Posts Tagged ‘Money’

Was the Stimulus Bill the biggest waste of money or did we need to know how fast it takes fish to get drunk?

45: Testing how to control private home appliances in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts from an off-site computer ($800,000)

44: Repainting a rarely-used bridge in North Carolina ($3.1 million)

43: Renovating a desolate Wisconsin bridge that averages 10 cars a day ($426,000)

42: 4 new buses for New Hampshire ($2 million)

41: Repaving a 1-mile stretch of Atlanta road that had parts of it already repaved in 2007 ($490,000)

40: Florida beauty school tuition ($2.3 million)

39: Extending a bike path to the Minnesota Twins stadium ($500,000)

38: Beautification of Los Angeles’ Sunset Boulevard ($1.1 million)

37: Colorado Dragon Boat Festival ($10,000)

36: Developing the next generation of supersonic corporate jets in Maryland that could cost $80 million dollars each ($4.7 million)

35: New spring training facilities for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies ($30 million)

34: Demolishing 35 old laboratories in New Mexico ($212 million)

33: Putting free WiFi, Internet kiosks and interactive history lessons in 2 Texas rest stops ($13.8 million)

32: Replacing a single boat motor on a government boat in D.C. ($10,500)

31: Developing the next generation of football gloves in Pennsylvania ($150,000)

30: Pedestrian bridge to nowhere in West Virginia ($80,000)

29: Replacing all signage on 5 miles of road in Rhode Island ($4,403,205)

28: Installing a geothermal energy system to heat the “incredible shrinking mall” in Tennessee ($5 million)

27: University in Minnesota studying how to get the homeless to stop smoking ($230,000)

26: Large woody habitat rehabilitation project in Wisconsin ($16,800)

25: Replacing escalators in the parking garage of one D.C. metro station ($4.3 million)

24: Building an airstrip in a community most Alaskans have never even heard of ($14,707,949)

23: Bike and pedestrian paths connecting Camden, N.J. to Philadelphia, Penn. when there’s already a bridge that connects them ($23 million)

22: Sending 10 university undergrads each year from North Carolina to Costa Rica to study the rainforests ($564,000)

21: Road signs touting stimulus funds at work in Ohio ($1 million)

20: Researching how paying attention improves performance of difficult tasks in Connecticut ($850,000)

19: Kentucky Transportation Department awarding contracts to companies associated with a road contractor accused of bribing the previous state transportation secretary ($24 million)

18: Amtrak losing $32 per passenger nationally but rewarded with windfall ($1.3 billion)

17: Widening an Arizona interstate even though the company that won the contract has a history of tax fraud and pollution ($21.8 million)

16: Replace existing dumbwaiters in New York ($351,807)

15: Deer underpass in Wyoming ($1,239,693)

14: Arizona universities examining the division of labor in ant colonies (combined $950,000)

13: Fire station without firefighters in Nevada ($2 million)

12: “Clown” theatrical production in Pennsylvania ($25,000)

11: Maryland town gets money but doesn’t know what to do with it ($25,000)

10: Investing in nation-wide wind power (but majority of money has gone to foreign companies) ($2 billion)

9: Resurfacing a tennis court in Montana ($50,000)

8: University in Indiana studying why young men do not like to wear condoms ($221,355)

7: Funds for Massachusetts roadway construction to companies that have defrauded taxpayers, polluted the environment and have paid tens of thousands of dollars in fines for violating workplace safety laws (millions)

6: Sending 11 students and 4 teachers from an Arkansas university to the U.N. climate change convention in Copenhagen, using almost 54,000 lbs of carbon dioxide from air travel alone ($50,000)

5: Storytelling festival in Utah ($15,000)

4: Door mats to the Department of the Army in Texas ($14,675)

3: University in New York researching young adults who drink malt liquor and smoke pot ($389,357)

2: Solar panels for climbing gym in Colorado ($157,800)

1: Grant for one Massachusetts university for “robobees” (miniature flying robot bees) ($2 million)

http://a11news.com/1404/stimulus-waste-list/

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/After-a-flurry-of-stimulus-spending_-questionable-projects-pile-up-8474249-68709732.html

http://hannity.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/03/12/waste-102-the-final-list/

http://projects.propublica.org/tables/stimulus-investigations

The Iraq War has not cost 3 trillion, The Iraq War and Afghanistan War combined has cost 1.05 trillion and Im not sure where you get your information but funding for the War was not under the Stimulus bill.

http://www.nationalpriorities.org/costofwar_home

Are you planning to go camping this summer to save money on vacationing?

I was watching CNN which did a report on people in Wisconsin.. but by the way they made it sound, its like a national thing.. =O Are you going camping this summer because you can’t afford a regular vacation due to the recession?

Camping Supplies – Tips To Get Them Cheap And Save Money

You can go ahead and enjoy a fun-filled family vacation and save money at the same time. You can have camping trips using cheap camping supplies. Prepare for those trips by comparing prices and taking advantage of discounted prices for camping supplies through online shopping. Websites provide information about these supplies and can help you decide wisely. The good thing about it is that shopping for these items online can give you excellent value for money, which means you can have high quality supplies at relatively low prices. It also means taking a long view of your vacation needs. For example, buying high quality supplies will give you the luxury of using them a number of times more. In effect the cost of your supplies will be less over a period of time.

Your preparations for a family camping vacation include getting ready with provisions for camping gear, such as sleeping bags, cook wares and tents. For versatility, a tent that can accommodate up to 6 persons is ideal. Again browsing the websites can show you offers for this equipment of as low as 200 dollars. Sleeping bags are also available online at 50 dollars, and some even go cheaper at 20 dollars each. Take time to study each item. There is a wide range of choices for sleeping bags. If you camp during cold weather, choose the insulated type of sleeping bags.

Moreover, sleeping pads can make your rest or sleep more comfortable at the campground. They protect you from the creeping cold from the ground and cushions the area on which you put your sleeping bag. You can place orders for them at 10 dollars apiece. Another camping gear which you can purchase at reasonably cheap prices is a tarp, which goes for as low as 10 dollars. You put this item underneath to protect your tent from getting wet on the ground when it rains.

Cheap cooking wares for camping are also available by shopping online. Look out for coolers with big discounts. You need these pieces of equipment to keep your food and drinks cool while camping. Stoves and grills are also essential camping gears that can be purchased at low prices from the internet. Propane stoves for camping work well for cooking and you can save money by buying them at discounted prices.

It is possible there are other important camping supplies which you can readily found in your house. You will not need to buy items you already have, and save money in the process. Examples are old pans, pots, and skillets which you can use as cook ware in your camping vacation. Cook wares in cast iron are particularly useful, and for which you may be able to save much money since they can be expensive. Other items would include old plates, silverware, mugs, cups, even tablecloths, cutting boards and knives, all of which would come in handy when you prepare food at the camping site.

Alexander: Money matters for kids

Alexander: Money matters for kids
When my oldest daughter was learning to talk, among her very first words were “me,” “mine,” “money” and “more.”Apparently, “m’s” were easy to pronounce, and she certainly had her priorities in order.Now she’s 21, and I’m proud to say she looks beyond “me” and “mine” these days. But being a college student, “money” and “more” still matter.Maybe I should take her for a stroll through the Money …

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Help Your Way to Millions Hard Principles On Making Money

Time and again, people have been fascinated with wealth. Treasure hunters, bankers, Las Vegas casino gamblers, kings, tomb raiders, stock brokers, you and me, all of us want wealth. The world has been changed because of the search for wealth and a better place in the New World. Why are we awestruck with money and wealth? Power. People are enthralled by it. Everyone is captivated by it or spellbound by its raw ability to change circumstances and conditions. However, for most of us, wealth is a very elusive goal. It is like the mystical unicorn or the legendary fountain of eternal youth. For most people finding wealth is the Holy Grail quest with which they live by.

Here are down to earth, hard and irrefutable principles on wealth. Let these things be life principles that you will live by. Take them as your own, and let the ideas transform you. Practice this on a daily basis until it becomes a lifestyle. You should try and live with these principles, in order for them to be effective.

1. Sow seeds.

One of the most important thing to do is to invest. We can learn a lot from a farmer. A farmer sows his seeds every planting season. He does not eat the seeds for the next planting seasons. He might get hungry for a week or two, but he will be bountiful for the rest of the year. We should also try to invest. Ask yourself, what investment should I go into? Is your money just sitting in a bank? It is a very bad idea. Don’t let it sit. Plant your seeds. Sow them in fruitful endeavors and finally, do not max out your profits. Try to channel everything back to your business. Your capital should remain capital investments to further develop your financial capacity.

2. No pain, no gain.

Hard work is quintessential in the accumulation of wealth. I have to stress this out in most of my seminars and conferences. People nowadays are very accustomed to the instant lifestyle. We want instant success, instant happiness. Our culture is based on fast food, speed dating, automatic machines and electronic equipment. Somehow, this concept is carried over to our concept of wealth. A lot of books these days delve in the topic of how to get rich quickly. Many people, without having sound investment plans, are fooled into shady investments and networking schemes. No pain, no gain. In order to be happy, suffering is inevitable. Pain is a celebration of life and going near it is discipline. If you truly want to be rich not just in monetary aspects, you will undergo this evolutionary process of making wealth.

3. Live within your means.

People should live within their means. Unlike the West, Asians have a very good work ethic. Apart from this, they also know that the secret to success is living a simple life. Most often than not, they are very modest when it comes to spending and wise in their investments. There are two kinds of rich people: the one who has an excess of everything and the one whose needs are limited but met. Living a simple life means that you will have more savings and these savings are seeds for investments. Investments, in turn, creates wealth.

4. Meet the needs of people.

The reason why you are blessed is not because you are lucky. With great powers come great responsibilities. We are all given the potential to create wealth. At the same time, we are all called to be responsible with our use of money and valuable resources. Meet the needs of people. Why is WalMart successful? It is because it is meeting the needs of people everywhere! Where there is a need, there is an opportunity to create wealth. The war drive in the Middle East, for the most part, is actually a very fertile soil for investments. Why? Because there are needs to be met there.

There’s this story about an island where there people don’t wear shoes. Two shoe salesmen went there. The first one said, there is no market here. I will leave as soon as possible because people here don’t wear shoes. The second salesman immediately called his company. He asked that thousands of shoes are needed in the island because the market is huge.
Ask yourself, where can I meet needs? Do we need a restaurant in this area of town? Can I sell my home made turkey ham because the needs are great? Who might need something? How can I help?

5. Have a vision.

Vision is important. Vision is the ability to see things that are yet unseen, and the ability to turn these things into reality. Studies show that the probability that a vision comes to pass is increased by as much as 50% when the vision is written down. Write down what drives you. Meditate on it. What are the things that I need? Do I need a team to help me out in fulfilling my vision? Do you know why Microsoft came into reality? We have Microsoft because a high school kid had a vision that one day, every household in the world would have a personal computer. Back then, PCs are luxurious equipment and it seemed crazy to have such a vision.

Only crazy people can turn the world upside down. Believe in yourself. Wealth is there, we are all given the potential to make it. Your past and your failures should drive you to continue and strive for the best. Excellence should be there in everything that you are doing. Mediocrity does not have a part if you want to make millions. Discipline is important. I know that you can do it. Take heart my friend because great things start from small beginnings.

Beware Of Africans ( Senegal, Liberia, Nigeria,Ethiopia) and Their Money Schemes and Snares

Beware Of Africans (Senegal, Liberia, Nigeria)and Their Money Schemes & Snares

I believe that no other time is most suitable than now, for me to take this opportunity to write to you of Africans and their BIG MONEY MARKETING TRADE SCHEMES. I am currently sick and tired of the erroneous stories that I have been seeing from time to time in my mailbox. Please note that I have absolutely no animosity against any African or any other race. At the end of my article you would be convinced of the different types of people there are on this earth, the extent a person would go to for MONEY, even mentioning God’s name amongst all those lies without any remorse. I would include some personal examples of e- mails I received.

I just cannot understand why people do these things. I want to say I did not get caught with any of these scheming e-mailers. The first time I got one of those emails I must be honest and say that my heart did went out, as any normal human being would after reading and trying to digest such sad stories.

Receiving email after email reading more heart rending plights you automatically would try to help. But then it starts to get queerer and then money shows up itself. E.g. you are asked to help fund them in some way either for food/raiment. I mean about 60% of Africa is poor and hearing about people who in a refugee camp and doesn’t have food to eat etc, would surely break your heart.

What I realized with my first experience was that I made a mistake replying to the first email but I just didn’t want to be harsh and turn away from even hearing someone’s cry.

I wish very much that some how God would convict these people and help them to stop their filthy lies and turn away from their evil ways. God said in his word that money is the ROOT OF ALL EVIL. I have seen that displayed so many times people can do imaginable things to get fame and wealth. Schemers remember that you are giving your country a bad reputation and know one would want to issue any help to you. Also sometime in your life you would really need someone to display kindness to you and I am afraid to say that you maybe shunned.

I guess that you are completely unaware that you all can be goggled and search through various search engines or is it that you know and just don’t care. Maybe this hoax’s has been so successful over the years that you all think that everybody just would jump and send you money without launching an investigation.

WEBSITES YOU CAN FIND THESE AFRICAN SCHEMERS ON

Personal Experiences

I am just sick and tired of receiving emails from Africa, various parts such as; Nigeria, Senegal, Ethiopia etc. The first one I ever received was from Ms. Jane Mpka. The first e- mail from her was that she wanted to make friends with me and that she is living in a refugee camp in Senegal Africa. Right away I responded to the e- mail “saying hello and I hope all is well etc”.

The next day I received a letter in the form of an email stating that she is having such a horrible time at the camp and that she is seeking my help. That evening when I got home I told my uncle about it and he said he received a mail just so, when I went to see it was the same exact mail she had sent me. I started to wonder how she got our emails and how is it that she trust me and wants my help without ever meeting or seeing me.

Think about it this way if u trust someone to help you, wouldn’t you wait and see if that person would help you instead of rushing off to different people at the same time. I said to myself something is up so I played the game. See the following email. Quote on quote just as she sends it to me I just copied and pasted it.

WILL LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT YOU.?

From:

Jane Mpka (jane270_4real@yahoo.com)

Sent:

Saturday, September 13, 2008 8:35:56 AM

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Dearest in Heart,
How are you today together with your work hope fine. I am more than happy in your reply to my mail, I believe this is a good beginning of a long term relationship, well i thank God for keeping me till this moment here in Senegal, My Name is Jane Mpka,24yrs,a young girl from Republic of Liberia in West Africa, and presently am residing in the refugee camp here in Dakar as a result of the civil war going on in my country(Liberia),please don’t be discouraged for hearing this. My late father Col. Daniel Mpka was one of the high officers in the leadership of the formal president Charles Taylor who is now in exile after many innocent souls were killed. My father was unlucky to be among those that were killed by the rebel, on that fateful day I was just like a person whose life has finished on this earth seeing my father and pregnant mother being killed in a minute. In fact, I don’t like telling this story because it causes me a lot of pain and sorrow all the day. It was only me is alive now and I managed to make out my way to a near by country Senegal where am leaving now. Meanwhile dear I would like to know more about you, your likes and dislikes, hobbies and what you are doing presently(business).I will tell you more about myself in my next mail, like I always say that distant or language does not matter, but true love does. Attached here is my picture.

Hoping to hear from you soonest.
Best Regards
Miss Jane

Continuation of Ms. Jane Mpka

HAPPY TO HEAR FROM YOU.?

From:

Jane Mpka (jane270_4real@yahoo.com)

Sent:

Wednesday, September 17, 2008 12:52:51 PM

My Dearest,
How are you today together with your health which is the most important thing to me, I hope fine? I am more than happy in your reply to my mail, well, mine is not so easy here in Dakar Senegal. In this refugee we are only allowed to go out only two times in a week. It’s just like one staying in the prison and I hope by Gods grace I will come out here soon.
I don’t have any relatives now whom I can go to all my relatives ran away in the middle of the war the only person i have now is Rev. Christopher John who is the pastor of the (Christ for all Churches) here in the refugee he has been very nice to me since i came here but am not living with him rather am leaving in the women’s hostel because the refugee have two hostels one for men the other for women.
The Pastors Tel number is (00221-77409-33-39) I will be waiting for your call by 4; pm my own time, if you call and tell him that you want to speak with me he will send for me in the hostel. As a refugee here i don’t have any right or privilege to any thing be it money or whatever because it is against the law of this country.
I want to go back to my studies because I only attended my first year before the tragic incident that lead to my been in this situation now took place. Please listen to this, I have my late father’s Statement of Account and Death Certificate here with me which I will send to you later, because when he was alive he deposited some amount of money in a leading bank in Europe which he used my name as the next of kin, the amount in question is $4.7M (Four Million seven Hundred Thousand Dollars).
So I will like you to help me transfer this money to your account and from it you can send me some money for me to get my travelling documents and air ticket to come over to meet with you.
 So in the light of above I will like you to keep it to yourself and don’t tell it to anyone for I am afraid of loosing my life and the money if people get to know about it. Remember am giving you all this information due to the trust I deposed on you. I like honest and understanding people, truthful and a man of vision, truth and hardworking. My favourite language is English but our language is French but I speak English very fluently. Meanwhile I will like you to call me, like I said I have a Lot to tell you. Have a nice day and think about me.
Waiting to hear from you soonest.
Best Regards
Miss Jane

Continuation of Ms. Jane Mpka

PLEASE MY LOVE CONTACT THIS BANK FOR COMFIRMATION AND TRANSFER.?

From:

Jane Mpka (jane270_4real@yahoo.com)

Sent:

Thursday, September 18, 2008 4:26:50 AM

My Darling Abigail.
How are you today together with your health which is the most important thing to me, I believe that you are doing well.
As for me am fine here with all hope to meet with you immediately after the transfer of my money to your position for a better life.
God will bless and reward you for every effort you are about to make to see me out from this horrible prison called refugee camp where i am living today as a result of  the untimely death of my parents(may their gentle souls rest in peace).
I thank God for the life of Rev Emmanuel George the pastor of the church located in the camp where I recieve and send emails to you. He is very kind and caring also like a father to us.
Here  is the contact information of the bank in Scotland where the money was deposited by my late father is as follows,
Name: ROYAL BANK  OF SCOTLAND PLC
Email Address:(info@scotlandtransferdepatment.zzn.com )
(costumerservice@royalfinance.zzn.com)
Name of Director: Sir Fred A. Goodwin
Telephone number: +44-7031-997-966
Fax number :+44- 8704-714-630
Already I have informed this bank about my intention to claim my late father’s deposit of which my name appears as the next of kin.
The only thing the bank told me is to look for a foreign partner who will assist me in the transfer due to my refugee status here in Senegal, as a refugee I am not allowed direct claim of the money but through an appointed representative as the united refugee law governing refugee all over the world states.
 
Based on this information I will like you to send an email to the transfer department of the bank with this email address:( costumerservice@royalfinance.zzn.com)
(info@scotlandtransferdepatment.zzn.com )
 Attention Sir Fred A. Goodwin the foreign transfer officer of the bank telling him that you are my representative and that you want to assist me transfer my 4.7 million dollars deposited by my late father of which am the next of kin.
THE ACCOUNT INFORMATION ARE AS FOLLOWS.
ACCOUNT NAME IS COL.DANIEL MPKA
AMOUNT 4.7 MILLION US DOLLARS.
NEXT OF KIN MISS JANE MPKA.
ACCOUNT NUMBER RBSCBS-43483002
 
God bless you as you do this today by sending email to the Bank.
Waiting to to hear from you again.
Your’s love Jane

Continuation of Ms. Jane Mpka

I THANK GOD FOR YOU?

From:

Jane Mpka (jane270_4real@yahoo.com)

Sent:

Friday, September 19, 2008 7:49:57 AM

To:

My Dearest Friend Abigail,
How are you today and your health which is the most important thing to me, I hope fine? As for me am fine here with all hope to be with in your country immediately after the transfer of my money into your account, Dear I thank you so much for your caring and been there for me, Dear honestly I want you to know that it is the will of God that I knew you, and I believe that there is a purpose about that, and I pray that God will provide and bless you in all you do to help me,
Dear honestly life here is very difficult and tough, No good food, even good medical treatment, one is really suffering here, I pray that God will help you understand what am passing through here,
Dear the Rev told me that you called, but it was very late, according to what the Rev said, is like we are 5hrs ahead your time, as I write you now is 11:38am in the morning, So you know that actually time to call me, I really want to hear your voice, Dear I thank you so much for your picture too,
So dear am pleading with you to help me so that I can come from here, try as much as you can to contact the bank with their address which i send to you, as to know the procedure of the transfer, and please do keep me inform once you hear from them,
Dear am really suffering here, I wish it will be possible for you to send to me a little money for my feeding, I will be very happy about that, So dear try and contact the bank concerning the transfer, I thank you once again for your love and concern towards me, until I hear from you again, have a lovely weekend and think about me.

yours best friend
Jane

Continuation of Ms. Jane Mpka

PLEASE DEAR DON’T ABANDON ME.?

From:

Jane Mpka (jane270_4real@yahoo.com)

Sent:

Monday, September 22, 2008 8:10:48 AM

Hello Dear,
How are you today, I hope fine? As for me am fine here with all hope that you will assist me to come out from here immediately after the transfer of my money into your account,
Dear I thank you so much for your concern towards me, I pray that God will bless and reward abundantly for that, Dear am really suffering here, leaving here is just like one leaving in prison, I pray that God will help you understand what am passing through here,
Dear I feel little sad today, for few days now you haven’t write me, please dear write me so that I know how you feel, Meanwhile I will like to know if you have heard from the bank and what was their respond? Please do let me know in your next mail, until I hear from you again, have a nice day and think about me.

Yours Friend
Jane

THINK ABOUT MY CONDITION AND WHAT AM PASSING THROUGH.?

From:

Jane Mpka (jane270_4real@yahoo.com)

Sent:

Tuesday, September 23, 2008 6:00:22 AM

Hello Dear,

How are you today and your health which means a lot to me, I hope fine? As for me am not fine, since after reading your mail am not feeling fine? I pray that God will help you understand what am passing through here, honestly my dear am really replying you this mail with tears, I believe that you will understand me, am really confused about your mail, I respond to your brothers email thinking that it is the same email since both is the same surname, and since you have accept helping me, God knows am not seeking help from any other person,only,am writing you this for you to understand, but if you will understand better, but if not, I will be happy also, then I know that is how God want it,

Dear I have understand the doubt you have inside you, honestly only God knows, am not asking you to give me your bank account, am only asking you to help me so that the money which my father left for me can be transferred into your account, but since it has gotten like this, let just forget about the transfer, if you can help me come over there, then i will be there with you, then we can plan about the transfer together, you know the reason why am seeking for your help about the transfer is that, when the bank made the transfer you can then send me some money through it for me to get my passport and other travelling documents, So dear help me, I pray that God will help you understand what am really passing through here, I want you to know that it is the will of God that I knew you, and I believe that there is a purpose about it,

So dear think about my condition and what am passing through, until

THINK ABOUT MY CONDITION AND WHAT AM PASSING THROUGH.?

From:

Jane Mpka (jane270_4real@yahoo.com)

Sent:

Tuesday, September 23, 2008 6:00:22 AM

To:

Abigail Chandler (danina.1@hotmail.com)

Hello Dear,

How are you today and your health which means a lot to me, I hope fine? As for me am not fine, since after reading your mail am not feeling fine? I pray that God will help you understand what am passing through here, honestly my dear am really replying you this mail with tears, I believe that you will understand me, am really confused about your mail, I respond to your brothers email thinking that it is the same email since both is the same surname, and since you have accept helping me, God knows am not seeking help from any other person,only,am writing you this for you to understand, but if you will understand better, but if not, I will be happy also, then i know that is how God want it,

Dear i have understand the doubt you have inside you, honestly only God knows, am not asking you to give me your bank account, am only asking you to help me so that the money which my father left for me can be transferred into your account, but since it has gotten like this, let just forget about the transfer, if you can help me come over there, then i will be there with you, then we can plan about the transfer together, you know the reason why am seeking for your help about the transfer is that, when the bank made the transfer you can then send me some money through it for me to get my passport and other travelling documents, So dear help me, I pray that God will help you understand what am really passing through here, I want you to know that it is the will of God that i knew you, and i believe that there is a purpose about it,

So dear think about my condition and what am passing through, until i hear from you again, have a lovely day and think about me.

Yours Friend

Jane.

I hear from you again, have a lovely day and think about me.

Yours Friend

Jane.

Continuation of Ms. Jane Mpka

Until i hear from you?

From:

Jane Mpka (jane270_4real@yahoo.com)

Sent:

Friday, September 26, 2008 8:23:51 AM

Hello My Dearest Friend,

How are you today and your health, I hope fine? As for me am fine here with all hope that you will assist me in coming out from here that am leaving today, Dear i thank you so much for your concerning and caring towards me, I pray that God will bless and reward you abundantly in all your effort,

Dear am happy reading your lovely mail which gives me joy and hope, Dear i really understand your mail, and i pray that God will also help you in understand all that i will tell you, All i know was that my late father was a Colonel during the time of Charles Taylor, he died on November 2004,but i don’t actually remember the date, in our country General hospital, that’s all i know about that, Our address is plot 17-18 board st Monrovia Liberia.

I believe that you can understand me, Dear honestly, whenever i think and remember about my past it makes me to start crying, I wish that all this painful life will one day end, Dear i wish you will help me come over there, then we will see how possibility it will be doing the transfer together, honestly am really afraid of things, I don’t want disclose about this to any other person, am happy that is only your brother and you that knows about this, that is why am pleading with you now to help me, so that i can come out from here, then when i come over there we can plan about the transfer together, or you can direct me to someone whom you trust and some i will see face to face and understand the person too well; So dear think about all i have said, I pray that God will help you understand it all, until i hear from you again, have a nice weekend and remain bless.

Yours friend

Jane.

SHE IS OUT OF AFRICA

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PASS EFFORT?

From:

Jane Mpka (jane270_4real@yahoo.com)

Sent:

Tuesday, November 04, 2008 5:29:44 AM

Hello Dear,
How are you, hope you are good. You might think that i have forgotten you. Though it is indeed, quite some time. On my singular, I am much delighted and privileged to contact you again, after couple of days now. It takes fate, courage and God’s fearing to remember old friends and at the same time, to show gratification to them, despite circumstances that made things, not worked out as we projected then. I take this liberty to inform you that, the transaction we were pursing together, finally worked out by God’s infinite mercy and I decided to contact you, just to let you know. I have conscience as a human being, due to your tremendous effort and contribution to make things work out in retrospect. Meanwhile, I must inform you that, I am presently in London at the moment with my partner, which after some weeks there we will move to Island for numerous business negotiations and establishment. I just arrived yesterday night and checked in, in a hotel and decided to go down to the hotel business center to mail you. Now, with my sincere heart, I have raised and signed an International Cashier’s Bank Draft, to the tune of USD$500,000.00 ( FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DECIMAL ZERO-ZERO UNITED STATES DOLLARS) only in your name as COMPENSATION to your dedication, humanity and contribution, as it were. Please, contact NOW,I left the draft with the assistant pastor in the

refugee camp who has taking over in the camp since pastor Emmanuel George has been transfer to another place. his contact information are as follows. He is a reverend barrister.
 
Name: Rev.Christopher John (Active pastor)
E-mail :jrevchristopher@yahoo.com
Telephone number : +221-77-318-45-00
 
You are to forward to him, the following :
1. YOUR FULL NAME & ADDRESS
2. YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER (If necessary)
 
He, will advise you further about the shipment of the ICBD to your Residence Address or Office Address you may provided. Feel free to reach him via this very mail address and telephone immediately so, your early

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Reverend Christopher’s Johns follow up to scheme me money, seemingly a trick from Jane.

URGENT RESPOND?

From:

Rev Christopher John (jrevchristopher@yahoo.com)

Sent:

Wednesday, November 05, 2008 11:07:41 AM

Dear Beloved Sister In the Lord,
How are you once again, I hope God is in control? Let’s His name be exalted, I understand your mail, and concerning the delivery cost, the amount is  136,931.98cfa,in our local currency here, which is 270dollars,So  you are to send it with the address and the name which i send to you, Do call me or send me mail to let me know about that information when you send the money,(0022-77-318-45-00).God Bless.
Rev. Christopher John.

PLEASE REPLY?

From:

Rev Christopher John (jrevchristopher@yahoo.com)

Sent:

Wednesday, November 05, 2008 1:30:42 PM

Beloved Sister,
I understand your mail ,the amount is 270us dollar(two hundred and seventy US Dollars)
So inform me once you send the money, you can call me now.
Rev Christopher John.

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MS. NAFI COUMBER

Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2009 08:03:05 -0700
From: nafi_coumber@yahoo.com
Subject: Hello dear new friend
To:

Hello dear new friend, How are you today i hope that every things is ok with you as is my pleasure to contact you in having communication with you if you will have the desire with me so that we can get to know each other better and see what happened in future.

 I will be very happy if you can write me through my email for easiest communication and to know all about each other, i will be waiting to hear from you as i wish you all the best for your day.

Yours New Friend,
Nafi.

Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:14:00 -0700
From: nafi_coumber@yahoo.com
Subject: i will like to know more about you
To: danina.1@hotmail.com

Hi Dear ,
 
thanks for your mail, how is life over there in your country? How is business and the day? i believe you had a nice days and that the arthmosphere over there in your country is very nice today? Mine was a little bit colder over here in Senegal. Having searched through the internet from where i got your email address, i simply have the good memories that you must be a sincere and reliable person, that is why i decided to drop some few lines of words to you, hoping that it will finds you in good faiths.
 
My name is Miss Nafi Coumber i am 23yrs but age doesn’t matter in a real relationship, so i am confortable with your age, I am from Rwanda in Africa, 5.4ft tall, fair in complexion, single, never married and presently i am residing here in Senegal as a result tragic incident of war which took place in my country some years past.
 
My late father Chief Dr Ibrahim Coumber was the managing director of true capitaliste cocoa industries Ltd in KIGALI the capital city of Rwanda. my country before the rebels attacked our house one early morning and killed my mother and my father in cold blood.
 
It was only me that is alive now and I managed to make my way to a near by country Senegal where i am leaving now as a refugee under the united nations care, and i am using the computer here to send these message to you. I am searching for true friendships, love and someone reliable, who i will share my feelings, experiences and lots more together, and i hope that you will be the true one for me that is why i write you so that we can get to know each other very well, i am ready to relocate to your country, so please kindly let me know if we can get closer to each other and see what the future meant for us.
 
I would like to know more about you. Your likes and dislikes, your hobbies and what you are doing presently. I will tell you more about myself in my next mail.
Attached here is my picture.
 
Hoping to hear from you soonest.
 
Yours Sincerely,
Nafi.

Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2009 01:21:00 -0700
from: nafi_coumber@yahoo.com
Subject: here is all about me, i need your help please
To: danina.1@hotmail.com

Dearest ,
I am more than happy in your reply to my mail. How are you this morning? How was your night? Hope fine. Mine is a little bit cold over here in Dakar Senegal. In this camp we are only allowed to go out from the camp only on Mondays and Fridays of the weeks. It’s just like one staying in the prison and i hope by Gods grace i will come out here soon. i don’t have any relatives now whom i can go to all my relatives ran away in the middle of the war, the only person i have now is (Rev.Joachim Diouf ) who is the pastor of the (St Peter’s Catholic Parish) here in the camp he has been very nice to me since i came here but i am not living with him rather i am leaving in the women’s hostel because the camp have two hostels, one for men the other for women.

The Pastors Tel number is (+221-76-493-35-37) if you call and tell him that you want to speak with me, he will send for me in the hostel. As a refugee here i don’t have any right or privilege to any thing be it money or whatever because it is against the law of this country.I want to go back to my studies because i only attended my first year before the traggic incident that lead to my being in this situation now took place, Please listen to this(it’s a secret, even the Reverend don’t know about it),i have my late father’s statement of account and his death certificate here with me which i will send to you latter, because when he was alive he deposited some amount of money in one of the leading bank which he used my name as the next of kin, the amount in question is $2.7(Two Million Seven Hundred Thousand US Dollars).So i will like you to help me transfer this money to your account and from it you will send some money for me to get my travelling documents and air ticket to come over to meet with you. I kept this secret to people in the camp here .So in the light of above i will like you to keep it to yourself and don’t tell it to anyone for i am afraid of loosing my life and the money if people gets to know about it. Remember i am giving you all this information due to the trust i deposed on you. I like honest and understanding people, truthful and a person of vision, truth and hardworking .My favourite language is English but our language is French but i speak English very fluently. Meanwhile i will like you to call me like i said i have a lotted to tell you. Have a nice day and think about me. Waiting to hear from you soonest.

Yours in love,

Nafi

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Ms. ANITA SAMEUL

Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:12:29 +0200
Subject: Hi
From: anitaasamuel2009@yahoo.gr

Hi

my regards to your family, I felt like communicating with you my name is Miss Anita Samuel, single and never married before, am 5.8fit tall, Average stature. It is my pleasure with due respect to cultivate a healthy friendship with you with due respect. I have great interest in travelling; my hubbies are reading and dancing.
 
Today I found your e-mail id in yahoo forward friend pages, then I took the opportunity to write to you as I will really want us to be good friends, and I will so much appreciate it if we can click together as one great friends. I will sent you my photo at least for you to see who is writing to you.

I will like you to contact me back, So that I will give you full explanation about myself, and reasons and purpose why I have contacted you.
 
Feel free to write me back .
 
Your’s Sincerely .
Anita

CONTINUATION OF Ms. ANITA SAMEUL

Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:36:42 +0000
From: anitaasamuel2009@yahoo.gr
Subject: All about ME/I Need Your Help
To: danina.1@hotmail.com

 Dear,
Thanks for your reply to my mail. I am writing this mail to you with tears and sorrow from my heart, Life has ways of changing your plans even if you are not ready for the change.
 

My name is Anita Samuel  Makki , my mother was Ethiopian while my father was a Liberian. I took after my mother in every physical structure. Educationally, I am Medical student, yet to complete my University program and I was only doing my second year when the unexpected happened and I lost my parents in the hands of Liberian Government Secret Police. From this point my life and my career got scatted until now that I have decided to pick my bits and pieces to move forward.
 

Actually the story of my father and Liberia Government will make a whole book but time will not permit me to say it all here but briefly I want to let you know that my father was a diamond stone dealer but the Government caused him of illegitimate diamond stone dealings with the rebels. The government seized his license, seal his personal bank accounts in Liberia and kidnapped my mother and which up till now; I do not know if she is dead or still a life somewhere. This is the story behind my living the country to Senegal where I am at present seeking refuge in the Church and living a low profile life in order to protect myself.
 

Please I decided to write you because I have no other alternative. Since after the death of my father in the hands of Liberian Government Secret Police I have been in a very big difficulty of how to safeguard the money that my father left for me in his foreign account before his death because the money is a huge amount of $7.8 million dollars presently in a bank. I am afraid I don’t know how and where to start about it. I have a dream of completing my education there in your country and invest all my late father’s funds there in your country.I will compensate you reasonably with 10% of the total money and 5% for any expenses that might come up in this transfer.
 

As regards the security of my life there is no other option left for me to seek for outside cooperation than through this medium and I would have loved to come to meet you but to be very honest with you, I do not have the financial means to sponsor myself at the moment. I proposed you to come if it is possible for you as well. Please if you can help me to stand for me as my foreign partner so that the bank can transfer this money to your account in your country so that after the transfer you will help me to come out of this place to come and meet with you in your country to start a better life with you.
 

I am appealing to you to be my guardian in this project to receive the fund into your account before we meet or if possible you can sponsor me to come over before the bank transfer the fund I will also like it, Please if you know that you can help me without  betraying me after the transfer of my money into your account in your country try to reply me urgently as I will explain more to you and we can discuss fully and God will always bless you for your help which I know you shall never regret.
 

I have been very much afraid to disclose this issue to strangers but I can not keep silence forever due my sufferings has gotten to an extent I can not even eat 3 square meals a day. Therefore the journey to survive is defendant on outside help so it would be extremely difficult to plan these arrangements alone without involving somebody who is business oriented. Conclusively I will like to know if you will be available to cooperate with me in this project. I hereby enclosed with my late father’s WILL and I have attached my photo here for you to know what I look like .I am open to any question.
 
Thank you for your attention.

Yours sincerely.

Anita

RECEIVED ON SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2009

JOHNSON ENGINEERING COMPANY,

26, V-Island Road,
Ikeja Avenue,
Lagos-Nigeria.
 
Dear Friend,
 
I am Rev. David Johnson from Canada, I have been an international contractor
that
collects contract from Big Companies and countries, I got involved in one
contract in Nigeria which my payment was refused, I was down and almost lose
hope.
 
After 2 years of this contract, I later talked to God to assist me in getting
this money. I made a vow to benefit someone with the sum of Nine hundred
thousand United State Dollars (USD $900,000) draft payment if my payment could
be approved and to my surprise I was called upon by the Nigeria Government
sometimes last month that my contract file have been looked into and it is
ready
for payment. I never believed it until I was advised by my Pastor and later
moved
down to Nigeria and to my unbelievable surprise I was paid this money.

Due to my pledge to God I have agreed to show the person that i will be sending
the Nine hundred thousand United State Dollars (USD $900,000) through ballot
system on the internet which happened to be your email so you are lucky. What
you have to do now is to get in touch with my secretary Mr. Robert Dennis and
instruct him on how to send your USD $900,000 Bank draft to you.
 
BELOW IS THE CONTACT OF MY SECRETARY
 
Mr. Robert Dennis
Office Phone: +234-802-756-7656.
 
E-mail address: robertdennis@chatdd.com
 
Send to my secretary your contact address and telephone number, let him make
arrangement for the shipment of your draft to your doorstep and also you can
give him a call to confirm your address. What I want you to believe now is that
this is the opportunity which God have promised you this year so it is better
you have it in time before it goes again from you so contact my secretary in
time. And for your information presently I am in the United Kingdom for another
contract so I want you to go into prayer with me for the success of this
contract.
 
With Best Regards,
Rev. David Johnson.

This email response was from one of my baits to catch up WITH A SCHEMER!!

Get back to me with your preferred option of payment!!!??????

From:

Robert Dennis (robertdennis@chatdd.com)

Sent:

Wednesday, September 16, 2009 8:33:44 AM

To:

danina.1@hotmail.com

Personal Assistance and Secretary To
Rev. David Johnson
JOHNSON ENGINEERING COMPANY,
26, V-Island Road,
Ikeja Avenue,
Lagos-Nigeria.
Office Phone  : +234-802-756-7656

Thanks for your email response; I have been expecting you to contact me since my boss Rev. David Johnson kept a sum of USD $900,000 under my care before he travelled out of the country with his partner for business project. I am Mr Robert Dennis, his secretary and also his Personal Assistance. He has left instructions for me to assist you on how your funds will get to you so you can count on me for that.

It might interest you to know that all arrangements has already been concluded in regards to the immediate disbursement of your fund to you accordingly. Without wasting much of time, it is my pleasure to notify you on the payment schedule as I have (4) options in disbursing your funds to you. It is then left for you to choose the best option that suites you accordingly. The options are as follows:

1. Through an International Diplomatic courier service, this way your fund will be officially packaged in a consignment and delivered to your door-step by a Certified Diplomat. Note that this option will cost you a sum of $150. This fee is meant for the visa arrangement and flight expenses of the Diplomat that is responsible for the delivery of the CONSIGNMENT BOX to you.

2. Through Telegraphic transfer, this way your fund will be wired directly into your nominated Bank account as designated and means your banking information will be needed so as to enable the foreign remittance director start processing your payment file prior to subsequent release of your fund into your Bank account without any further delay. Note that this option Will Cost you a sum of $220 and this payment is meant for the Cost of Transfer (COT) of your fund into your account as well as the mailing fee of the needed documents to you.
3. Through a Certified bank draft which will be delivered to your door-step by an approved courier service. This way your full contact address will be needed for successful delivery of your Certified Bank draft to you as designated. This option Will Cost you a sum of $100 and this fee is meant for the delivery charges of the bank draft to you but note that the bank draft will take 48 hours to clear off the bank.

4. Through an (ATM CARD), this way your full contact address, including your banking information will be needed so as to enable the foreign remittance director start processing your payment file prior to subsequent release of your fund/ATM Card to your door-step without any further delay. This Will Cost you a sum of $110. This fee is meant for the preparation of the ATM Card and also for the delivery charges of your ATM Card to you. All the needed information will be provided to you including the pin code of the ATM Card and you will have access to withdraw at least $100,000 daily from the ATM Card.

You are further advised to choose from the above listed options on the mode which you wish to receive your funds with and upon receipt of your response; I will start taking the next necessary procedural steps prior to the routing of your funds to you accordingly. Also be informed that all the necessary documentations evidencing this project will be forwarded to you for your documentation and reference as we proceed..

Thank you once again for your anticipated cooperation in advance while i await your urgent response.

Congratulations in advance!!!

Warmest Regards,
Mr. Robert Dennis

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