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Old 04-24-2002, 12:42 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Tech The Scam du Jour....

( SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! I just had to post this. I thought this scam is one of the funnist I've received.)

ATTENTION:President/CEO.
FROM: Mahfoud Ali Beiba (Minister).
Date: 22nd, April, 2002.
Tel: +8821646688451.

Re: BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP.

I received encouraging information about you and how trust worhty you are. I am delighted with such useful information.
I am interested in a investment program with yourself/corporation.

First permit me to introduce myself as Mahfoud Ali Beiba(Minister) of the occupied territories of Western Sahara State in the Democratic Republic of Sahara. As you are aware, Western Sahara State have been fighting for liberation from the grips of the Republic of Morocco for over thirty-six years. It was in cause of this war that in 1999, I and my late friend and colleaque Lieutenant Col. Ibrahim Bashiru (leader of POLISARIO Movement) awarded a contract to purchase ammunitions for POLISARIO Movement.

However my purpose of contacting you is because we over invoiced the contract to the tune of $71,800,000.00. This was done because I and my friend saw the contract as 'a once in a life time opportunity' to get rich and a means to make provision for our familys' future up~keep, especially when you take into mind the unpredictable political environment of Western Sahara State. What we realized is $71,800,000.00. I was shared 31.5% of the total sum, with 68.5% going to Lieutenant Col. Ibrahim Bashiru. I packaged and deposited my share of US$22,600,000.00 in two wooden boxes with a security vaults firm. The boxes was declared to the security vaults company as boxes containing family treasures.

While I was making plans in 2001 to move the funds out of Africa, a double tragedy stroke. Firstly, I lost my friend Leutenant Col. Ibrahim Bashiru, and secondly, a greater hurdle was created by the bombing of the world trade centres. I have to restrain the
movement of the funds at that time

(a.)Because I knew that moving the funds at that time would constitute a great problem. Because all the nations of the world were against all Islamic
nation, despite the fact that the sins that caused the tragedy was
committed by Osama Bin Laden, his co-horts and all who believed in them.

(b.) Because movement of funds around the globe at that time was monitored by various security outfit around the world.

I am now contacting you because all is well again.
WHAT YOU MUST KNOW:

a. What I require now is a foreign partner who can claim my consignment on behalf for investment purpose. However, before I give full details of this transaction I must be sure of whom am dealing with.

b. In order for me to safely move this fund and valuable out of Africa to a safe place/country, I need the help of a foreign partner. The partner will have to claim the funds on my behalf, but as my representative. After retrieving the fund and valuables, the funds would be lodged into a company's account which will be established for the purpose of the deal, before the money will be transfered by bits and pieces to your bank account (bearing your name or company's name), pending when I will be willing to invest it. If you are willing to assist me in this transaction, I am
willing to give you 22% of the total sum.

Please bear in mind that this transaction is safe and it must be kept in utmost confidentiality, because of my identity and safety, of which yours can't be undermined. If you are willing to assist me, please contact me on +8821646688451 or the above e-mail address. I await your response.

Thanks.
Mahfoud Ali Beiba (Minister).

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Old 04-24-2002, 12:47 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Shoundn't htis be "The Joke of the Day"???
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Old 04-24-2002, 01:51 PM   #3 (permalink)
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But officer in his emails he seemed like such a nice young man....

Yeah I've gotten those and then the ones where men are looking for American wife, in return for mariage, they will take care of you for the rest of your life (hmmm...)
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Old 04-24-2002, 01:52 PM   #4 (permalink)
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No, this really worked. I'm just waiting for my check.

They said it was in the mail.... ... ... ...
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Old 04-24-2002, 02:59 PM   #5 (permalink)
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I have had this twice in the last week....

*****Quote *****

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Alhaji Ahmed Abacha, the second son of late general Sani Abacha (Former military president of Nigeria
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After my fathers death, on the 8th of june 1998, a new government headed by another military man conducted an election that ensured the present democracy today.

Upon assumption of office, the president as part of measure to recover the money looted by past military rulers and their cohorts seeked the assistant of international banks suspected to be bankers to the looters to recover the money looted. This eventually brought about the closure and recovery of all my fathers foreign accounts and money with them. consequent upon this,i decided to sell some of my fathers landed properties to alleviate our present predicament. In the course of my search for these landed documents, i ran into a certificate of deposit of the sum of $30.5 million united state dollars lodged with a private security company in one of the europe countries.They also arrested my elder brother on trumped up charges of collaborating with my father in all his deals during his regime.

The government having a strong conviction that the family might still have some money stashed away in security companies accross the globe seized our international passports thereby making it impossible for any of us to travel out .Apart from this, they have their search light directed at every one of us for possible links to discovery of this nature.Base on the above mentioned reasons, i need your assistance to help claim the fund from the security company provided your government will not question the source of the fund as we hear on C.N.N. i.e (cable network news ) that movement of huge sum of money around the globe is closely watched by some international agents for links to terrorists activities.

On claiming the fund, i want my own share of it to be used in purchasing shares in lucrative ventures, buying of treasuring bills and certificates and acquisition of estates.
What will you take as remuneration for your service as agency fee. This transaction should be treated with utmost secrecy and in utmost good faith.
As soon as you are able to convince me beyond any doubt as regard your trust worthiness, i will instruct our family attorney to furnish you with the necessary documents empowering the security company to send the fund to your nominated place for this investment purpose and subsequent disbursements as directed by me.

Treat as very urgent

Sincerely Yours,

Alhaji Ahmed Abacha.

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Old 04-24-2002, 05:34 PM   #6 (permalink)
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These dudes are worse than the AMWAY recruiters.
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Old 04-24-2002, 06:04 PM   #7 (permalink)
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better watch it,shan,our resident amwaylawyer may be still lurking and ready to pounce LOL

we got one of those a few days ago. it was quite humerous,tho i do wonder how many people fall for it,since its obvious that someone sure puts out a large amount of letters.
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Old 04-24-2002, 06:34 PM   #8 (permalink)
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yeah shahani, xnay on the amway,,,


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The worrying thing about these scams is that there are actually people who have been conned by them!
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