Scams from the West Coast of Africa - TF members beware!

[Grooved_Arete]

Has any other TF member been sent an e-mail like the one I received today (shown below)? It is one of a certain genre. Why anyone would get sucked into such a scam, I have no idea, but apparently they do.... My advice is to steer well clear of such too-good-to-be-true schemes; they are just that.

The e-mail I received is as follows:

________________________________________________________________

From : Joy Smith [email protected]

Reply-To : [email protected]

Sent : 18 September 2006 15:18:23

From Joy Smith

Address :- 10052 kissy Avenue, Marcory Ramblais,

Abidjan, Cote d'ivoire, West Africa.

Telephone:- 00225 0788 2331

INTRODUCTION.

Dearest,

Please do reply me through my private mail box above, and also send me your direct mail to reach you. It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to establish in your country. Though I have not met with you before but I believe, one has to risk confiding in succeed sometimes in life. There isthis huge amount of Five million, Seven hundred U.S dollars($5,700,000.00) which my late Father kept for me with a Fiduciary Fund Holder in Abidjan-Cote d'ivoire before he was assasinated by unknown persons during this war in Cote d'ivoire.

Now I have decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and political reasons. I want you to help me claim and retrieve these fund from the Fiduciary Fund Holders in Amsterdam and transfer it into your personal account in your country for investment purposes

If you can be of an assistance to me I will be pleased to offer to you 20% Of the total fund and 5% for any expenses made during transaction.

I await your soonest response.

Best Regard,

Joy Smith.

[English_George]

I've been sucked into many scams in the past.......

Santa Claus rides a sleigh around the world in one night.....

The tooth fairy sneaks under your pillow and replaces it with the correct currency for your country...........

The easter bunny roams the country side strategically placing chocolate eggs for you to find........

.........these are the roots of deception and the roots run wild...........

[Nelis]

Theres an entire forum man!

http://www.thailandfriends.com/index.php?name=DB_phpBB2&file=viewforum&f=42&sid=46c7d9d9a429c21f2a09e08a3480797c&&sid=46c7d9d9a429c21f2a09e08a3480797c

[macca_tirana]

WARNING.

The latest one i receieved was from a global online lottery company.

Claming i had won 1,000 pounds in a free draw.

It used all the UK national lottery details including address and email address.

They knew all my details such as home address, lottery numbers (from UK lottery online), next of kin.

It was very clever and above usual standard, almost believable.

It made me contact UK lottery to ask if genuine, reply a very clear NO.

Have receievd lots of scams but this one nearly got me

[Kitschiguy]

English_George,

I think you'll find that fairies (faeries) exist and are all around us. I know because I've seen them. So, the tooth fairy must be real too!

[inamorato25]

First of all, if you get a scam email like this on TF, tell a mod so we can ban their ass right away.

And not all of these scams are on line. I was partying in a club in Pattaya and an african guy approached me and just started talking. He asked me where I was from and how I liked Thailand and so on. I told him I was in Japan and he started saying it was a coincidence -- that he and his friends were looking for a business partner to open up a bar in Tokyo. I kept trying to blow him off as I was actually in the middle of a dance. Ok, it was my buddy's gf I was dancing with, so no pressure, but it was annoying the hell out of me. Next thing I know, there are two of his buddies there and they are being way aggressive about talking about this business proposition. I finally just said, "Let it go boys, I'm dancing."

It wasn't until a few minutes later that I realized they were trying to pull the same kind of scam that these internet guys do -- the offer of a good deal -- and eventually it comes out that they need just a bit of your money to start the transfer of funds, etc.

Anyway, watch out for these dickheads.

[macca_tirana]

. I kept trying to blow him off .

:shock:

[CocoaBrotha]

First of all, if you get a scam email like this on TF, tell a mod so we can ban their ass right away.

And not all of these scams are on line. I was partying in a club in Pattaya and an african guy approached me and just started talking. He asked me where I was from and how I liked Thailand and so on. I told him I was in Japan and he started saying it was a coincidence -- that he and his friends were looking for a business partner to open up a bar in Tokyo. I kept trying to blow him off as I was actually in the middle of a dance. Ok, it was my buddy's gf I was dancing with, so no pressure, but it was annoying the hell out of me. Next thing I know, there are two of his buddies there and they are being way aggressive about talking about this business proposition. I finally just said, "Let it go boys, I'm dancing."

It wasn't until a few minutes later that I realized they were trying to pull the same kind of scam that these internet guys do -- the offer of a good deal -- and eventually it comes out that they need just a bit of your money to start the transfer of funds, etc.

Anyway, watch out for these dickheads.

Next time those fools pull that ****, do this.........-----> :?

That should give em a clue...Trust me it works!