[LINK] Fraud messages

[Greg Watson]

Jan,

This looks like a variation on the Nigerian "Advance Fee" or "419" fraud. Have a look at http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/ for more info and who to report it to. You could also report this scam to the AFP as I've done in the past.

Regards,

Greg

At 07:59 AM 13/01/2001 +1100, Jan Whitaker wrote:
>To whom do we send these to alert that there is a 'new' scam running?
>I filed with www.fraud.org and the US Federal Trade Commission, rn.ftc.gov .  Does CERT care about these things?
>
>Jan
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>>Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 01:30:35 -0800 (PST)
>>From: Sankoh Josephine <josank_123@yahoo.com>
>>Subject: Request for an assistance.
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>>>From Mrs. Josephine Sankoh,
>>%Josank_123@yahoo.com,
>>12th January 2001.
>>
>>
>>Dear Janet,
>>           I am Josephine Sankoh, the wife of the
>>former vice president of Serra-Leone, Mr. Fodey
>>Sankoh. You were recommended to me by a contact in
>>your country's chambers of commerce in my quest for a
>>reliable and trustworthy person that could assist my
>>family to get out our money totaling $21,500,000,000,
>>{twenty one million five hundred thousand United State
>>Dollar, out of Africa for safe keep.
>>
>>Since the arrest of my husband by the incumbent
>>president, Mr. Tijan Kabar and his ECOMOG ALLIES last
>>year, my family has been dehumanize, intimidated,
>>harrassed and oppressed in various inexplicable ways.
>>Prominent amongst all is the recent freezing of our
>>bank accounts and the confiscation of our properties
>>in Seirr-Leone.
>>
>>Prio to my husband's arrest, he was directly in charge
>>of the Diamond Mines in Serra-Leone, during which he
>>deposited this money in Dakar, Senegal. Right now,
>>every of our activities are closely monitored, hence,
>>I resolved to move this money out of Africa
>>immediately as it is the last resort of my family.
>>
>>Furthermore, I advice that all communications and
>>negotiation to this regards should be between you and
>>my son, for security reasons. He is currently seeking
>>for political asylum in Holland, the Netherlands. His
>>name is "Mustapher Moses Sankoh. His phone/fax numbers
>>are as follows. phone +31-6155-65528  and fax
>>+31-020-696-4994.  I must also assure you that your
>>role in this transactions is 100% risk free. Nothing
>>to fear about.
>>
>>Nevertheless, you stand to benefit allot if you could
>>help us out of this awful predicament which we found
>>ourselves. Whichever capacity you feel that you can
>>render your helping hands to us, please kindly
>>endeavour to esterblish an urgent contact with my son.
>>I implore you to treat this matter with utmost secrecy
>>and confidentiality. Thanking you in advance for your
>>co-operations.
>>
>>Best regards
>>
>>Mrs. Josephine Sankoh.
>>
>>
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