Re: YOUR URGENT/ CONFIDENTIAL ATTENTION.

From: John Book (johnbook9@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed Oct 10 2001 - 20:50:34 CEST

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    This has been circulating, with different names, for
    about four years. I produced a news segment on this
    awhile back, and they are always from Nigeria. Read,
    laugh, and delete.

    --- "miroslav." <ambient66@yahoo.com> wrote:
    > what the hell is this shit...
    >
    > I haven't laughed this hard in a while.
    >
    > --- mango <j.kolling@chello.nl> wrote:
    > > Guys, this guy is trying to rip you off. don't
    > > believe a word of it. sad
    > > but true.
    > >
    > > cheers
    > >
    > > Jubril Abacha wrote:
    > >
    > > > ATTENTION:SIR,
    > > >
    > > > Your contact address got to me through the
    > > Internet
    > > > where your company was listed as an honest and
    > > > legitimate firm. Based on these recommendation;
    > I
    > > > hereby contact you to please be of help to our
    > > family.
    > > >
    > > > I am .Jubril Abacha,I am the younger brother of
    > > the
    > > > former Military, Head of State of Nigeria, who
    > was
    > > > late General Sani Abacha.
    > > >
    > > > If you have been following the events in
    > Nigeria,
    > > my
    > > > brother and our family is been accused of
    > looting
    > > the
    > > > treasury of the Government of Nigeria.
    > Sincerely
    > > > speaking my brother General Sani Abacha while
    > > ruling
    > > > Nigeria was been deceived by his Bad Advisers,
    > > thus
    > > > people close to him looted money and now that he
    > > is
    > > > dead everything is been put on his head.
    > > >
    > > > The present Government headed by President
    > > Olusegun
    > > > Obasanjo, who years back, planned a coup against
    > > my
    > > > brother and was jailed by my brother, has been
    > > seeking
    > > > revenge on our family. All our family’s bank
    > > accounts
    > > > worldwide have been frozen by the present
    > > Government,
    > > > who declared the monies found in them as “looted
    > > > government monies” and our estates have been
    > taken
    > > > over as government properties.
    > > >
    > > > Presently, the family has nineteen Million
    > United
    > > > States Dollars (US$19,000,000.00), which was
    > > secretly
    > > > deposited in a secret vault in Amsterdam,
    > Holland,
    > > by
    > > > my late brother’s wife, MRS. MARYAM ABACHA, in
    > > 1998,
    > > > prior to the sudden death of my late brother,
    > > General
    > > > Sani Abacha.
    > > >
    > > > Because of the many predicaments presently faced
    > > by
    > > > our family in the hands of the present
    > government
    > > of
    > > > Nigeria, our family is in the most horrible
    > > financial
    > > > situation and as thus we require your assistance
    > > in
    > > > getting this money out of the secret vault in
    > > > Amsterdam, Holland, since the Government of
    > > Nigeria
    > > > has placed a travel restriction on the members
    > of
    > > our
    > > > family and the government’s security men have
    > > seized
    > > > our passports.
    > > >
    > > > Our family understands that this amount of money
    > > may
    > > > be difficult for you to handle, but we rely on
    > > your
    > > > ability, experience and knowledge of
    > international
    > > > business to be able to find a way to move the
    > > funds to
    > > > your country or have the funds remitted back to
    > > your
    > > > bank account.
    > > >
    > > > However, before making up your mind to help my
    > > family
    > > > in this matter, it is very important that I
    > inform
    > > you
    > > > that the secret vault in which the boxes
    > > containing
    > > > the funds ($11 Million) is deposited is
    > presently
    > > > running on demurrage, which has accrued to the
    > sum
    > > of
    > > > $7,500. In line with the rules of the owners of
    > > the
    > > > vault (which terms was agreed and accepted to by
    > > Mrs.
    > > > Abacha, prior to the operation of the vault),
    > Mrs.
    > > > Abacha is required to pay whatever demurrage fee
    > > > accrued on the vault, upfront, before she would
    > be
    > > > allowed access to the vault. In this respect,
    > > based
    > > > on my family’s crippled financial situation, I
    > > humbly
    > > > beg you to please, on your arrival into
    > Amsterdam,
    > > > Holland, you should kindly pay the sum of $7,500
    > > to
    > > > the owners of the secret vault, so that you will
    > > be
    > > > allowed access to the vault, where the boxes
    > > > containing the funds are deposited.
    > > >
    > > > It is very imperative that you understand this
    > > > obligation before you make up your mind on
    > whether
    > > to
    > > > help our family in this transaction or not. It
    > is
    > > > also important that you understand that you will
    > > be
    > > > responsible for your travel expenses to
    > Amsterdam,
    > > > Holland, because of our family’s present
    > financial
    > > > incapacitation.
    > > >
    > > > It is further very important that the you
    > > understand
    > > > that prior to the deposit of the boxes in the
    > > vault,
    > > > in Amsterdam, Holland, Mrs. Maryam Abacha
    > declared
    > > > that the boxes contained valuable art works and
    > > > confidential documents. Thus the owners of the
    > > vault
    > > > do not know that the boxes in the vault contain
    > > money.
    > > > Further to this, the owners of the vault in
    > > > Amsterdam, Holland took a sacred oath never to
    > > open
    > > > any of the boxes for any reason and never to
    > > disclose
    > > > the identity of Mrs. Abacha to any individual,
    > > > government or NGOs. Thus, the boxes are very
    > much
    > > > intact and nothing has happened to the money in
    > > them.
    > > >
    > > > This transaction is legal and 100% risk free,
    > > because
    > > > the funds in question are private family funds.
    > > >
    > > > Our family will gladly offer you a handsome
    > reward
    > > for
    > > > your assistance.
    > > >
    > > > On your acceptance to help, I will require that
    > > you
    > > > forward to me your private telephone and fax
    > > numbers,
    > > > your contact address, your complete names as
    > they
    > > are
    > > > written in your passport, a photocopy of your
    > > passport
    > > > or I.D and your tentative planned date of travel
    > > to
    > > > Amsterdam, Holland.
    > > >
    > > > As soon as I receive the above details from you,
    > I
    > > > will forward to you a duly signed POWER OF
    > > ATTORNEY,
    > > > from my late brother’s wife, Mrs. Maryam Abacha,
    >
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