SCAM ALERT targeting Wells (and probably other surname) researchers.
If you receive any message similar to the following, do not reply to
it. The best move is to delete it. It has already been reported to
SpamCop, the 419 fraud task force of the Secret Service and to the e-mail
providers where this originated. This is playing on the greed and
gullibility of citizens around the globe. It appears to be coming from
Togo but the name used is more likely to be Ghana. In either case you can
be sure they are after YOUR money and not interested in sharing the $29
million with you. This sort of scam has separated pigeons from an
estimated $5 billion US over the past 23 years. Anytime you receive
something like this, just delete it.
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From: "daniel kweku" <dankwe_gh_2003(a)kukamail.com>
Subject: Dear
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 11:00:31 -0000
ATT , I am Barrister Daniel Kweku the Personal Attorney to Mr.
William Wells, a national of your
country,who used to work with shell
development company Lome-Togo. On the 21st of October
2001, my Client, his wife and three children were
involved in a car accident along the Hillakondji
Express Road. All occupants of the Vehicle
unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made
several efforts to locate any of my clients extended
relatives, this has proved unsuccessful. After these
several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his
relatives over the Internet, to locate any member of
his family to assist in repatriating the money and
property left behind by my client before they get
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the security
company, where this hug deposits were lodged.
Particularly, Security Company where the deceased had
a deposit value of $ 29 million dollars. The company
has issu! ed me a notice to provide the next of kin or
have the deposit confiscated within the next three
official working months. Since I have been
unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 7
months now I seek your consent to present you as the
next of Kin of my deceased client to enable us take
over the proceeds of this deposit value at $29 million
dollars be paid to you and then you and me will share
the money. I do not know if you are in anyway related
to him as your names are similar to his, even if you
are not in anyway related to him, I want to know you
will be interested to do the business with me. If you
are interested in this proposal, I will want us to
have a meeting to enable us agree on the modalities to
do the business and the sharing ratio and the method
to carry out the operation. Above all the meting will
afford us the opportunity to know ourselves and to
know the roles to be played by any of us! . I have all
necessary legal documents that can be used to back up
any claim we may make. All I require is your honest
cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through. I
guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of law. You have to assure me of your honesty
and sincerity that you will not sit on the fund when
it is finally claimed to enable us forge ahead
immediately.
Please get in touch with me through e-mail to enable
us discuss further
Best regards.
Daniel
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