Recently we have been witnessing many email hoaxes. Attached below are some of those recent emails for your viewing enjoyment.

This top email is the latest to arrive in my inbox. Notice the name “Attah”. Perhaps a connection with the September 11, attacks on the USA? $ 21 million dollars ehh?

From:	"CHIEF PETER ATTAH" <pattah5@email.com> | This is Spam | Add to Address Book
Date:	Sat, 24 Aug 2002 21:19:57 -0700
Subject:	ATTAH

CHIEF PETER ATTAH
EMAIL:pattah5@email.com
FAX: 234-1-7597267
 
Sir,
 
 
 URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
 
 
First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction,
which is of mutual benefit. This is by virtue of it's nature
of being utterly confidential.I am sure and have confidence
of your ability, and reliability to prosecute a transaction
of this great magnitude.
 
We are top Officials of the Federal Government Contract
review Panel who are interested in importation of goods into
our country with funds which are presently trapped in
Nigeria. In order to commence this business,we need your
assistance to enable us transfer funds into your
account. As members of the Contract Review Panel set up by
the Government of Nigeria to review all contracts from 1983
to the present,we have identified a lot of inflated contract
funds which are presently floating in the Central Bank of
Nigeria ready for payment.
 
By virtue of our position as Civil Servants and members of
this Panel, we cannot acquire this money in our names, in
this regard I have been delegated by my colleagues of the
review Panel to look for an overseas partner into whose
account we would transfer the sum of US$21,320,000.00 (
Twenty -One Million, Three Hundred and Twenty Thousand
United States Dollars) hence we take the liberty to write
you.
 
 
The money will be shared as follows:-
 1. 20% for you the account owner
 2. 70% for us (The Officials)
 3. 10% to be used in settling taxation and all local and
foreign expenses.
 
Please note that this whole process will take between 7 to 10
working days from the date of receipt of the following
information by Fax :234-1-7597267,Your individual/Company's
signed and stamped letterhead with a transcribed"Text" which
we would send to you upon receipt of your reply with a letter
of interest. The above information will enable us write
letter of claim, and Job description by using your
individual/Company name to apply for payment for the above
stated amount. Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter
using the above Fax number.
 
 
Detailed information of this pending business transaction
will be sent to you as soon as I hear from you.
 
Yours faithfully,
 
CHIEF PETER ATTAH
 
 
NOTE: PLEASE QUOTE THIS REFERENCE NUMBER(VE/S/09/99)IN ALL
YOUR RESPONSES.....
 

On this email, notice the “To” and “From” fields… And offering 30 million.

Date:	Fri, 23 Aug 2002 03:33:08 -0700 (PDT)
From:	"hannah vyonne" <maraseko@yahoo.com> | This is Spam | Add to Address Book
Subject:	I need your assistance
To:	maraseko@yahoo.com

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 JOHN 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 CHANGED 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 MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS(US$30,000,000,00.) WITH A SECURITY COMPANY, FOR SAFE KEEPING. THE FUNDS ARE SECURITY CODED TO PREVENT THEM FROM KNOWING THE CONTENT. WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO IS TOINDICATE YOUR INTEREST THAT YOU WILL ASSIST US BY RECEIVING THE MONEY ON OUR BEHALF.ACKNOWLEDGE THIS MESSAGE, SO THAT I CAN INTRODUCE YOU TO MY SON (JOHN) 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 ALSOWANT TO BUY PROPERTIES AND STOCK IN MULTI-NATIONALCOMPANIES AND TO ENGAGE IN OTHER SAFE AND NON-SPECULATIVE INVESTMENTS. MAY I AT THIS POINT EMPHASISE THE HIGH LEVEL OF CONFIDENTIALITY, WHICH THIS BUSINESS 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 SHALL PUT YOU IN THE PICTURE OF THE BUSINESS, TELL YOU WHERE THE FUNDS ARE CURRENTLY BEING MAINTAINED AND ALSO DISCUSS OTHER MODALITIES INCLUDING REMUNERATIONFOR YOUR SERVICES. FOR THIS REASON KINDLY FURNISH US YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION, THAT IS YOUR PERSONAL TELEPHONE AND NUMBER FOR CONFIDENTIAL PURPOSE. BEST REGARDS, MRS M. SESE SEKO

This one is “top secret”. Also from Nigeria and offering 31 million.

From:	"Rasheed Bako" <rasheedbako@fedminofworks.com> | This is Spam | Add to Address Book
Subject:	Confidential Business Proposal
Date:	Tue, 13 Aug 2002 06:09:24

Attn., 
 
First, I must solicit your strictest confidence in this transaction. This is by virtue of its 
nature 
as being utterly confidential and "top secret". We are top
 officials of the Federal Government Contract Review Panel who are interested in 
importation of goods into our country with funds that are presently 
trapped in Nigeria. In order to commence this business, we solicit your assistance to enable 
us transfer into your account the said-trapped funds. 
 
The source of the fund is as follows: During the regime of the last Military transitional 
government of Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, government officials
 set up companies and awarded themselves contracts which were grossly over invoiced in 
various ministries. The present democratic government of
 President Olusegun Obasanjo set up the Contract Review Panel and we have identified a 
lot of inflated contract funds that are presently floating in 
the Central Bank of Nigeria ready for payment. However, by virtue of our position as civil 
servants and members of this panel, we cannot acquire this 
money in our names. My colleagues in the panel have therefore delegated me as a matter 
of trust, to look for an oversea partner into whose account 
we would transfer the sum of US$31,320,000.00 (Thirty-One Million, Three Hundred and 
Twenty thousand United States Dollars) in which we hope to
 use in purchasing Agro Allied 
Equipment, and to enable us to own properties and invest in the stable economy of your 
country. Hence, we are sending you this email message. 
We have agreed to share the money thus: 
 
1. 20% for the account owner (you) 
2. 70% for us (the officials of the CRP) 
3. 10% to be used in settling taxation and all local and foreign expenses. 
 
Please acknowledge receipt of this message for proper briefing on the safe modality for the 
execution to either Fax no. 234-1-7590503 or 
Emails: rasheedbako@fedminofworks.com
Yours faithfully 
Dr. Rasheed Bako
NOTE: PLEASE QUOTE THIS REFERENCE NUMBER (RB/08/02) IN ALL OUR 
REPONSE.

Now here is another from a previous time from the same “Rasheed Bako”. But notice the reference number at the bottom that is given to you to use. Why would they need this? Are they sending out that many request and sending it out every month?

From:	"Rasheed Bako" <rasheedbako@fedminofworks.com> | This is Spam | Add to Address Book
To:	mrcorp@yahoo.com
Subject:	Confidential Business Proposal
Date:	Wed, 7 Aug 2002 03:37:21

Attn., 
 
First, I must solicit your strictest confidence in this transaction. This is by virtue of its 
nature 
as being utterly confidential and "top secret". We are top
 officials of the Federal Government Contract Review Panel who are interested in 
importation of goods into our country with funds that are presently 
trapped in Nigeria. In order to commence this business, we solicit your assistance to enable 
us transfer into your account the said-trapped funds. 
 
The source of the fund is as follows: During the regime of the last Military transitional 
government of Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, government officials
 set up companies and awarded themselves contracts which were grossly over invoiced in 
various ministries. The present democratic government of
 President Olusegun Obasanjo set up the Contract Review Panel and we have identified a 
lot of inflated contract funds that are presently floating in 
the Central Bank of Nigeria ready for payment. However, by virtue of our position as civil 
servants and members of this panel, we cannot acquire this 
money in our names. My colleagues in the panel have therefore delegated me as a matter 
of trust, to look for an oversea partner into whose account 
we would transfer the sum of US$31,320,000.00 (Thirty-One Million, Three Hundred and 
Twenty thousand United States Dollars) in which we hope to
 use in purchasing Agro Allied 
Equipment, and to enable us to own properties and invest in the stable economy of your 
country. Hence, we are sending you this email message. 
We have agreed to share the money thus: 
 
1. 20% for the account owner (you) 
2. 70% for us (the officials of the CRP) 
3. 10% to be used in settling taxation and all local and foreign expenses. 
 
Please acknowledge receipt of this message for proper briefing on the safe modality for the 
execution to either Fax no. 234-1-7590503 or 
Emails: rasheedbako@fedminofworks.com
Yours faithfully 
Dr. Rasheed Bako
NOTE: PLEASE QUOTE THIS REFERENCE NUMBER (RB/07/02) IN ALL OUR 
REPONSE.

Nigeria and 26 million. And this one is demanding… notice the title “Partnership Required”

From:	"Mr.John Olokun." <john_olokun@email.com> | This is Spam | Add to Address Book
Date:	Tue, 13 Aug 2002 09:25:26 -0700
Subject:	Partnership Required!!!

Name:MR.JOHN OLOKUN.
Email:john_olokun@email.com.
Web Based Fax:+1-240-5993293.
 
 
Dear Sir/Madam,
 
I am Mark Okoro, Manager of Zenith Bank,Lagos, Nigeria.
 
I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. On June 6, 1997, a Foreign Oil 
consultant/contractor with the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation, Mr.Barry Kelly made a numbered time(Fixed) Deposit for twelve 
calendar months, valued at US$26,500,000.00,(Twenty-six Million, five hundred thousand Dollars) in 
my branch.
 
Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding addressbut got no reply. After a 
month,we sent a reminder and finally we
discovered from his contract employers, the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation that Mr. Barry Kelly died from an automobile accident.
On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a
WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.
 
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Barry
Kelly did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents,
including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of
US$26,500,000.00 has carefully been moved out of my bank to a security company for safekeeping.
 
No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to Nigerian Law,
at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will revert to the
ownership of the Nigerian Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.
 
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as an Foreigner to
stand in as the owner of the money I deposited it in a security company in
two trunk boxes though the security company does not know the contents
of the boxes as I tagged them to be photographic materials for export.
I am writing you because I as a public servant (Manager with the bank),
i cannot operate a foreign account or have an account that is more
than $1m.
 
I want to present you as the owner of the boxes in the security company
so you can be able to claim them with the help of my attorney. This is
simple.
I will like you to provide immediately your full names and address so that
the
Attorney will prepare the necessary documents which will put you in place as
the
as the owner of the boxes.
 
The money will be moved out for us to share in the ratio of 70%
for me and 30% for you. There is no risk at all as all the paperwork
for this transaction will be done by the Attorney and this will
guarantees the successful execution of this transaction.
 
If you are interested, please reply immediately via my email address
Upon your response, I shall then provide
you with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand
the transaction.
 
Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this
transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall
require your assistance to invest my share in your country.(Buying of
properties like houses, hotels etc)
 
Please do send me your private/mobile telephone fax number
so that we can have a smooth communication.I will want you
to respond to me by fax as it is safe and more confidential
my fax number above.
 
Awaitin your urgent reply via my emailaddress or fax.
 
Thank's
Regards.
Mr.John Olokun.
Manager,Zenith Bank International Plc.
 

Offering 21 million and also from Nigeria. I think its safe to assume there are a lot of rich people who don’t know what to do with their money in Nigeria…

From:	"DR JAMES BOLA" <j_bola@hotmail.com> | This is Spam | Add to Address Book
Date:	Fri, 9 Aug 2002 21:16:49 +0100

FROM: DR. JAMES BOLA
TEL:234-1-4700390
FAX:234-9-2721548 
LAGOS - NIGERIA.
 
 
ATTN: PRESIDENT / CEO.
 
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL RE: TRANSFER OF US$21.5
MILLION(TWENTY ONE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND US DOLLARS ONLY).
 
I KNOW THIS EMAIL WILL REACH YOU AS A SURPRISE, BUT NEED NOT TO WORRY AS
WE ARE USING THE ONLY SECURED AND CONFIDENTIAL MEDIUM AVAILABLE TO SEEK
FOR FOREIGN ASSISTANCE/PARTNERSHIP IN A BUSINESS TRANSACTION WHICH IS OF
MUTUAL BENEFIT.
 
I AM A MEMBER OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA CONTRACT AWARD AND
MONITORING COMMITTEE IN THE NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC)
SOMETIME AGO; MY COMMITTEE AWARDED A CONTRACT TO A FOREIGN FIRM IN
NNPC.THIS CONTRACT WAS OVER INVOICED TO THE TUNE OF US$21.5M. U.S.DOLLARS.
THIS WAS DONE DELIBERATELY THE OVER- INVOICING WAS A DEAL BY MY COMMITTEE
TO BENEFIT FROM THE PROJECT. WE NOW WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY, WHICH IS
IN A SUSPENSE ACCOUNT WITH NNPC INTO ANY OVERSEAS ACCOUNT,WHICH WE EXPECT
YOU TO PROVIDE FOR US.
SHARE:
FOR PROVIDING THE ACCOUNT WHERE WE SHALL REMIT THE MONEY INTO, YOU WILL BE
ENTITLED TO 30% OF THE
MONEY.60% WILL BE FOR ME AND MY PARTNERS WHILE 10% HAS BEEN MAPPED OUT
FROM THE TOTAL SUM TO COVER ANY EXPENSES THAT MAY BE INCURRED BY US DURING
THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSFER, BOTH LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONAL EXPENSES.IT
MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT A SIMILAR TRANSACTION WAS CARRIED OUT WITH
ONE MR.PATRICE MILLER,PRESIDENT OF CRANE INTERNATIONAL TRADING CORP,OF 153
EAST 57 ST.,28 FLOOR,NY10022,TEL:(212)-308-7788 AND TELEX:6731689.THE DEAL
WAS CONCLUDED AND ALL COVERING DOCUMENT WERE FORWARDED TO MR.MILLER TO
AUTHETICATE THE CLAIM.ONCE THE FUNDS WERE TRANSFERRED,MR. MILLER PRESENTED
HIS BANK WITH ALL THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS AND REMITTED THE WHOLE FUNDS TO
ANOTHER BANK ACCOUNT AND DISAPPEARED
COMPLETELY. MY COLLEAGUES WERE SHATTERED,AS SUCH OPPORTUNITIES DO NOT COME
ALL THE TIME.TO COMMERCE
THIS DEAL THEREFORE, I WOULD REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING:
 
1. YOUR COMPANY'S NAME, ADDRESS, TEL & FAX NUMBERS.
 
2. YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER AND ADDRESS WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED.
 
THE ABOVE INFORMATION WOULD BE USED TO MAKE FORMAL APPLICATIONS AS A
MATTER OF PROCEDURE FOR THE RELEASE OF THE MONEY AND ONWARD TRANSFER TO
YOUR ACCOUNT. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHETHER OR NOT YOUR COMPANY DOES CONTRACT
PROJECTS OF THIS NATURE DESCRIBED HERE. THE ASSUMPTION IS THAT YOUR
COMPANY WON THE MAJOR CONTRACT AND SUBCONTRACTED IT OUT TO OTHER
COMPANIES. MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, BIG TRADING COMPANIES OR FIRMS OF
UNRELATED FIELDS WIN MAJOR CONTRACTS AND SUBCONTRACTS TO MORE SPECIALIZED
FIRMS FOR EXECUTION OF SUCH CONTRACTS.
 
 WE HAVE STRONG RELIABLE CONNECTIONS AND CONTACTS AT THE CENTRAL BANK OF
NIGERIA, AS WELL AS THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND WE HAVE NO DOUBT
THAT ALL THE MONEY WILL BE RELEASED AND TRANSFERRED IF WE GET THE
NECESSARY FOREIGN PARTNER TO ASSIST US IN THIS DEAL. THEREFORE, WHEN THE
BUSINESS IS SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDED WE SHALL THROUGH OUR SAME CONNECTIONS
WITHDRAW ALL DOCUMENTS USED FROM ALL THE CONCERNED GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES
FOR 100% SECURITY.
 
 WE ARE ORDINARY CIVIL SERVANTS AND WE WILL NOT WANT TO MISS THIS ONCE IN
A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO GET
RICH. WE WANT THIS MONEY TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE OVERSEAS ACCOUNTS FOR
US, BEFORE THE PRESENT
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT STARTS AUDITING ALL FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OWNED
MINISTRIES. PLEASE CONTACT
IMMEDIATELY THROUGH MY FAX NUMBER WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE INTERESTED IN
THIS DEAL. IF YOU ARE NOT, IT
WILL ENABLE ME SCOUT FOR ANOTHER FOREIGN PARTNER TO CARRY OUT THIS DEAL.
BUT WHERE YOU ARE INTERESTED,
SEND THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS AFOREMENTIONED HEREIN THROUGH MY ABOVE TEL /
FAX NUMBER,AS TIME IS OF THE
ESSENCE IN THIS BUSINESS. I WAIT IN ANTICIPATION OF YOUR FULLEST
CO-OPERATION.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR.BOLA JAMES.