The worst kind of SPAM

[Orange Soda]

[name] Ph.D (UNN), MNIM, FCA
Financial Controller & Contract Award Committee Chairman (NEPA)
Tel: [number]
Fax: [number]
Email;[address]
ATTN:PRESIDENT/CEO
Dear Sir,
REQUEST FOR URGENT/CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
I hope this letter will not embarrass you since we have not had any previous communication. I got your reference from your country`s trade department under private enquiry that is not related to my aim of
writing you this letter and went further to have it confirmed by the Nigeria Exports Promotion Council(NEPC).
I am DR.[name] the Financial Controller and Contract Award Committee Chairman in the National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) in Lagos, Nigeria. My colleagues have assigned me to seek for assistance of a reliable foreigner through whom we can transfer the sum of US$38,600,000.00 (Thirty-Eight Million, Six Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars) which arose from the deliberate over-inflated contract value for the General expansion of the Kanji Dam Hydro Station on behalf of National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) for increased energy generation in Nigeria and some other West African countries. The contract was awarded in 1998 during the General Sani Abacha regime to a foreign firm with the consideration of 10% commission agreement on the total contract value of US$386,000,000. The contract has been completed and the contractor has long been paid, we are now left with this US$38,600,000 representing the 10% (our own share) as agreed presently in the Federal Government's account. The Current favourable political/economic climate in this country now presented an opportunity for this money to be transferred out of the country.
Our contact in the Federal Ministry of Finance have given us a go ahead advice to begin the process of the remittance, hence we have set in motion the machinery for the take off of this transaction and further action will commence immediately we hear from you. Please note that as soon as the Federal Ministry of Finance grants approval for the remittance of the money into your bank account they shall inform your bank and accompany the transfer with legal documents showing that the money is legal and legitimately acquired in the Federal Republic of Nigeria through the execution of government contract(s).
We have agreed that after the transfer of the money into your account, you shall be entitled to 30% of the total amount transferred, while the remaining 70% will be for me and my colleagues. We decided to give you this percentage in order to motivate you and also to let you feel satisfied at the end of this transaction. The nature of your business is not particularly relevant for the success of this transaction. All we require is your willingness to co-operate and assurance that our own share will be given to us when this money is transferred into your account. All necessary precautions have been taken to ensure a no risk situation on the sides of both parties and it is believed that the conclusion of this transaction will not last more than 8 working days.
Since we have no knowledge of business, our plan is to invest this money into Real Estate, Stocks and we can also invest in some other profitable businesses in your country based on your advice because many of our years has been spent as civil servant, and we may likely resign from government service to private business after this money is transferred into your account. Please note that this business is strictly confidential and must not be disclosed to a third party. This is necessary to avoid disclosure that may jeopardise the transaction. Finally, if this proposal is acceptable to you, or if you have any questions, feel free to contact me immediately on the above Email ([address]) Tel number [number] or Fax number [number], you should also send to me your private e-mail address, telephone number and fax number for easy and confidential communication. I will oblige you with further information if so required.
Best Regards,
[name]

I hate emails like this. Normal SPAM has the option to unsubscribe. But crap like this... Some moron out there wants me to SPAM someone else, or something like that (Evident in the fact that right clicking name>Properties says it's from a different address than the one provided).

Then again, maybe I should be thankful I get as little SPAM as I do.

[Charizard19190]

Ughhhh....i've never got that one......Oh yeah!

Beware of "Returned Mail Messages" cause There's a virus that's like that!

(Plays Sonic the Hedgehog "Robotnik" theme!)

[Charizard19190]

Ughhhh....i've never got that one......Oh yeah!

Beware of "Returned Mail Messages" cause There's a virus that's like that!

(Plays Sonic the Hedgehog "Robotnik" theme!)


Oh, & i like orange soda! mmmmmmmmm........ :thumb:

:lol: :cool:

[Joshman]

Ah, the old Nigerian Scam. There are quite a few of them, I've been sent a couple different variations but its all the same in the end. I forwarded the email I got to www.snopes.com where they wrote an article about the scams.

[League Leader Terry]

I've gotten a few of those, too, though not all were from Nigeria.

[PokePop]

You mean I've lost my $20,000 "transmission fee" that I sent him?? :o

[BJJ763]

I've received 2 emails recently, here's the one i have available right now from one of my personal email addresses:

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL & URGENT.

Dear Sir,

I am Mr.Gabelo Rufus, a native of Cape Town in South
Africa.I am the Director of, Audit & Project
Implementation in the South Africa Department of
Mining & Natural Resources.

First and foremost,I apologized using this medium to
reach you for a transaction/business of this
magnitude,but this is due to confidentiality and prompt access
reposed on this medium. Be informed that a member of
the South Africa Export Promotion Council (SEPC) who
was at the Government delegation to your country
during a trade exhibition gave your enviable
credentials/particulars to me. I have decided to seek
a confidential co-operation with you in the execution of the deal
described hereunder for the benefit of all parties and
hope you will keep it as a top secret because of the
nature of this transaction.

Within the Department of Mining & Natural Resources
where I work as a director and with the cooperation
of four other top officials, we have in our possession
as overdue payment bills totaling Thirty Eight
Million,One Hundred Thousand U. S. Dollars (US$38,100,000.00)
which we want to transfer abroad with the 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. More so, we
are handicapped in the circumstances, as the
South Africa Civil Service Code of Conduct does not
allow us to operate offshore account, hence your
importance
in the whole transaction.

This amount (US$38.1m) represents the balance of the
total contract value executed on behalf of my
Department 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 payment allocation
awaiting approval to remit by Direct Telegraphic Wire
Transfer to only a foreign bank account which you will provide
by filing in an application through the Justice
Ministry here in South Africa for the transfer of rights and
privileges of the former contractor to you.

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 20% of the US$38.1
million, 75% 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. Endeavor to contact me
immediately through the e mail address below,
(*deleted*)

whether or not you are interested in this deal.
This will enable me open discussion with other
interested foreign partner with recommendation to
carry out this deal.

I want to assure you that myself and my partners are
in a position to make the payment of this claim
possible provided you can give us a very strong assurance and guarantee
that our share will be secured and Please remember to
treat this matter as very confidential matter; because we will
not comprehend with any form of exposure as we are
still in active Government Service and remember once again that time
is of the essence in this business opportunity.

I wait in anticipation of your fullest co-operation.

Yours faithfully,

Mr.Gabelo Rufus
I was very surprised to see that it was for $38,100,000 but looks like yours beats my amount. I'll post the other one tomorrow at work.

[UncleBob]

So actual SPAM is allowed on the board, eh? ;)

Seriously, just a tip (for those who don't already know)... when junk e-mail has an "Unsubscribe" feature, never, ever, ever "unsubscribe". By replying that you want taken off of their mailing list, they are not likely to remove you and you've just let that company (and everyone they sell e-mail addresses to) know that your e-mail account is active....

[Baboon]

...you've just let that company (and everyone they sell e-mail addresses to) know that your e-mail account is active....
Heh, BUT, you KNOW they don't hand-type all the addresses into the emails. They just put your address on a list and never take you off. I highly doubt they comb through them and pick out the ones that respond. Then again, there are many warped people out there.

*wishes they'd make a variant of the "No Calls" list, but for the internet. That would be awesome...*
(Loves not having to get up for the phone... It was one of the smartest things Pennsylvania ever did... ;))

[White Gryphon]

Arrgh... I shudder to think how long that person stayed up typing that, sitting in his parents' basement...

But SPAM messages like that are too long and bothering to keep me interested, I just delete them. What REALLY burns me are the short and to the point SPAM messages that try to play on my emotions, like the "My mom was injured because of what happened on 9/11 and the Red Cross will pay us a dime each time this message gets forwarded" crap.

[UncleBob]

[quote]Heh, BUT, you KNOW they don't hand-type all the addresses into the emails. They just put your address on a list and never take you off. I highly doubt they comb through them and pick out the ones that respond.[/quote[

While they don't hand-type, the "unsubscribe" address could simply be an automated program that reads the sending e-mail address and adds it to an "active and reading" type list that the company can potentially sell for more money...

[Orange Soda]

Or, they could be honest and actaully unsubscribe you.

If I get email I don't want and can find an unsubscribing method, I use it, and I can't seem to recall any examples of it not working.

[UncleBob]

Or, they could be honest and actaully unsubscribe you.

They could, but I wouldn't count on it. I mean, after all, these people - who peddle products like porn, cable TV descramblers, products that claim to enlarge various parts of one's body and claim to improve various aspects of one's performances and, of course, the scams like the one you posted - these people don't seem much like the "honest" type to me...

There's a great little newsletter over at www.TourBus.com that covers this and other various SPAM/Viruii/Urban Legend internet myths all the time. I highly reccomend signing up for this newsletter. Also, Check out Snopes.com for other various Internet Urban Legend myths...

[League Leader Terry]

Or you could click on the unsubscribe link and get that "website cannot be found" error. Or if it's one where you have to send an e-mail with Unsubscribe in the subject, that mailbox could just be "full" at the time.