Investment Scam

With due respect to you and with sincere intentions, I am making this contact with you, believing that you can be of great assistance to me.

My name is Mr. Joshua Li, a 41-year-old man from the People’s Republic of China. I am currently a civil servant working with the Ministry of Housing in Guangdong Province. I am reaching out to seek your assistance and, possibly, a partnership for investment purposes in your country. It has always been my intention to plan for the future of my family in a country like yours, where there is a free society and respect for property rights. As you may know, I come from a communist country where such freedoms are not always guaranteed. If you sincerely believe you are capable of guiding and working with me with an open mind and honesty for the investment I wish to establish in your country, kindly respond at your earliest convenience. This noble cause will not only be mutually beneficial to both of us but may also create an everlasting relationship.

I look forward to hearing from you soon. Thank you very much for your anticipated cooperation.

It’s my pleasure to introduce myself to you through this message. I am in need of an export-based business associate who can assist me in importing certain products to my target market. Due to the nature of my work in London, I am unable to travel in relation to this importation, and I am also not familiar with the external market. This is why I am reaching out to you—to seek your interest in assisting me as my direct partner. Your role would involve connecting with the main manufacturers in your country, purchasing the required goods, and arranging for their shipment to my target market.

I am Mr. Philip Gore from the United Kingdom. I am not involved in trading, as I currently work with the Civil Department at HBOS PLC (http://www.hbosplc.com/abouthbos/directors_biogs.asp). However, I have recently developed an interest in the importation of certain products, having learned that your country is renowned for producing them. This is the reason I am contacting you—to seek your consent and collaboration in handling this transaction.

Unfortunately, I am not able to manage this business personally due to time constraints and my limited experience with international trade. Most importantly, the demands of my job in the UK do not permit me the flexibility to oversee this process.

Upon mutual agreement, I will require your assistance with the following tasks:

1. Product sourcing

2. Price negotiation with manufacturers

3. Product purchasing and inspection

4. Shipment coordination to my destination

I will provide full details of the business arrangement, including the list of products to be purchased, shipment requirements, and the necessary funding for the entire process. We can also personally discuss how I will compensate you for your services, including your agency commission.

I am writing to you at this time to advertise the availability of our main product—alluvial gold in bulk quantities. Representing a large group of local artisan miners, we are in a position to supply up to 400 kilograms of 22-karat alluvial gold on a monthly basis. Below are the details regarding our product:

• Quantity: 400 kilograms available monthly

• Quality: 22-karat alluvial gold (Au)

• Origin: Ghana, West Africa

• Price: USD $19,500 per kilogram

Assay reports are provided by SGS Laboratories, Accra. Our firm holds a Gold Export Certificate issued by the Government of the Republic of Ghana, which authorizes us to export gold to any part of the world.

We are prepared to offer the required quantity of gold to the Buyer (or their representative) upon their arrival in Accra. Once the Buyer has confirmed the quantity and quality of the gold with their refinery and is fully satisfied, only then will we accept payment.

Additionally, we are currently seeking serious international investors to join us on a partnership basis to expand our production capacity.

If you are interested in this proposal or have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. We look forward to the opportunity of doing business with you.

Yours truly,

Compliments to you. I sincerely apologize for intruding into your private life. However, I have a serious project that I believe may be of interest to you, and for this reason, I felt compelled to reach out.

My name is Ugo Ben, and I am a lawyer by profession. I was a close friend and personal attorney to the late Mr. Beneth, a national of your country who worked as a contractor with NNPC Petroleum Company. Unfortunately, on April 21, 2002, Mr. Beneth, his wife, and their three children were involved in a fatal car accident along the Sagamu Freeway, and all occupants sadly lost their lives.

Since then, I have made several attempts to contact Mr. Beneth’s extended family through your country’s embassy, but all efforts have been unsuccessful. Given this situation, I am reaching out to you to assist in reclaiming and repatriating a large deposit of $7,500,000.00 USD (Seven Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) that Mr. Beneth lodged in a bank before his passing.

The bank has issued a final notice requesting that a Next of Kin be presented, or the funds will be confiscated. If we do not act now, the bank will take the money.

Rather than let that happen, I propose that we partner in this effort. We will use 20% of the funds to help the poor and less privileged in society. The remaining amount will be split equally—40% for you and 40% for me.

I have all the legal documents necessary to support this claim and assure you this will be carried out through a legitimate process that poses no legal risk to you.

Please respond as soon as possible and include your telephone numbers so we can discuss further. Kindly provide the requested information below immediately.

How are you today? I am Charles. I would like you to permit me to apply through this medium for your cooperation and to secure an opportunity to invest and build a joint relationship and business with you in your country. I have substantial capital I honorably inherited from my late father, Dr. Gilbert Diby, who dealt in cocoa and coffee plantations, as well as shares from our family's gold and diamond mining and trading business. The Epmgigo rebels killed him recently during the political crisis in our country, which has resulted in war over the past two years.

I intend to invest this money in profitable areas in your country, in a very lucrative business venture, for which I seek your advice and partnership. You would execute the said venture for the mutual benefit of both of us. Most importantly, I would like your assistance to help me come over to your location if possible, so you can cooperate with me to become my business partner in your country. You would help me create ideas on how the money should be invested, properly managed, and the type of investment to pursue after the funds are transferred to your custody with your assistance.

I inherited this sum from my late father, whom the rebels killed because he refused to support their selfish interest in toppling President Gbagbo, the current president. Meanwhile, if you are willing to handle this transaction sincerely and protect my interests, and upon your acceptance of this proposal, I will furnish you with full details and procedures. The amount involved is Seven Million, Five Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars ($7,500,000 USD). We shall mutually agree on your percentage interest or shareholding for helping me to secure the release of the deposit and for investing the funds in a lucrative and profitable venture under your care. I would be glad to reserve this respect and opportunity for you if you so desire and urge you to give this matter the immediate attention it deserves.

Please be assured that everything is in order and legitimate. It is due to the political crisis in our country that has resulted in war and caused many people to seek a way to leave the country. That is why I am using this medium to request your assistance, hoping that you will not let me down. This money was legitimately acquired by my late father through the sale of cocoa, coffee, and diamond dealings.

Subject: Invitation to Participate as Broker/Agent for DIFC Investment Program

I wish to invite you to participate as a broker/agent in the DIFC Individualized Equity Investment Portfolio Management Program. The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is the largest financial center in the Middle East, managing over $5 trillion in private and corporate investment portfolios. We are currently seeking fiduciary agents and investment management experts who are willing to act as portfolio holders and administrators. Presently, we have a backlog of Excess Maximum Return Capital Profit (EMRCP) averaging 1.2% on each private and corporate investment portfolio under our control. We aim to reinvest these funds by allocating them to private individuals and corporations with viable business ideas that can generate a minimum ROI of 10% per annum, over a maximum term of 5 years. Funds will be disbursed as clear loans at an interest rate of 4.5% per annum, for a renewable term of 5 years. All contract signings, briefings, and investment portfolio management documentation will be conducted in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

For further details please contact me directly for more information...
Regards,

Dr Omar Bin Sulaiman
Director Dubai International Financial Centre
Private email:binmarsula@gmail. com
website;w.w.w.difc.ae

I know that you may be furious about this mail, but I am very sorry for approaching you in this way and for any inconvenience this message may cause you. However, I firmly believe that, on the basis of humanitarian assistance, my plea will be treated with favorable attention.

I am writing this mail with all sincerity in my heart, as I have a genuine interest in getting to know you better and am requesting your helping hand with the business proposal outlined below.

I am scared to tell you my main reason for contacting you, apart from wanting to be a friend. Please kindly pardon me if you find the content of my message offensive or disturbing.

My name is Jefferson Blah, a member of the former first family of Liberia. My father was a very wealthy gold and diamond dealer in Monrovia, the economic capital of Liberia. He was arrested and later died in prison on July 15, 2003, after spending a year in custody under the current government. He was accused of financing the rebels who controlled the northern part of the country.

Before his arrest, my father secretly called me and informed me that he had 30 kilograms of gold hidden underground in our village. He instructed me to seek a buyer or overseas partner to help sell the gold and assist me in relocating to another country for safety, and to use the proceeds for profitable investment and continuing my education.

After much effort, I managed to escape Liberia with the gold, but due to limited funds, I was only able to relocate to Mali, where I currently reside with the gold.

I am respectfully seeking your assistance in the following ways:

1. To help purchase the gold

2. To act as a guardian for my relocation and assist with investment opportunities in your country

3. To help me continue my education

I am willing to offer you a percentage of the proceeds after the transaction in appreciation of your efforts.

Please let me know your decision regarding assisting me, as I believe this transaction can be successfully concluded.

Anticipating your response soon.