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And Another Nigerian Offer I CAN Refuse
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Posted by: forwardone
It seems these emails are making the rounds again.
They should introduce them by saying "To all gullible people stupid enough to fall for it."
FROM THE DESK OF: BARRISTER PETER ABBA
CHAMBER: ABBA & ASSOCIATES
3 Allen Ave. Ikeja. Lagos - Nigeria
Attention:
I am Barrister Peter Abba. I am
the Personal Attorney to a national
of your country,who used to work with
Shell Petroleum Development Company in
Nigeria(SPDC). On the 21st of April
1999, my client,his wife And their
three children were involved in a car
accident along Sagamu/Lagos Express Road.
Unfortunately they All lost their lives
in the event of the accident,Since then
I have made several enquiries to your
Embassy to locate any of my clients
extended relatives,this has also proved
unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts,
I decided to trace his relatives over the
Internet to locate any member of his
family but of no avail, hence I contacted
you. I contacted you to assist in
repartrating the money and property left
behind by my client before they get
confiscated or declared unserviceable
by the bank where this huge deposits were
lodged.Particularly, the Bank where the
deceased had an account valued at about
$9million U.S dollars(Nine million dollars).
Conseqently,The bank issued me a notice
to provide the next of kin or have the
account confiscated within the next ten
official working days. since i have been
unsuccesfull in locating the the relatives
for over 2
years now.I seek your consent to present
you as the next of kin of the deceased
since you are from the same country so
that the proceeds of this account valued at
$9million U.S dollars can be paid
to you and then you and me can share the
money.
55% to me and 40% to you,while 5% should
be for expenses or tax as your government
may require. I have all necessary legal
documents that can be used to back up any
claim we may make. All I require is your
honest cooperation to enable us see this
deal through. I guarantee that this will
be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of
the law.
Yours Faithfully,
Peter
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Judging by the amount of emails emanating from this country with similar proposals, I can only assume they must have a lot of billionaire citizens living there.
Geoff
Posted by: rixzta
Damn.....oner the last twelve months I must have recieved at least 25 or more of these annoying little scam letters.
I am the son of a senior government official who has been arrested by a zealous autocratic despot.....
I am the Attorney for a Offshore petroleum Executive killed in a automobile accident, leaving $35,000,000 locked in an account.....
And they just go on and on and on........
You would be surprised however, at just how many folks fall for this scam, the lure of the big $$ is just too great for them to allow commonsense to flush these ludicrous and transparent offers down the email s-bend.
The mind boggles :-s
Posted by: 2pac
Most of the scammers is from Nigeria
Posted by: betrdanevr
And the remaining ones seem to have migrated to my home town to drive a taxi. 
Posted by: forwardone
Nigeria scams 'cost UK billions'
Suitcase full of money
Some scams promise millions of dollars in return for an up-front fee
Financial crime in the UK stemming from Nigeria involves "billions of pounds" but not enough is being done to stop it, a report has concluded.
Internet scams, credit card fraud and money laundering are going unchecked by governments in both countries, research group Chatham House says.
The crimes are not given priority but have become a "large and pressing problem", the author says.
Nigeria has become especially linked with "advance fee" or "419 scams".
Gullible victims
This involves sending emails or faxes to potential victims around the world, offering a highly attractive but false financial deal.
Commonly the criminal says they need help in getting money out of the country with promises to share the rewards with the victim.
The scale and scope of Nigeria-related financial crime highlights critical wider failures in the way the British authorities tackle fraud, corruption and money laundering
The criminal uses information they trick from the gullible victims and commonly strips their bank account.
These style of incidents alone cost the UK economy £150m a year - with the average victim losing £31,000 the report said.
Other examples of crimes included in the Chatham House report include more than £20m forged cheques and postal orders couriered from Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos being found in one day at Heathrow Airport.
In another incident, a handbag containing more than £1m worth of false cheques was found at a parcel centre in Coventry.
"Criminal activity is carried out by a small minority of Nigerians, relative to the size of the country and the number of nationals resident in Britain or visiting it," the report said.
"But the numbers of people involved are still significant and their successes reflect wider political and logistical shortcomings with the way the British authorities deal with financial crime."
Repeat offenders
Poverty in Nigeria had helped spark the growth of criminal networks, the report said.
But while the number of people involved was "vague", the sums of money were "significant" and "have almost certainly run into billions of pounds over the past 10 years", it added.
Nigerian passport holders deported for their role in scams often return to Britain and again get involved in the crimes, the research found.
Report author Michael Peel said action needed to be taken by both governments.
Corporate bribery
"The scale and scope of Nigeria-related financial crime highlights critical wider failures in the way the British authorities tackle fraud, corruption and money laundering," he said.
"Despite important, but limited reforms, criminal networks and corporate bribery still flourish.
"This raises questions about how sincere the governments in both countries are in their talk of change, particularly when significant political, commercial or energy interests are at stake."
The report urged Britain to set up a way of co-ordinating reports of Nigeria-related fraud.
It also called on law enforcement agencies and the Financial Services Authority to build better links with counterparts in Nigeria to cooperate in fraud and corruption cases.
Source:- BBC News