old scam resurfacing on the net

[Yvonne Belisle]

I do not want to see anyone get caught up in this old scam to trick good hearted people. I am posting this here to reach the most people since this is normally the first forum we look at. If you recieve an email like this one please report it imediately to the postmaster of the server it was sent on. This one is on yahoo so I sent my forward to postmaster@yahoo.com Please make sure you send it with full headers there is an option in almost every email to use them activate it for this please. Lets get these types of people off the net.




DR. PETER DAVID
NNPC FALOMO IKOYI,
LAGOS- NIGERIA.
fax: 234-1-7590800
E-MAIL: peter_david88@yahoo.com

ATTN: Eve

WE WRITE YOU THIS LETTER WHICH I PRAY SHOULD BE
URGENTLY REPLIED. I GOT YOUR CONTACT DURING MY YEARS
OF SERVICE IN THE FOREIGN MINISTRY. I AM DR. PETER
DAVID,PRESENTLY THE DIRECTOR OF THE FINANCE IN THE
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PERTROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC). I AM
IN NEED OF YOUR GENUINE ASSISTANCE AND TRUST BECAUSE
AS A TOP OFFICIAL OF THE RULING GOVERNMENT, I WANT TO
SAGE-GUARD MY INTEREST IN YOUR COUNTRY BEFORE THE END
OF THE TENURE OF THIS ADMINSTRATION.

I PRESENTLY HAVE AN OVER INVOICED CONTRACT PAYMENT OF
US28.5M (TWENTY-EIGHT MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US
DOLLARS) WHICH HAS REMAINED UNCLAIMED SINCE 1993. MY
SUPERIORS IN THE PRESIDENCY HAVE MANDATED ME TO
PRESENT A HONEST FOREIGNER WHO CAN CONVENIENTLY
PROTECT THIS FUND FOR US IN HIS BANK ACCOUNT IN HIS
COUNTRY. I SINCERELY BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN BE OF GREAT
ASSISTANCE TO US. THIS IS WHY I AM CONTACTING YOU AND
ALSO REQUESTING FOR YOUR DISCRETION, MATURITY AND
COPERATION.

MY SUPERIORS HAVE COMPLETED ALL ADMINISTRATIVE STEPS
TO SEE THAT THIS FUND RECIEVES ALL THE REQUIRED
APPROVALS IMMEDIATELY YOU GIVE ME THE GO AHEAD.

ALL I NEED FROM YOU ARE THE FOLLOWING:

(1) BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER
(2) NAME AND FULL ADDRESS OF YOUR NORMINATED BANK WITH
TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS
(3) YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN US.

I SHALL SEND YOU BY FAX DETAILS OF THE CONTRACT
EXECUTED SOON AFTER I RECIEVE YOUR FAX OR E- MAIL
MESSAGE. YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO 25% OF THE TOTAL FUND
IMMEDIATELY WE ARRIVE YOUR COUNTRY FOR THE SHARING.10%
WILL COVER ALL MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES WE SHALL DO BOTH
HERE AND IN YOUR COUNTRY.

PLEASE, ENDEAVOR TO REACH ME FOR MORE DETAILS. DO NOT
HESITATE TO SEND ME A FAX MESSAGE AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE, I SINCELY COUNT ON YOUR ASSISTANCE. REMEMBER
, I AM HIGHLY PLACED OFFICIAL AND EXPECT ABSOLUTE
DISCRETION FROM YOU IN ORDER TO PROTECT OUR HONOUR
FROM FOREIGN JOURNALIST WHO SEEK TO DESTROY MEMBERS OF
OUR RULING CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT. THIS TRANSACTION IS
HITCH-FREE, SO YOU NEED NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AT ALL.

I EXPECT YOUR REPLY IMMEDIATELY.

BEST REGARDS,

DR. PETER DAVID

[Garnet]

This is older than the internet. I remember at least 15 years ago- maybe further back- my Gram got a letter from this guy. Luckily, Gram showed the letter to my mother..."Look at all the money I'll be getting!" so my mother could protect Gram from her own stupidity. My grandparents were suckers for this drek.
Thanks, Yvonne.

[Myst]

*shrugs* it's the usual garbage :)

[Yvonne Belisle]

I figured every group has gullible people so I figured I would post this and try to protect ours. I got it in my email the other day and only just opened it. I was stunned since I also remembered this from before home computers were the main stream.

[Sequoia]

uhg I remember that. How stupid. . . . >.<;; I realized it had to be completely false, considering when I got it, I was too young to have a bank account or be trusted by some guy with that much cash LOL It's kind of hard for me to understand how someone could fall for that. . . "here, give us your account number and we'll give you some money. . . " -_-;

[Illuminatus]

Gullible people are not worth the massive effort required to protect them. Stupid is as stupid does, and if that means they lose all their money to an idiotic scam, well, that puts us smart folk in a better position now doesn't it!