BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!

Subject: BS: Hmmm....Interesting Nigerian Scam
From: Amergin
Date: 16 May 08 - 03:33 AM

I just received this email....

Confidentiality Notice: This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient (s) and may contain materially confidential and legally privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited by law and may result in civil liabilities or criminal penalties. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and remove all copies and the original message. ################################################## UNITED NATIONS 2008 SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS FROM NATASHA ALI, (NATWEST BANK) NIGERIA COMPENSATION OFFICE/ UNITED NATIONS 2008 SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS. ATTN: SIR/MADAM REF/PAYMENTS CODE: STB/06654 $980,000 USD. This is to bring to your notice that we are delegated from the UNITED NATIONS in CENTRAL BANK to pay 150 victims of scam $980,000 USD .You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount, get back to this office as soon as possible for the immediate payments of your $980,000 USD compensations funds. On this faithful recommendations, we want you to know that during the last U.N. meetings held at Abuja, Nigeria, it was alarming on the money lost by various individuals to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world today. In other to compensate victims, the UNITED NATIONS Body is now paying 150 victims $980,000 USD each in accordance with the UNITED NATIONS recommendations. Due to the corrupt and inefficient Banking Systems in Nigeria, the payments are to be paid by Central Bank of Nigeria as corresponding paying bank under funding assistance by BRITISH GOVERNMENT. Benefactor of this compensation award will have to be first cleared and recommended for payment by Standard Trust Bank Nigeria Plc. According to the number of applicants at hand, 114 Beneficiaries has been paid, over a half of the victims are from the United States, We still have an outstanding of 36 scam victims left to be paid. Other victims who have not been contacted can submit their application as well for scrutiny and possible consideration. We shall feed you with further modalities as soon as we get response from you on how you intend receiving your compensation payment. Send a copy of your response and payment code to the lawyer that was assigned to you. Barrister BYRAN COLEMAN (Lawyer attached to the British Embassy) SCAMMED VICTIM/REF/PAYMENTS CODE: STB/06654 $980,000 USD. Email: [e-mail] Yours Faithfully, Natasha Ali

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Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: GUEST,Jenny t
Date: 12 Apr 08 - 05:11 AM

This scam got my attention as it was addressed to me in my maiden name, which by the way only I know as I have been married 3 times.....I think that is a new low if you ask me........but what is most disturbing is how did they get it......and how did they know it was me ???????????


Cheers Jenny T

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Amos
Date: 04 Apr 08 - 08:07 PM

Dear Friend,

I am using this opportunity to thank you for your great effort to our unfinished transfer of fund into your account due to one reason or the other best known to you.
But I want to inform you that I have successfully transferred the funds out of the company to someone else who was capable of assisting me in this great venture.

Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trust worthiness you showed at the course of the transaction, I want to compensate you and show my gratitude to you with the sum of $1,000,000.00 (ONE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS)
I have authorized the finance house where I deposited my money to issue you international certified bank draft cashable at your bank. The name and contact address of the Person is Mr. Ismail Dauda. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

CONTACT AGENT: Mr. Ismail Dauda.
PHONE: [phone].
EMAIL: [e-mail]

I WANT YOU TO SEND DOWN THE FOLLOWING DETAILS TO THE CONTACT PERSON SO AS TO CONFIRM THAT YOU ARE THE RIGHTFUL AND LEGITIMATE PERSON, HE IS SUPPOSE TO SEND THE CERTIFIED BANK CHEQUE TO YOU AND DELIVERY OF OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS TO BACK UP YOUR CHEQUE.

YOUR FULL NAME:
AGE:
DELIVERY ADDRESS:
OCCUPATION:
PHONE NUMBER:
COUNTRY:........STATE:...........CITY:..............PostCode:

At the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects which I and my new partner are having at hand. Finally, remember that I have forwarded instruction to the finance house on your behalf to send the bank draft to you as soon as you contact Mr. Ismail Dauda.
Please I will like you to accept this token with good faith as this is from the bottom of my heart also do not forget to visit the motherless /orphanage homes for help as an appreciation to God as I did not forget or be greed to compensate you.
Thanks and God blesses you and your family.

Best Regards
Mr. Ajayi Musa.
NC 27609.

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 03 Apr 08 - 08:04 PM

Jim, maybe you could post the results when they're published

sandra

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 03 Apr 08 - 11:00 AM

I work at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota.

I thought you might enjoy this announcement that I read in today's emailed newsletter:

International Roundtable, April 4
Extremely Urgent: Nigerian E-mail Spam as African Literary Genre, and World Literature Contender.
Speaker: David Chioni Moore, Associate Professor of International Studies & English; Chair of International Studies and Director of African Studies, Macalester College [St. Paul, MN]
April 4, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Giddens Alumni Learning Center 1S [Hamline University]

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: GUEST, mark thorp scam
Date: 30 Mar 08 - 07:15 PM

Iv been working with mr dennis duke for a year now and he reckons Im getting my inheritance 2weeks a go jan 2007 and im still waiting, 2008   for my late mark thorp do you think who is kidding who if you like send me the money please I will share

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Alice
Date: 20 Feb 08 - 03:00 PM

I didn't open it to see if it was Nigerian, but the subject of this spam email I got today was a bit different than some that show up in my trash folder. It said "increase your copulation organ".

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: An Buachaill Caol Dubh
Date: 20 Feb 08 - 12:47 PM

I used to get several of these things every week, until I worked out that, by setting up a free E-Mail Account with a likely sounding name, and forwarding each Scam Letter to this, then pressing "Reply", then "Save as a Draft", then entering the various addresses of these people, and maybe mucking about with their original texts, I could put them in touch with one another, even setting up meetings where they could, presumably, exchange various banking and investment details. I just sat back with a bag of popcorn and observed the progress of their electronic negotiations; munch munch munch.

Funny that I don't receive them any more....

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 20 Feb 08 - 02:48 AM

how about a Kenyan letter?

So there I was skimming thru a magazine provided for customers by the local Chinese cafe. It was "Royalty" one I'd never seen before, with articles about all kinds of European royals - including British, Scandinavian & even Helen Mirren!

The last page is for Penfriends, and folks have to pay for their contribution. They must have a wide-spread circulation as they give UK, US, Canadian, Europe & Elsewhere Overseas rates.

and here it is -

Happy New Year. This is to all happy and friendly ladies around the world. I am Gordon Jakyo in my mid-twenties, handsome, mature, romantic, compassionate, adventurous, genuine, creative, confident gentleman from Nairobi, Kenya. I would like to hear from a caring, smart, fun loving, faithful, financially independent lady of any race, who is investment minded for a serious lasting relationship. I still got love for Princess Diana who shared her heart with both the poor and the rich across the globe. Let her legacy live forever.

he can be contacted 3 ways - a phone no, email address or PO Box in Nariobi!

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 16 Feb 08 - 12:58 AM

Or share them here, so we can all have a chuckle and be alerted at the same time.

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: The PA
Date: 15 Feb 08 - 03:46 AM

I get loads of e.mails from Africa either telling me I've won millions of dollars or some body needs to get money out of the country because the government is going to kill them, all they need is my bank account details and they'll split it with me for helping them !

Yeh right.

If you look at the e.mail address they've usually come from the Netherlands.

I've just started getting them from ladies in eastern block countries who've got my details from an internation dating agency and want to marry me, so that they can have a better life in the UK.

My husband was most amused.

Best to just delete them.

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 15 Feb 08 - 02:33 AM

prhaps my spellchecker doesn't work, either!

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 14 Feb 08 - 10:42 PM

If you do any more follow-up I hope you'll share!

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 14 Feb 08 - 09:01 PM

just what does Bob Greene mean with his second sentence. Could it be that his spellchecker does not work, and prhaps English is not his first language?

Is this a real Nigerian email, or does it come from another country?

sandra

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: frogprince
Date: 14 Feb 08 - 04:53 PM

THE LETTER I RECIEVED A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO:

Attn: Sir / Madam.

Mcmekay Textile & Fabrics are in need of a Payment Representative in the
United States,Canada & Europ. So we would like to offer you a part time
job as our payment representative with which you can earn between
$4,000 -$5,000 in a month depending on your Speed,Accuracy and Devotion to
your work.

All you will be doing for us is to receive our payment on our behalf from
our client (which is always in the form of Money Orders or Cashier
Checks), Process the payment and deduct your commission which is going to
be ten percent (10%) of total amount processed and remit the balance to
any of our offices via Electronic Transfer.

The Scope of Your Work is as Follows:

Receive Payments on behalf of the company, Cash the Payments in your bank
and deduct your 10% commission and Forward the balance to the
designated recipients If interested kindly to fill the below application
form online.

THE APPLICATION AS I FILLED IT OUT:

FIRST NAME.Ima...........LAST NAME..Nutt................

ADDRESS.1313 Mockingbird Lane.........................................

CITY Renova..................STATE..Minnesota...................

ZIP CODE.12321............. COUNTRY.USA..................

PHONE [phone]....................CELL PHONE.............

MARITAL STATUS single..........GENDER.gay.................

AGE...32..............NATIONALITY.Polish.................

OCCUPATIONS:.Burgler....................................

(Renova, Minnesota was once a little general store; nothing has existed there at all for years. The phone number is our county sheriff.)

THE REPLY I JUST RECIEVED:

Hello Ima Nutt,

How are you doing today?, Hope you are catching up with the valentine celebration with your horney. I would like to thank you for taking your time to committe yourself in working with my company.

I will like you to know that, i have presented your information before the board of the company and everything has been confirm and forwarded to all our client for payment to be issued to them.

So without any waste of time i would like you to reconfirm your information with me to avoid and mistake of whatsoever. Awaiting your urgent response.

Best Regards,
Bob Greene

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 24 Jan 08 - 12:08 AM

Thank heavens this post landed in my "suspect mail" instead of the spam or I'd have never had this wonderful opportunity!

From: Seabre James
To: [e-mail]
Subject: From: James Seabre
Date: Jan 22, 2008 12:38 AM
Greetings from James Seabre.

My name is James Seabre, I am 21 years old and I have my small sister with me Lora Seabre, who is 18 years. We are the Orphans of late Gen. Verissimo Correia Seabre who was killed in accusation for leading a military coup in my country (Guinea-Bissau) please read this news to understand what I am telling you about our late father: Web Site:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3720218.stm
My father had informed me in few months to his death that he made a deposit of $19 Million Dollars with a Finance company in Ghana for onward transfer purposes for foreign investment outside Africa. When we had about the tragedy from school, I flew with my sister to Ghana for our safety.

Presently we are stranded here, we don't know anybody around here and we can not go back to our country to stay though, we have located the Finance Company where our father made the deposit but we can not lay hands on the money due to the deposit policy, but the Finance company has advised us to present our guardian to the Finance company who will stand for us as next of kin so that they can make further transfer to the persons account, and this is the only option we could get the money for now.

Please we need your help to serve as our guardian, so that the Finance company can release the money to you, and you will save our lives by bringing us to your country after the transferring of the money to your bank account. Please help us as we are always leaving everyday in risk here. I have decided with my sister to give you the chance to map out the modalities hence we can trust you. We are looking forward to hear from you as soon as possible.

You can reach me on my telephone number: [phone]

Please Forward the following as you reply this mail:

1. Your Full Name
2. Contact address
3. Telephone Number

Yours faithfully,
James Seabre.

Never mind that the message at the bottom is from a Hong Kong source of Yahoo

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Rusty Dobro
Date: 10 Jan 08 - 07:40 AM

They're not all scams!

I was offered the (apparently genuine) chance to work for the 'British Government' for 37 years, and in return to receive a small sum of money every month, a sum that they promised would automatically be decreased eventually to very little indeed - all I had to do was wait until the age of 60! I trusted the offer, and , do you know, IT CAME TRUE!

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 09 Jan 08 - 10:27 AM

Terry Gross (Fresh Air) on Tuesday interviewed the author Bob Sullivan on Fees, Cheats, and Gotcha Capitalism. One Nigerian scam was described. I think I'll take personal checks off of my eBay listing. The same thing can happen on a large or small scale.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: MaineDog
Date: 09 Jan 08 - 09:14 AM

Attention:

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and family?,You may not
understand why this mail came to you.

We have been having a meeting for the passed 7 months which ended 2
days ago with the then secretary to the UNITED NATIONS.

This email is to all the people that have been scammed in any part of
the world, the UNITED NATIONA have agreed to compensate them with the
sum of US$ 150,000. This includes every foriegn contractors that may
have not received their contract sum, and people that have had an
unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to
Government probelms etc.

We found your name in our list and that is why we are contacting
you,this have been agreed upon and have been signed.

You are advised to contact Mr. Jim Ovia of ZENITH BANK NIGERIA PLC, as
he is our representative in Nigeria, contact him immediately for your
Cheque/ International Bank Draft of USD$ 150,000. This funds are in a
Bank Draft for security purpose ok? so he will send it to you and you
can clear it in any bank of your choice.

Therefore, you should send him your full Name and telephone
number/your correct mailing address where you want him to send the
Draft to you.

Contact Mr. Jim Ovia immediately for your Cheque:

Person to Contact Mr. Jim Ovia

Email: [e-mail]

Thanks and God bless you and your family.Hoping to hear from you as
soon as you cash your Bank Draft.

Making the world a better place

Regards,

Mr. Kofi Anan
Former Secretary (UNITED NATIONS).

________________________________________
PeoplePC Online
A better way to Internet
http://www.peoplepc.com------------------

so much for people-pc's spam filter.
Last time I saw Kofi he was drunk in the only waterfront bar in Tenants Harbor

MD

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: GUEST,SCAMMER
Date: 30 Nov 07 - 08:49 PM

THANK YOU THI INFORMATION AS BEEN USEFUL

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Little Hawk
Date: 28 Oct 07 - 02:26 PM

Very interesting site indeed. Instead of screwing around with his phony War on Terror, Mr Bush should have engaged his considerable resources in doing something actually useful the world in general and set about to wipe these 411 scammers off the face of the Earth.

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 28 Oct 07 - 02:11 PM

Interesting site--he keeps track of how much he could have gotten.

Like many people with publicly visible email addresses, I have gotten dozens and dozens of emails from Nigerians and members of other African nations inviting me to engage in a fantastic opportunity to help them smuggle / embezzle funds from their country.

These emails have become so pervasive that even Google makes mentions them in their webmaster information section: "Reserve the same skepticism for unsolicited email about search engines as you do for "burn fat at night" diet pills or requests to help transfer funds from deposed dictators." (source)

http://www.popsubculture.com/pop/bio_project/nigeria-fraud.html

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Little Hawk
Date: 30 Sep 07 - 12:38 AM

It's clearly the Will of the Lord that has led this good woman to contact you, Amos, and I know that her faith in you will be fully and completely exonerated.

If you can spare 1 or 2 million, by the way, I also have some very important spiritual work that needs doing. Yes indeed. I can provide a box number in Orillia. I'll PM you shortly.

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Amos
Date: 29 Sep 07 - 11:26 PM

I expect it to provide me with modest means of a personal nature, Madam, while I strive to use the bulk of the principal wisely, in pursuit of the Godly goals outlined by my benefactress.

A

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 29 Sep 07 - 07:41 PM

Lucky you, Amos! How much do you think this "inheritance" might set you back? :(

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Amos
Date: 29 Sep 07 - 06:56 PM

Dear Sir/Madam,

Peace of the lord be with you. After going through your profile i decided
to contact you for friendship and assistace and distribution of my
inherentance My name is Jennifer Wilson i am a dying woman who have
decided to donate what i have to you/ church. I am 54 years old and i was
diagnosed for cancer for about 7 years ago, immediately after the death of
my husband who lived all his life in America, who has left me everything
he worked for.

I have been touched by God to donate from what i have inherited from my
late husband for the good work of God, rather than allow my relatives to
use my husband hard earned funds ungodly. Please pray that the good Lord
forgive me my sins. I have asked God to forgive me and i believe he has
because He is a merciful God. I will be going in for an operation in less
than one hour. I decided to WILL/donate the sum of $7,500,000 (Seven
million five hundred thousand dollars) to you for the good work of the
lord, and also to help the motherless and less privilege and also for the
assistance of the widows according to (JAMES 1:27).

At the moment i cannot take any telephone calls right now due to the fact
that my relatives are around me and my health status. I have adjusted my
WILL and my lawyer is aware i have changed my will you and he will arrange
the transfer of the funds from my account to you. I wish you all the best
and may the good Lord bless you abundantly, and please use the funds well
and always extend the good work to others. Contact my lawyer with this
specified email contact: Email: [e-mail], Name:
Barrister Johnson Briggs ,And tell him that i have WILLED ($7,500,000.00)
to you and i have also notified him that i am WILLING that amount to you
for a specific and good work. I know i don't know you but i have been
directed to do this. Thanks and God bless.

NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the
task is accomplished as I don't want anything that will jeopardize my last
wish. And Also I will be contacting with you by email as I don't want my
relation or anybody to know because they are always around me.


Regards,

Jennifer Wilson (Mrs.)
My Lawyer Contact Email Address: ([e-mail])

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Ebbie
Date: 26 May 07 - 10:26 PM

Whew! Just when I'd about given up on the honesty of human beings! Thank you. Thank you.

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: GUEST,DonD
Date: 26 May 07 - 10:04 PM

Dear Fellow Mudcatter:

If you are poor, please do not bother to read further. I know this will eliminate almost all of you but there must be at least one wealthy lover of folk music out there. It is to you I am appealing.

I know you are honest and of a pure heart, because we have surely sung together somewhere sometime, and I know no evil could enter the soul of a singer of the songs we love.

Here is my proposal: I have accounts receivable in the amount of countless millions of dollars. They represent the inheritances from sadly diseased quasi-relatives, victims of assasinations, plane crashes, auto accidents, cancers of all conceivable organs, and worse. In addition, there are all of the lottery winnings! I am an unusually lucky person, having never entered a single lottery --- and why should I when I keep winning without ever buying a ticket?

And then there's the commissions accruing from all the flourishing businesses that recognize my honesty and business acumen. I had no idea I had made such a good impression on the Chamber of Commerce, Better Business Bureau, the Nigerian Consulate and other excellent judges of character.

My problem is this: I cannot collect these receivables personally for reasons of health --- my wife would kill my ass! I need you, o pure-hearted and wealthy Mudcatter, to become my partner. As I said, these unrealized assets amount to hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars (some accounts are in Euros). As in any such situation,the potential must be discounted because some will be uncollectable, so at a bare minimum we may speak of at least fifty million dollars($50,000,000).

I will make you my full partner on a 50/50 basis by allowing you to buy in for only one million dollars ($1,000,000). Hell, I'll take Canadian dollars, which isn't as big a sacrifice as it used to be; if need be it can be deposited in a Canadian bank, and I'll relocate.

I can't say fairer than that. Please note that I will not pay any courier or other conveyance fees --- I think I've gone far enough. Although I am sure there will be more than one interested party, I am not trying to start a bidding war here; the first Certificate of Deposit gets it!

Let me hear from you on this thread as soon as possible, and we'll discuss modalities.

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Ebbie
Date: 26 May 07 - 06:53 PM

And SINCERE COMPENSATION to you all. lol

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: GUEST,Guest
Date: 26 May 07 - 06:45 PM

I received this on May 26, 2007. I googled the name of the sender and your web site came up. I thought I would post this so everyone could read it.


DEAR SUITS
I am Barrister NATHAN OGUH, a Barrister and
solicitor at law,I am the
personalattorney to late Engr. Rick SUITS    ,a foreigner an oil
merchant/Contractor,herein shall be refered as my client.On the 21st of
October 2000, my client,his wife and their three children were
involved in a ghastly auto accident along Sagbama Express Road, and
unfortunately, all occupants of the vehicle lost their lives. Since
then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my
client's extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After
these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name
over
the Internet, to locate any member of his family or any close name to
his,hence I contacted you.I am
contacting youto assist in repatrating the money and property left
behind by my client before they get confisicated or declared
unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged,
particularly the ACCESS BANK where the deceased had his account valued
at about US$7.5 million dollars. The bank
has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account
confiscated within the next twentyone official working
days.Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the the relatives for
over 2years now, I seek your consent to present you as the nextof kin
of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the
proceeds of this account valued at US$7.5 million dollars can be paid
to you and then you and I can share the money according to any agreed
ratio. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see
this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from anybreach of the
law.PLEASE CONTACT ME ONLY THROUGH MY DIRECT PHONE
NUMBER:234-80-615-28-117. AND EMAIL:[e-mail]
IMMEDIATELY YOU READ THIS MAIL.
Best Regards,
BARRISTER NATHAN OGUH.
NB:I KNOW THAT A LOT OF SCAMS ARE GOING ON FROM NIGERIA AND YOU MAY HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER LIKE THIS BEFORE,BUT TRY ME FIRST BEFORE YOU CONDEM ME AS A SCAMER.REMEMBER THAT ANYTHING THAT HAS FAKE ALSO HAS ORIGINAL.
THIS IS MY WORD FOR YOU.

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 20 May 07 - 01:39 AM

I didn't open it - the subject line was entertaining enough!

FROM MR; JOHN KONE. (business proposal) your ass

sandra

Subject: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: GUEST,Carlitos en la Onda
Date: 15 May 07 - 01:18 PM

Dear Carlos Munar,

How are you? I hope fine. Thanks for your reply with the questions herein. I
would like to answer your question accordingly.

THE SECURITY (TRUST) COMPANY IN WHICH YOUR FUNDS WERE DEPOSITED IS A
CORPORATION, IN THIS ORDER OR IDEAS IT MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE AND THOSE RECORDS ARE PUBLIC.

Yes you are correct. Definitely the security company must be registered in
the Department of Trade and Industries (DTI) of South Africa but I have to
inform you that such records are not all that public here in South Africa
like in your country I guess. Countries are not the same when it comes to
various issues.

YOU DONT NEED TO ASK NOBODY FOR INFORMATION. JUST GO TO THE CHAMBER OF
COMMER OF ANY TOWN AND CONSULT THE INFORMATION.

Considering our present situation here at the moment, trying to do what you
are now asking might be too dangerous and very implicating for us.

DEAR TEDDY, THERE IS A LOT OF MONEY IN THERE, I WOULD PREFER TO CLEAR ALL
THE SITUATIONS BEFORE SPEND USD 2000 IN A TRAVEL JUST TO MEET YOU.

You are very correct and I understood your point/worries but I can assure
you that this money in question is legal and doesn't have anything to do
with criminal record nor generated through illegal activities. Besides,
everything I have told you so far about this problem is the only truth and
nothing but that. Perhaps if you can only make up your mind to trust and
believe me you will also witness everything by yourself in a short time.

AS YOU ARE THE MAIN INTERESTED IN THIS BUSSINESS, PLEASE SEND ME YOUR ID
FIRST.

I hereby attached a copy of my asylum permit here in South Africa to you as
you requested. I managed to applied for a new passport in our consulate here
in South Africa which is not yet out, because our entire valid traveling
document were taken away from us by the mob that vandalize our home during
the incident that took my father's life in my country Zimbabwe.

I UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR ECONOMIC SITUATION IS SO FRAGILE, I COULD HELP YOU
SENDING A COUPLE OF HUNDRED DOLLAR FOR THE WHILE FOR YOUR EXPENSES BY
WESTERN UNION, PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS.

Thanks a lot for your kindness, we greatly appreciate your concern and pray
that God rewards you in the same manner. My address remains the same as in
the payment invoice and my I.D, I must as well inform you that the western
union don't operate here in South Africa. The only agent that operates here
is Money Gram (Thomas Cook), so if you can check them out in your country
and get back to me then I can be able to send you my landlord's son name so
that you can send me the money through him by money gram. Because it is very
difficult to receive money here with asylum permit like mine.

Finally, please I would like to inform you that the best and most important
thing you can do for us now is to try your possible best to see that we
concluded everything about this transaction as soon as possible so that we
can have access to our father's money and also make use of it and stop
leaving like slaves, secondly I don't want us to become a big burden to you.

If you can't be able to come to South Africa soonest, kindly advice me. I
can secretly look for an attorney and send his/her contact details over to
you so that you can make consultations with him/her to do the job of the
Release of the consignment/Onward transfer on our behalf, while you will be
feeding us back on the developments.

I await your urgent reply in this regard.

Sincerely Yours

Teddy Aburi.

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: GUEST,Zebedee
Date: 10 May 07 - 04:24 PM

JennyO, I am a bit surprised that you would start talking about "bed" to me right off the bat. I hardly even know you...

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: JennyO
Date: 10 May 07 - 12:34 PM

Zebedee, isn't it time for bed or something?

Yes, leap into the breach, by all means. Be my guest. Oh - you're already Mudcat's Guest. Miss Rumiana and her little brother are waiting for you with baited (sic) breath!

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: GUEST,Zebedee
Date: 09 May 07 - 11:28 PM

Wow! Who could not go for a heart-rending story like that? Look, if you don't want to help them out, I am ready to leap into the breach without a second's delay.

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: JennyO
Date: 09 May 07 - 11:32 AM

I must admit I haven't been bothering to add to my collection lately. I've just been deleting them without reading - but the first paragraph of this one raised a smile. Goes to show the importance of being Ernest!

Dear beloved,

I and my younger Brother, are delighted to write to you.I
am sorry if this mail will come to you as a surprise, We
just felt like empting ourself to you, to confide in you, as
we are faced with total frustration and hardship. our
Ernest prayer is that you find this mail in good health and
blessings.
I am Miss Rumiana Winfraid from Sierre Leone.we are an
orphan being that we, we lost our parents a couple of
months ago.

our father was a serving director of the Cocoa exporting
board until his death,
he was assassinated with my mother on their way coming back
from work by the rebels following the political uprising in
Cote 'D Ivoire.

Before our father's death he made us to understand that he
deposited the sum ($9.5m) which he told the bank,that it
was for the importation of cocoa processing machines. Now
that our parents are dead,please we want you to do us a
favour to stand for us as our Daddy's forign bussiness
patner on whom the money in the bank belongs to. and also to
stand as the beneficiary. so that the bank will transfer it
to your bank account with all the documents that was issued
to our daddy on the day that he made the deposit.   

I and my younger brother Micheal have plans to do an
investment in your country, like real estate and industrial
production and also to start our education there in your
country.This is our reason for writing to you.

Please if you are willing to assist us for what l and
younger brother Micheal are going through here are so much
for us please we want you to stand for us so that the bank
will follow your instructions . please l and my only brother
has agreed with good faith that you will stand for us please
indicate your interest in replying soonest. so that we will
have every cost to live like other of our friends that we
are seeing around us with there parence.
please we want you to be our guidiance so that we will
still have a cost to live on this earth. please write back
to us in other for us to know your intrest to help us

Thanks and God bless,
Best regards,
Miss.Rumiana Ruru & brother

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Little Hawk
Date: 11 Feb 07 - 11:47 AM

I have high hopes that I may actually meet Rita Doink and other members of the Doink family in Holland when I go to collect my winnings!

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Little Hawk
Date: 10 Feb 07 - 06:38 PM

AWRIGHT!!!! Once again my ship has come in. I am one lucky guy, by God. I am going to be so rich that I can easily do favours for all my Mudcat friends, like buy Spaw that big rectal implant he's been wanting so badly, for example...

So guess who I got the good news from this time? You won't believe this....

"Rita Doink"!   Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!

Yeah, you heard me right. Rita Doink! That's a name to remember, eh? Read on for the happy details of how I am shortly going to be richer by 500,000 Euros:



INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
RESULTS FOR CATEGORY "A" DRAWS.

Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the results of the First Category draws of THE HOLLAND CASINO LOTTO PROMO INT. We are happy to inform you that you have emerged a winner under the First Category, which is part of our promotional draws. The draws were being officially announced on the 8th of Febuary, 2007.Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East and Oceania as part of our International Promotions Program.

Your e- mail address, attached to Coupon numbers 88901609 consequently won in the First Category. You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of 500,00000eur (Five hundred thousand euros), which is the winning payout for Category A winners. This is from a total cash prize of 5,000,000.00 Million Euros shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with the paying Bank .In your best interest to avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you keep the entire details of your award strictly from public notice until the process of transferring your claims has been completed, and your funds remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants/nonparticipants of this program.

Please contact your claims agent immediately for due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated bank account of your choice. You are advised to contact the agents by email, phone or fax. Failure to do so may warrant disqualification. NOTE: For easy reference and identification, remember to quote your Coupon numbers in your correspondence with your claims agent.

To file for your claim, please contact the fiduciary agent with your Coupon numbers, Tel /fax numbers and full names.
***********************************************
MR.KARLWINSLOW
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
REPLY EMAIL:[e-mail]
***********************************************
All winnings must be notarized to complete the claim process; winners will be referred to a Foreign Transfer Manager, to have their winnings notarized.
Congratulations once again from all our staff.

Sincerely Yours,

MRS. RITA DOINK
THE PROMOTION COORDINATOR

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Nickhere
Date: 05 Feb 07 - 06:33 PM

If you guys want to have a good laugh and see the scammers getting scammed themselves, then you should check out this link:

The scammers become the scammed!

Hats off to Shivermetimbers!

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Amos
Date: 05 Feb 07 - 01:39 PM

Hello Dear ,



I would like to apply through this medium for your co-operation to secure an opportunity to invest and do joint business with you in your country.



I have a substantial quantity of diamonds i honorably need your assistance to ship to your position,after which the diamonds will be converted into liquid cash by you and you use the cash generated from the diamonds to set up a lucrative business venture which you are to advise and execute the said venture over there for our mutual benefits.



Your able co-operation is to become my business partner in your country and create ideas on how to invest and properly managed the amount that will be generated from the diamonds after the consignment which contains the diamonds is moved direct to your custody with your able assistance.



Meanwhile,on your indication of willingness to handle this project sincerely and by protecting my interests in this proposal,I would furnish you with the full details concerning the nature of the deposited consignment which contains the diamonds.



Then we will mutually agree on your percentage interest or share holding for helping me to secure the release of the deposited consignment which contains the diamonds,and investing the money generated from the diamonds in your country under your proper management and care.



I shall be glad to reserve this respect and opportunity for you,if you so desire,but i do urge you to give this matter the immediate attention it deserves from you.If this proposal is acceptable by you,please do not make undue advantage of the trust i bestow on you,and your urgent reply is highly needed today for more detailed information's.



Looking forward to your positive response today and a mutual healthy business relationship with you.



Best regards,and have a great day.
Sincerely Yours,
Mr.Johnson Musa.

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Alice
Date: 03 Feb 07 - 12:16 PM

Dear Sir/Madam,


                                           How are you doing. I came across your email address and your brief
                                           profile through an email listing affiliated with the US Chamber of
                                           Commerce. I would be very interested in offering you a part-time
                                           paying job in which you could earn alot.


                                           My name is Dr Timothy O Doherty. and I am 52 years of age. I just
                                           resigned my job as a research scientist for ARINI(Agricultural
                                           Research Institute of Northern Ireland) and I now work as a freelance
                                           consultant for the instistute which gives me very much time to do my
                                           own work which is basically being a freelance researcher who could
                                           be employed by research institutes to do research projects anywhere
                                           in the world.


                                           Currently, I have just been granted a funding to head a research
                                           project in the tropical regions of Asia regarding rare and
                                           vulnerable plant species and this would be commencing very soon.
                                           This research program will be funded and sponsored by some of my
                                           American counterparts and Associates. But the only set back is
                                           that the American counterparts want to make payments for the
                                           research in form of US money orders/ cashier's cheque only and its
                                           a known fact that money in such forms cannot be cashed outside the
                                           US. Getting an accountant in the states or opening an account
                                           would have been my best choice but I have a deadline to meet and
                                           taking any of those choices would cost me time and a whole lot of
                                           other requirements which I am not ready to deal with. This is where
                                           I need to employ your assistance and service.


                                           WHAT I NEED YOU FOR?
                                           At this point, I will be glad if you could work with me as my
                                           representative in the US. You will be working as my payment assistant
                                           incharge of collecting and processing the payments from my Associates.
                                           Since they will be making the payment in Money orders/ Cashier checks
                                           made payable only in the US, you will be collecting this payments and
                                           cashing them on my behalf. On agreement to been my representative in
                                           the US, you will receive a commission of 10% of whatever amount of
                                           payment you receive from my associates.



                                           JOB DESCRIPTION?
                                           1. Recieve payments (in form of money orders/checks) from my associates
                                           via mail(UPS/FEDEX/DHL).
                                           2. Cash the Payments at your Bank.
                                           3. Deduct 10% which will be your commission/percentage on Payment
                                           processed.
                                           4. You are to remit the balance via Money Gram or Western Union Money
                                           Transfer according to my instruction.


                                           HOW MUCH WILL YOU EARN?
                                           10% from each transaction! For instance: On receiving 6000 USD via
                                           cheques or money orders on my behalf. You will cash the payment and
                                           keep 10% to yourself before remitting the balance! At the beginning
                                           your commission will equal 10%, though later it will increase up to
                                           12%! For the research, I am expecting about the sum of $105,000 in
                                           total from the clients(though the money will be sent in installmentally
                                           due to the progress of my research). You could make over $10,500 for
                                           the little time we will be working together.



                                           ADVANTAGES?
                                           You dont have to go out of your present daily activity inorder to
                                           engage in this Job(i.e. you can do this Work easily without leaving or
                                           affecting your present Job).You will work as an independent contractor
                                           right from your home /office. Your job is absolutely legal. You do not
                                           need any capital to start(non of your personal funds is needed).



                                           REQUIREMENTS?
                                           18 years or older.
                                           Legally capable.
                                           Responsible, Reliable and Trustworthy.
                                           Ready to work 3-4 hours per week.
                                           Able to check and respond to emails often.
                                           Easy telephone access.


                                           IS THIS LEGAL?
                                           Yes it is.As a matter of fact,my lawyer checked all legal provisions to
                                           know if there is any dosmestic or international law against businesses
                                           or deals in this manner.And he said its allowed by all LAWS.So know
                                           that doing this work is safe and legitimate.


                                           I hope all is well understood. I would be glad if you accept my
                                           proposal and I intend to commence as soon as you are ready.


                                           Please, to facilitate the conclusion of this transaction if accepted,
                                           do send promptly by email the following details below, to indicate your
                                           interest.


                                           NAME:

                                           ADDRESS ( not p.o box):

                                           OCCUPATION;

                                           PHONE NUMBER:

                                           AGE:

                                           SEX:


                                           I hope to hear back from you.


                                           ALL REPLIES TO BE SENT TO : [removed]



                                           Dr Timothy O Doherty
                                           No.189 Tianhe Bei Road,
                                           Guangzhou, China
                                           Post Code: 510075.
                                           Tel- [phone]

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Little Hawk
Date: 31 Jan 07 - 12:29 AM

I wouldn't particularly mind seeing them all put to hard labor on Devil's Island or some such place, paying back what they've scammed people for.

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: GUEST,Dickey
Date: 30 Jan 07 - 11:57 PM

Some of the Nigerian scammers are now operating out of Houston TX.

There is a big Nigerian community there.

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Little Hawk
Date: 30 Jan 07 - 12:42 AM

Yeah, gee, I can hardly believe my good luck. Wow. My ship has come in. I am sure that after I assist Mary in moving the 18.5 million and herself safely to Canada she will reward me generously and I can then travel to California and offer Winona the kind of things she has been dreaming of.

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 30 Jan 07 - 12:06 AM

Little Hawk, she read your profile--she must mean your MUDCAT profile! Wonders never cease! Be gentle with her, when you go there to help her manage the riches in that hidden box. . .

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Fergie
Date: 29 Jan 07 - 08:53 PM

Little Hawk
You lucky fucker. DON'T let this one get away. $18.5 Million, why thats 18,500,000 smackeroos, wow! that would REALLY impress Winona, she wouldn't give a shite about that 5000 posts thread. Go for it, GO FOR IT, you'd be crazy not to, WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO LOSE? remember, Winona's WAITING.

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Little Hawk
Date: 29 Jan 07 - 12:10 PM

Oh boy! After a long drought I finally got one. This is "Mary"'s sad tale:

Hello Dear,
I am delighted to write to you. My name is Miss Mary Sandra Allen, I am sorry if this mail will come to you as an embarrassment or a surprise, I just felt like empting myself to you, after reading your profile,I decided to confide in you, as am faced with total frustration and hardship.I am presently residing in Abidjan,Cote d'Ivoire.I left my country with my father after the death of my mother during the war in our country and we came here because my father owned a business here,(cocoa business), during the going political crisis here which has turn out into a civil war since 2003,my father was attacked and killed here at the hit of the crisis as the rebels were killing prominent foreigners with the reason that they were financially supporting the government against them and the rebels are accusing the government of doing the killing.
Presently, I am staying in a REFUGEE camp assisted by the Red cross organisation, and after the death of my father, our house was set ablaze, I was unable to meet my needs pay my bills and accommodation and in my dilemma which was another reason for going to the camp, where I could at least feed and sleep as I did not know anyone here.
I take permission to go to the town where they have internet access to enable me correspond with you, I also indulge in sweeping there so that i can earn some money to at least feed.
Secondly, my late father concealed some amount of money in a trunk box and deposited it in a safe keeping house to the turn of $18.5 million dollars which I will want you to help me move out of this country because of the war here. But the safe keeping house does not know the true content of the trunk to be cash as my father declared upon deposit as containing family valuables. My father confided so much in me after the death of my mother.
All that I want is your sincere and genuine help in helping me safe guide this trunk which means that you will have to come here so that we can meet face to face first before proceeding with this claim or we can ask the safe keeping company to ship the trunk to you in your country, as we have to do the claiming of the trunk which the money is concealed in, claim it out of the safe keeping house first and the money moved out of this country as I am the named next of kin to this deposit. I cannot allow the money remain here, why, because of the war here which possess a great risk to it as my life and future solely lies on it. If you have heard from the news for the past few months now there has been intense fighting and bombing by the French troops which I will like to live here as soon as we have this money moved out of this country.
I will also like upon your arrival here to open an account in any of the international banks of your choice here where this money wil l be lodged into for transfer to your country, I know that this is our first mail, but I have decided to confide in you because i do not have any other choice than to let you know about the trunk. I want you to know that for years now, I
have lived in absolute frustration, tires and pains without any person around me, no parent, uncles or friend, but God had kept me until now, which I believe that I will smile once again.
Thirdly, I do not want to attach myself to you out of desperation so that I do not get used rather I intend you helping me to claim this money as I intend living for your country to start an entire new life and complete my education, as you will have to help in the investment of this money. But I really need your help at this trial and difficult time of mine.
I am totally frustrated that my whole mind for now lies on my survival which is securing this money. Please I am confiding completely in you and I really need your assistance at this point of my life as you alone knows of this venture.
I have enclosed my copies of my personal pictures and my late father's pictures for your view while I will expect to have yours in return.
I wait to hear from you.
Thank you.
Mary

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 24 Jan 07 - 01:11 PM

I have one similar, but from a bourgeois source:

BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS:
28 TAN FIELD ROAD,
CROYDON, LONDON.
CUSTOMER SERVICE
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

Dear Winner,
We are pleased to inform you of the final announcement of the
UK National Lottery end of the year Online Promotion
held on the 24th of january 2007.This is the last as we are about distributing
winnings to winners.
Your email address was attached to Reference Number UK/9420X2/68 was picked as
one of the ten winning email addresses.
This has qualified you to claim the total cash prize Of
1,000,000.00(One Million Pound Sterling) in cash credited to file
KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of £7,534,370.00 shared amongst
the first
ten (10) lucky
winners in this category B.Your winnings will be issued to you as soon as our
claims department verify your winning after you might have filled this payment
processing form below.
Claims Processing Form for filing of claims.
Name:
Age:
Occupation:
Country:
Address:
Phone No.:
Winning Email Address:
Note that we need your complete information for you to claim your winnings. You
are advised to contact
our claims department via these details:
Assigned Claims Agent: David Morgan.
Email;xxxxx
Quote Your Reference Number as UK/9420X2/68 when
you are filing your claims. Congratulations once more from all our members of
Staff.
Mrs Susan Elliot.
Online Co-ordinator

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 12 Jan 07 - 02:36 PM

Someone posted this one, which he claims to have actually received, on another sight:

FROM THE DESK OF QUEEN ELIZABETH
FOUNDATION MANAGER,
QUEEN ELIZABETH INTERNATIONAL POVERTY
ALLEVIATION GRANT DEPARTMENT UK.
13A Uxbridge Road, Ealing,
London W21 4BS.

We are please to inform you of the announcement today of the QUEEN ELIZABETH International Poverty Alleviation Grant Scheme held on 11TH JANUARY 2007. this Grant is given out to selected individuals around the world to help them actualise their dreams and also make the world a better place for all. This Grant is made possible by Queen Elizabeth of England and also the immense support of MR BILL GATES the CHAIRMAN and CEO OF MICROSOFT, USA.

Your EMAIL ACCOUNT has been picked as a winner and there fore you have been approved FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS (£500,000) This is from the total Grant Money of FOUR MILLION POUNDS (£4,000,000) shared among the Eight (8) International Grant Winners in Phase Six. All participants were selected through their country internet network. This Grant is part of Queen Elizabeth Foundation.

Your Grant Prize has been deposited in our affiliate Courier Company escrow account here in UK, and insured with your Email address. To claim your Grant you must first contact the claims department by Email for processing and remittance of your Grant to you.

(CONTACT GRANT MANAGER)
Name: Barrister Leo Benard
Phone # : [phone]
E-mail xxxxx

For more details about this award call Barrister Walter More
on phone now: [phone]

He is to help you in claiming your Grant Money.

Please you are adviced to complet the form and send it immediately to our Grant manager through email for prompt collection of your Grant.

FILL OUT THIS GRANT VERIFICATION FORM.

Name in full:
Address:
Nationality:
Present Country:
City/State:
Home Phone:
Mobile Phone:
Email Address:
Sex:
Age:
Occupation:
Position:
Next of kin:
Amount of Grant:

Sincerely,
Mrs. Veronica Anders
Departmental Coordinator
Queen Elizabeth Foundation.

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Alice
Date: 17 Dec 06 - 02:24 PM

Haven't gone back to read the whole thread, so maybe someone already posted this.

In Nigeria, there is a word in their language now for the gullible foreigners, and it is part of the lyrics of a
popular SONG about Nigerians being able to con foreigners who fall for these scams.

Recently on Dr. Phil (yes, I watched the whole program) he focussed on victims of Nigerian scams.
There were American women who were convinced they had a relationship with a man who loved them, met by email, who they would then move on to talking to by phone. They are part of the Nigerian scam industry. Boiler room offices with phone banks of men calling women who respond to the emails and pictures on dating web site who read scripts over the phone - send money to pay for plane tickets, hospital care when the guys have accidents rushing to the airport to fly to meet their American woman, debts that need to be paid before they can leave and meet their American woman... Phil showed photos that had been sent to these women and then tracked down the actual men who were white male models living somewhere else in the world whose photos had been used by these con artists. Sad.

I've gotten the scam targeting artists. Cons always look for a vulnerable hook, and artists are always looking for gallery shows or clients to buy their work. The Nigerian scam letter that targets artists describes how they want so much to buy your work that they have seen on your web site and for a certain amount of money to pay the shipping costs to get it to Nigeria......