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

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Steve Parkes
Date: 13 Jun 03 - 03:06 AM

Here's a nice friendly one I got this morning from Joe Mark (that should be my name, surely!):


Dearest,

Compliments of the season,I hope all is okay with you.This letter may come as a surprise because we have not met before face to face,but I got your contact through the MINISTRY OF TOURISM AND INDUSTRIES. Therefore, it is my wish to establish a business/mutual relationship with you and also for the benefit of next generations.My names are MR. JOE MARK the junior brother of DR. BAYAX H. MARK the former finacial director of the IVORY COAST[COTE'D IVORIES] [NATIONAL GOLD DUST CORPORATION]who was shut died by the the military junta led by the former defence chief [rtd]MAJOR GENERAL FELIX Y.GWAHE when his group wanted to overthrow the elected goverment.

Though I do not know to what extent you are familiar with events and disturbances in IVORY COAST one of the troubled country in WEST AFRICAN sub-region,but it has consistent features in the CNN,BBC news bulletins.The presure of the war drove the rest of our family out of IVORY COAST into exile in neighbour country ACCRA the capital of GHANA in west Africa, where we have been living under political asylum for now.

Thereafter, during the civil war which my brother later died before then he handed me over a certificate meant for a secret deposit,which my brother made in SECURITY COMPANY in ACCRA- GHANA.The deposit which worth of $18.5,000,000(EIRHTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) was money paid to the GOLD DUST CORPORATION under him by its Foreign custmers, in the heat of the conflict,he made the deposit in his name with the hope of converting it to his personal use at the end of the war but was shot died when the conflict intensified as a result of his opposition of the rebel forces.

Now,I have contacted the SECURITY COMPANY to confirm the deposit and establish ownership.Due to the continued crises in IVORY COAST, I have decided to solicit for the assistance of an honest and trustworthy person or company that will assist me to claim it out of the security vault for investing the funds in a lucrative venture, because I cannot do it alone due to my present social status right now.You will be given a negotiable percetange of the funds after the end of the transaction. Please be rest assured that this transaction is 100% risk free butIf you are honest, trustworthy and also interested in the aboved proposal, contact me immediately through my mail for us to discuss this matter via mail,this is my private E-mail [e-mail] My telephone number will be given to you as soon as I hear from you.

You must maintain absolute confidentiality of this transaction as to ensure success.Please forward your TELEPHONE NUMBER/FAX when replying.

REGARDS,

MR.JOE MARK

______________________________________________________
Get Paid... With Your Free Email at http://www.zwallet.com/index.html?user=joe_mar


DON'T try contacting that website! I have no idea what it tis, but its bound to be something iffy.

Steve

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Amos
Date: 18 Jun 03 - 08:47 PM

This surprising letter arrived in my email this morning:



good day to you my friend? you may be surprised to receive this letter
from me since you do not know me personally. the purpose of my introduction is to bring to bear my present predicament which has left me wanton. i am the first son of walter bebe sisolo one of the most popular black farmers in zimbabwe who was recently murdered in the land dispute in my country. i got your information through network online and i decided to contact you more formally.
before the death of my father, he had taken me to johannesburg, south africa to deposit the sum of nine million, seven hundred and fifty thousand united states dollars in one of the private security company, he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe. this money was deposited in a box as gem stones and other personal effects to avoid much demurrage from the security company. this money was meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals, for the farms and establishment of new farms in swaziland.
the money belongs to my father and four of his white farmer friends who were also killed along with my father while they were having a meeting to see that the land dispute comes to an end. my father was killed along side with the white farmers, because he was seen as supporting the white farmers, against the black farmers.
this land problem came when zimbabwean president mr. robert mugabe introduced a new land act reform wholly affecting the rich white farmers and some black farmers, who the mugabe government felt were not in support of his land act, this resulted to the killing and massive mob action by zimbabwean war veterans and some lunatics across the country.
in fact a lot of people were killed because of this land act dispute in which my father was one of them, may his gentle soul rest in peace.
it is against this background that i and my family fled zimbabwe for fear of our lives and where we are currently staying is where we are seeking political assylum and moreso we have decided to transfer my father's money to a more reliable foreign account, since the govt forbids us as {assylum seeker} to open any depository account or to be involved in any financial transaction through out the territorial zone of south africa as the eldest son of my father i am saddled with the responsibility of seeking a genuine alien partner where this money without the knowledge of my government who are bent on taking everything we have got. the south africa seems to be playing along with them.
i am faced with the dilema of moving this funds {money} out of south africa for fear of going through the same experience in future, as both countries have similar political history. as a businessman i am seeking for a partner who i have to entrust my future and that of my family in his hands, i must let you know that this transaction is absolutely hitch and undisruptive. if you accept to assist my family and i, all i want you to do for me, is to make arrangement with the security company to clear the consignment {funds} in their affiliate office in europe, as i have already given directives for the shipment to be brought out of the shores of south africa to anywhere in europe. but before then, all modalities will have to be put in place most especially the documentation aspect of the transaction and more importantly this money, we have collectively resolved to use for investment.
we are faced with two options. firstly, we have to agree on our sharing ratio / proportion which has accepted to all. after the boxes is delivered to our custody, we would then be at liberty to go in to partnership with me for proper profitable investment of the money in your country. whichever the option you want, feel free to notify me. i have also mapped out 1/20th of this money for all kind of operating cost incurred in the process of this matter.
contact me through the above email for further discussions and clarification on all that we need for us to conclude this transaction, while i implore you to maintain strict discretion in this communication.
You can send your response to this mailbox: [e-mail]
i wait on your swift response.
best regards.
mr. paul sisolo.

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: GUEST,JTT
Date: 19 Jun 03 - 12:47 PM

One of my favourites, supposedly from US special agents in Afghanistan, includes these lines:

"Last week, my group (of 4 agents) successfully overran a hard drug processing enclave and recovered a booty cash sum of US$36 million, which no doubt are proceeds from the illegal trade used for funding terrorist activities," reads the latest scam email making the rounds.

"We have since deposited this cash in a security luggage office in Kabul capital city. We do not intend to surrender this cash booty to our sector commandant for obvious reasons and we cannot take out the consignment from Afghanistan physically by ourselves as it is against military ethics.

"It may interest you to know that modalities have been perfected to move this [sic] funds to you through a security courier agency as soon as you respond in the affirmative, indicating your interest and capability to handle this transaction."

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Burke
Date: 23 Jun 03 - 11:23 AM

This one takes a completely new tack. I sure hope no one goes for it. Unfortunatly there probably are some ministries that will fall for the something for nothing deal.

Dear Beloved in Christ,

It is by the grace of God that I received Christ, knowing the truth and the truth have set me free. Having known the truth, I had no choice than to do what is lawful and right in the sight of God for eternal life and in the sight of man for witness of God´s mercy and glory upon my life.

I have the pleasure to share my testimony with you, having seen your contact from the Internet. I am Barrister Victor Igho, the legal adviser to late Mr. and Mrs. Bright Williams, a British couple that lived in my Country Nigeria for 25 years before they both died in the plane crash late last year. These couples were good Christians, they so dedicated to God but they had no child till they died. Throughout their stay in my country, they acquired a lot of properties like lands, house properties, etc.

As their legal adviser, before their death, the husband Mr. Bright Williams instructed me to write his WILL. Because they had no child, they dedicated their wealth to God. According to the WILL, the properties have to be sold and the money be given out to a ministry for the work of God. As their legal adviser, all the documents for the properties were in my care. He gave me the authority to sell the properties and give out the fund to the Ministries for the work of God.

In short, I sold all the properties after their death, as instructed by Mr. Bright Williams before his death. And as matter of fact, after I sold all their properties, I realized more than $10,000,000.00 (Ten million US dollars plus), and what supposed to be the percentage interest of my right legal fee was firstly deducted by me out of the total amount realized from the sold properties, this was base on the initial agreement between me and the owner of the properties before his death. Therefore the total amount left to be invested into God's work as instructed by the owner, is $10,000,000.00 (Ten million US dollars) only. But Instead of giving the main fund out for the work of God as instructed to me by the owner before his death. I converted the fund to myself with the intention of investing the fund abroad for my personal use. I was afraid of putting the fund in the Bank, because I have to give account to the bank on how I got the money. I then packaged the fund in consignments and deposited the consignments with a security company. I did not want the management of the Security Company to know the content of the consignments, therefore I registered the content of the consignments as Gold Bars. Now, the security company believes that what I deposited with them was Gold Bars.

I had encounter with Christ when Pastor Benny Hinn was preaching on television concerning Ananias and Saphira in Acts 5:1-11. After hearing the word of God, I gave my life to Christ and became a born again Christian. As a born again Christian, I started reading my bible and one day, the Lord opened my eyes to Ezekiel 33: 18 and 19 where the word of God says: "When the righteous truth from his righteousness, and committee iniquity, he shall even die thereby. But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby". From the scripture, I discovered that the only way I could have peace in my life is to do what is lawful and right by giving out the fund as instructed for the work of God by the owner before his death.

I have asked God for forgiveness and I know that God have forgiven me. But I have to do what is lawful and right in the sight of God by giving out the fund to the chosen ministry for the purpose of God's wok as instructed by the owner before his death.

After my fasting and prayers, I asked God to make his choice and direct me to a honest Christian or the chosen ministry that deserves this fund by his Grace. I then came across your address on the Internet as I was browsing through a Christian site, and as a matter of fact, it is not only you or your ministry that I picked on the Christian site initially, but after my fervent prayer over it, then you were nominated to me through divine revelation from God, so these are how I received such a divine revelation from the Lord, how I got your contact information, and I then decided to contact you for the fund to be used wisely for things that will glorify the name of God.

I have notified the Security Company where I deposited the consignments that contained the fund, that I am moving the consignment abroad and the security company has since been waiting for my authority for the consignment to leave my country and move to abroad.

So if you know that you will use this fund honestly and wisely for things that will glorify God's name, then do contact me back first through this my email address.

You should also forward to me your full contact informations,(i.e) house address,telephone and fax numbers for easy communication and to fax you the documents concerning the consignments.

Your prompt response will be highly appreciated.

Yours in Christ.

Barrister Victor Igho.

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Amos
Date: 24 Jun 03 - 08:45 AM

FROM: Omo Williams
TELEPHONE: [phone]
FAX NUMBER: 1775 206 9233

REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION
Compliments of the season. I write to seek your cooperation as my foreign
partner and your assistance to enable me to own a property and invest in the
stable economy of your country. I apologise if this mail does not suit your
personal or business ethics.

My names are Omo Williams,I am making this venture proposal to you in strict
confidence.
The money we want to invest was acquired from an over invoiced contract proceed
as the chairman of the senate financial committee on foreign contracts
verification and payment. (Member, Contract Review
Panel CRP.)


The amount in question is $25.500,000.00 Million US dollars. As a senior civil
servant in the Nigeria Government, our country's prudential policy forbids me
to operate foreign account.If you will like to assist
me as a partner, then indicate your interest after which we shall both discuss
on the modalities.

All other information to facilitate the remittance of the funds will be
revealed to you in due course.
For your assistance, you shall receive 20% of the fund to be transferred, 70%
for us and 10% will be set aside for all expenses incurred by both parties.

I will like my proposal to be kept confidential because of what I explained
above and you can reach me urgently on my e-mail, telephone or fax number.

Please indicate your direct telephone and fax number when replying this
business proposal.I will always call you when necessary, for now I will
appreciate if you call me or we can be contacting through email.

A swift acknowledgement on the reciept of this mail will be appreciated.

Thank you and God bless you.
Omo Williams.

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Rapparee
Date: 10 Jul 03 - 12:45 PM

Well, I finally got a spam here at work -- the old fashioned kind from Nigeria, and only three weeks after we came up on our own domain name, too!

So I forwarded it to the City computer services department, and got this response.
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Dear Sir:

It is my pleasure to make my acquaintance to you again. We have SPAM filters but many of them have been seized and are being held hostage known to the government. One SPAM filters is left to my family but it has been frozen in bank account for some month. This SPAM filters is free from my government, but under our protocol division, the IT are forbidden to operate or own SPAM filters. The same government has kept me under surveillance within this because they believed that I am still in possession of a SPAM filters but they have no prove. That is why I am approve to you 20% of SPAM filters for your assistance to help in the securing and investing of this SPAM filters outside Pocatello.

Please, contact me immediately through my above phone or email for more discussion and modalities.

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In the PS he noted that he'll be over today to discuss spam filtering....

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: GUEST,Green Eyed Lady
Date: 10 Jul 03 - 01:47 PM

(I just received this one.)

Dear Sir,

compliments of the season. grace and peace and love
from this part of the Atlantic to you. I hope my
letter does not cause you too much embarrassment as i
write to you in good faith based on the contact
address given to me by a friend who works at the
Nigerian embassy in your country. please excuse my
intrusion into your private life.

I am Barrister Fred Oladipo, i represent Mohammed
Abacha, son of the late gen. Sani Abacha, who was the
former military head of state in Nigeria, he died in
1998. Since his death, the family has been losing a
lot of money due to vindictive government officials
who are bent on dealing with the family, based on this
therefore, the family has asked me to seek for a
foreign partner who can work with us as to move out
the total sum of us$75,000,000.00 ( seventy five
million united states dollars ), presently in their
possession. this money was of course, acquired by the
late president and is now kept secretly by the family.
The Swiss government has already frozen all the
accounts of the family in Switzerland, and some other
countries would soon follow to do the same. This bid
by some government officials to deal with this family
has made it necessary that we seek your assistance in
receiving this money and in investing it on behalf
of the family.

This must be a joint venture transaction and we must
all work together. since this money is still cash,
extra security measures have been taken to protect it
from theft or seizure, pending when agreement is
reached on when and how to move it into any of your
nominated bank accounts. I have personally worked out
all modalities for the peaceful conclusion of this
transaction. the transaction definitely would be
handled in phases and the first phase will involve the
moving of us$25,000,000.00( twenty five million
united states dollars ).

My clients are willing to give you a reasonable
percentage of this money as soon as the transaction is
concluded. I will, however, based on the grounds that
you are willing to work with us and also all
contentious issues discussed before the commencement
of this transaction. you may also discuss your
percentage before we start to work. as soon as i hear
from you, i will give you all necessary details as to
how we intend to carry out the whole transaction.
please, do not entertain any fears, as all necessary
modalities are in place, and i assure you of all
success and safety in this transaction.

Please, this transaction requires absolute
confidentiality and you would be expected to treat it
as such until the funds are moved out of this country.
please, you will also ignore this letter and respect
our trust in you by not exposing this transaction,
even if you are not interested. look forward to
working with you.

Please respond through my personal email box below

[e-mail]

Truly yours,

Fred Oladipo, Esq.

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Amos
Date: 10 Jul 03 - 02:41 PM

Geeze, ya gotta wonder -- this deal keeps on regenerating, which implies they are making dough. Talk about deadheads and suckers....one every minute.

A

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Rapparee
Date: 10 Jul 03 - 02:49 PM

Amos is right. Either that, or the entire gross national product of Nigeria for the last century or more has been squirreled away by former leaders. Come to think of it, perhaps this is Nigeria's main source of income...nah, I know some folks from there.

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 10 Jul 03 - 03:51 PM

I have read that these Internet scams are a major source of income in the country. Lots of greedy Americans fall for this stuff.

I heard a thing on the local news at noon one day, and the "victims" stood there in front of the camera and said they thought they were smart enough to avoid Nigerian scams, but this is what they fell for:

They had a collectible car for sale in a local Dallas want ad, but because ads are online now, someone in Nigeria saw it and responded. They said (in effect) "We want to buy your car, but have a bank cashier's check that is much larger than the amount you are asking for. If I send you this check for $15,000 to cover your $8,000 car, will you send me a check for the $7,000 difference and my agent will come pick up the car in a few days?"

The fools fell for it. Banks must accept these things and initially credit the account, but once the bogus check fails to clear, they remove the credit from your account. And your cashier's check for $7000 that was perfectly good is long since cashed.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 10 Jul 03 - 11:49 PM

I just received one of those PayPal scam letters, informing me that my account will expire soon, so will I please renew my account with my personal information and bank account numbers, etc. on their handy form. Yeah, right. I've never used PayPal, never will. And here's another good reason for not using it! One less thing to keep track of (or look out for).

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: LadyJean
Date: 11 Jul 03 - 12:07 AM

I have been responding to these letters, explaining that I am the granddaughter of a judge, leaving out the fact that he died when my father was in high school, and hinting that I will pass their fraudulent email on to him. Which is how I get responses! I'm not joking! They send me a second one!

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Amos
Date: 11 Jul 03 - 02:15 AM

Wow. Spanish Prisoners from Nigeria!! The Revenge of the Dark Continent. It has a sort of poetic tint to it, n'est-ce pas?


:>)

A

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: zanderfish3 (inactive)
Date: 11 Jul 03 - 04:24 AM

These wily people don't stop at letters, I advertised a valuable fishing rod for sale on an internet site and had two replies from
the Nigerian con men offering to buy. Their client would send me a money order for many thousand dollars which I was to cash, send them the balance and keep my share. They even used the same phrase, 'I'll contact ME LAWYER '
Watch out watch out

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Amos
Date: 11 Jul 03 - 10:23 AM

This just in, with a new twist:


FOR JOHNSON MOBUTU

From: Mr. J.Mobutu
SOLICITING FOR A BUSINESS VENTURE AND PARTNERSHIP
I am the son of the late president of the Federal Republic of Zaire, President Mobutu Sese Seko, (now Republic of Congo, under the leadership of the son of Mr. Laurent Kabila). I presume you are aware there is a financial dispute between my family (THE MOBUTU) and the present civilian Government. This is based on what they believe as bad and corrupt
governance on my late fathers part. May his soul rest in Perfect peace.

Presently, we cannot do business here in Holland and many countries of the World because of the new friendly relationship between the present government and the Western World. As you might have heard how a lot of my fathers bank account in Switzerland and North America
have since been frozen. Following the above mentioned reasons ,Iam soliciting for your humble and confidential assistance to take custody of Ten Million United States Dollars (US$10,000,000.00), also to front for me in the areas of business you desire profitable. This sum of US$10M has secretly been deposited into a confidential Security Company, where it can easily be withdrawn or paid to a recommended beneficiary.The funds will be released to
you by the Security Company based on my recommendations,on that note, you
will be presented as my partner who will be fronting for me and my family in any subsequent
ventures.

To show my preparedness and the appreciation to conduct this business with you, I shall give you 20% of the funds and 20% commission on any profit realizable in the process of investment of this funds. For your role in this business,we are willing to make available 5% for any eventual cost that may occur in the process of this transaction. Please, I need your entire support and co-operation for the success of this business ventures, your utmost confidentiality and secrecy is highly required, due to my family present predicament. I sincerely will appreciate your acknowledgement as soon as possible.
Yours truly,

Mr. Johnson Mobutu

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: GUEST,Johnny T
Date: 12 Jul 03 - 09:13 AM

I know a guy who for some STRANGE reason rushed off to Nigeria after receiving one of these and was held hostage for a day or 2.

He is still alive !

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Amos
Date: 12 Jul 03 - 11:01 AM

I tried to write Mister Johnson Mobutu but the reply address in the spam was misspelled and when I corrected the spelling of netscape.net it bounced anyway. Go figger.

A

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: JennyO
Date: 20 Jul 03 - 12:27 PM

Well, I feel really honoured now. I have been picked as a reliable honest and trustworthy person by Mr Kenneth Savimbi of ECOWAS and he wants to give me lots of money!

If I ever get taken in by anything like this, I will personally check myself in to the Home for the Bewildered, however I must say I rather enjoyed reading this one, as the quaint language and badde speling are quite entertaining:


OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN
CONTRACT AWARDING COMMITTEE
ECOWAS HEADQUARTERS
LOME,REPUBLIC OF TOGO

         
ACCOUNT PROVISION FOR USD11M

Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise and if it might offend you without your prior consent and writing through this channel.

I am KENNETH SAVIMBI,The Chairman, Contract Awarding Committee of the ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS) with Headquarters in Lome,Togo.I got your information in a business directory from the Togolaise Chamber of Commerce and Industries when I was searching for a reliable,honest and trustworthy person to entrust this business with.I was simply inspired and motivated to pick your contact from the many names and lists in the directory.

After discussing my view and your profile with my colleagues,they were very much satisfied and decided to contact you immediately for this mutual business relationship.We wish to transfer the sum of
USD11,000,000.00 (Eleven Million United States Dollars only.)into your personal or company`s bank
account.

This fund was a residue of the over invoiced contract bills awarded by us for the supply of ammunitions, hard/soft wares,phamaceauticals/medical items,light and heavy duty vehicles, apperals and other administrative logistics etc for the ECOMOG in Sierria-Leone and Liberia during the Peace Keeping Projects.

This DEAL was deliberately hatched out and carefully protected with all the attendant lope holes sealed off.As the Chairman of CAC,I have the cooperation and mandate of the Financial Director and the Secretary of the Organisation.We arranged and over invoiced the contract funds supplied by different companies from different countries during the crisis.

It was our consensus to seek the assistance of a willing foreigner to provide us with the facilities to transfer this money out of West Africa.This is borne out of our beleif in the non-stable and sporous
political nature of this sub-region.

The original contractors have been duely paid by the (Central Bank of the West African States)through our bankers-Societe Generale Bank. This balance is suspended in the escrow accounts awaiting claims by
any foreign company of our choice.We intend to pay out this fund NOW as the organisation is winding up its activities since the aim of returning PEACE to the countries and the coast has been achieved.

Based on the laws and ethics of employment,we as civil servants working under this organisation, are not allowed to operate a foreign account.This is the more reason why we needed your assistance to provide an account that can sustain this fund for safe keeping and our future investment with your comprehensive advise,assistance and partnership in your country.

It is however agreed,as the account owner in this deal to allow you 30% of the entire sum as compensation, 65% will be held on trust for us while 5% will be used to defray any incidental charges and cost during the course of the transaction.

This transaction will be successfully concluded within 10 days if you accord us your unalloyed and due cooperation if you should provide the following:

YOUR COMPANY`S NAME WITH COMPLETE ADDRESS,TEL AND FAX NUMBERS.(if available)

YOUR COMPLETE MAILING ADRRESS WITH TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.

YOUR COMPLETE BANK PARTICULARS;NAME,ADDRESS,ACCOUNT NO,SWIFT CODE,TEL/FAX NOS ETC..


Upon the receipt of this informations,the documents and approval with the texts will be sent to you for confirmaton and then forwarded to the organisation for ratification and subsequent payment.

As with the case of all organised (sensitive)and conspired DEALS,we solicit for your unreserved confidentiality and utmost secret in this business. We hope to retire peacefully and lead a honourable
business life afterwards.There are no risks involved.

I await your urgent response.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. KENNETH SAVIMBI.

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 21 Jul 03 - 09:38 AM

Doncha' love the last bit

We hope to retire peacefully and lead a honourable business life afterwards.

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Amos
Date: 22 Jul 03 - 01:43 AM

This one is unusual in that it pretends to come from a white executive-class European type. THe blatant give-aways are the inexecrable English and the fact that the return-path shown in the Internet headers is someone named kennys5 at hotmail.com.   Very creative sense of detail but pathetic ignorance revealed in the writing.

Note that there is no Regio Private Bank in Switzerland -- there is a Regio Bank in Holland, but it is national only.



A

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Dear Sir,

    I am Mr.Steve Young, the Manager in charge of Bills and Exchanges of
REGIO PRIVATE BANK in Zurich,Switzerland.
   
         Our Bank is a financial institution specialising in private banking to
individual customers who likes confidentiality in their financial dealings.

    I have resolved to contact you through this medium based on business
proposal that will be of mutual benefit to both of us. I got your
particulars through internet,based on my search for a trustworthy
and established person that understands business ethics for entering into
a profitable joint partnership.

      Sometime in 1987,a reputable client of ours deposited a huge sum of
money($28.5m) for safe keeping.Unfortunately,he died in the 1988 Lockerbie
Pan American Airline plane crash.Ever since we got information about his
death,we have been expecting his next-of-kin to come over and claim his
money because we cannot release it unless somebody applies for it in the
person of next-of-kin or relation to the deceased as stipulated in our
financial rules and regulations,but,unfortunately till date of writting
this mail to you,nobody has come forward to claim the money.
   
        It is also a law here that any unclaimed funds for 16 years shall be
recalled back to the treasury and our government takes it as their
funds.Due to the failure of them to claim the funds, it is in the verge of
been claimed by the federal government.

   I also found out from enquiries and the foreign media that our late
client siphoned a lot of money from his country.It is my conviction that
the deposit in our vault was part of the money that our client siphoned
and now that he is dead there is no trace to this money in our care so far.

   I am now soliciting your noble assistance to assist me in moving this
money out of Zurich to your country for immediate investment with your
assistance. I have also decided that your commission for the assistance
you will offer will be 15%,5% set aside to refund to all parties any
expenses incurred in the course of the transfer while 80% will be for us.

   Upon the receipt of your reply confirming your willingness to assist me
on this transaction, I will immediately arrange and transfer all the
rights of ownership of this deposit to your name to facilitate your easy
transfer of the funds to your country.
   
   You have nothing to worry about, as I will be there to assist you in
anyway necessary with all proper documentation.This transaction is
generally hitch free.

   Please maintain absolute confidentiality on this matter.

Looking toward a successful business relationship with you.
Yours truly

Mr. Steve Young

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: JennyO
Date: 30 Jul 03 - 11:34 AM

Good grief, this is the third one I've had. This time, I'm to be the next of kin of Mr Omer, a former Turkish resident in Nigeria. He was "a Contractor with one of the Government Parastatals" (wot's a Parastatal?), and of course, as she says, it's "risk free and a big mega fortune". How can I resist?

From the Desk of;
Mrs Aku Cecillia
Manager, Union Bank of Nigeria Plc
Marina Branch, Lagos
Dear Sir

AN URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

I am pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and profitable business proposal, though I do not know you neither have I seen you before but my confidence was reposed On you when the Chief Executive of Lagos State chamber of Commerce and Industry handed me your contact for a confidential business.

I am Mrs Aku Cecillia, Manager of Union Bank of Nigeria Plc, Marina Branch, Lagos Nigeria. The intended business is thus;
We had a customer, a Foreigner, Mr Omer (a Turkish) resident in Nigeria, he was a Contractor with one of the Government Parastatals. He has in his Account in my branch the sum of US$21.5 Million (Twenty-One Million Five hundred thousand U.S.Dollars). Unfortunately, the man died four years ago until today non-of his next of kin has come forward to claim the money. Having noticed this, I in collaboration with two other top Officials of the bank covered up the account all this while.

Now we want you (being a foreigner) to be fronted as the of next of kin of the deceased and forward all the necessary information to be advised to you by us to attest to the Claim. We will use our positions to get all internal documentation to back up the claims.
The whole procedures will last only ten working days to get the fund retrieved successfully without trace even in future.Your response is only what we are waiting for as we have put all machineries that will be instrumental to the success of the transaction in motion.

As soon as this message comes to you kindly get back to me indicating your interest,then I will furnish you with the whole procedures to ensure that the deal is successfully Concluded.
For your assistance, we have agreed principle to offer you 15% of the total sum at the end of the transaction. It is risk free and a big mega fortune. All correspondences towards this transaction will be through telephone and e-mail.
I await your earliest response.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs.Aku Cecillia

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Little Hawk
Date: 30 Jul 03 - 11:59 AM

LOL! I love reading these things. They used to come by fax quite frequently, but now it's usually email.

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Burke
Date: 30 Jul 03 - 02:46 PM

Jenny, third one ever, or third one today? I get so many I don't read most of them. I did notice that the one I got today from Dr.Nsude Nze about Mr. Phillip Morris, a foreigner, and a sailor, is for $126,000.000.00 USD {ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY SIX MILLION DOLLAHIGHLY CONFIDENTIALRS) with the first transfer being $26 million.

Has anyone else been noticing the inflation in the amounts to be transferred?

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Amos
Date: 30 Jul 03 - 09:09 PM

Maybe the cost of spam is on the rise?

A

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 31 Jul 03 - 11:11 AM

Same problem has been encountered by the Lotto folks in our state. Folks wouldn't stoop to pick up a mere $4 million on the sidewalk--the numbers have to be bigger to get people to play these days.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 20 Aug 03 - 11:51 PM

Just in case any of you folks were thinking of getting into the scam letter biz.... CLICK HERE!

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Little Hawk
Date: 21 Aug 03 - 06:11 PM

Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Wow! Best laugh I've had today. So tacky that it's almost believable.

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Murray MacLeod
Date: 31 Oct 03 - 04:14 AM

For some reason, I have been ignored by the Nigerian scam people up until now, but they are certainly making up for lost time.

I am tempted actually to reply to one, enclosing the details they ask for (the information in itself can be of no use to them) just to see what the follow-through will be.

I think the one I shall go for is from Mr Williams Dangore

Dear sir.

Please, this proposal to you is strictly confidential with due respect. I am very Sorry for the stress you might have in receiving this letter from me, since we have not known ourselves or met previously despite that I get to write you this little message, because I am constrained to send you this message due to the urgent of it.

My name is Williams Dangore and my younger sister is Marcel, I am the first son of my late father Mr. Mathew Sese Dangore a cocoa farmer here in Abidjan. It happen that my father was one of the business men killed by the Rebel when they overtook our village Bouake on September 2002, during this time the Rebel wanted to takeover the present government, but they failed, Since then life is very difficult for us here in Abidjan.

Now that the war is a little cool I and my mother want to transfer the sums of $15,000,000.00 out of the country due to there is no political stability here, this was the money my father deposited in a bank here in Abidjan, and we want this money to be transfer to overseas where we can invest it in a good business. The funds are kept in account in a bank to avoid detection, seizure or diversion, and agreement was sign between my late father and the bank that the money can only be release to me as the next of kin in some condition which made me to contact you as a foreigner for assistance. But this condition will be review to you immediately you indicate your readiness to assist us.

My mother have a telephone discussions with the director of costumers service of the bank, who has express his willingness to help us to transfer this money into any account that we are going to provide, provided we will meet the bank transfer requirements.

This is why I am contacting you to be my father partner to help me by receiving these funds on our behalf. I and my mother have resolved to give you any agreed percentage of the total money as commission for your assistance. Please, you will need to give me sufficient assurance that if you assist me you will not divert this funds, this fund are what me my mother and my younger sister have got to live on. Please, as I am reposing my confidence in you I hope you will not disappoint me in any way.

I want you to forward your phone / fax number to me this will enable me fax you all the legal documents concerning this funds issued by the bank to my late father on the day the money was lodge into the bank, for you to confirm the authenticity of my claim and I will also send a copy of my international passport together.

You will as well help us arrange for our resettlement out of this trouble Cote d'Ivoire.

If this interests you please get back to me very soon for more information.

Thanks.

God bless you.

Williams.

btw, I can heartily recommend the link in lamarca's post above to the article by Douglas Cruickshank on the literary merits of the Nigerian scamsters. To dismiss them as "illiterate" is totally to miss the point.

Murray

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Helen
Date: 31 Oct 03 - 06:50 PM

This was on the Australian news yesterday. Nigeria is now a suburb of Sydney, Oz.

Helen

Sydney man arrested over 'Nigerian' email scam. 30/10/2003. ABC News Online

[This is the print version of story http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s978806.htm]

Last Update: Thursday, October 30, 2003. 5:26pm (AEDT)
Arrest made over junk email scam.

Sydney man arrested over 'Nigerian' email scam

New South Wales police say they have achieved a world first with an arrest in relation to a 'west African' or 'Nigerian' email fraud.

Police arrested a 39-year-old Sydney man this morning in relation to a scam which has netted millions of dollars from unsuspecting victims in Australia and overseas.

The State Assets Confiscation Unit raided two homes in Sydney taking computers and documents.

Nine properties in Sydney and Nyngan in New South Wales's west have been siezed, as well as five cars, several bank accounts and a home in the United Kingdom.

The swoop follows a four-month investigation by the unit into a Sydney-based syndicate suspected of carrying out the scams, also known as 'west African' or 'Nigerian' frauds.

Police say the scam generally involves a junk email inviting the recipient to sign up for a business opportunity or to collect a lottery win.

The frauds are named 'Nigerian' or 'west African' because they often ask the victim to send money to an account in west Africa.

The investigation was sparked by complaints from people in Hungary and Canada in relation to the scam.

Inspector Jennifer Thommeny says this type of fraud exploits people's gullibility.

"It's very similar to the old Nigerian-type frauds that've been around for about 10 to 15 years where a notification of a lottery win or an inheritence is sent to you either by email or by fax and you are asked to pay an administrative fee to release the funds into your bank account," she said.


© 2003 Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Copyright information: http://abc.net.au/common/copyrigh.htm
Privacy information: http://abc.net.au/privacy.htm

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: JennyO
Date: 01 Nov 03 - 08:29 AM

I've decided to save my "Nigerian" scam letters along with all the jokes people keep sending me - I think they're hilarious.

Well all right - here's my latest one:


HIGHLY CONFIDENCIAL

ATTENTION: THE DIRECTOR GEN.

With close enquiry we made about you shows that you

are trustworthy so I felt safe.

I am mrs Hadjia AISHA ALHMED the wife to FATUSI ALHMED

the C.E.O. gulf link oil export company Ltd. Who was

killed by president SADAN HUSSEN group for

allegations that my husband supplied crud oil to

EUROPE, U.S.A. revealed secret information of IRAQ

arms & wealth to UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL &

NETO.

I am very sure, 100% sure my husband is innocent of all crime-allegations
opposed on him by president SADAN HUSSEN he was given no chance to
defend himself to the entire world they killed him unjustly I am so
troubled my spirit refuses to be at rest. The quick need for contacting
you is because my husband has been killed unjustly and I am sure if we
don't act fast SADAN HUSSEN'S group must come for our wealth & millions
of AMERICAN DOLLARS will be seized, about ($55,000,000.oo) fifty five
million U.S.A DOLLARS my husband has account with ARAB ROYAL BANK IRAQ
if we don't arrange for smart & quick transfer of all this millions of
U.S.A. Dollars we will loose all to SADAN HUSSEN group and nobody can
ask them any question. I am signatory to the account I have concluded
every necessary arrangement for the smooth success of this transfer of
our funds overseas for safekeeping and good investments. We only need a
good honest, trustworthy, highly-secrecy confidential rich person who we
can offer 20% of the total sum so that the person can help us with 100%
efforts arrange for a good offshore bank account for easy money
transfer. Contact me for full details. I am looking trustly forward to
receive good news from you. Thanks for your cooperation yours sincerely
HADJIA FATIMA ALHMED

ON BEHALF OF ALHMED FAMILY

Very Important: FOR SECURITY REASONS CONTACT ME ONLY ON THIS E MAIL
ADDRESS{[e-mail]} WE HAVE TRIED OUR POSSIBLE BEST TO MOVE
THIS MONEY INTO SECURITY COMPANY IN HOLAND WE NEED A TRUSTWORTHY PERSON
WHO CAN TRAVEL TO HOLAND AND ARRANGE FOR THE WIRE TRANSFER OF THE MONEY
WE WILL GIVE YOU THE FULL

INFORMATION AND DIRECTION WITH CONTACT NUMBERS

OF THE SECURITY COMPANY IN HOLAND WHERE THE MONEY IS.

WE ARE GIVING YOU 100% ASURANCE OF TRUST THAT THIS TRANSACTION WILL MOVE
PERFECTLY WELL AND YOU DONT HAVE ANY RISK TO TAKE.

We will need the account to be opened in HOLAND very quick the early the
transfer is done the better I am very sick we need to be in your country
as soon as possible me and my son KADI ALHMED He will start school in
your country.

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 12 Jan 04 - 12:14 PM

Here's a new wrinkle--they've branched out. This one is from South Korea! It came in via a listserv account I manage, and the subject line says "Can You Help?"


From the desk of:
Mr. Sang D. Lee
Korea Exchange Bank.
Seoul-South Korea
Website:http://www.yescard.co.kr/iren/about/iren_about_manaprof.asp



I am Mr Sang-Duck Lee, auditor of the Korean Exchange
Bank, Seoul,South Korea. I have urgent and very
confidential business proposition for you.

Sometime ago a European Oil consultant/contractor with
the South Koren Solid Minerals Corporation, Mr. David
Moore made a numbered time (Fixed)Deposit for twelve
calendar months, valued at US$45,000,000.00 (Fourty
Five Million Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity, I
sent a routine notification to his forwarding address
but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder
and finally we discovered from his contract employers,
the South Korean Solid Minerals Corporation that Mr.
David Moore died from a BAC Airplane crash. On further
investigation, I found out that he died without making
a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin was
fruitless.

I therefore made further investigation and discovered
that Mr. David Moore did not declare any kin or
relations in all his official documents,including his
Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of
US$45,000,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and
the interest is being rolled over with the principal
sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come
forward to claim it. According to Laws of Republic of
South Korea, at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the
money will revert to the ownership of the South Korean
Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.

Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a
foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr. David
Moore so that the fruits of this old man's labour will
not get into the hands of some corrupt government
officials. This is simple, I will like you to provide
immediately your full names and address so that the
attorney will prepare the necessary documents and
affidavits that will put you in place as the next of
kin. We shall employ the services of an attorney for
drafting and notarization of the WILL and to obtain
the necessary documents and letter of
probate/administration in your favor for the transfer.
A bank account in any part of the world that
you will provide will then facilitate the transfer of
this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin. The
money will be paid into your account for us to share
in the ratio of 80% for me and 20% for you.

There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this
transaction will be done by the attorney and my
position as the auditor of the bank guarantees the
successful execution of this transaction. If you are
interested, please reply immediately via the private
email address above. Upon your response, I shall then
provide you with more details and relevant documents
that will help you understand the transaction. Please
send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers
for easy communication.

Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest
assured that this transaction would be most profitable
for both of us because I shall require your assistance
to invest my share in your country.

Awaiting your urgent reply via my email address

Thanks and regards.
Mr.Lee Sang-Duck

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Amos
Date: 12 Jan 04 - 12:21 PM

That one's genuine -- well worth following up on. Anybody can see that!! Strike while the iron is hot!

A

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 15 Jan 04 - 04:10 PM

This will come as no surprise. The Bush administration, in it's infinite stupidity, wrote a law to deal with Spam that made null laws like the one in California that had some teeth to it. The feds put in a law that makes spam legal now as long as an "opt-out" line is in it. So now if you want it to stop you have to (in theory) open every spam, read it to find the opt-out line, and send an email to that party via that link. Makes one wonder if perhaps some of those republicans up on the hill have invested in those companies that send porn, viagra, and home mortgage messages? Anyway, the new law isn't working. Like anyone thought it would?



Study: Most Spam Not Compliant With Law

January 15, 2004 01:59 PM EST


NEW YORK - Only 10 percent of junk e-mails comply with a new federal anti-spam law, according to two days' worth of messages analyzed by a spam filtering vendor.

The law, which took effect Jan. 1, does not prohibit unsolicited commercial e-mail as long as senders follow a set of rules, including using a correct subject line, a physical mailing address and a way to decline future mailings.

But most senders failed to do even that, Audiotrieve LLC said.

The Boxborough, Mass., company, which sells the InBoxer filter, has so-called honeypot e-mail accounts created solely to attract spam, and it analyzed 1,000 messages collected last weekend.

Only 102 of the messages met all the law's requirements, though Audiotrieve did not verify whether the physical address and unsubscribe mechanism worked. Of the remaining 898 messages, two-thirds had no unsubscribe link, and none had physical addresses.

The finding should come as no surprise to users who returned from the holidays greeted with pitches for Viagra and low-interest mortgages.

"Companies that already act at the margins of the law seem to also ignore these new regulations," said Roger Matus, Audiotrieve's chief executive.

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Little Hawk
Date: 31 Mar 04 - 12:04 PM

Oh boy! I got another one. Read on for the fascinating story...

MR FRANK ROBINSON
GAUTENG JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA
TEL:[phone]
FAX:[phone]
E-MAIL:[e-mail]



INVITATION FOR PARTNERSHIP

ATTN: DIRECTOR/CEO

Dear Sir,

With due respect, trust and humility, I write to you this proposal, which I
believe would be of great interest to you. I find your contact while I was
doing a private research on the Internet for a reliable and capable foreign
partner that will assist my family and I to transfer fund to his personal or
private account and for investment purpose. I am Mr. Frank Robinson the
son of Late Mr. Ernest Robinson, who was the "Chairman" of the farmer's
co-operation in Zimbabwe.

My Father was among the few blacks that were murdered in cold blood by the
President Robert Mugabe Administration during the land dispute that just
happened in Zimbabwe. After the death of my Father, we decided to move out
of ZIMBABWE because our lives were in danger because of the money that my
father kept in his hidden safe in our house. The amount contained in
the safe is US$13 Million Dollars




This money was meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals for the
farms and establishment of new farms in Swaziland. Before his death, his is
a Major Share Holder of companies in Zimbabwe. After my Father died we moved
to South Africa and deposited this money in a security company in a box as
valuables belonging to our foreign partner pending when we see somebody that
will assist us transfer this fund to his account overseas and for the safety
of our family.

We are presently in South Africa as Refugee (Asylum Seekers) and as such the
law of South Africa does not permit us to operate or open any bank account
here in South Africa or be involved in any financial transaction with the
bank. That is why we contacted you to assist us in this transaction.

We are ready to compensate you with 10% of the total fund for accepting to
assist us, contact me on the above phone indicating your interest as soon as
possible, on receiving of your acceptance, I shall be glad to give you more
clarification on the modalities needed for smooth successful completion of
this transaction.

I anticipate your quick response.
Best regard.

Mr. Frank Robinson
(For and On behalf of my family)

_________________________________________________________________
Love, money, jobs, cars - find it on MSN Search! http://search.msn.co.za

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[This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus]

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Little Hawk
Date: 31 Mar 04 - 12:12 PM

Who would NOT leap at the opportunity to do business with someone named "Lee Sang-Duck"? I love that one! I sneer at Frank Robinson's lackluster offer of 10% of $13 million.

- LH

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Escamillo
Date: 01 Apr 04 - 01:02 AM

Somewhere else in the Mudcat I saw this link:
http://www.419eater.com/index.htm
If you have some time and patience, look at it and prepare for a good laugh. This guy specializes in Baiting Scammers.

Un abrazo,
Andrés

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Amos
Date: 01 Apr 04 - 01:18 AM

I have advised Frank to disqualify you from your $1.3 Million dollars, LH. Even though that could have provided you with 10 or 15 brand new SUVs. You'll just have to suffer, man...

A

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: LoosanaJack
Date: 01 Apr 04 - 07:42 AM

This is even a better example...

Dear Simmons,

I am a Branch Manager with STANDARD TRUST BANK(STB),My name is Mr olarewaju Lambert,a Banker. I am the personal Account Manager to ENGINEER Mike Simmons, a National of your country, who used to work with shell Development company in Nigeria. Here in after shall be referred to as my client On April 21, 2000 my client, his wife, and their three children were involved in a car accident along Sagamu express way.

All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended Relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they Get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged, particularly the STANDARD TRUST BANK PLC. Where the deceased had an account Valued at about ($6 million u s dollars) has Issued me a notice to provide the next of kin. Or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that this account valued at ($6 million u s dollars) can be paid to you and then you and me Can share the money.60% to me and 40% to you An attorney will be contracted to help revalidated and notarize all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you. from any breach of the law.

Also reply to me with your phone and fax number ,contact address ,full name and age this information will be used in getten all needed document on your favour.


You could also call me so we can have a phone conversation before we get things started ,my number is 234-805-621-0228

Please get in touch with me by my email:[e-mail]

Best regards
Olarewaju Lambert.


http://www.latinmail.com - La forma más cómoda de enviar y recibir tus e-mails

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: JennyO
Date: 03 Apr 04 - 12:25 AM

I'm getting quite a collection of these. They are certainly a lot less worrying than the viruses (latest one NetskyP) that keep trying to get in.

They keep coming up with new angles, these guys. Here's another one:


Dear sir,

As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for
me, because, I believe everyone will die someday.
My name is Tana Gani a merchant in Dubai, in the
U.A.E.I have been diagnosed with Esophageal cancer .
It has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and
right now
I have only about a few months to live, according to
medical experts.
I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I
never really cared for anyone(not even myself)but my
business. Though I am very rich, I was never
generous, I was always hostile to people and only
focused on my business as that was the only thing I
cared for. But now I regret all this as I now know
that there is more to life than just wanting to have
or make all the money in the world.
I believe when God gives me a second chance to come
to this world I would live my life a different way
from how I have lived it. Now that God has called
me, I have willed and given most of my property
and assets to my immediate and extended family
members as well as a few close friends.
I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul
so, I have decided to give alms to charity
organizations, as I want this to be one of the last
good deeds I do on earth. So far, I have distributed
money to some charity organizations in the U.A.E,
Algeria and Malaysia. Now that my health has
deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself
anymore. I once asked members of my family to close
one
of my accounts and distribute the money which I have
there to charity organization in Bulgaria and
Pakistan, they refused and kept the money to
themselves. Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as
they seem not to be contended with what I have left
for them.

The last of my money which no one knows of is the
huge cash deposit of eighteen million dollars
$18,000,000,00 that I have with a finance/Security
Company
abroad. I will want you to help me collect this
deposit
and dispatched it to charity organizations.


I have set aside 20% for you and for your time.

God be with you.



Tana Gani

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: GUEST,Mr Ima Dicke, Nigeria
Date: 03 Apr 04 - 01:55 PM

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

I am a Veterinarian at the Basulu Veterinary Facility in Lagos Nigeria. My name is Mr Ima Dicke. On April 1, 2002 I received at our facility an injured baboon which was involved in a car accident on the outskirts of Lagos.

All occupants of the involved vehicles unfortunately lost their lives, except for the baboon. Since then I have been informed that the baboon was made the sole beneficiary of the personal fortune of the driver of the car in which the baboon was riding, a Mercedes which was totally destroyed in the accident. The unfortunate driver was Mr Lancelot Smegma, a well-known financier of Lagos, with a personal fortune extending into many billions of dollars $$$. Our solicitous enquiries have failed to turn up any living relatives of Mr Smegma or any other beneficiaries except the baboon, whose name is "Weismuller".

It was fortunate that Weismuller received no other injury than a fractured collarbone and minor bruises and scrapes and we were able to heal these quite nicely.

I am, however, distressed to report that Weismuller escaped our facility just three days later and made his way into the countryside and has disappeared, thus leaving a fortune of $13.5 Billion dollars in total limbo.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating any of Weismuller's relatives or associates for over 2 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the sole beneficiary of the deceased so that this account valued at ($6 million u s dollars) can be paid to you and then you and I Can share the money. 60% to me and 40% to you will be good. An attorney will be contracted to help revalidate and notarize all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make.

What you must do is:

1. Have your name legally changed to Weismuller. Only Weismuller. Not John Weismuller, not Susan Weismuller, but just Weismuller.

2. Grow some facial hair and alter your appearance enough so that you bear a passing resemblance to a baboon, such that the lawyer will be satisfied. If you purchase a National Geographic videos or magazines showing baboons it can help much with this.

3. If the above is impossible for you, then arrange to procure a live baboon of your own to bring as Weismuller. It must be a male baboon of fairly large size.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Also reply to me with your phone and fax number and full address.

You could also call me so we can have a phone conversation before we get things started. My number is 234-805-666-9134

Please get in touch with me by my email:[e-mail]

Best regards
Ima Dicke, Veterinary Surgeon

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Amos
Date: 11 Apr 04 - 06:13 PM

This page contains a tale of triumph in which a Nigerian perpetrator is taken for a long ride and even scammed himself of three dollars!!

A real battle of wits!!

Enjoy.


A

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Little Hawk
Date: 11 Apr 04 - 06:55 PM

Bravo! Gloriously wonderful and heartwarming. And they burned the mangy dog for $3.00!!!! I love it.

- LH

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Amergin
Date: 11 Apr 04 - 11:52 PM

LOL...

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 12 Apr 04 - 12:00 AM

About half-way through that I skipped to the bottom. He sure worked hard for that $3, concocting all of those responses, but will certainly get a lot of milage from that cash!

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Little Hawk
Date: 12 Apr 04 - 11:13 AM

Yeah, but think of the fun he had doing it, and the Nigerian scammer worked even harder on the other end, which makes it even better.

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: GUEST,Pleasance
Date: 15 Apr 04 - 06:17 AM

Everyone should email this poor idiot!

Subj: BE INFORMED
Date: 4/15/2004 2:35:42 AM Eastern Standard Time
From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]
Sent from the Internet (Details)

FROM THE DESK OF: BARRISTER OKORH   PETER
(OKORH CHAMBERS)

Good Day,

             INHERITANCE PAYMENT.

One expatriate, a national of your country working as atechnical
contracts taff with[MTN-NG] in Nigeria lost his life in a ghastly motor accident, along with his wife, children and his beneficiary who later gave up at the Abuja general hospital here in Nigeria.   
       The decease deposited some consignments containig $35,000,000.00 dollars with a Security Company here in Nigeria. I decided to search for any of my late clients relative   before those consignments get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the security company.      
   
    As you have the same surname and Nationality with the decease,
this is why I am writing to you so that I will assist you claim these consignments. Although, you are not the actual beneficiary to my client, but as your surname tallies with my late client's own. I will prepare every operation that will assist for your claim. The money will be released to you within 10 working days after I have filed in for claims. I will like you to acknowledge the receipt of this e-mail as soon as possible,while you also include your full name, telephone and fax number for easy communication.

sincerely,
Barrister.Okorh peter { ESQ}

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Rapparee
Date: 15 Apr 04 - 08:43 AM

I got this one today. The take is going up.
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Dear Beloveth,

I am Prince Fayad W. Bolkiah, the eldest son of Prince Jefri Bolkiah,
former Finance Minister of Brunei, the tiny oil-rich sultanate on the Gulf Island.

I will save your time by not amplifying my extended royal family history, which has already been disseminated by the international media during the controversial dispute that erupted between my father and his step brother, the sultan of Brunei Sheik Muda Hassanal Bolkiah.

As you may know from the international media, the sultan had accused my father of financial mismanagement and impropriety of US$14.8 Billion dollars. This was as a result of the Asian financial crisis that made my father company Amedeo Development Company and government owned Brunei Investment Company to be declared bankrupt during his tenure in office.

However my father was kept under house arrest, his bank accounts and
private properties including a crude oil export refinery were later
confisticated by the sultanate.

Furthermore, during this unfortunate period i was advised to evacuate my immediate family outside the sultanate to avoid further prosecution from the sultan and his security operatives, but before I could do that I was placed under house arrest by the Sultan and i have no access to a phone but I have a Palm V hand-held computer from which I am sending you this mail.

Before my Incarceration, I went ahead to dispatch the sum of Five Hundred Million United States Dollars US$500 Million in cash under special arrangement into the custody of different Private security and Trustee company s for safe keeping abroad.

The money where splitted and kept in the following countries in this
proportion: US$50 Million is in Switzerland, US$100 Million is in London, US$100 Million is in Malaysia, US$80 Million is in United Arab Emirate and the balance US$US170 Million is in Holland.

Hence I seek your good assistance to invest these funds into profitable investment in your country to facilitate future survival for my family abroad.I have decided to offer 10% of these funds to you as compensation for your strong cooperation.

Please I count on your absolute confidentiality,transparency and trust
while looking forward to your prompt reply towards a swift conclusion of this business transaction.

I remain yours sincerely

Prince Fayad .W. Bolkiah
Brunei Darussalam.

Kindly respond via my alternate email address:[e-mail]
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This does raise a few trifling questions in my mind, of course. Questions like: If he's so rich, why is he using an old Palm V? I don't remember meeting him, much less doing anything that would entitle me to the honorific of "Beloveth" -- was I drunk? Why did he misspell Dar-Es-Salam?

I think I'll wait and see if he ups the offer to 20% before I contact him....

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: Little Hawk
Date: 15 Apr 04 - 10:47 AM

Now we're talkin'! 10 % of $500 million is money worth getting scammed for, by gum! Prince Fayad W. Bolkiah, YOU DA MAN!!! YOWSA!

- LH

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 19 Apr 04 - 09:37 AM

More Spam Scams

Subject: RE: BS: the BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet!
From: GUEST,G RAM NAIK FROM INDIA
Date: 29 Apr 04 - 08:27 AM

FROM: Dr martins Umeh
TELEPHONE: [phone]
INTERNET FAX NUMBER: 1775 206 9233
OFFICE FAX NUMBER: 234 1759 3334
REPLY TO;[e-mail]

PLEASE TREAT AS IMMEDIATE

This is to seek your cooperation as my foreign partner and your assistance to
enable me own property and invest in the stable economy of your country.
Please accept my apologies if this mail does not suit your personal or business
ethics.

My name is Dr martins Umeh ; I am making this business venture proposal to you
in strict confidence. The money we want to invest was acquired from an over
invoiced contract proceed. This is in my capacity as the chairperson of the
senate financial committee on foreign contracts
verification and payments (Member, Contract Review Panel [CRP]). Our good
fortune is that we are privy to such classified information.


The amount in question is $25,500,000.00 Million US dollars. As a senior civil
servant in the Nigerian Government, our country's prudential policy prohibits
me from operating a foreign account. If you would like to assist me as a
partner, please kindly indicate your interest after which we shall both discuss
on the
modalities.

All other information to facilitate the remittance of the funds will be revealed
to you in due course. For your assistance, you shall receive 20% of the funds
to
be transferred and 10% will be set aside for all expenses incurred by both
parties.
I would appreciate if this proposal is kept
confidential because of what I have explained above.
Note that you can reach me urgently on my e-mail, telephone and fax number or on
my American internet fax number,( which is more secure).

Please do indicate your direct telephone and fax number when replying to this
business proposal. I will be calling you when necessary. In the meantime, I
will
appreciate if you can call me or respond by email.

A swift acknowledgement on the receipt of this mail
will be appreciated.

Best regards,
Dr martins Umeh