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I just got this e-mailed. This is the second one i got like it. It is definately a scam.
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15 INDEPENDENCE DRIVE.

ENUGU STATE,

EKULU ENUGU,

234-90-400858.

234-80-33152366.

Dear sir,

URGENT BUSINESS TRANSACTION

I am contacting you believing you are a honest and trustworthy person.I believe you will not betray the confidence I have in you to have contacted you even though we've not met before.Besides,I only got your address through the internet.

I am Mr. Abba Gana,Eastern Regional Head,Operations and Co-ordination,United Bank For Africa plc. There is a dormant account which has not been operational for over a decade now.The account has a net balance of US$78,948,500.00(SEVENTY-EIGHT MILLION NINE HUNDRED FORTY EIGHT THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS)!The owner of this account was Engr. Smith B. Andreas,a Briton and manager of Petro-Technical Support Services.On investigation I discovered that the account owner is deceased.He died since Ten years ago.I also discovered that neither his company nor anybody was named a beneficiary of the fund.If the money is not claimed and the bank discovers this lapse,the money would be forfeited to the bank and the directors in there greedy fashion would siphone it to their individual account.All I want you to do is to collaborate with me by standing in as the beneficiary because Management is ready to approve the remittance of the money to any foreigner who has correct information of this account.Beside I would use my position to facilitate prompt remittance of the fund.You will be expected to provide a bank account of any bank of your choice where you want the money to be transfered.If for any reason you think you're incapable of this transaction, you may recommend anybody whose integrity is not in doubt. I shall however provide you with directives on what to do as we proceed. Contact me on my private telephone numbers above or through my email address with information about your full contact addresses including personal telephone & fax numbers and Bank information immediately if you are interested.Also, I need little information about yourself and what you do for living as well as a strong assurance that you can guarantee the safety of the money when it gets into your account .

At the conclusion of this business, I shall travel to your country for sharing.I have mapped out 25% of the total amount for you for assisting me,5% to take care of all expenses from both party and the remaining for me.

I look forward for prompt reply from you.

Best Regards.

ABBA GANA.

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I especially like how this african has a yahoo account.
It came from a man named: abba_dgm2004@yahoo.com, at least the first bit is plausible, but wouldn't he have a company address?


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Red Dwarf

[This message has been edited by Mordok (edited 05-13-2002).]

Heh, if anyone has enough balls, start up a new bank account and go through with it. See what happens. What can they do to you if you have an empty account? And if they have this empty accounts number, you can just close it. It wouldn't matter. Check out some African yellow page sites and see where the number is located. It could be an elaborate prank, or perhaps some sort of terrorist act. But then you can say, "Hey, I helped terrorists". Or if you figure out in time, you can say, "Hey, I shut down terrorists."

It sounds like an adventure.

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Beware My Big Stick

Wow. I thought this old thing had died off.

I got this exact same thing about two years ago. Quite a few poeple got it, actually. Andrew posted it in one of the first Just Chat topics.

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And then there were the toe-socks...

Interesting.

You know, I never get any spam mail of the trickster variety. I guess my email address is not well-known in concentric circles.

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There are only 3 kinds of people: those who can count, and those who can't.

I would believe this e-mail more if he made simple grammer arrors that foreigners made. He just made spelling mistakes as a result of typing too quickly.
If he wants to convince people like me (but not actually me) he needs someone to proof read it.
Or, he could make a believable scam. But that's not going to happen, is it?

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I toast, therefore I am! -
Red Dwarf

It's quite believable. You wouldn't know how hard it is to trick someone out of their bank account.

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There are only 3 kinds of people: those who can count, and those who can't.