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Index of Subjects Hi Colin, The attached EMail is an illustration of a Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud Scheme. This is an *illegal* attempt to steal money by soliciting participation in a concocted scheme to purportedly defraud the Nigerian state. Further information on such schemes is located at: http://travel.state.gov/travel_pubs.html. The perpetrators of the schemes are dangerous criminals (a number of people duped by these schemes have been lured to Nigeria and murdered). There is a computer crimes division of the RCMP which investigates and keeps track of these schemes. I forward examples of such solicitations to them for investigation. Unfortunately complaining to the Nigerian High Commission in Canada produces no results. Contact me if you wish to pursue this and I can give you the coordinates of where to send such complains. All the best, Chris On Sat, 12 May 2001, Colin Prudhoe wrote: > Hi, I keep getting at least 4 very similar E-mail messages per day addressed > to the SCETTNS IP Webmaster address, the scettns-owner address etc. > Unfortunately each one has a slightly different E-mail address so it's hard > to put a filter on it. > > My question, please how can I stop this annoying E-mail begging me to set up > shady offshore bank accounts and reap the rewards?? > > Thanks, > > Colin Prudhoe > SCETTNS IP Editor > > -----Original Message----- > From: AKIN BANGURA [mailto:a_bangura2000@yahoo.com] > Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2001 4:06 AM > To: webmaster@scettns.ns.ca > Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL > > > URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL > > I am Akin Bangura, the eldest son of Timu Bangura, who is the immediate > past minister of > Finance of the Federal Republic of Sierra-Leone. Though my father > died a natural death. He left some document as regards some > transaction with some of his colleagues while in office. Infarct they > (i.e. my father and his colleagues that cannot be mentioned here) > succeeded in keeping the sum of Eight Million, Six hundred Thousand > dollars ($8.6M USD) in cash in a safe trust / security firm in Ghana > a neighboring West African State. After my father's death, the > current president Tijan Kabbah’s government has no trace or > evidence of his dealings and those of his colleagues regarding the > money in question, before renewed clashes between the R.U.F rebels > lead by Foday Sankoh in my country began. This recent clashes lead > to the destruction of many government documents and establishment, > including the Central Bank of Sierra-Leone and the Ministry of > Finance buildings, where records of probe were kept. Hence no real > evidence to continue a probe. Now that there is no record, I have > been mandated by my father's colleagues to come to Amsterdam, The > Netherlands to sort and conclude the transfer of the funds, with the > aid of a trustworthy person(s), that can keep this transaction a top > secret. And has the ability (i.e credible firm, etc) to file claims of > these funds on our behalf. This assistance from you is necessary > because the government of our country is closely monitoring funds > leaving or coming into my country. what is required of you is that we > want you to represent us as the beneficiary of the funds, provision of > a bank account into which we can lodge the funds, ability to assist us > in profitable investment in your country and negociations for us to > purchase an ultramodern house in your country as soon as the > transaction is complete, because we would like to come over, perhaps > live there and manage our investments. However be rest assured that > this transaction is hitch free as my father's colleagues and I have > mapped out strategies to give this, transaction a diplomatic coverage. > We have earmarked 30% of this sum to you for your participation, > 10% for any expenditure incurred in course of this transaction and > the balance of 60% is for me and my colleagues in Ghana. Please also > note that you shall help us invest our share of the money in a viable > business in your country after this business is concluded. Please I > await your urgent response to this proposal should you be/not > interested in this business. While thanking you for your anticipated > co-operation and kind gesture I remain always with regards. > Sincerely > AKIN BANGURA. > > > > > >
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