zengrifter: The Nigerian Lottery! I WON!!

[zengrifter]

I've saved one of those Klez-worm files for just the right occaision. zg

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Reply-to: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 23:27:54 +0100

Subject: URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
DR. UWA OBA.
EMAIL: uwaoba02email.com

ATTN,URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction, which is of
mutual benefit. This is by virtue of it's nature of being utterly
confidential.I am sure and have confidence of your ability, and reliability
to prosecute a transaction of this great magnitude. 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 need your
assistance to enable us transfer funds into your account. As members of
the Contract Review Panel set up by the Government of Nigeria to review
all contracts from 1983 to the present,we have identified a lot of
inflated contract funds which are presently floating in the Central Bank
of Nigeria ready for payment. By virtue of our position as Civil
Servants and members of this Panel, we cannot acquire this money in our
names, in this regard I have been delegated by my colleagues of the review
Panel to look for an overseas partner into whose account we would
transfer the sum of US$21,320,000.00 ( Twenty -One Million, Three Hundred
and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) hence we take the liberty to
write you.
The money will be shared as follows:-
1. 20% for you the account owner
2. 70% for us (The Officials)
3. 10% to be used in settling taxation and all local and foreign
expenses.

Please note that this whole process will take between 7 to 10 working
days from the date of receipt of the following information by the above
Email address .
. Your individual/Company's signed and stamped letterhead with a
transcribed"Text" which we would send to you upon receipt of your reply
with a letter of interest. The above information will enable us write
letter of claim, and Job description by using your individual/Company name
to apply for payment for the above stated amount. Please acknowledge
the receipt of this letter using the above Email address. Detailed
information of this pending business transaction will be sent to you as
soon as I hear from you.
Yours faithfully,
DR. UWA OBA.

NOTE: PLEASE QUOTE THIS REFERENCE NUMBER(VE/S/09/99)IN ALL YOUR
RESPONSES.....

[Parker]

I first received one of these via snail mail nearly 8 years ago. I may still have it somewhere. At least it had a genuine Nigerian postage stamp, which was interesting to look at.

There was a writeup in the business section of the local paper today about this scam. It seems that the "Nigerian Letter Scam" as it is known, has become the third largest industry in Nigeria. Versions of it are now popping up from Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, and everyone's favorite, Afghanistan.

Yeah, I'm sure these guys could use a copy of Klez. :-)

Link below

Don Bauder

[rwp]

I mean - "third largest industry"? Are there that many people (aka idiots) who actually fall for this? It just seems to be TOO obvious. I guess human greed really has no bounds

rwp

[Parker]

> I mean - "third largest industry"?
> Are there that many people (aka idiots) who
> actually fall for this? It just seems to be
> TOO obvious. I guess human greed really has
> no bounds

I took that right of of the article that I provided a link to - and Bauder is a respected financial analyst. Besides I have seen the same figure quoted in other articles.

Of course, Nigeria is an extremely poor country. Not to mention corrupt.