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Man Arrested in Australia Over Nigerian E-mail Scam
slasher_14 writes "A 39 year old Sydney man has been arrested over the Nigerian Scam. Simultanious raids were conducted in two homes by police, who siezed computers and documents.
Over the last 6 months, Australian police have tracked about 1.5 million dollars. The man faces Dubbo Local court today, charged with 17 offenses." Hopefully this means my inbox will be seeing less of these e-mails.
Of course this man is in the wrong and like all spammers should be chucked out with the trash however you have to wonder how stupid some of the victims are. If something looks to good to be true it probably is.
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From JOHNSON WILLIAMS (johnson_williams04@yahoo.com)
,(SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT).
Tel: +225-05-84-61-60
E-mail:johnson_williams04@yahoo.com
DEAR SIR,
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I GOT YOUR NAME AND CONTACT FROM THE IVOIRIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY. I PRAYED OVER IT AND SELECTED YOUR NAME AMONG OTHER NAMES DUE TO IT'S ESTEEMING NATURE AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS GIVEN TO ME AS A REPUTABLE AND TRUST WORTHY PERSON I CAN DO BUSINESS WITH AND BY THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS I MUST NOT HESITATE TO CONFIDE IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS.
BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 24TH NOVEMBER 2000 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$16,500,000 (SIXTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN A SUSPENSE ACCOUNT IN A LOCAL BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN, THAT HE USED MY NAME AS HIS ONLY SON FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND. HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE
2) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND.
3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION AND TO SECURE A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT FOR ME IN YOUR COUNTRY.
MOREOVER, SIR, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEA. FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS.
JOHNSON WILLIAMS
NB: CALL ME WITH THIS MY HOTEL ROOM DIRECT NUMBER
+225 0584 6160 OR YOU REPLY WITH THIS MY PRIVATE E-MAIL (johnson_williams04@yahoo.com) FOR SECURITY REASONS.
A BUSINESS PROPOSAL FOR YOU! URGENT!
We are looking for someone to help us transfer $100,000,000 (ONE HUNDRED MILLION) from a bank account in Australia. We are currently in prison, in hopes to keep us from collecting this money before the government can take it from us. Various international struggles have so far kept us from transferring it via phone and other methods. So, we are looking for someone to initiate the transfer to themselves, then give it to us. As a payment, you will get a total of $1,000,000. (ONE MILLION DOLLARS) If you are interested, please send $1,000 in bank fees to us, which are necessary to get the account ready for international transfer. We currently don't have this money, which is one major reason we need YOUR help. Please send your money to:
CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEYS
4 Douro Place West Perth
Western Australia 6005
P.O. Box 530 West Perth
Western Australia 6872
OWN3D
You took the words right out of my mouth.