watch out: email hoax to get BANKING information

[WoodstockWX]

got this today, first msg of spam/hoax/virus that has made it through my inbox since I established my new SN last year.

From: "titi camara" <consultancy99@fsmail.net> Add to Address Book
To: satahu@excite.com
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANT REPLY.
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 02:09:56 +0100 (CET)




I am TITI CAMARA the son of Late Director of Finance, Dr.Mohammed Camara of Sierra Leone Diamond and Mining Corporation. I am contacting you from GHANA.On behalf of my widowed mother Mrs, Mariam CAMARA wish to solicit your assistance in transferring the sum US$8.5miilion (Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only) to your bank account. My late father diverted the above mentioned money meant for the purchase of ammunitions for my country during the peak of a disastrous war in Sierra Leone The said money was lodged in a Bank in GHANA through the help of the bank manager.After the death of my father, we were advised by the Bank Manager to seek the help of a Foreign Partner who can receive this money in our behalf for investment purposes.

Now the war in Sierra Leone is over with the help of United Nations and ECOMOG soldiers, the present government of Sierra-Leone has revoked the passport of all officers who served under the former regime and now ask Countries to expel such person at the same time freeze their account and confiscate their asset, it is on this note that I am contacting you, all I needed from you is to furnish me with your bank particulars:

1. Account name
2. Account number

3. Bank address, telephone and fax numbers for immediate transfer of the fund into your bank account.
I am compensating you with 20% of the total amount, now all my hope is banked on you and I really wants to invest this money in your country, were there is stability of Government, political and economic welfare.

Honestly, I want you to believe that, this transaction is real and never a joke. The photocopy of the Certificate of Deposit issued to my late father by the bank on the date of deposit is still intact with us, for you to be clarified because, I do not expose my self to anybody I see, I believed that you will be able to keep this transaction secret for me because this money is the hope of our life, hope you understand. Please contact me immediately you have gone through this mail, fell free and make it urgent. That is the reason why I offered you 20% of the total amount.

N/B: As soon as this money is transferred to your account, I shall make arrangements to come to your country with my mother for you to advice us on a profitable business that we can be able to invest this money because I believe you know more that us. Transferring of this money to your account can take only four (4) working days. As soon as we hear from you, we are going to commence action towards transferring this money to your bank account.

Further information and arrangements will commence as soon as trust,confidence and good relationship are established. I shall be most grateful and appreciative if you could maintain the confidentiality in this matter even if you don't want to assist us. Looking forward for your respond.Please kindly email me through my alternative email for more details(tcamara@gawab.com)

Yours faithfully,

TITI CAMARA.

[Stephanie]

Thanks for passing that on!

[WoodstockWX]

Thanks for passing that on!

np, i just got the email about 30 minutes ago and I thought I'd pass it on to others, because apparently it is able to bypass email spam software and may sound convincing to unsuspecting people.

[stormraiser]

Yes, be careful with these things. It is actually illegal for them to call you if you live in NY. I don't know about other states.

[Stormsfury]

Thanks for passing that on!

np, i just got the email about 30 minutes ago and I thought I'd pass it on to others, because apparently it is able to bypass email spam software and may sound convincing to unsuspecting people.

Smart move about passing that on ... b/c unfortunately, someone will fall for this ...

Thanks, WWx

SF

[streetsoldier]

This is a variation of the Nigerian scam, which has been hitting American addresses for at least four years.