KEJUTAN memang sentiasa menarik perhatian. Hari ini saya mendapat satu emel daripada seseorang yang mendakwa dirinya sebagai Louis Momo. Membaca e-mel daripada 'si kawan' ini benar-benar membuat saya teruja dan hanyalah kerana mengingat betapa lihai dan liciknya para penipu di internet, saya menggagahkan diri melakukan beberapa 'penyelidikan online' untuk mendapatkan maklumat berkenaan Louis Momo.
Kandungan e-mel yang telah saya terima itu ialah seperti berikut:
From The Desk Of Louis Momo.
The Head Of File Department,
("REMITTANCE OF $15 MILLION U.S.A DOLLARS CONFIDENTIAL IS THE CASE")
Compliments Of The Season,
Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise and may offend your personality for contacting you without your prior consent and writing through this channel.I got your contact from the proffesional data base found in the internet Yahoo tourist search.When i was searching for a foreign reliable partner.I assured of your capability and reliability to champion this business opportunity.
After series of prayers/fasting.i was divinely directed to contact you among other names found in the data base Yahoo tourist search.I believe that God has a way of helping who is in need.
I am (Louis Momo).the Head of file Department in African development bank (ADB).
In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of $15 million U.S.A dollars ( fifteen million U.S.A dollars).In an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer who died along with his entire family on (Monday 31st July 2000) in a plane crash.Since we got information about his death,we have been expecting his next of kin to come over and claim his money because we cannot release it unless somebody apply for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines,but unfortunately i learnt that all his supposed next of kin or relation died along side with him at the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim.It is therefore upon this discovery that I now decided to make this business proposal to you and release the money to you as the next of kin or relation to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and we don’t want this money to go into the bank treasury as unclaimed bill.
The Banking law and guideline here stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after nine years,the money will be transferred into the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund.The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner, and a Burkinabe cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner.We agree that 40% of this money will be for you as foreign partner,in respect to the provision of a foreign account and 60% would be for me and my woman colleague.That means ($6 million) six million dollars for you and ($9 million) nine million dollars for me and my partner.There after i will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentages indicated.
Therefore to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you as arranged,you must apply first to the bank as relations or next of kin of the deceased indicating your bank name,your bank account number,your private telephone and fax number for easy and effective communication and location where the money will be remitted.Upon receipt of your reply,I will send to you by fax or email the text of the application I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is hitch free and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made for the transfer.
I am awaiting for your immediate response as you receive this mail.Extend my sincere greetings to your entire family and bye for now.
Your’s faithfully,
Louis Momo
FROM (ADB) OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO.
(FILL THIS FORM BELLOW PLEASE AND RESEND IT TO ME).
1) Your Full Name......................................
2) Your Age...............................................
3) Marital Status.........................................
4) Your Cell Phone Number.......................
5) Your Fax Number.................................
6) Your Country.........................................
7) Your Occupation....................................
8) Sex........................................................
9) Your Religion........................................
10) Your Private E-mail Address..................
POST SCRITUM: You have to keep everything secret as to enable the transfer to move very smoothly in to the account you will prove to the bank.
("REMITTANCE OF $15 MILLION U.S.A DOLLARS CONFIDENTIAL IS THE CASE")
Compliments Of The Season,
Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise and may offend your personality for contacting you without your prior consent and writing through this channel.I got your contact from the proffesional data base found in the internet Yahoo tourist search.When i was searching for a foreign reliable partner.I assured of your capability and reliability to champion this business opportunity.
After series of prayers/fasting.i was divinely directed to contact you among other names found in the data base Yahoo tourist search.I believe that God has a way of helping who is in need.
I am (Louis Momo).the Head of file Department in African development bank (ADB).
In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of $15 million U.S.A dollars ( fifteen million U.S.A dollars).In an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer who died along with his entire family on (Monday 31st July 2000) in a plane crash.Since we got information about his death,we have been expecting his next of kin to come over and claim his money because we cannot release it unless somebody apply for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines,but unfortunately i learnt that all his supposed next of kin or relation died along side with him at the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim.It is therefore upon this discovery that I now decided to make this business proposal to you and release the money to you as the next of kin or relation to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and we don’t want this money to go into the bank treasury as unclaimed bill.
The Banking law and guideline here stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after nine years,the money will be transferred into the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund.The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner, and a Burkinabe cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner.We agree that 40% of this money will be for you as foreign partner,in respect to the provision of a foreign account and 60% would be for me and my woman colleague.That means ($6 million) six million dollars for you and ($9 million) nine million dollars for me and my partner.There after i will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentages indicated.
Therefore to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you as arranged,you must apply first to the bank as relations or next of kin of the deceased indicating your bank name,your bank account number,your private telephone and fax number for easy and effective communication and location where the money will be remitted.Upon receipt of your reply,I will send to you by fax or email the text of the application I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is hitch free and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made for the transfer.
I am awaiting for your immediate response as you receive this mail.Extend my sincere greetings to your entire family and bye for now.
Your’s faithfully,
Louis Momo
FROM (ADB) OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO.
(FILL THIS FORM BELLOW PLEASE AND RESEND IT TO ME).
1) Your Full Name......................................
2) Your Age...............................................
3) Marital Status.........................................
4) Your Cell Phone Number.......................
5) Your Fax Number.................................
6) Your Country.........................................
7) Your Occupation....................................
8) Sex........................................................
9) Your Religion........................................
10) Your Private E-mail Address..................
POST SCRITUM: You have to keep everything secret as to enable the transfer to move very smoothly in to the account you will prove to the bank.
Mengejutkan sebab rupa-rupanya surat tawaran ini sudah dikirimkan kepada ramai orang dan muncul atas beberapa nama seperti Louis Momo, Mr. Amen O. William, Mr Kenneth Souza, Gilles Saint-Martin, Mr Donald Kaberuka, Emma Eze, Mr.solomon Akpan, MR KABORE WATARA, Godwin Amiri, Mr. AZMAN KARIM, dan Mr Kanu Amady. Pasti ada banyak lagi nama yang kedengarannya 'seolah-olah nama penama yang berketurunan Afrika'.
Modus operandi yang digunakan serupa: e-mel yang menawarkan berita baik kononnya nama kita telah dipilih secara rawak untuk menerima peninggalan si mati berjuta dollar yang tidak dapat dituntut oleh pemilik asal yang telah meninggal dunia dalam nahas kapal terbang. Logik yang digunakan untuk memerangkap penerima e-mel ialah daripada duit itu hangus begitu sahaja (dipulangkan ke Perbendaharaan Negara), maka anda dikatakan akan menerima beberapa peratus daripada jumlah berkenaan dengan syarat anda menjadi rakan kongsi kepada pengirim emel. Anda diingatkan bahawa supaya mendapat bahagian dariapada 'kekayaan bergolek' itu, anda mesti memohon seolah-olah sebagai pihak ada kaitan saudara dengan si jutawan yang sudah meninggal itu. Anda akan diminta merahsiakan hal ini dan perlu membalas e-mel tersebut dengan memberikan beberapa maklumat yang diperlukan seperti nama penuh, umur, status perkahwinan, nombor telefon bimbit, nombor faks, negara, pekerjaan, jantina, agama dan emel peribadi.
Kejutan itu juga datangnya dalam bentuk kemenangan wang loteri. Daripada salah satu contoh yang saya peroleh di internet, saya mendapati pihak yang mengirim e-mel bahkan sanggup menghantar bungkusan untuk meyakinkan mangsa. Jangan terkejut sebab para fraudsters dan scammer itu juga sanggup menelefon anda untuk mendapatkan keyakinan anda. Kata orang kita, kalau alang-alang pertimbangan kita, kita sudah hanyut....
Sasaran bagi penipuan ini bukan hanya rakyat negara maju seperti Britain bahkan penduduk negara yang masih belum berstatus negara maju seperti Indonesia dan termasuklah rakyat negara kita. Salah satu contoh yang saya maksudkan dapat diselidiki melalui link ini.
Siapakah yang menjadi dalang kepada 'benda mengarut' ini? Benarkah mereka itu terdiri daripada para penipu warga negara Afrika? Perkara yang kita mesti sedari ialah perbuatan ini ialah operasi terancang oleh sindiket antarabangsa yang fokusnya memaksa anda mengeluarkan wang dari simpanan anda bagi tujuan (kononnya) mendapatkan wang yang lebih besar.
Terima kasih kerana internet yang juga adakalanya menjadikan kita sebagai perayau 'gila' di internet mempermudah penyelidikan kita. Berapa ramai yang telah terperangkap dalam kemulukan dan kemanisan tawaran yang diberi? Apakah wang memang akan menyebabkan kita hilang pertimbangan?
Jawapannya ada dalam hati dan nurani masing-masing kita.
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