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dear friend
1st December 2004

please forward any scams you've received to spoof@millersmiles.co.uk

Report Summary
Date Reported
1st December 2004
Apparent Sender
DR JOSEPH NTANYOTORA
Return Address
DR JOSEPH NTANYOTORA <josphtayo@yahoo.com>
Subject
dear friend
Format
Text
Method

Another classic '419' style of scam - sender claims to be trying to pass on large ammounts of money. But on answering you'll be hit with requests for 'administration fees' before you see any money. These fees will keep coming until you give up, but there is no money!

Bogus Web Content?
No
URL of web content

N/A

RISK LEVEL
MEDIUM
WARNINGS

1. A '419' style of scam. Scammer claims to be relative of an important person and wishes you to help 'transfer' their money for a financial reward. If you go along with them you will be hit with requests for money to cover 'administration fees', but you'll never actually see any returns, and the scammers will simply disappear!

2. Notice that the sender uses a free, web based email address which is basically untraceable.

 

"ATTN: SIR,      I DO FOR SEE THE SUPRISE THIS LETTER WILL BRING TO YOU, AS IT COMES FROM A STRENGER, BUT BE REST ASSURED AS IT COMES WITH  BEST INTENTIONS."...

If you have received this email, please remember that it is very common for these email scams to be redistributed at a later date with only slightly different content or the same but with the fake page(s) hosted by a different provider. Also, once you have received one of these hoaxes, it is also common place to receive at least another one and usually a day or two after the first, although not necessarily from the same apparent sender.

 

The Spoof Email ...

ATTN: SIR,
      I DO FOR SEE THE SUPRISE THIS LETTER WILL BRING
TO YOU, AS IT COMES FROM A STRENGER, BUT BE REST
ASSURED AS IT COMES WITH  BEST INTENTIONS.  I AM DR
JOSEPH NTANYOTORA ABURUNDI BASED HERE IN ITALY.
I AM SERVING  AS A CONTACT MAN TO A TOP MINISTER IN
THE  OUTSTED BURUNDI GOVERNMENT OF PIERRE BUYOYA
OF BURUNDI. HE ASKED ME TO  LOOK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER
SPECIFICALLY FROM YOUR COUNTRY WHO WILL ASSIST IN THIS
BUSSINESS.I GOT  YOUR CONTACT THROUGH AN INTERNET
TRADE DIRECTORY. THIS TOP MINISTER HAS FIFTEEN MILLION
DOLLARDS (US$15,000,000.00) DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY
COMPANY (BSK, SECURITIES) HERE IN ITALY. DUE TO THE
RECENT CHANGE IN GOVERNMENT IN BURUNDI AND THE THREATS
BY THE INCUMBENT PRESIDENT  DOMITIEN NDAYIZEYE.
TO PROBE ALL TOP MINISTERS UNDER THE FORMER
PRESIDENT PIERRE BUYOYA,HE HAD DECIDED TO WITHDRAW
THE BOX AND TRANSFER THE MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT IN YOUR  COUNTRY FOR INVESTMENT BEFORE THE INCUMBENT PRESIDENT COMES PROBING ALL THEIR  LOCAL/FOREIGN DEPOSITS.
HE HAS PROMISED TO COMPESATE YOU WITH 20% OF THE
TOTAL SUM WHILE 5% WILL BE FOR ANY EXPENDITURE TO BE
ENCOUNTERED AT THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION, WHILE
THE REMAINING 75% WILL BE FOR INVESTMENT FOR THE
MINISTER.UPON YOUR RESPONSE, DETAILS OF THIS TRANSACTION
WILL BE MADE KNOWN TO YOU, MOREOVER , ABSOLUTE
SECRECY  IS REQUIRED  SO AS TO MAKE THIS A SUCCESS.
I AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE.
REGARDS,
DR JOSEPH NTANYOTORA


 
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