Posted on 10/18/2002 11:43:04 AM PDT by meandog
I received the following over e-mail. I wonder if I could get some help from FReepers in the suspicion that perhaps this is being bantied about....
From the desk of:-
MRS GRACE ITA
C/O Barrister Chike Egobia
Lagos Nigeria
Sir,
URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL
I am Grace Ita (mrs) widow of the late Col. Kulu Ita the former governor of Kano State of Nigerian. My late husband was one of the victims of the November ADC Aircraft Boeing 722 that crashed in Lagos.
I have just been informed by family attorney Barrister Chike Egobia that my late husband operated a secret account with fictitious name in a Nigeria bank into which total sum of Nineteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars ($19.5) was transferred and credited in his favour. The attorney now advised me to seek in confidence a foreign account into which this fund could be transferred for disbursement as directed by my late husband in his will.
It has been resolved that 25% will be your share for nominating an account for this purpose and any other assistance you will give in that regard. 10% has been mapped out to payback all local and international expenses, which may be, incurred in the transfer process and 5% has been conceded to the local bank manager here assisting facilitating the transfer.
Finally, 60% will come to myself and my children and good part of this shall be directed towards executing his will which is to buy shares and stocks in foreign country to securities his children’s future to facilitate the conclusion of this transaction if accepted do send to me promptly by fax through family attorney, the following.
1. The account number to be used for remittance
2. Name and address of your bank
3. Fax and telephone numbers, through which you will be contacted
4. Promptly whenever you attorney/ assistance may be required
Please note that i have been assured that the transaction will be concluded in ten (10) banking working days upon my receiving from you the above listed information will commence the process of retrieving the will immediately i hear from you.
May at this point emphasize the high level of confidentiality, which this business demands hope you will not betray the trust and confidence, which is reposed in you. However, you may need to give me sufficient assurance that you will not sit on this fund when it is finally remitted into your account.
Please direct your reply by email to my box in which the family attorney will communicate with him towards effective completion of this transaction.
Regards.
Grace Ita (Mrs)
Just kidding. This is one of the most notorious e-mail scams going.
I'm not surprised, however, whenever I hear that there are a lot of people on this planet who are dumb enough to fall for these things.
SCAM!
This is an old one.
If you want on or off this list, please let me know!
This has come about after much badgering by you, my friends and extended family...
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