Another Scam

[ATC crazy]

I have just received this E-mail a little while ago. Numerous people on Bluetraxx have also gotten it...



Subj: kone
Date: 10/20/2003 9:21:52 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: patrick_ko@zwallet.com
Reply-to: patrick_kone@zwallet.com
To: ride450s@aol.com
Sent from the Internet (Details)





FROM THE DESK OF MR.PATRICK KONE
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.
BANK OF AFRICA, ABIDJAN - COTE D’IVOIRE.
email:patrick_kone@zwallet.com


Dear Respected,

I am MR.PATRICK KONE the director in charge of auditing and accounting section of Ecobank Ivory Coast of west Africa with due respect and regard.

I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction. During our investigation and auditing in this bank, my department came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceas
ed person who died on November 16 1997 in a plane crash and the fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim of the fund in our custody either from his family or relation before our discovery to this development.Although personally, I keep this information secret within myself and partners to enable the whole plans and idea be Profitable and successful during the time of execution.

The said amount was us$14M (fourteen million united states dollars). As it may interest you to know, based on the information I got through world business directory on foreign business relations I was assured your ability and reliability to champion a business transactions without any problem.

Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the bonafide next of kin to the deceased,get the required approval and transfer this money to a foreign account has been put in place and directives and needed information will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist us and also benefit your self to this great business opportunity.

In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in this country as a civil servant, we are not allowed to operate a foreign account and would eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the time of transfer because I work in this bank. This is the actual reason why it will require a second party or fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin with affidavit of trust of oath to the Bank and also present a foreign account where he will need the money to be re-transferred into on his request as it may be after due verification and clarification by the correspondent branch of the bank where the whole money will be remitted from to your own designation bank account.

May I at this point emphasise that this transaction is 100% risk free as I have made arrangements for a successful deal before contacting you. On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled
to 20% of the total sum as gratification, while 10% will be set aside to take care of expenses that may arise during the time of transfer and also telephone bills, while 70% will be for me and my partners.

Please, you have been advised to keep top secret as we are still in service and intend to retire from service after we conclude this deal with you. I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you confirm the money is in your account and ask us to come down to your country for subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages previously indicated and further investment, either in your country or any country you advice us to invest in.

All other necessary information will be sent to You when I hear from you. I suggest you get back to me as soon as possible stating your wish in this deal on my confidential Email address above or call me on my direct PHONE No:00225 07946604

Yours faithfully,

MR.PATRICK KONE

[plumber]

Sounds like a pretty good deal (if your looking to be somebodys girlfriend in a prison somewhere)hahaha

[Howdy]

Sounds like a pretty good deal (if your looking to be somebodys girlfriend in a prison somewhere)hahaha

Actually how this works is 1 of many ways. here are 2 ways they do it:

The original way was: They need you to commit to this transaction with some money ( $5,000 dollars or more ) via wire transfer ( non traceable ). Once they get that you never hear from them again.

The latest way ( per the news ) is: They get your account information so they can deposit the money into your account. How ever once they get your account information it just as easy to withdraw from it and so they drain it. They can also commit identity theft from some of the information from your bank account information.

I only know this because it was on the news many times over the past 2-3 years. And I probably have seen 15+ different versions of it. They do get people to fall for it. I remember them saying one person got took for over $150,000 out of his account.

As the saying goes: If it sounds too good to be true it probably is a scam."

Howdy

[slowmo]

I wonder if this would work....
Open an account just for the transaction, use a false SSN, close the account two weeks later, using only the $20 most banks want to open an account.....
When they try to drain the account, there's only $20 in there, then trace the transaction back electronically and drain THEIR account....
OK, I'm dreaming, but fun to fantasize about.... :-D

[ATC crazy]

That was also the idea floating around Bluetraxx.....

[Macs]

i received a similiar letter from the netherlands. it had the netherlands stamp (i chexcked it was really from netherlands) and it was a long story but the king of africa got overthrowed and they were hiding his money, 10 million. if you helped them they would give 25% of the money. i through it away.