strange email from nigeria

[redox]

i keep on getting this kind of emails from nigeria or other african countries,i knowh is a scam but does anibody know the story behind them:
DEAR SIR,

I AM MISS JAN TINUBU 25YRS,THE DAUGHTER OF THE PRESENT EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA, SENATOR AHMED BOLA TINUBU. I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION THE SUM OF TWELVE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS $12,000,000.00}, AND THE TOP LIST OF MY PRIORITY IS WHERE TO INVEST THIS MONEY OUTSIDE MY COUNTRY. "REASON BEST KNOWN TO ME"

I URGENTLY NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE IN PROVIDING A RELIABLE GENUINE TRADE OR COMPANY WHERE I CAN INVEST THE FUND AND IMMEDIATELY MEET YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR SETTLEMENT. PLEASE I WILL KINDLY WELCOME YOUR ADVICE TOO.

I AM EXPECTING YOUR URGENT MAIL REPONSE. I NEED YOUR SUPPORT AND URGENT REPONSE. I HAVE RESIGNED MY APPOINTMENT IN THE STATE MINISTRY BECAUSE OF THE INVESTMENT.


MISS JAN TINUBU

THE $12M IS OUT OF NIGERIA AND PRESENTLY DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY VAULT. DETAILS WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU REPLY THIS MAIL

 

[medallo1]

They are scams bro

Those things are scams been getting them for yrs from all kinds of countries. Delete and dont believe them, not worth the hastle and trouble you might get into.

 

[ColdHeartBear]

Actually may be government official but they are only looking to rip you off. This nigerian (also ghana and panama) scheme has been going on fffsince 1996. I started receiving when I was practising law in Arkansas and first assumed that it was my status that attracted them. Bubble burst when my comp tech told me had had 3 emails from on 3 different different Nigerian officials. (always on the lookout for a real money making scheme)

 

[redox]

from what i understood they ask for your bank account "numbers"and drain your account,but do you think that they find people so stupid to believe them?

 

[redox]

i just got another one

man i am getting 5 or 6 of this email everiday,i just got another one:
Hello,

I quite understand that receiving a mail of this nature especially, from some one you do not know may come to you as a surprise. But remember that business is all about contacts and understanding. Well I am an engineer with the ministry of mineral resources and energy in Mauritius. I was also a member of the contract awarding committee of this ministry between 1999 and 2002. During this period, we awarded some contracts mainly to foreign firms because of their HI-TECH.

We the committee members over invoiced the contracts to the tune of US$18,200,000:00 (Eighteen million, two hundred thousand United States Dollars) for our personal use. When we verified that all the contracts awarded by the ministry during my committee's tenure and duly executed, have all been paid in full to the various contractors, we packaged in a diplomatic box and lifted this over invoiced fund (US$18.2M) to a security company in Europe purporting that the fund belongs to an expatriate/company.

I am now in Europe with the mandate of my colleagues to seek and negotiate with a trust worthy foreign partner that we shall front as the true beneficiary to claim for us this over invoiced (US$18.2M) amount, because as civil servants, Mauritius law prohibits us from operating foreign accounts. It is also our intention to invest this fund in any flourishing company under your advice/guidance. If you agree to carry out this project for us, you have to inform me a justifiable reward for you. We have provisioned 3% of the total fund for any expenses that may arise in actualising this project. What is more important is your total and on time commitment.

Actually, we have not known ourselves before this project that needs maximum trust and confidentiality tends to link us together. The situation may call for scepticism, but we are on course, which will bring about a good understanding and an enduring relationship at the successful completion of this project.

Remain blessed, while expecting your urgent response to declare your interest on my request. Please send your reply to [email protected] Please include your Telephone and Fax numbers when replying.

Best Regards,

Theophilus M. Murani.

 

[saturn1]

The nigerian email scam is One of the oldest scams.

 

[saturn1]

A Five Billion US$ (as of 1996, much more now) worldwide Scam which has run since the early 1980's under Successive Governments of Nigeria. It is also referred to as "Advance Fee Fraud", "419 Fraud" (Four-One-Nine) after the relevant section of the Criminal Code of Nigeria, and "The Nigerian Connection" (mostly in Europe). However, it is usually called plain old "419" even by the Nigerians themselves.
The Scam operates as follows: the target receives an unsolicited fax, email, or letter often concerning Nigeria or another African nation containing either a money laundering or other illegal proposal OR you may receive a Legal and Legitimate business proposal by normal means. Common variations on the Scam include "overinvoiced" or "double invoiced" oil or other supply and service contracts where your Bad Guys want to get the overage out of Nigeria; crude oil and other commodity deals; a "bequest" left you in a will; "money cleaning" where your Bad Guy has a lot of currency that needs to be "chemically cleaned" before it can be used and he needs the cost of the chemicals; "spoof banks" where there is supposedly money in your name already on deposit; "paying" for a purchase with a check larger than the amount required and asking for change to be advanced; fake lottery 419; and ordering items and commodities off "trading" sites on the web and then cheating the seller. The variations of Advance Fee Fraud (419) are very creative and virtually endless.

At some point, the victim is asked to pay up front an Advance Fee of some sort, be it an "Advance Fee", "Transfer Tax", "Performance Bond", or to extend credit, grant COD privileges, send back "change" on an overage cashier's check or money order, whatever. If the victim pays the Fee, there are often many "Complications" which require still more advance payments until the victim either quits, runs out of money, or both. If the victim extends credit on a given transaction etc. he may also pay such fees ("nerfund" etc.), and also stiffed for the Goods or Service with NO Effective Recourse.

The Nigerian Scam is, according to published reports, the Third to Fifth largest industry in Nigeria. It is the 419 Coalition view that, in effect, the elites from which successive Governments of Nigeria have been drawn ARE the *******s - therefore, victims have little recourse in this matter. Monies stolen by 419 operations are almost Never Recovered from Nigeria.

Most 419 letters and emails originate from or are traceable back to Nigeria. However, some originate from other nations, mostly also West African nations such as Ghana, Togo, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast ( Cote D'Ivoire ) etc. In most cases 419 emails from other nations are also Nigerian in that the "Home Office" of the 419ers involved is Nigeria regardless of the source of the contact materials. But there are occasionally some "local" copycats trying to emulate the success of the Nigerians. These folks tend not to last too long actually operating out of nations other than Nigeria, but they do try.

PLEASE DON'T SEND 419 COALITION A COPY OF THE 419 SOLICITATION YOU RECEIVED, we've seen tens of thousands already

 

[MMX2]

Yes, very much so....
I can't believe its still being passed on...

 

[jtunderdog]

Believe it or not there is a post on the cia's website about those and I am almost sure a place to report them. What cracks me up are the addresses they come from. SuperintendentofNigeria@netsccape or any other free web mail provider .com. Its histerical. My wife thought it was real and gave one our phone number. Talk about have fun with someone. When he called I kept telling him he had won the lottery and that I called him.

 

[over the hill]

Another Nigerian scam is to send a fake cashier's check when ordering products. The merchant deposits the check and mails the merchandise to Nigeria. Two weeks later the bank informs the merchant that the cashier's check was fake and withdraws the money from his account. If you deal with anyone in Nigeria. you'll get ripped off. A woman I know in Canada fronted some money to a Nigerian. When she realized that she had been scammed, she reported him to authorities. The Nigerian got mad, went to her house and threatened to hurt her.

 

[tool]

I seen shit about this on the news before.Its a bunch of shit.

 

[quadzilla]

thats retarded,
Hello, greeting from Nigeria, i am MISS JAN TINUBU please can u give me ur bank account number so we , the people of Nigeria can prosper adn thrive to live past the 21st century..


yeah sure ,, how about i throw in my pention too.. i wonder how many stupied people have even thought about doing that

 

[redox]

thats retarded,
Hello, greeting from Nigeria, i am MISS JAN TINUBU please can u give me ur bank account number so we , the people of Nigeria can prosper adn thrive to live past the 21st century..


yeah sure ,, how about i throw in my pention too.. i wonder how many stupied people have even thought about doing that

exactly,my same toughts if they keep sending them it means that somebody has been so stupid to let them drain their account.

 

[CzarShel]

I used to get the same SCAM email from the CEO of a major oil company who needed to get 18 million dollars out of the country but needed the help of an

American and would pay 4 Million for their help (Yeah Right)

I wonder if anyone had ever fallen for that??????
We should send some American soldiers to "help" those people who are trying to scam Americans, heck prolly Brits too

 

[CzarShel]

It kinda shows the level of intelligence over there, I could write a better scam than that.

I guess they don't have the educational standards we do here in the west.

 

[redox]

i should give them my bank account,last letter i got i was at -600 dollars and they have blocked my credit card and also the "cash machine"card,i think the nigerians will have a surprise if they try to get money from my account

 

[redox]

another one

i got another email:
FROM: MR.TAKAMA SITARAM KAMA,
1234 ESTATE ROAD BRANCH,
FEDERAL CAPITAL TERITORY,
PLOT 12 GARIKI,
ABUJA, NIGERIA.

Dear Friend,

I am MR.TAKAMA SITARAM KAMA, I am a businessman, who deals on cosmetics, jewelry
and accessories. I have an obscured business suggestion for you. I am a Citizen
of India who is currently based in Africa due to the nature of my business. I
write you because I am making a "QUEST" to invest in real estate property
overseas so that I can open up a Complex over there in your Country where we can
sell cosmetic and cloth.

I, myself have been longing thinking of what I could do to extend the horizon of
my business worldwide as soon as it continues and I deemed it fit to write this
mail to seek your unrelenghted and confident assistance to help me achieve this
goal.

Furthermore I have consulted with my foreign investor and resolved that for your
interest and assistance you will be a shareholder in the complex and you will
automatically become the manager of the office that would be situated in your
country. All I need from you is just your kind help as you will be the one to
take care of the shop over there as soon as it is established. Immediately it is
established myself and my family will come over for official meeting and the
opening ceremony of the shopping Complex.

I want you to be rest assured that in this whole project we are embanking on you
don't have to spend your own funds as the myself and executives i.e. sponsors
will take care of any fund that would be required to stock the complex with goods.

All I want is just your assistance and trust as my capital will be on this
project when we commerce. And I also want you to know that I will be waiting for
your swift response before letting you know further detail of our successful
conclusion of this project.

Please, I would want you to kindly respond to this email below for more details:
( [email protected] )


Your co-operation will be very welcomed.


My Kindest Regard,

Takama.

 

[redox]

this one is from iraq

My dear,

I would have preferd discussing this business with you first on telephone,but
unfortunately,I dont have your number.I am HAFEEZ AL-SIDDIQUI,an Iraqi National
from the Kurds.I a Principal Accountant with Bayji oil Refinery about 125
miles (200km)north of Baghdad.

However, few days to the expiration of the 48 hours Ultimatum given to Saddam
Hussien led Government by the United States President George W. Bush,before
the Military strike, I was able to move out in a consignment, the sum of
US$22.5m (twenty-two Million, five hundred thousand United States Dollars)call-deposit
to Saderat Security and Finance Company based in tehran,Iran with an affiliate
Offices in America and Europe, for safe-keeping

In my capacity as the principal accountant with the Oil Refinery,I was the
only person aware of this financial transaction with the Saderat Security
and Finance Company in Iran,which would be released to whom I will introduce
to the Company as the trustee/beneficiary of the call- deposit of US$22.5m
(Twenty-two Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)

Now that the situation in Iraq is not conducive for me to travel to Iran,I
have given instructions that the consignment be transfered to Saderat's
affiliate company in london FOR SECURITY REASONS. The consignment is presently
in london now,with Bimas watson(London)an affiliate of Saderat iran.I have
the deposit certificate and Airway bill issued from them to me. I am therefore
appealing to you, if I could present you as the beneficiary of the
Call-Deposit to the Security and Finance Company for the release of the
deposit to you.

As soon as this deposit is released to you by the Security and Finance Company,
I will come over to meet you for disbursement ratio of:70% for me -30%.for
you.

Finally, you are at liberty to accept or reject my humble proposal. If you
are in acceptance, reply immediately with your full name and address, telephone,fax
numbers and maybe other vital information that may help us in this transaction
before your particulars can be submitted to the Security and Finance Company.

I have taken time to elaborate the whole procedure for your understanding,
so you are free to ask questions in the areas you do not understand.You
can write me on my alternative email: [email protected]

Please treat with utmost confidentiality.

Regards,


HAFEEZ AL-SIDDIQUI

 

[AZ1]

enough man enough we all get these in our emails I for one dont want to see them continually bumped in here too. Please.

 

[redox]

ok sorry