This is like the 30th Nigerian bullshit solicitation in the last 2 weeks. I wish someone would just go down there and clear the assholes out so their country can regain some sort of integrity... Possibly when G8 is done, the forces can be sent to africa to bonk the fraudsters with canisters over the head or something. or, possibly, they can be led to solicit themselves to all fly to the us where they will be instantly arrested for doing ungood, as opposed to recent ruskiis who engage intellectual activities (which though are distasteful due to finances) and are now suppressed... Too bad... What a disgraceful world... -WLG At 06:43 PM 7/24/2001, you wrote:
FROM: Dr. Chukuma Okpara DATE: 24th July 2001 Dear Sir, URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL I am Dr Chukuma Okpara Director of procurement and contracts with Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Sometime ago, my corporation (NNPC) awarded a contract to Total Oil International, to service Turn Around Maintenance and rehabilitation work in Kaduna Refinery and Petrol-chemical Company (KRPC) plant in Nigeria. This contract was over-invoiced by us to the tune of US $75 Million (Seventy Five Million Dollars). Some officials and myself reached a compromise to transfer the fund into a foreign bank account that will accommodate this fund. For providing the beneficiary's account you will be entitled to 25% of the total sum, 70% for myself and partners, while 5% will be set aside to offset any expenses that may be incurred by either party during the transfer process. To enable us put up claims, we would require the following information: (1). Name to be used as beneficiary, telephone/fax number. (2). A written and signed letter of guarantee to confirm to us that the said fund is safe when transferred and our share will be given to us accordingly. After the successful completion of this deal, we intend to use part of our share to invest into your corporation or any business as may be advised by you. Please contact my financial adviser Mr. Yaya Ahmed in the Netherlands who will give you brief details of this transaction. His telephone numbers are +44 771 369 3506 or +31 612 309 149 and fax number is +44 870 135 2749. Be advised that confidentiality is required because we are civil servants and do not want any scandal. My email address is yahammed@yahoo.co.uk. Yours Faithfully Dr. Chukuma Okpara. ;'
"Wilfred L. Guerin" wrote:
This is like the 30th Nigerian bullshit solicitation in the last 2 weeks.
It's been going on for years. Before there was the Internet they used to use faxes, and before that ordinary mailshots. Actually, quite a lot of this activity comes from the UK. :-) And I think Germany as well. Though it was Nigerians who started it.
I wish someone would just go down there and clear the assholes out so their country can regain some sort of integrity...
Actually I think it's kind of funny, all those clever Africans making a living out of exploiting the stupidity and greed of Europeans. It is such an egregiously obvious scam. The sort of message with "This is a trap!" written all over it in big, friendly subtextual letters. But enough people fall for it to make it worth their while.
Possibly when G8 is done, the forces can be sent to africa to bonk the fraudsters with canisters over the head or something.
People have been arrested for it in both Britain and Nigeria. There is a good chance that at least some of the spam is in fact trawling by LEOs. [...]
What a disgraceful world...
Think of it as evolution in action. The only people who fall for it (and there are some) are both very criminal and VERY stupid. I mean, if someone you had never met in your life came up to you in the street and said "give me 100 dollars, and I will go away and steal 1000 dollars from some defenceless poor people and them I'll come back and give you half"... I've got no problem with freedom of speech. If some nasty man wants to make a criminal suggestion to me, that's his business. I don't need to answer if I don't want to. Neither do you. Live with it. I've got mild problems with the spam but this one is way down the list of current irritations, well below "Credit card limits" and "US wives" and those odd messages in Spanish with the crappy HTML that hangs my browser for 10 seconds. Ken Brown
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