i got these two emails today...does anyone seriously fall for this
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU ABOUT MY DESIRE TO GO INTO
BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. AFTER MY PRAYER, I HAD
THE REVELATION THAT YOU WILL SUCCESSFULLY ASSIST ME.
HOWEVER, I HAVE ALREADY SENT YOU THIS SAME LETTER BY
POST ONE WEEK AGO, BUT I AM NOT SURE IF IT DID GET TO
YOU SINCE I HAVE NOT HEAR FROM YOU, HENCE MY RESENTING
IT AGAIN.
I AM KEVIN KRA., THE ONLY SON OF CHIEF AND LOLO EDMUND
KRA, MY FATHER WAS A VERY RICH FARMER AND COCOA
MERCHANT, BASED IN ABIDJAN: THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF
IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS
BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTINGS TO DISCUSS
ON A BUSINESS ISSUE.
MY FATHER WAS MARRIED WITH TWO WIVES, THREE CHILDREN.
MY MOTHER WAS HIS FIRST WIFE, WHILE I AM THE ONLY
SON.AFTER MY MOTHER DIED ON THE OCTOBER 24TH 1989, MY
FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL SINCE I AM MOTHERLESS.
BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON MARCH 26TH 2001 IN A
PRIVATE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS ADMITTED, HE CALLED ME
SECRETLY TO HIS BED SIDE AND TOLD ME ABOUT MONEY,THE
SUM OF US$ 10 MILLION (TEN MILLION DOLLARS)HE LODGED
IN A SUSPENSE ACCOUNT IN A PARTICULAR BANK HERE IN
ABIDJAN .HE TOLD ME THAT HE USED MY NAME AS THE NEXT
BENEFICIARY IN DEPOSIT OF THE MONEY.
ALSO HE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS
MONEY HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS PARTNER , THAT I
SHOULD SEEK FOR A RELIABLE FOREIGN PARTNER IN A
COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE TO ASSIST ME TO TRANSFER THIS
MONEY TO AN OVERSEAS ACCOUNT WHERE IT WILL BE USED FOR
A PROPER FUTURE INVESTMENT PURPOSE IN ANY LUCRATIVE
BUSINESS .
I AM HONOURABLE SOLICITING FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE AS
FOLLOWS
1) TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE
TRANSFER TO FOR AN INVESTMENT PURPOSE IN A PROFITABLE
OUTFIT WHICH YOU KNOW BEST.
2) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS MONEY SINCE I AM A
BOY OF 22 YEARS OLD.
3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME IN YOUR COUNTRY TO
CONTINUE MY EDUCATION CAREER.
I AM PROMISE TO OFFER YOU 10% OF THE TOTAL MONEY AS
THE MODE OF COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT TO ASSISTING
ME AFTER THE TRANSFERRING THIS MONEY TO YOUR NOMINATED
ACCOUNT OVERSEAS. PLEASE I WILL BE VERY HAPPY IF THIS
TRANSACTION WILL BE CONCLUDED QUICK..
I AM EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
AND I WILL LIKE YOU TO GIVE ME YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE
AND THE FAX NUMBER IN REPLYING OF THIS PROPOSAL AND
PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAIL. I WILL FURNISH YOU THE
DOCUMENTS COVERING THIS MONEY IN THE BANK UPON
REQUEST.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU AS YOU DO CARE FOR ME AMEN
BEST REGARDS
I am Alhaji Mohammed Abacha, the son of the late
Nigerian Head of State who died on the 8th of June
1998 while in active services.
Following the sudden death of my father, General Sani
Abacha, the present Civilian Government has thrown my
family and I into a state of utter confusion,
frustration,and hopelessness. I have been subjected to
inhuman physical and physiological torture,
incarceration by the security Agents in my country. I
was only recently released from detention after been
arraigned before the Federal High Court of Nigeria for
an offence committed by my late father.
The incumbent civilian administration of Chief
Olusegun Obasanjo has intensified his probe into my
late father's activities while in the office and he
has frozen all our local and foreign accounts together
with other assets of my family as a retaliation for
what my late father did to him when he was alive as
the Head of the Military regime in Nigeria. As a
matter of fact, we have been declared bankrupt and
they are not relenting to make us poor for life.
As a man that is so traumatized, I have lost
confidence with anybody within my country as all those
who benefited immensely during the regime of my late
father have openly abandoned all my family.
MY REASONS FOR CONTACTING YOU.
I got your contacts through my personal research and
out of desperation decided to reach you through this
medium.
You must have heard over the media reports and the
Internet on the recovery of various huge sums of money
deposited by my late father in different Banks and
security firms abroad. Some of these banks and
security firms willingly gave-up/divulge their banking
secrets and disclosed to the present civilian
administration of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, all my
family's cash lodgement and monetary transactions with
them.
Please my dear, I repose great confidence in you and I
hope you will not betray my confidence in you.
I have secretly deposited the sum of $20,000,000.00
with a security firm abroad whose name is withheld for
now until we open communications. The money is
contained in a metal box consignment with Security
Deposit Number.
I shall be grateful if you could receive this fund
into your Bank account for safekeeping. This
arrangement is known to you and my junior brother
(Abbas) only. So I will deal directly with you. I am
proposing a 20% share of the fund to you for your kind
assistance. I shall provide for you all the documents
of the fund deposit with the security firm, and raise
a power of attorney `to enable you claim and receive
this fund into your bank account.
Also this transaction demands absolute
confidentiality. On no condition must you disclose it
to anybody irrespective of your relation with the
person. Remember, Loose lips sinks ship
I am looking forward to your urgent and positive
response via my email above.
Best regards,
Alhaji Mohammed Abacha.
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU ABOUT MY DESIRE TO GO INTO
BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. AFTER MY PRAYER, I HAD
THE REVELATION THAT YOU WILL SUCCESSFULLY ASSIST ME.
HOWEVER, I HAVE ALREADY SENT YOU THIS SAME LETTER BY
POST ONE WEEK AGO, BUT I AM NOT SURE IF IT DID GET TO
YOU SINCE I HAVE NOT HEAR FROM YOU, HENCE MY RESENTING
IT AGAIN.
I AM KEVIN KRA., THE ONLY SON OF CHIEF AND LOLO EDMUND
KRA, MY FATHER WAS A VERY RICH FARMER AND COCOA
MERCHANT, BASED IN ABIDJAN: THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF
IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS
BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTINGS TO DISCUSS
ON A BUSINESS ISSUE.
MY FATHER WAS MARRIED WITH TWO WIVES, THREE CHILDREN.
MY MOTHER WAS HIS FIRST WIFE, WHILE I AM THE ONLY
SON.AFTER MY MOTHER DIED ON THE OCTOBER 24TH 1989, MY
FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL SINCE I AM MOTHERLESS.
BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON MARCH 26TH 2001 IN A
PRIVATE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS ADMITTED, HE CALLED ME
SECRETLY TO HIS BED SIDE AND TOLD ME ABOUT MONEY,THE
SUM OF US$ 10 MILLION (TEN MILLION DOLLARS)HE LODGED
IN A SUSPENSE ACCOUNT IN A PARTICULAR BANK HERE IN
ABIDJAN .HE TOLD ME THAT HE USED MY NAME AS THE NEXT
BENEFICIARY IN DEPOSIT OF THE MONEY.
ALSO HE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS
MONEY HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS PARTNER , THAT I
SHOULD SEEK FOR A RELIABLE FOREIGN PARTNER IN A
COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE TO ASSIST ME TO TRANSFER THIS
MONEY TO AN OVERSEAS ACCOUNT WHERE IT WILL BE USED FOR
A PROPER FUTURE INVESTMENT PURPOSE IN ANY LUCRATIVE
BUSINESS .
I AM HONOURABLE SOLICITING FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE AS
FOLLOWS
1) TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE
TRANSFER TO FOR AN INVESTMENT PURPOSE IN A PROFITABLE
OUTFIT WHICH YOU KNOW BEST.
2) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS MONEY SINCE I AM A
BOY OF 22 YEARS OLD.
3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME IN YOUR COUNTRY TO
CONTINUE MY EDUCATION CAREER.
I AM PROMISE TO OFFER YOU 10% OF THE TOTAL MONEY AS
THE MODE OF COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT TO ASSISTING
ME AFTER THE TRANSFERRING THIS MONEY TO YOUR NOMINATED
ACCOUNT OVERSEAS. PLEASE I WILL BE VERY HAPPY IF THIS
TRANSACTION WILL BE CONCLUDED QUICK..
I AM EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
AND I WILL LIKE YOU TO GIVE ME YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE
AND THE FAX NUMBER IN REPLYING OF THIS PROPOSAL AND
PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAIL. I WILL FURNISH YOU THE
DOCUMENTS COVERING THIS MONEY IN THE BANK UPON
REQUEST.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU AS YOU DO CARE FOR ME AMEN
BEST REGARDS
I am Alhaji Mohammed Abacha, the son of the late
Nigerian Head of State who died on the 8th of June
1998 while in active services.
Following the sudden death of my father, General Sani
Abacha, the present Civilian Government has thrown my
family and I into a state of utter confusion,
frustration,and hopelessness. I have been subjected to
inhuman physical and physiological torture,
incarceration by the security Agents in my country. I
was only recently released from detention after been
arraigned before the Federal High Court of Nigeria for
an offence committed by my late father.
The incumbent civilian administration of Chief
Olusegun Obasanjo has intensified his probe into my
late father's activities while in the office and he
has frozen all our local and foreign accounts together
with other assets of my family as a retaliation for
what my late father did to him when he was alive as
the Head of the Military regime in Nigeria. As a
matter of fact, we have been declared bankrupt and
they are not relenting to make us poor for life.
As a man that is so traumatized, I have lost
confidence with anybody within my country as all those
who benefited immensely during the regime of my late
father have openly abandoned all my family.
MY REASONS FOR CONTACTING YOU.
I got your contacts through my personal research and
out of desperation decided to reach you through this
medium.
You must have heard over the media reports and the
Internet on the recovery of various huge sums of money
deposited by my late father in different Banks and
security firms abroad. Some of these banks and
security firms willingly gave-up/divulge their banking
secrets and disclosed to the present civilian
administration of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, all my
family's cash lodgement and monetary transactions with
them.
Please my dear, I repose great confidence in you and I
hope you will not betray my confidence in you.
I have secretly deposited the sum of $20,000,000.00
with a security firm abroad whose name is withheld for
now until we open communications. The money is
contained in a metal box consignment with Security
Deposit Number.
I shall be grateful if you could receive this fund
into your Bank account for safekeeping. This
arrangement is known to you and my junior brother
(Abbas) only. So I will deal directly with you. I am
proposing a 20% share of the fund to you for your kind
assistance. I shall provide for you all the documents
of the fund deposit with the security firm, and raise
a power of attorney `to enable you claim and receive
this fund into your bank account.
Also this transaction demands absolute
confidentiality. On no condition must you disclose it
to anybody irrespective of your relation with the
person. Remember, Loose lips sinks ship
I am looking forward to your urgent and positive
response via my email above.
Best regards,
Alhaji Mohammed Abacha.
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