Nigerian scam.

Nigerian scam using my name.

If you receive the below from "me" - do not send money, it's a well-documented "Nigerian" fraud scam. I have been locked out of this account (awintertale@gmail.com), and cannot do anything to stop it. I have reported it to the police, and written to google, but they haven't responded yet. I apologise to everyone on my mail list.

Here are links to other "victims" of the scam:
http://groups.google.com.sb/group/Gmail-Problem-solving/browse_thread/thread/0a6a4e4bf2a639e3/ed7630ce36acca23?#ed7630ce36acca23
http://taxiplasm.net/2007/10/13/my-gmail-was-hacked/
http://gmailhijacking.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/gmail-account-hacked-into-and-hijacked-google-refuses-help-with-this/
http://groups.google.com/group/Gmail-Problem-solving/browse_thread/thread/2acd04c3c3bf3bb1

The letter:

EMERGENCY!!! (I NEED YOUR URGENT HELP)

Hello,

How are you doing today? I am sorry i didn't inform you about my traveling to Africa for a program called "Empowering Youth to Fight Racism, HIV/AIDS, Poverty and Lack of Education, the program is taking place in three major countries in Africa which is Ghana , South Africa and Nigeria . It has been a very sad and bad moment for me, the present condition that i found myself is very hard for me to explain.

I am really stranded in Nigeria because I forgot my little bag in the Taxi where my money, passport, documents and other valuable things were kept on my way to the Hotel am staying, I am facing a hard time here because i have no money on me. I am now owning a hotel bill of $1,600 and they wanted me to pay the bill soon or else they will have to seize my bag and hand me over to the Hotel Management., I need this help from you urgently to help me back home, I need you to help me with the hotel bill and i will also need $1,800 to feed and help myself back home so please can you help me with a sum of $3,400 to sort out my problems here? I need this help so much and on time because i am in a terrible and tight situation here, I don't even have money to feed myself for a day which means i had been starving, so please understand how urgent i needed your help.

I am sending you this e-mail from the city Library, I will appreciate what so ever you can afford to send me for now and I promise to pay back your money as soon as i return home. So please use the details of the hotel manager below to transfer the money to me through Western Union money transfer because that is the only way i could be able to get it fast and leave because i need an id to pick up the money through western union. This is the information below....

Name: David Brooks
Address: 16 Johson Street
City : Victoria Island
State : Lagos
Country : Nigeria
Zip Code : 23401
Text question: To who
Answer: Frances

After you have send the money, email to me the western union money transfer control number or you can attach and forward to me the western union money transfer receipt so that i can pick up the money and leave.

Hope to hear from you soon. Although, the embassy here have promised to give me a covering travelling papers that i will need to have my way back home, all i need right now is the money to settle up the bills and leave.

Love - best wishes
Frances-Anne
Frances-Anne Solomon
Leda Serene Films & CaribbeanTales
99 Gore Vale Avenue
Toronto, Ontario