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Looks like I'm gonna be rich! Hooray!

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  • 31-05-2001 6:16pm
    #1
    Registered Users Posts: 3,436 ✭✭✭


    I got this email the other day in my hotmail a/c, looks like old buglers luck has finally turned.
    <font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">From Francis Mbu

    Dear Sir,

    In order to transfer out (USD 126 M) One hundred and
    twenty six million United States Dollars) from
    DEVELOPMENT BANK FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA[DBSA]. I have the
    courage to ask you to look for a reliable and honest
    person who will be capable for this important business
    believing that you will never let me down either now
    or in future.

    I am Mr. Francis Mbu, the Chief auditor of African
    Development Bank (ADB). There is an account opened in
    this bank in 1980 and since 1990 nobody has operated
    on this account again. After going through some old
    files in the records, I discovered that if I do not
    remit this money out urgently it will be forfeited for
    nothing. The owner of this account is Mr. SMITH
    B.ANDREAS, a foreigner, and a miner at KRUGER GOLD
    CO., a geologist by profession and he died since 1990.
    No other person knows about this account or any thing
    concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary
    and my investigation proved to me as well that this
    company does not know anything about this account and
    the amount involved is (USD 126M) One hundred and
    twenty six million United States Dollars million
    dollars. I want to first transfer [USD26M] twenty-six
    million United States Dollars from this money into a
    safe foreigners account abroad before the rest, but I
    don't know any foreigner, I am only contacting you as
    a foreigner because this money can not be approved to
    a local bank here, but can only be approved to any
    foreign account because the money is in us dollars and
    the former owner of the account is Mr. Smith B.Andreas
    is a foreigner too. I know that this message will
    come to you as a surprise as we don’t know our
    selves before, we will sign agreement, but be sure
    that it is real and a genuine business. I only got
    your contact address from my secretary who operates
    computer; with believe in god that you will never let
    me down in this business. You are the only person that
    I have contacted in this business, so please reply
    urgently so that I will inform you the next step to
    take urgently. Send also your private telephone and
    fax number including the full details of the account
    to be used for the deposit.

    I want us to meet face to face or sign a binding
    agreement to bind us together so that you can receive
    this money into a foreign account or any account of
    your choice where the fund will be safe. I will
    fly to your country for withdrawal and sharing and
    other investments.

    I am contacting you because of the need to involve a
    foreigner with foreign account and foreign
    beneficiary. I need your full co-operation to make
    this work fine because the management is ready to
    approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct
    information of this account, which I will give to you
    later immediately, if you are able and with capability
    to handle such amount in strict confidence and trust
    according to my instructions and advice for our mutual
    benefit because this opportunity will never come again
    in my life. I need truthful person in this business
    because I don't want to make mistake I need your
    strong assurance and trust.

    With my position now in the office I can transfer this
    money to any foreigner's reliable account, which you
    can provide with assurance that this money will be
    intact pending my physical arrival in your country for
    sharing. I will destroy all documents of transaction
    immediately we receive this money leaving no trace to
    any place. You can also come to discuss with me face
    to face after which I will make this remittance in
    your presence and two of us will fly to your country
    at least two days ahead of the money going into the
    account.

    I will apply for annual leave to get visa immediately
    I hear from you that you are ready to act and receive
    this fund in your account. I will use my position and
    influence to effect legal approvals and onward
    transfer of this money to your account with
    appropriate clearance forms of the ministries and
    foreign exchange departments.

    At the conclusion of this business, you will be given
    35% of the total amount, 60% will be for me, while 5%
    will be for expenses both parties might have incurred
    during the process of transferring.

    I look forward to your earliest reply</font>

    Thenhe gives his email,a yahoo a/c no less,classy eh?! Anyway I can't wait to get all those millions!!11 All I have to do is send him my account details!

    Seriously, can anyone be so dumb as to fall for this?
    (I'm actually tempted to send my details to him as I'm as poor as a pauper,just to **** him off,he might end up paying my debts or something smile.gif)


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  • Registered Users Posts: 7,626 ✭✭✭smoke.me.a.kipper


    you sound very sarcastic there bulger.

    are you going to take him up on his offer??

    if not, can you forward me the e-mail, including his contact address, so that i may contact him and see if we can work out an arrangement where i could get the money?

    thanks in advance.

    tongue.giftongue.giftongue.gif


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,659 ✭✭✭✭dahamsta




  • Registered Users Posts: 78,261 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    How can people be so dumb? rolleyes.gif

    A) People still try this scam.
    B) People still fall for this scam.


    Changing call sign to SIERRA PAPA OSCAR OSCAR FOXTROT.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,657 ✭✭✭OSiriS


    sound like a really elaberate version of a ploy many african refugees use to try and get into a country illegally ... ie get a resident to sign a piece of paper saying they are inviting them to stay with them ...

    http://clans.quake.ie/osiris
    Fragnet


  • Registered Users Posts: 21,264 ✭✭✭✭Hobbes


    It's a very famous scam. You can read more about it here...

    http://www.snopes2.com/inboxer/scams/nigeria.htm


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  • Registered Users Posts: 78,261 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    <font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by OSiriS:
    sound like a really elaberate version of a ploy many african refugees use to try and get into a country illegally ... ie get a resident to sign a piece of paper saying they are inviting them to stay with them ...
    </font>

    No, usually the objective is to get the letter recipient to pay upfront charges.



    Changing call sign to SIERRA PAPA OSCAR OSCAR FOXTROT.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 674 ✭✭✭Stonemason


    LOL i got one of these about a year ago i was sooooo tempted (not).But having said that there are alot of very desperate people out there .There is even storys of people so stressed by dept that they imagine they have the winning loto ticket and truely cant understand why they cant have the money.


    Stone biggrin.gif


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