I am Samuel Oboh, Bank Manager of Elbim Bank, South Africa.This is an urgent and very confidential business proposition.
On June 6, 2000,a Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the National Petroleum Corporation, Mr.Barry Kelly made a numbered time(Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$26,500,000.00,(Twenty-six Million, five hundred thousand Dollars) in my branch.
Upon maturity,I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month,we sent a reminder and finally we
discovered from his contract employers, the National Petroleum Corporation that Mr. Barry Kelly died from an automobile accident.
On further investigation,I found out that he died without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Barry Kelly did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents,including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US$26,500,000.00 has carefully been fixed in my bank for safekeeping.
No one will ever come forward to claim it.
According to South African Law, at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a Foreigner to stand in as the owner of the money which was fixed deposited in my bank. I am writing you because I as a public servant,i cannot operate a foreign account.
I want to present you as the owner of the funds so you can be able to claim them with the help of my attorney. This is simple.I will like you to provide immediately your full names and address so that the Attorney will prepare the necessary documents which will put you in place as the beneficiary of the funds.
The money will be moved out for us to share in the ratio of 70% for me and 30% for you. The paperwork for this transaction will be done by the Attorney and this will guarantees the successful execution of this transaction.
If you are interested, please reply immediately via my email address or web-based fax +1 775-458-9158 and Upon your response,I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction.
Please observe utmost confidentiality, and be rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in real estate within your country.
Due to the nature of confidentiality in this Transaction our communication can only be via email and fax mostly.
Awaiting your urgent reply via my email or WebFax Above.
Thanks and my regards.
Samuel Oboh.
Manager,
Elbim Bank.
This guy has no idea what my name is, yet he wants to specifically conduct illegal business with me - riiiiiiight.
But seriously, this scam has been going around for so long i'm surprised anyone bothers to try it anymore. Some versions of the scam give you a number to dial that's based in south america, and they jack up your phone bill several thousand dollars (don't know the exact details). The other way, is they convince you to give them your bank acct. details so they can do a transfer. Either way, you get screwed.
The US Justice Department, or Department of Treasury I can't remember which wanted to see those. I sent one to my local F.B.I. about a year ago. They thanked me but I'm sure they see a lot of these. Of course it's a hoax, or a scam.
I saw a piece where someone actually went thru with one of these and lost a bunch of money overseas.
Sit down sometime when you have a while and read the second one all the way through... Funny as heck... its amazing how stupid some of these criminals are.
I am the first son of the late Mobutu Sese Seko, the former President of the Congo Republic. I am presently under protective
custody in Nigeria as a political refugee.
I got your contact during my search for a stranger that can cooperate with me in this mutual transaction. I want you to note that this business will benefit both of us. However, you must confirm your ability to handle this because it involves a large amount of money. The money US$50 million US DOLLARS (Fifty Million United States DollarsOnly) is my share of my father's estate.
I boxed and shippedthe money to a security company abroad at the peak of the war/politicalcrisis that rocked my country few years ago. Now the crisis has ended and Ineed a trustworthy person like you to proceed to the place of the securitycompany in order to clear the fund and invest on my behalf as I dont
want myname to be used for now.
Note that I will send to you the relevant documents that
will enable you take possesion of the the fund for onward investment for our mutual benefit. All I need from you is as follows:
1. A letter of committment (duely signed) that you will keep the transaction strictly confidential.
2. Your confirmation of your abilityto handle this.
3. Your IDt or driving licence number for identification to
the security company.
4. Your telephone and fax numbers for communication.
5. Your full permanent address. As soon as I get the above information from you, I will disclose to you the name and the country of the security company. I will forward your name and particulars to the
securitycompany to enable them contact you accordingly.
I will also send to you aLETTER OF AUTHORITY to enable you clear the fund on my behalf.
Note thatthis is a very safe transaction as this money is my share of my father's estate.
I am waiting for your response to enable us proceed.
What's really sad is that there are people who are DUMB enough to give the person, such as the above mentioned, their information, thinking that they will get a portion of this money. We truly have become a criminal world. People don't care about who they hurt, as long as they get what they want... your money. Hmmmmm... almost sounds like the government to me.
:::>^..^<::: ~*~The Journey is more important than the end or the start~*~ :::>^..^<:::
Dear Friend,
Compliments of the season and Good-Day to you my
friend.
My Name is Joseph Nzanga Mobutu.I am writing you from
Accra Ghana.
Considering the fact that we have not met before,You
may consider this letter as a surprise.
I am seeking for someone that will assist me with a
business that has to do with my family estate which my
late father left behind for us.i am contacting you
base on the fact that i want someone that is not known
tome and my family to assist me in this business and
this is for security reasons.
I am the son of the late Mobutu Sese seko,
the former President of "ZAIRE" now democratic
republic of congo .I reside in Ghana now on political
asylum.I got your contact information from the
internet in my search for assistance.
I want you to note that this business will benefit
both of us . I am seeking for your assistance in my
desire to secure the sum of Twenty-Seven Million
United States Dollars (US$27,000,000.00) and also to
front for me and my family in the areas of business
you consider profitable.
I presume you are aware there are financial
dispute between my family (THE MOBUTU) and the
present civilian Government. You may also have heard
how a lot of my father's bank account in Switzerland
and North America has been frozen.
Following the outlined reasons, I am seeking for your assistance in
my desire to secure the sum of Twenty-Seven Million
United States Dollars (US$27,000,000.00) and also to
front for my family in the areas of business you
consider profitable.
This Boxes containing the funds have secretly been
concealed and deposited with a Diplomatic Security
firm Abroad through Diplomatic means where it can
easily be taken delivery of by a recommended
beneficiary.
The Boxes containing the funds were shipped as
diplomatic items of high values and will be released
to you by the Security firm based on my
recommendations on that note; you will be presented as
My partner who will be fronting for me and my family
in any subsequent ventures.
We as a family have decided to offer you 10% of the
total fund for your assistance if you are able to help
us claim the boxes, 5% for any expenses that may be
incured during this transaction, and the remaining 85%
for my family.
Please, I need your entire support and co-operation
for the success of this business ventures, your utmost
confidentiality and secrecy is highly required due to
my family's present predicament.
Please indicate your interest to enable us proceed.
God Bless you and your family as you respond to this
email.
You should write him back and tell him how interested you are. Give yourself something to do for 2 minutes, and feel proud that you wasted 5 minutes of this bloke's time
"I'm for it so we can put Nuclear power plants up there, and then beam the power back to earth on a laser beam." ~ Whidden
They do. A lot of them used to do it by Fax, funnily enough. I've heard a lot of the people scammed don't even admit they've been taken, even after its become obvious... poor souls...
I love jumping around to the websites where the "scam the scammers", and often take these scammers for some money, in some cases hundreds of US dollars.
"I'm for it so we can put Nuclear power plants up there, and then beam the power back to earth on a laser beam." ~ Whidden
True, it doesn't make them any better than the scammers, but I've got not sympathy for those who are taken while trying to con someone else. I wouldn't do it myself, of course. I have a life (of sorts...)
"I'm for it so we can put Nuclear power plants up there, and then beam the power back to earth on a laser beam." ~ Whidden
I got tons of these back in 2002. My boss told me to take them to the Denver DA. The Denver DA told me to to fax them to Secret Service. (she gave me their fax #)
And then for I don't know how many weeks a man in a black suit with shiny black shoes sat in the back of the bus near me taking notes while I talked to a woman in law school interning with the State Supreme Court who just happened to be an environmental activist.
It was all very messy. But it was all very true.
And that is the last time I will EVER and I mean EVER fax anything to the Secret Service.
01-25-2003 12:00 AM
I wouldn't do it myself, of course. I have a life 
