I get about 500 messages a day. Most of them from the descendents of African potentates. I'm really quick on the delete key, so, by all means, get that BD NOW! in the subject of your message!!
Strangely, it appears, that some people, people apparently more blessed than myself, have taken unnecessary offense at the remark above, which was intended quite literally and not intended to through aspersions in anyone's direction.
The email, in the form of a standard confidence ruse (someone else's ignorance will allow me to gain access to a huge sum of money without any legal risk) typically looks like this (most often, it references the death of a royal father or husband, in this case the relationship is civic) The result is the same: SPAM!
Maybe SPAM isn't the correct word, since these people are really fishing for someone foolish enough to provide them with information that allows them to access personal finances. Just the same, they fill up my mailbox, coming three at a time in a variety of guises.
If you've never seen this routine, I'd really like to know.
Thanks
-Allan
Dr. George Uffom.
16 Kingsway Road Ikoyi,
Lagos Nigeria..
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
10th December, 2002.
Request for Urgent Business Relationship.
First I must solicit your confidence in this transaction. This is by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and top
secret. We shall be counting on your ability and reliability to prosecute a transaction of great magnitude involving a pending
business transaction requiring maximum confidence.
We are top officials of the Federal Government Contract Review Panel who are interested in importation of goods into our
country with funds which are presently trapped in Nigeria. In order to commence this
business we solicit your assistance to
enable us RECIEVE the said trapped funds ABROAD.
The source of this fund is as follows : During the regime of our late head of state, Gen.
Sani Abacha, the government officials
set up companies and awarded themselves contracts which were grossly over-invoiced in
various Ministries. The NEW
CIVILIAN Government set up a Contract Review Panel (C.R.P) and we have identified a
lot of inflated contract funds which
are presently floating in the Central Bank of Nigeria (C.B.N). However, due to our position
as civil servants and members of
this panel, we cannot acquire this money in our names. I have therefore, been delegated
as a matter of trust by my colleagues
of the panel to look for an Overseas partner INTO whose ACCOUNT the sum of
US$31,000,000.00 (Thirty one Million United
States Dollars) WILL BE PAID BY TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER. Hence we are writing
you this letter.
We have agreed to share the money thus: 70% for us (the officials) 20% for the FOREIGN
PARTNER (you) 10% to be used in
settling taxation and all local and foreign expenses. It is from this 70% that we wish to
commence the importation business. Please note that this transaction is 100% safe and we hope that the funds arrive your
account in latest ten (10) banking days
from the date of reciept of the following information by email: A suitable name and bank
account into which the funds can be
paid.
The above information will enable us write letters of claim and job description respectively. This way we will use your company's name to apply for payments and re-award the
contract in your company name.
We are looking forward to doing business with you and solicit your confidentiality in this transaction. For security reasons
and in order to move forward quickly, please respond to me via email so
I can bring You into the complete
picture of this pending project.
Yours Faithfully,
Dr. George Uffom
