‘Nigerian’ Advance Fee Email Scams · 2006

This is a collection of fraudulent email messages from Nigeria and elsewhere around the world. We are not the source of these messages! We just collect the ones we receive and document them here for the benefit of people who might be tempted to take up the con artists’ offers. We are not able to respond to inquiries about them. Although messages of this kind have proliferated since the advent of email, this is in fact a very old scam that predates the Internet. The online fraud advisories from the United States Secret Service provide further information.

If you’ve been a victim of an “advance fee fraud” message like those shown below; or an Internet identity theft or phishing scam; or one of the many online lottery scams; or an online penny stock scheme, you may wish to contact a lawyer or postal inspector in your state or country.

Please note: Scammers sometimes use the names of real people or legitimate orgainzations in their messages, but that doesn’t mean the person or organization named is in any way dishonest. Anyone can send a message saying “I am the president of XYZ Bank and I need your help to smuggle money out of my country”—and that’s just what the scammers do. The real XYZ Bank doesn’t have anything to do with it, and there is no money to be smuggled out of the country. If you take the bait, the scammers will try to get you to send money to them in order to pay “bribes” or “customs fees” to grease the transaction, and once they have your money in their hands, you will never hear from them again (hence the name advance fee fraud for this type of scam).

Advance Fee Fraud Examples · 2006

• Mr. Suleman Muhamede of Burkina Faso (30 December 2006)
• Fehmi Mehmet of London (27 December 2006)
• Ahmed Williams from Angola (26 December 2006)
• Muhammed Al-hakim of Dubai (24 December 2006)
• James Nuthula of Zimbabwe (23 December 2006)
• Mr Eleoba C Ugonna (21 December 2006)
• Hennandez Diego Vetruso, Attorney at Law (18 December 2006)
• Twesigye Prospero of East Africa (15 December 2006)
• Alhaji Tanko Isah: Escrow Account (13 December 2006)
• Concorde Flight AF4590 (12 December 2006)
• Cheng Lung Lee, DBS Capital Investment (12 December 2006)
• Mission Deliverance Church (12 December 2006)
• Mr. Basil Tamba, Jane, and Kevin (10 December 2006)
• Banque Commerciale Du Burkina-Faso (8 December 2006)
• Felix Osakwe, Regent Bank Nigeria Plc. (6 December 2006)
• Sami Deckman, Son of Mr. Jeff Deckman (6 December 2006)
• Duke Terry, Ivory Coast (4 December 2006)
• Mark Holdings Ltd. (2 December 2006)
• Tamara Corporation of Japan (1 December 2006)
• Dr. Donald Collins of Senegal (30 November 2006)
• Valentin from Kaluga, Russia (24 November 2006)
• FIRSTRAND BANK PLC (20 November 2006)
• Barrister David Scott, Esq. (19 November 2006)
• Camara Majus (19 November 2006)
• Simon Robson from Portugal (17 November 2006)
• James Groover D., American Chair Merchant (2 November 2006)
• Barrister Stefan Repede Esq (28 October 2006)
• Flower Land International (26 October 2006)
• Mauritius Government Scam (25 October 2006)
• Central Bank of Nigeria (25 October 2006)
• Singapore Scam (20 October 2006)
• Job Offer from Leonid Kozlov (10 October 2006)
• Thomas Stone: Plane Crash (9 October 2006)
• Liberia Scam (8 October 2006)
• Dr. Uba Abraham (8 October 2006)
• Mrs. Atiya Mohameed of Liberia (7 October 2006)
• Madam Sonia Idresa (6 October 2006)
• La Caixa Bank, Madrid, Spain (6 October 2006)
• RT Jose and Karolina Gluck, London (30 September 2006)
• Mrs. Shade Ibrahim of Iraq (29 September 2006)
• Miss Janet Bioh from Sao Tome and Principe (28 September 2006)
• Powell Morgan from Norway (27 September 2006)
• Refugee Camp Scam (25 September 2006)
• Abidjan Bank Scam (25 September 2006)
• Independent Committee of Eminent Persons (22 September 2006)
• Usman Juma Abbey Esq. (21 September 2006)
• Col. Hosam Hassan of Iraq (19 September 2006)
• Patrick Okam and his Iraqi Oil Money (18 September 2006)
• Halj Umi Magaji, a new Muslim convert (15 September 2006)
• Cancer of the Breast Scam (12 September 2006)
• Cotonou, Benin Republic (6 September 2006)
• Major Fadi Basem of Iraq (4 September 2006)
• Mr. Charles Chukwueke (4 September 2006)
• Benin Scam (2 September 2006)
• Jeffrey Landercasper (late) (1 September 2006)
• Wema Bank PLC (31 August 2006)
• Dying Woman Scam (30 August 2006)
• Chimara William & Mother (30 August 2006)
• James Groover D. (deceased) (28 August 2006)
• James Dale, Inheritance Fund (27 August 2006)
• Bank of Africa (BOA) (26 August 2006)
• United Overseas Bank of Singapore (UOB) (25 August 2006)
• Zimbabwe Scam (25 August 2006)
• Burkina Faso Scam (19 August 2006)
• Miss Ferima Makaya (17 August 2006)
• South Africa Scam (15 August 2006)
• Dr. Robert Guei (15 August 2006)
• West Alamieyeseigha Jnr (10 August 2006)
• Nigeria Scam (10 August 2006)
• Zhang He, Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation (10 August 2006)
• Burkina Faso: Bank of Africa (8 August 2006)
• Amina Sarri of Senegal (8 August 2006)
• Sierra Leone Scam (5 August 2006)
• Dormant Domiciliary Account (2 August 2006)
• Mr. Jr Fredi Mubar (30 July 2006)
• Dr. Henry Seely (26 July 2006)
• Mrs. Ahmed Ali (25 July 2006)
• Matilda Koffi, Ivory Coast (24 July 2006)
• Dr. Carol Glass and Adam A. Williams (19 July 2006)
• Gina Fabrics and Textiles (17 July 2006)
• Smith Baxter and Mr. Thomas Chaka (15 July 2006)
• Jennifer Wilson, a dying woman (15 July 2006)
• Niger Delta Development Commission (15 July 2006)
• Dr. Cyril Paul, Computing Auditor (13 July 2006)
• Shanghai Commercial Bank, London (3 July 2006)
• Princess Johnson (1 July 2006)
• Engr. Demba Sow, Dakar, Senegal (1 July 2006)
• Qin Wang, Lloyds TSB Group Plc (30 June 2006)
• Kimaeva Lioudmila (29 June 2006)
• Larry Spiff, Barrister (29 June 2006)
• Princess of Wales Memorial Foundation (23 June 2006)
• Ministry of Finance, Senegal (22 June 2006)
• Next of Kin (19 June 2006)
• Lary Gana, Banker of Nigeria (19 June 2006)
• Fatu Kone of Sierra-Leone (17 June 2006)
• Julia Howard of Zimbabwe (16 June 2006)
• Dr Mathew Philip and Livinus Philip (10 June 2006)
• Standard Trust Bank Nigeria (8 June 2006)
• Egyptian Air Flight 990 (8 June 2006)
• Sgt. Irvin Shawn in Iraq (7 June 2006)
• Sir Mark Cameron and Dr. Watts MeCloud (7 June 2006)
• Maryiam Mohammad BinBolkiah (6 June 2006)
• Naval Inservice: Capt. James Toesing (6 June 2006)
• Bank of Africa, Dakar (29 May 2006)
• Madam Rita Mosley (29 May 2006)
• Yukos Oil Scam (29 May 2006)
• South Africa Export Promotion Council (SAEPC) (28 May 2006)
• Mrs. Veronika Franklin (27 May 2006)
• YASPSC and ICOCL Conference 2006 (27 May 2006)
• Patrick Bamers of Sierra Leone (26 May 2006)
• Princess Ohafia of Gabon (25 May 2006)
• Emma Wuor of Liberia (25 May 2006)
• Karefa Johnson Kingbo (24 May 2006)
• Prince George Sanoussi (22 May 2006)
• Janet Scott: Oil Money from Iraq (18 May 2006)
• Cho Kwiyoung and Bracon Smith (15 May 2006)
• Mr Silvio Satya of Mauritius (15 May 2006)
• Rev. Father Patrick Bill, United Nations (15 May 2006)
• Mrs Sonia Kamara of Ivory Coast (11 May 2006)
• Mrs. Rose Williams from Sierra Leone (10 May 2006)
• Syed Ashiqur Hussain Hamdani from Pakistan (9 May 2006)
• Rodrigo de Rato, International Monetary Fund (8 May 2006)
• Mustapha Suleman and his unclaimed funds (7 May 2006)
• Stella Obasanjo and Datti Ahmed, Esq. (7 May 2006)
• Janet Shamir (or Jeniffer Benson?) (5 May 2006)
• Mrs. Caroline Roseman of Zimbabwe (4 May 2006)
• Debt Payment Committee Sao Tome (3 May 2006)
• Prince Paul Pelely of Liberia (3 May 2006)
• Afredlen Omar of Liberia (2 May 2006)
• Global Bank of Benin (1 May 2006)
• Oleg Rebrov and Mikhail Khordokovsky (1 May 2006)
• Barrister Neil F. Jones and Ali Hessian al-Majid (1 May 2006)
• Mrs N. Menddy Burahh of Sierra Leone (30 April 2006)
• Sgt Ferry Bakker of Iraq (30 April 2006)
• George Raymond Next-of-Kin (29 April 2006)
• Mark Satara: Gold Dust from Ghana (29 April 2006)
• Mr. Morris Thompson (deceased) (28 April 2006)
• Dan Moore and His Trunk of Gold (27 April 2006)
• Youseff Barada, Diamond Miner (26 April 2006)
• ABSA Bank and Paul Wellstone (26 April 2006)
• Iraq Military Finance Corps and Mrs. Sikirat Moosa (24 April 2006)
• Ecowas Information Center in Senegal (24 April 2006)
• Williams Kanga, son of Mr. Prince Kanga (24 April 2006)
• Francois Hoel and Barr. Peter Smith (23 April 2006)
• Peter Hopwood and Dr. Ifeanyi Udoh (23 April 2006)
• Mark Anthony & Co. Solicitors (22 April 2006)
• South African Business Consultant (21 April 2006)
• Vincent Cruz, son of Hon. Oliver Cruz of Angola (21 April 2006)
• Asif Ahmed, son of Dr. Amani Ahmed (19 April 2006)
• Sabbah Sallah and Ahmed Youseff Mustapha (18 April 2006)
• World Youth Organization for Human Welfare (17 April 2006)
• Dr. Carlos Beto and Mr. Wayne (17 April 2006)
• Habib Coleh and the Cocoa Merchants (15 April 2006)
• Mrs. Rita Diatta, Medina, Dakar, Senegal (15 April 2006)
• Ashia Usman and Alahaji Mohammed (13 April 2006)
• Tanzania Uncut Diamonds: Business Proposal (12 April 2006)
• Late Engineer Sheikh Khalifa Algosaibi (12 April 2006)
• Dr. Miracle Chinesom, Presidential Committee (11 April 2006)
• Mrs. Fatima Surayar Aziz of Kuwait (10 April 2006)
• Aminatu Taylor of Angola (9 April 2006)
• Sgt. Manfred Gibson Jr. in Iraq (7 April 2006)
• Mr. Ellias Zaghami, based in Thailand (7 April 2006)
• Dr. Yoni Philip, smuggling and selling diamonds (6 April 2006)
• Musa Khumalo, a Sierra Leonia (6 April 2006)
• Marie-laure Anne BILLARD and Mark Davids (6 April 2006)
• Mr. Martins Mazuri and the Germ Stones (6 April 2006)
• Miss Janet Dickson of Liberia (4 April 2006)
• African Pedestra Association, HIV/AIDS Fund Raising (4 April 2006)
• Dr. Wilson Mandela und GERALD ULLMANN (1 April 2006)
• Mrs. Patricia Cedillas, Widow of Timothy Cedillas (31 March 2006)
• Mr. Thompson Adjei and President Gnassingbe Eyadema (30 March 2006)
• Mrs. Rita Diatta of Senegal (30 March 2006)
• Musa Strasser, Ivory Coast (28 March 2006)
• Rose Sarr, Refugee in Darfur, Sudan (27 March 2006)
• Jaziri Ahmad, son of Hamid Ahmad of Iraq (27 March 2006)
• Mrs. Amina A. Bello, an Iraqi refugee (25 March 2006)
• PRE MARCH 1996 USA DOLLAR NOTE (25 March 2006)
• Mr. Lambert Koroma, from the diamond-rich district (24 March 2006)
• Prof. Charles Soludo: Contract Your Payment (24 March 2006)
• Revd. Fr. Patrick Howard with the World Bank (22 March 2006)
• Mrs.M Sarami Mnzike from Zimbabwe (22 March 2006)
• International Commercial Bank, Accra, Ghana (21 March 2006)
• Mr John Geadon from Cote-Ivory Abijan (21 March 2006)
• Miss Maureen Udaenu of Guinea Bissau (21 March 2006)
• Dr. J.E. Muganyizi Yakuma, son of Elias Muganyizi (20 March 2006)
• Kenneth Prosper, Cocoa Merchant, Ivory Coast (20 March 2006)
• Mrs. Aisha Qadir, widow of Mr. Rahman Qadir (19 March 2006)
• Mr. Reuben Ross and Collins Zuma (18 March 2006)
• Miss Kra Rosaline (17 March 2006)
• Ms Kate Onyeuwa, from Sierra Leone (17 March 2006)
• REV. PAUL MARK, Church of Christ in Spain (17 March 2006)
• Charles Dupont, son of Dr Engr Johnson Dupont (16 March 2006)
• Jessica Williams from Solomon Islands (16 March 2006)
• Mrs. Glory Suma from Sudan (15 March 2006)
• Widow Mary Udodo, in trouble with the King (14 March 2006)
• John Shumejda, Plane Crash Victim (13 March 2006)
• Newton Gwarada and Terry Ford of Zimbabwe (13 March 2006)
• Alex Bockrie Investment Inquiry (12 March 2006)
• Late Engr. Morgan Williamson, Beneficiary (11 March 2006)
• Dubai: Chirstopher Godwin, or Peter Biko? (11 March 2006)
• Dubai Ports Scam / Ali Raza Kahn (11 March 2006)
• Lisa Martin of Liberia (West Africa) (10 March 2006)
• Emmanuel Wakala, Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines (10 March 2006)
• Attorney Kelin Stin (or Kelin Stiv) (10 March 2006)
• Caroline John Norman from Holland (9 March 2006)
• Umar Yaman of Sudan (9 March 2006)
• Mrs. Janet of Zimbabwe (6 March 2006)
• Tony Fred Williams, 14 Years Old (6 March 2006)
• Kajatu Madonne and Polyclinic LA-MADONNE (5 March 2006)
• Sao-Tome National Petroleum Corporation (5 March 2006)
• Michael Omar, son of Mr. Ahmed Omar (27 February 2006)
• Gat Gatubutu from Portugal (27 February 2006)
• Jennie Idrisa, a Punky Lady (27 February 2006)
• Miss Angelina Tankoh (26 February 2006)
• Mr. Thompson Adjei of Accra, Ghana (25 February 2006)
• Mrs Ngom Faye, wife of Mbare Faye (16 February 2006)
• Amalgamated Bank of South Africa (ABSA) (16 February 2006)
• Angel Calvin Jubril Williams Amir (15 February 2006)
• Mr. Elvis BAA, Credit National du Senegal (15 February 2006)
• Miss Sandra Mendes, Dakar, Senegal (14 February 2006)
• Konate Jiba of Sierra Leone (13 February 2006)
• Mr. Kabir Bello, an Iraqi Refugee (13 February 2006)
• Miss Rose Yakuma and Joseph Hussein (13 February 2006)
• Mr. Attah Williams, United Nations Refugee Camp (13 February 2006)
• Linda Dogolea from Liberia (12 February 2006)
• Samuel Wemba Koffi of Zimbabwe (12 February 2006)
• HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!! (10 February 2006)
• Samuel Lantey, ECOWAS Contractors Debt Payment Panel (9 February 2006)
• Prince Musa B. Bolkiah of Brunei (9 February 2006)
• Daniel Abdul-Latif Dusba of Rwanda (9 February 2006)
• Mr. Luis and Dr. Rakotozafi of Madagascar (8 February 2006)
• AMY GEORGE of Bouke (8 February 2006)
• Dr. Zam Ekpere / Mr. Mark Williams (8 February 2006)
• ODNER ADELE / Dr. John Goma (7 February 2006)
• Nancy Luktur and Edward Luktur (7 February 2006)
• Mrs. Fatima Hinga and the SPLM (6 February 2006)
• JOE NEYER / Yukos Oil (5 February 2006)
• Dr. Philip Mensah, Auditor of Ghana (4 February 2006)
• Mr. Karl Oder / ABN AMRO Bank (3 February 2006)
• Jose Garcia / BBVA Bank of Spain (2 February 2006)
• Miss Rita Nuhan of Liberia (2 February 2006)
• Bishop Andrew Wright, in hiding (2 February 2006)
• Engineer Leonard Welsh Taylor (1 February 2006)
• Mercy Ajai / Ajai & Associates, Ghana (31 January 2006)
• Anthony Floyd, Esq. / Mrs. Joyce Lake (30 January 2006)
• Prince Donga George, Olympic Security (29 January 2006)
• Miss Florence Martins / Robert Guei (28 January 2006)
• Mrs. Rania El Memer / OSOOL FINANCE (27 January 2006)
• Sharon Thompson / Sound View Consulting (26 January 2006)
• Li Chow Wai / Bank of East Asia (25 January 2006)
• Mrs. Mary Udodo (25 January 2006)
• Yousif Abdullah Fahad, United Arab Emirates (24 January 2006)
• Madam Villaran Nenita (23 January 2006)
• MRS EUNICE SHIMA of ZIMBABWE (21 January 2006)
• Justice Kebbe of Liberia and Senegal (20 January 2006)
• Miss Fatimatou Ibu Kaba (19 January 2006)
• Andrews Frank, Merchant in Dubai (18 January 2006)
• Miss Awa Lala from Sierra-Leone (17 January 2006)
• Mrs. Lozano Maria Carmen, Storage Keeper (16 January 2006)
• Mr. Fred Ekow, a Liberian Orphan (15 January 2006)
• Mrs. Suzanne Jambo from Sudan (14 January 2006)
• Paul Williams, Credit Manager, Lloyds Bank (13 January 2006)
• Dr Wili Ikenga / Andreas Schranner (12 January 2006)
• Angelique Bombet, Girlfriend of Robert Guei (11 January 2006)
• Festus Odinaka / Mr. Robert Finkelstein (10 January 2006)
• Pauline William in a Refugee Camp (9 January 2006)
• Ali Raza Kahn of Dubai (8 January 2006)
• Idris Kute / Mr. Harrison Doyle (7 January 2006)
• Larisa Sosnitskaya / Yukos Oil Scam (6 January 2006)
• Mrs. Caroline John Norman / Chevron Texaco (5 January 2006)
• Madam Joyce Rssll / Post Bank Netherlands (4 January 2006)
• Muslimov Ruslan / Yukos Oil & Gas (3 January 2006)
• Mariam Jebba Seabra Correia of Guinea-Bissau (2 January 2006)