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Junk: Nigerian Scam
Posted Jun 17, 2004 - 01:29 PM
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They are offering me 20% of 24 Million to help them transfer illegal funds ! How nice ;-) And they are linking to articles in times and bbc that are published in 2000 ! Is this scam going on for over 4 years ?
Attention:Your Concern
My Dear Friend,
I am Dr. Mrs. Mariam Abacha, wife to the late Nigerian Head of state, General Sani Abacha who died on the 8th of June 1998 while still on active service for our Country. I am contacting you with the hope that you will be of great assistance to me, I currently have within my reach the sum of 24 million U.S dollars cash which l intend to use for investment purposes outside Nigeria.
This money came as a result of a payback contract deal between my husband and a Russian firm in our country's multi-billion dollar Ajaokuta steel plant. The Russian partners returned my husbands share being the above sum after his death. Presently, the new civilian Government has intensified their probe into my husbands financial resources which has led to the freezing of all our accounts, local and foreign, the revoking of all our business licences and the arrest of my First son. In view of this I acted very fast to withdraw this money from one of our finance houses before it was closed down. I have deposited the money in a security company with the help of very loyal officials of my late husband. No record is known about this fund by the government because there is no documentation showing that we received such funds.
Due to the current situation in the country and government attitude to my family, I cannot make use of this money within, thus I seek your help in transferring this funds out of the sub-African region. Bearing in mind that you may assist me, l have decided to part with 20% of the total sum.
Please you could also reply through this alternative email address ok xxxx include your personal telephone,contact address and fax numbers.
Your URGENT response is needed.
Regards,
Dr. Mrs. Mariam Abacha.
http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/2000/27/swiss.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/909972.stm
I Await Your Urgrent Response
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Re: The Nigerian Scam
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by badbobrst (eagleseller@yahoo.com)
on Jun 18, 2004 - 10:36 PM
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I am sure that most people know that this is a scam. However, many may not know that the Nigerian scam is an effort to collect your personal information for the purpose of stealing your identity!
Once these cyber crooks have a persons' personal information, ie, Name, SSAN, DOB, Bank account info, they will systematically clean your clock!
Not only will they empty any money from your bank account, they will also apply for and obtain bank loans, credit cards, and checking accounts in your name.
By the time you discover what has happened, you could be left holding the bag for thousands of dollars in debt. Your credit rating will be destroyed and you might have to deal with legal problems and bill collectors for years to come.
The moral of the story is obvious. If it sounds too good to be true, it is. And, it should be obvious that the Nigerian Scam is an attempt to involve you in a fraudulent act. If you lie down with this dog, expect more than just fleas. Expect to be spayed or neutered!
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Re: Agreed!
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by keith (admin@workathome-101.net)
on Jun 23, 2004 - 12:27 AM
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I received this one a while back and decided to "play along" for a little bit to see how it all worked. (No I didn't give out my bank or personal info) It's actually a pretty inteligent scam..... the only time I would have questioned the legitimacy of it is because they were using a free internet e-mail address.
They've got this one worked out to look as real as possible..... down to using official looking letterhead and having you contact a third party "bank representitive" and a "lawyer" (supposedly not affiliated) to continue with the transaction.
In a strange way I admire the creativity..... if only they would use their talets for good instead of evil huh?
Oh well.
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