OT:Nigeria banking scam (was)RE: [R129 SL] Reply soon

[Tom Reynolds]

Nigeria.  It's a scam, and a dangerous (potential bodily harm) as well.  Do
not answer that original email from Nigeria, or others like it from there
or other locations.  Do not respond to "Mr. Uba's" email, as it will more
than likely put you on a very undesireable database.
I know (via email) a guy who runs a Nigerian ISP and they're always on the
lookout for these types of things, and are very troubled by them.  All this
from what I've heard from people whom I believe to be trustworthy and
reliable, I've never answered this type of scam personally.
   
Tom Reynolds
Hereford, AZ

At 06:31 PM 08/05/2002 -0500, Harrah, Kenneth E. wrote:
>Where did this come from? 
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Michael Willnow [mailto:mwillnow@lightspeed.net]
>Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 10:16 AM
>To: r129list@mbcoupes.com
>Subject: Re: [R129 SL] Reply soon
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>Get lost jerk!!!
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mr. Kenneth Uba" <uba_kenneth@mail.com>
>To: <r129list@mbcoupes.com>
>Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 3:51 PM
>Subject: [R129 SL] Reply soon
>
>
>From the Desk of
>Mr. Kenneth Uba
>
>Union Bank of Nigeria,
>
>Lagos-Nigeria.
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>STRICTLY A PRIVATE BUSINESS PROPOSAL
>
>Dear Sir,
>
>I am Mr. Kenneth Uba, the manager bills and exchange
>at the Foreign Remittance Department of the Union Bank of Nigeria Plc.
>
>I am writing this letter to ask for your support and
>cooperation to carry out this business opportunity in my department.
>
>We discovered an abandoned sum of $31,000,000.00 (Thirty One million United
>States Dollars only) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign
>customers who died along with his entire family of a wife and two children
>in November 1997 in a Plane crash.
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>Since we heard of his death, we have been expecting his next-of-kin to come
>over and put claims for his money as the heir, because we cannot release the
>fund from his account unless someone applies for claim as
>the next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines.
>Unfortunately, neither their family member nor distant relative has ever
>appeared to claim the said fund.
>
>Upon this discovery, I and other officials in my department have agreed to
>make business with you and release the total amount into your account as the
>heir of the fund since no one came for it or discovered he maintained
>account with our bank, otherwise the fund will be returned to the bank's
>treasury as unclaimed fund.
>
>We have agreed that our ratio of sharing will be as stated thus;
>20 % for you as foreign partner, 75 % for us the officials in my department
>and 5 % for the settlement of all local and foreign expenses incurred by us
>and you during the course of this business.
>
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>Upon the successful completion of this transfer, I and one of my colleagues
>will come to your country and mind our share. It is from our 75 % we intend
>to import Agricultural machineries into my country as a way of recycling the
>fund.
>
>To commence this transaction, we require you to immediately indicate your
>interest by a return e-mail and enclose your private contact telephone
>number, fax number full name and address and your designated
>bank coordinates to enable us file letter of claim to the appropriate
>departments for necessary approvals before the transfer can be made.
>
>Note also, this transaction must be kept STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL because of
>its nature.
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>I look forward to receiving your prompt response.
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>Mr. Kenneth Uba
>
>Union Bank of Nigeria.
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