The "Nigerian" scam has been going on for a long, long time. But, amazingly,
there are still people out there who get hooked. I recommend that whoever
received the email forward it to the Major Frauds Division of their local US
Attorney office. We've all seen it at one time or other and most of our USAO
offices have someone familiar with it.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-crime@/var/spool/majordomo/lists/crime
[mailto:owner-crime@/var/spool/majordomo/lists/crime]On Behalf Of Heidi
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 10:15 AM
To: CRIME
Subject: FW: strange mail
-----Original Message-----
From: Heidi [mailto:mcps@private]
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 10:13 AM
To: Todd Ellner
Subject: RE: strange mail
Okay, I got the word this is a hoax, however, the first e-mail similar to
this one, indicated to open an account specifically for this money, separate
from the individual's personal or business account, so they would not be
able to clean out their personal/business accounts, however, I am sure there
is something in their scheme that has illegal intentions.
-----Original Message-----
From: Todd Ellner [mailto:tellner@private]
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 10:42 AM
To: Heidi; crime@private
Subject: RE: strange mail
Heidi writes:
>Has anyone else received mail of this nature? This is the second such
>mailing a particular individual has received, except it was from another
>person. Could this be a hoax, money laundering, sincere or? The other
>mailing that was sent similar to this suggested opening an account
>specifically for depositing of these monies. Heidi
ASSANE CISSE
>> DAKAR-SENEGAL
>> +221-685-28-43
>>
>> Dear Sir,
>>
>> I got your contact in cause of a seriouse search I
>> MADE for a reliabel foreing partner,which really made
>> me to contact you for assistance in transfering my
>> money to you for investement purpose.
Crud. It's the "Nigerian letter". This scam has been going on for a while.
Usually it comes from Nigeria, not Senegal. Complete hoax. What they want is
your bank account number (so that they can clean it out) and possibly your
company letterhead. Other variations include making a bunch of small orders
with your firm and paying for them then placing a huge rush one and not
paying for it, inviting business people to Lagos for investment
opportunities then extorting cash from them, and a bunch of others.
I actually got one of these in paper form a few years back. The growth of
electronic communication has allowed the scammers to send them out
wholesale.
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