[Politech] Yet another twist on the Nigerian spam scam [sp]

From: Declan McCullagh (declan@private)
Date: Tue Oct 21 2003 - 16:20:35 PDT

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    From: "Thomas Leavitt" <thomasleavitt@private>
    To: "Declan McCullagh" <declan@private>
    Cc: <dave@private>
    Subject: New Nigerian Spam tactic
    Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 16:06:19 -0700
    
    Clever tactic... fraud works just like fundraising - your best bet is
    someone whose already fallen for the pitch before.
    
    Thomas
    
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Ngo Rescue" <ngorescue@private>
    To: <thomasleavitt@private>
    Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 3:00 PM
    Subject: Rescue from fraudsters
    
    
    ngorescue@private
    ngorescue@private
    17 10 2003
    
    Dear Sir,
                                        Rescue from fraudsters
    We are a Non Governmental Organization trying to savage the lost reputation
    of our beloved country Nigeria. It is a known fact that some unscrupulous
    elements with greed and instant gratification as thier utmost motive had
    swindled and robbed millions of unsuspecting godly minded people of various
    sums, with the intention of helping them recover unpaid contracts, or
    trusting them with the custody of millions of dollars that do not exist.
    
    Now then, our government is cracking down hard on these groups of
    individuals, and had channeled in, lots of security operatives to check the
    activities of these individuals. We are Apostles acting as spiders to help
    the unsuspecting victims and put them in the know of the true nature and
    scheme of these people.
    
    However, there are some out there that had done sincere jobs with different
    governmental departments and need to be paid genuinely. These category of
    people will be directed to the appropriate authority for genuine claims. We
    are applying the same method used by these fraudsters to reach their prey,
    with the aim of fishing out both culprits and victims. If indeed you've been
    a victim reply to this mail and let's see how we can help you. Else delete
    it from your system and be on the alert for fraudsters.
    
    NAMES IN FULL
    ASSUMED TACTICS
    RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
    COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
    YEAR OF FRAUD
    ARE YOU STILL IN CONTACT
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