWELE ESQ on google and i found this webpage. I was very surprised that this scam has been online for that long… Here’s what i got: FROM BARRISTER JOHN AWELE AWELE’S CHAMBER LOME TOGO TEL/FAX:/00228 914.9007 LOME TOGO WEST AFRICA. Attention: Popa 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 Popa (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, 2003 worth US$28,000,000.00(Thweenty 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 +228-914.9007. 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 Get this free software to instantly communicate online with friends, family, coworkers, or anyone you choose. Go to http://messenger.msn.com to download the software you need to get started. If you have Windows XP, you already have the software you need! Just select “Windows Messenger” from the Start menu to get started. Write down my e-mail address: barrister_john_awele1@hotmail.com Once installation is done, add me to your contact list using the Add button and this address.
West Africa my a*s! We’re true blue Scots! And we’re cheap!!
I especially liked the part about being “legimate” and “condifential”, that he doesn’t want anyone to know I’m not the ‘right candidate’!! FROM BARRISTER JOHN AWELE AWELE’S CHAMBER LOME TOGO TEL/FAX:/00228 914.9007 LOME TOGO WEST AFRICA. Attention: Creighton, 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 Creighton(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, 2003 worth US$28,000,000.00(Thweenty 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 +228-914.9007. 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
indeed, he’s still on it. i’m from Switzerland. it was the first mail i recieved in 2006. that guy just doesn’t seem to give up on this. it’s actually kinda funny.
i’ve received two email the second one includes his passport. FROM BARRISTER JOHN AWELE AWELE’S CHAMBER LOME TOGO TEL/FAX:/00228 914.9007 LOME TOGO WEST AFRICA. Attention: Pagan, 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 Pagan (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, 2003 worth US$28,000,000.00(Thweenty 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 +228-914.9007. 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
Dear Mark Pagan, I’m just receiving your first response to my mail,Like i said in my first mail to you,i am the personal/ confidential attorney to the late Engr. J.B.Pagan who was a big contractor in Lome Togo until his untimely death.He died on the 30th of April,2003 without any survivor.Since then i have made several equiries to locate his extended family or relative without success.After making these attempts for some time now, i decided to contact you since you have the same last name with him because the bank where he deposited his fund ($28million) has issued me a final notice since the past five days setting a deadline of 21 days within which i have to forward the details of a next of kin to Late Engr. J.B.Pagan for the claims of this fund or have it frozen at the expiration of the said deadline. I am now fully convinced that you are the right and legal next of kin that i have searched for all these while because my client has told me many times about having his family scatered after the world war.The reason being that this fund has been dormant since the past two years. Its as a result of this that i am seeking your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you have the same last name, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you . Therefore,I need your full guarrantee to cooperate with me and full assurance that i will recive my commission as soon as the bank transfers this fund to your bank account.I will send you a copy of the death certificate of the late Engr. J.B.Pagan issued to me by the hospital authority here after his death. Its quite very necesary that we agree on what i will be entitled to for my assistance to claim this fund with all the necessary backing .I have the the secret access code and other informations which are most vital for successfull claim of this fund without any hitch. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will free from any breach of the law.I will be sending to you an application text which you will fill and send to the bank for the claim(release/transfer) of this fund to your bank account.The application has to be sent to the bank foreign remittance director immediately i sent it to you in my next mail.As soon as the bank receives it,they will acknowledge it and request informations regarding this account from you which i already have.All you have to do is to revert to me for directives which upon forwarding to you,you will inturn send to the bank. Immediatly they receive these informations, they will be proceeding for onward transfer of the fund to your bank account without further delays.The whole process of this transaction will take about four working days to conclude. I will be waiting for your immediate reponse to enable us proceed so that we can conclude the whole process within the time frame mandated by the bank. Please call me for more details if you want to dial from your end you will dial 0112289149007 try it now you will talk to me. As soon as I may hear from you I will send to you the application text form you will fill and send to the bank here. I have also attached to you a copy of my international passport for your view. Waiting your response Regards John Awele (Esq).