I got this e-mail today. whoopee.

Dear Sir/Madam

I come to you with a sincere heart believing in Almighty God that you will consider my plight and come to help and also benefit from me.I am Mrs. Amina Mohammed, cousin and Personal Assistant to former Nigeria Head of State, Late General Sanni Abacha who died on the 8th July 1998 while in power.

Before I proceed please accept my apology for the embarrassment this mail might cause you for coming from a total stranger who you do not know. Actually I got your contact from the Internet; please do not feel bad about it because I am compelled to reach you due to urgent need to safeguard the money in question. Once again, forgive me and come to my aid. Please read the following carefully.Sometime in early 1997, my boss late Gen. Sanni Abacha entrusted to me the sum of US$20.5M in cash (Twenty million, five hundred thousand US dollars)due to the trust and confidence he had in me. This money was meant for campaign in his self-succession id but unfortunately he suddenly died before actualization of his aspiration. This amount of $20.5M in CASH was deposited with a security company which I will disclose in subsequent mail in a giant trunk box as diplomatic consignments In agreement with Mr.Mohammed Abacha who is the son of late General Abacha and the heir to the money.

I write to solicit your assistance for the money to be transferred to your custody. Note that Mr.Mohammed Abacha is currently in detention by the present Nigeria Government for reasons linked to activities of his father when he was in power. Now based on the business trust I have on you, I would want you to come forward and receive this consignment containing the money in cash on our behalf from the security company for subsequent disbursement between you ad us. Understand that we are soliciting your assistance because the present Nigerian Government is seizing/freezing any Bank Account or valuables belonging to the late Head of state's family and relatives. In fact we do not have enough money now to sustain our family so, I will appreciate if you can consider our plight and assist us. For your assistance, we have agreed to compensate you with 20% of the total amount ($20.5) while the remaining 80% is for us. We hope to invest part of our share in your country on viable area of investment as you may advise
us.

If you are interested you will need to visit the Security Company for clearance of the consignment. I assure you that the transaction is 100% risk free. Please I implore you to keep this transaction absolutely secret against negative exposure. I would want you to contact me immediately so that we can proceed with the business. You should please on reply enclose your private telephone, fax number so that we can have more confidential correspondence.


Best regards,
Mrs.Amina Mohammed

Wierd.. o_o

scam! i almost gurantee

omg tony dont be F*CKING dumb thats a scam

I assume...or at least hope...that he was joking, and posting this as an example of the classic textbook scam that people still try every once in a while.

a well worded scam , but a scam none the less lol

hahahaha, I get those e-mails like every other day.

It's these scammers in Africa, they need proof that they own a business in America, so they can get a loan from there bank....and then disappear.

You know, I think about these people in Africa and wonder if theres any hope for them.
That place is rich in resources, but so far behind the times that other countries are taking advantage of them.

Know what's really funny? (Actually, not really)

Some dude from LA in '95 lost around 5 Grand from this kinda scam, and actually went to Nigeria to meet his scammers with the mindset that "If i can meet them in person, I'll be able to seal the deal and get my $xx million."

May he rest in peace.

My Business Law professor told that story, TonyCong. They actually found him and had him tap out all of his credit cards and borrow all sorts of money to save his life.

I don't know if he lived or died. He probably died. I don't remember.

He was found dead in some street...

Dude, it IS a scam. Read the news on the internet. Some guy in California who was a music producer for movies just came up missing after making 2 cell-phone calls that someone was chasing him down the hill at 2 in the morning outside his house. He was involved in the scam and pissed the people off and it's believed that those people came after him. It's the same scam. They get you to give them information like social security numbers, and banking numbers. Don't say you were not warned!

whoa! link?

http://www.crimes-of-persuasion.com/Nig ... _index.htm


F*CKING AFRICAN AMERICANS

F*CKING Africa

Stupid Americans - they should no that there is know money in Africa...hell the PPL they have sent over here don't even have homes...all they have is shopping carts with TV's and soda cans

Paybacks AFRICAN AMERICANS!!!

http://www.crimes-of-persuasion.com/Nig ... _index.htm

I don't remember where I heard this...maybe Carlos Mencia?

"The Prince of Nigeria has $50M that will be transferred to you." "What? If the prince of Nigeria had 50 million dollars...he wouldn't be in nigeria!"

Africans can afford computers yet can't feed or help their own people?

PIB?

Net Cafes.

Don't you think that if they had money they wouldn't be living in Africa?