BEWARE AFRICA GRACE AMSALU IS A PRANKSTER ON THE LOOSE: ( PART 3.)

BEWARE AFRICA GRACE AMSALU IS A PRANKSTER ON THE LOOSE: ( PART 3.)

The drama continues and as we saw in part 2 what we expected came through this email. The same email word for word as we had anticipated…. In part 2, a fraudsters website (http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/fraud ) had already discovered this prank and they posted the same emails. I now post the email from the website and note the word for word notation between both…

Amsalu Tina amsalu_tina@yahoo.com

5:18 PM (2 hours ago)
to me

Dearest,one

I thank you ones again this day. I will also like to see you face to face and will use this opportunity to let you know that GOD has chosen you to help me out among other people on earth its now left for you and God who directed you to me to help me out from this predicament i found myself. I know you are the one i am going to depend and put my life on. I am not going to give your trust and love to any other one because i know you will satisfy me,

Please i have not told anyone except you and the reverend about the existence of this money and i will like you to please keep it secret to other people because since it is (MONEY) all eyes will be on it. Remember i trust you that is why i am giving you all this informations!. My trust is for you and you alone, I have informed the bank about my plans to claim this money and the only thing they told me is to look for a foreign partner who will stand on my behalf due to my refugee status and the laws of this country. You will have 15% of the total money for helping me and the remaining money will be managed by you in any business of your choice.

In this regard i will like you to contact the bank immediately with this information, tell them that you are my foreign partner and that you want to know the possibilities of assisting me in transfering the ($4.5 Million US Dollars) deposited by my late father of which i am the next of kin to your account in your country.

The contact informations of the bank is as follows,

TRIODOS BANK PLC SCOTLAND.

(transferdeptriodosbank@hushmail.com)
(transferdeptriodosbk@aim.com)

The name of the transfer officer is Dr Derick Frank.
Telephone number: +447031815297 +447031815299
Fax +447031815306

Information about the deposit code are as follows.
Name of depositor: Mr Jonhson Bakri Amsalu
Nationality: sudan
Next of kin : Miss Tina Amsalu
Amount deposited:$4.5 Million
Account Number: TSBUK744503429160/QB/91/A

Princess is the name my parents called me while they were alive and Tina is the name that people and friends know me with .Contact them now on how to transfer the $4.5 million Dollars deposited by my late father of which i am the next of kin.I have maped out 15% for your assistance and 5% for any expenses that might come up in this transfer. My dear i am glad that God has brought you to see me out from this situation and i promise to be kind and will equally need you in every area of my life plus investing this money since i am still too young to manage this amount of money.

As i told you before, this camp is just like a prison and my prayers is to move out from here as soon as possible. Please make sure that you contact the bank so that after the transfer you can send some money from that money for me to prepare my travelling documents to meet with you in your country.

Awaiting to hear from you soonest .

Yours forever in love 

Below is what she sent to us today. It is already clear that this is a scam and its beyond us because the internet has “GHOSTS” BUT BE WARE AND CAUTIOUS ALL THE SAME OUT THERE!!!!

PLEASE CONTACT THE BANK FOR POSSIBLE TRANSFER

Hide Details

FROM:

·                     Grace Amsalu

TO:

·                     vincent libosso

Message flagged

Friday, July 13, 2012 1:29 PM

Dearest,one I thank you ones again this day. I will also like to see you face to face and will use this opportunity to let you know that GOD has chosen you to help me out among other people on earth its now left for you and God who directed you to me to help me out from this predicament i found myself. I know you are the one i am going to depend and put my life on. I am not going to give your trust and love to any other one because i know you will satisfy me, Please i have not told anyone except you and the reverend about the existence of this  money and i will like you to please keep it secret to other people because since it is (MONEY) all eyes will be on it. Remember i trust you that is why i am giving you all this informations!. My trust is for you and you alone, I have informed the bank about my plans to claim this money and the only thing they told me is to look for a foreign partner who will stand on my behalf due to my refugee status and the laws of this country. You will have 15% of the total money for helping me and the remaining money will be managed by you in any business of your choice. In this regard i will like you to contact the bank immediately with this information, tell them that you are my foreign partner and that you want to know the possibilities of assisting me in transfering the ($4.5 Million US Dollars) deposited by my late father of which i am the next of  kin to your account in your country. The contact informations of the bank is as follows, TRIODOS BANK PLC SCOTLAND. (transferdeptriodosbak@hushmail.com)  (transferdeptriodosbk@aim.com)  The name of the transfer officer is Dr Derick Frank. Telephone number: +447031815297 +447031815299       Fax          +447031815306                                Information about the deposit code are as follows. Name of depositor: Mr Johnson Bakri Amsalu Nationality:  sudan Next of kin : Miss Grace Amsalu Amount deposited:$4.5 Million Account Number: TSBUK744503429160/QB/91/A   Princess is the name my parents called me while they were alive and Grace is the name that people and friends know me with .Contact them now on how to transfer the $4.5 million Dollars deposited by my late father of which i am the next of kin.I have maped out 15% for your assistance and 5% for any expenses that might come up in this transfer. My dear i am glad that God has brought you to see me out from this situation and i promise to be kind and will equally need you in every area of my life plus investing this money since i am still too young to manage this amount of money. As i told you before, this camp is just like a prison and my prayers is to move out from here as soon as possible. Please make sure that you contact the bank so that after the transfer you can send some money from that money for me to prepare my travelling documents to meet with you in your country. Awaiting to hear from you soonest. KNOWING THAT THIS IS A CAT AND MOUSE GAME WE HAVE DECIDED TO END OUR INVESTIGATIONS!!!!! WHATEVER YOU ARE ON THE INTERNET IT IS A REALITY AND IT NEEDS YOU TO BE CAUTIOUS!

MALARIA IN AFRICA- THE FACTS

 ONLY IN AFRICA: 10 Facts on Malaria in Africa (http://www.afro.who.int/en/clusters-a-programmes/dpc/malaria/features/2287-10-facts-on-malaria-in-africa.html )

1.   African populations are extremely affected by Malaria
Malaria is caused by blood parasites transmitted from person to person through the bites of infected mosquitoes. In the absence of prompt and effective treatment, malaria often causes death.

The African Region accounts for 85% of malaria cases and 90% of malaria deaths worldwide. Malaria causes avoidable and often catastrophic spending for households and is an obstacle to the development of affected African communities and nation

2.   Mothers and Children
85% of malaria deaths occur in children under five years of age. Every 30 seconds a child dies from malaria. Malaria episodes in pregnant women cause anemia, and other complications in the mother and newborn child.

3.   People Living With HIV/AIDS
People Living With HIV/AIDS have a higher risk of recurrent malaria episodes and severe malaria.

4.   Fighting malaria contributes to the attainment of several Millenium Development Goals (MDGs)
Reducing malaria burden contributes in particular to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goal 4 target of reducing under-five mortality by two-thirds by 2015 but also to MDGs related to poverty reduction, education, and maternal health.

5.   African Leaders committed to the reduction of malaria burden
African heads of states and governments have committed to leading the reduction of malaria burden at the 2000 and 2006 Abuja Summits through ensuring universal access of exposed populations to essential malaria prevention and treatment interventions.

6.   Malaria Burden can be reduced in Africa
As a result of the scale-up of use of insecticide-treated nets, Indoor residual spraying, intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy and Artemisinin-based combination therapy, 10 countries in the WHO African region have reduced malaria cases by at least 50% between 2000 and 2008.

7.   Health Systems Strengthening and Malaria Control have reciprocal beneficial effects.
Access to services and prevention and treatment interventions, procurement and supply of quality medicines and commodities, diagnostic capacity; routine surveillance, monitoring and evaluation concur to systems strengthening and progress towards national and international targets.

8.   Engagement of all stakeholders is critical to intensify the fight against malaria
The support of all development partners to malaria control and other disease control programmes, maternal and child health  as well as education must be integrated in the broader context of a sustainable environment and development.

9.   WHO advocates for the scale-up of proven cost/effective malaria control interventions.
WHO in collaboration with international, continental and regional partners advocates and provides normative guidance and technical assistance for the scale-up of essential interventions in order to reverse the incidence of malaria by 2015.

10.                        Primary health care and community empowerment and involvement are critical for the success of malaria control and progress towards its elimination
All African communities must own and take part in the fight against malaria, provide human and financial resources and develop alliances to conquer the scourge of malaria.

So, Mortein is doing a campaign where they are calling on all mothers across Africa to join them in their fight against the Malaria, most especially because pregnant women and children are most vulnerable to the disease.

Here’s the video to the Mortein Theme Song for World Malaria Day by Omawumi:

THE AFRICAN TOURIST- MAASAI MARKET: A MUST STOP FOR ANYONE VISITING NAIROBI.

MAASAI MARKET: A MUST STOP FOR ANYONE VISITING NAIROBI.

Picture this, a one stop tourist attraction not just for shopping but also where to learn about diverse cultures. The buffet of beauty, colour and array of artifacts in this café will leave you amazed, because it is simply stunning.

MARKET DAYS	MARKET VENUE ( LOCATION )	TIME	WHAT TO EXPECT.
Saturdays & sundays	Nairobi CBD- Nairobi High Court parking	7 am to 7pm ( both days )	African culture Authentic clothes African accessories Afriacn jewellery Animal prints
sundays	Yaya Centre, outside the city centre.	9 am to 5. 30 pm	Kenyan artisans’ hand made crafts Cultural artifacts Lesos and kikois Accoutrements
fridays	Village Market, Gigiri	9 am to 5. 30 pm	African sculptors hand made crafts Engraved wooden utensils Sisal baskets Handbags Dresses Kiondos Chessboards Animal carvings Bird carvings

NB:

1. Price on items is never fixed. Just like other markets, here you must learn the art of negotiation- your mouth’s ability carries the day.
2. It is advisable to do your purchase using local currency.
3. The Maasai market, like the Maasai people is nomadic- it moves. So the venues are likely to keep on changing.

Don’t Dis my Ability

 

Well today, this blog shares an interview of a person who through his songs and campaign is changing the perception of the world on disabled people……

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Updated Friday, June 08 2012 at 09:36 GMT+3

The brand spanking new video, Mbona by MTV-Award winner Daddy Owen featuring Denno is the talk in town. In an exclusive interview with Daddy Owen, PULSE reveals the harsh realities behind the project

Pulse: Your new hit single Mbona, featuring Denno has hit 30,000 reviews on YouTube hardly a week after the video was released. Did you expect it to receive such a huge following?

Daddy Owen: I had been running a teaser on my social Internet pages a week before the video was released. I told my fans to tune on their TV stations at 12:15pm that Sunday. I launched the video simultaneously in all TV stations. The hype was big and in hours, everyone was on YouTube viewing the video. I expect it to hit 50,000 reviews before the end of the week.

P: No other artiste has achieved that feat in the recent past...

DO: Glory be to God.

P: Tell us about the performance at Mavuno Church last Sunday. We hear you drove people to tears...

DO: It was our first performance following the video release. Denno and I were received very well. It all goes down to inspiring people and for that matter people with physical challenges.

P: The song is inspired by real life experiences, right?

DO: Yes it is. I told Denno that I would write about my own experience and he said he would go ahead and sing about himself. People came out narrating how they or their family members were undergoing similar challenges. From music celebrities, TV anchors, athletes and dancers, the stigma was shedding off. The interviews in the video tell it all.

P: What drove you to this noble venture?

DO: In 2002, I lost one eye in a controversial incident. I have talked about my past in the streets many times before...This affected my music career. I developed a low esteem believing that people would look down on me because I had squinted eyes. My singer brother and mentor Rufftone encouraged me saying God had good plans for me. It was then that I started thinking about the plight of people with disabilities.

P: How did you overcome the low esteem challenge?

DO: At first, I was in denial. I disguised my outlook by donning dark sunglasses. They were made to get people to think that I was looking cool while the fact was that I was hiding my squinted eyes. However, slowly I started moving out of my shell.

P: Is it true that the Mbona project was inspired by the young singing star Denno, who is also partially blind?

DO: Yes, to some extent. I was doing a TV interview last year when this blind boy came to the studio and told me he was a great fan. He then went ahead and sang most of my tracks. After that we kept in touch and I promised him we would do a song together one day. The Mbona Campaign Initiative is basically a charity project made to create awareness on the challenges those with disabilities goes through.

 What is your strategy in this campaign?

DO: Disability has a very wide scope and we want to tackle issues step by step. Our first theme is dubbed Love and Respect. We will tour churches and schools and help change the public’s perceptions on people with disabilities. Our message is simple; don’t sympathise with them, give them an opportunity to live.

P: We understand you also plan to have a big ceremony for the physically challenged late this year...

DO: We will host a gala ceremony, which we have named Malaika Tribute Awards, made for the unsung heroes.

P: We are seeing a new side of you. First you kept off the prestigious Chat and Groove awards and now here you are, talking passionately about people with disabilities. Why this drastic transformation?

DO: Life is a journey. I believe I am doing what God wants me to do with my music gift and fame at this stage.

- for the original story, follow the link- http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000059448&pageNo=1

BEWARE AFRICA GRACE AMSALU IS A PRANKSTER ON THE LOOSE: ( PART 2.)

BEWARE AFRICA GRACE AMSALU IS A PRANKSTER ON THE LOOSE: ( PART 2.)

Being an investigator at times means you put your life at risk sometimes. So today I received a reply mail from Grace Amsalu and the email was almost the same word for word with a link to a website that had already discovered her prank. So I decided to play along and the drama continues!

My email to her read:

hey was nice to get an email from you and see your photos and learn about you and your past history as a refugee.

About  Vincent…..

Well what can I say. I am Kenyan student doing mass communication. I am 20 years and I love writing, poetry, spoken word, graffiti and art as a whole. You need to follow my blog I did a great story on south sudan ’s independence that was published in one of the dailies here.

A lot about me is found on my facebook page and my blog. You seem nice and I will hate to lose you as a friend but then again I know that when a deal is too good, think twice. You are so sweet but my research shows that you are a prank. I hate saying this but with google you can know whether someone is genuine.

Kindly don’t get in touch with me again.

The reply from her today read:

HERE IS MY LIFE STORY WITH LOVE AND TRUST

• FROM : Grace Amsalu

TO:

• vincent libosso
•  

Message flagged

Thursday, July 12, 2012 11:18 AM

Dearest one am happy to read from you once again. I hope you received my pictures.i know God will see me through one day. we  can only go out on permission of the camp master Reverend John Paul  and its like one staying in the prison because you do not have freedom of your own. I hope by Gods grace i will come out of here soon if everything works out well between me and you together. I will like to come over to your country and start a new life and go back to school. I don't have any relatives now whom i can go to because they all ran away in the middle of the war in my country. The only person i have now is  (Rev.John Paul) who is  in charge of the camp welfare. I stay in the women's hostel because the camp have two hostels and you can reach me on the telephone through this number (+221771419071) . If you call just tell  Reverend John that you want to speak with  me, he will send for me in the hostel to come and answer your call,  As a refugee here i don't have any right or privilege to work or engage in any business or financial  matters,  be it money or whatever because it is against the law of this country. I think the little I have known about you gives me confidence now to give you more information about me with the hope that you will truly help me as promised.  I have my late father's bank account papers  here with me which i will send to you later if you are ready and capable to help me as a trustee to claim the money because the bank has given me a condition to release the money to me as the legal next of kin. When my father was alive he deposited some amount of money in a bank in Scotland and he used my name as the next of kin. The amount is $4.5(Four Million Five 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 will give all the necessary information about the money and will introduce you directly to the bank manager for discussion because the manager is waiting for me now to present my trustee so that they release this money for me. I am expecting  your response and call. Thanks, Grace +221771419071

Little did she know that I had already known about her prank via another website that seemed to have discovered her earlier (http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/fraud )

On this website we discovered the same unending tale.

FRAUD

Hey Guys i got this thread below and i strongly believe its a scam which the person got my email on lightstalkers. Please below. who knows one of you guys might have receive it. From: Tina Oumar <tina_oumar@yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:06:27 -0800 (PST) To: <tinaamsalu@yahoo.com> Subject: tinaamsalu@yahoo.com tinaamsalu@yahoo.com Hi, Dear My name is miss Tina, l saw your profile today at (http://www.lightstalkers.org),and after going through it then l made up my mind to contact you as my friend. so l want you to write back to me through my email address (tinaamsalu@yahoo.com) so that l will give you my picture and for you to know more about me. I hope to see your mail soon. Cears Tina. (tinaamsalu@yahoo.com) tom.saater@gmail.com Jan 12 (1 day ago) to Tina  Hi Tina, many thanks for contacting me. Are u a photographer , film maker or what do you do? Yes I like to see your photo and tell me more about you. Thanks Tom Sent from my BlackBerry wireless device from MTN 13 January Tina wrote. I am very happy to receive your reply Like I said before my name is Tina, 23yrs old, Fair/African lady, never married. I am a simple person who likes to have fun and offers the same to my companion. I do tend to be a little shy in the early going but with the right person it goes away pretty quickly. I believe is important to know each other better for trust and confidence which is necessary in any good and lasting relationship built on truth and real love. I like reading and spots either, walking or just sitting at the beach (watching the sun go down is the best time).I love children too & can also carry on a good conversation but I also have a great pair of ears for listening. I am from Sudan and i am presently staying in a refugee camp here in Senegal. I came here because my parents died and our region is not safe at all because of the rebel soldiers who are rapping women everyday and i escaped through the help of the unicef and red cross and i am now registered with the united nation high commission for refugees Dakar Office here in Senegal. I choose to come to Senegal because i came once to Dakar three years ago with my late father because he was in oil business . I will tell you more about my family and everything about me when i am sure who you are and that i can trust you with my life as true friend and guardian, Attached here is my picture I will tell you more about myself in my next mail. Please send your own picture and telephone number in your next reply. Hoping to hear from you soonest! cares Tina. by Tom Saater at 2012-01-14 00:10:17 UTC | Bookmark | Report spam→

Tom I bet that million dollar on my Nigerian bank account that Tina is a fraud. But, make her to send an photo of herself holding a paper with the text: “I love Lightstalkers!!” And post it here. Like these scambaiter guys from 419 Eater.  by Tom Van Cakenberghe | 14 Jan 2012 06:01 | Kathmandu, Nepal |  Report spam→

Hey guys see below more from this miss Tina Amsalu Tina amsalu_tina@yahoo.com 12:32 PM (3 hours ago) to me  Dearest one am happy to read from you once again. I hope you received my pictures.i know God will see me through one day. we can only go out on permission of the camp master Reverend John Paul and its like one staying in the prison because you do not have freedom of your own. I hope by Gods grace i will come out of here soon if everything works out well between me and you together. I will like to come over to your country and start a new life and go back to school. I don’t have any relatives now whom i can go to because they all ran away in the middle of the war in my country. The only person i have now is (Rev.John Paul) who is in charge of the camp welfare. I stay in the women’s hostel because the camp have two hostels and you can reach me on the telephone through this number (+221771419071) . If you call just tell Reverend John that you want to speak with me, he will send for me in the hostel to come and answer your call, As a refugee here i don’t have any right or privilege to work or engage in any business or financial matters, be it money or whatever because it is against the law of this country. I think the little I have known about you gives me confidence now to give you more information about me with the hope that you will truly help me as promised. I have my late father’s bank account papers here with me which i will send to you later if you are ready and capable to help me as a trustee to claim the money because the bank has given me a condition to release the money to me as the legal next of kin. When my father was alive he deposited some amount of money in a bank in Scotland and he used my name as the next of kin. The amount is $4.5(Four Million Five 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 traveling documents and air ticket to come over to meet with you. I will give all the necessary information about the money and will introduce you directly to the bank manager for discussion because the manager is waiting for me now to present my trustee so that they release this money for me. I am expecting your response and call. Thanks, Tina +221771419071  by Tom Saater | 14 Jan 2012 14:01 | Abuja, Nigeria |  Report spam→

Dear Tom, you can take a look at these sites for example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scam_baiting http://www.419eater.com/html/419faq.htm You can also put “scambaiting” or “scambaiters” on Google and you will find several other useful links that will explain you what the letters from this “Tina” are about – a fraud attempt as you already suspected. Cheers, Laura  by Laura Larmo | 14 Jan 2012 16:01 | Milan, Italy |  Report spam→

hey Tom! i was lucky enough to get one as well! i felt important… briefly. may be in your neck of the woods soon. up for a few Stars?  by john d | 14 Jan 2012 22:01 | Toronto, Canada |  Report spam→

Hey John, You mean you got same message in ur inbox or you caught the person?  by Tom Saater | 14 Jan 2012 22:01 | Abuja, Nigeria |  Report spam→

no, just the same message. the effort to try and catch anyone is beyond me. nice job on the heads up though!  by john d | 15 Jan 2012 14:01 | Toronto, Canada |  Report spam→

Tina is, after all, one off the sexiest names I can think of. Guess these Nigerians figured that out as well.  by Tom Van Cakenberghe | 15 Jan 2012 17:01 | Kathmandu, Nepal |  Report spam→

The soap opera continues but in the meantime we will paly her game and monitor her next move. Keep on reading!

Africa's hangout: BEWARE AFRICA GRACE AMSALU IS A PRANKSTER ON THE LOOSE:

Africa's hangout: BEWARE AFRICA GRACE AMSALU IS A PRANKSTER ON THE LOOSE:

http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/fraud

MOHAMMED ALI SET TO LEAVE KTN FOR NTV:

MOHAMMED ALI SET TO LEAVE KTN FOR NTV:

Nairobi based KTN senior investigation editor Mohammed Ali is said to be heading to the Nation Media Group.

Famous for his “Jicho Pevu” series, the undercover investigative reporter is rumuored to be linked to his former colleague John Allan Namu, now at NTV and where word is they might be paired to work together.

In a report carried out by one of the local dailies- The Star, this comes after another reporter Yassin Juma left the media house last week.

“Moha”, as is popularly known by his fans of his popular reggae show- Reggae Splash on Radio Maisha, has worked for 6 years alongside colleague Denis Onsarigo at KTN.

They both put together the captivating detailed Artur Brothers saga, The Untouchables / ‘Paruwanja La Mihadarati’, alongside other stories that have exposed a lot of secrets.

Rumuor has it that Denis Onsarigo and Mohammed Ali were working on a fresh investigative piece on the helicopter crash that killed internal security minister George Saitoti, his assistant minister Orwa Ojode, two pilots and two body guards on June 10 th.