More Internet scams to beware of

Here is an interesting scam. I usually string these guys on a bit until I get to the point that they ask for money that way I can post those emails for the world to see. My objective is to help people avoid being taken in by these con artists. See examples of scam below.

Dear Trusting Friend,
I pray that this email reaches you in the best of health.
This letter may come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we have not yet met.The message could be strange but it's real if you pay some attention to it. I want to notify you about it at least for the sake of your integrity.

In a brief introduction, I am John Goodluck, the Director of Operationwith Cooperative Bank Plc Benin-Cotonou, Republic of Benin.
I have a very interesting transaction to discuss with you.
The business under discussion has to do with George Stearns a national of your country,who is a Consultant/ contractor with Societe Nationale Des Products D' Agricole (SONAPRA) Company in Benin-Cotonou.

I managed to get your contact details through the Internet search myself because time is of importance to it and I am desperately lookingfor a person to assist me to pull this money out from the bank beforeour corrupt government officials will confiscate the money anduse it for their selfish interest.

On Thursday, December 25, 2003, George Stearns , his wife and theironly daughter were involved in Air-Crash near the Atlantic Oceanin Cotonou suburb.
For more clarifications, you can visit the CNN web news for the
tragedy.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/

Since then I have made several inquiries to your Embassy, in a bid tolocate any relation of George Stearns. All attempts to reachthe next of kin of George Stearns has been futile as He had no family here in Benin Republic. Hence my decision to contact you.

I want you and I to go into partnership, the nature of your business iscompletely irrelevant to this transaction as all I need from you is an assurance that my interest will be fully protected once this transaction is concluded.

George Stearns made a numbered time (fixed) deposited for twelve calendar and his account with our Bank accrues to about (Four Million, Three hundred and Fifty- Two Thousand US Dollars) $USD4.352M.
According to the Benin Law, at the expiration of 4 (Four) years, themoney will revert to the ownership of the Benin governmentif nobody applies to claim the funds.

Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner tostand in as the next of kin to George Stearns so that the fruits of this old man's labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials who will latter use the money to sponsor war in Africa and kill innocent citizens in the search for political power/seat.

Please note that There will be no problem at all, my position as the Director of Operation guarantees the successful execution of this transaction within 7 Banking days and the money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 40% for you and 60% for me.

This is very simple, I will like you to reply immediately so that I can send you the Text of application which you will fill and apply to the bank as the next of kin to George Stearns and I will use my good position in the bank as the Director of Operation to make sure that the application is approved, during board meeting for immediate payment.

If you are interested, reply immediately via my Private e-mail
address:amazinggrace1@latinmail.com so that we can proceed at once. Please send to me also your private phone, or mobile numbers for easier correspondence or you can give me a call on00229-2131-0320.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Best Regards.
John

Dear Friend,

I Am Mr. Lawrence Donnell the Manager, Bills And Exchange at the Foreign Remittance Department in a Bank. Actually, I have a very urgent & confidential Business Proposition for you & for our overall mutual interest.On the 6th of March 2001, our Customer, an American National, late Gerald P. Fisher, an Oil Merchant / Contractor with the Federal Government of Nigeria, deposited, a valued amount of US$32Million in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarded address but got no reply. After a month we sent a reminder, & finally we discovered from his contract employers NNPC, that late Gerald P. Fisher , until his death six years ago in a ghastly terrorist attack to American Airlines Flight 11, from Boston, Massachusetts, to Los Angeles, California, crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center (WTC) with 86 people on board. All occupants of the Aeroplane unfortunately lost their lives. On further nvestigation, I found out that he did not leave a WILL and all attempts to trace his Next of kin were ruitless. I therefore made further investigation and discovered that late Gerald P. Fisher , did not declare any Next of kin in all his official documents.This sum US$32Million is still floating in the bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will come forward to claim it. According to Nigerian Laws, at the expiration of 7years, the money will revert to the Ownership of the Nigerian Government if nobody applies to claim the funds. Consequently,my proposal is that i will like you as a foreigner to stand in as a Next of kin of late Gerald P. Fisher . This is simple. All I require is your honest and co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. I will want you to send to me on your return email the following information for the transfer in your favor.
1. Your full names as the Beneficiary of the Fund.
2. Your contact address.
3. Your private phone and fax numbers,
Let's consider that our ratio of sharing will be as stated Thus;
1. I as the Originator of the Fund will take 50% of the transferable Fund.
2. You as the Manager of the Fund will take 50% of the transferable Fund.
Most importantly, CONFIDENTAILITY as what I saw as the life wire to the success of the transfer of this Fund must have to be emulated between you and me. You have to use this media to promise me that you will not in anyway expose the content of this transaction to anybody be it your Friends, Colleagues and Co-Workers.I will also want you to send your reply to
this email(lawrenced16@yahoo.fr) as soon as you get this mail to enable us discuss on the modalities and processes for success of this transaction. Thanks for your anticipated cooperation and understanding. I wait for your kind response.Thanks And Remain blessed.
Mr. Lawrence Donnell.