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Email Schemes getting out of Hand

 

I am getting really sick of these piece of trash spammers and crooks.

Here is more unwanted mail. This is the first scheme email I have ever received through Active Rain. Has anyone else received a letter as such below, though Active Rain. These letters are really getting out of hand.

Below is actually how I received this letter. Any advice as to how to handle these? I usually just ignore them.

 

You've received a contact message from your Contact Form on the ActiveRain network.

Message details:
From: Mr. Herry Ofori
Email: herry_ofori030@yahoo.co.uk
Subject: From: Mr. Herry Ofori

From: Mr. Herry Ofori
Manager Ecobank Ghana
Ring road Branch,
Ghana.
www.ecobank.com

My name is Mr.Herry Ofori, I am the regional manager of the Ecobank ring road branch in the Western Region of Ghana. I am 50 years of age and married with 2 lovely kids. It may interest you to hear that I am a man of PEACE and don't want problem, I only hope we can assist each other. If you don't want this business offer kindly forget it as I will not contact you again.

I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us, as the regional manager of the Ecobank Ghana it is my duty to send in a financial report to my head office in the capital city Accra at the end of each year. On the course of the last year 2006 end of year report, I discovered that my branch in which I am the manager made Four Million five Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars only [$4.550.000.00]. Which my head office are not aware of and will never be aware of. I have since place this fund on what we call SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without any beneficiary.

As an officer of the bank I can not be directly connected to this money, so this informed my contacting you for us to work so that you can assist receive this money into your bank account for us to SHARE. While you will have 30% of the total fund .Note there are practically no risk involved, it will be bank to bank transfer, all I need from you is to stand claim as the original depositor of this fund who made the deposit with our branch so that my Head office can order the transfer to your designated bank account. If you accept this offer to work with me, I will appreciate it very much. As soon as I receive your response I will details you on how we can achieve it successfully.

Best regards,
Mr.Herry Ofori

Email sent from IP: 41.210.3.107

 

13 comments • Frank Harris • August 30 2007 11:31PM

Comments

Hi Frank! I've received these in my email, but never through AR. These have been circulating for awhile now...I think they are going to social networks for email addresses because most people know these are scams so the scammers are getting desperate. They are obnoxious though..... :)
Posted by Pamela Williamson Team Clayton, Missouri Real Estate (Dielmann Sotheby's International Realty) over 2 years ago
I've heard of others receiving these...seems the spammers are everywhere...I can't imagine what they get out of it! Too bad they can't be controled
Posted by Mary Warren (Referring Agent) over 2 years ago
I receive these emails often but have never received one from active rain.   I hope I don't start though!!
Posted by Christy Avila (J and C Realty) over 2 years ago
I have received them also but never thru AR. I just do not get it...do people really respond to these emails? If so, what are wrong with these people. I guess you have to live and learn.
Posted by Chuck Dellorto "Talk To Chuck" (Coldwell Banker - Licensed in INDIANA & ILLINOIS) over 2 years ago
I've been contacted by agentscoreboard a few times to join their network....it's like were sitting ducks with our cellphones listed....
Posted by delete me delete me (delete me) over 2 years ago

Yes I Have!  Mine is even better:

Dear Beloved,   I am Miss Esosa Ekeadolo, 19years old from Ivory Coast. Only child/Daughter of Mr. Ekeadolo Mustafa.   I have 6.5 million USD which was made by my Dad before he died which is left in a security company here in my country. I seek your permission to help me claim this consignment box from the security company to your country so that I could come to your country for investment and to further my studies.   I have decided to offer you 20% of the total sum for your desire to assist me. Please do respond immediately you receive this mail for more information's regarding the trunk box and how to claim it from there custody. My Best Regards. Miss Esosa Ekeadolo.

Posted by Barbara Merrill, GRI (Independence Realty Professionals, Inc.) over 2 years ago
I get mail like that all the time as well as some "greeting card" and also "The next big thing" for stocks....oh god it drives me nuts! I feel your pain! I block them and they come up under another email address. its like a never ending nightmare
Posted by Rick Grand (nowhere) over 2 years ago
The ones that annoy me are the ones that identify themselves as being a soldier serving in Iraq! I have recieved these through A/R and other sources. They make me sick that these scum use our military in an attempt to scam Americans.....
Posted by Cheri Dueker -Transitional Designs, LLC Home Staging St Louis (Transitional Designs, LLC) over 2 years ago

I have too!  My post "Spammed"...or Is It "Scammed" vents about my AR spam.

Posted by Renee L Norton (Keller Williams Realty) over 2 years ago
this is the first time ive received one of these emails and i received mine this morning ive just block them hope i dont get ant more with one of my other emails.
Posted by tracy harris over 2 years ago
Unfortunately, people do get taken.  We had a county official up north who used his county funds and lost somewhere in the neighbor hood of $87k, plus a bunch of his own money.  Go figure.  "If it sounds too good to be true, it probabley is".
Posted by Kenneth Miller (Jordan Hill Home Services, LLC) over 2 years ago

I get mail like  from Mr. Herry Ofori on 14.03.2008 with he told me he is Manager of Commercial Bank, he is 44year and have 2 kidsand he offer me 30 % of the total fund of 1.550.000.00 dollars.Today I received

again a Phone call from him Mr. Herry Ofori and I was very suprised - how he become my Phone nr.?

Its better to block them right away and don°t answer them -I checked about the Commercial Bank about the Phone mr. and the Manager = >> Both is wrong there is another name of the Bank manager and the Phone Nr. is wrong too -Watch them carrefully -I block them and they come up under another email address. its like a never ending nightmare ..Better is I usually just ignore them, is just spam ....

Can we set Mr Herry Ofori too a ** BLACK LIST ** - in the Web for unseriously mails...

Posted by Mr. Wilfried Maul from Germany about 1 year ago

I haven't gotten anything like this though AR either.  However, in my other e-mail boxes, I am able to buy a rolex watch, have won a lottery in the UK, received a greeting card, had a security breach with the Bank of America account I don't have, and make girls want to date me, all while earning my degree! It's amazing the multi-tasking skills I have. Please don't be jealous! (J/K)

But you're right, every morning I clean at least 200 or so of these e-mails out of my bulk folders. It's ridiculous.

Posted by Tricia Flicker-Miller - Cressy & Everett (Cressy & Everett Real Estate) about 1 year ago

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