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I don’t even know this person

I get the feeling this letter is looking for some easy money.

My Dearest,

 
     I know you will be surprise to receive this email, but Before I go further I will like you to understand that, I am writing this mail to you With due respect trust and humanity, I appeal to you to exercise a little patience and read through my letter I feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business, honestly i am writing this email to you with pains, tears and sorrow from my heart, i will really like to have a good relationship with you and i have a special reason why i decided to contact you, i decided to contact you due to the urgency of my present situation here in the refugee camp. My name is Miss. Joy Kipkalya Kones, 25yrs old female and I from Kenya here in Africa; my father was the former Kenyan road Minister. He and Assistant Minister of Home Affairs Lorna Laboso had been on board the Cessna 210, which was headed to Kericho and crashed in a remote area called Kajong’a, in western Kenya. The plane crashed on Tuesday 10th, June, 2008.

After the burial of my beloved father, my stepmother and uncle conspired and sold all my father’s properties to an Italian Expertrate which they shared the money they sold from the properties among themselves and live nothing for me. Unfortunately to me I fined my father’s briefcase and when I opened it I found a document which my Father used to deposited amount of money in one bank here in Burkina Faso, with my name as the next of kin. I travelled to Burkina Faso here I am, to withdraw the money for a better life
so that I can take care of myself and start up a new life and also further my education, when I arrival to the bank, the Bank foreign Operation Department Director whom I meet in person told me that my father instruction to their bank is that the fund would only be release to me when I am married or present a trustee/partner who will help me and invest the fund overseas after the transfer, and the bank ask me to go and look for a foreign partner, that was why  am contacting you, which I believe that you are going to be honest and reliable person that will help me and stand as my trustee/partner, so that I can present you to the Bank for the release and transfer of the inherited fund into your bank account in your country.

I have chosen to contact you after my prayers and I believe that you will not betray my trust. But rather take me as your own sister. Though you may wonder why I am so soon revealing myself to you without knowing you, well I will say that my mind convinced me that you will be the true person to help me. Moreover, I will like to disclose much to you if you can help me to relocate to your country because my stepmothers have threatened to assinate me. The fund my Father deposited into the bank, is ($8.5 USD) Million United State Dollars, and I have confirmed from the bank here in Burkina Faso, on my arrival, You will also help me to place the fund in a good profitable business venture in your Country, However you will also help by recommending a nice University in your country so that I can further my education. It is my intention to compensate you with 40% of the total money for your services and the balance shall be my capital in your establishment. Now my dear as soon as I receive your positive response showing your interest and wiliness to help me, I will put things into action immediately. In the light of the above, I shall appreciate an urgent message indicating your ability and wilingness to help me and also handle this transaction sincerely. Awaiting your urgent and positive response. Please my dear I want you to keep this as a top secret only to your self for now until the bank will release and transfer my inherited fund to you as my appointed trustee/partner. I beg you once again not to disclose this to any body until i come over your country because I am afraid of my weeked stepmother who has threatened to kill me and have my inherited fund alone. I thank you very much and am expecting to hear from you soonest.
 
Yours Sincerely
Joy Kipkalya Kones.

Reverse pin numbers at ATM machines

PLEASE PASS THIS INFORMATION ON
THE RECENT TRAGEDY OF A YOUNG WOMAN BEING KIDNAPPED AND         
EVENTUALLY KILLED; AFTER SHE HAD REPEATEDLY GIVEN THE KIDNAPPER A WRONG 
PIN TO HER ATM CARD. IF SHE KNEW THE METHOD BELOW, SHE COULD 
HAVE BEEN  SAVED. SO I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT  ENOUGH TO 
LET YOU KNOW.
IF YOU SHOULD EVER BE FORCED BY A ROBBER TO WITHDRAW MONEY FROM 
AN ATM MACHINE, YOU CAN NOTIFY THE POLICE BY ENTERING YOUR PIN 
# IN REVERSE.
FOR EXAMPLE IF YOUR PIN NUMBER IS 1234 THEN YOU WOULD PUT IN 
4321.
THE ATM RECOGNIZES THAT YOUR PIN NUMBER IS BACKWARDS FROM THE 
ATM CARD YOU PLACED IN THE MACHINE. THE MACHINE WILL STILL GIVE 
YOU THE MONEY YOU REQUESTED, BUT UNKNOWN TO THE ROBBER, THE 
POLICE WILL BE IMMEDIATELY DISPATCHED TO HELP YOU.
THIS INFORMATION WAS RECENTLY BROADCAST ON FOX TV AND IT STATES 
THAT IT IS SELDOM USED BECAUSE PEOPLE DON’T KNOW IT EXISTS.
PLEASE PASS THIS ALONG.

Another twist on a potential scam

From the Office of Ambassador Terence P. McCulley
United States of American Ambassador to the
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Attention:
I was informed this morning by the Alhaji Umaru Bello Girei, the Remittance Director
Central Bank of Nigeria about two men in the persons of Mr. michael Vance and an
Attorney Barrister John Williams, of J. Williams & Associates.
These men had approached the Central Bank of Nigeria, with a "Power of Attorney,
claiming that due to some inevitable circumstances beyond your control (ILL HEALTH) that
you would not be able to conclude or carry out your obligation to receive your
entitlements from the Central Bank of Nigeria and therefore wish that your fund be
transferred to your friend Mr. Michael Vance from USA, who is presently taking care of
your businesses here in New York.
This Fund valued at US$10 Million had been programmed to be transferred to a bank
account with the Capital One Bank. Find the Bank Account information as they have
presented to the Intercontinental Bank Plc below;
CAPITAL ONE BANK
Capital One, N.A.
115 Forest Avenue
Glen Cove, New York 11542
Account Number: 5800394491
Account Name: michael Vance
Swift Code: NFBKUS 33
ABA Routing Number: 021407912
The Central Bank of Nigeria had called my attention to this to find out if you’re
really sick and had given this authorization. So if you’re not aware of this please get
back to this office and let me know so I can notify the Central Bank of Nigeria
immediately to stop the transfer.
Finally I will want you to advice on this and get to this office with the following
information:
1) Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile
3) Company name, position and address.
4) Profession,
And Also confirm your interest in working with me so that these fund will be transferred
to you as all modalities will be carefully worked out and details will be given to you
once I receive your response to this email.
Best Regards,
Ambassador Terence P. McCulley
United States of American Ambassador to the
Federal Republic of Nigeria

This looks awful phishy to me

This email looks suspicious to me. First, the return email address is a hotmail account. I am almost positive MSN would not use a hotmail email address. Secondly, Internet 101 states never respond to an email asking for your password and username. Unfortunately, there are ones out in cyber land that will respond to this kind of email and their account and possibly finances will be compromised. It is too bad there are cyber land crooks looking to find an easy buck.

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