I've got something of an idea though (scamming the scammer).
why not open an account at a different bank than what you normally do business
with (open a no-fee checking or something) and then leave $1.00 in it
and pass that info on to this joker?
if its a scam, all you lose is $1.00 (and if he's real dumb and
actually deposits a large sum of money in there, you can snag it to hold
until someone actually shows up to claim it in person.
just a suggestion.
On Wed, 14 March 2001, "David Demland" wrote:
>
> I just got this E-Mail here at work. It is most likely not true. Question:
> how do I find out where it came from.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thank You,
>
> David Demland
> Qa/Process Manager
> CADTEL Systems, Inc.
> 11201 N. Tatum Ste. 200
> Phoenix, AZ 85028
> (602) 648-6054
> Fax: (602) 648-6054
> ddemland@cadtel.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: samuel churchil [mailto:samuel_churchil@caramail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 4:48 AM
> To: ddemland@cadtel.com
> Subject: confidential business
>
>
> MR SAMUEL CHURCHILL
> TEL 225 07 96 94 14
> FAX 225 21 25 25 09
>
> DEAR SIR
>
> I AM MR SAMUEL CHURCHILL ,THE ONLY SON OF LATE CHIEF JOSEPH
> ALFRED CHURCHIL FROM SIERRA LEONE. I GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM
> THE DIARY OF MY LATE UNCLE REV CHARLES DICKSON CHURCHILL
> WHO DIED ON JANUARY 2000 AS A RESULT OF AIR CRASH INVOLVING
> KENYA AIRWAYS.
> MY SOURCE OF YOUR CONTACT GAVE ME THE COURAGE AND
> CONFIDENCE TO RELY ON YOU.
>
> I AM WRITING YOU IN ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE PRIMARILY TO SEEK
> YOUR ASSISTANCE TO TRANSFER OUR CASH OF THIRTEEN MILLION
> EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($ 13,800,000) NOW IN THE
> CUSTODY OF A SECURITY TRUST COMPANY HERE IN ABIDJAN TO YOUR
> PRIVATE ACCOUNT PENDING OUR ARRIVAL TO YOUR COUNTRY. SOURCE
> OF THIS MONEY MY LATE FATHER ,CHIEF JOSEPH ALFRED
> CHURCHILL , A NATIVE OF MENDE DISTRICT IN THE NORTHERN
> PROVINCE OF SIERRA LEONE , HE WAS THE GENERAL MANAGER OF
> SIERRA LEONE MINING COOPERATION (S.L.M.C.) FREETOWN.
>
> ACCORDING TO MY FATHER , THIS MONEY WAS THE INCOME ACCRUED
> FROM MINING COOPERATION' S OVER DRAFT AND> MINOR
> SALES .BEFORE THE PEAK OF THE CIVIL WAR BETWEEN THE REBELS
> FORCES OF MAJOR PAUL KOROMA AND THE COMBINED FORCES OF
> ECOMOG PEACE KEEPING OPERATION THAT> ALMOST DESTROYED MY
> COUNTRY ,FOLLOWING THE FORCEFUL REMOVAL FROM POWER OF THE
> CIVILIAN ELECTED PRESIDENT AHMED TEJAN KABBAH BY THE
> REBELS. MY FATHER HAD ALREADY MADE ARRANGEMENT FOR HIS
> FAMILY _MY MOTHER ,MY YOUNGER SISTER AND MYSELF TO BE
> EVACUATED TO ABIDJAN, COTE D'IVOIRE WITH OUR PERSONAL
> EFFECTS AND THE BOX CONTAINING THE MONEY THROUGH THE AID OF
> UN EVACUATION TEAM. MY FATHER INSTRUCTED US TO DEPOSIT THE
> BOX IN A PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY FOR THE SAFE CUSTODY
> UNTIL AFTER THE WAR WHEN HE WILL JOIN US. DURING THE WAR IN
> MY COUNTRY, AND FOLLOWING THE INDISCRIMINATE LOOTING OF
> PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES BY THE REBEL FORCES, THE
> SIERRA LEONE MINING CORP WAS ONE OF THE TARGET LOOTED AND
> DESTROYED.
>
> MY FATHER INCLUDING OTHER TOP GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONARIES WERE
> ATTACKED AND KILLED BY THE REBELS IN APRIL 2000 BECAUSE OF
> HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT OF AHMED
> TEJAN KABBAH. AS A RESULT OFMY FATHERS DEATH ,AND WITH THE
> NEWS OF MY UNCLE 'S INVOLVEMENT IN THE AIR CRASH IN
> JANUARY ,DASHED OUR HOPE OF SURVIVAL. THE UNTIMELY DEATHS
> CAUSED MY MOTHERS HEART FAILURE AND OTHER RELATED
> COMPLICATIONS OF WHICH SHE LATER DIED IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER
> WE MUST HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON HER. NOW MY 16 YEAR
> OLD SISTER AND MYSELF (28 ) ARE ALONE IN THIS STRANGE
> COUNTRY SUFFERING WITHOUT ANY CARE OR> HELP.WITHOUT ANY
> RELATION, WE ARE NOW REFUGES AND> ORPHANS. OUR ONLY HOPE
> NOW IS IN YOU AND THE BOX WE DEPOSITED IN THE SECURITY
> COMPANY. TO THIS EFFECT, I HUMBLY SOLICIT YOUR ASSISTANCE
> IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS. _TO ASSIST ME CLAIM THIS BOX FROM
> THE SECURITY COMPANY AS CO-BENEFICIARY.
>
> TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY IN YOUR NAME TO YOUR COUNTRY TO MAKE
> A GOOD ARRAAANGEMENT ON ANY PROFITABLE INVESTMENT ON OUR
> BEHALF AND YOU, THE CARE TAKER TO SECURE A COLLEGE FOR MY
> LITTLE SISTER AND MY SELF IN YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER OUR
> EDUCATION AND TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR OUR TRAVEL WITH YOU
> TO YOUR COUNTRY AFTER YOU HAVE TRANSFERRED THIS FUND. MOST
> IMPORTANTLY, THE SECURITY COMPANY OFFICIALS DO NOT KNOW THE
> EXACT CONTENT OF THE BOX BECAUSE IT WAS DECLARED FAMILY
> VALUABLES. THE WHOLE DOCUMENTS ISSUED AFTER DEPOSIT IS IN
> MY CUSTODY. FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE, I BEG TO CONCEDE 15 % OF
> THIS MONEY TO YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS AND ASSISTANCE. LASTLY,
> I URGE YOU TO KEEP THIS TRANSACTION STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.
>
> NB : PLEASE, I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR QUICK AND>
> POSITIVE RESPONSE FOR MORE DISCUSSIONS. BEST REGARDS. MR.
> SAMUEL CHURCHILL
>
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