Fecking read this!

[ZENZEN]

Got this in my email this morning!!

SEEKING IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE

Dear Friend

Greetings to you, I wish to seek your assistance in a project I will reveal to
you shortly. My name is Mr. Joseph Pattni, the junior brother to Mr. Kamlesh
Pattni of Goldenberg International, Kenya. Republic of Kenya.

My brother, Mr. Kamlesh Pattni was a very close friend and confidant of former President Daniel Arap Moi of the Republic of Kenya. I want to believe you are very much aware of what is happening in my country presently. I mean the change of the Government in my country, and I want you to know that the main reason of contacting you is that former President Daniel Arap Moi has secretly confided in my brother (Mr. Kamlesh Pattni) to take some funds about Fifty Million United States Dollars (US$50,000,000.00) abroad to keep in a secret account, and the fund was deposited in the custody of a private security trust firm in Europe.

I am writing you in absolute confidence primarily to seek your assistance to
transfer this cash of Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000.000.00) now in the custody
of a private Security trust firm in Europe, and the money is in trunk boxes
deposited and declared as family valuables by my brother. And as a matter of
fact by brother, Mr. Kamlesh Pattni made them to understand that the boxes
belongs to his foreign partner and not former President Daniel Arap Moi as they do not want anybody to know about this funds, despite the fact that the money was taken away from Kenya with the help President Daniel Arap Moi.

My brother cannot travel out of Kenya as the new Government is gunning for his head and others that did save in the past Government so I have to be very careful with the way I go about clearing these funds .So I decided to keep it safely as a secret and couldn't tell anyone in my country for the safety of my life and that of my family.

Though we have neither seen nor met each other, I know we will be able to
establish all the trust that we need to ensure that the funds is safe with you.
Thus, if you are willing to assist me to move this fund to your account and your country for safe keeping, you can contact me through my email address sending your telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss the modalities and what your share (percentage) for assisting me will be. I will highly appreciate it if my request is given utmost priority and consideration. So I humbly solicit your assistance in the followings ways.

1. To assist me claim this boxes from the security trust firm as our
beneficiary

2. To transfer this money (USD$50M) in your name to your country

3. To make a good arrangement for a joint-business investment on our behalf in your country and you will be our Adviser/ Manager. For your assistance, I have agreed that 20% of the total amount will be for your effort and another 10 % to cover all the expenses that we might incur during the business transaction.

Last, I urge you to keep this transaction strictly confidential as no one knows
about these funds.


Please as you show your willingness, Forward to me your full name, address and Tel/Fax numbers, to me via my private email address: kamleshpattni@netscape.net, this is for security reasons as I will only be accessing my private email earnestly awaiting your response.


Best Regards,



JOSEPH PATTNI

NOTE: FOR MORE INFORMATIONS SEE BELOW
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3338023.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3324369.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3003284.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2794385.stm
http://www.eastandard.net/archives/m...ew23050403.htm

[toon_armani]

It's the usual Spam / Scam stuff.

I received one a month or so ago from some Nigerian geezer, reckoned some long lost uncle of mine use to work as a spy for MI6 etc etc etc. oh and he left me 5 million quid ... of course he did.

Just bin it!

[Jonno]

This is a variation of a famous fraud - The West African Scam / Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud in Internet Web Mail Frauds and Email Letter Scams

http://www.crimes-of-persuasion.com/...s/nigerian.htm

[glazzy]

Originally Posted by toon_armani

Just bin it!

i never even open emails from people i don't know so i wouldn't know if i've ever had an email like this or not...
it makes me wonder how many people fall for it though

jayne x

[blue jammer]

Heh, seen them time and time again, if you fancy a funny read, check the following out:

Nigerian Fraud Masterclass

[grad]

it only takes one though..

interesting thing there is those news articles you've linked to..it's actually happening!!

[toon_armani]

Here's another common one (I received yesterday) .. but working in IT Security, I get these every day!!

I have been told about the below and had *it passed onto me.** Please send this out to as many people as you can...**

Please see e-mail below re *latest VISA & MASTERCARD scam. Please pass on to all your teams and mailing lists. I got this from a *contact in the Halifax
Visa team so it *is happening !!*

Visa and MasterCard scam*

A friend was called *on this week from "VISA" and I was called on Thursday
from "MasterCard". It worked like this: Person calling *says, "This is Carl
Patterson (any name) *and I'm calling from the Security and Fraud department at VISA. My Badge number is 12460. Your card has been *flagged for an unusual purchase pattern, *and I'm calling to verify.* *

Did you purchase an Anti-Telemarketing *Device/ Any expensive item for
£497.99 *from a marketing company based in Anywhere?" When you say "No". The* caller continues with, "Then we will be issuing *a credit to your account.
This is a *company we have been watching and the charges range from £297 to* £497, just under the £500 purchase pattern that *flags most cards. Before your next *statement, the credit will be sent to (they give you your
address), is that correct?"*

You say, "Yes". The *caller continues . . . "I will be starting a fraud investigation. If you have any questions, you should call *the 0800 number
listed on your card and *ask for Security. you will need to refer to this
Control #". They then give you a 6 digit number. "Do you *need me to read it
again?" Caller then *says he "needs to verify you are in possession of your
card (this is where the scam takes place as up until now *they have requested nothing !) they ask *you to turn your card over.* *

There are 7 numbers; the first 4 are 1234 *(or whatever as they have your
number *anyway) the next 3 are the security numbers that verify you are in*
possession of the card (these are the numbers *they are really after as these
are the *numbers you use to make internet purchases to prove you have the* card) Read me the 3 numbers." Then he says *"That is correct. I just needed to *verify that the card has not been lost or stolen, and that you still have*your card.**

Do you have any other*questions?*

Don't hesitate to call back if you do."*

You *actually say very little, and they never ask for or tell you the card*
number. But after we were called on Wednesday, *we called back within 20
minutes to ask *a question. Are we glad we did! The REAL VISA security
department told us it was a scam and in the last 15 *minutes a new purchase
of £497.99 WAS *put on our card. Long story made short. We made a real fraud report and closed the VISA card and they are reissuing us *a new number.*

What the scam wants is the 3 digit number and that once *the charge goes
through, they keep *Charging every few days. By the time you get your
statement, you think the credit is coming, and then it's *harder to actually
file a fraud *report.*

REMEMBER: THE REAL VISA REINFORCED THAT THEY WILL NEVER *ASK FOR ANYTHING ON THE CARD (THEY *ALREADY KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT US)!!!!.**

What makes this more *remarkable is that on Thursday, I got a call from
"Jason Richardson of MasterCard" with a word for word *repeat of the VISA
Scam. This time I *didn't let him finish. I hung up.**

We filed a police report (as *instructed by VISA), and they said they are
taking several of these reports daily and to tell friends, relatives *And
co-workers.*




If anyone asks for personal details - tell 'em to fook off.!

[ZENZEN]

Originally Posted by blue jammer

Heh, seen them time and time again, if you fancy a funny read, check the following out:

Nigerian Fraud Masterclass

That's f*cking quality that mate! PMSL!! and by the way everyone it's deleted and bined!! As if I would give all my details away to some tosser, but as there probably are peopel out ther who have!