[TriLUG] FW: REQUEST FROM BANK

[Shea Tisdale]

I played with these scammers for several weeks and even got them to call me.
It turned out they were in Amsterdam.  I may have the sound file somewhere
if I look for it.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On
> Behalf Of Marty Ferguson
> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 7:25 PM
> To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
> Subject: [TriLUG] FW: REQUEST FROM BANK
> 
> All,
> 
> I have been contacted by a poor unfortunate rich person in Africa.
> I have the opportunity to be altruistic and make loads of money at the
> same
> time.
> 
> Should I respond?
> 
> Marty
> 
> -------------------------------------------------
> SPAM SCAM FOLLOWS...
> -------------------------------------------------
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dr Ken Okadigbo [mailto:kenokadigbo at fsmail.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 8:24 PM
> To: marty.ferguson at pobox.com
> Subject: REQUEST FROM BANK
> 
> 
> ATTENTION
> 
> FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT.
> SAFEX BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA
> NORTHERN PROVINCE
> REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
> I am the manager of Bill and Exchange at the foreign Remittance Department
> of SAFEX BANK I got your email adress while searching for trustworthy
> cuontries and individuals.In my department we discovered an abandoned sum
> of
> $12m US dollars. In an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer
> who diedalong with his entire family in september 11 plane crash. Since we
> got information about his death, we have been expecting his next of kin to
> come over and claim his money because we cannot release it relation to the
> deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines but unfortunately we
> learnt
> that all his supposed next of kin or relation die! d alongside with him at
> the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim. It is therefore upon
> this discovery that I and other officials in my department now decided to
> make this businness proposal to you and release the money to you as the
> next
> of kin or relation to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement
> since nobody is coming for it and we don't want this money to go into the
> Bank treasury as unclaimed Bill. The Banking law and guideline here
> stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after four years, the
> money
> will be !
>  transfered into the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund. The request of
> foreigner as next of kin in his business is occasioned by the fact that
> the
> customer was a foreigner and a South African cannot stand as next of kin
> to
> a foreigner. We agree that 30 % of this money will be for you foreign
> partner, in respect to the provision of a foreign account,10 % will be set
> aside for expense! s incured during the business and 60 % would be for ;me
> and my colleagues. There after I and my colleagues will visit your country
> for disbursement accoding to the percentages indicated. Therefore to
> enable
> the immediate transfer of this fund to you asarranged, you must apply
> first
> to the bank as of the deceased indicating your bank name, your bank
> account
> number,your private telephone and fax number for easy and communication
> and
> location where in the money will be remitted . Upon receipt of your reply,
> I
> will send to you by fax or email the text of the application. I wi!
>  ll not fail to bring
> to your notice that this transaction is hitch free and that you should not
> entertain any a tom of fear as all required arrangements have been made
> for
> the transfer .
> Your's faithfully
> Dr Ken Okadigbo
> Bill and exchange managing Director,
> Safex Bank,
> South Africa
> 
> 
> 
> 
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