Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 12:12:18 -0800 (PST) From: Rick Hamell <hamellr@heorot.1nova.com> To: "Burt, Randall -CONT(DYN)" <Randall.Burt@cnet.navy.mil> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Partnership Proposal Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0202151205490.4309-100000@heorot.1nova.com> In-Reply-To: <B4CA1F5D8D23D411ADC7009027E791BF03282273@pens0394.cnet.navy.Mil>
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This is a scam that's going aroud right now. The Secret Service is currently looking into it. You can find all kinds of information about these scams on the internet. :) Rick ******************************************************************* New home page: http://1nova.com Ace Logan's Hardware Guide @ http://www.markeedragon.com FreeBSD - The power to Serve! http://www.freebsd.org On Fri, 15 Feb 2002, Burt, Randall -CONT(DYN) wrote: > WTF? > > -----Original Message----- > From: MR MICHEAL ADAM [mailto:michadam68@eudoramail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 11:48 PM > To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Partnership Proposal > > > > ATTN: THE PRESIDENT/CEO > Dear Sir / Madam, > I am Dr. Mrs. Marian Abacha, wife to the late Nigerian Head of > state, > General Sani Abacha who died on the 8th of June 1998 while > still on active > service for our Country. > I am contacting you with the hope that you will be of great > assistance to > me, I currently have within my reach the sum of 76MILLION U.S > dollars cash > which l intend to use for investment purposes outside Nigeria. > This money > came as a result of a payback contract deal between my husband > and a Russian > firm in our country's multi-billion dollar Ajaokuta steel > plant. The Russian > partners returned my husband's share being the above sum after > his death. > Presently, the new civilian Government has intensified their > probe into my > husband's financial resources, which has led to the freezing of > all our > accounts, local and foreign, the revoking of all our business > licenses and > the arrest of my First son. In view of this I acted very fast > to withdraw > this money from one of our finance houses before it was closed > down. I have > deposited the money in a security vault for safe keeping with > the help of > very loyal officials of my late husband. No record is known > about this fund > by the government because there is no documentation showing > that we received > such funds. Due to the current situation in the country and > government > attitude to my financial affairs, I cannot make use of this > money within. > Bearing in mind that you may assist me, 20% of the total amount > will be paid > to you for your assistance, while 5% will be set aside for > expenses incurred > by the parties involved and this will be paid before sharing. > Half of my75% > will be paid in to my account on your instruction once the > money hits your > account, while the other half will be invested by your humble > self in any > viable business venture you deem fit, with you as manager of > the invested > funds. Remunerations, during the investment period will be on a > 50/50 basis. > Your URGENT response is needed. All correspondence must be > through my lawyer,fax:234-1-4709814. Attentioned to my attorney > (HAMZA IBU). Please do not > forget to include your direct tel/fax line for easy reach. > I hope I can trust you with my family's last financial > hope.Regards > Dr. Mrs. Marian Sani Abacha. > C/o HAMZA IBU (counsel) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL > > > > > > MR. MICHEAL ADAM > > > FAX: 234-1-7590900 > > > Attn: The Chief Executive Officer > > REQUEST FOR URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP > > Please permit me to introduce myself to you, my names are Mr. MICHEAL ADAM > a Petroleum Engineer > > with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and a member of the > contract award committee of > > the above corporation, which is under, The Federal Ministry of Petroleum > and Natural Resources. > > CONFIDENTIAL THE SOURCE OF THE FUND IS AS FOLLOWS: > > With the assistance of some senior officials of the Federal Ministry of > Finance and Office of the > > Accountant General of the Federation, we want to quietly transfer the sum > of Nineteen Million US > > Dollars only ($19m US Dollars only) out of my country Nigeria. This US$19 > M US Dollar was quietly > > over-estimated on the contract for Turn around Maintenance (TAM) of Port > Harcourt petrochemical > > refinery in Nigeria (SOUTHERN NIGERIA) and the Rehabilitation of Petroleum > Pipelines, Depot and > > Jetties. The actual contract value of this said project was US$171M US > Dollars, but my colleagues > > and I deliberately increased the contract to our own benefit to the tune > of $190M US Dollars, of > > which the over-estimated value of US$19M US Dollars belongs to us and this > amount is what we want > > to secretly transfer into your personal or company account for safe > keeping and sharing. > > The Federal Government and the Federal Ministry of Petroleum and Natural > Resources have approved > > the total sum of US$190 Million US Dollars. The project has been completed > and commissioned by > > the Federal Government and the original contractors have been paid their > Contractual sum and what > > is left now is the US$19Million US Dollars. Under this circumstance and > upon your acceptance we > > will register You/your Company as a sub-contractor to the original > contractors with my > > corporation, so that this fund can be transferred into your account > without hitch whatsoever. > > Our reasons of soliciting your assistance to transfer this fund to your > account is owing to the > > policy of the Federal Government of Nigeria, the code conduct debars us > civil servants > > (Government Workers) from operating a foreign account, hence we seeking > your assistance. After > > several deliberations with my colleagues, we decided to give you 25% as > your entitlement for your > > assistance for providing your account, while 70% will be for us and the > remaining 5% would be > > used to offset all local and foreign expenses that might be incurred > during this transaction. > > However this is based on the ground that you would assure me of the > following: > > 1 That after the successful transfer of the $19m us dollars into your > account, you will give us > > our own fare share of 70% without running away with the money or setting > on it to our detriment. > > 2 That you will treat this business with utmost secrecy, Confidentiality, > understanding and > > sincerity, which this business demands. > > 3 You will assist us (by way of advice) to invest our own share in > business venture in your > > country. > > 4 Upon your acceptance of this proposal I will send a TEXT for you to fill > in your letter headed > > paper and return back to me, as we shall use this TEXT to raise an > application for payment on > > your behalf as you will be made the recognized beneficiary of the fund. > > KINDLY FORWARD YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER to me also. > PLEASE NOTE: that this business is 100% risk free and will not implicate > you in any way, sir. > > Finally please if you feel you cannot do this business with us, kindly > delete this message from > > your computer or destroy it as it will do you no good showing it to a > third party or anybody > > whatsoever, please kindly do us this favor for God sake. The kind of > business you do does not > > effect the business. > > Sincerely yours, > MR. MICHEAL ADAM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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