Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Does it really work? I've been thinking of buying one, but figured that it was as much of scam as the "please let me deposit my millions in ill-gotten gains in your checking account Emails." - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Jeffery Smith Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2002 2:54 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] FOR YOUR ATTENTION There must be one born every second. Otherwise, telemarketers would not be so abundant. I finally bought the "zapper" when I started getting 5 calls a night. At 01:57 PM 6/22/2002 -0400, you wrote: >This nonsense far predates the internet - and computers - and television - >and radio. Wasn't it Phineas T. Barnum, the Sage of Bridgeport, who opined >that "there's a sucker born every minute?" ;-) > >B. D. > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Jeffery >Smith >Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 4:52 PM >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: RE: [Leica] FOR YOUR ATTENTION > > >I wonder if he's siphoned enough money out of naive folks' accounts to >afford an M7. A fellow I work with believes absolutely everything he reads >on the internet and in email (like all of those silly hoaxes generated >after 9-11). This Nigerian fellow probably makes a decent living preying on >people who somehow think that putting something on the WWW makes it true. > > > >At 04:25 PM 6/21/2002 -0400, you wrote: > >Well if Mr. Sani Mambo considers Mr. Lug to be a reliable and reputable > >person, it's pretty obvious why he has such financial problems! :-) > > > >B. D. > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > >[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of MR. SANI > >MAMBO > >Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 2:57 AM > >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > >Subject: [Leica] FOR YOUR ATTENTION > > > > > >FROM:MR.SANI MAMBO > >FAX:234-1-7591274 > >LAGOS,NIGERIA > > > >DEAR SIR, > > > >FIRST, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS > >TRANSACTION, THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF ITS NATURE AS BEING > >UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET. THOUGH I KNOW > >THAT A TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL MAKE ANY > >ONE APPREHENSIVE AND WORRIED, BUT I AM ASSURING YOU > >THAT ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OF THE DAY.WE HAVE > >DECIDEDTO CONTACT YOU DUE TO THE URGENCY OF THIS > >TRANSACTION,AS WE HAVE BEEN RELIABLY INFORMED OF YOUR > >DISCRETNESS AND ABILITY IN TRANSACTION OF THIS NATURE. > > > >LET ME START BY INTRODUCING MYSELF PROPERLY TO YOU.I > >AM MR. SANI MAMBO, CREDIT OFFICER WITH THE UNION > >BANK OF NIGERIA PLC, LAGOS. I CAME TO KNOW YOU IN MY > >PRIVATE SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON TO > >HANDLE THIS CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION, WHICH INVOLVES > >THE TRANSFER OF HUGE SUM OF MONEY TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT > >REQUIRING MAXIMUM CONFIDENCE. > > > >THE PROPOSITION: > > > >A FOREIGNER AN AMERICAN, LATE ENGR JOHN CREEK (SNR) AN > >OIL MERCHANT WIH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA, > >UNTIL HIS DEATH TWO YEARS AGO IN KENYA AIR BUS (A310 > >-300) FLIGHT KQ430, HE BANKED WIH US AT UNION BANK OF > >NIGERIA PLC LAGOS AND HAD A CLOSING BALANCE AS AT THE > >END OF JANUARY, 2002 WORTH USD30, 000,000.00 (THIRTY > >MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLAR), THE BANK NOW EXPECTS A > >NEXT OF KIN AS BENEFICIARY. VALUABLE EFFORTS ARE BEING > >MADE BY THE UNION BANK OF NIGERIA TO GET IN TOUCH > >WITH ANY OF THE CREEK'S FAMILY OR RELATIVES BUT TO NO > >SUCCESS.IT IS BECAUSE OF THE PERCEIVED POSSIBILITY OF > >NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCATE ANY OF LATE ENGR. JOHN > >CREEK'S NEXT OF KIN, HE HAD NO WIFE OR CHILDREN THAT > >IS KNOWN TO US. THE MANAGEMENT UNDER THE INFLUENCE > >OF OUR CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, > >THAT ARANGEMENT HAS BEEN MADE FOR THE FUND TO BE > >DECLEARED"UNCLAINMED" AND SUBSEQUENTLY BE DONATED TO > >THE TRUST FUND FOR ARMS AND AMMUNITION TO FURTHER > >ENHANCE THE COURSE OF WAR IN AFRICA AND THE WORLD IN > >GENERAL. > > > >IN ORDER TO AVERT THIS NEGATIVE DEVELOPMENT, SOME OF > >MY TRUSTED COLLEAGUES AND I NOW SEEK YOUR PERMISSION > >TO HAVE YOU STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO LATE ENGR. JOHN > >CREEK (SNR) SO THAT THE FUND USD30MILLION WILL BE > >RELEASED AND PAID INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE > >BENEFICIARY'S NEXT OF KIN. ALL DOCUMENTS AND PROVES TO > >ENABLE YOU GET THIS FUND WILL BE CAREFULLY WORKED > >OUT.WE HAVE SECURE FROM THE PROBATE AN ORDER OF > >MANDATE TO LOCATE ANY OF DECEASED BENEFICIARIES, AND > >MORE SO WE ARE ASSURING YOU THAT THIS BUSINESS IS 100% > >RISK FREE INVOLVEMENT. YOUR SHARE STAYS WHILE THE REST > >BE FOR MYSELF AND MY COLLEAGUES FOR INVESTMENT > >PURPOSE. ACCORDING TO AGGREMENT WITHIN BOTH PARTIES. > > > >AS SOON AS WE RECIEVE AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT > >OF THIS MESSAGE IN ACCEPTANCE OF OUR MUTUAL BUSINESS > >PROPOSAL, WE WOULD FURNISH YOU WITH THE NECCESSARY > >MODALITIES AND DISBURSEMENT RATIO TO SUITE BOTHPARTIES > >WITHOUT ANY CONFLICT. > > > >IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTABLE BY YOU DO NOT MAKE > >UNDUE ADVANTAGE OF THE TRUST WE HAVE BESTOWED IN YOU > >AND YOUR COMPANY, THEN KINDLY GET TO ME IMMEDIATELY > >VIA MY ABOVE E-MAIL.PLEASE FURNISH ME WITH YOUR MOST > >CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE, > >FAX NUMBERS AND YOUR EXCLUSIVE BANK ACCOUNT > >PARTICULARS SO THAT I CAN USE THIS INFORMATION TO > >APPLY FOR THE RELEASE AND SUBSEQUENT TRANSFER > > > >OF THE FUND IN YOUR FAVOUR. > > > >THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CORPORATION. > > > >YOURS FAITHFULLY, > >MR. SANI MAMBO. > > > > > >NOTE: > >MY FAX LINE IS PERMANENTLY ON FAX MODE, AFTER THE MAIL VOICE THEN YOU CAN > >SEND YOUR MESSAGE. BUT IF ANY BODY PICKS IT UP AND SAY "HELLO"THEN DROP AND > >TRY. AGAIN UNTIL IT GOES INTO THE MAIL VOICE, AFTER THE MAIL VOICE ,YOU GET > >THE FAX SIGNAL THEN YOU CAN SEND IT. THIS IS DONE DUE TO ITS >CONFIDENTIALITY > >. OR YOU CAN ALSO SEND IT THROUGH MY ALTERNATIVE E-MAIL ADDRESS.ENDEAVOUR >TO > >FOLLOW THIS INSTRUCTION FOR SECURITY REASONS BECAUSE OF POOR COMMUNICATION > >SYSTEM AND THIS BUSINESS REQUIRES HIGH CONFIDENTIALITY AND WE CANNOT AFFORD > >TO PUT THIS BUSINESS IN JEOPARDY. > > > > > >-- > >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > >-- > >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html