Scam. See: http://www.secretservice.gov/financial_crimes.shtml#Nigerian ((U)) M Annie Oldham wrote: > Hey Guys' I received this e-mail today...is this some kind of scam. or > what...? > > >> From: celestine donald <celesdona@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: annieoldham@xxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: Please reply >> Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2004 11:33:48 +0100 (BST) >> >> >> >> DR,CELESTINE DONALD, >> Zennith Bank Ltd,Lagos,Nigeria. >> >> Dear friend, >> I am CELESTINE DONALD Bank Manager of Zennith Bank, >> Lagos, Nigeria. >> >> I have urgent and very confidential business >> proposition for you. >> >> On June 6, 1999, a Foreign Oil consultant/contractor >> >> for twelve calendar months, valued at US$29,500,000.00 >> (Twenty Nine Million Five hundred Thousand Dollars >> only) in my branch. >> >> Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his >> forwarding address but got >> no reply. >> >> After a month,we sent a reminder and finally we >> discovered from his contract >> employers, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation >> that Mr. Barry Kelly >> died from an automobile accident. >> >> On furtherinvestigation, I found out >> that he died without making a WILL, and all attempts >> to trace his next of kin wasfruitless. >> >> I therefore made further investigation and discovered >> that Mr. Barry Kelly did not declare any kin or >> relations in all his official documents, including >> his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. >> >> This sum of US$29,500,000.00 has carefully been moved >> out of my bank to a security company for safe-keeping. >> >> No one will evercome forward to claim it.According to >> Nigerian Law, at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the >> money will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian >> Government if nobody applies to claim the fund. >> >> Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as >> an Foreigner to stand in as the owner of the money I >> deposited it in a security company in two trunk boxes >> though the security company does not know the contents >> of the boxes as I tagged them to be photographic >> materials for export. >> >> I am writing you because I as a public servant can not >> operate a foreign account or have an account that is >> more than $1m. >> >> I want to present you as the owner of the boxes in the >> security company so you can be able to claim >> them with the help of my attorney. >> All these are to make sure that the fruits of this old >> man's labor will not get into the hands of some >> corrupt government officials. >> >> This is simple. I will like you to provide immediately >> your full names and address so that the Attorney will >> prepare the necessary documents which will put you in >> place as the owner of the boxes. >> >> The money will be moved out for us to share in the >> ratio of 70% for me and 25% for you and 5% will take >> care of all expenses. >> >> There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this >> transaction will be done by the Attorney and this will >> guarantee the successful execution of this >> transaction. >> >> If you are interested, please reply immediately via my >> email address.celsdona@xxxxxxxx upon your response. >> >> I shall then provide you with more details and >> relevant documents that will help you understand the >> transaction. >> >> Please observe with utmost confidentiality, and be >> rest assured that this transaction would be most >> profitable for both of us because I shall require >> your assistance to invest my share in your country. >> >> >> Thanks and regards. >> >> DR,CELESTINE DONALD. >> >> >> __________________________________ >> Do you Yahoo!? >> Get better spam protection with Yahoo! Mail. >> http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools >> >> --------------------------------- >> Do you Yahoo!? >> Yahoo! Search - Find what you're looking for faster. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> How much mail storage do you get for free? Yahoo! Mail gives you >> 6MB! Get Yahoo! Mail > > _________________________________________________________________ > Tired of 56k? Get a FREE BT Broadband connection > http://www.msn.co.uk/specials/btbroadband > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > Computer Talk Shop http://www.computertalkshop.com > Un-subscribe/Vacation, > http://www.computertalkshop.com/list_options.htm > > List HowTo: http://www.computertalkshop.com/faq.htm > > To join Computer Talk Shop's off topic list, please goto: > http://computertalkshop.com/other_cts_lists.htm > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer Talk Shop http://www.computertalkshop.com Un-subscribe/Vacation, http://www.computertalkshop.com/list_options.htm List HowTo: http://www.computertalkshop.com/faq.htm To join Computer Talk Shop's off topic list, please goto: http://computertalkshop.com/other_cts_lists.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------