Re: urgent assistance needed

Re: urgent assistance needed

[Mauricio Silveira]

On Tue, 2002-09-10 at 23:39, Mr. Alex Dickson. wrote:
> Dear Sir,
> 
> Iam a consultant operating in West Africa. I represent
> a client who wishes to invest US$20 million  overseas. This money was made by his late father, a politician, in his capacity as a member of a  defunct contract award commitee of the Ecowas(Economic community of west African states) oil  industry.
> 
> For this reason he cannot move the money in his name through normal banking channels. I think the  only way to succeed is to seek help from a foreigner. I have enough diplomatic contacts to fly the  money in a diplomatic box to europe because the box will be moved under diplomatic cover. There will  be no problems with customs at the Airport.
> 
> If you agree to assist me, we would send the box to that destination in your name, marked for your  collection. A security company will clear the box through customs and take it to their office  awaiting collection. All you have to do would be to claim the box and deposit the money in an  International Bank and then instruct the bank to wire the money to your account in your country.My  client cannot do this on his own as any bank would suspect a Black man of owning such huge some of  money.
> 
> YOUR DUTY:
> 
> 1.	You shall fly down to the country where the money is to be deposited and you shall proceed  with my client to the security 	company to collect the money.
> 
> 2.	You shall pay for your flight ticket to the country and also hotel accomodation. My client  will not send you any money for this expenditure.
> 
> 3.	When you collect the box from the security company you and my client shall proceed to a  bank, there you will deposit the money in your name and ask the bank to wire it to your account in your country or elsewhere. Note that although this account shall be opened in your name, my client will have to be a co-signatory to the account, therefore you cannot operate this account without his consent.
> 
> 4.	You shall assist my client in investing his money.

Huh....

What?

I would never do it before getting some money into my account...
And... WTF... Can't understand why someone would make such an
operation...

Geez...

Re: urgent assistance needed

[Mike Dresser]

On 11 Sep 2002, Mauricio Silveira wrote:
> I would never do it before getting some money into my account...
> And... WTF... Can't understand why someone would make such an
> operation...

419 scam.  Google :)

Re: urgent assistance needed

[terry white]

on "9-10-2002" "Mike Dresser" writ:

: On 11 Sep 2002, Mauricio Silveira wrote:
: > I would never do it before getting some money into my account...
: > And... WTF... Can't understand why someone would make such an
: > operation...
:
: 419 scam.  Google :)

... as i recall, a 'new' facet of this is getting the 'victim' into
another country.  when there, they're held for ransom.

    damn, that sounds like M$ ...


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Re: urgent assistance needed

[Mat Harris]

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and as directed by the search on google, I am forwarding the original
email to the us secret service task force, set up to handle this matter.

419.fcd@usss.treas.gov

On Tue, Sep 10, 2002 at 11:07:59PM -0400, Mike Dresser wrote:
> On 11 Sep 2002, Mauricio Silveira wrote:
> > I would never do it before getting some money into my account...
> > And... WTF... Can't understand why someone would make such an
> > operation...
> 
> 419 scam.  Google :)
> 
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