The Advanced Fee Fraud / 419 Nigerian Scam
The Advanced Fee Fraud / 419 Nigerian Scam
Submitted by Khalid on Sun, 2005/03/20 - 19:40Those who have been on the internet for some time, must know the Nigerian scam. This is the one where you get an email from someone who claims he is the relative of some deceased African president/dictator/official who amassed millions of dollars and agree to give you
This is known as the Advance Fee Fraud, or the 419 scam. There are many variations in this fraud, but all center on some West African country, such as Nigeria, but also include Ghana, Togo, Congo and others. Some use South Africa as well.
There has been some investigations and arrests for such scams, but all of them were in Australia or the Netherlands.
I receive a lot of these emails, but here are two examples that stand out, because they use unconventional background/tone.
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Barrister Anthony Tonsa in cohort with Peterson Lugis in 419
I AM BARRISTER ANTHONY TONSA, THE ATTORNEY, I RESIDE IN
HONGKONG,WHERE I PRACTICE MY LEGAL SERVICES AND I HAVE KNOWN MRS
CHRISTIANA SETIA AND THE HUSBAND FOR SO MANY YEARS BEFORE THE
HUSBAND'S SUDDEN DEATH, THEY WERE HERE AS AMBASSADOR TO HONGKONG
FROM AFGHA, THE HUSBAND DIED SUDDENLY AND THE WOMAN BECAME VERY
SICK THAT SHE WAS TAKEN TO PAKISTAN WHERE SO MANY DOCTORS HAS
BEEN BATTLING WITH HER ILL HEALTH, ALTHOUGH THEY DID NOT HAVE A
CHILD BUT I BELIEVE THAT GOD HAS TOUCH THAT WOMAN TREMENDIOUSLY.
YES SHE HAS WRITTEN ME THROUGH THE ASSISTANCE OF HER HOUSEMAID,
WHO HAS BEEN WITH THEM. SHE INFORMED ME OF HER DESIRE TO DONATE
THE SAID MONEY TO YOUR CHURCH WITH A MISSIONARY FOCUS, BY HIS
GRACE I AM A BORN AGAIN CHRISTIAN AND DOES MY JOB SINCERELY AND
WITH HONESTY.
NOW TO THE ISSUE AT HAND, INORDER TO OBTAIN ALL THE NECESSARY
DOCUMENTS THAT WILL LEGALLY POSITION YOU AND THE BONAFIDE
BENEFICIARY TO THIS MONEY WITH THE BANK, WE HAVE TO FILE
APPLICATION WITH THE HONGKONG MINISTRY OF JUSTICE, IN THE HIGH
COURT, SO THAT THEY WILL APPROVE AND AUTHORISE TO US THE
CERTIFICATE CALLED "POWER OF ATTORNEY", IT IS THIS CERTIFICATE
THAT PROVES THAT OWNERSHIP HAS CHANGE HAND AND THAT YOU ARE NOW
THE TRUE OWNER OF THE SAID MONEY.
SHE HAS ALSO MANDATED THE BANK WITH A WRITTEN EMAIL LETTER OF
AUTHORITY, AUTHORISING THE BANK TO ISSUE TO ME A DEPOSIT
CONFIRMATION SLIP OF THE SAID MONEY SO THAT I WILL SENT IT TO YOU
TO CLEAR EVERY DOUBT.
THEREFORE FOR US TO START IMMEDIATELY WITH THE PROCESSING OF THE
DOCUMENTS IN THE COURT BEFORE THE XMAS, I WILL NEED, YOUR FULL
NAME, ADDRESS, YOUR TELEPHONE/MOBILE NUMBER, SO THAT I WILL START
IMMEDIATELY WITH THE DOCUMENTATIONS. WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU
URGENTLY.
BARRISTER ANTHONY TONSA
BARRISTERANTHONYTONSA@YAHOO.COM.HK
Anthony Tonsa
He is still actively seeking victims as I was recently contacted by him. I am thankful for this site. He is NO Christian or Barrister, but a low life whore!
THE SOB SCAMMED ME TOO!!
THE SOB SCAMMED ME TOO!!
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