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Another e-mail scam

Just popped into my inbox. this time the scammer is using a real life event, an aircrash in Alaska, to tart the story up. What I find disgusting about this is that there are relatives of the 31 killed in that crash who will be still grieving.

Here is the spam e-mail in it's entirety. The reaosn I post these is that people not sure aboput them can Google the text and find it.

FROM MR. GEORGE LAMPTEY TEL: +233 208216645 FAX: +233 27621073

Happy new year my dear friend

Before I introduce myself, I wish to inform you that this letter is not
a hoax mail and I urge you to treat it serious. This letter must come to
you as a big surprise, but I believe it is only a day that people meet and
become great friends and business partners.

My name is Mr. George Lamptey, the present branch Manager of a bank here
in Ghana. I write you this proposal in good faith, believing that I can
trust you with the information I am about to reveal to you. Like I said,
I have a transaction that will benefit both of us, as your assistance is
required as a reigner. I use to head the Accounts department in my bank
head office, but last December I was asked to take position of a Manager
of our branch in Kumasi who passed on, so that was how I became the present
Manager and discovered a fortune. As I resumed duty, I discovered an account
with total sum of $12,500,000 million that has not been operated on for
the past 4 years. From my investigation, I found out that this account belongs
to one Late Mr. Morris Thompson an American great industrialist and a resident
of Alaska, who unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska
Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31 2000, including his wife
and only daughter.
You shall read more news about the crash on visiting this site which I got
during my investigation;
and //www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mThompson.html

The account is escrow call account, a secret type of account in my bank
and no other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it,
the account has no other beneficiary. I have kept a close monitoring of
the account since then and nobody has come forward to ask about the money
as next of kin to the late Mr. Morris Thompson, meaning that no one is aware
of the account.

I cannot directly take out this money without the help of a foreigner and
that is why I am contacting you for an assistance to claim the funds and
share it with me. As the Manager of my bank branch, I have the power to
influence the release of the funds to any foreigner that comes up as the
next of kin to the account, with the correct information concerning the
account which I shall give you.

I am seeking your co-operation to present you as the next of kin to the
account, so that my bank head quarters will release the funds to you. There
is practically no risk involved, the transaction will be executed under
a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law.

If you accept to work with me, I want you to state how you wish us to share
the funds in percentage, so that both parties will be satisfied. Contact
me as soon as you receive this message if you feel we can work together,
so we can go over the details.
Thanking you in advance and may God bless you.

Please, treat with utmost confidentiality. I wait your urgent response.

You can as well contact me by phone the number is +233208216645.

Regards,

Mr. George Lamptey

Update!

And there is more! Today (Jan 8 2008) I have received a comment posted on the site that suggests that someone else is having problems a well. However this comment is yet another scam/spam. If you get a comment like this on your site - bin it.

Me too, just this late December 2007 when i got this kind of email w/c also offered me to represent as the next kin of Escrow Account. His name was Larry Abel Peters and he said he is a Bank Manager of the branches of their bank called "INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED". But it seems that this email is true because he is started sending me documents like "Application for Bank Transfer, Debit Voucher, & so many papers blablabla...,Can anyone contact me regarding this because I am still doubting on this transaction and im planning to do it. Contact me here +0063329273035759.

Posted by Simon at January 6, 2005 9:39 AM

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Comments

1 June 3, 2005 12:27 AM Sam

I recieved the same e-mail, only from a "Mr. William Bill," the manager of a bank in Scotland. Why people post these emails is beyond me, thank you for taking the time to help me out. (I googled Morris Thompson.)

2 June 23, 2005 6:05 PM Gretchen

I found your article about George Lamptey's scam emails. I Googled the name after receiving an email from him via hotmail asking for assistance in dispersing the funds of Charles Taylor (former Liberian President being held on war crimes). His email was gerogelamptey@indiatimes.com and georgelamptey@indiatimes.com and indiatimes.com appears to be an actual website...with questionable content.

Hopefully no one will be naive to fall for this or be willing to help someone like that.

I can't believe that no one has caught him yet!

Thanks for the postings

3 September 26, 2005 8:54 PM fernando

i also receive mail fron sofia gonzales fron banco popular galiza with a transfer amount of 18000 million euro fron mr.morris thompson
br
fernando

4 December 30, 2006 3:50 AM Albert A Whippo

I recieved an e-mail very very similar to the one
above but used the name Darren Keith one of the
staff at Barclays Bank PLC in London. I am glad
I found your site. I can see how some people can
be taken in by these unfeeling uncaring poor excuse for human beings.
Thank you
Dec.29/2006 10:49 PM. AL

5 August 29, 2007 6:41 PM ellie

i got the same email just from a different person.

6 November 21, 2007 6:02 PM annie cuevas

I got the same email but from Tony Novia from Nigeria, i actually live in puerto vallarta, i could have met some of the passengers since the plane departed from here, it's a shame people do that

7 February 26, 2008 1:32 AM tarok

i got almost the same message
From Mr Larry Abel Peters
International Commercial Bank Ltd.
Accra, Ghana
Auditing & Accounting Department
Reply To My private email larrypeters0@yahoo.com

this is his information

8 March 4, 2008 9:35 AM haran

Dear Sir!

I have received a email that I am not shore of.

It is from a Dr Freeman Mayor Email Icbpipeline@gmail.com He said he was the Bank manager.
also he sent me a name of a Mrs Grace Alfred (ACCOUNT
ADVICE OFFICER. and Mr Benard Donkor (sec Ministry
Of finance).. The phone numbers he sent was Tel / fax 233-21227164--233-243-064-432 also another email address Icbpipeline@mail2ghana.com.
This is for 32.987.000 U.S.D. Million.
I fell this is another scam. can you please tell me. Thank you. H.R.H.

9 March 5, 2008 4:59 PM mark

i received some emails from mr. larry abel peters.he was forcing me to get my account number,but i didnt give any account number with him because i know that this kind of e-mail is SCAM.i received his email in my friendster account.i dont beleive this guy...i think this guys was paranoid!!!so dont trust him!dont give any account for this crazy guy.....thanks and god bless us hope no one will victim of this kind of scam.

10 March 5, 2008 4:59 PM mark

i received some emails from mr. larry abel peters.he was forcing me to get my account number,but i didnt give any account number with him because i know that this kind of e-mail is SCAM.i received his email in my friendster account.i dont beleive this guy...i think this guys was paranoid!!!so dont trust him!dont give any account for this crazy guy.....thanks and god bless us hope no one will victim of this kind of scam.