What a joke..

The1calledTKE · #1 04-25-2002, 12:47 PM

Look what I got in my email today..

DEAR FRIEND,

I AM MRS. SESE-SEKO WIDOW OF LATE PRESIDENT MOBUTU SESE-SEKO OF ZAIRE, NOW KNOWN
AS DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC). I AM MOVED TO WRITE YOU THIS LETTER. THIS
WAS IN CONFIDENCE CONSIDERING MY PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCE AND SITUATION. I ESCAPED
ALONG WITH MY HUSBAND AND TWO OF OUR SONS PETER AND BASHER OUT OF DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC) TO ABIDJAN, COTE D'IVOIRE WHERE MY FAMILY AND I SETTLED,
WHILE WE LATER MOVED TO SETTLED IN MORROCO WHERE MY HUSBAND LATER DIED OF CANCER
DISEASE.

HOWEVER, DUE TO THIS SITUATION WE DECIDED TO CHANGE MOST OF MY HUSBAND'S
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS DEPOSITED IN SWISS BANK AND OTHER COUNTRIES INTO OTHER FORMS
OF MONEY CODED FOR SAFE PURPOSE BECAUSE THE NEW HEAD OF STATE OF (DR) MR LAURENT
KABILA HAS MADE ARRANGEMENT WITH THE SWISS GOVERNMENT AND OTHER EUROPEAN
COUNTRIES TO FREEZE ALL MY LATE HUSBAND'S TREASURES DEPOSITED IN SOME EUROPEAN
COUNTRIES. HENCE, MY CHILDREN AND I DECIDED LAYING LOW IN AFRICA TO STUDY THE
SITUATION TILL WHEN THINGS GETS BETTER. LIKE NOW THAT PRESIDENT KABILA IS DEAD
AND THE SON TAKING OVER (JOSEPH KABILA). ONE OF MY LATE HUSBAND'S CHATEAUX IN
SOUTHERN FRANCE WAS CONFISCATED BY THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT, AND AS SUCH I HAD TO
CHANGE MY IDENTITY SO THAT MY INVESTMENT WILL NOT BE TRACED AND CONFISCATED.

I HAVE DEPOSITED THE SUM THIRTY ONE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS
(US$31,000,000,00.) WITH A SECURITY COMPANY FOR SAFE KEEPING. WHAT I WANT YOU TO
DO IS TO INDICATE YOUR INTEREST THAT YOU CAN ASSIST US IN RECEIVING THE MONEY ON
OUR BEHALF, SO THAT I CAN INTRODUCE YOU TO MY SON (PETER) WHO HAS THE OUT
MODALITIES FOR THE CLAIM OF THE SAID FUNDS. I WANT YOU TO ASSIST IN INVESTING
THIS MONEY, BUT I WILL NOT WANT MY IDENTITY REVEALED. I WILL ALSO WANT TO AQUIRE
REAL/LANDED PROPERTIES AND STOCK IN MULTI-NATIONAL COMPANIES AND TO ENGAGE IN
OTHER SAFE AND NON-SPECULATIVE INVESTMENTS AS ADVISE BY YOUR GOODSELF.

MAY I AT THIS POINT EMPHASISE THE HIGH LEVEL OF CONFIDENTIALITY, WHICH THIS OUR
UPCOMING PROJECT DEMANDS, AND HOPE YOU WILL NOT BETRAY THE TRUST AND CONFIDENCE,
WHICH I REPOSE IN YOU.

IN CONCLUSION, IF YOU WANT TO ASSIST US, MY SON (PETER) SHALL DEVULGE TO YOU ALL
BRIEFS REGARDING THIS PROJECT, TELL YOU WHERE THE FUNDS ARE CURRENTLY BEING
MAINTAINED AND ALSO DISCUSS REMUNERATION FOR YOUR SERVICES. FOR THIS REASON
KINDLY FURNISH US YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION, THAT IS YOUR PERSONAL TELEPHONE AND
FAX NUMBER FOR CONFIDENTIAL PURPOSE AND ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL USING
THE ABOVE EMAIL ADDRESS.

YOURS SINCERELY,

MRS M.M. SESE-SEKO (JP).

#2 04-25-2002, 01:05 PM

Haha! B, I remember getting a similar email a few months ago... only the country it "came from" was different. Mine was Burundi, not Congo. I thought it was pretty hilarious.

Hootie · #3 04-25-2002, 01:51 PM

Makes me wonder ~ what kind of scam this is about? How silly!
Hootie

BLUTANG · #4 04-25-2002, 03:20 PM

Somehow our office (a federal agency) was flooded with the same e-mail, except the country of origin was Nigeria. Here's the warning issued by out IT Office:

E-Mail Scams "Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud"
Wednesday, January 16, 2002

The IT Security Office has received numerous complaints over the past few weeks concerning an apparent e-mail scam message. The message is the "Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud ". The US Secret Service has posted an advisory warning against these types of frauds. The information from thier site is provided below. The Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) is looking into ways to stop employees from receiving these messages, and is contacting the Secret Service concerning this matter. Until that has been done, please delete the messages without responding to them. The IT Security Office will provide periodic updates
on this issue as warranted.

As always, if you have any questions concerning IT security related matters please contact the IT Security Office.

KillarneyRose · #5 04-25-2002, 04:16 PM

Do you mean to tell me this is a scam?

But she seemed like such a nice, sincere lady! I guess I should have read this thread before I sent her my name, address, ss#, Visa and AmEx account numbers and power of attorney

Oh well, win some lose some.

Peaches-n-Cream · #6 04-25-2002, 04:39 PM

KillarneyRose - You read my mind. BTW, I own the Brooklyn Bridge, but I am willing to part with it for a reasonable price of course.

This scam has been going on in one form or another for many years. Unfortunately many people have been taken in by it and have lost millions.

The1calledTKE · #7 04-25-2002, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by zntke711

MAY I AT THIS POINT EMPHASISE THE HIGH LEVEL OF CONFIDENTIALITY, WHICH THIS OUR
UPCOMING PROJECT DEMANDS, AND HOPE YOU WILL NOT BETRAY THE TRUST AND CONFIDENCE,
WHICH I REPOSE IN YOU.

.

I should report this person. I wonder why they wanted me to keep it confidential...lol

KatieQ · #8 04-25-2002, 05:17 PM

This e-mail has been around for a very long time. It's been called one of the Internet's biggest scams. Many of (dumb) people have lost thousands of dollars due to this.

DWAlphaGam · #9 04-25-2002, 05:47 PM

I got a similar e-mail soon after 9/11 from someone who said he was a prince from somewhere (I can't remember where) and he had been keeping the money in a bank at the wtc and he needed help recovering it. It made me sick to read it and to think of these people trying to use a tragedy to scam unsuspecting people.

The1calledTKE · #10 04-25-2002, 06:14 PM

I really hope no educated person fell for this scam... but who know greed gets the better of some people I guess.

damasa · #11 04-25-2002, 06:32 PM

You know, to be quite honest many people do fall for this scam because they assume they will be getting some sort of payback for doing basically nothing at all....so they think.

The bank I work at recently had a few elderly customers fall for this scam. What they do is get people to give them their bank account number and bank routing number. Instead of transferring money into these accounts like they promise, they take and transfer money out of these accounts into Swiss bank accounts or something similar. The people fall victim, the action is quick and since it's an international transfer scam, there is little or nothing the victim's government can do about it.

blaine

Optimist Prime · #12 04-25-2002, 11:57 PM

If I help her do you think I will be named Prince of the Congo?

lifesaver · #13 04-26-2002, 04:00 PM

hahahha Yall are too funny. Prince of the Congo. lol...