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Kil
Evil Skeptic

USA
13476 Posts

Posted - 06/29/2002 :  15:21:29  Show Profile  Visit Kil's Homepage  Send Kil an AOL message  Send Kil a Yahoo! Message Send Kil a Private Message
Anyone interested in being seriously scammed? This landed in my SFN mail box....

quote:

MR. Stanley Obiajulu.
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 busines trusting in you and believing in God that you will never let me down either now or in future.

I am Mr.Stanley Obiajulu Bonny,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 through my email address.

Yours truly,
Mr.Stanley Obiajulu.

@tomic
Administrator

USA
4607 Posts

Posted - 06/29/2002 :  15:24:26   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit @tomic's Homepage Send @tomic a Private Message
Yes I received that some time ago. Think how rich we will be!


@tomic

Gravity, not just a good idea...it's the law!
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ktesibios
SFN Regular

USA
505 Posts

Posted - 06/29/2002 :  17:39:15   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send ktesibios a Private Message
Looks like the Nigerian Bank Scam has emigrated...

Ford, there's an infinite number of monkeys outside who want to talk to us about this script for Hamlet they've worked out.
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The Rat
SFN Regular

Canada
1370 Posts

Posted - 06/29/2002 :  18:36:03   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit The Rat's Homepage Send The Rat a Private Message
Yep, get those once a week. So far I've gotten them from about five different African countries.

I simply reply with "Your letter has been forwarded to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for further investigation". Maybe it has no effect, but I can't remember getting it from the same address twice.

Bailey's second law; There is no relationship between the three virtues of intelligence, education, and wisdom.

Edited by - The Rat on 06/29/2002 18:36:42
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Espritch
Skeptic Friend

USA
284 Posts

Posted - 06/29/2002 :  19:26:42   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Espritch's Homepage Send Espritch a Private Message
I got that one also a while back. But, dang it all! Wouldn't you know I "accidentally" deleted it before I could become fabulously wealthy.

I can't help but wonder if they actually do get some bites with that. It seems so lame on the face of it.



Edited by - espritch on 06/29/2002 19:31:00
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James
SFN Regular

USA
754 Posts

Posted - 06/29/2002 :  20:01:59   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Send James a Yahoo! Message Send James a Private Message
I haven't gotten anything like that.

Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Why don't they like me?! *runs off crying*

I don't think they like horses, Rat.

________________________
Monday is an awful way to spend 1/7 of your life.

Two more years...Two more years...Two more years...Two more years...Two more years...

*whine*
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Xev
Skeptic Friend

USA
329 Posts

Posted - 07/03/2002 :  12:23:43   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Send Xev an ICQ Message Send Xev a Private Message
I collect variations on this scam:
http://www.snopes2.com/inboxer/scams/nigeria.htm

quote:
From: SANDRA SAVIMBI [mailto:san_sav@mail.com]
Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2002 3:26 PM
To:
Subject: please kindly get back to me


Dear Friend,
This letter may come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we have
not yet met. The message could be strange but reel if you pay some
attention to it. I could have notified you about it at least for the
sake of
your
integrity. Please accept my sincere apologies. In bringing this
message
of goodwill to you, I have to say that I have no intentions of causing
you any pains.
I am Ms. Sandra savimbi, daughter of the late rebel leader Jonas
savimbi
of Angola who was killed on the 22nd of febuary 2002 . I managed to
get
your contact details through "The World Business Journal", a journal
of the Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce in South Africa in the time I
was desperately looking for a trustworthy person to assist me in this
confidential business.
my late father, Jonas savimbi was able to deposit a large sum of money
in differnt banks in europe My father is presently death and the
movement
of his family members (including me) is restricted. We are forbidden
to either travel abroad or out of our localities. Presently, the
US$25,600,000.00 twentyfive, MILLION, six HUNDRED DOLLARS my father
transfered to
Netherlands is safe and is in a security firm.I am therefore
soliciting
your
help tohave this money transfered into your account. before my
government
get
wind of this fund .You know my father was a rebel leader in Angola
before his death My reason for doing this is because it will be
difficult
for the Angolan government to trace my father's money to an
individual's
account, especially when such an individual has no relationship ,I
decided
to keep that money for my family use. At present the money is kept in
a
Security Company in nertherland.
I am currently and temporarily living in Angola with my husband.

Moreover the political climatein Angola at the moment being so
sensitive
and unstable.
When you are ready i will give you the information needed before you
can get
access
to the fund you will then proceed to Netherlands where the
US$25,600,000.00
twentyfive, MILLION, six HUNDRED DOLLARS will be given to you as
payment.
Alternatively, you can have the fund transferred into any account
that suits
you.

and for your co-operation and partnership, we have unanimously agreed
that
you will
be entitled to 5.5% of the money when successfully receive it in your
account.
The nature of your business is not relevant to the successful
execution of
this
transaction. kindly provide me with all your contacts addresses
including
your personal telephone and fax number.
All correspondence is for the attention of my counsel:joseph edward.
Kindly get back to us.
Sandra Savimbi.


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Every problem has a solution. Only sometimes the solutions involve imaginary numbers and make my head hurt.
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Physiofly
Skeptic Friend

USA
90 Posts

Posted - 07/03/2002 :  17:49:54   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send Physiofly a Private Message
I especially liked the name of the "deceased" gentleman in question: Allan P. Seaman. A vague allusion to a certain male appendage and what the con artist wants to do to you, perhaps?

"Men are so simple and so much inclined to obey immediate needs that a
deceiver will never lack victims for his deceptions." - Niccolo Machiavelli
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Sven62
New Member

USA
10 Posts

Posted - 07/05/2002 :  09:24:46   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Send Sven62 an AOL message Send Sven62 a Private Message
The Washington Post had an article a few weeks ago about a local guy who finally put a stop this scam only after personally sending them over $200,000. It said that they just kept telling him to send more and more for one thing after another. Taxes... Fees... Greasing Palms... And then, once he had given a bunch already, the pressure was on to not LOSE what he had already GIVEN, so even MORE money was sent.

There's a sucker born every minute...

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Espritch
Skeptic Friend

USA
284 Posts

Posted - 07/11/2002 :  17:59:49   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Espritch's Homepage Send Espritch a Private Message
There was an article about this scam in this week's Creative Loafing. According to the article, victims foolish enough to meet with the scam artists in Nigeria have been told they can't leave unless they pay bribes of thousands of dollars. 17 people have been killed in Nigeria since 1992 because they refused to pay. The article claims that the scam has netted 5 billion dollars since 1989.

I find it hard to believe they could find enough people gullible enough with enough money to generate that kind of cash flow. Still, if the statistics given are any where near the truth, this is an extremely lucrative and dangerous scam.

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ljbrs
SFN Regular

USA
842 Posts

Posted - 07/11/2002 :  18:35:01   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send ljbrs a Private Message
I never open e-mail which comes from an anonymous sender. I do not think I am missing anything. On some of my e-mail sites, I have eliminated e-mail completely. In this way I save myself the trouble of deleting so much baloney.

ljbrs :} :D ;)

"Nothing is more damaging to a new truth than an old error." Goethe
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