I get a couple of these a month.... irritating. If you want to know about this scam got to the secret service web page: http://www.secretservice.gov/alert419.shtml
There has already been an American killed over this. Shannon On Tue, 2002-09-24 at 08:55, Jason DeWitt wrote: > Arrrgh, all caps hurts my face!!! > > Was this a forward or is someone spamming the list? I'm pretty sure > everybody on here will know this, but I feel I should say: THIS IS A > SCAM!! I'm not sure how it works, but they are just trying to launder > money through your account. Don't do it =) > MIKE ODILI wrote: > > >ATTN: THE PRESIDENT/CEO > >FROM: BARRISTER MIKE ODILI > >OKEAYA INNEH LAW FIRM > >LEGAL PRACTITIONERS > >NIGERIA. > >FAX: 234-1-7593107 > > > >DEAR SIR/MADAM, > > > >COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON. GRACE, PEACE AND LOVE FROM THIS PART OF > >THE ATLANTIC TO YOU. I HOPE MY LETTER DOES NOT CAUSE YOU TOO MUCH > >EMBARRASSMENT AS I WRITE TO YOU IN GOOD FAITH. BASEDON THE CONTACT > >ADDRESS GIVEN TO ME BY A FRIEND WHO WORKS AT THENIGERIAN CHAMBER > >OF COMMERCE ATTACHED TO YOUR EMBASSY IN MY COUNTRY.PLEASE > >EXCUSE MY INTRUSION INTO YOUR PRIVATE LIFE.I AM > >BARRISTER MIKE ODILI,I REPRESENT MOHAMMED ABACHA,SON OF THELATE > >GEN. SANI ABACHA, WHO WAS THE FORMER MILITARY HEAD OF STATE > >INNIGERIA. HE DIED IN 1998. SINCE HIS DEATH, THE FAMILY HAS BEEN > >LOOSINGA LOT OF MONEY DUE TO VINDICTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WHOARE > >BENT ON DEALING WITH THE FAMILY. CONSEQUENTLY, THE FAMILY HASASKED > >ME TO SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER WHO CAN WORK WITH US AS TO MOVE > >OUTTHE TOTAL SUM OF US$75,000,000.00 ( SEVENTYFIVE MILLION > >UNITEDSTATES DOLLARS ), PRESENTLY IN THEIR POSSESSION. THIS MONEYWASOF > >COURSE, > >ACQUIRED BY THE LATE PRESIDENT AND IS NOW KEPT SECRETLY BY THE > >FAMILY. THE SWISS GOVERNMENT HAS ALREADY FROZEN ALL THE ACCOUNTS > >OF THE FAMILY IN SWITZERLAND, AND SOME OTHER COUNTRIES WOULD SOON > >FOLLOW TO DO THE SAME. THIS BID BY SOME GOVERNMENTOFFICIALS TODEAL > >WITH THIS FAMILY HAS MADE IT NECESSARY THAT WE SEEK YOURASSISITANCE > >IN RECEIVING THIS MONEY AND IN INVESTING IT ON BEHALF OF THEFAMILY. > >THIS MUST BE A JOINT VENTURE TRANSACTION AND WE MUSTALL WORK > >TOGETHER. SINCE THIS MONEY IS STILL CASH, EXTRASECURITY MEASURES > >HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO PROTECT IT FROM THEFT OR SEIZURE,PENDING WHEN > >AGREEMENT IS REACHED ON WHEN TO MOVE IT INTO ANY OFTHIS COUNTRIES > >HOLLAND,LONDON, SPAIN,CANADA PENDING ON OUR AGREEMENT. I HAVEPERSONALLY > >WORKED OUT ALL MODALITIES FOR THE PEACEFUL CONCLUSIONOF THIS > >TRANSACTION. THE TRANSACTION DEFINITELY WOULD BEHANDLED IN PHASES > >AND THE FIRST PHASE WILL INVOLVE THE MOVING OFUS$25,000,000.00( > >TWENTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ). > >MY CLIENTS ARE WILLING TO GIVE YOU A REASONABLEPERCENTAGE OF THIS > >MONEY AS SOON AS THE TRANSACTIONIS CONCLUDED. I WILL,HOWEVER, > >BASED ON THE GROUNDS THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO WORK WITHUS AND > >ALSO ALL CONTENTIOUS ISSUES DISCUSSED BEFORE THECOMMENCEMENT OF > >THIS TRANSACTION. YOU MAY ALSO DISCUSS YOUR PERCENTAGEBEFORE > >WE START TO WORK. AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU, I WILLGIVE YOU ALL > >NECESSARY DETAILS AS TO HOW WE INTEND TO CARRY OUT THEWHOLE > >TRANSACTION. PLEASE, DO NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEARS,AS ALLNECESSARY > >MODALITIES ARE IN PLACE, AND I ASSURE YOU OF ALLSUCCESS AND SAFETYIN > >THIS TRANSACTION.PLEASE, THIS TRANSACTION REQUIRES ABSOLUTE > >CONFIDENTIALITY AND YOU WOULD BE EXPECTED TO TREAT IT AS SUCHUNTIL > >THE FUNDS ARE MOVED OUT OF THIS COUNTRY TO WHERE YOU INTEND TORECEIVETHEM. > >IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS YOU ARE TO FORWARD TO ME THEFOLLOWING > >DETAILS: YOUR COMPLETE NAMES AND ADDRRESS,CONFIDENTIALTELEPHONE > >AND FAX NUMBERS, THIS IS TO ENABLE ME PERFECT ALL THENECESSARY > >DOCUMENTATION WITH THE SECURITY FIRM AND MOVE THISMONEY ACROSS > >TO YOUR COUNTRY OF CHOICE.PLEASE, YOU WILL ALSO IGNORE THIS LETTER > >AND RESPECT OUR TRUST IN YOU BY NOT EXPOSING THIS TRANSACTION,EVEN > >IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED.I LOOK FORWARDS TO WORKING WITH YOU.THANK YOU. > >TRULY YOURSBARRISTER MIKE ODILI. > >NB:PLEASE DO COPY THIS SITE ON YOUR BROWSER AND YOU > >WILL UNDERSTAND BETTER WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. > > > >htIp://www.transnationale.org/anglais/sources/tiersmonde/dirigeants__abacha.htm > > > >htIp://allafrica.com/stories/200203180074.html > > > >htIp://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/2000/27/swiss.html > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >General mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://host19.nocdirect.com/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://host19.nocdirect.com/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net -- Shannon Roddy __________________________________________________________________ Systems Administrator California Institute of Technology [EMAIL PROTECTED] LIGO Livingston Observatory ph: (225)686-3106 19100 LIGO Lane fx: (225)686-7189 Livingston, LA 70754 Web Page http://www.ligo-la.caltech.edu/~sroddy Calendar/Schedule See Home Page Wireless Email (255 Chars) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
