This scam has been going on for years. I morphs into different scenarios as
is needed by the scammers. They also use phone solicitation. I usually
handle those by saying something like "excuse me one moment", put down the
phone and then come back and hang up the receiver 15 minutes later. This
seems to work.
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Clete Schirra schirra@sparksd.org
South Park High School 412.655.0613 voice
2178 Ridge Rd. 412.655.1463 fax
South Park, PA 15129
Media Specialist/Network Administrator, South Park High School Media
Center
"They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety
deserve neither liberty nor safety."
Benjamin Franklin-Historical Review of Pennsylvania 1759
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Charlene Kay Schwartz" <schk@RICHLAND.K12.WI.US>
To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 9:28 AM
Subject: Scam email - Don't be fooled.
> Dear Library Lovers,
>
> I got this email this morning. Sounds like a scam to me. I have no idea
> how they got my email address. Don't be fooled. The sending address was
> mseko_1@123.com and the subject "please urgent assistance needed." Below
> is the message.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Charlene Schwartz
> Elementary Librarian
> Richland Center, WI
> schk@richland.k12.wi.us
>
>
> Dear friend,
>
> I am Mrs. Sese-seko widow of late President
> Mobutu Sese-seko of Zaire, now known as
> Democratic Republicof Congo (DRC).
> I am moved to write you this letter. This was
> in confidence considering my present
> circumstance and situation. I escaped along
> with myhusband and two of our sons Charles and Basher out ofDemocratic
> Republic of
> Congo (DRC) to Abidjan, Coted'ivoire where
> my family and I settled, while we later
> moved to settled in Morroco where my
> husband laterdied of cancer disease.
> However, due to this situation we
> decided to change most of my husband's
> billions of dollars deposited in Swiss
> bank and other countries into other
> forms of money coded for safe purpose
> because the new head of state of
> (Dr) Mr Laurent Kabila has made
> arrangementwith the Swiss government
> and other European countries to freeze
> all my late husband's treasures deposited
> in some european countries. Hence,
> my children and Idecided laying low in
> Africa to study the situation till when
> things gets better. Like now that
> president Kabila is dead and the son
> taking over(Joseph Kabila). One of
> my late husband's chateaux in Southern
> France was confiscated by the french
> government, and as such I had to change
> my identity so that my investment will
> not be traced and confiscated.
> I have deposited the sum Fourteen Million
> United StateDollars (US$14,000,000,00.)
> With a security companyfor safe keeping.
> What I want you to do is to indicate your
> interest that you can assist us in receiving
> the money on our behalf, so that I can
> introduce you to my son (Charles) who has
> the out modalities for the claimof the said
> funds. I want you to assist in investing
> this money, but I will not want my identity
> revealed.I will also want to acquire real/landed
> properties andstock in multi-national companies
> and to engage in other safe and non-speculative
> investments as adviseby your good self.
> May I at this point emphasize the high level
> of confidentiality, which this upcoming project
> demands,and hope you will not betray the trust
> and confidence, which I repose in you.
> In conclusion, if you want to assist us,
> my son (Charles) shall divulge to you all briefs
> regarding this project, tell you where the funds
> are currently being maintained and also discuss
> remuneration for your services.
> For this reason kindly furnish us your contact
> information,that isyour personal telephone and
> fax number for validationpurpose and acknowledge
> receipt of this mail using theabove email address.
>
> Yours sincerely,
> Mrs. Mariam M. Seseseko.
>
>
>
> Charlene Schwartz
> Elementary Librarian
> Richland Center, WI
> schk@richland.k12.wi.us
>
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