--- "Corbett B. Daly" <corbett.daly at afxnews.com>
wrote:
> This is a well-known scam with various variants.
> But, you are correct, it
> is a scam. I suppose the theory is that it only
> takes one idiot to fall
> for it to make it worthwhile to keep sending it over
> and over.
>
>
> At 04:17 PM 8/8/2002, you wrote:
> >Question to the list:
> >
> >For some I have been receiving email of the
> attached variety, proposing
> >"moving funds out of Africa." The actual details
> may vary, sometimes it
> >is a "professional guy" sometimes a "member of the
> royal family" or some
> >other "dignitary." What is this crap? Looks to
> dumb to be a con game,
> >but you can never overestimate human stupidity.
> Any thoughts?
> >
> >wojtek
> >
> >
> >At 07:21 AM 8/8/2002 +0000, Engr. Aminu Abacha
> wrote:
> >>DEAR SIR
> >>
> >>IT IS BASED ON INFORMETION I GATHERED ABOUT YOUR
> >>COMPANY PROFILE THAT I AM PLEASE TO CONTACT YOU
> FOR A
> >>BUSINESS VENTURE OF MUTUAL BENEFIT AT THE END OF
> IT
> >>ALL.
> >>I AM ENGINEER AMINU ABACHA THE SON OF THE LATE
> HEAD OF
> >>STATE OF NIGERIA GEN. SANI ABACHA WHO DIED ON
> 8 OF
> >>JUNE 1998.
> >>BEFORE MY FATHER’S DEATH HE PROPOSED TO SET UP A
> >>SAW- MILL INDUSTRY IN ABIDJAN COTE D’IVOIRE. A
> >>RESEARCH AND INVESTMENT PROGRAM HE PLANNED IN MY
> NAME
> >>ON BEHALF OF HIS NUMEROUS COMPANIES THROUGH ONE
> OF
> >>HIS BEST FRIENDS ALASANE DRAMANE QUATTATA AN
> >>OPPOSITION PRESIDENT LEADER AND FORMER PRIME
> >>MINISTER DURING THE LEADERSHIP OF FELIX HOUPHOUET
> >>BOIGNY OF BLESSED MEMORY. HE WAS ALSO UNDER
> SECRETARY
> >>TO THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) IN
> >>1993/1994.
> >>HOWEVER AFTER THE DEATH OF MY FATHER IN 1998 I
> >>SETTLED IN ABIDJAN IN HONOR OF ALASANE DRAMANE
> >>QUATTARA WHOSE POLITICAL AMBITION WAS TO BECAME
> THE
> >>PRESIDENT OF THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF COTE
> D’IVOIRE
> >>TOWARDS THE DEMOCRATIC ELECTION OF OCTOBER 2000.
> >>UNFORTUNATELY THING WENT WRONG AS THE FORMER
> MILITARY
> >>JUNTA OF ROBERT GUEI REFUSED HIM THE RIGHT TO
> >>PARTICIPATE IN THE ELECTION DUE TO SOME POLITICAL
> >>HATRED AND SENTIMENTS. HE ATTEMPTED TO FIGHT FOR
> HIS
> >>RIGHT BUT WAS FORCED OUT OF THE COUNTRY, AS A
> RESULT
> >>I WAS ALSO MANDATED TO RETURN BACK TO NIGERIA.
> >>FOLLOWING THE RECENT COURT RULING ON 12 JULY 2002
> TO
> >>RELEASE MY ELDER BROTHER MOHAMMED AND ALL OUR
> FAMILY
> >>TREASURE SEIZED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DAY, I
> >>THOUGHT IT WISE TO CONTACT YOU FOR A POSSIBLE
> >>TRANSFER OF THE FUND BUDGETED BY MY LATE FATHER
> FOR
> >>THE SAW- MILL INVESTMENT INTO YOUR NOMINATED
> ACCOUNT
> >>FOR AN INVESTMENT PURPOSE IN YOUR LINE OF
> BUSINESS.
> >>THE FUND AMOUNTED TO US$16.5 MILLION AND IS
> >>DEPOSITED IN ONE OF THE SECURITY COMPANY. NOTE
> THAT THIS FUND IS MY
> >>INHERITANCE ACCORDING TO MY FATHER’S WILL
> >>I WILL APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD ASSIST ME IN THIS
> >>REGARD TO MOVE THE FUND OUT OF OF THE SECURITY
> COMPANY TO YOUR COUNTRY
> >>FOR A JUDICIOUS USE. PLEASE DO NOT
> >>HESITATE TO CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY FOR MORE
> >>INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR INTEREST/ MODALITIES ON
> >>PERCENTAGE RATIO. ALSO YOUR QUESTIOS/SUGGESTION
> WILL
> >>BE APPRECIATED.
> >>I REQUEST THAT YOU FORWARD TO ME YOUR FULL NAMES ,
> >>TELEPHONE/FAX AND BANK INFORMATION TO SPEED UP
> >>ACTION.
> >>FINALLY DO NOT FORGET TO KEEP THIS INFORMATION
> SECRET
> >>AS THE GOVRNMENT OF NIGERIA HAVE NOT ACTED
> ACCORDINGLY
> >>TO THE COURT ORDER TO RELEASE MY BROTHER AND OUR
> >>FAMILY TREASURE.
> >>EXPECT TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON
> >>
> >>
> >>BEST REGARD
> >>ENGINEER AMINU ABACHA
> >
> >Corbett B.Daly
> >AFX News
> >1015 15th Street, NW
> >Suite 500
> >Washington, DC 20005 USA
>
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