Vanity - Strange E-Mail I received, should I report it? (refers to Allah and hidden money)

Via E-mail

[stlnative]

Email Header was cut off by me for this post

From: MOUSTAPHA ABACHA

Satellite Telephone: 00 871 762 919 XXX Satellite Facsimile: 00 871 762 919 XXX

Dear Sir,

I am Moustapha Abacha, the second surviving son of the late General Sani Abacha.

We hereby acknowledge the receipt of your mail to my mother with thanks,

May Allah reward you greatly for your decision to assist us in this mutually beneficial transaction;

My mother has insisted that I deal with you directly at this crucial stage in this issue rather than the family lawyer.

As my mother has rightly informed you,we are seriously in distress as all our saved money abroad totaling over Us$700M has been confiscated by the Nigerian government.

If you have been following my family's profile in the news lately, you would have read all this things up.

I wish to inform you at this time that my mother will be reaching you based on the fact that she would really want to establish a relationship based on mutual trust and understanding.

So many people have disappointed us home and abroad, even people who benefited from my fathers regime have all bitten the finger that once fed them,

that is why we had to throw caution to the wind and trust you a stranger who we had never met all our lives.

Dear Friend,

as much as we recognize that a lot of wonders happen these days, you do not have to doubt the authenticity of my mothers mail to you, because we are really oppressed, and we need the assistance of a God fearing person and a good natured man like you to help us clear our funds from a security company, and bank it up for us while we make arrangements to travel and join you up once the surveillance on us is reduced.

For security purposes, I shall be coordinating the Business transaction as tight security is presently placed on my mother, we cannot afford to Lose the only remaining US$40.30 Million, of all that my father left for us. At the moment, the funds are in a security company and were deposited As African Artworks in some luggage. As soon as we are sure that we can trust you,we shall go ahead to send you the Certificate of deposit and the luggage numbers and security code numbers.

For the purpose of security and confidentiality, I would require that You and I proceed with this business with telephone and fax communication, as I would not want to discuss this transaction on The Internet for security reasons.

So I would suggest that we conduct this business through telephone and fax communication, while my mother will be reaching you via e-mail as security agents bug her telephone line.

As, as soon as I hear from you through my Satellite Telephone numbers and email Address as above, I shall furnish you with the whole details of how to Finalize the transaction and other information you might require or other things you might need to know and also you should be rest assured that this transaction is 100% risk free and success guaranteed.

There are documents backing the legitimacy of this transaction that will convince your bank or any other bank that might doubt the authenticity of these funds.

Also I will send you more information and other information you might require via fax immediately I hear from you on my telephone.

I look forward to your urgent response, as my mother and the rest of the immediate family genuinely need your help.

Truly Yours,

MOUSTAPHA ABACHA

[wingnuts'nbolts]

We have received several of these, different from this. I saw somewhere they are initiated in Nigeria. The first one we got was from a Muslim Lawyer who suposedly represented someone deceased with our last name and he wanted us to claim millions to split with him. We printed out each communication.

The second was from some Muslim potentate's widow wanting us to fly to Germany and pick up her stolen millions to be split with her. I wonder how many people fall for this $$$ scam? I'm sure if you respond and go along there is money you have to pay for the privege of getting had.

[RightOnline]

Nothing to report. This is just another variation of the "Nigerian scam" that's been around for a long time. Total, complete B.S.

Ignore it and delete it.

[wingnuts'nbolts]

Here's the one from the Barrister: Ali Ahmed for $3,000,000.00, asking for our address and phone number. Out of Nigeria.

[wingnuts'nbolts]

Oh Yes, I remember when the Naugas were first discovered sending the Leather industry into a tailspin. Naugas had such indestructable inexpensive hydes, good for kitchen banquettes, etc..

[Angelique]

I received something similar a while ago, requesting money. I just ignored it, but yours is a little different. I think you should report it because it is much more personal.

[jwh_Denver]

*A sucker is born every minute*

That was said over a 100 years ago. Think thats changed since then?

[ofMagog]

The sad parts are that naugas are so small and their hides so fragile they are skinned alive and then the hides are ironed together to make them seamless for furniture coverings, whereas, except for psychoceramics like PETA, hides from animals we normally eat are readily available.

By the way, my other nonprophet organization is PREVENT SUN BURNOUT, a very worthwhile charity badly needed by most the planet's inhabitants and worthy of consideration in you will.

[gcruse]

 IF you are an AOL subscriber and you open (spam) email
from an AOL subscriber, they know your email address is a
valid one.

Unless AOL is unlike other ISPs, that is not correct.
Your server has to bounce back mail as undeliverable
to the sender for the sender to know the address is
no good.  If you delete email without opening it,
it does not alter the fact that it was delivered to you,
hence no notice of undeliverability goes to the sender.

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

Yes, it can hurt

BULLSPLATTER