Another scam mail received
I have yet to return a reply to Mrs Joy Bongo. We are all brought up to be courteous especially to the elders and replying one's email seems like a courteous thing to do right? Am still thinking what to say in my reply.
Another scam mail happened to drop in my mail box today. All these African scammers use the same modus operandi. Same style everytime. They write a long initial mail telling you about the background of how to have millions of dollars and need help to transfer the money out of the country.
After a few email exchanges, this is when their money question comes into action. They will tell you the bank needs some money like a few thousand dollars for the cost of the transaction.
Sometimes they will ask you to email them your passport with your pic. Never do this. They will photoshop your passport and use it for other scams.
Here's another email I received from South Africa today.
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From: "arinus bubu" Add to Address Book
To: arinusbubu4@hotmail.com
Subject: FAMILY REQUEST FOR URGENT ASSTANCE
Date: Sat, 02 Apr 2005 09:41:06 +0000
FROM : ARINUS BUBU
#03 DRYSDALE ESTATE
ROODERPOORTE,RUSTENBURG
JOHANNESBURG ,R,S,A.
E MAIL :arinusbubu4@hotmail.com
DEAR
you may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me personally. I am ARINUS BUBU, the first son of Mr. JOHNSON BUBU,who was recently murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe. I got your contact through network online hence decided to write you. I am 29 year of age.
Before the death of my father, he was a prosperous Tobacco and coffee farmer in Zimbabwe and a major supporter of the opposition party in Zimbabwe - Movement for Democratic Change(MDC), Because of his ardent belief in pure democracy he was murdered by the supporter of the ZANU led party under the direction of President Robert Mugabe on the 29th April 2001. Before his death on the 29th of April, he had taken me to Johannesburg South Africa to deposit the sum of US$32Million(Thirty Two Million United States Dollars),in one of the private security and Trust companies, as if he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe sequel to the new Land reform which was meant to collect farms and land previously owned by the white and few blacks majority.
This amount was meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals for the farms and establishment of a new farm in Swaziland which my Father has just purchased. It is against this background that, I and my family who are currently staying in South Africa have decided to transfer my fathers money to a foreign country since the law of South Africa prohibits refugees or political asylum seekers to open any bank account or to be involved in any financial investment in South Africa.
I consulted an Attorney who is high class lawyer who is going to assist us legally to transfer this money into your account, already the lawyer has seek an advice from one of the director in the Apex Bank of South Africa that is the South African Reserve Bank and the director advice that it is good that my foreign partner provide bank account for a HI-TCH-FREE transferring of this fund.
As the eldest son of my father,I am saddled with the responsibility of seeking a genuine foreign account or foreign business partner where this money could be transferred into or who can hold this money on trust for me pending when I shall come over for investment purpose.
I have two options for you, firstly you can choose to have certain percentage of the money for nominating your account for this transaction, Or you can go into partnership with me for the proper profitable investment of the money in your country. Which ever the option you want, feel free to notify me. I have also mapped out 5% of this money for all kinds of expenses we might incure in the process of this transaction. If you do not prefer a partnership I am willing to give you 20% of the money while the remaining 75% will remain for me and my family.
If you are realy capable and willing to assist me please contact me immediately with the above e-mail address with which I have sent you this message.
Finally, please treat this matter as urgent as possible,and with every amount of confidentiality I am in dire need to leave this country soonest. I advice that you send to me your personal phone/fax numbers for easy communication. Your positive reply will be blessing to us.
Thanks for your mutual co-operation.
Kind Regards
ARINUS BUBU
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Another scam mail happened to drop in my mail box today. All these African scammers use the same modus operandi. Same style everytime. They write a long initial mail telling you about the background of how to have millions of dollars and need help to transfer the money out of the country.
After a few email exchanges, this is when their money question comes into action. They will tell you the bank needs some money like a few thousand dollars for the cost of the transaction.
Sometimes they will ask you to email them your passport with your pic. Never do this. They will photoshop your passport and use it for other scams.
Here's another email I received from South Africa today.
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From: "arinus bubu" Add to Address Book
To: arinusbubu4@hotmail.com
Subject: FAMILY REQUEST FOR URGENT ASSTANCE
Date: Sat, 02 Apr 2005 09:41:06 +0000
FROM : ARINUS BUBU
#03 DRYSDALE ESTATE
ROODERPOORTE,RUSTENBURG
JOHANNESBURG ,R,S,A.
E MAIL :arinusbubu4@hotmail.com
DEAR
you may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me personally. I am ARINUS BUBU, the first son of Mr. JOHNSON BUBU,who was recently murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe. I got your contact through network online hence decided to write you. I am 29 year of age.
Before the death of my father, he was a prosperous Tobacco and coffee farmer in Zimbabwe and a major supporter of the opposition party in Zimbabwe - Movement for Democratic Change(MDC), Because of his ardent belief in pure democracy he was murdered by the supporter of the ZANU led party under the direction of President Robert Mugabe on the 29th April 2001. Before his death on the 29th of April, he had taken me to Johannesburg South Africa to deposit the sum of US$32Million(Thirty Two Million United States Dollars),in one of the private security and Trust companies, as if he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe sequel to the new Land reform which was meant to collect farms and land previously owned by the white and few blacks majority.
This amount was meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals for the farms and establishment of a new farm in Swaziland which my Father has just purchased. It is against this background that, I and my family who are currently staying in South Africa have decided to transfer my fathers money to a foreign country since the law of South Africa prohibits refugees or political asylum seekers to open any bank account or to be involved in any financial investment in South Africa.
I consulted an Attorney who is high class lawyer who is going to assist us legally to transfer this money into your account, already the lawyer has seek an advice from one of the director in the Apex Bank of South Africa that is the South African Reserve Bank and the director advice that it is good that my foreign partner provide bank account for a HI-TCH-FREE transferring of this fund.
As the eldest son of my father,I am saddled with the responsibility of seeking a genuine foreign account or foreign business partner where this money could be transferred into or who can hold this money on trust for me pending when I shall come over for investment purpose.
I have two options for you, firstly you can choose to have certain percentage of the money for nominating your account for this transaction, Or you can go into partnership with me for the proper profitable investment of the money in your country. Which ever the option you want, feel free to notify me. I have also mapped out 5% of this money for all kinds of expenses we might incure in the process of this transaction. If you do not prefer a partnership I am willing to give you 20% of the money while the remaining 75% will remain for me and my family.
If you are realy capable and willing to assist me please contact me immediately with the above e-mail address with which I have sent you this message.
Finally, please treat this matter as urgent as possible,and with every amount of confidentiality I am in dire need to leave this country soonest. I advice that you send to me your personal phone/fax numbers for easy communication. Your positive reply will be blessing to us.
Thanks for your mutual co-operation.
Kind Regards
ARINUS BUBU
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