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In article <cbgpfukcm09fq8hrl4i6nqohtbo9vnj3i5@4ax.com>,
<my_home@mts.net> wrote:

> X-No-Archive: Yes  On Tue, 04 Jun 2002 08:26:09 -0500, Don Doherty
> <gutz@nothere.com> wrote:
> 
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> This scam has been circling the globe for two or three years now.

Somewhat longer than that.
Before the Internet they used the mails, telephone and personal contact.
Three Nigerians were convicted and jailed in Toronto earlier this
spring when they made the mistake of setting up one of the payoffs in 
Toronto. Canadian police got actively involved. (That's not usual, and
one reason the scam gang gets the mark out of his own jurisdiction to
hand over money.)
The mark was a semi-retired businessman from Georgia.
The amount involved was in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
I had always lookd with amusement on this scam because it seemed that
it mostly targeted stupid, greedy and even dishonest professional and
business people in Europe and North America.
The con also works because the financially sophisticated mark thinks he
is outfoxing some naive Africans.
However, it turns out that there can be other victims.
The mark, in this case, not only gave the conmen all his money and what
he could borrow from lending institutions but also conned family and
friends into lending him money by promising he'd double their money.
Very little cash was recovered and while the Toronto judge ordered
restitution it's not likely to be collectable when these guys get out
of jail and are deported back to Nigeria.

- hm

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> 
> >DR. MARK OKORO.
> >EMAIL:dr_okoro01@techemail.com
> >WEDBASED FAX:+1 240 5993293
> >ATTN, 
> >           
> >                                 URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP 
> >First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction, which is of
> >mutual benefit. This is by virtue of it's nature of being utterly
> >confidential.I am sure and have confidence of your ability, and
> >reliability to prosecute a transaction of this great magnitude. We are
> >top Officials of the Federal Government Contract review Panel who are
> >interested in importation of goods into our country with funds which
> >are presently trapped in Nigeria. In order to commence this
> >business,we need your assistance to enable us transfer funds into your
> >account. As members of the Contract Review Panel set up by the
> >Government of Nigeria to review all contracts from 1983 to the
> >present,we have identified a lot of inflated contract funds which are
> >presently floating in the Central Bank of Nigeria ready for payment.
> >By virtue of our position as Civil Servants and members of this Panel,
> >we cannot acquire this money in our names, in this regard I have been
> >delegated by my colleagues of the review Panel to look for an overseas
> >partner into whose account we would transfer the sum of
> >US$21,320,000.00 ( Twenty -One Million, Three Hundred and Twenty
> >Thousand United States Dollars) hence we take the liberty to write
> >you.
> > The money will be shared as follows:- 
> >1. 20% for you the account owner
> > 2. 70% for us (The Officials) 
> >3. 10% to be used in settling taxation and all local and foreign
> >expenses. 
> >
> >Please note that this whole process will take between 7 to 10 working
> >days from the date of receipt of the following information by the
> >above Email address or my web based fax number 
> > +1{240}5993293 . Your individual/Company's signed and stamped
> >letterhead with a transcribed"Text" which we would send to you upon
> >receipt of your reply with a letter of interest. The above information
> >will enable us write letter of claim, and Job description by using
> >your individual/Company name to apply for payment for the above stated
> >amount. Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter using the above
> >Email address. Detailed information of this pending business
> >transaction will be sent to you as soon as I hear from you. 
> >Yours faithfully,
> >DR. MARK OKORO.
> >
> >NOTE: PLEASE QUOTE THIS REFERENCE NUMBER(VE/S/09/99)IN ALL YOUR
> >RESPONSES..... 
>