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 sparkz
 
posted on August 24, 2003 09:09:50 PM new
Just got this email. Thought you all might get a kick out of it:


From:Mohammed Abacha
Lagos-Nigeria
Tel: 234-80-34069502


Dear Sir/Madam



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 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 business man,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 20% 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 with following details:

1. YOUR NAME
2. POSTAL ADDRESS
3. PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS

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 address above.


Best Regards,

Mohammed Abacha.



View this website for more info:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_909000/909972.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_877000/877113.stm


The light at the end of the tunnel will turn out to be an oncoming train.
 
 AuctionAce
 
posted on August 24, 2003 09:13:55 PM new
I've been getting that for a while. It must be like a chain letter that will not die.


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 Fenix03
 
posted on August 24, 2003 09:26:23 PM new
Damn - that rat only offered me 15% - but that was of a $40 Million dollar account.
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Men Are Like Grapes. If You Stomp on Them and Keep Them in the Dark Long Enough, They Might Turn Into Something That You Would Take to Dinner
 
 sparkz
 
posted on August 24, 2003 09:52:03 PM new
My thought was that if any seller is holding a hot check from a deadbeat bidder, all the info this guy wants will be on the face of that check. Not suggesting anyone actually do it, but if you're really pi***d at that deadbeat, you could have a little fun and sleep a little better at night


The light at the end of the tunnel will turn out to be an oncoming train.
 
 jackswebb
 
posted on August 24, 2003 11:42:44 PM new
Sparks,,,,,,,,,,,You,,,need to be,,,,,,locked up!!!!! Danger to Society....hahahahahha,,,,,,,,,hahahahah,,,hahahahaha,, Good ONE!!!!!!!!!!


Lead or be left in the Dust....

AND THE BEAT GOES ON,,,,,
 
 classicrock000
 
posted on August 25, 2003 06:18:29 AM new
SPARKS YOU'RE THE MAN LOL!!!!

 
 replaymedia
 
posted on August 25, 2003 07:31:35 AM new
You guys are kidding about this being a scam, right? I sent the money and today I'm happily counting my 6 million dollars.

It WORKS!

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In all seriousness, SOMEONE must have fallen for it, because I get several of these every week. If no one was ever stupid enough to fall for it, they'd give up, wouldn;t they?


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Replay Media
Games of all kinds!
 
 LATTEFOR2
 
posted on August 25, 2003 08:20:59 AM new
Good Answer Sparkz, thanks for making my day.
Reenie
I don't get even....I get even better Jimmy Hoffa
 
 yisgood
 
posted on August 25, 2003 09:34:44 AM new
Just tell them that Mrs. Sese-seko made you a better offer.


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 kiara
 
posted on August 25, 2003 09:40:42 AM new
yisgood

Did you get this one also?

I AM MRS. MARIAM SESE-SEKO WIDOW OF
LATE PRESIDENT MOBUTU SESE-SEKO OF ZAIRE

 
 yisgood
 
posted on August 25, 2003 11:24:02 AM new
The best one I got had the subject
"we are charging your credit card $234" then it proceeded to say that because pornography was found on my computer, they will be charging me this amount as a landry (their spelling). Then it asked for my credit card number and expiration date. I can't imagine what they were thinking. I have heard of some scams that try to fool people but would anybody be stupid enough to send this information to someone who starts off by saying they are going to charge the card for nothing? Reminds me of the old ads I used to see years ago that said "this is your last chance to send $10 to ..." and never say why you would want to do that. I always wondered if anyone responded.




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 Dragonmom
 
posted on August 25, 2003 07:46:16 PM new
My old boss papered one wall with those brown soft envelopes, and the crummy-printed stamps. He must have been a "Nigerianscammer" magnet, he got every variant I have ever heard of. When I got my first one via email, he already had it via snail mail.
What always gets me are the ones that, in essence, say "my company stole this money from our government and we need your help to complete the theft."
"And All Shall be Well, and All Shall be Well, and All Manner of Things Shall be Well"
 
 
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