Warning against money laundering schemes

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OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR SUPERVISION AND EXAMINATION SECTOR

CIRCULAR-LETTER

TO ALL eANKS AND NON-BAnK

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

in Washington D. C. about unscrupulous business proposals involving large which entice people, who are apparently unaware of the money-making scams, Affairs, regarding various e-mail messages received by the Philippine Embassy amount of money from suspicious individuals abroad. Said proposals are similar to "money iaundering schemes" which emanated from South African countries to invest their hard-earned money with a promise of greater returns. Sta. Maria-Thomeczek, Acting Assistant Secretary, Department of Foreign Attached is a copy of the letter dated 16 December 2003 of Ms. Melita

to be vigilant of such suspicious transactions. inform our nationals, especially your clients, of these scams and to remind them We request you to actively participate in a public awareness campaign to

ALBERTO V. REYES Deputy Governor

Attachment-

T0 January 2004

MAG-IMPOK SA BANGKO

MAYNILA,PILIPINAS 1004 - Tel No. 524-70-11 trunkline : URL: www.bsp.gov.ph : e-mail: [email protected]

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Raganaru ng Hgnapang Pantabas OFFIcE OF AMERiCAn AFFAiRS Bepartment of. Joreign. Affairs

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Subiect: Warning about E-mail acams abroad

Dear Governor Buenaventura,

returns: similar to "money-laundering" schemes emanating from south African making scams, to invest their hard-earned money with a promise of greater copies of e-mail messages received by our Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C. regarding unscrupulous business proposals invoiving !arge amounts of money from suspicious individuais abroad. The proposals are countries which entice people, who are apparently unaware of the money- I would like to forward, for your information and appropriate action.

monitoring of such activities to protect our Filipino nationals abroad. vigilant with similar scams and to coordinate with their host governments the We have already instructed our Philippine Foreign Service Posts to be

our nationals of these scams and to rermind them to be vigilant of such suspicious transactions. Your office may wish to have a pubiic awareness campaign to inform

Thank you and best regards

Very truly yours.

For the Secretary of Foreign Affairs:

Melita Sta. Maria-Thomeczek Acting Assistant Secretary MM?rJh1uc

Rafael B. Buenaventura Chairman and Governor BSP Complex,A. Mabini Cor. Pablo Ocampo, Malate 1004 Tel. 523-1370

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isent from the Internet (Details. [Su To {Dete: From Re: Donation to he distrinuter among the less priveledged [email protected] [email protected] 11/10/2003 3:18:23 PM Eastern Standarci Time

Rcturn confidential emait: [email protected] From: Larry moare

Greetings to you and your farmity in the name of God.

'died in a car accident six year's ago. olf"man and a British living in Dubai (United Arab Emirate) I was a merchant and owned twe businesses in Dubai. I was also married with two children. My wifa and fwo chiktren In n'y search for a reliable and God faaring persoh and having goften your contact through prayers and painstakirg my last wish .My nanes aro Larry Moore. t'm a s5 years efforts P"have decided ta seek your heip in carrying out

great pity and compassion that I decided fo make a contribution company in Europe. Bafore this happencd my business and concern for making money was ali i lived for. I never reatly cared about other Values in fife, But since the Joss of my family, I have found a new desire to assist helpless families. I have been donated some money for humanitarian needs in Suctan, South Africa, Caneroon, Brazil, Spain, Austria, Germany ant sorne Ganberra, Australla through Water flood. ! was moved with on assisting poople over there. Before I became i, I kept 328.5 Milfion in a iong-term deposit account in a finance helping orphans in orphanage/ motheriess homes. I have also Asian countries. Only recently i saw on television the polossal loss of properties and livelihaod of people in

ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have Australia and other charity organizations, Becausg relatives hiness, I cannot five with the agony of entrusting this huge traatmant for oesophageal cancer. I have since Jost my Dnly a few weeks to tive. it is my Jast wish to see this money distributed to victinms of this fire outbreak in and friencis have piundered so much of my wealth since my Presertly. I'm in a hospital where I have been undergoing

responsibility to any of them. Fleasa l beg you in the name of God to help me collect the deposit and the interest Of it to yourself. accrued from the company and distribute it accordingly Use your judgement to distribute the money and keep s%

any cost you incur during ths process of collecting and diatributing the money. lfyou are wiling to help, please Feet free to reimburae yourself when you have the money fot

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sub {Date: (Sent from the Internet (Details) Fom TO: TneEd YoUr AsSiStAncE 11/10/2003 4:07:06 FM Eastern 3tandard Time [email protected] aydtancemyanoo.ir

DEAr FRiEND.

THrougH tHe courtesY QF Business OPportunITy I tAke LiBerty Anchoredon A strong degIre tO Solicit your asSiStAncE on tHiS MutuAlly BeneFiciAl And riSKFree TrANSActIOn WHicH I HoPE YOu WLL give YOur urgEnt attention.

1 AM MR SYLVANUS LAWRANCE, I AM MOVED tO WrItE YOU

tHIS WAS in conFideNCe consIderIng our PreSent THI8 LETTER

CIrCHmstancE And situAtiON. IeSCAPEd WTh MY WFE And CHiLdReN oUt OF SierrA LEoNe tO ABIdJAn WHerE We ARE PreSeNtLY ResIdINg DN TemPOrarY PolItiCal aSylum.

HOWeveR DUE TO tHIS SItUAtION I dECIDEd tO CHANgE MOST OF MY BiLLIOnS OF dOllArs DePOsIted iN SWss BaNK ANd OtHer couNtrIeS into otHer ForMs oP MoneY coded For SAFE PurPOSe BEcAliSe tHE nEWHeAd oF StAteS AHMed tijJan Kabba MAde arraNgeMentS WtH tHe SWiSS GoVErnMent AnD OtHEr eUrOPeAn CoUntrIeS tO FreeZE ALL My trEASureS DePoSItEd iN SOME eUrOPEAn couNtries,henge i aNd my wFe along wth my children. Decided LayIng low in AFrica to study tHE situation Till WHen tHinGs gets Better,since President tijiAn KaBBa taKIng OVer GoVernMent again in SierRa LeOnE One OF MY CHAteauX in SoutHern France Was COnFiSgated BY THe FREncH goVernMEnt,And As SuCH We HAd tO CHAnge Our IDenti'ty so tHAt Our InvEStMentWll not BE trACed And confiscated. IHAVE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF THIRTY MILLION,FIVE HUNdred tHousaNd unItEd StateS DOlLArS(USS30.S00.0O0)WtH A'SECUrItY THE FUNdS ARE Security coded to prevent them'from knowing the actuai. CONtENtS.

WHat I WAnt yOu tO dO noWis tO IndiCAte yOur intEresT THAt YoU WLL ASSiSt ME aND'MY IMMedIAtE FAMiLY BY Receiving the money on our behalf.

Personal.comFany or an oFFshore Account thatyoui Have The Account reguired For tHis Project cAn either Be

TotAl cONtrol over.your AreA OF SPeciAlisation Wll NOt Be a HInderaNce to the successFul eXecutiOn oF THis TrAnsAction.AcKoWLeDge thIs MessAgE,so tHAt i Dan introduce yOU tO mY FamilY as gur FOrEiGn trUsted PartNer WHO SHall tAke CHarge OF our investMent ABroAd W ierE We nOW PlaN tO SetTlE.

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reply as soon as you can.

May the good Lord bless you and yaur family

Lary Moore Relum oonfidential email: [email protected] Regards.

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I WANT YOU tO ASSIST US IN iNVESTING THIS MONEY,BUT i WLL NOt WAnt oUR iDEntitY ReVEALed.I WiLL ALSO WaNt TO BUY PROPErtiES ANd StOCKS IN MULtinAtIONAL comPanieS and to engAge in otHer SaFe and non SrecULAtivE iNVeStMeNtS.

We have Been through a lot oF heaith and spirituai TURMOIL,HENCE WLL NEED YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND Assistance.

MAy I At tHiS Point eMPHaSIZe tHE HigH level Or CONFIDEntIALLItY WHICH tHIS BUSINESS DEMANdS AND HOPe You Wli not Betray tHe trust aNd conFidence WHIch We REPOSE IN YOU.

SHall Put yOU in tHe PiCtUre OF tHIS BuSiness.ie telL YOU W-ERE THE FUndS ARE CURRENtLY BEING MAintAINEd ANd ALSO dISCUSS OtHeR MOdALitieS InCLUdInG rEMUNerAtIOn FOr YOuR SerVICES I sHAli inFOrm you WtH the neXt LIne oF ActiOn As Soon as i receive your Positive response.

IS this PrOPositiOn attaInable?

iF it is,PleAsE Kindly FurNisH ME jMMEdiAtely By tHiS E-MAIL ADDRESS([email protected] ) [email protected]) WTH YQUR DIRECT TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS TO ENHANCE THE CONFIDENTIALLIY WHICH THIS BUSINESS DEMANDS.

BESt REGARDS

MR.SYLVANUS IAWRANCE.

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Sub: TRUGT Date: 11/12/2003 8:22:11 AM Eastern Standard Time

{Sent from the internet (Details) From: To: larrywiliamsoaklan.nom [email protected]

Near Sir.

i am Mr.LARRY WLLIAMS and 48yrs old man working as a

very confidential proposition for you. Provincial Manager of ( Bank Of Africa) Abidjan COTE D' iVOIRE(B.O.A).koumassi Branch. } have urgent and

to his farwarding addross but got no reply. After a consultant/oontractor with the Angola Mining Corporation, Mr. Richard Moss made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at S$20,000,000.00 (Twenty Million Dollars only) In my branch. Upon maturity. I sent a routine notinication month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract empioyers, the Angola Mining Corporation that Mr. Richard Moss died from an On June 6, 2000, a foreign mining automobile accident.

On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a WLL,and all attampls to trace his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Richard Moss did not declare any kin cr relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit 1.aperwork in my Bank. This sum of Us$20.000,000.00 is Sill sitting in my Bank and the Interest is heing roted over with the princinal sum at the end of each Aca'rding to Cote d' Ivoire Law, at the expiralion of yet'r. No ane will ever oome forward to claim it. 2 (tw years, the money will revert to the :.wnership of the Cote d' Ivoire Government if nobody applies to claim th. fund.

Conseque tly, my proposal ls that { will tike you as a foreigner te stand in as the next of kin to Mr. government oricials. This is simple, l will like you to provide immediately your full names and address so that the Attorney will prepare the necessary documents Riohard Mosa so that the fruits of this old man's Jatour will no" get into the hands of some corrupt: and affidavits whi:h will put you in place as the next

- beneficiary/next of kin. Ti.. money will he paid into of kin We shall en`ploy the service of JUSTICE for the world which you wilt provide will then facilitate prccessing and notarization of the WiLL and to obiain the necessary docurkents and letter of probate/administratior in your favour for the transfer. A hank account in any part of the transfer of this mone to you as the your acoount for us to sha.:- inthe ratio of 60% for me and 40% for you.

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transaction will be done by the JUsticE ar: my successful execution of this transactlon. If yot: Bre inierested, please reply immediately via the private that will help you understand the There is no riak at all as all the paperwork sor this position as the Branch Manager guarantees che email address helnw. Upon your response, I shall then provide you witn more details and relevant docunents transaction.

to invest my share in your oountry. Please observe utmost confidantiality, and rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance

Awaiting your urgent reply

Thanks and regards.

mr LARRY WLLIAMS

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[Date: [From Subj: O: Sent from the internet (Details) PLEASE CALL ME 00228 3066899 11/10/2003 5:54:30 AM Eastern Standard Time [email protected] [email protected]

2. Can we give you this trust? The amount is not so much at the moment and plus all the accumulated interest Now our questions are-- Dear Friend. I got your address via the internet. I have a nronosal for you -'titis huwever This is the story in a rutshell. Now we want an account overseas where we can 1. Can you handle this project? FroM tHe deSKOF MR RASAQ MOMO AUdItIng DEPARtMENt Bank of africa i am 49, and had worked with a bank (one of the Afrioan ieading banks in the doouments for this account. It is a oareful network ard for the past eleven the balance in this account stands at-Us$9.5 milion tisdollars. TEL.00228 9066809 which belong to a Syria national who is now late. When we discovered that Iate Syrian is aware of this account. transfer this funda. There after, we had planned to destroy all relatedi months we have worked out everything to ensure a hitch-free operation. West Coast). Here in this bank existed a dormant accaunt for the past 8 years there had been no denosits nor with drawals from this acoount for this long period, I and my lwo other colleagues deciced to oarry aut a system investigation and discovered that non of the family member nor relations of ihe not mandatory nor will I in any manner comnel you to honour against'your W. IS 1

Call ine at this direct line +228 9066899 after Consider this and get back at us as soon as nossible. Finally. it is our humble prayer that the informalion as contained herein he accorded the necessary attention, urgenoy as well as the secrecy it deserves. We Expect your urgent response if you oan handle this Respectfully yours. 3. Wiat will he your commission? sending a mail for confirmation. project. Mr raeAQ

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{Sent from (he intermst (Details) {Sub: (Date: From: Reply-to: TO: Great Opportunity- nkutu_snabant2nluxmail.com [email protected] nkutushabanmwebmail.co.za 11/8/2003 8:45:18 PM Eastern Standard Time

(Foreign Operation Department) Auditor Ned Bank Of South Africa

Re: TrANser OF ($ 136,000.000.00 USd) ONE HUNdrEd AND tHrTY SiX MiLLiOn dOlLArS

Daar Skt.

Wa want to transter to overseas ($ 135,000.000.00 USD) One hundred and Thirty six million United States Doliars) from a Bank in Afrioa, i want to esk you to quietly look for a rellable and honest pereon who will be capabie and fit to provide either an existing tn receive this money, even an empty a/c can serve to hank account or to set up a new Bank a/c immediately receive this money, as long as ynu wik rernain honest to me till the end for this iniponant hustness trusting in you and believing in God that you wili never fet ma down either now or in future.

Y am Mr,Nkutu Shaban. the Auditor Generai of a bank in Africa, during the course of our auditing t discovered a floating fund in an account opened in the bank in 1995 and sinoe 1998 nobody has operated on this acnount again, after going tnrough sor'ne old files in the records i disoovereu that tha owner of the account died without a heir} hence the money is tloating and if I do not remit this money out urgently it will be forfeited for nothing as the owner of this account is Mr. Frankline Sultivan, a foreigner, and a sailor, and he diad, since 1938. and no other person knows about this account or any thing conoerning it. the account has no other heneficiary and rny. investigation proved to me as well that Frankline Sulivan until his death was the manager Sutllv Coy (pty). SA.

re-apply for the payment of the remaining rest armount without any disappaint from your side, we shalt We will start the first transfer with Thirty six mitinn [$36,000.000] upon suinoessful transaction to your account.

to first transfer $36.000.000 (Thirty Six rmillion The amount involveri'is (USD 136M) One huindred and Thirty Six million United States Dollars, onty i want know any foreigner, I ain only cantacting you as a foreigner hecause this money can not be approved to a Unitad States Dollar trom this money inin a safe foreigners account abroad before the rest, but I don't

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tocai person here, without valid internatlonal foreign passport. butt oan orty be approved to any foreigner and foreign a/c because the'money is in us dollars and a foreigner too, (anii the money can only be approved with valid internationat passport or drivers license the former owner of the alc Mr, Frankline Sullvan is into a foreign alo.

I towever, we will slgn a binding agreemett, to bind down in this business, you are the first ard the only ustogether I got your contact address from my secretary who operates computer, I am revealing this to you with belleve in God that you will never let me person that I am contacting for this business, so please reply urgently' so that t will inform you the telephone and fax number including the fuf details of next step to take urgently. Send also your private the account to be used for the deposit.

to sign a binding agreement that wili,bind us together your country for withdrawal, sharing and investments. choioe where the fund will be safe. Before we fly to before transferring the money to any account of your I want us to meet face to face to build confidence and

fine.hecause the managerment is ready to approve this positive response and once l am convinced that youi are bank officiai who is deeply invoived with me in this payment to any foreigner who has correct informalion of this acoount, which { will give to yot, upon yotir I need your full co-operation to make this work capable and will meet up with instruction of a key business.

I need your strong assurance that you will never, ever with assurance that this money will be intaot let me down. With my influence and the position of the bank official we can transfer this money to any forelgner's reliable account which you can pravide pendingour physical arrival in your country for sharing.

come immediately to discuss with me face to face after ahead of the imoney going into the accouint. The bank official wil destroy ali doouments of transaction innmediatoly we recoive this nioney leaving no trace to any place and to build confidence you can which I will make this remittance in your presence and three of us will fly ta your country at least wo days

this fuhd in your account. I will use my nosition and I will apnly for anntal leave to get visa immediately I hear from you that you are ready tn ant and receive infiuence to obtain all legal approvats for onward transfer of this money to your account with apnropriate clearance from the relovant ministries and foreign exchange departments.

will he for expenses both parties might have incurred At the conclusion nf this husinesa, you will be given 35% af the totat amount, 60% wili be for rne, while 5%

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during the process df transferring.

Lit's a *atelite phone, when dieling, do not add South 'African country code, onty add your country's I look torward to your earliest reply through ny private #mail Caij : me on this tsl no 882_1648e85282 nternational dial out *ode.

God Bless You. Mr Nkutu Shaban. Thanks And Best Regards, Sincereiy. {Auditor Of Nad Bank Ot South Africa) Box 1287 Port Shepstone From Mr.Nkutu Shaban. Chaka -South Africa.

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