I hope that all are wary of offers they receive by email. There is one in particular that offers to give you a share of Millions for providing some help to them.

I have gotten these offers for years and have wondered why these people would bother being so persistant with this thing and different variations. According to a recent article it nets hundreds of Millions of $$ each year from people. Can you believe it??

Apparently there are new forms of this that have been circulating lately.

http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,53115,00.html

Bill

[This message has been edited by Bill Addiss (edited 06-18-2002).]

maybe that's why these fools won't let up?


FROM:MRS. M SESE-SEKO

DEAR FRIEND,

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

I ESCAPED ALONG WITH MY HUSBAND AND TWO OF OUR SONS
CHRISTOPHER AND BASHER OUT OF DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
CONGO (DRC) TO ABIDJAN, COTE D'IVOIRE WHERE MY
FAMILY
AND I SETTLED, WHILE WE LATER MOVED TO SETTLED IN
MORROCO WHERE MY HUSBAND LATER DIED OF CANCER
DISEASE. HOWEVER DUE TO THIS SITUATION WE DECIDED TO
CHANGED MOST OF MY HUSBAND'S BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
DEPOSITED IN SWISS BANK AND OTHER COUNTRIES INTO
OTHER
FORMS OF MONEY CODED FOR SAFE PURPOSE BECAUSE THE
NEW
HEAD OF STATE OF (DR) MR LAURENT KABILA HAS MADE
ARRANGEMENT WITH THE SWISS GOVERNMENT AND OTHER
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES TO FREEZE ALL MY LATE HUSBAND'S
TREASURES DEPOSITED IN SOME EUROPEAN COUNTRIES.
HENCE
MY CHILDREN AND I DECIDED LAYING LOW IN AFRICA TO
STUDY THE SITUATION TILL WHEN THINGS GETS BETTER,
LIKE NOW THAT PRESIDENT KABILA IS DEAD AND THE SON
TAKING OVER (JOSEPH KABILA). ONE OF MY LATE
HUSBAND'S
CHATEAUX IN SOUTHERN FRANCE WAS CONFISCATED BY THE
FRENCH GOVERNMENT, AND AS SUCH I HAD TO CHANGE MY
IDENTITY SO THAT MY INVESTMENT WILL NOT BE TRACED
AND
CONFISCATED. I HAVE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF EIHGTEEN
MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS(US$18,000,000,00.) WITH
A
SECURITY COMPANY , FOR SAFEKEEPING. THE FUNDS ARE
SECURITY CODED TO PREVENT THEM FROM KNOWING THE
CONTENT. WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO IS TO INDICATE YOUR
INTEREST THAT YOU WILL ASSIST US BY RECEIVING THE
MONEY ON OUR BEHALF.ACKNOWLEDGE THIS MESSAGE, SO
THAT
I CAN INTRODUCE YOU TO MY SON (CHRISTOPHER ) WHO HAS THE
OUT MODALITIES FOR THE CLAIM OF THE SAID FUNDS. I
WANT
YOU TO ASSIST IN INVESTING THIS MONEY, BUT I WILL
NOT WANT MY IDENTITY REVEALED. I WILL ALSO WANT TO
BUY
PROPERTIES AND STOCK IN MULTI-NATIONAL COMPANIES AND
TO ENGAGE IN OTHER SAFE AND NON-SPECULATIVE
INVESTMENTS. MAY I AT THIS POINT EMPHASISE THE HIGH
LEVEL OF CONFIDENTIALITY,WHICH THIS BUSINESS
DEMANDS,
AND HOPE YOU WILL NOT BETRAY THE TRUST AND
CONFIDENCE,
WHICH I REPOSE IN YOU. IN CONCLUSION, IF YOU WANT
TO ASSIST US , MY SON SHALL PUT YOU IN THE PICTURE
OF
THE BUSINESS,TELL YOU WHERE THE FUNDS ARE CURRENTLY
BEING MAINTAINED AND ALSO DISCUSS OTHER MODALITIES
INCLUDING REMUNERATION FOR YOUR SERVICES.

FOR THIS REASON KINDLY FURNISH US YOUR CONTACT
INFORMATION, AND YOUR PERSONAL TELEPHONE AND FAX
NUMBER FOR VALIDATION PROCESSES.

BEST REGARDS,

MRS M. SESE SEKO

So why not take advantage of the dozens of places that for about $200 will provide a fake passport, drivers license and other ID, sufficiently good to open a bank account in any name one pleases?

No, much better to send e-mails to strangers, any one of whom may be a police officer, FBI or CIA agent and say "I don't know you from Adam, I have no idea of your real name or your location, but please look after my $36 million." Yeah, right.

And does anyone else find it despicable that someone would try a scam like this based on the events of 9/11/01 ? Shame on them.

Another:

yeah Paul....quite despicable!!

hey guys , i get this $@#@ all the time. so i just delete it. like the old saying goes"if it sounds to good to be true then it is."LOL!

C-Man,

I do the same thing. I was surprised to hear how much $$ this scam was netting each year. (Hundreds of Millions $$) I'm wondering if that is mainly due to a small amount of wealthy suckers or a huge number of working-class dreamers.

Ya know, I always thought maybe I should set up an account with $1.00 in it just to see what would happen.... but I know better! I can't believe people actually do this!!!!!
Unless an email is from someone I know it goes directly to the TRASH!

[This message has been edited by wirewiz (edited 06-18-2002).]

hmmm...any electrical ones out there yet??

Uhh, sparky-- couldn't/wouldn't that be "quite deshspikable!!"


[This message has been edited by Bjarney (edited 06-18-2002).]

Good one Bj

Here's another example:

i don't even open these mails...if it ain't from someone I know..."delete"

http://www.watchingyou.com/nigeria.html
http://www.ftc.gov/reports/Fraud/lawenfor.htm "Cross-Border Fraud"
http://www.crimes-of-persuasion.com/contents.htm
"Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud"

I think the people who fall for these scams must allow the get-rich-quick dream to override their common sense.

A couple of years ago I was receiving pyramid schemes regularly in the normal mail. You probably know the sort: Send £5 to each of the five people listed above, drop the bottom name, move them down a notch, add your name to the top, then send out copies to 20 more people.

I'm sure that the easily-scammed just look at the five levels from which they anticipate receiving money. Let's see, I send to 20, each of those send to another 20, etc. until at level 5 there are 160,000 people each sending £5. Wow, this sounds too good to be true!

Well, it is. If they took the trouble to go beyond the stage of the pyramind they hope to benefit from, they'd see that the numbers just get silly. In this particular version, at level 7 it would be 64,000,000 people -- more than the population of the U.K. At level 9 it hits 25.6 BILLION -- more than the population of the earth.

And do I really believe that every one of those people below me will send money back?

Not thisth little black duck....



[This message has been edited by pauluk (edited 06-19-2002).]

Here's another from today,

MR. ALBERT OCHETTA
Tei: 27 73 2288958
E-MAIL:albertochetta@mail.com
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH
AFRICA.

ATTN: PRESIDENT/C.E.O.

DEAR SIR,

I AM THE REGIONAL MANAGER IN CHARGE OF INTERNATIONAL BANKING (WESTERN&SOUTHERN EUROPE DESK) DEPARTMENT OF ABSA BANK LIMITED. IN MY DEPARTMENT, WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF US$15.300,000.00 (FIFTEEN POINT THREE MILLION US DOLLARS ONLY) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGED TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY ON NOVEMBER 1994 IN A GHASTLY PLANE CRASH.
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 APPLIED FOR IT AS NEXT-OF-KIN, OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES. UNFORTUNATELY,
NOBODY HAS COME FOWARD TO CLAIM THIS MONEY.

IT IS BASED ON THIS THAT SOME OFFICIALS IN MY DEPARTEMENT AND I HAVE
DECIDED TO ESTABLISH A CORDIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU, HENCE
MY CONTACTING YOU. WE WANT YOU TO PRESENT YOURSELF AS THE NEXT-OF-KIN
OR RELATION OF THE DECEASED SO THAT THE FUND CAN BE REMITTED INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT.

MOREOVER, WE DO NOT WANT THE MONEY TO GO INTO THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT
AS UNCLAIMED BILL. THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDELINES HERE STIPULATE THAT
ANY ACCOUNT ABANDONED OR IS DORMANT FOR A PERIOD OF YEARS IS DEEMED
CLOSED AND ALL MONEY CONTAINED THEREIN FORFEITED TO THE GOVERNMENT
TREASURY ACCOUNT.

NOW IT IS BEING SPECULATED THAT THE ABOVE SUM WILL BE TRANSFERED INTO
THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT AS AN UNCLAIMED FUND ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER
2002. THE REASON FOR REQUESTING YOU TO PRESENT YOURSELF AS NEXT-OF-KIN
IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE DECEASED (CUSTOMER) WAS A
FOREIGNER.

THE MODE OF SHARING AFTER A SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THE MONEY INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT: 75% TO MY COLLEAGUES AND I; FOR THE ROLE YOU WILL BE EXPECTED
TO PLAY IN THIS DEAL, WE HAVE AGREED TO GIVE YOU TWENTY PERCENT (20%)
OF THE TOTAL SUM, AND 5% FOR THE EXPENSES WE ARE GOING TO ENCOUNTER BY
THE TWO PARTIES AT THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION.THEREFORE YOU ARE
EXPECTED TO REPLY THIS LETTER INDICATING YOUR READINESS AND INTEREST TO
PARTICIPATTE IN THIS BUSINESS.

AFTER RECEIVING YOUR REPLY, YOU WILL BE COMMUNICATED TO WITH THE EXACT
STEPS TO TAKE.

I EXPECT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE EITHER BY EMAIL TO: albertochetta@mail.com
OR BY PHONE: 27 73 2288958. FOR SECURITY REASONS, DO NOT CALL ME IN THE OFFICE. INSTEAD ON THIS NUMBER I GAVE TO YOU, WHICH IS MY PRIVATE NUMBER AND THE ONLY LINE I CAN ATTEND TO YOUR CALL.


PLEASE TREAT THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL AS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL FOR
SECURITY REASONS.

KIND PERSONAL REGARDS,

MR. ALBERT OCHETTA
Tei: 27 73 2288958
E-MAIL:albertochetta@mail.com
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH
AFRICA.

ATTN: PRESIDENT/C.E.O.

DEAR SIR,

I AM THE REGIONAL MANAGER IN CHARGE OF INTERNATIONAL BANKING (WESTERN&SOUTHERN EUROPE DESK) DEPARTMENT OF ABSA BANK LIMITED. IN MY DEPARTMENT, WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF US$15.300,000.00 (FIFTEEN POINT THREE MILLION US DOLLARS ONLY) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGED TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY ON NOVEMBER 1994 IN A GHASTLY PLANE CRASH.
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 APPLIED FOR IT AS NEXT-OF-KIN, OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES. UNFORTUNATELY,
NOBODY HAS COME FOWARD TO CLAIM THIS MONEY.

IT IS BASED ON THIS THAT SOME OFFICIALS IN MY DEPARTEMENT AND I HAVE
DECIDED TO ESTABLISH A CORDIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU, HENCE
MY CONTACTING YOU. WE WANT YOU TO PRESENT YOURSELF AS THE NEXT-OF-KIN
OR RELATION OF THE DECEASED SO THAT THE FUND CAN BE REMITTED INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT.

MOREOVER, WE DO NOT WANT THE MONEY TO GO INTO THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT
AS UNCLAIMED BILL. THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDELINES HERE STIPULATE THAT
ANY ACCOUNT ABANDONED OR IS DORMANT FOR A PERIOD OF YEARS IS DEEMED
CLOSED AND ALL MONEY CONTAINED THEREIN FORFEITED TO THE GOVERNMENT
TREASURY ACCOUNT.

NOW IT IS BEING SPECULATED THAT THE ABOVE SUM WILL BE TRANSFERED INTO
THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT AS AN UNCLAIMED FUND ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER
2002. THE REASON FOR REQUESTING YOU TO PRESENT YOURSELF AS NEXT-OF-KIN
IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE DECEASED (CUSTOMER) WAS A
FOREIGNER.

THE MODE OF SHARING AFTER A SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THE MONEY INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT: 75% TO MY COLLEAGUES AND I; FOR THE ROLE YOU WILL BE EXPECTED
TO PLAY IN THIS DEAL, WE HAVE AGREED TO GIVE YOU TWENTY PERCENT (20%)
OF THE TOTAL SUM, AND 5% FOR THE EXPENSES WE ARE GOING TO ENCOUNTER BY
THE TWO PARTIES AT THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION.THEREFORE YOU ARE
EXPECTED TO REPLY THIS LETTER INDICATING YOUR READINESS AND INTEREST TO
PARTICIPATTE IN THIS BUSINESS.

AFTER RECEIVING YOUR REPLY, YOU WILL BE COMMUNICATED TO WITH THE EXACT
STEPS TO TAKE.

I EXPECT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE EITHER BY EMAIL TO: albertochetta@mail.com
OR BY PHONE: 27 73 2288958. FOR SECURITY REASONS, DO NOT CALL ME IN THE OFFICE. INSTEAD ON THIS NUMBER I GAVE TO YOU, WHICH IS MY PRIVATE NUMBER AND THE ONLY LINE I CAN ATTEND TO YOUR CALL.


PLEASE TREAT THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL AS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL FOR
SECURITY REASONS.

KIND PERSONAL REGARDS,

AIBERTO OCHETTA
Tei: 27 73 2288958
E-MAIL:albertochetta@mail.com

I am so glad that this topic came up. My e-mail is constantly being inundated by this ^%*&%$&$&*^!! If there is a "sucker list" out there somewhere, my name has got to be on it.

My condolences to Mrs. Abacha, whose husband mysteriously died as a result of Cardiac Arrest. (guess I'll go back and re-read the cardiology chapters in my paramedic textbooks...)

BTW, would anyone like to go in halves in a great deal on the Brooklyn Bridge ?

Trying to be serious now...does anyone have any suggestions for stopping this cybergarbage?

Mike (mamills)

[This message has been edited by mamills (edited 06-19-2002).]

Well talk about tempting fate! I thought I'd escaped this particular sort of junk, until one turned up in my e-mail today.

I'll save you whole spiel, here's the edited version:


Well for start, it might be just slightly more convincing if the sender could decide whether he/she is named John or Faith! And there was no telephone number above either.

Mike,

Only if I can interest you in buying London Bridge. The new one that is, you've already got the old one!



[This message has been edited by pauluk (edited 06-20-2002).]

Paul,

Sure sounds like an Identity crisis going on there!

I wonder how many vatiations there are of this scam? I probably get at least one a day average.

Another:
Dear Sir,

I am Mr. George Nogxina, a native of Cape Town in South Africa and I am an
Executive Accountant with the South Africa Department of Mining & Natural
Resources. First and foremost, I apologized using this medium to reach you
for a transaction/business of this magnitude, but this is due to
Confidentiality and prompt access reposed on this medium. Be informed that
a member of the South Africa Export Promotion Council (SEPC) who was at
the Government delegation to your country during a trade exhibition gave
your enviable credentials/particulars to me. I plea to seek a confidential
co-operation with you in the execution of the deal described Hereunder for
the benefit of all parties and hope you will keep it as a top secret
because of the nature of this transaction.

Within the Department of Mining & Natural Resources where I work as an
Executive Accountant and with the cooperation of two other top officials,
we have in our possession as overdue payment bills totaling Forty - Five
Million, Five Hundred And Sixty Thousand U. S. Dollars ($45,560,000.)
which we
want to transfer abroad with the assistance and cooperation of a foreign
company/individual to receive the said fund on our behalf or a reliable
foreign non-company account to receive such funds. More so, we are
handicapped in the circumstances, as the South Africa Civil Service Code
of Conduct does not allow us to operate offshore account hence your
importance in the whole transaction.

This amount $45.560m represents the balance of the total contract value
executed on behalf of my Department by a foreign contracting firm, which
we the officials over-invoiced deliberately. Though the actual contract
cost have been paid to the original contractor, leaving the balance in the
tune of the said amount which we have in principles gotten approval to
remit by Telegraphic Transfer (T.T) to any foreign bank account you will
provide by filing in an application through the Justice Ministry here in
South Africa for the transfer of rights and privileges of the former
contractor to you.

I have the authority of my partners involved to propose that, should you
be willing to assist us in this transaction that is 100% hitch free, your
share of the sum will be 25% of the $45.560 million, 70% for us and 5% for
taxation and miscellaneous expenses. The business itself is 100% safe, on
your part provided you
treat it with utmost secrecy and confidentiality. Also your area of
specialization is not a hindrance to the successful execution of this
transaction. I have reposed my confidence in you and hope that you will
not disappoint me. Endeavor to contact me immediately through my above Tel
number or
my e-mail address, whether or not you are interested in this deal. If you
are not, it will enable me scout for another foreign partner to carry out
this deal I want to assure you that my partners and myself are in a
position to make the payment of this claim possible provided you can give
us a very strong
Assurance and guarantee that our share will be secured and please remember
to treat this as very confidential because, we will not comprehend with
any form of exposure as we are still in active Government Service and
remember once again that time is of the essence in this business.
I await in anticipation of your fullest co-operation.And you can also
reach me with this private email address:mrgeorgenogxina@excite.com

Yours faithfully,

MR GEORGE NOGXINA

I've recieved some of these Nigerian emails over the past few years. I knew a guy from Nigeria that was in my church congregation about five years ago and he told me that there is a lot of business and commerce in Nigeria but also a lot of corruption including with their Government if I remember correctly.

I called my bank and asked them if I let these Nigerians make a deposit or gave them account info, if they could make an unauthorized withdrawal. The bank said they probably could if they were corrupt. Actually, many corportations have the ability to automatically debit your bank account. Payments are commonly made by conusmers to these corporations in the form of checks by phone. Anyone that you ever gave a check to has your bank routing and account number.

If I had a spare bank account, I thought that I might empty it and then let them have the numbers just to see what happens out of curiousity and jollies.

I'm about 99.9% sure they would never make a deposit though, and I was afraid that they might be able to tap another account I had in the same bank if I let them get even a toe in the door.

The problem with them being in Nigeria is you have no way to get them arrested. If it someone in the United States, any District Attorney would jump on it, and the FBI would get involved if it was interstate.

Maybe we need one of These?

Another...

ENGR DELE DANIELS
FEDERAL SECRETARIAT IKOYI,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.

Dear Sir,

REQUEST FOR YOUR UNRESERVED ASSISTANCE.
This mail may come to you as a surprise but it was borne out of my sincere desire to share a mutual business relationship with you. First, your strictest confidence in this transaction is highly solicited. This is by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and top secret. I am a top government official with a statutory corporation and member of an adhoc committee set up by the Federal Government of Nigeria to review contract awarded by past administration. In the course of identifying, scrutinising and recommending for the payment of all valid contract executed, we discovered a huge sum of money amounting to USD2.5M (Two Million five Hundred Thousand US Dollars) on grossly over invoiced contract already awarded and executed for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.Having cleaned the ‘AUGEAN STABLE‘ we intend to transfer the balance of USD2.5M presently floating in our aney bank of Nigeria to our own benefit and advantage. However, we request for your unwavering assistance in this regard because as civil servants we are prohibited under the civil service code of conduct bureau from operating a foreign account or running a foreign company unless after retirement in this vain we want you to front for us as partner to enable us lodge the funds speedily into your account. Bear in mind that no risk is attached to this project and all logistics are in place and modalities worked out for the smooth conclusion within a stipulated time. This is in accordance with the fact that you must never betray the trust already reposed on you.

We have decided to compensate you with 25% of the total sum for your support, 70% for us while 5% for miscellaneous expenses (local and
international). Please,provide your confidential phone and fax number,to enable me contact you for further discussion on this matter. Please advise on your return e-mail if any time is confidential enough to call . Looking forward to hearing from you.

Best regards,

ENGR.DELE DANIELS

and of course the fad of the century....

I just got one from "Dr. Hilary M. Okoh, The Director and Accounts unit. International Bank for Africa, Lome, Republic of Togo."
The curious thing is that it was addressed to ScottW, which is the way I'm registered (only) at IAEI & Holt's forums.
Therein must lie the "Sucker's List"

It does indeed seem that some people fall for these scams:

ABC News item
BBC News story (Scary!)

And for some general information:
www.419fraud.com


[This message has been edited by pauluk (edited 06-28-2002).]

Hey everybody, lookee what I got in the ole inbox this morning. You think it's legit?

(give you a hint, it came from India)

MR. UME UGO
3/5 RIDER HAGGARD
CLOSE, JO, BORG
SOUTH AFRICA.
Tel:874 - 762864167
Fax:874 - 762864168

(URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL)

(RE: TRANSFER OF ($ 126,000.000.00 USD}
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY SIX MILLION DOLLARS

Dear sir,

We want to transfer to overseas account
($ 126,000.000.00 USD) one hundred and twenty six million United
States Dollars) from a Prime Bank in Africa, I want to ask you to
quietly look for a reliable and honest person who will be capable
and fit to provide either an existing bank account or to set up
a new Bank a/c immediately to receive this money, even an empty
a/c can serve to receive this money, as long as you will remain
honest to me till the end for this important business trusting in
you and believing in God that you will never let me down either
now or in future.

I am UME UGO,the Auditor General of one of the prime
banks here South Africa, during the course of our
auditing,I discovered a floating fund in an account
opened in the bank in 1990 and since 1993 nobody has
operated on this account again, after going through
some old files in the records I discovered that the
owner of the account died without a [heir] hence the
money is floating and if I do not remit this money
out urgently it will be forfeited for nothing. The
owner of this account is Mr. Allan P.Seaman, a
foreigner, and an industrialist, and he died, since
1993. and no other person knows about this account or
any thing concerning it, the account has no other
beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well
that Allan P. Seaman until his death was the manager
Diamond Safari [pty]. SA.

We will start the first transfer with twenty six
million [$26,000.000] upon successful transaction
without any disappoint from your side, we shall
re-apply for the payment of the remaining rest
amount to your account.

The amount involved is (USD 126 M) one hundred and twenty six
million United States Dollars only. I want
to first transfer $26,000.000 [Twenty six million
United States Dollar] from this money into a safe
foreigners account abroad before the rest, but I
don't know any foreigner, I am only contacting you
as a foreigner because this money can not be approved
to a local person here, without valid international
foreign passport, but can only be approved to any
foreigner with valid international passport or
drivers license and foreign a/c because the money is
in US dollars and the former owner of the a/c Mr.
Allan P. Seaman is a foreigner too,and the money can
only be approved into a foreign a/c.

However, we will sign a binding agreement, to bind
us together. I got your contact address from the
Girl who operates my computer, I am revealing this to
you with believe in God that you will never let me
down
in this business, you are the first and the only
person that I am contacting for this business, so
please reply urgently so that I will inform you the
next step to take urgently. Send also your private
telephone and fax number including the full details of
the account to be used for the deposit.

I want us to meet face to face to build confidence
and to sign a binding agreement that will bind us
together before transferring the money to any
account of your choice where the fund will be safe.
Before we fly to your country for withdrawal, sharing
and investments.

I need your full co-operation to make this work
fine, Because the management is ready to approve
this payment to any foreigner who has correct
information of this account, which I will give to you,
upon your positive response and once I am convinced
that you are capable and will meet up with
instruction of a key bank official who is deeply
involved with me in this business. I need your strong
assurance that you will never, never let me down.

With my influence and the position of the bank
official we can transfer this money to any foreigner's
reliable account which you can provide with assurance
that this money will be intact pending our physical
arrival in your country for sharing. The bank official
will destroy all documents of transaction immediately
we receive this money leaving no trace to any place
and to build confidence you can come immediately to
discuss with me face to face after which I will make
this remittance in your presence and three of us
will fly to your country at least two days ahead of
the
money going into the account. I will apply for annual
leave to get visa immediately I hear from you that you
are ready to act and receive this fund in your
account. I will use my position and influence to
obtain all legal approvals for onward transfer of
this money to your account with appropriate clearance
from the relevant ministries and foreign exchange
departments.

At the conclusion of this business, you will be given
35% of the total amount, 60% will be for me, while
5% will be for expenses both parties might have
incurred during the process of transferring.

I look forward to your earliest reply.
Yours truly
Ume Ugo

_________________________________________________________

HEY!!!!!!!!!! I got the same letter last night, so WHO does UME want to transfer this money to? BOY am I offended

I just received this one and wowee - I'M RICH!!!

My name hasn't been this last name for a couple of years (which isn't even spelled the same as mine was and it was only on loan via marriage) but hey, I'm the lucky winner!

I quote:


Dear Aiken,
I am Barrister James Ibe , a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to Mr. Patrick Aiken 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 the 21st of April 2000, my client, his wife and their only daughter were involved in a car accident along sagbama express road.


All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients 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 hence I contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at US$12.5 million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable by the Security Finance Firm where this huge amount were deposited. The said Security Finance company has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confisicated within the next twenty one official working days.

Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 2 years now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you have the same last names, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you. Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.

I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Please get in touch with me through this email:
(jamesibe1@mail.com)for more details.

Best regards,


Barr. James Ibe (SAN).

I received a copy of this one yesterday, and TWO copies today!

Has anyone else noticed the phone number given here?

874 is not a valid area code within South Africa, so we must assume it's a country code and he forgot the "+" in front of it. But South Africa is +27. Code 874 is access to the Inmarsat satellite service for the Western Atlantic region. Real convincing, eh?

Here is an interview with one of the originators of this scam (an 11 year old child):

Meet the Nigerian E-Mail Grifters

Bill