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TANúñez

Posts: 2559
Joined: Jul. 10 2003
From: TEXAS

Beware of this internet scam!

I just got this email today. I've had one very similar before. Chances are you've already gotten this or one similar as well.

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STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

My dearest,

SALLAM ALEKUM.

I am highly compelled upon strict recommendation, to write
you this very urgent and confidential letter.I do hope my
letter will not embarrass you since I had no previous
correspondence with you.

I am sending this proposal with due sense of umanity,
responsibility and with few awareness that you will give it
a sympathetic attention. I regret the inconvenience it may
cause you x-udd on the condition that we have not met
before. I am Mrs. Munirat Fatima Abacha, the wife of
Mohammed Abacha, son of the Late head of state of Federal
Republic of Nigeria - General Sani Abacha.I am contacting
you in view of the fact that we will be of great assistance
to each other like wise developing a cordial relationship.

My husband along with his late father and top officials of
their past administr! ation has been accused of looting
several Billion United States Dollars from the Nigeria
Government. The current attitude of the present government
towards my family has indeed made life quite unbearable for
us.

Fortunately, Mohammed my Husband has Sixteen million and
eight hundred thousa and United States Dollars(US$16.8
million) cash, which he intended to use for investment
purposes overseas. This money is kept in a private security
company. This money was deposited for safe keeping in the
security vault of a freighting agency here by my husband
preparotry to being air lifted abroad for investment
purposes before his arrest leaving a clause that it could
only be claimed by an expertriate partner. It is only my
husband and myself that know where the money is kept. Due
to the current situation in the country concerning
government?s vendettas towards my family, we seek your
assistance to transfer this money out of Nigeria for the
purpose of investment as intended by my husband.Note that
my family is currently being probed by this present
government for alleged involvement in misappropriation of
public funds during my father-in-law's regime.Towards this
effect, an embargo restricting my family members from
traveling or carrying out financial transactions without
their express permission is in force.

Right now, my husband (Mohammed) is under arrest and is
being detained in connection to the above and other
activities of his late father.However, I have an
arrangement on how to freight this money to you after
receiving some assurances from you of the safety our own
share and that you will only take the commission that we
will offer you.This money personally belongs to my husband
and he intends that it still be used for investment. The
freighting company to be used has now been introduced
to me and as so on as we recieve your readiness to assist
us recieve this fund we shall formalize the deposit
documents in your name and reach an agreement with them to
air lift the consignment for your pick up.Bearing in mind
that your assistance is needed to transfer this fund, we
propose a commission of 15%(Fifteen Percent) of the total
sum to you for the expected services and assistance. While
5% is mapped out for miscellaneous expenses.

On your positive consent, I shall expect you to contact me
urgently to enable us discuss about this.Your urgent
response is highly needed. I must use this opportunity to
implore you to exercise utmost indulgence to keep this
matter extraordinarily confidential, while I await your
prompt response.

Best regards,

MRS. MUNIRAT FATIMA ABACHA.

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Does anyone know of some URL you can forward these types of email scams to have investigated?
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Tom Núñez
www.instagram.com/tanunezguitars

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 4 2004 22:30:54

gerundino63

Posts: 1743
Joined: Jul. 11 2003
From: The Netherlands

RE: Beware of this internet scam! (in reply to TANúñez)

I get sometimes 3 a day, all from african kingdoms and family's
very irritating.

greetings, Peter

salam aleikum

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 5 2004 0:03:31

Patrick

Posts: 1189
Joined: Jul. 7 2003
From: Portland, Oregon

RE: Beware of this internet scam! (in reply to TANúñez)

Tom,

Thanks for posting this. Yes, it is indeed a scam. Most of you know I am in the securities business and have had a lot of training to spot this kind of garbage. These letters comes in the guise of two different scams. The first is to launder overseas cash and the second is to part you of your hard earned dough.

Stay away from them. Period.

Pat

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 5 2004 2:26:28

Josh

Posts: 44
Joined: Jul. 7 2003

RE: Beware of this internet scam! (in reply to TANúñez)

That is just too funny. I used to know a website where someone had played along with these guys to the point at which they got them to go to Holland for a supposed meeting. Instead of being at the meeting place they put up a hidden cam and videotaped these large rough looking guys pacing back and forth waiting for their mark. I feel bad for those that have fallen victim to this. Still, if its too good to be true it is.
Josh

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 11 2004 8:44:06

Billyboy

Posts: 389
Joined: Aug. 18 2003

RE: Beware of this internet scam! (in reply to Josh)

I so a documentary on TV of a couple who fell for this scam, I find it hard to believe that anyone could be that stupid, but some are, the worse one Ive got hit by but more of a spam attack, I left my e mail address on a alt. message board, and now get my e mail account permanently blocked by a so called IE update which is about 200kb big, I get several of them which send my kb limit over the alloted amount, every time I delete and block, another one is waiting to re clog up my inbox, it has made the e mail address unusable. They are unblockable as they keep coming from differant addresses. So beware of posting on usenet forums.
Dave

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 11 2004 15:49:30

Josh

Posts: 44
Joined: Jul. 7 2003

RE: Beware of this internet scam! (in reply to TANúñez)

upon rethinking, I dont think I want to be giving out the site address as it has clearly become an offensive site that I dont respect anymore.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 11 2004 18:27:13

TANúñez

Posts: 2559
Joined: Jul. 10 2003
From: TEXAS

RE: Beware of this internet scam! ye... (in reply to TANúñez)

They seems to be getting better. I think I will write him back under my alias Al Zapua and demand cold hard cash first or at least some money for the Festival de Jerez.

I CRAVE YOUR INDULGENCE AS I CONTACT YOU IN SUCH A SURPRISING MANNER, BUT I RESPECTFULLY INSIST THAT YOU READ THIS MAIL CAREFULLY AS I AM OPTIMISTIC THAT IT WILL OPEN DOORS FOR UNIMAGINABLE FINANCIAL REWARD FOR BOTH OF US.THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THIS BUSINESS TRANSACTION MIGHT NOT FALL WITHIN THE WIDE SPECTRUM OF YOUR BUSINESS ACTIVITIES, BUT I PLEAD YOUR ASSISTANCE AS YOUR FLAIR FOR PROFITABLE BUSINESS IS HIGHLY
APPRAISED

I am JOHN MOBUTO the son of the late former minister ofmine and energy in Liberian during the crisis my father was kill by the rebel?s before is death he call me as the first son and reveal to me that he deposited the sum of ($$$28.2Million USD) cash in a security company Ghana Accra, he deposited the fund as family belongings viable item?s he never tell them that is money inside the metal Box.

Now the fund consignment is out of the security company .is in the diplomatic custody.The main reason of writing this letter is for your cooperation. For you to the help me receive the fund consignment in your country.I can assure you that this transaction is 100% risk-free if only you will act on good faith in regards to Sharing the contents of the box amicably and most important to protect this transaction because is is my hope for life now. All vita documents covering the fund consignment are in my position now.for our Mutual benefit All I need from you is as follows:

1. Your confirmation of your ability to handle this Business for me.
2.your word that you will keep this business as Confidential as possible at all times until we Conclude this business.
3. Your telephone and fax numbers for communication.
4. Your full permanent address,were the fund cosignment will be dever in your country.
We can correspond on e-mail,for security reason i await for you urgent respone to this matter God bless.

Thanks for your understanding
Best Regard?s
JOHN MOBUTO

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Tom Núñez
www.instagram.com/tanunezguitars

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 8 2004 3:42:38

Guest

RE: Beware of this internet scam! (in reply to TANúñez)

heyeyey i have this mail tooooo... thank you

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 16 2004 13:28:42