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05/03/2009 12:49:23 PM · #1
If ANYONE has received an email or private message from user ackad PLEASE report it to SC and delete the email immediately. It is a scam and we have closed down the account but are warning users. Here is the gist of the email (its a Nigerian Scam essentially)

Dear [DPC user],


This information that I am about to reveal to you might either destroy me, ruin my professional career or make me, depending on how you received and take it, the future and happiness of my family depends on it. Please I need you to read this mail attentively to know the reason and purpose why you received this mail from me, I didn't come to you by chance nor by accident, I have come to you because your names has planted you in the centre of relevant in my life and my professional career as a banker at this very moment. Before I go further to introduce myself to you I would like to plead with you to delete and not expose this information if you are not interested.

I am Mr.David Ackad,a managing director and head of international private banking division of BNP PARIBAS Investment Bank Cote d'Ivoire S.A. I am contacting you concerning a deceased client (Late Mr.Ron Marlon Chandler), and an investment he placed under our bank's management 3 years ago. I would respectfully request that you keep the contents of this mail confidential and respect the integrity of the information you come by as a result of this mail.I contact you independently and no one is informed of this communication.

I would like to intimate you with certain facts that I believe would be of interest to you. In 2006, the subject matter came to our bank to engage in business discussions with our private banking division.. He informed us that he had a financial portfolio of 12.7 million Euro, which he wished to have us turn over (invest) on his behalf. I was the officer assigned to his case; I made numerous suggestions in line with my duties as the de-facto chief operations officer of the private banking sector, especially given the volume of funds he wished to put into our bank. We spun the money around various opportunities and made attractive margins for our first months of operation, the accrued profit and interest stood at this time at over 6 million Euros, this margin was not the full potential of the fund but he desired low risk guaranteed returns on his investments. In mid 2005, he asked that the money be liquidated because he needed to make an urgent investment requiring cash payments. He directed that I liquidate the funds and have it deposited with a security firm in Abidjan.


I undertook all the processes and made sure I followed his precise instructions to the letter and had the funds deposited with a security consultancy firm in Abidjan as he had directed. This security firm is especially private firms that accept deposits from high net worth individuals and blue chip corporations that handles valuable products or undertake transactions that need immediate access to cash.This small and highly private organization is familiar especially to the highly placed and well-connected organizations. In Line with instructions, the money was deposited with them. He told me he wanted the money there in anticipation of his arrival from France later that week. This was the last communication we had, this transpired around 27th June 2006. In October 2008 we got a call from the security company informing us of the inactivity of that particular portfolio.

This was an astounding position as far as I was concerned, given the fact that I managed the private banking sector I was the only one who knew about the deposit at the security company, and I could not understand why our client had not gone forward to claim his deposit. I made futile efforts to locate him. I immediately passed the task of locating him to the internal investigations department. Four days later, information started to trickle in, apparently our man was dead. If you are familiar with private banking affairs, those who patronize our services usually prefer anonymity, but also some levels of detachment from conventional processes.


In his bio-data form, he listed no next of kin. In the field of private banking, opening an account with us means no one will know of its existence, accounts are rarely held under a name; depositors use numbers and codes to make the accounts anonymous. It is this investigation that resulted in my being furnished with your details as a possible relative of the deceased because of the similarity in your last names.My official capacity dictates that I am the only party to supervise the investigation and the only party to receive the results of the investigation. It is quite clear now that our dear fellow died with no known or identifiable family members.


This leaves me as the only person with the full picture of what the prevailing situation is in relation to the deposit and the late beneficiary of the deposit. According to practice, the security company will however broadcast a request for statements of claim to BNP PARIBAS Investment Bank Cote d'Ivoire S.A., failing to receive viable claims they will most probably revert the deposit to BNP PARIBAS Investment Bank Cote d'Ivoire S.A. This will result in the money entering the BANK Private Bank accounting system and the portfolio will be out of my hands and out of the private banking division.


This will not happen if I have my way with you.What I wish to relate to you will smack of unethical practice but I want you to understand something. It is only an outsider to the banking world who finds the internal politics of the banking world aberrational. The world of private banking especially is fraught with huge rewards for those who sit upon certain chairs and oversee certain portfolios.You should have begun by now to put together the general direction of what I propose. There is 12.7 million Euro deposited in a security company in Abidjan. I alone have the deposit details and they will release the deposit to no one unless I instruct them to do so.I alone know of the existence of this deposit for as far as BNP PARIBAS Investment Bank Cote d'Ivoire S.A.,is concerned, the transaction with the late customer concluded when I sent the funds to the security company in Abidjan, all outstanding interactions in relation to the file are just customer services and due process.
The security company has no single idea of what's the history or nature of the deposit. They are simply awaiting instructions to release the deposit to any party that I may direct. This is the situation.I will simply nominate you as the next of kin and have them release the deposit to you. We share the proceeds 50/50. You with the same very last name as the original depositor would easily pass as the beneficiary with right to claim.


The alternative would be for us to have the security company direct the funds to another bank with you as account holder. This way there will be no need for you to think of receiving the money directly from the security company as it is not a conventional financial institution; they accept deposits from only organizations thus; what you hand over to them is what you get back. They do not have the means to process the money. I am not a criminal and what I do, I do not find against good conscience, this may be hard for you to understand, but the dynamics of my industry dictates that I make this move. Such opportunities only come once in a life time. I cannot let this chance pass me by. For once I find myself in total control of my destiny.


If you will not work with me let me know and let me move on with my life, I am a family man and this is an opportunity to provide them with new opportunities. There is a reward for this project and it is a task well worth undertaking.I have evaluated the risks and the only risk I have here is from you refusing to work with me and alerting my bank. I am the only one who knows of this situation, good fortune has blessed you with a name that has planted you in the centre of relevance in my life. Let’s share the blessing.


If you find yourself able to work with me, contact me through this email. If you give me positive signals, I will give you the relevant details and initiate this process towards a conclusion. I do not want any direct link between you and me. My official lines are not secure lines as they are periodically monitored to assess our level of customer care in line with our total Quality Management Policy.

Please observe this instruction religiously. Do not betray my confidence in you.
I await your response.
Mr.David Ackad.

05/03/2009 12:51:30 PM · #2
It always astounds me that there are STILL people who fall for these.
05/03/2009 01:01:58 PM · #3
Originally posted by BeeCee:

It always astounds me that there are STILL people who fall for these.

Either someone is still falling for these, or the people that attempt these scams believe it works. Perhaps they heard a that a friend of a friends uncle's coworker made a fortune this way.
05/03/2009 01:08:46 PM · #4
Well done SC keep at it.
05/03/2009 01:12:06 PM · #5
Should it concern us that the scammers seem to be improving their English grammar and composition?

This one wasn't nearly perfect, but was written much better than usual - in addition to being rather long winded.

Obviously they haven't yet read Elements of Style and taken the golden rule of "omit needless words" to heart.

;-)
05/03/2009 01:16:33 PM · #6
it sure is longwinded! I had to force myself to keep reading to figure out what the heck he wanted!
05/03/2009 01:17:10 PM · #7
Originally posted by BeeCee:

It always astounds me that there are STILL people who fall for these.


I was going to say the same thing. I watched a special about people that had "lost" thousands... one guy gave hundreds of thousands. I don't understand it.
05/03/2009 03:53:13 PM · #8
Originally posted by frisca:

it sure is longwinded! I had to force myself to keep reading to figure out what the heck he wanted!


yeh me too. i was hoping it would get intense or intersting or something
05/03/2009 03:59:04 PM · #9
Originally posted by escapetooz:

Originally posted by BeeCee:

It always astounds me that there are STILL people who fall for these.


I was going to say the same thing. I watched a special about people that had "lost" thousands... one guy gave hundreds of thousands. I don't understand it.


I always wondered how the guy who gives hundreds of thousands. He is obviously smart and capable to earn hundreds of thousands, how could he fall for such an obvious scam
05/03/2009 04:01:45 PM · #10
I think it is because there is always someone who thinks they will get rich quick just by answering these scams.

Greed takes over from commonsense when dollar/pound/euro signs flashup in front of them.
05/03/2009 04:05:09 PM · #11
Originally posted by kolasi:

Originally posted by escapetooz:

Originally posted by BeeCee:

It always astounds me that there are STILL people who fall for these.


I was going to say the same thing. I watched a special about people that had "lost" thousands... one guy gave hundreds of thousands. I don't understand it.


I always wondered how the guy who gives hundreds of thousands. He is obviously smart and capable to earn hundreds of thousands, how could he fall for such an obvious scam


the stories I have read, it wasn't necessarily all *their* money they lost. they used their life savings, cashed in various policies, borrowed money from relatives, etc.
05/03/2009 04:38:35 PM · #12
Hmn. Wonder if there is a relationship between reading/writing skills and scamming/being scammed. Actually, I don't wonder.
05/03/2009 04:43:04 PM · #13
Oh crap! I've already sent this guy money!


05/03/2009 05:04:47 PM · #14
this sounds like the beginning of a movie or something. so what happens next after the recipient responds to this letter? i don't see how he gets scammed. obviously he gets pulled in deeper and deeper.
05/03/2009 05:22:56 PM · #15
If you missed your chance to send him money you can forward it to me and I will be sure he gets it.....:)
05/03/2009 05:32:46 PM · #16
Originally posted by PapaBob:

If you missed your chance to send him money you can forward it to me and I will be sure he gets it.....:)


...or if you're in Canada I can save you the hassle of exchange rates...just send it to me and I will forward it on to him :-)
05/03/2009 05:47:45 PM · #17
Originally posted by weirdofreak:

This will not happen if I have my way with you. What I wish to do


Dang! He 'has his way with me' and I get millions of dollars... Hmmm... I'll ask My Beloved hubby... ;)

Message edited by author 2009-05-03 17:49:45.
05/03/2009 06:17:18 PM · #18
If you have some time to kill, read the letters on 419 Eater

It started off as a guy who tried to goad the scammers, making them believe he was going along with the scam. Some hilarious exchanges in there... lots of people got on board and made 419 scambaiting a sport!

Message edited by author 2009-05-03 18:17:47.
05/03/2009 06:18:08 PM · #19
Originally posted by Strikeslip:

Oh crap! I've already sent this guy money!



Don't worry Slippy, I accidentally intercepted these funds. I can return them to you forth width. I must only receive a $600 dollar processing fee and your money will be deposited to your account along with $13 million Euros! LOL

Jeez Louise I've received three of these this week on a brand new email address I created to deal with the FCC. So apparently there are Nigerians working with the FCC, or..... maybe they are outsourcing their payment system to Nigeria.
05/03/2009 07:09:30 PM · #20
Originally posted by FireBird:

Originally posted by Strikeslip:

Oh crap! I've already sent this guy money!



Don't worry Slippy, I accidentally intercepted these funds. I can return them to you forth width. I must only receive a $600 dollar processing fee and your money will be deposited to your account along with $13 million Euros!...


Thank goodness there are some honest, helpful people left in the world. I sent your $600 via Western Union. Thanks!
05/31/2009 07:53:13 PM · #21
I highly recommend reading this one, it features a photograph exchange between the scammer and the potential scamee. You'll have a good laugh....guaranteed.
05/31/2009 08:15:20 PM · #22
Originally posted by OdysseyF22:

Should it concern us that the scammers seem to be improving their English grammar and composition?

This one wasn't nearly perfect, but was written much better than usual - in addition to being rather long winded.

Obviously they haven't yet read Elements of Style and taken the golden rule of "omit needless words" to heart.

;-)


I hope you voted for me!

05/31/2009 08:22:42 PM · #23
Originally posted by senor_kasper:

I highly recommend reading this one, it features a photograph exchange between the scammer and the potential scamee. You'll have a good laugh....guaranteed.


That makes me want to get scammed myself, just so I can try it too :)
05/31/2009 08:31:10 PM · #24
This oneis a long one but well worth it, I am still laughing my arse off at the way it ends.
05/31/2009 09:13:24 PM · #25
Originally posted by rob_smith:

Originally posted by OdysseyF22:

Should it concern us that the scammers seem to be improving their English grammar and composition?

This one wasn't nearly perfect, but was written much better than usual - in addition to being rather long winded.

Obviously they haven't yet read Elements of Style and taken the golden rule of "omit needless words" to heart.

;-)


I hope you voted for me!


I didn't see that challenge, but your entry is brilliant!
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