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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