Hello Kjay,
I assume that you have received a letter from a Mr. VANGALIZU DAVIK,
claiming that he is the Personal Attorney to Mr. Allan EDWARDS, the
president of DIAMOND SAFARIES CO. GHANA. He states that Allan Edwards
and his wife and only son have been killed in a car accident on April
21, 2000 and has asked you to assist in repatriating the money left
behind by his client.
BEWARE: It's a scam.
This is one of the hundreds of typical letters that are used in
Africa-based scam emails and letters.
Here is a copy of that letter:
?Attention:PRESIDENT-CEO.
I am Mr. VANGALIZU DAVIK, Solicitor and Notary public,
The Personal Attorney to Mr Allan EDWARDS
the president of DIAMOND SAFARIES CO.GHANA,(a mining consultant
company)who is a National of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
On the 21st of April 2000, my client,his wife and
their only son were involved in a car accident along
ACCRA/KUMASI Express Road.Unfortunately, they all lost
their lives in the event of the accident, Since then I
have made several enquiries to locate any of my
clients extended relatives and this has also proved
unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided
to trace his relatives over the Internet, to locate
any member of his family but of no avail, hence I
contacted you.
I contacted you to assist in repartrating the money
left behind by my client before the finance & Security
company confiscated or declared it unserviceable by
the management authority of the company where this
huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the valuable
of 28.3 million dollars.
Conseqently, the finance & security company issued me a
notice to provide the next of kin or have the
deposits confiscated within a short time. Since I have
been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over
some years now, I seek your consent to present you as
the next of kin of the deceased, so that the proceeds of this deposit
valued at 28.3 million US dollars can be released to
you for both of us to share the money; 75% to me and
20% to you,while 5% should be for expenses or tax as
your government may require. I have all necessary
legal documents that can be used`to backup the claim.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us
see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be
executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get
in touch with me through my email to enable us discuss
further.?
http://lists.samba.org/archive/samba/2003-June/068077.html
Another copy of the letter involving DIAMOND SAFARIES CO.GHANA, Mr
Allan EDWARDS and the fatal car accident. This letter was posted in
June 2003.
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=%22DIAMOND+SAFARIES%22&hl=es&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&c2coff=1&selm=200306050808.h5588ELQ017923%40jupiter.gwalter.demon.co.uk&rnum=1
And yet another copy of the same letter posted in September 2003
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=%22DIAMOND+SAFARIES%22&hl=es&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&c2coff=1&selm=ibuolvcdrkmt2shbvff013lqag0imp4lgt%404ax.com&rnum=2
You may read more about ongoing scams involving dead bank customers
?These "bank customers" have all died in ghastly (air, motor)
accidents, leaving a lot of money to no one in particular. The banks
probably exist. The supposed bank official and customer may or may not
exist. If they exist, they may be blissfully unaware of these letters.
Sometimes the "bank" is a "security" company.?
Scamorama provides a list of ongoing dead bank customer scams:
http://www.scamorama.com/bankcustomer.html
The United States Secret Service provides an in depth description of
the Nigerian Scam and it?s variations at the following link:
http://www.secretservice.gov/alert419.shtml
More about these scams from Snopes:
http://www.snopes2.com/inboxer/scams/nigeria.htm
From Fraud-Aid:
?Nigerian Scam Letters, or 419's, appear in email boxes all over the
world. They appear on fax machines, and are delivered by the postman.
They offer opportunity, adventure, travel, and lots and lots of
money.
These popular schemes are called "Nigerian" because that is where they
originated, namely in the former capitol city of Lagos. Nowadays
there is ample evidence that the scam is being perpetrated by
swindlers worldwide.?
http://www.fraudaid.com/ScamSpeak/Nigerian/nigerian_scam_letters.htm
From Internet Fraud Services:
?The Nigerian Letter Scam is a worldwide scam that is known
internationally as the "Four-One-Nine" (419) scam. The "Four-One-Nine"
refers to the Nigerian criminal statute for fraud. The scam has been
around since the 1980s and began as a postal letter scam. It now
includes phone contact (including cell phones), Internet/Email and fax
messages.?
Source: IFCC, Internet Fraud Services
http://www.internetfraudservices.com/nigerianscam.htm
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What should you do if you have received a Nigerian Scam Letter:
?If you have NOT suffered a financial loss, so the matter is not
Urgent, you may alternatively SNAILMAIL the Scam documents you have
received to the United States Secret Service, Financial Crimes
Division, 419 Task Force, 950 H Street, Washington, DC, 20001-4518,
USA. But be sure to mark your documents "No Financial Loss - For Your
Database." Or, you may EMAIL the Task Force at 419fcd@usss.treas.gov ?
Source: Fraud-aid.com
http://www.fraudaid.com/ScamSpeak/Nigerian/I'veReceivedaNigerianLetter-WhatDo-I-Do.htm
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I hope you find this information useful!
Best regards,
Bobbie7 |
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