One of our local papers published a highly entertaining article on scam
artists a while back.
Check it
http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news%5Ffeatures/other%5Fstories/multipag
e/documents/00634143.htm
Of course these guys got nothing on the corporate cons
http://www.msnbc.com/news/780027.asp
NP: Dabrye "Instrmntl"
|-----Original Message-----
|From: Malcolm J. McAtee [mailto:malcolm@manlikemalcolm.net]
|Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 11:27 AM
|To: Christopher Grass; acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
|Subject: Re: [acid-jazz] REPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
|
|
|This one is a classic! Been around for years...............
|I am almost beginning to like it!
|
|
|>-- Original Message --
|>From: "Christopher Grass" <bluesjumper@hotmail.com>
|>To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
|>Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 14:53:33 +0000
|>Subject: Re: [acid-jazz] REPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
|>
|>
|>Sheesh...if you're gonna try and con someone, at least learn: how
|to spell,
|>
|>proper use of grammar, etc.
|>
|>
|>>From: "DR.BOLA AHMED " <drbol_ahmed@asorock.com>
|>>To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
|>>Subject: [acid-jazz] REPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
|>>Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 14:40:31
|>>
|>>No. 300 Bol Ahmed Way, LAGOS - NIGERIA
|>>STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
|>>ATTN: President/ C.E.O
|>>
|>>
|>>I am the Chief Medical Doctor and close confidan of Mrs. Maryam Abacha,
|>>the former first lady and wife of the late Gen.Sani Abacha, the former
|>>head of state and commander in chief of the armed forces of the Federal
|>>Republic of Nigeria. S
|>>
|>>She (MRS. M. ABACHA), has as a result of the trust and confidence, she
|>>has in me mandated that I search for a reliable and trust worthy foreign
|>>partner, who will help receive some funds which she had in cash totaling
|>>US$35M (Thirty Five Million United States Dollars only) into a personal,
|>>company or any reliable foreign bank accounts within or outside your
|>>country. Since the death of her husband the present government has been
|>>saizing all the family properties as all their personal and family Bank
|>>accounts within and outside Nigeria have all been frozen by the Nigerian
|>>authorities. (I would refer you to the website of Weekly Tell magazine:
|>>WWW. TELLMAGAZINE.com of November 23, 1998 page 25,and another edition
|of
|>>TELL WEEKLY MAGAZINE of October 11 1999, Page 10 captioned the tyrants
|>>son, for further information About this money and the ABACHAS)
|>>
|>>This money in question has however, been clearly moved in defaced form
|>>and Deposited with a security company that has branches in Asia, Africa,
|>>Europe and various parts of America. It may also interest you to note
|>>that she (MRS. ABACHA) and her family have, Since then inception of the
|>>present democratic government, been placed Under partial house arrest,
|>>with their international traveling passports seized.Thus we seek your
|>>assistance to help clear the money from the security company into your
|>>account, she has promised to give you 30% of the total sum.
|>>
|>>Note that this transaction involves no risks what so ever, as you will
|>>have no dealing with my country, Nigeria.
|>>
|>>Rather you will deal directly with the Security Company, which is based
|>>where the money is right now.
|>>
|>>Let me have your confidential Tel/Fax numbers in your response to this
|>>proposal. I shall let you into a complete detailed picture of this mutual
|>>beneficial transaction when I have received your anticipated positive
|
|>>reply.
|>>Reply to this e-mail address: drbol_ahmed@asorock.com or give me a call:
|>>234-80-23325603
|>>
|>>This matter should be treated as urgent and
|>>Confidential!)
|>>
|>>Regards,
|>>
|>>DR.BOLA AHMED
|>>drbol_ahmed@asorock.com
|>>
|>
|>
|>
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