Scam email

[mad1]

Received this email at work,

Confidential Satellite Tel No: + 874-762-534735
Tel No: 1-206-666-2350, 206-666-2351
Fax No: 1-206-666-2352, 206-666-2353

Sir,

Swift / Telegraphic Transfer of US$216,000,000,00 ( Two Hundred and Sixteen Million United States Dollars Only ) to your nominated bank account through the Banco De Espanya (i.e) Central Bank of Spain.

Following the September, 11th terrorist attacks on United States World Trade Centre which slumped the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Washington DC, the Accountant General Federal Ministry of Finance Madrid Spain, recently carried out verifications and auditing exercise on foreign payment, this payment was discovered during this process.

I am Dr. Michael G. H. Klosson, Official of Federal Ministry of Finance, Madrid Spain, currently on official assignment in Seattle Washington, I got your contact through the World Trade Encyclopedia and wished to express my willingness to transfer an overdue payment of US$216,000,000,00 ( Two Hundred and Sixteen Million United States Dollars Only ) to your nominated bank account, through the Banco De Espanya (i.e) Central Bank of Spain. I have concluded arrangements and obtained approvals, however concrete arrangements have been concluded successfully for the transfer.

This funds emanated from over invoiced payment including logistic and Y2k compliance with our programs networking. I discovered this amount from the manifest recently and secured a payment authority to authenticate the transfer. Your Co-operation is highly required for this transfer, note that you will be entitle to share 40% of this funds, and 5% has been mapped out for any incidental expenses incurred in the process of the transfer.

This deal is 100% covered from any form or inquiry. Fax the following information urgently: 1. Name and address of your Bank, 2. Beneficiary Name & Account Number, 3. Confidential Telephone / Fax No.
I have successfully worked out a solution to effect transfer within 5 working days. Finally, note a High Degree of trust and confidentiality is required from both parties.

Looking forward to your timely response via my Confidential Direct Satellite Telephone.

Your urgent reply is highly anticipated.

Best Regards,

Dr. Michael G. H. Klosson
Federal Ministry of Finance, Madrid Spain.

Confidential Satellite Tel No: + 874-762-534735
Tel No: 1-206-666-2350, 206-666-2351
Fax No: 1-206-666-2352, 206-666-2353


Is there anywhere that I can report this to?

[ClubMed]

Let me guess, that number will connect you with some small island country somehere where they dont have proper laws against fraud and where you will be charged a couple hundred bucks to your phone bill per minute?

We had some of those here and germany too.

CM.

[mad1]

They are tyring to get someone to give them there bank account informantion,steal all the money, and personal information. I have seen this before,I think the address was from Africa though.

It is disgusting that someone will take advantage of the pain and suffering created my the tragic event of 9-11. THese type of people should tortured in the worst way possible.

[osprey4]

I would send a copy to the Department of Justice. Shouldn't be too hard to find an e-mail address for them. They'll follow up but you won't hear anything about it.

John

[mad1]

DOJ scam email

I get a lot of such emails from Nigeria and countries like that.

Just ignore them.

[newbie~wan]

"I got your contact through the World Trade Encyclopedia"...........world trade ENCYCLODEDIA?!!! You've got to be f*kin joking. Even the person who wrote this is stupid. Imagine how dumb the person who gets taken on it must be. I know you say how we should "protect the weak", but there is the argument that protecting the weak fosters inferior beings and allows for the eventual and inevitable destruction of a species. However, humans rely on more than just instinct, so perhaps the darwin rules don't apply to our species.

I digress.....sorry.

[ClubMed]

Guess whats in todays copy of the Economist?

Yup, an article about Scams from Africa, some people have gone to the extent of posing as banks, they made proffesional looking sites with names of employees, emails, address, phone numbers, budget reports etc...

Quite a few people are falling for this according to the article.

CM.

[RustyGT]

Yeah, I suppose when you owe a grand or two on the mastercard.
A 9 Figure deposit in US Dollars, would hardly raise an eyebrow.
Why not?....

R...... Pick Me!!

[osprey4]

There was some couple recently who got taken for $200,000 by one of these Nigerian schemes. You send out enough spam, you're bound to find at least one sucker.