It's a good way to get killed. The old "419 Fraud". ``This scam is often referred to as the 4-1-9 scam, ironically after section 4-1-9 of the Nigerian Penal Code which relates to fraudulent schemes. While the Nigerian government periodically makes grand statements that it is cracking down on the scam, it isn't -- for the reason that the scam was, according to some reports, the third-largest industry in Nigeria!!! This is just too large a business for Nigeria to crack down on -- it would be like Nevada trying to close the casinos.
There have been numerous reports of high-level officials of the Nigerian government and the Central Bank of Nigeria personally participating in this scam, even to the extent of giving dupes tours through government buildings and showing them piles of cash in the vault of the Central Bank!`` http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/scams/nigeria.htm http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/info/nigeria.htm http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/ http://www.quatloos.com/scams/nigerian.htm http://www.scambusters.org/NigerianFee.html http://www.usps.com/websites/depart/inspect/pressrel.htm > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf > Of Mat Branyon > Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 8:05 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [brlug-general] FROM: OKEAYA INNEH LAW FIRM > > > tell me this is a joke... i mean really > > At 12:40 AM 9/24/2002 -0700, you 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/diri > geants__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 >
