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Contact Me ASAP (Nigerian Contacts Me About Depsiting MILLIONS Into My Bank Account)
E-Mail | February 20, 2003 | Martin Uche

Posted on 02/20/2003 4:31:35 PM PST by PJ-Comix

Attn: Sir,

I am Mr. Martin Uche Senior Manager accounts/audit department, in (UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC) Mr. Mark johnson a national of your country, who was a consultant with Shell-development Company in Nigeria and a personal friend Died and left behind his deposit in my finance house(UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC) valued at $7,753,000.00 (Seven Million Seven Hundred and Fifty Three Thousand United States Dollars Only). My relationship with Mr. Mark started in 1992 when I was a supervisor in UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC , Marina branch.

We met in my social club's annual end of the year party and I introduced him to my bank where he opened this account some few weeks later making me the account officer to the account which he operated until his unfortunate demise. On the 1st of June 2001, Mr. Mark, his wife and their three children were involved in a car accident . All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of Mr. Mark's extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by Mr. Mark before they get confiscated since the bank has declared the account unserviceable. I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2years since I was recalled back to Marina Branch as a Senior Manager from a transfer that took me to another branch of the bank.

I therefore seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account valued at $7,753,000.00 (Seven Million Seven Hundred and Fifty Three Thousand United States Dollars Only) can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money. 70% to me and 30% to you. I have access to all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me through my email or phone and send to me your full name telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss further about this transaction.

Anticipating your soonest co-operation.

Best regards,

Mr.Martin Uche.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: brooklynbridge; lowlifescum; nigeria; paginglowbridge; scam
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To: PJ-Comix
Here is how they get your email address. I have gotten several entries in my guestbook that I have had to remove. You have a new entry in your guestbook: ------------------------------------------------------ Just to warn all about entering your email address in any website guestbook.

Do you get emails promising you of untold fortunes from wives/sons/accountants/lawyers of dead dictators from Nigeria/Ivory Coast/South Africa/Angola/Namibia and other countries?

Here's how they get your email:

These are 419 Scammers (in this case), MUGU GUYMEN or GUYMEN collect email addresses from guestbooks on websites.

In every Guestbook that has had emails collected you will see a guestbook post from a 419 Scam Group.

Entries from MUGUS or MUGU GUYMEN from Nigeria in a guest book indicate that all the e-mail addresses are now in the hands of 419 scammers from countries in West Africa. They're putting these warnings so that other 419 scammers would not harvest the e-mails here. PLEASE THINK TWICE BEFORE PUTTING IN YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS IN GUEST BOOKS. If you need to contact the owner(s) of a website, e-mail him/her/them directly.

Doubt what I say? Go to the: Google Search Engine and do a search of GUYMEN NIGERIA. Try it and you will find out that they are all over guestbooks they stake their claim too.

Beware of these scams. These mugus are the scum of the Internet. Please go to http://www.fraudaid.com or http://www.scamorama.com for more information.

POST IN QUESTION IS BELOW: DATED 11/18/02 IN THIS GUESTBOOK

Comments: pls leave this site for me igbos guymen
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Islander, Lagos Niger - Monday, November 18, 2002 at 11:24:10 (CST) NOTICE POSTERS - Tuesday, January 21, 2003 at 21:16:05 (CST) ------------------------------------------------------
21 posted on 02/20/2003 5:01:43 PM PST by Khepera (Do not remove by penalty of law!)
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To: PJ-Comix
Ha! They're offering you only $7 million? Just yesterday I was offered $25 million, and I already rushed to send them my banking info so that they can deposit the money into my life savings account! For some reason, the bank's computers must be down, because now it says I have a zero balance.

Seriously, it is a sad thing to see, because the crooks would not be emailing people if it didn't pay to do so, and it isn't the crafty and the clever that become victims. Maybe our government can tell the leaders of these nations that any foreign aid will be DECREASED by the amount of fraud perpetrated in their countries, and if they want to make up the difference to go after the con-artists instead. THAT would make the emails stop!

22 posted on 02/20/2003 5:01:48 PM PST by Cultural Jihad
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To: PJ-Comix
I have received several versions of this email over the past couple of years, always from an African country. I just delete them and forget about them. Good luck.
23 posted on 02/20/2003 5:05:04 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: PJ-Comix

That's the hook which these cons use, the lure of a getting rich quick in an illegal way. Hence few victims come forward to complain to Nigerian officials that someone in their country won't play fair with them about circumventing their financial laws.

24 posted on 02/20/2003 5:05:07 PM PST by Cultural Jihad
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To: Cultural Jihad
I'm getting bummed out reading this thread. I was feeling good when I started, because my offer of $18 million yesterday was a lot better than the $7 million offered to PJ_Comix. Then I read that Khepera is getting $50 million and Cultural Jihad is getting $25 million.

I'm starting to feel like I'm in the poor people class.

25 posted on 02/20/2003 5:14:29 PM PST by StevieB
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To: StevieB
I just added up the sum of money offered in the dozen emails I've received since september. The total comes to $401,000,000.

I'm retiring.

26 posted on 02/20/2003 5:23:27 PM PST by Rebelbase
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To: Cultural Jihad; hchutch
I'm working up a script for a playback scam--some of these folks are serious criminals, and I want them to think that they've hit the mother lode.

"Dear Mr. Umbgasi,

"I was quite surprised to hear from you. You see, I have a very awkward problem. I work on a 'Special Access Program' run by the US Department of Defense. This particular program involved purchasing large numbers of 'sterile' weapons that cannot be traced back to the US, and distributing them to various armed revolutionary groups fighting on behalf of US interests under the guise of the 'War on Terror.'

"The problem is that the program was rather hastily shut down, but not until after a sizable shipment of weapons and ammunition (worth about $300,000,000 US on the global arms black market) arrived at the US Customs bonded warehouse facility at San Pedro, California. These weapons include surface-to-air missiles, mortars, small arms, and rocket-propelled grenades. When the program was closed out, the documentation for this shipment was lost.

"These weapons are good quality, and they are now essentially available to me for free--if I can get someone to sign off on an end-user certificate to release them for export.

"As am officer of a major bank, I'm sure you have many connections with your nation's government. If I could prevail upon you to discreetly ask around to see if anyone in your nation's defense establishment might be willing to sign off on an end-user certificate, and thus allow the shipment to leave the US for your country. I can accompany the shipment. Once there, we can arrange for further transshipment of these weapons to various paying customers and split the proceeds."

27 posted on 02/20/2003 5:23:41 PM PST by Poohbah (Beware the fury of a patient man -- John Dryden)
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To: Poohbah
I think that the entire Nigerian nation is engaged in one big scam. Imagine the hell of being a Westerner living there and being besieged with scams on a daily basis wherever you go.
28 posted on 02/20/2003 5:30:02 PM PST by PJ-Comix (The Early Bird Gets The Early Worm)
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To: Poohbah; Congressman Billybob
I just got one from a Dr. Metele. Offering me 30% of a $30 million overpayment to the South African Foreign Credit Office. I've got over a dozen more of these e-mails, myself and I like the way you're thinkin'

Mind if I team up with you on that? I got a few ideas myself for how to handle these con artists. After all, I think a little turnabout is fair play...

I mean, who's going to object to the fact that a scam artist got scammed?
29 posted on 02/20/2003 5:41:38 PM PST by hchutch ("Last suckers crossed, Syndicate shot'em up" - Ice-T, "I'm Your Pusher")
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To: hchutch
I got a few ideas myself for how to handle these con artists. After all, I think a little turnabout is fair play...

I plan on making my Nigerian do a LOT of traveling. What are you planning for your Nigerian?

30 posted on 02/20/2003 5:45:02 PM PST by PJ-Comix (The Early Bird Gets The Early Worm)
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To: PJ-Comix
You've got Freepmail.

EVIL idea involved.
31 posted on 02/20/2003 5:54:04 PM PST by hchutch ("Last suckers crossed, Syndicate shot'em up" - Ice-T, "I'm Your Pusher")
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To: PJ-Comix
Interesting to know that someone has actually been suckered by this scam.

It is a 5 billion dollar scam.

Here is one of the websites devoted to it.

http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/

32 posted on 02/20/2003 5:54:28 PM PST by Capt. Tom
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To: hchutch
EVIL idea involved.

You forgot the "MUAHAHAHAHA!"

33 posted on 02/20/2003 5:54:56 PM PST by Poohbah (Beware the fury of a patient man -- John Dryden)
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To: hchutch
I mean, who's going to object to the fact that a scam artist got scammed?

As long as you are aware that you would be stealing stolen money. Your gain would still be predicated upon some innocent person's loss.

34 posted on 02/20/2003 5:55:10 PM PST by Cultural Jihad
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To: PJ-Comix
Yeah I am sure they are just looking for your account number. I get those every once in a while in hotmail too.
35 posted on 02/20/2003 5:59:24 PM PST by Terriergal (Well, I wrestled with reality for 35 years Doctor, and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.)
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36 posted on 02/20/2003 5:59:44 PM PST by Bob J
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To: PJ-Comix
But man that IS a great reply!
37 posted on 02/20/2003 5:59:56 PM PST by Terriergal (Well, I wrestled with reality for 35 years Doctor, and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.)
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To: Capt. Tom
Police say they have arrested a 72-year-old Czech man. According to unconfirmed reports, the man is suspected of opening fire because he was the victim of a financial swindle by a Nigerian group.

He should have just told them the Czech's in the mail.

38 posted on 02/20/2003 6:00:49 PM PST by Sloth (I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!)
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To: PJ-Comix
My husband and I own a small company, and we got one of thost scam letters in the mail.

Just turn all the correspondence you have received over to:

U.S. Secret Service
Financial Crimes Division
1800 G Street NW, Room 942
Washington DC 20223

39 posted on 02/20/2003 6:01:53 PM PST by CarolAnn
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To: PJ-Comix
I actually knew Mark Johnson years ago and boffed his wife on a couple of occasions.

OMG, PJ... one or more of those poor children could have been yours!

40 posted on 02/20/2003 6:04:17 PM PST by Sloth (I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!)
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