Monday, December 1, 2008 3:52 PM
Internet Scam Alert!
I always receive emails from strangers to make friends, or chat about taiwan stuff. Since they chance upon my blog and seem have the idea that i know how to go around taiwan having fun. So usually i reply their email, out of courtesy or friendship.
I received an email few days back from this girl. Below is her message..
Hello.My name is tracey wilson,i read your profile todayat sgclub.com it was so good to me.i feel you are the only one missing in myentered life so i decided to stop on it and let you know that i aminterested to be a friend first.i also believe that coming to you willbe a probabilty of meeting that very thing that has been lacking in myentered life.please contact me at my email adress (traceydebor01@yahoo.com)i am a girl with respect and responsible,i respect people and believeme, if you contact me i will give you a full introduction of my selfokay. i hope to hear from you soon. Remember, all the darkness in theworld, can-not put off the light of a single candle as long as thelight of love shines bright in your heart,and alwayscares for my future love,TRACEY. yeah, as i didn't read the email thoroughly i just replied her a short message saying yeah, friend, no prob. something like that. And ask her to stop calling me dear, of course.
So i received her reply today or yesterday, im not sure.
My Dearest Love
Thanks for your mail,I know this mail will not come to you as a surprise since this is my second mail to you, please bear with me.I really like to have a good relationship with a man like you, and i have a special reason why i decided to contact you.
Please My Belove one i shall be delighted if you could grant me an assistance.In brief my name is Tracey Wilson iam the only Child of Dr Michael Abubakar Wilson,Who held most of the governmental contracts in my country liberia, Before the rebels attacked our house one early morning on Wednesday November 24,2004. and killed my parents in cold blood.iam 24years of age now.My Beloved one my late Father deposited the sum of ($3.7 Million Us Dollars) in in a private fianance company and my name was use as the next of kin to this deposit .
This money was deposited by my late father with the intention of investing abroad but unfortunately my father and my mother was killed during political crises in my country may their soul rest in perfect peace amen.Then when the crises in my country grew up beyond human control i have to run for my dear life to people who were less privilage,( war is real evil)that is when i ran to Dakar senegal in west africa were i resides now in the united nation refugee camp.
I have got in contact with the private fianance company where my late father deposited this fund and let them to know about my plan of withdrawing this fund and i have also made them to be aware of the death of my parents which they have confirmed,however,they need a very responsible trustee or my foreign partner who will stand on my behalf due to my refugee status in the present country where i resides hence their law does not permit people in refugee status the right to operate in any form of bank transaction in the country.
Personally i contacted you now for a long term business relationship and investment assistance in your Country.However you will help me out in an investment and i will like you to stand for me as my foreign partner so that the bank can transfer this fund to your bank account in your country,Then you will help me out of this refugee camp to meet you over in your country and i will like to complete my studies, as i was in my first year in the university, when this problem started.It is my intention to compensate you with 20% of the total fund for your help and the balance shall be our investment capital.This is the reason why I decided to contact you.
Please My Belove one all communications should be through this e-mail address only for confidential purposes.I shall also appreciate an urgent message or telephone call from you through this telephone number of the Rev father in charge of our morning pray here in the camp.moreover,l will like to hear from you first before l will release the bank contact information to you so you will write to them and confirm the true existence of the money,l have great respect for you believeing that you will not betray me after the money have been transferred to your account.
moreover,i will like you to have the phone number of the pastor of our church here,his name is Revrened Johnson peters,(+221 767 442 487) if you call tell him that you will like to speak with me,he will send someone to call me immediately in the hostel.i will be expecting your call anytime please try to call me.
on getting your reply indicating your willingness to assist me and stand as my trustee/foreign representative,i will give to you the finance firm contact information for you to contact them your self to know how to transfer the money to your account.
take care of yourself,
with love and warm regards,
TRACEY
I got suspicous after reading this, so i checked on the net. How good for netizens like us now. Able to check for various info using the net. But of course, the net nearly got me conned! Ha,ha,ha. Anyway, this is what i found,
Scammer Jane Mabou from Ivory Coast, Africa The link that expose her scam So yeah, after making sure i was right, i sent that asshole an email, giving a hell of my fury, lol. But pretty much just for fun of it, doubt they will read it once they saw the opening line i wrote. HA,ha,ha. So beware my fellow netizens, you must. Believe in this scams, you must not.. Talk like Yoda, i have... Enjoy your day, you shall...
PS: this scams have been around for as long as we can remember. Doesn't matter the name change or scenerio. Just don't believe it. Especially when it involves your personal info.