Date: Thu, 03 May 2001 09:39:10 -0700 From: Forrest <praxis@techpraxis.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: FW: This is a classic version of the Nigerian 419 scam! Do not reply! Message-ID: <B716D7BE.982F%praxis@techpraxis.com> In-Reply-To: <B716D779.982E%praxis@techpraxis.com>
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------ Forwarded Message From: Forrest <praxis@techpraxis.com> Date: Thu, 03 May 2001 09:38:01 -0700 To: micheal agali <agali@onebox.com> Subject: This is a classic version of the Nigerian 419 scam! Do not reply! Folks, most of you know this already, but for those few who may not have heard: all of these letters are part of a series of scams run from Africa, mostly from Nigeria. check out: http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/fighters.htm and associated pages/links for more information. Forrest On 5/3/2001 5:48 AM, "micheal agali" <agali@onebox.com> is said to have spake: > From the Desk of MICHEAL AGALI. > Direct office fax#:234-1-7596813. > Alternative E-mail:maxwellkobi@yahoo.com > > > Dear Sir, > > BUSINESS PROPOSAL [STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL] > > It is my great pleasure in writing you this letter on > behalf of my colleagues and myself. Through the > courtesy of business opportunity, I take the liberty > anchored on a strong desire to solicit your assistance > on this mutually beneficial transaction, which I hope > you will give urgent attention. And I sincerely hope > that this gesture will open up a long Lasting business > relationship. > > First, I must solicit your strictest confidence in > this transaction. This by virtue of its nature as being > utterly confidential and 'top secret'. > > We are top officials of the Nigerian National > Petroleum Corporation and federal government contract > review panel who are interested in importation > of goods into our country with funds which are > presently trapped in Nigeria. In order to commence this > business we solicit your assistance to enable us > transfer into your account the said trapped funds. > > Within the Ministry of Petroleum Resources where I > work as a Director, Project Implementation and with the > cooperation of four other top officials, we > have in our possession as overdue payment bills > totaling twenty one Million, three hundred thousand U. > S. Dollar(US$21,300,000.00) which we want to transfer abroad > with assistance and cooperation of a foreign > company/individual to receive the said fund on our > behalf or a reliable foreign non-company account > to receive such funds. Moreso,we are handicapped in > the circumstances as the Nigerian Civil Service Code > of Conduct does not allow us to operate offshore > account hence your importance in the whole transaction. > The amount represents the balance of the total > contract value executed on behalf of my Ministry by a > foreign contracting firm which we the officials > over-invoiced deliberately. Though the actual contract > cost have been paid to the original contractor, leaving > the balance in the tune of the said amount which we > have in principles gotten approval to remit by > Telegraphic Transfer (T.T) to foreign bank account you > will provide by filing in an application through the > Federal Ministry of Justice for the transfer rights > and privileges of the former contractor to you. > Since the new civilian government of my country is > determined to pay every foreign contractor all debts > owed so as to maintain good relationship with foreign > government and non-government financial agencies, > therefore we have decided to include our bills for > approvals with the cooperation of some officials from > the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of > Nigeria (CBN). We are seeking your assistance in > providing a vital account or any virgin bank account > into which we can remit this by acting as our main > partner and trustee. This we can do by swapping of > account and changing of beneficiary and other forms of > documentation upon application for claim to reflect > the payment and approvals to be secured on behalf > of you. This processes being pre-arranged with the > principal trustee of the original contractor and with > the consent of the original contractor. > > I have the authority of my partners involved to > propose that should you be willing to assist us in the > transaction your share of the sum will be 25% of the > US$21.3 million, 70% for us and 5% for taxation > and miscellaneous expenses. > > The business itself is 100% safe, on your part > provided you treat it with utmost secrecy and > confidentiality. Also your area of specialization > is not a hindrance to the successful execution of this > transaction. I have reposed my confidence in you and > hope that you will not disappoint me. > > All modalities has been put in place and logistics > worked out for the smooth completion of this > transaction within 5-7(five to seven)banking > days upon receipt of the following information > through my direct fax#:234-1-759813. > (1)Company name,address,telephone and fax numbers. > (2)Bank Details. > > This will enable us lodge claims to the concerned > ministries in favour of your company/name. I urgently > await your response. > > Thanks for your cooperation. > > Yours faithfully, > > DR.Micheal Agali. > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > FREE voicemail, email, and fax...all in one place. > Sign Up Now! http://www.onebox.com > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > ------ End of Forwarded Message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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