Question about this scam.

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "fred ikem" <fr_ik@yahoo.com>
>To: <***********.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 8:17 AM
>Subject: Confidential
>
>
> > Office of the
> > financial controller.
> >
> >
> > Nigeria
> > National Petroleum Corporation,
> >
> >
> > (N.N.P.C.).
> > Falomo Office Complex,
> >
> >
> > Lagos, Nigeria.
> >
> >
> >
> > Attn.. sir,
> >
> > PLEASE STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
> > REQUEST FOR
> > URGENT BUSINESS TRANSACTION.
> >
> > I am DR.FRED IKEM. The financial controller of the
> > Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
> > Headquarters Lagos. I am writing on behalf of my
> > colleagues in (NNPC) and have been assigned to seek
> > for the assistance of a reliable foreign company
> > through which we can transfer the sum of TWENTY
> > MILLION U.S DOLLARS ONLY (US$20,000,000). This
> > money
> > is deposited in the NNPC Treasury account with the
> > Central Bank of Nigeria.
> > ORIGIN OF THE FUND: This sum arose from the
> > deliberated over-invoicing of a contract awarded by
> > my
> > ministry (NNPC) to foreign firrm in the twilight
> > days
> > of the last military regime. This contract has been
> > completely executed and commissioned and the
> > contractor that handled this contract has collected
> > his full and final payment thus leaving behind the
> > above stated amount which represent the over
> > invoiced
> > sum. We have been safeguarding this money for
> > conducive time for it's transfer out of the country
> > for our personal use. However, the code of
> > employment
> > does not allow us (civil servants) to own and
> > operate
> > foreign account and because the contract was handled
> >
> > by a foreign firm and the payment made in dollars,
> > we
> > now need a foreign partner that will present
> > himself
> > as the subcontractor so that the fund will be
> > transfer
> > into your company's or personal account. Your
> > address
> > was made available to us by a very good friend who
> > works with the Nigeria export promotion council and
> > he
> > assured us of your company's viability and
> > capability
> > in business transaction. This assurance gave us the
> > courage to link you up in this particular
> > transaction
> > and I hope it will be of mutual benefit to all of
> > us.
> > Note that the nature of your business is not
> > particularly relevant to the success of the
> > transaction. All we require is your willingness to
> > present yourself as the subcontractor by providing
> > your bank information so that the fund will be
> > transferred into your account.
> > SHARING RATIO: For your assistance in this business
> > your share will be 30% of the total fund. I and my
> > colleagues will take 60% while we set aside 10% for
> > any expenses that ma be incurred in the course of
> > this transaction. If you are willing to assist us in
> > this business, send the following information:
> > (1). Name of your bank and address.
> > (2). Your account number/beneficiary's name.
> > ( 3). Your private telephone and fax numbers for
> > easy
> > communication. This information will enable us put
> > an
> > application for payment approval to the concerned
> > Ministries and final to the Central Bank of Nigeria
> > (C.B.N) and it is going to last for 6-7 working
> > days
> > starting from the day we receive the above
> > information. All modalities for the take -off of
> > this
> > transaction have been worked out and further
> > action
> > will commence immediately we hear from you. I am
> > waiting for your reply via my private e-mail
> > address: ikemffred@yahoo.com only for security
> > reasons.
> >
> > Yours faithfully,
> > Dr. Fred ikem.
> >

has any one else got this crap?? my girls dad keeps getting this crap and wondering what he can do about it? i don't think theres much he can do since its a yahoo account. anyone have websites talking about this stupid email?

thanxs

JaYsin

[Good Companion]

Check out www.truthorfiction.com. This is a well-documented scam ...

[ChoaticWhisper]

I dont know anything about the email its self like what kind of subject lines it has different from that but If that is the only one "Confidential". If whatever email program or service is being used you could try to set up a rule to doubt that many emails are going to be sent to him with that subject line he is really going to need.
Anyway setup a rule that deletes it from server or moves it to a different folder you can check later.

haha! thanks i found the info on it

http://www.truthorfiction.com./rumors/nigeriascams.htm



JaYsin

[DutchMaster]

Just the writing itselfs looks as a scam to me.
Using the caps lock allot isn;t the mail that I take seriously.

[TOAD6147]

There's always SpamPunisher and you can get it HERE

[SecretNinja999]

Yeah, any email messages with horrible spelling, puntuation, grammar, and CAPS is just disregarded as slander. Yup, good ol' slander. Mmmm... *bark*

[edwelly]

Does that SPAM Punisher thingie work?
--edwelly

[Jonty]

Why is this type of email always purporting to come from Nigeria??

[osprey4]

The scammers think most people will assume anyone from Nigeria is too stupid to know better.

Jn