Interesting E-mail

[Ishmael]

OK gang, have some fun with this. I've been talking about how former and current dictators rape their respective countries treasury for their own benefit. Now for some meat.

My real name happens to be the same as an International businessman. A man of more than adequate means that has, and is, doing business world wide. From time to time I receive E-mails meant for him. I've saved them due to the interesting reading that they make. Well tonight I received the most interesting of all. I have edited out all names and places. They are for the most part irrevalent anyway. I'll let the content of the letter speak for itself.

Ishmael


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I AM MRS. XXXX WIDOW OF LATE PRESIDENT XXXXXX OF YYYYYYY, NOW KNOWN AS YYYYYYYY. I AM MOVED TO WRITE YOU THIS LETTER. THIS WAS IN CONFIDENCE CONSIDERING MY
PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCE AND SITUATION. I ESCAPED ALONG WITH MY HUSBAND AND TWO OF OUR SONS XXXXX AND
XXXXXX OUT OF YYYYYYYYYY, TO ZZZZZZZZZZZZZWHERE MY FAMILY AND I
SETTLED, WHILE WE LATER MOVED TO SETTLED IN YYYYYYY WHERE MY HUSBAND LATER DIED OF CANCER DISEASE.


HOWEVER, DUE TO THIS SITUATION WE DECIDED TO CHANGE MOST OF MY HUSBAND'S BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
DEPOSITED IN SWISS BANK AND OTHER COUNTRIES INTO OTHER FORMS OF MONEY CODED FOR SAFE PURPOSE BECAUSE
THE NEW HEAD OF STATE OF YYYYYYY HAS MADE ARRANGEMENT WITH THE SWISS GOVERNMENT AND
OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES TO FREEZE ALL MY LATE HUSBAND'S TREASURES DEPOSITED IN SOME EUROPEAN
COUNTRIES. HENCE, MY CHILDREN AND I DECIDED LAYING LOW IN AFRICA TO STUDY THE SITUATION TILL WHEN
THINGS GETS BETTER. LIKE NOW THAT PRESIDENT XXXXXX IS DEAD AND THE SON TAKING OVER.
ONE OF MY LATE HUSBAND'S CHATEAUX IN SOUTHERN YYYYY WAS CONFISCATED BY THE YYYYYY GOVERNMENT, AND
AS SUCH I HAD TO CHANGE MY IDENTITY SO THAT MY INVESTMENT WILL NOT BE TRACED AND CONFISCATED.


I HAVE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF THIRTY MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS
(US$30,500,000,00.) WITH A SECURITY COMPANY FOR SAFE KEEPING. WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO IS TO INDICATE
YOUR INTEREST THAT YOU CAN ASSIST US IN RECEIVING THE MONEY ON OUR BEHALF, SO THAT I CAN INTRODUCE
YOU TO MY SON (XXXXXX) WHO HAS THE OUT MODALITIES FOR THE CLAIM OF THE SAID FUNDS. I WANT YOU TO
ASSIST IN INVESTING THIS MONEY, BUT I WILL NOT WANT MY IDENTITY REVEALED. I WILL ALSO WANT TO AQUIRE
REAL/LANDED PROPERTIES AND STOCK IN MULTI-NATIONAL COMPANIES AND TO ENGAGE IN OTHER SAFE AND
NON-SPECULATIVE INVESTMENTS AS ADVISE BY YOUR GOODSELF.


MAY I AT THIS POINT EMPHASISE THE HIGH LEVEL OF CONFIDENTIALITY, WHICH THIS OUR UPCOMING PROJECT
DEMANDS, AND HOPE YOU WILL NOT BETRAY THE TRUST AND CONFIDENCE, WHICH I REPOSE IN YOU.

IN CONCLUSION, IF YOU WANT TO ASSIST US, MY SON (YYYYY) SHALL DEVULGE TO YOU ALL BRIEFS REGARDING
THIS PROJECT, TELL YOU WHERE THE FUNDS ARE CURRENTLY BEING MAINTAINED AND ALSO DISCUSS REMUNERATION
FOR YOUR SERVICES. FOR THIS REASON KINDLY FURNISH US YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION, THAT IS YOUR PERSONAL
TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR CONFIDENTIAL PURPOSE AND ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL USING THE
ABOVE EMAIL ADDRESS.

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[Sixth]

I'm afraid I get dozens of these each week. In this style or slightly different.

It's very annoying.

 

[Guest]

I have received several of those emails. I simply forward to my email abuse address.
Strange.

 

[Needssome]

Yep...received some form of that......Usually asking for money and they'll give you even more money once they're out of the country..

 

[Ishmael]

Yah, I get some of the ones you're talking about too. Most ask for something in return. This one doesn't.

Second of all, this was NOT addressed to me. It was my e-mail address, but it was meant for someone else.

Further, I receive several e-mails a year meant for this gentleman. At one time I was in the loop with his attorneys on a land deal in North Carolina. They realized their mistake about 2/3's of the way through the transaction. (Yes, he has his own address, two in fact. But mine was used as well. I'm surprised that it took them that long to straghten the problem out.)

And the gentleman in question IS in a postition to follow through on the requests made in the letter.

Ishmael

 

[Needssome]

Weird.....it's hard to tell if it was meant for him or just some new kind of hoax going around. Oh and when you leave in Chateaux and Southern XXXX....the XXXX is realllllllly easy to guess.

 

[cybergirly]

You should reply to her, as the "other" gentleman. Tell her that 30 million dollars, is not enough for "you" to waste your time on, and refer her to H&R Block.

 

[Raina]

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/info/nigeria.htm

 

[Ishmael]

Weird.....it's hard to tell if it was meant for him or just some new kind of hoax going around. Oh and when you leave in Chateaux and Southern XXXX....the XXXX is realllllllly easy to guess.

Yep, but all the 'International Set' have a Chateaux in Southern XXXXXXX.

Ishmael

 

[Sixth]

Yah, I get some of the ones you're talking about too. Most ask for something in return. This one doesn't.

Ishmael

No, really, I've had this very same email.

 

[Needssome]

Yep, but all the 'International Set' have a Chateaux in Southern XXXXXXX.

Ishmael

Yeah.....so what's the point in XXXXXXX it out?

 

[Harbinger]

Try Money Tranfer Hoax

Take your pick. There's tons of variations.

 

[Ishmael]

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/info/nigeria.htm

Not even close.
Ishmael

 

[freakygirl]

Not even close.
Ishmael

Ummm yeah.. it's pretty damn close


FROM:MRS. M SESE-SEKO
DEAR FRIEND,
I AM MRS. SESE-SEKO WIDOW OF LATE PRESIDENT MOBUTU SESE-SEKO OF ZAIRE? NOW KNOWN AS DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC). I AM MOVED TO WRITE YOU THIS LETTER, THIS WAS IN CONFIDENCE CONSIDERING MY PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCE AND SITUATION.

I ESCAPED ALONG WITH MY HUSBAND AND TWO OF OUR SONS JAMES KONGOLO AND BASHER NZANGA OUT OF DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC) TO ABIDJAN, COTE D'IVOIRE WHERE MY FAMILY AND I SETTLED, WHILE WE LATER MOVED TO SETTLED IN MORROCO WHERE MY HUSBAND LATER DIED OF CANCER DISEASE. HOWEVER DUE TO THIS SITUATION WE DECIDED TO CHANGED MOST OF MY HUSBAND'S BILLIONS OF DOLLARS DEPOSITED IN SWISS BANK AND OTHER COUNTRIES INTO OTHER FORMS OF MONEY CODED FOR SAFE PURPOSE BECAUSE THE NEW HEAD OF STATE OF (DR) MR LAURENT KABILA HAS MADE ARRANGEMENT WITH THE SWISS GOVERNMENT AND OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES TO FREEZE ALL MY LATE HUSBAND'S TREASURES DEPOSITED IN SOME EUROPEAN COUNTRIES.

HENCE MY CHILDREN AND I DECIDED LAYING LOW IN AFRICA TO STUDY THE SITUATION TILL WHEN THINGS GETS BETTER, LIKE NOW THAT PRESIDENT KABILA IS DEAD AND THE SON TAKING OVER (JOSEPH KABILA). ONE OF MY LATE HUSBAND'S CHATEAUX IN SOUTHERN FRANCE WAS CONFISCATED BY THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT, AND AS SUCH I HAD TO CHANGE MY IDENTITY SO THAT MY INVESTMENT WILL NOT BE TRACED AND CONFISCATED.

I HAVE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF EIHGTEEN MLLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS(US$18,000,000,00.) WITH A SECURITY COMPANY , FOR SAFEKEEPING. THE FUNDS ARE SECURITY CODED TO PREVENT THEM FROM KNOWING THE CONTENT. WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO IS TO INDICATE YOUR INTEREST THAT YOU WILL ASSIST US BY RECEIVING THE MONEY ON OUR BEHALF.ACKNOWLEDGE THIS MESSAGE, SO THAT I CAN INTRODUCE YOU TO MY SON ( KONGOLO ) WHO HAS THE OUT MODALITIES FOR THE CLAIM OF THE SAID FUNDS.

I WANT YOU TO ASSIST IN INVESTING THIS MONEY, BUT I WILL NOT WANT MY IDENTITY REVEALED. I WILL ALSO WANT TO BUY PROPERTIES AND STOCK IN MULTI-NATIONAL COMPANIES AND TO ENGAGE IN OTHER SAFE AND NON-SPECULATIVE INVESTMENTS. MAY I AT THIS POINT EMPHASISE THE HIGH LEVEL OF CONFIDENTIALITY, WHICH THIS BUSINESS DEMANDS, AND HOPE YOU WILL NOT BETRAY THE TRUST AND CONFIDENCE, WHICH I REPOSE IN YOU. IN CONCLUSION, IF YOU WANT TO ASSIST US , MY SON SHALL PUT YOU IN THE PICTURE OF THE BUSINESS, TELL YOU WHERE THE FUNDS ARE CURRENTLY BEING MAINTAINED AND ALSO DISCUSS OTHER MODALITIES INCLUDING REMUNERATION FOR YOUR SERVICES.

FOR THIS REASON KINDLY FURNISH US YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION, THAT IS YOUR PERSONAL TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR CONFIDENTIAL PURPOSE AND ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL USING THE ABOVE EMAIL ADDRESS.

BEST REGARDS,

MRS M. SESE SEKO

 

[Raina]

Not even close.
Ishmael

Why not. This is the first example they have listed of the Nigerian Scam.



FROM:MRS. M SESE-SEKO
DEAR FRIEND,
I AM MRS. SESE-SEKO WIDOW OF LATE PRESIDENT MOBUTU SESE-SEKO OF ZAIRE? NOW KNOWN AS DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC). I AM MOVED TO WRITE YOU THIS LETTER, THIS WAS IN CONFIDENCE CONSIDERING MY PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCE AND SITUATION.

I ESCAPED ALONG WITH MY HUSBAND AND TWO OF OUR SONS JAMES KONGOLO AND BASHER NZANGA OUT OF DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC) TO ABIDJAN, COTE D'IVOIRE WHERE MY FAMILY AND I SETTLED, WHILE WE LATER MOVED TO SETTLED IN MORROCO WHERE MY HUSBAND LATER DIED OF CANCER DISEASE. HOWEVER DUE TO THIS SITUATION WE DECIDED TO CHANGED MOST OF MY HUSBAND'S BILLIONS OF DOLLARS DEPOSITED IN SWISS BANK AND OTHER COUNTRIES INTO OTHER FORMS OF MONEY CODED FOR SAFE PURPOSE BECAUSE THE NEW HEAD OF STATE OF (DR) MR LAURENT KABILA HAS MADE ARRANGEMENT WITH THE SWISS GOVERNMENT AND OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES TO FREEZE ALL MY LATE HUSBAND'S TREASURES DEPOSITED IN SOME EUROPEAN COUNTRIES.

HENCE MY CHILDREN AND I DECIDED LAYING LOW IN AFRICA TO STUDY THE SITUATION TILL WHEN THINGS GETS BETTER, LIKE NOW THAT PRESIDENT KABILA IS DEAD AND THE SON TAKING OVER (JOSEPH KABILA). ONE OF MY LATE HUSBAND'S CHATEAUX IN SOUTHERN FRANCE WAS CONFISCATED BY THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT, AND AS SUCH I HAD TO CHANGE MY IDENTITY SO THAT MY INVESTMENT WILL NOT BE TRACED AND CONFISCATED.

I HAVE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF EIHGTEEN MLLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS(US$18,000,000,00.) WITH A SECURITY COMPANY , FOR SAFEKEEPING. THE FUNDS ARE SECURITY CODED TO PREVENT THEM FROM KNOWING THE CONTENT. WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO IS TO INDICATE YOUR INTEREST THAT YOU WILL ASSIST US BY RECEIVING THE MONEY ON OUR BEHALF.ACKNOWLEDGE THIS MESSAGE, SO THAT I CAN INTRODUCE YOU TO MY SON ( KONGOLO ) WHO HAS THE OUT MODALITIES FOR THE CLAIM OF THE SAID FUNDS.

I WANT YOU TO ASSIST IN INVESTING THIS MONEY, BUT I WILL NOT WANT MY IDENTITY REVEALED. I WILL ALSO WANT TO BUY PROPERTIES AND STOCK IN MULTI-NATIONAL COMPANIES AND TO ENGAGE IN OTHER SAFE AND NON-SPECULATIVE INVESTMENTS. MAY I AT THIS POINT EMPHASISE THE HIGH LEVEL OF CONFIDENTIALITY, WHICH THIS BUSINESS DEMANDS, AND HOPE YOU WILL NOT BETRAY THE TRUST AND CONFIDENCE, WHICH I REPOSE IN YOU. IN CONCLUSION, IF YOU WANT TO ASSIST US , MY SON SHALL PUT YOU IN THE PICTURE OF THE BUSINESS, TELL YOU WHERE THE FUNDS ARE CURRENTLY BEING MAINTAINED AND ALSO DISCUSS OTHER MODALITIES INCLUDING REMUNERATION FOR YOUR SERVICES.

FOR THIS REASON KINDLY FURNISH US YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION, THAT IS YOUR PERSONAL TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR CONFIDENTIAL PURPOSE AND ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL USING THE ABOVE EMAIL ADDRESS.

BEST REGARDS,

MRS M. SESE SEKO

 

[Ishmael]

Try Money Tranfer Hoax

Take your pick. There's tons of variations.

You better go back and read the letter. Is anything asked for?

The deal is that the US business man will be PAID to act as a front man for the investment of this money.

Can it still be a scam? Of course. But the names, and places all check out and the individual that was supposed to receive the e-mail is a VERY serious international hitter and is known to have done business in the country in question.

This is not an unusual deal at all. The renumeration for the 'front man' is typically in the 10% to 15% range, depending on the legal risks, if any.

Ishmael

 

[Raina]

OOPS...thanks freaky.

 

[Ishmael]

Why not. This is the first example they have listed of the Nigerian Scam.



FROM:MRS. M SESE-SEKO
DEAR FRIEND,
I AM MRS. SESE-SEKO WIDOW OF LATE PRESIDENT MOBUTU SESE-SEKO OF ZAIRE? NOW KNOWN AS DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC). I AM MOVED TO WRITE YOU THIS LETTER, THIS WAS IN CONFIDENCE CONSIDERING MY PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCE AND SITUATION.

I ESCAPED ALONG WITH MY HUSBAND AND TWO OF OUR SONS JAMES KONGOLO AND BASHER NZANGA OUT OF DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC) TO ABIDJAN, COTE D'IVOIRE WHERE MY FAMILY AND I SETTLED, WHILE WE LATER MOVED TO SETTLED IN MORROCO WHERE MY HUSBAND LATER DIED OF CANCER DISEASE. HOWEVER DUE TO THIS SITUATION WE DECIDED TO CHANGED MOST OF MY HUSBAND'S BILLIONS OF DOLLARS DEPOSITED IN SWISS BANK AND OTHER COUNTRIES INTO OTHER FORMS OF MONEY CODED FOR SAFE PURPOSE BECAUSE THE NEW HEAD OF STATE OF (DR) MR LAURENT KABILA HAS MADE ARRANGEMENT WITH THE SWISS GOVERNMENT AND OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES TO FREEZE ALL MY LATE HUSBAND'S TREASURES DEPOSITED IN SOME EUROPEAN COUNTRIES.

HENCE MY CHILDREN AND I DECIDED LAYING LOW IN AFRICA TO STUDY THE SITUATION TILL WHEN THINGS GETS BETTER, LIKE NOW THAT PRESIDENT KABILA IS DEAD AND THE SON TAKING OVER (JOSEPH KABILA). ONE OF MY LATE HUSBAND'S CHATEAUX IN SOUTHERN FRANCE WAS CONFISCATED BY THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT, AND AS SUCH I HAD TO CHANGE MY IDENTITY SO THAT MY INVESTMENT WILL NOT BE TRACED AND CONFISCATED.

I HAVE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF EIHGTEEN MLLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS(US$18,000,000,00.) WITH A SECURITY COMPANY , FOR SAFEKEEPING. THE FUNDS ARE SECURITY CODED TO PREVENT THEM FROM KNOWING THE CONTENT. WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO IS TO INDICATE YOUR INTEREST THAT YOU WILL ASSIST US BY RECEIVING THE MONEY ON OUR BEHALF.ACKNOWLEDGE THIS MESSAGE, SO THAT I CAN INTRODUCE YOU TO MY SON ( KONGOLO ) WHO HAS THE OUT MODALITIES FOR THE CLAIM OF THE SAID FUNDS.

I WANT YOU TO ASSIST IN INVESTING THIS MONEY, BUT I WILL NOT WANT MY IDENTITY REVEALED. I WILL ALSO WANT TO BUY PROPERTIES AND STOCK IN MULTI-NATIONAL COMPANIES AND TO ENGAGE IN OTHER SAFE AND NON-SPECULATIVE INVESTMENTS. MAY I AT THIS POINT EMPHASISE THE HIGH LEVEL OF CONFIDENTIALITY, WHICH THIS BUSINESS DEMANDS, AND HOPE YOU WILL NOT BETRAY THE TRUST AND CONFIDENCE, WHICH I REPOSE IN YOU. IN CONCLUSION, IF YOU WANT TO ASSIST US , MY SON SHALL PUT YOU IN THE PICTURE OF THE BUSINESS, TELL YOU WHERE THE FUNDS ARE CURRENTLY BEING MAINTAINED AND ALSO DISCUSS OTHER MODALITIES INCLUDING REMUNERATION FOR YOUR SERVICES.

FOR THIS REASON KINDLY FURNISH US YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION, THAT IS YOUR PERSONAL TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR CONFIDENTIAL PURPOSE AND ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL USING THE ABOVE EMAIL ADDRESS.

BEST REGARDS,

MRS M. SESE SEKO

Hmmmmmmmmmmm, that isn't what came up when I went to the URL you provided, but that is it.

I wonder if he'll bite on it? (Of course they don't have his real e-mail address yet.)

Seeing as how the URL doesn't seem to be working on my machine at least. What's the scam?

Ishmael

 

[Cheyenne]

Sorry Ishmael, I agree with the rest of the board. I get these things all the time and they just about always want to pay you with a portion of the money you are going to help them get. Some English is worse than others. This one actually is somewhat clear to read.

 

[Raina]

You have to scroll down a little on the page.

It's a variation of the Nigerian scam.

Claim: The government of Nigeria will reward you handsomely if you allow them to transfer "trapped funds" into your American bank account.
Status: False.

Origins: Even as you read this, the world famous Nigerian Scam (also known as a "4-1-9" OR "Advance Fee Fraud" scheme) is parting yet more of the "something for nothing" crowd from their money.

Here's how it works: Letters (or, nowadays, e-mail messages) postmarked from Nigeria (or Sierra Leone, or the Ivory Coast, or some other West African coastal nation) are sent out to addresses taken from large mailing lists. The letters promise rich rewards for helping officials of the Nigerian government (or a bank, or a quasi-government agency) out of an embarrassment or a legal problem:

(Nigeria apparently has a plethora of keyboards with broken Caps Lock keys.)

Typically, the pitch includes mention of multi-million dollar sums:


We want to transfer 35 million U.S. dollars out of my country. You would be entitled to 30% of the U.S.$ 35,000,000 for providing us a (bank) account.



This version's author, Dr. Chukwuma Mbaduwa, accountant in the Nigerian Transport Ministry, explains that the huge sum has accumulated in the Central Bank of Nigeria from "over-invoiced contracts." He and his fellow civil servants can't open a foreign bank account themselves, he says, "because of the Code of Conduct Act." (The names on the letters change as quickly as the names of the quasi-government agencies they purported come from. You are just as likely to be approached by a senior civil servant of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp.)

Bottom line -- if you let this hamstrung Nigerian use your bank account, he'll let you keep $10.5 million. All you have to do to get your hands on it is fork over your banking information, some blank invoices and signed stationery.

If you're not saying "scam" by now, you should be. Should you agree to participate in this international bail-out, something will go wrong. Paperwork will be delayed. Questions will be asked. Money from you -- an insignificant sum, really, in light of the windfall about to land in your lap -- will be required to get things back on track. You pay, you wait for the transfer . . . and all you'll get in return are more excuses about why the funds are being held up and assurances that everything can be straightened out if you'll just send some more money to help the process along. Once your bank account has been sucked dry or you start making threats, you'll never hear from these Nigerians again.





There's more at :Snopes...Nigerian Scam

Scroll down the page....

 

[Harbinger]

I say play 'em. Tell them you are really excited about helping them get all that money, but first you need them to send you $10 cash so you can open a bank account. Make sure they send CASH, no checks.

 

[Raina]

I say play 'em. Tell them you are really excited about helping them get all that money, but first you need them to send you $10 cash so you can open a bank account. Make sure they send CASH, no checks.

LOL. Good idea.

 

[Ishmael]

You have to scroll down a little on the page.

It's a variation of the Nigerian scam.

Claim: The government of Nigeria will reward you handsomely if you allow them to transfer "trapped funds" into your American bank account.
Status: False.

Origins: Even as you read this, the world famous Nigerian Scam (also known as a "4-1-9" OR "Advance Fee Fraud" scheme) is parting yet more of the "something for nothing" crowd from their money.

Here's how it works: Letters (or, nowadays, e-mail messages) postmarked from Nigeria (or Sierra Leone, or the Ivory Coast, or some other West African coastal nation) are sent out to addresses taken from large mailing lists. The letters promise rich rewards for helping officials of the Nigerian government (or a bank, or a quasi-government agency) out of an embarrassment or a legal problem:

(Nigeria apparently has a plethora of keyboards with broken Caps Lock keys.)

Typically, the pitch includes mention of multi-million dollar sums:


We want to transfer 35 million U.S. dollars out of my country. You would be entitled to 30% of the U.S.$ 35,000,000 for providing us a (bank) account.



This version's author, Dr. Chukwuma Mbaduwa, accountant in the Nigerian Transport Ministry, explains that the huge sum has accumulated in the Central Bank of Nigeria from "over-invoiced contracts." He and his fellow civil servants can't open a foreign bank account themselves, he says, "because of the Code of Conduct Act." (The names on the letters change as quickly as the names of the quasi-government agencies they purported come from. You are just as likely to be approached by a senior civil servant of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp.)

Bottom line -- if you let this hamstrung Nigerian use your bank account, he'll let you keep $10.5 million. All you have to do to get your hands on it is fork over your banking information, some blank invoices and signed stationery.

If you're not saying "scam" by now, you should be. Should you agree to participate in this international bail-out, something will go wrong. Paperwork will be delayed. Questions will be asked. Money from you -- an insignificant sum, really, in light of the windfall about to land in your lap -- will be required to get things back on track. You pay, you wait for the transfer . . . and all you'll get in return are more excuses about why the funds are being held up and assurances that everything can be straightened out if you'll just send some more money to help the process along. Once your bank account has been sucked dry or you start making threats, you'll never hear from these Nigerians again.





There's more at :Snopes...Nigerian Scam

Scroll down the page....

You know what's so funny about this? If the guy that this should have gone to got this, he's in a position to really do something with regards to the investments. Of course, he's also a very careful business man too.

If I had thought the damn thing was really addressed to me, I would have shit canned it and gone on with my life.

Oh well.

Ishmael

PS. And I wouldn't have responded to this under any guise. The premise is believable though.

 

[Ishmael]

I say play 'em. Tell them you are really excited about helping them get all that money, but first you need them to send you $10 cash so you can open a bank account. Make sure they send CASH, no checks.

Here's the e-mail address. Have fun.


mariam_seko002@mail.com

Ishmael

 

[Harbinger]

Ok, but I won't take less than five bucks. I'm a tough negotiator.