(OT) A real Whopper

[Robert Goodale]

I got something very similar to this a few weeks ago.  A simple web
search for the name "Barrister Salim Babakura" will come up dry on
several leading search engines.  Anyone who is connected with people
with this kind of money would probably be notorious enough to come up on
a simple web search.  I wonder what happens if you send a fax to this
guy?  I can't imagine any benefit to the sender since he isn't asking
for cash so I don't see any scam.  Money laundering could be the only
other possibility.  It just sounds to me like someone with WAY too much
time on their hands who wants to clog the internet up with crap.  Go
figure!

Rob Goodale, RPT
Las Vegas, NV

Richard Brekne wrote:

> 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.