The Nigerian Scam

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I received the following email yesterday. Anyone else receive such "too good to be true" communiques from Nigeria? This is the well known "Nigerian Scam". I am so flattered.

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Subject: URGENT RESPONSE. Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2001 03:20:39 -0700 (PDT) From: Andy Bello To: a123402002@yahoo.com

Attn:Sir,

Request for Transfer of fund into your account.

I am Dr Victor Clintin, the Chairman of the newly constituted Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) which is a commission set up by the Obasanjo regime to facilitate the development of the oil rich Niger-Delta region of Nigeria. I got your contact through our chamber of commerce and I understand you as a reliable and trust worthy person who can handle this peoject.

I am contacting you for an immediate transfer of the sum of Thirty Million US Dollars ($30,000.000.00) into your account for onward disbursement. As the incumbent Chairman of this newly constituted Niger-Delta Development Commission (NDDC), I have discussed with other members of my commission about transferring the US$30,000.000.00, into your account.

Our mandate includes, ventilation, award of contract for the projects and certification of jobs completed for payment to deserving contractors. These functions were originally carried out by a Commission which was recently scrapped given rise to the birth of our own Commission. That Commission was known as the Oil Mineral Producing Areas Development Commission (OMPADEC).

After the transfer of assets and liabilities from the previous board to the present one, the Chairman of the Oil Mineral Producing Areas Development Commission (OMPADEC) informed my commission that some contracts awarded during his tenure were over invoiced to the tune of Thirty Million US Dollars ($30,000.000.00). Since the legitimate claims have been collected by the ontractors, this amount is now floating in the Commissioners account with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Hence we now seek a safe haven through which the money can be transferred. This is why you are being contacted.

It will interest you to know that all parties to this transaction have agreed to the following sharing formula when the money is successfully transferred, 20% of the total sum for the account owner (i.e.you),Ten percent (10%) for Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) officials that are going to effect this transfer and Five percent (5%) for incidental expenses that may arise in the course of the transaction. While the remaining 65% will be for the commission members.

Your interest to participate in the transfer can be Communicated to us through the above E-mail address by sending to us the Bank details and account number you wish to use for the transfer after which more details would be divulged to you.

Note that you may be required to sign some documents in the course of the transaction so your nominated courier company should also be indicated in your reply.

Please treat this information with the urgency it deserves.

Thanks for your anticipated cooperation.

Your Sincerely,

DR.Victor Clintin.

-- Lars (lars@indy.net), October 07, 2001

Answers

So Lars, you think anything from Nigeria is a scam? You racist, reactionary, fascist pig.

-- (Kwame Nfume@UN.org), October 07, 2001.

No, I think anything from a "Clintin" is a scam.

-- Lars (lars@indy.net), October 07, 2001.

You can tell by the use of the name "Clintin" (obviously mocking our former president), that this scam is the brainchild of scum-sucking rightwing yuppies.

-- Rush Limbaugh School of Capitalism (stealing is better @ than. working), October 07, 2001.

Please treat this information with the urgency it deserves.

OK, I will shitcan it

-- Lars (lars@indy.net), October 07, 2001.


Well, I'm offended Lars! How do you rate $30 million and six months ago, I got a letter from the same corp and the amount was only $20 million??

-- Gary (gcphelps@yahoo.com), October 07, 2001.


Lars, forward the e-mail to the secret service. They have a special section on their website for the nigerian scams and have requested that e-mails be forwarded.

-- FutureShock (gray@matter.think), October 07, 2001.

HA!

-- Laffin' so Hard (milk@out.nose), October 07, 2001.

FS,

I have already accepted the exceptional Nigerian offer. All that was required was $2000.0 in good-faith money. I cashed in my kids' college funds.

-- Lars (lars@indy.net), October 07, 2001.


I tracked down and had arrested 4 men who tried this shit with me. Now they are in the pen! I rock. I want cock!

-- (LadyLogic2000@yahoo.com), October 08, 2001.

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