Knowing where these emails come from is a big help when trying to gather facts about a scam.
Here is an example that I came across sent to my husband's computer, I traced this email to find out that its point of origin is in the US.
Check This Out!
LIBERTY CHAMBERS.
FCT, ABUJA,
NIGERIA.
22Nd MARCH. 2004.
Good day,
It is with trust and confidence that I make this
urgent, important and confidential business proposal
to you.
I am a Thirty Nine (39) year old Attorney in practice
here in Nigeria. One of my clients was late MR. SEOM
GIM TCHII, a Taiwanese National (Now deceased). Three
years ago, MR. TCHII secured a contract from the
Federal Government of Nigeria valued at US$39Million.
He received mobilization fee of US$15.6Million and
successfully executed the contract, but the balance of
the contract payment (US$23.4Million) is still unpaid.
MR. TCHII was still pursuing the release of this
money, when on June 2001, MR. TCHII, his wife and only
daughter died in a ghastly motor accident in Lagos.
They were buried two weeks after.
The Federal Government of Nigeria has now directed
(with a provision in this year's budget) the payment
of all Contractors who have
satisfactorily executed their Contracts. The payment
is by quarterly disbursements. MR. TCHII'S Contract
payment is among those approved for release this
quarter. As his personal Attorney before his death, I
have been officially notified and instructed to
forward particulars of MR. TCHII'S next of kin so that
the money can be remitted into his/her account.
However, as attorney and close confidant of MR. TCHII,
I know that he did not leave any WILL (because of his
sudden death). This money will therefore be paid into
the account of whoever I present as MR. TCHII'S next
of kin with proof of affinity, affidavits and other
documents.
Simply, I intend to channel this money to the account
of a clever but reliable person who upon successful
payment of the funds, will earn 25% thereof, 70% will
be for me and some Government officials who will
assist me to approve the payment and 5% is to offset
all expenses to be incurred in the documentation
process. Your nationality does not matter as all
modalities have been concluded to present the person
as TCHII'S next of kin and consequently, the
beneficiary of the fund. This transaction will take
about 14 working days to conclude as soon as you
indicate your interest. For prompt action, contact me
urgently through email
Regards,
Barrister Babatunde Oshodi.
Principal Partner.
===Analysis=====================================================================
From: IP address 216.147.152.146, which claims to be host name '216-147-152-146.globalsat.net' but is not.
Location: United States - For a detailed geographic trace, run VisualRoute.
Mailer: The sender used 'Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6900 DM' to send the e-mail.
===Received Headers (from you to sender)========================================
R1: xxxxxxx- Mon, 22 Mar 2004 08:55:53 -0500
from [xxxxxxxxxx] (helo=coolre42703.com)
by xxxxxxxxxxxx
with smtp (Exim 4.24)
id xxxxxxxx for xxxxxxxxxxx
===All e-mail Internet Headers==================================================
Received: from [xxxxxxxxx] (helo=coolre42703.com)
by xxxxxxxxxx.net with smtp (Exim 4.24)
id xxxxxxx for xxxxxxxxxx Mon, 22 Mar 2004 08:55:53 -0500
From: "Barrister Babatunde Oshodi." <boshod@telstra.com>
Reply-To:
boshod@telstra.com
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 14:59:33 -0800
Subject: LETS BE NICE TO MANKIND.
X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6900 DM
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Message-Id: <xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx.net>
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=== VisualRoute report on 27-Jul-04 8:29:50 PM ===
==================================================
Real-time report for 216.147.152.146 [216-147-152-146.globalsat.net] (60% done)
Analysis: Problems occurred in transporting data across this route.
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| Hop | %Loss | IP Address | Node Name | Location | Tzone | ms | Graph | Network |
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| 0 | | 10.10.10.103 | S0028875109.f2608.tjar.com | ... | | | | (private use) |
| 1 | | 192.168.1.254 | launchmodem | ... | | 1 | x | (private use) |
| 2 | | xxxxxxx| - | Atlanta, GA, USA | -05:00 | 15 | x | BellSouth.net Inc. BELLSNET-BLK15 |
| 3 | | xxxxxxx | - | Atlanta, GA, USA | -05:00 | 16 | x | BellSouth.net Inc. BELLSNET-BLK15 |
| 4 | | xxxxxx| adsl-156-253-169.bct.bellsouth.net | BocaRaton, FL, USA | | 17 | x | BellSouth.net Inc. BELLSNET-BLK10 |
| 5 | | 65.83.237.100 | AXR00BCT-0-1-3.bellsouth.net | - | | 17 | x | BellSouth.net Inc. BELLSNET-BLK9 |
| 6 | | 65.83.236.57 | AXR01MIA-0-3-0.bellsouth.net | - | | 18 | x- | BellSouth.net Inc. BELLSNET-BLK9 |
| 7 | | 65.83.236.22 | pxr00mia-3-0-0.bellsouth.net | - | | 17 | x- | BellSouth.net Inc. BELLSNET-BLK9 |
| 8 | | 65.57.174.5 | so-0-1-0-0.gar1.Miami1.Level3.net | Miami, FL, USA | | 32 | x | Level 3 Communications, Inc. LC-ORG-ARIN-BLK2 |
| 9 | | 4.68.112.45 | so-7-0-0.mp2.Miami1.Level3.net | Miami, FL, USA | | 32 | x | Level 3 Communications, Inc. LVLT-ORG-4-8 |
| 10 | | 64.159.0.230 | ae-0-0.bbr2.Washington1.Level3.net | Washington, DC, USA | -05:00 | 48 | x | Level 3 Communications, Inc. LC-ORG-ARIN |
| 11 | | 209.244.11.14 | so-7-0-0.edge1.Washington1.Level3.net | Washington, DC, USA | -05:00 | 48 | x | Level 3 Communications, Inc. LEVEL3-CIDR |
| 12 | | 206.111.0.117 | p14-0.IR1.Ashburn-VA.us.xo.net | - | | 47 | x | XO Communications XOXO-BLK-1 |
| 13 | | 206.111.0.18 | 206.111.0.18.ptr.us.xo.net | - | | 48 | x | XO Communications XOXO-BLK-1 |
| 14 | | 165.117.64.10 | iad3-core3-pos6-0.atlas.algx.net | - | | 51 | x---- | Allegiance Telecom Companies Worldwide ALGX-ABI-BLK1 |
| 15 | | 165.117.67.61 | dca10-core1-so-7-3-0.atlas.algx.net | - | | 54 | x--- | Allegiance Telecom Companies Worldwide ALGX-ABI-BLK1 |
| 16 | | 165.117.192.154 | dca10-edge1-pos6-0.atlas.algx.net | - | | 49 | x | Allegiance Telecom Companies Worldwide ALGX-ABI-BLK1 |
| 17 | | 206.181.51.62 | - | Dallas, TX, USA | | 50 | x- | Allegiance Telecom Companies Worldwide ALGX-ABI-BLK9 |
| 18 | | 216.147.158.228 | 216-147-158-228.globalsat.net | ?South Jordan, UT | | 48 | x | Lyman Bros Inc. LYMANBROS-1 |
| ... | | | | | | | | |
| ? | | 216.147.152.146 | 216-147-152-146.globalsat.net |
Herndon, VA, USA | -05:00 | | | Segovia SEGOVIA |
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Roundtrip time to xxxxxxx, average = 48ms, min = 48ms, max = 50ms -- 27-Jul-04 8:29:50 PM
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