From: Ian Gibson (igibson@hkucc.hku.hk)
Date: Sat May 31 2003 - 04:38:41 EEST
At 07:39 PM 5/30/2003 +0000, you wrote:
>In case anyone didn't know...THIS IS A SCAM!!!
>
Oh. Just this one, or are the other 10 per day I receive scams as well?
>Mr SOLOMON <mr_solomon_w3@yahoo.com> said:
>
> > FROM:Mr.Solomon,
> > PHONE:(874)-762864167,
> > FAX :(874)-762864168
> >
> > (URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL)
> >
> > RE: TRANSFER OF ($26,000.000.00 USD}
> > TWENTY SIX MILLION DOLLARS
> >
> > Dear Sir,
> >
> > We want to transfer to overseas account
> > ($26,000.000.00 USD) Twenty six million United States
> > Dollars) from a Prime Bank here in South Africa, I
> > want to ask you, If you can look for a reliable and
> > honest person who will be capable and fit to provide
> > either an existing bank account or to set up a new
> > Bank a/c immediately to receive this money, even an
> > empty a/c can serve to receive this money, as long as
> > you will remain honest to me till the end for this
> > important business trusting in you and believing in
> > God that you will never let me down either now or in
> > future.
> >
> > I am the Auditor General of one of the prime banks
> > here in South Africa, during the course of our
> > auditing,I discovered a floating fund in an account
> > opened in the bank in 1996 and since 1998 nobody has
> > operated on this account again,after going through
> > some old files in the records I discovered that the
> > owner of the account died without a [Heir/WILL] hence
> > the money is floating and if I do not remit this money
> > out urgently it will be forfeited for nothing. The
> > owner of this account is PEDRO F. HASLER a foreigner,
> > a great industrialist and he died since 1998.No other
> > person knows about this account or any thing
> > concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary
> > and my investigation proved to me as well that until
> > his death he was the manager GOLD ARK [pty]. SA.
> >
> > We will start the first transfer with Six million
> > [$6,000.000] upon successful transaction without any
> > disappoint from your side, we shall re-apply for the
> > payment of the remaining rest amount to your account.
> >
> > The total amount involve is Twenty six million United
> > States Dollars only [$26,000.000.00]. I want to first
> > transfer $6,000.000.00 [Six million United States
> > Dollar] from this money into a safe foreigners account
> > abroad before the rest. But I don't know any
> > foreigner, I am only contacting you as a foreigner
> > because this money can not be approved to a local
> > person here, without valid international foreign
> > passport, but can only be approved to any foreigner
> > with valid international passport or drivers
> > license and foreign a/c because the money is in US
> > dollars and the former owner of the a/c is a
> > foreigner too, and the money can only be approved into
> > a foreign a/c.
> >
> > However, we will sign a binding agreement, to bind us
> > together when we meet face to face after the first
> > transfer of $6 Million before transferring the second
> > part of $20 Million. I am revealing this to you with
> > believe in God that you will never let me down in this
> > business, you are the first and the only person that I
> > am contacting for this business, so please reply
> > urgently so that I will inform you the next step to
> > take urgently. Send also your private telephone and
> > fax number including the full details of the account
> > to be used for the deposit.
> >
> > I want us to meet face to face to build confidence and
> > to sign a binding agreement that will bind us together
> > immediately after the first transfer before we fly to
> > your country for withdrawal, sharing and investments.
> >
> > I need your full co-operation to make this work fine
> > because the management is ready to approve this
> > payment to any foreigner who has correct information
> > of this account, which I will give to you upon your
> > positive response and once I am convinced that you are
> > capable and will meet up with instruction of a key
> > bank official who is deeply involved with me in this
> > business. I need your strong assurance that you will
> > never, never let me down.
> >
> > With my influence and my position in the bank the bank
> > official can transfer this money to any foreigner's
> > reliable account that you can provide with assurance
> > that this money will be intact pending our physical
> > arrival in your country for sharing. The bank official
> > Will destroy all documents of transaction immediately
> > we receive this money leaving no trace to any place
> > and to build confidence you can call me for heart to
> > heart discussion through my private satellite phone
> > which I secured for the security and safety of this
> > business as you know that this business is
> > confidential.I will use my position and influence to
> > obtain all legal approvals for onward transfer of this
> > money to your account with appropriate clearance from
> > the relevant ministries and foreign exchange
> > departments.
> >
> > At the conclusion of this business, you will be given
> > 35% of the total amount, 60% will be for me, while 5%
> > will be for expenses both parties might have incurred
> > during the process of transferring.
> >
> > I look forward to your earliest reply through my
> > private email address.at Mr_SOLOMON909@HOTMAIL.COM
> >
> > Yours truly
> > Mr.Solomon.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ______________________________________________________________________
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> >
>
>
>
>--
Dr. Ian Gibson
Department of Mechanical Engineering
The University of Hong Kong
+852 2859 7901 (O)
+852 2858 5415 (F)
+852 2817 1784 (H)
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Still crazy after all these years.
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