FCC database being used for scams?

[k2gsp]

I threw my call out for a time the other night trying to contact a Ghana station that was on. Low and behold the very next day I get this and it's the first time I have seen a phishing letter from there. Might be a coincedence maybe not.



FROM THE DESK OF
MR. Frank Bukar
Branch MANAGER
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK
KUMASI BRANCH GHANA.

Hello Dear,

My name is Frank Bukar, I am the branch manager of the International Commercial Bank Kumasi branch Ghana. I got your information during my search through the Internet. I am 46years of age and married with 3 lovely kids. It may interest you to hear that I am a Man of peace and I don't want problem, but I do not know how you will feel about this because you may have double mind. But I am telling you that this is real and you are not going to regret after doing this transaction with me. I only hope that we can assist each other. But if you don't want this business offer kindly forget it and I will not contact you again.

I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us, as the regional manager of the International Commercial Bank; it is my duty to send in a financial report to my head office in the capital city (Accra-Ghana) at the end of each year. On the course of the last year 2006 end of last year report, I discovered that my branch in which I am the manager made nine million seven hundred and fifty thousand dollar [3, 750.000.00] which my head office is not aware of it and will never be aware of. I have since place this fund on what we call SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without any beneficiary.

As an official of the bank I can not be directly connected to this fund, so this informed me of contacting you for us to work, so that you can assist and receive this fund into your bank account for us to SHARE. Mean While you will have 35% 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 give you details on how we can achieve it successfully. Please contact me with this email address: bukar_07_1@hotmail.com

Best Regards
Mr. Frank Bukar

[ne3r]

Hard to say, I get one of those per week. Maybe the rest of the world doesn't think much of US hams inelegance (oh yeah, they hear how we act on the air) for thinking we would fall for these things.

73 de Joe NE3R

[K0RGR]

I get several of them a day. Of course, you know that high ranking Nigerian officials only approach the best of us with their special offers.

I often wonder what terrible affliction is killing off all these Nigerian businessmen and public officials.

Now, I am getting the same thing from England, Japan, and many other countries. Being a banker must be extremely bad for your health!

I save them up, and when I get a couple good ones, I forward the email from Nigeria to the banker in London - I expect he can be of more help to him than I can.

[K8MHZ]

You could take the opportunity to have some fun with them. Check out this website:

http://www.419eater.com/

And this one:

http://419.bittenus.com/

All you have to do is Google "scam baiting" and you will get links to sites with directions on how to have some fun with these frauds at their expense.

[k2gsp]

Oh I get a bunch from places like Nigeria, but this was the first from there and it was a direct e-mail not bounced through a couple addresses. Just seemed like the timing was strange.

[KA4DPO]

WOW, what a great deal..... http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[WA9SVD]

While baiting the scammers seems like fun, it's hardly worth the effort. Actually, the scam offers aren't even worth the effort it takes to click "DELETE," but that's what it takes. If anybody is foolish enough to fall for a scam like that, well...
Greed is a terrible thing to waste.

[KG6YTZ]

Quote[/b] (KI4SXC @ Nov. 06 2007,16:25)]FROM THE DESK OF
MR. Frank Bukar
Branch MANAGER
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK
KUMASI BRANCH GHANA.

Hello Dear,
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Quote[/b] ]Greetings, Darling
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[k7mh]

Quote[/b] ]Maybe the rest of the world doesn't think much of US hams inelegance

I think you may have just inadvertently reinforced that position a bit. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif

[kn4ds]

Now, now... Nigeria isn't the richest place on earth, and those people really need money... it's inhuman to deny them access to your bank accounts...

I always provide these guys with the necessary information to access my accounts... and they have successfully transferred several million dollars through my account... you would be amazed at the bank fees you get to pay... but it's all good... I am helping disadvantaged people buy another meal.

[K8ERV]

Read where the Nigerian gov doesn't clamp down on the scammers as they are a major source of income for the country. Hello Barnum!!

Tom K8ERV Montrose Co.

[ky5u]

ARRL is selling Amateur info. Didn't you know that?