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by Arnold Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:17 am
If you need convincing the scammers are scum....
I don't know if it's the first, but it won't be the last.
YOUR ASSISTANT IS NEEDED URGENTLY

from Mrs Aishat Mohammed <[email protected]>
reply-to [email protected]
to date Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 3:12 AM
subject YOUR ASSISTANT IS NEEDED URGENTLY
mailed-by msn.com
hide details 3:12 AM (19 hours ago)
Dear,

My name is Mrs Aishat Mohammed, I know that this mail will come to you as a surprise.I am the bill and exchange manager of African Development Bank Federal Republic of Benin here. I hope that you will not expose or betray this trust and confident that I am about to repose on you for the mutual benefit of our both families. I need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of $25.3million immediately to your direct account which the popular artist ,the king of the hip hop Micheal Jackson is the owner of the account.

Upon receipt of your reply, I will send you the full details on how the transaction will be executed, and also note that you will have 40% of the above mentioned sum if you agree to transact the business with me and pls note that we have no time to waste.

Reply to this private e-mail; [email protected]

Looking forward for your urgent respnose.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs Aishat Mohammed.

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by Steven Milner Thu Jul 16, 2009 3:11 pm
Deriving from the above, apparently Lisa Marie Presley is now in charge of Michael's estate, and just happens to be in Nigeria, and just happens to be contacting people out of the blue :x

-----Original Message-----
From: Lisa Marie Presley <[email protected]>
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Sent: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:41
Subject: ABOUT MICHAEL JACKSON DEATH AND EVIDENCE

Michael Jackson, the king of pop music; born on August 29, 1958 and died
on June 25, 2009, may his soul rest in perfect peace Amen. I (Lisa Marie
Presley) got married to Michael Jackson in May 18, 1994; the marriage
lasted till January 18, 1964. Although we where divorce but we were still
in love with each other. Nature never allows us to be together. Presently
I’m in Africa Nigeria with the money Michael gave to me to build a CHARITY
HOME in Nigeria before he died. I have nothing to hide from you because
you are my only source of help; the amount is 18 million US dollars.

ABOUT MICHAEL JACKSON DEATH AND EVIDENCE
I was in a traffic jam , listening to the radio in my car when I held that
Michael Jackson is died, I could not believe what my ears where hearing,
immediately I browse through the internet with my iPod phone, it was
boldly written on CNN website that Michael Jackson has been confirmed
died. I screen, I cried and feinted. The following day I later find my
self at the hospital. After Michael death Thursday 25, 2009. I receive a
call from Michael car driver he strongly advice me not to come to America
now, because same people who killed Michael are also trying to kill me, he
also said that he have the evidence in a tap. He decided to send the
evidence to me in Nigeria and today I held that the driver is died. When I
played the tap I saw that Michael death was not natural, Michael death was
plan by some member of his family, but I can’t say names now, because I
don’t know if you are here to help me bring the people who killed Michael
to justice.

At the airport hoping to get back to America I was accused of drug by the
Nigeria government, it most have been a mistake or someone set me up. As
soon as I resolve the issue I will take the next flight back to America.
Right now, I have ensured my two luggage’s with a security company in
Nigeria, both luggage’s’ contain the sum of 18,471,600:00 US dollars
including the evidence tap. I have nobody to trust; our lawyer and some
relatives of Michael arrange his death, I believe they also set me up
because they must have knew that I have the evidence of Michael death.

I want the security company to deliver the luggage’s to you, when ever the
luggage’s gets to you open it with this access code 3094, you will find
the tap on top of the money Michael gave to me build a charity home in
Nigeria. You are to take the tap to your LAWYER I believe he will know
what to do with it. When ever I get back to America I will compensate you
with a total sum of 10 million US dollars.

No one in America have to know about this not even the press, is for your
eyes only. Get back to me with the below details to know how confident you
are.

Name: ... Address: ... Phone #: ... Income per month: ...

From: Lisa Marie Presley
E-mail: [email protected]
by Jillian Thu Jul 16, 2009 3:40 pm
There appear to be other scam formats using Michael Jackson's name. It is also being used for sending viruses and for ID theft. From here: http://www.mxlogic.com/securitynews/spa ... ses544.cfm

Michael Jackson spam email proliferates, spreads viruses
Thursday, July 2, 2009

Surging popular interest in the wake of Michael Jackson's death last week has set off a bonanza of related spam email, some of which contains malicious links, viruses and scams designed to ensnare curious recipients.

Web security firm Symantec said in a blog post Wednesday that spammers have largely abandoned Fourth of July-themed spam that typically picks up around the holiday weekend, likely because Jackson's death continues to drive web traffic like nothing else.

"Surprisingly, it looks as if spammers are less passionate about spawning Independence Day spam this year. The probable reason for this neutrality could be the spam spike related to the death of pop star Michael Jackson," Symantec researcher Samir Patil said in the post.

Malware disguised as YouTube videos and other files purporting to contain missing Jackson songs and photos have been reported.

Scams have also proliferated, including one claiming to come from a concert ticket office based in London that requests the recipient's information for ticket reimbursement, information that could be used for identity theft and fraud, Symantec reported.

IT security firm Sophos also spotted malware in Jackson-related email, including one from a phony Italian YouTube site that asks users to download an update to their Flash player that executes the Trojan malware ZBot.

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