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…
Norway here. Seems there were a lot of rich contractors in Lome Togo in 2003. Got this mail today. I’m a bit disapointed that he only saved 10M to me, but whataheck, I ain’t gonna see that money anyhow…. FROM BARRISTER ADAM KWASI KWASI’S CHAMBER LOME TOGO LOME TOGO WEST AFRICA. Attention: TVEDTEN 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 ADAM KWASI the Attorney to your late uncle Engr.J.B.TVEDTEN(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$10,000,000.00(Ten 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. 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. REPLY BY EMAIL. Yours Sincerely, BARRISTER ADAM KWASI ESQ
Deary me, this is the mail i got - | | | Inbox FROM BARRISTER JOHN AWELE AWELE’S CHAMBER LOME TOGO TEL/FAX:/00228 914.9007 LOME TOGO WEST AFRICA. Attention: Johnstone , 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 Johnstone(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, 2004 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
Yeah, i’m in the uk. I added their mail address to my messenger then i got this reply from the above Dear Gary Johnstone , 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 Johnstone 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 Johnstone 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. Johnstone 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).
Me again, got another reply from the guy who does not give up - as follows :- its a pleasure reading from you once again in regards to this mutual issue which i firmly believe willo be of immense benefit to both of us after beign concluded. As a matter of facts,your skepticism does not pose any surprise to my knowledge based on the facts that if i were to be on your shoes same way also shall i feel and ask. It is a very good move which you have made and you have equally impressed me so much on the level that my morale and spirit on living has gingered me to conclude this matter with you. It is said by an addage that he who does not know need to ask for clarification for better understanding.As we all know that this affair is so mutual,and before getting deeply involved we need to understand each other including the transaction itself to avoid any error.But one mistake which we must avoid is mistaking the good for evil. This is not a con and can never be a con,with my following reasons and views!! If this is a scam,why must i get involved in the first place? What will it profit me? and how will i scam you,or will the bank management scam you and i on the issue they have requested that i come forward with the provision of a beneficiary to inherrit the fund. All these question blames should be portion on the death which took away my client untimely,because if he were to be alive,no one will be called upon to inherrit what he worked for all through his life rather he would have been living to enjoy his good will. To proove you that this is not a scam,i have all verifiable documents in regards to this with me,and i shall willingly send them to you upon demands,to ascertain the genuinety of this matter. Please,do erase completely out of your mind,anything doubts,fear or untrust in this mater,and i further advice that what destroys business relationship is when one among the partners commence living in suspicions,where by the opposite partner is free from all unwarranted suspicions posed by the partner. If there is any question,demand or interest which you further wish to know about this,kindly make it open,because the wise ones made us to understand that he who asks wishes to understand.a word is enough for a wise;;;i will be waiting patiently to read positively from you. Could you please enclose your private telephone number to me in your next mail,so i can call you for oral clarifications by phone.You can still call me on 0112289149007 dial it like that and you will reach me. Regards
Hy all, Belgium here. Got this today: Dear Claes, I am Barrister Dominic Ugoh, a solicitor at law, personal attorney to Mr.P.B, Claes, a national Of your country,who used to be a contractor and importer here in Lome Togo. Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of April 2003, my client,his wife and their only daughter were involved in a ghasty motor accident along Nouvissi express Road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients extended family relatives, this is to no avail. 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 fund valued at US$27 million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable by the Security Finance Firm where this huge amount were deposited. The said Security Finance Company has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have his account confisicated within the next twenty one official working days. Since I have been unsuccesful in locating the relatives for over 2years now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you have the same last names, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this attract no risk at all for it will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. On the receipt of your response i will furnish you with detailed clarification as it relates to this mutual benefit transaction. Call me on my direct line.00228- 909 3034 My regards to your family. Barrister Dominic Ugoh . Same scam (of another)??? Should I add him to my messenger? Just to have some fun :p Gtz
yeah it’s a real scam
Hello, I’ve got this mail too, in the Netherlands.
Barrister Nestor Etekobeh & Partners 30 Av.de la Gakpoto BP 22354 Lome-Togo. FLAT 19 2nd FLOOR TELL 00228 908 38 41 Dear Mariska van Zessen, I am the above addressed, a solicitor at law,personal attorney to Mr G.Zessen,a national Of your country,who used to work as an oil contractor here in Lome-Togo.Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On the 21 of April 2001, my client, and their only daughter were involved in a car accident along Casamblanca express Road Lome-Togo. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several enquiries here to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to search through, with his name which motivated me to contact you, to locate any member of his family hence reason why i contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at US$10.5 million (ten million,five hundred thousand usd dollars) left behind by my client, before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable by the Security Finance Firm(bank) where this huge amount were deposited.The said Security Finance Company(Bank) has issued me notice to provide the next of kin or have his account confisicated within the next twenty one official working days. Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 1year now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you have the same last names, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee you that this transaction will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Best regards. Barrister Nestor Etekobeh (Esq)
Got mail Again from BARRISTERJOHN RICHARD(ESQ) ROYAL CHAMBER LOME TOGO LOME TOGO WEST AFRICA TELEPHONE NUMBER. 00228 930 73 85. PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS;barristerJohn_richard07@yahoo.com Dear Mariska van Zessen, I am Barrister John Richard, a solicitor at law, personal attorney to Engr J .. B . Zessen, a national Of your country,who used to work as a contractor in Lome Togo. Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On the 30th of April 2002, my client, were involved in a car accident along Kpalime express Road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several enquiries here to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to search through with his name which motivated me to contact you, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at US$20.5 million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable by the Security Finance Firm(bank) where this huge amount were deposited. The said Security Finance Company has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have his account confisicated within the next twenty one official working days Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 2years now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you have the same last names, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you. Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer. I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction goes through and for more details. KINDLY GIVE ME A SHORT CALL AFTER GOING THROUGH THIS MAIL. TELEPHONE NUMBER. 00228 930 73 85. Best regards. Barrister John Richard
Guys and gals, just do what i did to stop these pests filling your inbox with çráp. i basically replied to them telling them i was onto them, then i added the link to this address to show them the people they have badgered with this nonsence are posting their goings on. If they attempted to contact me again i would report them to the right authorites. Failing that, just go into your email settings and block their email address. Havn’t heard a peep out them since!!
This guy is realy crazy. I’ve got the 3 mail.And i don’t send him nice mail back. Dear Fam Van Zessen Thanks for your respond to my mail,i know it will sound like this to your understanding because you will be surprise of having this transaction, but there is only one thing i want to let you understand that is GOD because when good things is comming like this you can not understand it because enemis is against one’s progress, iam not contacting you because i need money from you rather i want us to have this transaction humbly and trust worthy so that we can achieve the goal not the loose,so help me with your whole hearth and i promise you that this transaction will be risk free transaction,all the documents in this transaction i promise to forword it to you only support me so that we can use you account to transfer this fund to avoid the bank to confisicate this fund as a waste fund in there bank. Thanks and GOD bless you NESTOR ETEKOBEH. Only forword to me your private number also your private email adress SO that i can contact you whenever neccessary