Scambusters, Preventing Internet Scams & Phishing Attempts

This blog is dedicated to help preventing internet fraud and internet scams. Scambusters was a radio show I started in Albany Oregon, but due to defaulted payment by the radio station we took the show offline. Regardless of this issue we still wish to help prevent internet fraud and save people from internet loss. I have been interviewed and featured in various publications such as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times & Daily News, The London Times & AARP Newsletters. Please watch this blog for latest tips and tricks and scams to avoid.

Friday, May 09, 2008

Nigerian Bank Scam > FW: From:Mr. Austin Jacob.

I would really think that this type of scam would stop, because I would believe that people would be bright enough to not fall for this scam. If people never fall for it, then the scammers won’t keep sending these garbage emails. I have not even bothered to read the whole scam as the text is redundant, they are all the same garbage. I can see that this one even asks right up front for all your bank information. Very sad, please don’t fall for these scams and help stop others from being ripped off!

From: Mr. Austin Jacobs [mailto:austob255@msn.com]
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 6:45 AM
Subject: From:Mr. Austin Jacob.

From:Mr. Austin Jacob.
Address:8 Mitchley Road Tottenham London N17 9HG
Occupations: External Auditor
Hello,
Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal ethics although, I wish to use this medium to get in touch with you first because it's fastest means.

I am an external auditor of a well known bank here in the United Kingdom.
In one of our peroidic auditing I discorverd a dormant accounts with holding balance of 52,000,000 (Fifty Two Million British Pounds) which has not been operated for the past three years. From my investigations and confirmations, the owner of this account, a Foreigner by name Mr.Gregory .B.Wilson died in plane crash in July 19,2003 and since then nobody has done anything as regards the claiming of this money because he has no family members who are aware of the existence of neither the account nor the funds.

I have secretly discussed this matter with a top senior minister official of the federal ministry of finance here and we have agreed to find a reliable foreign partner to deal with us although due to his possition he did not want to take active part but as soon as you follow my instructions everything will be successfull because we will be woking hand in hand with him. We thus propose to do business with you, standing in as the next of kin of these funds from the deceased and after due legal processes have been followed the fund will be released to your account without delay and we will use it for investment and to assist the less privelaged in the society because if we left the fund with the government it will be fortified for nothing and will be used to suppress the poor masses in the society.

This transaction is totally free of risk and troubles as the fund is legitimate and does not originate from drug, money laundry, terrorism or any other illegal act.Finally, I will give you 35% for your coporation,5% will be for expenses both parties might have incurred during this process. On receipt of your response I will furnish you with detailed clarification as it relates to this mutual benefit transaction.
You should send me Your account information as states below where you like the money to be transfer so that i can
send application for the release of the fund immediatelly with your account information.Even an empty account is
ok.

Bank Name..............
Bank Address...........
Beneficiary Name.......
Account Number.........
Swift Code.............
Your Tel/Fax Number....
Routing Number.........
State & Country........

I look forward to hear from you as soon as possible if you are interested.
Regards,
Mr. Austin Jacob.

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