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This appears to be a brand new wrinkle in the old 419 'advance fee' SCAM.
The address listed is a working address at hotmail. And there really is a city by the name of Lome, Togo. HOWEVER, the Desk can find no evidence of the existence of a real banking institution by the name 'Ancient Trust Bank'. And YES Microsoft does want people to use their chat, and even pay for the privilege. But the Desk doubts they encourage SCAMMERS to use thir product to rip off the public at large. The Desk searched the MS site for a statement on this scam letter but found nothing relevant except the usual 'do not reply… etc' warning.
All Told this is nothing more than a new version of the 419 SCAM.
If you get this email. DO NOT REPLY. DO NOT CHAT WITH HIM, DO NOT SEND THEM ANY MONEY. DELETE IT!
See info on the 419 Coalition page http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal
More Links to 419 Scam resources on the Desk Urban Legend and SCAM page.
Scam SPAM letter posted as received. All spelling and usage errors were in the original. Email address edited to remove temptation.
Go to http://messenger.msn.com to download the software you need to get started.
If you have Windows XP, you already have the software you need! Just select "Windows
Messenger" from the Start menu to get started.
Write down my e-mail address: mr____5@hotmail.com
Once installation is done, add me to your contact list using the Add button and this
address.
I AM MR DABLA MOHAMMED THE AUDIT AND COMPUTING MANAGER OF ANCIENT TRUST BANK LOME
TOGO WEST AFRICA, THERE IS AN ACCOUNT OPEN IN THIS BANK IN 1980 ANDSINCE 2000 NOBODY
HAS OPERATED ON THIS ACCOUNT AGAIN.AFTER GOING THROUGH SOME OLD FILES IN THE RECORDS
I DISCOVERED THAT IF I DO NOT REMITT THIS MONEY OUT URGENTELY IT WILL FORFEITED FOR
NOTHING.THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT MR JOHNSON SHERVON.A FORIGNER AND THE MANAGER OF
PETROL CHEMICAL SERVICE, A ELECTRICAL ENGINEER BY PROFFESSION AND HE DIED SINCE 2000
. NO OTHER PERSON KNOWS ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT OR ANYTHING CONCERNING IT, THE ACCOUNT HAS
NO OTHER BENEFICIARY AND MY INVESTIGATION PROVED TO ME AS WELL THAT HIS COMPANY DOES
NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT ANDTHE AMOUNTINVLOVEDSU.S.$7(SEVEN MILLION
DOLLARS).I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO A SAFE FORIGN ACOUNT ABROAD BUT I DON'T
KNOW ANY FOREIGNER, I AM ONLY CONTACTING YOU AS A FOREIGNER BECAUSE THIS MONEY CAN
NOT BE APPROVED TO ANY LOCAL BANK HERE BUT CAN ONLY BE APPROVED TO ANY FOREIGN
ACCOUNT BECAUSE THE MONEY IS U.S DOLLARS AND THE FORMER OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT IS
MR.JOHNSON SHERVON AND HE WAS A FOREIGNER TOO. I KNOW THAT THIS MESSAGE WILL COME TO
YOU AS A SURPRISE AS WE DON'T KNOW OUR SELF BEFORE, BUT BE SURE THAT IT IS REAL AND A
GENUINE BUSINESS.I ONLY GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM OUR CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE RESEARCH WITH
BELIEVE IN GOD THAT YOU WILL NEVER LET ME DOWN IN THIS BUSINESS, YOU ARE THE ONLY
PERSON THAT I HAVE CONTACTED FOR THIS BUSINESS FOR NOW. SO PLEASE REPLY URGENTLY.
WHEN THE TRANSFER IS APPROVED AND PAYMENT SCHEDULE I WILL PROVIDE YOU AN ACCOUNT ON
WHERE YOU WILL TRANSFER MY OWN PERCENTAGE IN THE DEAL,I WILL USE MY POSITION IN THE
OFFICE TO PROVIDE ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THIS FUND.I WILL
COME DOWN TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR THE SHARING AND OTHER INVESTMENT. AT THE CONCLUSION OF
THIS BUSINESS, YOU WILL BE GIVEN 35% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT, 60% WILL BE FOR ME, WHILE
5% WILL BE FOR EXPENSES , BOTH PARTIES MIGHT HAVE INCURED DURING THE PROCESS OF
TRANSACTION.I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR EARLIEST REPLY THROUGH THIS MY PRIVATE E- MAIL
ADDRESS:mr____2@hotmail.com YOURS TRULY, MR DABLA MOHAMMED
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With this software, you can:
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Public Profile. If you reply to this e-mail, the sender will be able to see your
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can change your e-mail permissions by editing your Public Profile at
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End Scam Email Quote
Thanks for the tip Pengi -Doc L
General Info on Internet SCAMS:
The Australian Government's SCAMWATCH
http://www.scamwatch.gov.au/content/scams/scams.asp
National Internet Fraud Watch Information Center
Fraud.org
http://www.fraud.org/
The Media Desk's Urban Legend and SPAM Info Page http://www.themediadesk.com/files/urban.htm
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