Tim, Your statement is right on track. These are targeted scams that individuals use to try to get financial information from unwitting victims. When the individual sends that information to the Scam Artist, they use the financial data to wipe out your accounts. To report these, send the entire e-mail to the U.S. Secret service at 419.fcd@private They track and prosecute where they can. Robert Myles, CISSP Information Security Officer Oregon Health & Science University Mail Code AD140 2525 SW 1st Avenue Portland, OR 97201 Tel: 503-494-8500 Fax: 503-494-8850 Cell: 503-329-9972 mylesr@private >>> Tim Kramer <kramert@private> 7/10/2002 4:54:51 AM >>> This is a variant of what's known as "advanced fee fraud", otherwise known as Nigerian 419 fraud. The objective here is (more or less) identity theft (cleaning out your bank account, etc.). Rumor has it that kidnapping has been involved. For more information about this, Google for "advance fee fraud". You'll get quite a large list of sites describing this. I recommend that you stick to the ".gov" sites and avoid the "baiting N-419" sites (a dangerous form of entertainment). Unless you actually lost money in the scam (various gov't agencies are interested if you did), the best thing you can do is educate your coworkers. Tim Kramer MLRNOC NSO On Tue, 2002-07-09 at 14:24, Rob Martin wrote: > A co-worker of mine received this today, and I'm not sure who to inform. > Sorry to clog your email box with one more message. > > rob > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ajee usman" <ajee@private> > To: <ajee@private> > Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 3:46 AM > Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE > > > > REQUEST FOR AN URGENT ASSISTANCE > > > > > > > > > > >From AJEE USMAN > > Tel ++393339048897 > > E-Mail ajeeu@private > > > > > > Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship > > > > with you.I am Ajee usman ,the first son of late Mr Dantata Usman.My > > father > > was a very wealthy GOLD and COCOA manchant who based in > > ACCRA GHANA and > > ABIDJAN respectively,The economic capital of coteD,Ivoire.He > > was poisoned > > to death by his business associate on one of their > > business outings.My > > father took me and my brother so special. Before > > the death of my father > > on the 29th November 2000 in a private hospital > > in ABIDJAN,He sincerely > > called me on his bed side and told me that > > he had a sum of 14.000.000.00 > > US DOLLARS(FOURTEEN MILLION US DOLLARS)kept > > in a security company in Madrid > > Spain.Before his death,he gave me > > all the relevant document which he used > > to deposit a trunk box containg > > the money in the security company in Spain,which > > he declared as > > family treasure.He also explained to me that it was because > > of his > > wealth that he was poisoned by his business assocaites,That I should > > seek for a foreign partner > > in a country of my choice where l will transfer > > this money and use it for investment purposes. > > (1)I want you to assist me in clearing this fund from the security > > company > > into your account overseas as beneficiary of the fund and > > also for investment > > purpose such as REAL ESTATE,HOTELS,PETROLUM INDUSTRY. > > (2)To serve as a guardian of this fund since the clauses in my asylum > > status > > that did entitle me to do any banking transaction or invest > > such huge > > amount in europe.For your assistance and co-operation,I > > have decided to > > bequeath to you, 15% of the total sum involved and > > 5% mapped out for any > > miscellaneous expenses that we may incur during > > the process of transferring > > this money to your country.Moreover,it > > is risk free in the sense that I > > have taken proper care of all the > > formalities regarding to this transaction. > > I request you to come down to Madrid Spain and open a non resident > > investment > > account where we will deposit this money after withdrawing > > it from the > > security company.For onward transfer to your account > > in your country after > > that I will travel back with you to your country > > and take my share of 80% > > or in alternative invest my share in your > > country under your supervision.If > > you consider this worth doing,kindly > > contact me as soon as you receive > > my mail to enable me finalise > > with the security company,where it was deposited > > for safekeeping.You > > can also reach me with this email address above. > > Regards, > > > > AJEE USMAN > > > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________ > > Free email @saudia.com Click http://www.saudia.com > > > > _____________________________________________________________ > > Promote your group and strengthen ties to your members with > email@private by Everyone.net http://www.everyone.net/?btn=tag > > >
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