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Unread 28 Jul 2003, 22:15   #1
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I received another Nigerian Email the other day. I quite often get them and usually just delete them. However, this one was of a much higher quality then the crap that I'm used to getting (even included a couple of psuedo-relevant links).

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This letter is not intended to to cause any embarrassment but just to contact your esteem self-following the knowledge of your high repute and trustworthiness

I am Alhaji Mohammed Abacha, the son of the late Nigerian Head of State who died on the 8th of June 1998.If you are conversant with world news, you would understand better, while I got your contacts through my personal research .Please,I need your assistance to make this happen and please; do not undermine it because it will also be a source of upliftment to you also.You have absolutely nothing to loose in assisting us instead, you have so much to gain.

The then head of state General Sani Abacha,transferred the money through a Lebanese businessman,Chagoury and a Jewish businessman,Mark Rissar to bank accounts overseas,Instead,he used PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS (PIN) and declared the contents as Bearer Bonds and Treasury Bills. Also the firm issued him with a certificate of deposit of the consignments notes, which I have these information in my custody now.

You must have heard over the media reports and the Internet on the recovery of various huge sums of money deposited by my late father in different Banks and security firms abroad. Some of these banks and security firms willingly gave-/divulge their banking secrets and disclosed to the present civilian administration of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo,about my family's cash lodgement and monetary transactions with them.

Please my dear,I repose great confidence in you and I hope you will not betray my confidence in you.I have secretly deposited the sum of $30,000,000.00 with a security firm abroad whose name is withheld for now until we open communications.The money is contained in a metal box consignment with Security Deposit Number 009GM.

I shall be grateful if you could receive this fund into your Bank account for safekeeping. This arrangement is known to you and my junior brother (Abbas) only. So I will deal directly with you.I am proposing a 25% share of the fund to you for your kind assistance. I shall provide for you all the documents of the fund deposit with the security firm, and raise a power of attorney to enable you claim and receive this fund into your bank account.I have done a thorough homework and fine-tuned the best way to create you as the beneficiary to the funds and effect the transfer accordingly.Is rest assured that the modalities I have resolved to finalize the entire project guarantees our safety and the successful transfer of the funds.So, you will be absolutely right when you say that this project is risk free and viable.If you are capable and willing to assist, contact me at once via email: [email protected] for more details.

Also this transaction demands absolute confidentiality. On no condition must you disclose it to anybody irrespective of your relation with the person. Remember, Loose lips sinks ship.
I am looking forward to your urgent and positive response via my email above.

Best Regards,
Alhaji Mohammed Abacha.

View this website for more info:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/wor...000/909972.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/wor...000/877113.stm
I had a read through it and decided it would be quite nice of me to reply, after all this guy had put quite a bit of effort into writing it.

I wrote out a reply, telling him my concerns (not mentioning the whole 'lolzor i know this is a scam' thing).

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Dear Alhaji Mohammed Abacha,

I'm interested in helping you. I do, however, have a couple of concerns.

I noticed in the one of the articles that you linked to that many bank
accounts are under investigation. Will this happen to me to? I'm currently
under some form of investigation myself and do not want these authorities to
uncover anything more against me.

Also, I do not agree with the 25% share for me. I would not be able to explain
this to any authority which may ask. I think maybe just a small cut of
$1000-2000 would be much better. I'm sure you'll agree with this too :-)

One final question. How will the money be transferred? One large sum will
attract far too much attention - especially as I am already under
investigation. I was thinknig that maybe instead of transferring the money
all to just one person, you create an entire network of people all recieving
a small portion of the money each, which can then be combined back together
at a later date.

I eagerly await your reply,
David Russell
This was a few days ago. Still no reply. I thought it was rather nice of me to mail him back, the least he could have done was send me a little thank you email. Also, as his job is to take my money, he's not going about it in a very good way.

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Unread 28 Jul 2003, 23:36   #2
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Your offer to take substantially less may have scared him off. Con artists want greedy Marks who will throw caution to the wind.

Also, he's in no hurry to reply yet. He will let respondees chew on the hook for a while before starting to reel them in. Meanwhile, he may be doing an internet search on their names to see what he can learn about them and who does--or doesn't--fit his profile. Perhaps in a week or so he'll contact his best prospects; maybe with a story about a sick family member or how the deal was set up with someone else but fell through...

Don't assume he doesn't know his business.
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Unread 28 Jul 2003, 23:51   #3
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I have never recieved mail from Nigerian people.


Especially not from Nigerian people who want my money.


I think that's good.




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Unread 29 Jul 2003, 01:32   #4
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I have never recieved mail from Nigerian people.


Especially not from Nigerian people who want my money.
Nooo! They want to give you their money! For no real reason at all. I guess just because you are that nice in helping them sort out their irregular financial affairs.

Bloody nice of them i think

Shame all i get sent is porn
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Unread 29 Jul 2003, 09:15   #5
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I think I've only ever had one of these e-mails.

Which is pretty low considering I've been getting 30 junk e-mails a day for the last three years.
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Unread 29 Jul 2003, 11:05   #6
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I think I've only ever had one of these e-mails.
Which is pretty low considering I've been getting 30 junk e-mails a day for the last three years.
I've only had them sent to addresses of domains which I have bought. In this case it's the only spammish email which I've received to this domain.

Tacitus: I'll give him a few more days before I send him another asking why he hasn't replied.
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