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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...

SPOKANE, Wash. -- The former owner of a title company in Republic who fell for the so-called Nigerian letter scam has been sentenced to three years in federal prison. Donna Burbank, 49, stole more than $670,000 from clients so she could participate in the bogus get-rich-quick scheme. U.S. District Judge Justin Quackenbush sentenced her to the minimum of 37 months in prison on Thursday. Burbank pleaded guilty last August to embezzling from federally insured financial institutions. Public defender Gerald Smith asked for a lighter sentence, citing a mental evaluation that he said showed Burbank suffered from "deep-seated psychological problems." According...