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"Lost in Space" Nigerian E-Mail Scam ... Nigerian Astronaut Lost in Space Needs $3M to Get Home
Anorak ^ | 6th, February 2016 | Anorak

Posted on 02/12/2016 2:45:28 PM PST by DogByte6RER

Nigerian astronaut lost in space needs $3m to get home - could be a scam

The Anorak Inbox features this plea: Nigerian Astronaut is lost in space needs $3Million to come home ...

Subject: Nigerian Astronaut Wants To Come Home

Dr. Bakare Tunde

Astronautics Project Manager

National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA)

Plot 555

Misau Street

PMB 437

Garki, Abuja, FCT NIGERIA

Dear Mr. Sir,

REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE-STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

I am Dr. Bakare Tunde, the cousin of Nigerian Astronaut, Air Force Major Abacha Tunde. He was the first African in space when he made a secret flight to the Salyut 6 space station in 1979. He was on a later Soviet spaceflight, Soyuz T-16Z to the secret Soviet military space station Salyut 8T in 1989. He was stranded there in 1990 when the Soviet Union was dissolved. His other Soviet crew members returned to earth on the Soyuz T-16Z, but his place was taken up by return cargo. There have been occasional Progrez supply flights to keep him going since that time. He is in good humor, but wants to come home.

In the 14-years since he has been on the station, he has accumulated flight pay and interest amounting to almost $ 15,000,000 American Dollars. This is held in a trust at the Lagos National Savings and Trust Association. If we can obtain access to this money, we can place a down payment with the Russian Space Authorities for a Soyuz return flight to bring him back to Earth. I am told this will cost $ 3,000,000 American Dollars. In order to access the his trust fund we need your assistance.

Consequently, my colleagues and I are willing to transfer the total amount to your account or subsequent disbursement, since we as civil servants are prohibited by the Code of Conduct Bureau (Civil Service Laws) from opening and/ or operating foreign accounts in our names.

Needless to say, the trust reposed on you at this juncture is enormous. In return, we have agreed to offer you 20 percent of the transferred sum, while 10 percent shall be set aside for incidental expenses (internal and external) between the parties in the course of the transaction. You will be mandated to remit the balance 70 percent to other accounts in due course.

Kindly expedite action as we are behind schedule to enable us include downpayment in this financial quarter.

Please acknowledge the receipt of this message via my direct number 234 (0) 9-234-2220 only.

Yours Sincerely, Dr. Bakare Tunde Astronautics Project Manager tip@nasrda.gov.ng

http://www.nasrda.gov.ng/

Lost in Space ... Nigerian E-Mail Scam photo space-nigerian-scam_zpszwu54xi6.jpg


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Conspiracy; Miscellaneous; UFO's; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: astronaut; lostinspace; nigeria; nigerianemailscam; scam; soyuz
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To: lacrew

wow


41 posted on 02/12/2016 3:22:16 PM PST by txnativegop (Tired of liberals, even a few in my own family.)
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To: Billthedrill

Shoot, I’ve got some 15 year old #10 cans of B&M baked beans I can donate. All he has to do is consume them in one go, exit the station and point his, er, thruster away from that big blue and white sphere taking up most of his view.

Nature will take care of the rest.


42 posted on 02/12/2016 3:22:45 PM PST by Noumenon (Resistance. Restoration. Retribution.)
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To: Billthedrill

Shoot, I’ve got some 15 year old #10 cans of B&M baked beans I can donate. All he has to do is consume them in one go, exit the station and point his, er, thruster away from that big blue and white sphere taking up most of his view.

Nature will take care of the rest.


43 posted on 02/12/2016 3:22:46 PM PST by Noumenon (Resistance. Restoration. Retribution.)
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To: DogByte6RER

Whew, I almost fell for it. Third time this week.


44 posted on 02/12/2016 3:27:34 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: txnativegop; showme_the_Glory
Are there really Americans stupid enough to believe this?

Only takes one, and yes, there are.

Unfortunately, that is true. It doesn't cost much if anything for these scammers to send many thousands of these scam emails. Most of them end up in our spam filters or are deleted without opening. But it only takes one or two gullible suckers out of many thousands, if only scammed out a few hundred bucks to make it profitable. If it wasn't profitable, the scammers wouldn't keep doing it.

45 posted on 02/12/2016 3:30:03 PM PST by MD Expat in PA
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To: Calvin Locke

I was thinking of a comedy.
Along the lines of “The Mouse that Roared” and “The Mouse on the Moon” of the early sixties, a satire of modern politics.
Nigerian astronaut is, as in the original piece, stuck on a forgotten Soviet space station. For twenty-thirty years.
Somehow Nigeria (or fictional African country) hears of it and insists on rescuing its lost astronaut, itself. For some complex reasons of state, the world powers compete to provide a rocket, sabotaging each other, etc. And while this goes on, the poor guy on the space station putters around unknowingly with a forgotten Soviet doomsday device...


46 posted on 02/12/2016 3:37:58 PM PST by buwaya
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To: buwaya

To add to the movie scenario, the original cry for help was ignored all these years by being mistaken for a Nigerian scan fax (this scam started by mail, then fax spamming, finally email). But one day, someone, a kind-hearted but not terribly bright person finally responds to the scam email ...


47 posted on 02/12/2016 3:42:12 PM PST by buwaya
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To: SkyDancer
I used to send fake Western Union money grams to those scammers. It was a riot reading their responses when they asked where there money was especially when I wrote back saying either they or their representative picked up the money already.

There was a guy who jerked these eople around something fierce. He claimed he sent the requested money to a Nigerian city/town hundreds of miles from the recipient. He then get an email saying the guy made the trip and found no money. Then the "pigeon" would say , "Oh I meant the OTHER city." a hundred miles in the opposite direction.

He even played with a female scammer by asking for identification at one point, which required her to send a photo of herself with a pair of panties on her head. He posted a copy of that beauty.

48 posted on 02/12/2016 3:45:41 PM PST by Oatka (Beware of an old man in a profession where men usually die young.)
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To: DogByte6RER
The Old Negro Space Program.
49 posted on 02/12/2016 3:48:54 PM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Prendre cinq et rendre quatre ce n'est pas donner.)
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To: ETL

Sweet!!! I love helping space-trapped astronauts!

Of course, I’ve got like $20.49 in my account........:)


50 posted on 02/12/2016 4:07:31 PM PST by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: Oatka

I love to hear stories like that.


51 posted on 02/12/2016 4:09:14 PM PST by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: Oatka

That’s a goodie.


52 posted on 02/12/2016 4:20:16 PM PST by SkyDancer ("Nobody Said I Was Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
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To: txnativegop
“this is satire, right?

Are there really Americans stupid enough to believe this?

if so, this country is doomed.”

You aren't aware that Obama was elected twice?
Sending money for a stranded Nigerian astronaut has more logic behind it!

53 posted on 02/12/2016 4:24:21 PM PST by HereInTheHeartland
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To: Opinionated Blowhard
Tell him to land in the US. He'll get Welfare, Food Stamps, public housing, Obamacare and a free smart phone.

That's correct. Tell him he can keep his rear up in space. No money from me.

54 posted on 02/12/2016 4:28:21 PM PST by Mark17 (Thank God I have Jesus, there's more wealth in my soul than acres of diamonds and mountains of gold)
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To: DogByte6RER
I will only help when I get my 30 million from that Nigerian prince.
55 posted on 02/12/2016 4:32:27 PM PST by Know et al (Keep on Freepin'!!!)
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To: DogByte6RER; lowbridge

Pinging lowbridge.


56 posted on 02/12/2016 4:36:10 PM PST by Larry Lucido (I'll support Trump as a second choice, and I'll get on my knees and pray we don't get fooled again.)
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To: All
My belief confirmed:
Women should not be voting:
At least 25 years of age to vote.
Don't scream at me.
Just think about what our nation has been enduring since the
Democrats have taken charge.
Take a long look at the picture SaveFerris has posted.
57 posted on 02/12/2016 4:39:01 PM PST by StormEye
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To: DogByte6RER

I just ordered Abacha Lightyear some Tang. $13.78 on Amazon, makes 22 quarts. Using Amazon Prime, he should have it by Sunday.


58 posted on 02/12/2016 4:40:16 PM PST by Typelouder
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To: Dagnabitt
Seems legit.

It was on the internet. People wouldn't lie on the internet.

59 posted on 02/12/2016 4:42:49 PM PST by GreenHornet
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To: Opinionated Blowhard
Tell him to land in the US. He’ll get Welfare, Food Stamps, public housing, Obamacare and a free smart phone.

As long as he registers and votes democrat that is.

60 posted on 02/12/2016 4:44:28 PM PST by Know et al (Keep on Freepin'!!!)
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