Stupid Punts!

Stupid Punts!

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Examples of the "Nigerian scam" that flood my email box everyday.

Monday, February 16, 2004

This gentleman is offering me a healthy 5% on a property deal worth $230M.

Now that's easy money!

All I have to do is act as property agent for him and his money which is, of course, in escrow.

All he needs from me are a few details, so that he can discuss the "modalities".

Don't think so chummy.

Dear sir,
ASSISTANCE REQUIRED FOR ACQUISITION OF ESTATE
I write to inform you of my desire to acquire estates or landed properties in
your country on behalf of the Director of Contracts and Finance Allocation of
the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing in Nigeria.
Considering his very strategic and influential position, he would want the
transaction to be strictly confidential as possible. He further wants his
identity to remain undisclosed at least for now, until the completion of the
transaction. Hence our desire to have an overseas agent. I have therefore been
directed to inquire if you would agree to act as our overseas agent in order to
actualize this transaction.
The deal, in brief, is that the funds with which we intend to carry out our
proposed investments in your country is presently in an Escrow account in a
Finance Trust & Security House in Europe. We need your assistance to transfer
the funds to your country in a convenient bank account that will be provided by
you before we can put the funds into use in your country. For this, you shall be
considered to have executed a contract for the Federal Ministry of Works and
Housing in Nigeria for which payment should be effected to you by the Ministry.
The contract sum of which shall run into US$230 Million, of which your share
shall be 5% if you agree to be our overseas agent.
As soon as payment is effected, and the amount mentioned above is successfully
transferred into your account, we intend to use our own share in acquiring some
estates abroad. You shall also serve as our agent.
In the light of this, I would like you to forward to me the following
information:
1. Your company name and address
2. Your personal fax number
3. Your personal telephone number for easy communication.
You are requested to communicate your acceptance of this proposal through my
above stated email address and my confidential fax number +234 1 759-3335, after
which we shall discuss in details the modalities for seeing this transaction
through. Your quick response will be highly appreciated. Thank you in
anticipation of your cooperation.
Yours faithfully,
Dr. Williams Ajebor.
F. M. W. & H, Federal Secretariat Building
Lagos, Nigeria

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