Since joining the UiB and getting an internett account there, I was warned that I would be er..... solicited from time to time by folks with some weird scam for ripping off money.... havent got one of these yet but today was the magic day... I copied off the text (for safety sake) and decided to share this with you... can you believe this stuff ??? grin.... some people.....duh... Barrrister Salim Babakura. 10 Johnson Avenue Victoria Island, Lagos- Nigeria. Fax: 234-1-263-6573 Mobile phone no: 234-90-502-729 Sir, May I briefly introduce myself to you. I am Barrister Salim Babakura, the family Attorney to the late Nigeria Head of State, General Sani Abacha who died on the 8th June, 1998. Ever since the death of the General, his family has been facing a lot of problems mostly with the present Civilian Government. Consequently his son (my friend) Mohammed Abacha has been under torture making a lot of confessions as regards valuables, money inclusive that the late father entrusted in his hand for safe keeping. The latest is his confession on the US$700,000,000.00 (Seven Hundred Million United States Dollars) cash his late father gave him for safe keeping. Being a very close friend of Mahammed Abacha, he sometime in 1999 shortly after his fathers death gave me US$250,000,000.00 (Two Hundred and fifty Million United States Dollars) to transfer out of the country. Normally, we (I and Mahammed Abacha) usually do such transaction, by first sending the money out by Cargo to security company outside Nigeria, as a photographic materials to the security company abroad. And thereafter go to the security company for claim, then straight to bank. Presently, I can not travel out of Nigeria because of Mohammed Abacha's confession. This has actually caused the Federal Government of Nigeria to confiscate our international passport, frozen every of my family member bank account - home and abroad, even our properties. My problem now is, since Mohammed Abacha has started confessing, I want someone that can assist me to move the US$250,000,000.00 out from the security company abroad, before Mohammed Abacha will open up to the Security Agents. To this regard I am soliciting for your assistance to claim the money out from the Security Company abroad. I shall be ready to negotiate with you on any percentage you might want from the sum. On your advise I shall be ready to invest my own share of the sum in your country. I assure you that there will be no problems at all in the course of moving out the money. I shall give you details as soon as you accept assisting me. Please kindly send me a fax on my private fax no: 234-1-263-6573 or call me on mobile phone no: 234-90-502-729 or my above stated e-mail address for security purpose. I shall so much appreciate your immediate response for full details of the business. Please save me the anxiety of endless waiting. Thanking you in anticipation to your kind understanding and cooperation. Best Regards. Barrister Salim Babakura. Wayyy off topic I am sure... but thought some of you might get a kick out of this... I would not suggest bitting in to this watermellon....grin. -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
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