It appears to be a money laundring scam of some sort. The email states that a business man and his wife are coming here from West Africa and wants to hire a PT for his wife during their stay. He wants to pay in full plus extra money that needs to be forwarded to his travel coordinator in Ghana. It states a friend in America is paying and doesn't want to send their banking info out of the country. You will be asked to cash and wire the additional funds...
Here are 2 Samples:
Hello Sir,
I am Barrister Williams Nkurumah, Principal partner NGOM & NKURUMAH
CHAMBERS, a human right activist from Gambia, (West Africa).I will be coming
over to Medford MA on holidays from the 30th of August 2006 for a month
Vacation with my wife.
Due to the rate at which my wife gains weight,We will require the services of a
personal body fitness trainer while on holiday for her to maintain her present
weight, my wife is 100% physically fit, has no medical condition or medication.
It is expected that whomever that will render this service will be able to be
avaliable for one hour daily, though the hours could be flexible to suit you
despite the fact that my wife is a body shape freak.
your service will be needed from Monday to Saturday excluding Sundays through
out stay,it is more like a total of 24 hours schedule.
We would like you to please tell us if you will be avaliable and how your
schedule will be for the whole of our stay in the state,
Hence this is a sponsored vacation, we will like to pay
in advance of our visit so she will be assured of
a personal Body fitness trainer during our stay because this is our first visit
and my wife cannot do without it.
An early reply will be appreciated .Please acknowledge if you can offer
this services and give me a price quote,and call me on my
direct line (01123-4803-914-0200)as soon as you receive this email, so that
we can conclude on all other arrangements ASAP,as time is not really on
our side.
Best Regards,
Barrister Brian Ngom
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I am Mr.Mike Douglas, from Ghana (West Africa).I will be coming over to
the state, Malden, MA, on holidays from the 19th of August to the 19th
of October 2006 for a Vacation with my wife.
We will require the services of a personal Body fitness trainers, from
Monday to Friday, though this could be done rather flexibly, for the
entire period of our stay excluding weekends, We shall like you to please
tell us how your schedule will be for the whole of our stay in the
state.
Our sponsor to the state will be paying in advance before our arrival
to the state, so my wife and I can be assured of a personal Body fitness
trainers during our stay because this is our first visit to USA.
An early reply will be appreciated. Please acknowledge if you can offer
this service ASAP and give me a price quote for 4times in a week, and
it is most important, you immediately send me an email or call me on 00
233 242 357 507 as soon as you receive this message, so we can conclude
on all other arrangements on time, as time is not really on our side.
I shall be waiting for your urgent reply.
Best Regards,
Mr. Mike Douglas.
