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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
13477 Posts |
Posted - 06/29/2002 : 15:21:29
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Anyone interested in being seriously scammed? This landed in my SFN mail box....
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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.
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@tomic
Administrator
USA
4607 Posts |
Posted - 06/29/2002 : 15:24:26 [Permalink]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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.
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Xev
Skeptic Friend
USA
329 Posts |
Posted - 07/03/2002 : 12:23:43 [Permalink]
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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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Physiofly
Skeptic Friend
USA
90 Posts |
Posted - 07/03/2002 : 17:49:54 [Permalink]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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 ;)
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