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catsdorule
Senior Member


Canada
1627 Posts
Posted - 12 Aug 2002 :  00:30:43
Look what I got in the mail....
quote:
From: "BARRISTER VINCENT SHOLA" <vincentshola@rediffmail.com>
Date: Sun Aug 11, 2002 09:02:22 PM America/Winnipeg
To: catsdorule@mac.com
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP
Reply-To: vincentshola@rediffmail.com

FROM: BARRISTER VINCENT SHOLA
OKEAYA INNEH LAW FIRM
LEGAL PRACTITIONER.
NIGERIA

Note: Reply through this address: vincentshola2000@mailsurf.com

DEAR FRIEND,

COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON. GRACE AND 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. PLEASE EXCUSE MY
INTRUSION INTO YOUR PRIVATE LIFE.

I AM BARRISTER VINCENT SHOLA, I REPRESENT MOHAMMED
ABACHA, SON OF THE LATE GEN. SANI ABACHA, WHO WAS THE
FORMER MILITARY HEAD OF STATE IN NIGERIA. HE DIED IN
1998. SINCE HIS DEATH, THE FAMILY HAS BEEN LOOSING A
LOT OF MONEY DUE TO VINDICTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
WHO ARE BENT ON DEALING WITH THE FAMILY. BASED ON THIS
THEREFORE, THE FAMILY HAS ASKED ME TO SEEK FOR A
FOREIGN PARTNER WHO CAN WORK WITH US AS TO MOVE OUT
THE TOTAL SUM OF US$75,000,000.00 ( SEVENTYFIVE
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ), PRESENTLY IN THEIR
POSSESSION. THIS MONEY WAS OF 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 GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO DEAL WITH THIS FAMILY
HAS MADE IT NECESSARY THAT WE SEEK YOUR ASSISITANCE IN
RECEIVING THIS MONEY AND IN INVESTING IT ON BEHALF OF
THE FAMILY.


THIS MUST BE A JOINT VENTURE TRANSACTION AND WE MUST
ALL WORK TOGETHER. SINCE THIS MONEY IS STILL CASH,
EXTRA SECURITY MEASURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO PROTECT IT
FROM THEFT OR SEIZURE. I HAVE PERSONALLY WORKED OUT
ALL MODALITIES FOR THE PEACEFUL CONCLUSION OF THIS
TRANSACTION. THE TRANSACTION DEFINITELY WOULD BE
HANDLED IN PHASES AND THE FIRST PHASE WILL INVOLVE THE
MOVING OF US$25,000,000.00( TWENTY FIVE MILLION UNITED
STATES DOLLARS ).

MY CLIENTS ARE WILLING TO GIVE YOU A REASONABLE
PERCENTAGE OF THIS MONEY AS SOON AS THE TRANSACTIONIS
CONCLUDED. I WILL, HOWEVER, BASED ON THE GROUNDS THAT
YOU ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH US AND ALSO ALL
CONTENTIOUS ISSUES DISCUSSED BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT
OF THIS TRANSACTION. YOU MAY ALSO DISCUSS YOUR
PERCENTAGE BEFORE WE START TO WORK. AS SOON AS I HEAR
FROM YOU, I WILL GIVE YOU ALL NECESSARY DETAILS AS TO
HOW WE INTEND TO CARRY OUT THE WHOLE TRANSACTION.
PLEASE, DO NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEARS,AS ALL NECESSARY
MODALITIES ARE IN PLACE, AND I ASSURE YOU OF ALL
SUCCESS AND SAFETY IN THIS TRANSACTION.

PLEASE, THIS TRANSACTION REQUIRES ABSOLUTE
CONFIDENTIALITY AND YOU WOULD BE EXPECTED TO TREAT IT
AS SUCH UNTIL THE FUNDS ARE MOVED OUT OF THIS COUNTRY.

PLEASE, YOU WILL ALSO IGNORE THIS LETTER AND RESPECT
OURTRUST IN YOU BY NOT EXPOSING THIS TRANSACTION, EVEN
IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED.

I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.


THANK YOU.

TRULY YOURS

BARRISTER VINCENT SHOLA


-Danny Canadian Sniper Squadron 2 stars.
Tones of mac junk in the corner of my closet.
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Edited by - catsdorule on 12 Aug 2002 22:49:14

maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder


Australia
5830 Posts
Posted - 12 Aug 2002 :  00:59:39
HAR!™

I once got an email from some lady...something about a divorce and a court case...it was clearly NOT meant for me!

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Flash
Full Member


Australia
637 Posts
Posted - 12 Aug 2002 :  01:29:37
Yet another Nigerian money scam. Beware!

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~Coxy
Leader, Tactical Ops Unit


Australia
2822 Posts
Posted - 12 Aug 2002 :  02:58:20
But it must be safe. Look at all the modalities he's put into place!

Fraud is the #2 industry in Nigeria, you know.

~Coxy - Leader, Tactical Operations Unit
Mayor of NuBus City v3.0
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MrLynn
Junior Member


USA
394 Posts
Posted - 12 Aug 2002 :  05:00:00
Before the days of the Internet, I used to get these scam letters in the real mail, badly typed and full of misspelling. I suppose there are people who fall for them, or they would not keep coming.

/Mr Lynn

Curator of: SE (6.0.4), SE w. 020 accelerator (6.0.8), SE w. no HD, IIfx (7.1), IIci (bad HD); plus various PPCs in family (blue G3/350 is main Mac these days).Go to Top of Page

Clinton
Full Member


USA
700 Posts
Posted - 12 Aug 2002 :  20:38:11
I once got one with a return address of Brandon Summers and the name that was signed was achmed soufamia or summat like that, these scammers could not (if you will excuse the expression) find their ass with both hands and a flashlight. They are just idiots.

BTW, why do all of these danged letters "come" from Nigeria????

CCC

Master Sergeant
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thelip
Full Member


USA
729 Posts
Posted - 12 Aug 2002 :  21:04:26
I always want to play their game. Act interested and lead him on until the last minute and throw it all in their face. Reply back and see what happens. If i were a bettin' man, i'd say that neither address works anymore or you won't get a reply. Or what would be even more funny is say that you're a Federal employee of the US and that he has been reported to your supervisors. Make up a ton of BS about how his IP address has been traced and it's a just a matter of time, before he's found and brought to justice. Then set up your own email server and spam the bill gates out of him.

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Heavy Weapons Specialist - 950 division
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catsdorule
Senior Member


Canada
1627 Posts
Posted - 12 Aug 2002 :  22:38:10
ARG IT JUST HAPPEND AGAIN
quote:
From: "Chuks Chukuwma" <cc.chambers@lycos.com>
Date: Mon Aug 12, 2002 10:39:32 PM America/Winnipeg
To: catsdorule@68kmail.no-ip.org
Subject: Contact me urgently.
Reply-To: cc.chambers@lycos.com


Attn: Saul,

I am barrister Chuks.C.Chukwuma a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to Engr. Javier Saul a national of your country, who used to work with Shell Development Company in Nigeria. Here in after shall be referred to as "my client"

On the 21st of April 1998, "my client", his wife and their three children were involved in a car
accident along sagbama express road. All occupants of the vehicle burnt to ashes.

Ever since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of "my client's extended
relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate
any member of his family hence I contacted you.

"My clientî left a lot of money in banks here as well as many other valuable properties worth millions
of dollars. I have contacted you to repatriate his money and properties before they get confiscated
or the bank accounts declared unserviceable.

I have all documents to this deposit and property all I require is your assistance to relocate especially
his huge deposits.

Your soonest response is anticipated.

Please, note my hand phone number is 234-803-3036332. You call me for more details.

Best regards,

Chuks .C.Chukwuma esq.

__________________________________________________________
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-Danny Canadian Sniper Squadron 2 stars.
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afp://68kdisk.no-ip.com l/p 68kmla/68000
hotline://68kdisk.no-ip.com


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catsdorule
Senior Member


Canada
1627 Posts
Posted - 12 Aug 2002 :  22:42:48
This one is convincing

-Danny Canadian Sniper Squadron 2 stars.
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Servers:
afp://68kdisk.no-ip.com l/p 68kmla/68000
hotline://68kdisk.no-ip.com
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catsdorule
Senior Member


Canada
1627 Posts
Posted - 12 Aug 2002 :  22:46:18
Lets make this thread to post all the "money letters" we recieve in the mail and i'll remake the title.

-Danny Canadian Sniper Squadron 2 stars.
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Servers:
afp://68kdisk.no-ip.com l/p 68kmla/68000
hotline://68kdisk.no-ip.com
ftp://68kdisk.no-ip.com
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catsdorule
Senior Member


Canada
1627 Posts
Posted - 15 Aug 2002 :  12:22:03
I got another one:
quote:
From: "DR.GOKE SAMUEL." <gokesamuel@lycos.co.uk>
Date: Wed Aug 14, 2002 11:19:40 PM America/Winnipeg
To: <catsdorule@mac.com>
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP/PARTNERSHIP


DR.GOKE SAMUEL. (PhD).
FAX: 234 1 7592618
EMAIL: gokesamuel@lycos.co.uk

Dear sir

RE:URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP/PARTNERSHIP.

First I must solicit your utmost confidentiality in this transaction.I am
making this contact with you based on reliable information available to
us,courtesy of the internet business index,thus we are convinced that you
would be
capable of providing us with a solution to a money transfer transaction of
US$36,400,000.00 (Thirty-Six Million,Four Hundred Thousand United
States
Dollars).

Source:During the last military regimes here in Nigeria,government officials
set up companies and awarded themselves contracts that were to be paid
from
the Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) set up by the military regime for the
purpose
of financing special projects and these were grossly over-invoiced.The
present civilian government have constituted an Interim Management
Committe
(IMC) with the mandate to investigate all contracts awarded as well as
carry
out debt verification of all claims that have not yet been paid with a view
of settling all legitimate debts owed by the Federal Government of Nigeria
to both local and foreign contractors before the government wind up the
Trust Fund.We as members of this committee have identified a lot of
inflated
contract funds which are presently floating in the Central Bank of
Nigeria.In the mean- time,the government have already made a budget
allocation for the payment of these contracts,but by virtue of our position
as civil servants and members of this panel,we cannot acquire this fund in
our names.I was delegated as a matter of trust by my colleagues to look
for
an overseas partner into whose account we would transfer the funds
totalling(USD36,400,000.00) and you will be adequately compesated with
25%
of the entire sum, hence we are writing you this mail.

The present Civilian Government is determined to pay foreign contractors
all
debt owed so as to maintain an amiable relationship with both the Foreign
Governments and Non Government Finanacial Agencies and to attract
foreign
investment into our economy.We have decided to include our bills for
approval with the co-operation of some officials of the Federal Ministy of
Finance (F.M.F) and the Central Bank of Nigeria(C.B.N.). We seek your
assistance in providing us with a good company account or personal
account
into which we can remit this money,you will be acting as an ORIGINAL
CONTRACTOR in this deal, the fund will be paid to you. This we can do
by
SWAPPING of account information and changing of beneficiary
information to
apply for payment. We prepare letters of claims and job description on
your
behalf,on receiption of the following information (your banker's name and
address,account number,your telephone and fax numbers).

It is our intention therefore,while having your understanding and
co-operation to invest 70% of this funds in pulp and paper manufacturing
plant for worldwide distribution and importation of agricultural and oil
prospecting equipment to sub-western region of Africa.While the balance
5%
will cater for all local and foreign expenses incurred in facilitating the
transfer of this funds.

Please contact me immediately you recieve this mail or send me a fax at
my
confidential FAX No.:234 1 7592618 thus signifying your capability and
willingness to assist us.We are building our trust on sincerity of purpose,
mutual understanding and recommendation.
The business itself is 100% safe and fail proof, provided you treat it with
utmost secrecy and confidentiality and you follow my instructions carefully
and religiously.Your line of specialization does not matter as it cannot
hinder the successful execution of this transaction.

Again we look forward to doing business with you and solicit your utmost
confidentiality in this transaction.Thank you for your co-operation.

Yours faithfully,

DR.GOKE SAMUEL.

N.B. PLEASE,DO QUOTE REFERENCE NUMBER (GS/01)IN YOUR
RESPONSE.)


-Danny Canadian Sniper Squadron 2 stars.
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maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder


Australia
5830 Posts
Posted - 15 Aug 2002 :  14:59:38
Dude, i got a solution for you. It is called a...

NEW EMAIL ADDRESS.

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