Scam

[Bulldog626]

[font "Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"][black][size 1]I received this as a private message in this forum. I have checked it out and it is a SCAM that has been going around the internet so please be careful and do not give them any personal information.




URGENT AND STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.
FROMR TUCKHAM DAKURO.
MINISTER OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES.
SIERRA-LEONE.
WEST-AFRICA.
DEAR Ben, My name is Minister Dr. Tuckham Dakoru, I write to inform you about my desire to acquire estate and landed property in your country, considering your strategic and influential position, I know you stands to help me.
[font "arial"]I am the Minister, Ministry of Petroleum Resources SIERRA-LEONE in the Presidency.I have the sum of US$15.5Million cash which I secured from the sales and distribution of crude oil and petroleum products worldwide.[/font] [font "arial"]I decide to solicit your assistance to secure the fund for our personal use, it is already in the vaults of a Financial Firm abroad, the fund was scheduled to be transferred via diplomatic means to NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE, NBG) before I advised the diplomats to withheld the fund on transit, please, I want to use a God fearing foreigner (like you) for the transaction.[/font] [font "arial"]Hence we can no longer use my name, I hereby solicit that you kindly furnish to me your information (name and address, phones and fax numbers) and assistance to secure the fund in your country. I have to compensate you with 25% of the total fund (us$9.5million) for providing necessary assistance to secure the fund in your country, while the balance I will used for investments (real estate,manufacturing,agriculture,fish pond etc)[/font] [font "arial"]as you will advice, this transaction is 100% risk free as all relevant details of the fund will be furnished to you on receipt of your reply. Do not hesitate to contact me as the transaction needs urgent attention and must be confidential .[/font] [font "arial"]Thanks and God bless,[/font] [font "arial"]Minister Dr. Tuckham Dakoru,[/font] [font "arial"]Address: 1st & 2nd floor, main building federal
secretariat Shetu Shagra way, Sierra-Leone[/font] [/size][/black][/font]
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[Saberfish]

[black][size 3]Your right Bulldog, that has identity theft written all over it. [/size][/black]
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[size 3]There are many such scams on the Internet. It has gotten so bad that anyone even keeping personal records on their PC is inviting problems. (but then, [/size][size 3] I'm a very suspicious, anal retentive person, ha,ha)[/size]
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[size 3]Thanks for the heads up.[/size]
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