I received the following email a few days ago. Few obvious signs it is a scam. Bad spelling and grammar. The writer requests that the transaction be kept secret. The writer acknowledges that the transfer violates the rules of his bank and strongly suggests that the activity is an offence. Having never been to “burkina faso Rep” I have to wonder how they got my email address but cannot address the email to me personally. If you want to play with a criminal and slow down his attempts to find a victim send him a reply at mustaphahamza1@hotmail.com.
I would suggest that you set up a new email account because once you respond I bet you get a million offers for this type of scam. Here is the text of the email.
ATTN.PLEASE
I am DR MUSTAPHER AHMED , I work with the BANK OF AFRICA(BOA) in burkina faso republic. It is my wish tosolicite your assistance in a business transaction that will be of benefit to you andI.During ourinvestigation and auditing in the bank, my department came across a very hugesum of moneybelonging to a deceased customer of the bank HAJI EL JAMAL ZOUE, a citizenof Lebanon whodied of the recent planecrash in Cotonou Benin republic on the 26th of Dec.2003.
Although personally, I kept this information secret within myself to enable the whole plans and idea be profitable and successful during the time of execution.The said amount wasUSD$10.2m( ten million Two united states dollars).As it may intrest you to know, I got your contact through my country chamber of commerce andinternational relations here in burkina faso Rep. I believe you will be able and capable to champion abusiness of such magnitude without any problem.
Meanwhileall the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the bonafide next of kin to the deceased, get the required approval and transfer this money to youraccount if youindicate your intrest has beenmade by me.
In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in this country as a banker,we are not allowed to operate a foreign account and would eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the time of transfer because I workin this bank.This is the actual reason why it will require a second party or fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin to the bank and also present a foreign account where hewill need the money to be re-transfered ,into on his requestas it may be, after due verification and clarification by bank officails.
I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100%risk free.
On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 30% of the total sum as gratification,while 10% will be set aside to take care of expenses that may arise during the time of transfer, while the remaining 60% will be for me and my family.
Please, you have been advised to keep business as a secret between you and i fori am still in service and intend to retire from service after i conclude this deal with you. Assoon as you confirm to me your willingness to assitme int his bussiness i will send to you the deceased bank account informations and Application which you will apply to the bank for inward transfer of this fund to your account.
I will be monitoring the whole situation here in the bank until you confirmthe money in your account and ask me to come down to your country for subsequentsharing of the fund according to percentages previously indicated and further investment,either in your country or any other country you may adviceusto invest in.
All other necessary information will be sent to you when I hear from you. I suggest you get back to me assoon as possible stating yourwish in this deal call me on my private number 00229 76552482.
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It is hard to tell but it looks like the police were trying to force this driver over a spike belt to stop the van. They stopped the van but not as planned.
At one time insurance companies and the police were suggesting that people engrave their drivers license number, social insurance number or some other personal identifier to assist the police and insurance companies to track and recover stolen property. Now that identity theft is probably the greatest risk to an individuals financial security scratching this information into the bottom of your electronics does not sound like a good idea.
Between the time of a break in to your residence or business or between the time when some lizard steals your prized bike from the spot where you left it and when you report the theft there is little the police can do to recover the item unless they see the theft in progress. The problem is that the police have no way to determine or establish reasonable grounds to believe that the person they see with your plasma television in the backseat of their $400 car is in possession of stolen goods. No one has reported the item stolen and there is no one to contact to confirm that the driver of the car containing your plasma is a thief as opposed to someone who prefers to put his money into fine televisions rather than his ride. At this point the officer’s spidey sense is going off but there is really little that can be done and the chances that your item will be recovered are getting slimmer.
On February 21, 2007 an idea was launched to fill this hole. Propertycop.org is an online database through which people can register their property and post pictures. Now when an officers spidey sense is tingling he can have a query done of Propertycop and find out that the property he has in front of him belongs to the registered owner and not Joe Lizard.
It looks like this program is going to take off. Since Propertycop’s media presentation there have been approximately 1000 registrants and 15000 property items registered in the database. The description of the intention of this site and some of its advantages are described on the website.
The PRRD is not a Police database. It is a private database which users give the Police and authorized personnel permission to query. Issues of privacy have been reflected in the design of the program. Generally, a user’s personal information is limited to a driver’s licence number, which only the Police can cross reference. Police agencies’ Property Crime Detectives throughout North America and the United Kingdom will have access to the database. Police Patrol Officers will be able to telephone a call center, staffed by security cleared volunteers, and learn if property has been registered. In short, this proactive and community driven project, will provide Police with a realistic approach towards the continuing problem of property crime.
The Propertycop program is the best new answer to recovering stolen property as our far reaching approach crosses Police jurisdictional boundaries. Police are disadvantaged in trying to establish a database of non-stolen property as their mandates and budgets are tied to their jurisdictional responsibilities. It is a fact that stolen property often migrates from one region to another, sometimes in an organized manner. The Propertycop program creates a tool for all Police Officers to use to get your property back, even if it moves to another region.
I like the idea that the pictures and information submitted to Propertycop can be emailed to your insurance company. This is a fantastic feature if your computer has been stolen which contains all of the pictures of your missing property.
Obviously Propertycop.org is still in the development phase and I am sure their will be many improvements in the immediate future. One potential shortcoming that I could come up with is that like all databases this one will only be as valuable as the accuracy of the information it contains. The shortcoming in this system will be the user. It will be critical that serial numbers are accurately entered and that when items are legitimately sold or otherwise disposed of by their owner, Propertycop.org will have to be updated. In order to keep an item registered in the system, the owner should have to reconfirm that they presently still have the item in their possession after the expiration of a certain period. This way when an item is queried and Propertycop.org lists the owner of the item, the police feel confident that they can act.
Go to Propertycop.org and register your items. It looks like the program will be officially launched March 7, 2007. If you feel the compulsive need to scratch something into the bottom of your laptop try using “Propertycop.org.” Propertycop should produce and sell some flashy stickers to raise revenue and take any the temptation to get out the engraver.
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When I found this video on videosift I did not realize that it was a car vs. bike accident. I was shocked. This is a tragic demonstration of the dangers of rubbernecking. The vehicles occupants seems to be claiming that the cyclist swerved in front of the car before the accident. If these girls could see the cyclist looking at the police and looking at them they should have been able to avoid hitting him. I would not be surprised if the girls were busy watching the police instead of the road.
