SPAM--Don't be taken in by messages like these:
Dear friend,
I am Safia Farkash, wife of the late Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi who was murdered by the unfaithful opposition leaders in my country recently. Before the sudden death of my husband, we managed to escape to a Neighboring country Algeria with the help of some loyal securities who took me and some of my family members to Algeria.
We have been under house arrest and close monitor since our arrival here which makes it impossible for me to communicate properly. I know that the Libyan new government will do anything at their reach to see that they confiscates all my husband’s hidden assets in order to make life unbearable for my family. I am desperately looking for a foreign reliable partner whom I can trust with the sum of USD 18,000,000,00 (Eighteen million dollars) that was deposited in a Bank before the advent of this crisis that led to his sudden death and seizure of power by the oppositions. A deposit was made one time ago by my late husband in one of the financial Companies in Europe in my name. The UN and the Western world have freeze most of our assets and funds bearing Gaddafi's name anywhere in the world and we cannot afford to lose this fund to anybody again as it stand as our last hope of survival.
Consequently, our status/position of the present state does not permit us to open an account or run any huge financial business at the moment; hence I contacted you to claim the funds. The necessary Legal documents will be changed to your name to enable the release of the funds to you by the bank. Your assistance will enable us invest the funds in your country under your careful supervision, but before we proceed, I would want you to re-assure me of your honest and that you will not betray or abscond with the funds when it eventually released to you. My attorney will be in the position to render all the necessary assistance you might need to secure the release of this fund from the bank.
I would want you to maintain all the topmost secret in this project as you are fully aware of our problem with the United Nation and the new Libyan rebel government. I am willing to give you 30% of the sum for securing the fund. I will meet you where ever you want me to meet you as soon as you receive the fund. for my 70% so that I can start a new and happy life
I will furnish with more info as soon as I hear your response indicating your interest to partner with me. At present I don't receive or make calls for security reasons as it is being monitored. All communication is based on e-mail.safiafarkash100@gmail.com
Waiting for your prompt and positive response.
Thanks.
Mrs. Safia Farkash Gaddafi
Here's another hilarious one:
Subject: RE:IMPORTANT NOTICE!!.
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation <fbifbiusa0011@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <fbifbiusa0011@gmail.com>
To: <undisclosed-recipients:;>
Conversation: IMPORTANT NOTICE!!.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J.Edgar Hoover Buildin
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw Washington, D.C. 20535-0001
Attention Fund Beneficiary,
RE: IMPORTANT NOTICE.
With the supporting evidence before the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in respect to your long awaited payment. We wish to inform you that we have thoroughly investigated your payment matter with the help of our Global Financial Intelligence Monitoring Network.From the records available to this commission, your payment has severally been delayed and often leading to extortion, at the end having nothing in return. We have received a lot of reported cases of corrupt practices in so many Commercial Banks including some group of unscrupulous people in the Bank of Ghana who claims to be who they are not, miss-informing creditors like you and causing a lot of problems and irregularities towards the release of your payment.
I am please to inform you that we have contacted the Ghana Federal Ministry Of Finance on your behalf and we have reached an agreement with the Ghana Federal Ministry Of Finance to bring a lasting solution to your problem. It has been agreed that a part payment of $3,500.000.00 USD from your total Inheritance payment will be programmed into an AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE CARD in your favor. You can use the ATM CARD to withdraw money from any ATM MACHINE CENTER anywhere in the world with a maximum of $4000 to $5000 United States Dollars daily.To the full extent permitted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), you now have the lawful right to claim your payment from the ATM PAYMENT CENTER. They are now set to release your outstanding payment now and we assure you that this time your funds will be released to you unfailingly without you going through stress, if only you are ready to adhere to our instruction.
Since the Federal Bureau of Investigation is involved in this transaction, you have to be rest assured that this is 100% risk free; it is our duty to protect and fight crimes. You are hereby advise to contact the approved ATM PAYMENT CENTER on the below stated contact information. Note that you shall be required to make the payment of $250.00 Dollars only for the immediate processing and normalization of your ATM CARD PAYMENT.
CONTACT INFORMATION
DR.PAUL JENKINS
ATM PAYMENT CENTER
Email:pjekins233@gmail.com
Do contact DR.PAUL JENKINS of the ATM CARD CENTER with the below required information for their verification.
YOUR FULL NAME:
YOUR HOME ADDRESS:
YOUR TELL:
YOUR CELL:
YOUR PRIVATE EMAIL:
Upon the confirmation of your above required information at the ATM PAYMENT CENTER, your payment file will be updated immediately and the ATM PAYMENT CENTER will contact you with the payment information which you shall required to use in making payment of $250.00 Dollars via Western Union Money Transfer or Money Gram Transfer for the processing and normalization. As soon as the ATM PAYMENT CENTER receives and confirms your payment of the $250.00 Dollars, they shall be under legal obligation to immediately dispatch your ATM CARD through FedEx or DHL delivery service to your designated home address without any hitches or delay.
WARNING:
DO NOT CONTACT THE ATM PAYMENT CENTER IF YOU ARE NOT READY TO ADHERE TO THE ABOVE INSTRUCTION FROM THE F.B.I. ALSO BE OFFICIALLY INFORMED THAT THE ATM PAYMENT CENTER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR TERMINATION OF YOUR PAYMENT IF YOU FAIL TO ADHERE AND COMPLY WITH THE ABOVE SIMLE INSTRUCTION.
Your earliest compliance to this notice will put you at advantage.
Best Regards,
Shawn Henry
Director ,
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington D.C.
One more very popular scam:
I'm writing this with tears in my eyes, Ben and I came down to London, United Kingdom for a short vacation. Unfortunately, we got mugged at the park of the hotel where we stayed,all cash and credit cards were stolen off us but luckily for us, we still have our passports safe.
We've been to the the Police here but they're not helping issues at all and our return flight leaves in few hours from now but we're having problems settling the hotel bills and the hotel manager won't let us leave until we settle the bills. Well, we really need your financial assistance..
Please let me know if you can help us out?
We're freaked out at the moment !!!
Angela