Should I respond just to see?
 

This is an e-mail I got should I respond just to see what kind of scam they are running. Anyone interested and I will post all the e-mails here.

Brian
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Attn: The President/CEO,
Dear Sir,

Compliments of the day, I am Mr. Karimu Balogun, an
accountant and Personal Assistant (PA) to Mr. Mohammed
Abacha, son of the late Military Head of state of
Nigeria, General Sanni Abacha. I got your contact
through the Commercial Attaché of your country in the
Consular Office here in Abuja in my search for a
reliable business partner for a business transaction.

My Principal, Mr. Mohammed Abacha, has mandated me to
immediately seek foreign assistance to transfer
overseas for investment, the sum of US$150.5M. This
money was realized from a debt buy-back deal. The
agreement was between my Principal, the former
Minister for Steel, Mines and Power, the Minister for
Finance and Economic Development) on one part; and a
Russian Company (TRAJEXPORT) on the other part.

The Nigeria Government awarded the Russian company
TRAJEXPORT a contract in 1989 to rehabilitate the
Ajeokuta Steel Complex in Mid Western Nigeria. The
contract was completed in 1992 and the sum of US$2
Billion owed to them was outstanding. This sum was
never paid up till February 1998.

The agreement included an offer of 50% of the
outstanding amount i.e. ($1billion) by the first
party, to the contractor, on the understanding that
the remaining balance of US$1Billion will be written
off as bad debt. The Russian firm accepted the offer,
as they had lost all hope of getting paid.

Moreso on account of the fact that the Military
Regime, which awarded the contract to them had handed
over to a new Government coupled with the fact that
lack of continuity in Military Government
transactions meant that the Russian Company may never
get paid.

THE AGREEMENT REACHED AND SIGNED, my Principal and his
Partners therefore, used their positions in the then
Government of the day to secure payment approval for
the US$2 Billion owed to the Russian company through
the Ministry of Finance, the Central Bank of Nigeria
and the Debt Management Office. The sum of US$1
Billion was then paid to the Russian company as
negotiated and agreed, thereby resulting in a profit
of US$1 Billion from the deal.

This was shared among the key actors and my principal
got the sum of US$150.5m. Because of various
allegations levelled against him and his late father
however, my Principal is currently under Government
custody as you may know and all his accounts have been
frozen. We have nevertheless managed to keep this fund
secured as it was kept as a Residue Payment with the
Federal Reserve Bank on the executed contract at
Ajeokuta Steel Company.

Now, logistics to have this fund remitted abroad is
being arranged. It is in this regard that I need your
assistance. I am making an offer of 25% of this fund
to you if you can stand by me and provide a safe and
reliable account where the money can be lodged. You
can be rest assured that this proposal is genuine and
risk-free as I am in close liaison with some key and
sympathetic government officials who are willing to
assist in eliminating unnecessary bureaucracy to
enable a quick and successful conclusion of this
venture.

Since the death of his father incidentally, my
Principal and the family has been subjected to all
sorts of harassment and intimidation with lots of
negative reports emanating from the press about them.
The government has seized all their properties and
frozen all their accounts. The family is therefore
embattled and will only need help. You should
therefore consider your assistance as a humanitarian
service to the former first family.

Finally, you are advised to treat this proposal with
utmost confidentiality and contact me via this
mailbox. Let me count on your understanding and
support while looking forward to your urgent response.

With best regards,
Mr. Karimu Balogun

That one has been around for years. I think the guys have retired already :)

That was one of the first spam I ever got!
Yeah, reply to it...
LOL

Wow..that dude still needs help??? hahaha...I got that same letter about a year ago, a little bit difference in some wording,
but still the same letter with the same story.
:1orglaugh

It's called the nigerian scam. One of the older con games.

Still very profitable for the con artists because there is no shortage of idiots.

"They also told us of another local consumer who had used her family inheritance to send the Nigerians $25,000 and was on her way to sending them another $40,000. Luckily, before she could send away the money, her employer got wind of what she was doing and warned her off. "


fuck some people are really retarded.... I should get back into Magic Bean sales

well I replyed to e-mail and this is what they sent back.
I find it hard to belive that anyone would actually got for this lol

Oh yeah I replyed to this one with an e-mail saying that I forwarded to my brother thinking that he would better be able to help them sence he works for the FBI lol

***********************************************
DEAR BRIAN,

THANKS FOR THE INTEREST IN MY PROPOSITON AS WELL AS
YOUR OFFER TO HELP US MOVE THE FUNDS. IT IS OUR
PRESUMPTION THAT BY THIS OFFER OF YOURS, YOU HAVE
ACCEPTED TO HAVE THE FUNDS MOVED INTO THE ACCOUNT TO
BE NOMINATED BY YOU.

IN ORDER FOR YOU TO BE OF ASSISTANCE, WE SHALL REQUIRE
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

1. YOUR BANK NAME, ACCOUNT NUMBER AND NAME WITH WHICH
ACCOUNT WAS OPENED.
2. THE SORT CODE OF YOUR BANK ACCOUNT (IF ANY).
3. YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS INCLUDING
CELL PHONE NUMBER IF AVAILABLE.
5. YOUR DETAILED CONTACT ADDRESS.
6. EITHER OF YOUR DRIVERS' LICENSE OR TRAVELLING
PASSPORT, WHICHEVER IS AVAILABLE.

ONCE I HAVE THE INFORMATION AS ABOVE, I SHALL ARRANGE
FOR AN ATTORNEY ACCREDITED BY THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
OF NIGERIA TO REPRESENT YOU HERE IN NIGERIA FOR THE
PURPOSES OF THE TRANSACTION.

IT WILL BE NECESSARY AT THIS POINT FOR ME TO GIVE YOU
A BRIEF INSIGHT INTO THE PROCESSES THAT WILL BE
INVOLVED IN ACHIEVING A TRANSFER INTO THE ACCOUNT TO
BE NOMINATED BY YOU.

FIRST, WE SHALL HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE ATTORNEY ENGAGED
OFFICIALLY BY PAYING THE NECESSARY RETAINER/LEGAL
FEES.

WITH THE LEGAL FEES MADE AVAILABLE TO YOUR
REPRESENTATIVE ATTORNEY AND ALSO EQUIPPED WITH THE
INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED BY YOU AS ABOVE, HE WILL
PUT UP APPLICATIONS FOR TRANSFER APPROVALS ON YOUR
BEHALF TO THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE.

THE FINANCE MINISTRY WILL RECOMMEND YOU IF SATISFIED,
TO THE DEBT PAYMENT COMMITTEE IN PURSUIT OF TRANSFER
APPROVAL.

SUBSEQUENTLY, APPLICATIONS WILL BE RAISED TO THE
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA OR THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
SOLICITING FOR THE FINAL APPROVAL.

APPROVALS SECURED, THE MONEY WILL BE DUE IN YOUR
NOMINATED ACCOUNT IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.

IT MIGHT INTEREST YOU TO NOTE HERE THAT IN ORDER TO
GET THESE APPROVALS, OFFICIAL FEES NEEDS TO BE PAID.
ALSO, CERTAIN OFFICIALS OF THE VARIOUS GOVERNMENT
AUTHORITIES HAVE TO BE TIPPED.

WITHOUT THESE TIPS, WHICH SOMETIMES, RUN INTO VERY
SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS DEPENDING ON THE VOLUME OF MONEY
SOUGHT TO BE TRANSFERRED, THE OFFICIALS WORKING AT THE
VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WILL SIMPLY CONSIGN OUR
FILE TO THE PENDING FOLDER UNTIL WE ARE READY TO "PLAY
BALL" AS THEY SOMETIMES PUT IT.

REGARDING THESE OFFICIAL AND UNOFFICIAL PAYMENTS, YOU
ARE NOT TO WORRY AS I PRESUME THE FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE
TO ME WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO SEE THE TRANSACTION TO ITS
CONCLUSION. IF IN FUTURE, I HAVE NEED FOR FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE, I SHALL LET YOU KNOW.

THE APPROVAL DOCUMENTS AS WELL AS EVERY OTHER
NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU
BY THE ATTORNEY WHEN THEY FALL DUE.

WE AWAIT YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE AS IT AFFECTS THE
INFORMATION AS SOLICITED ABOVE.

REGARDS,
KARIMU BALOGUN

One of my former employers, a Harvard MBA bigshot, actually fell for this scam. He even went as far as to fly to Nigeria to me with
someone. He would never talk about what happened while he was there.

Some people who went there and realized they were being screwed never came back..

i just got one of these emails a couple days ago. biggest bunch of bs i ever seen.