Apparently once you start dealing with them, they start asking you
to send them money for various "administrative" overheads.
They promise to reimburse you once the money has been transferred.
As you can guess, they just keep asking for more and more money,
until you finally give up!
They key phrase is:
> WHILE 5% WILL BE FOR EXPENSES BOTH PARTIES MIGHT
> HAVE INCURED DURING THE PROCESS OF TRANSFERING.
5% of 26,000,000 USD is a whopping: 1,300,000 USD!
Greed.... SIGH!
BTW Why are we getting these on this mailing list? Isn't this a
closed list? If so, surely they can be booted off, as I've noticed
quite a few slipping through recently.
Regards
Nick
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Nick Taylor | EMail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] |Tel:0118-936-1075
Taylor Made Solutions| WWW:http://www.t-m-s.co.uk |Fax:0118-936-1079
| PGP Public Key: 0x4D4771F6 |Mob:0777-415-1391
Development,Training | 8202 D214 C49A 4C16 2625 |
& Consultancy | A397 74F1 F422 4D47 71F6 | Wokingham UK
---------------------------------------------------------------------
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matt Russell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 14 August 2003 21:38
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [leaf-user] PARTNERSHIP
>
>
> how do they make money off of this? i never understood the
> motivation behind
> it... aside from maybe getting your email address to sell to marketing
> companies, but there's more efficient ways of getting email
> addresses than
> this...
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of
> BAMANGA TUTU
> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 7:06 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [leaf-user] PARTNERSHIP
>
>
> GREETINGS.
>
> IN ORDER TO TRANSFER OUT (USD 26 MILLION DOLLARS) FROM OUR
> BANK. I HAVE THE
> COURAGE TO ASK YOU TO LOOK FOR A RELIABLE AND HONEST PERSON
> WHO WILL BE
> CAPABLE FOR THIS IMPORTANT BUSINESS BELIEVING THAT YOU WILL
> NEVER LET ME
> DOWN EITHER NOW OR IN FUTURE.
>
> I AM MR.BAMANGA TUTU AN ACCOUNTANT IN UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA
> PLC. (UBA).
> THERE IS AN ACCOUNT OPENED IN THIS BANK IN 1980 AND SINCE
> 1990 NOBODY HAS
> OPERATED ON THIS ACCOUNT AGAIN. AFTER GOING THROUGH SOME OLD
> FILES IN THE
> RECORDS I DISCOVERED THAT IF I DO NOT REMITT THIS MONEY OUT
> URGENTLY IT WILL
> BE FORFEITED FOR NOTHING.
>
> THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT IS MR. SMITH B. ANDREAS, A
> FOREIGNER, AND THE
> MANAGER OF PETRO - TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES, A CHEMICAL ENGINEER BY
> PROFESSION AND HE DIED IN MOTOR ACCIDENT ALONG LAGOS -IBADAN
> EXPRESS WAY
> SINCE 1990. NO OTHER PERSON KNOWS ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT OR ANY
> THING CONCERNING
> IT, THE ACCOUNT HAS NO OTHER BENEFICIARY AND MY INVESTIGATION
> PROVED TO ME
> AS WELL THAT THIS COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS
> ACCOUNT AND THE
> AMOUNT INVOLVED IS USD (26 MILLION DOLLARS). I WANT TO
> TRANSFER THIS MONEY
> INTO A SAFE FOREIGNERS ACCOUNT ABROAD BUT I DON'T KNOW ANY
> FOREIGNER, I AM
> ONLY CONTACTING YOU AS A FOREIGNER BECAUSE THIS MONEY CAN NOT
> BE APPROVED TO
> A LOCAL BANK HERE, BUT CAN ONLY BE APPROVED TO ANY
> FOREIGNACCOUNT BECAUSE
> THE MONEY IS IN US DOLLARS AND THE FORMER OWNER OF THE
> ACCOUNT IS MR. SMITH
> B. ANDREAS IS A FOREIGNER TOO. I KNOW THAT THIS MASSAGE WILL
> COME TO YOU AS
> A SURPRISE AS WE DON'T KNOW OUR SELVES BEFORE, BUT BE SURE
> THAT IT IS REAL
> AND A GENUINE BUSINESS.ONLY GOT YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS FROM THE COMPUTER
> ,WITHBELIEVE IN GOD THAT YOU WILL NEVER LET ME DOWN IN THIS
> BUSINESS YOU ARE
> THE ONLY PERSON THAT I HAVE CONTACTED IN THIS BUSINESS, SO
> PLEASE REPLY
> URGENTLY SO THAT I WILL INFORM YOU THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE URGENTLY.
>
> I WANT US TO SEE FACE TO FACE OR SIGN A BINDING AGREEMENT TO BIND US
> TOGETHER SO THAT YOU CAN RECIEVE THIS MONEY INTO A FORIEGN
> ACCOUNT OR ANY
> ACCOUNT OF YOUR CHOICE WHERE THE FUND WILL BE REMMITTED.AND I
> WILL FLY TO
> YOUR COUNTRY FOR WITHDRAWAL AND SHARING AND OTHER INVESTMENTS.
>
> I AM CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO INVOLVE A
> FOREIGNER WITH FOREIGN
> ACCOUNT AND FOREIGN BENEFICIARY. I NEED YOUR CO-OPERATION TO
> MAKE THIS WORK
> FINE. BECAUSE THE MANAGEMENT IS READY TO APPROVE THIS PAYMENT TO ANY
> FOREIGNER WHO HAS CORRECT INFORMATION OF THIS ACCOUNT, WHICH
> I WILL GIVE TO
> YOU LATER IMMEDIATELY, IF YOU ARE ABLE AND WITH CAPABILITY TO
> HANDLE SUCH
> AMOUNT IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND TRUST ACCORDING TO MY INSTRUCTIONS AND
> ADVICE FOR OUR MUTUAL BENEFIT BECAUSE THIS OPPORTUNITY WILL
> NEVER COME AGAIN
> IN MY LIFE. I NEED TRUTHFUL PERSON IN THIS BUSINESS BECAUSE I
> DON'T WANT TO
> MAKE MISTAKE I NEED YOURSTRONG ASSURANCE AND TRUST.
>
> WITH MY POSITION NOW IN THE OFFICE I CAN TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO ANY
> FOREIGNERS RELIABLE ACCOUNT WHICH YOU CAN PROVIDE WITH
> ASSURANCE THAT THIS
> MONEY WILL BE INTACT PENDING MY PHYSICAL ARRIVAL IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR
> SHARING. YOU CAN ALSO COME TO DISCUSS WITH ME FACE TO FACE
> AFTER WHICH I
> WILL MAKE THIS REMITTANCE IN YOUR PRESENCE AND TWO OF US WILL
> FLY TO YOUR
> COUNTRY AT LEAST TWO DAYS AHEAD OF THE MONEY GOING INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
>
> I WILL APPLY FOR ANNUAL LEAVE TO GET VISA IMMEDIATELY I HEAR
> FROM YOU THAT
> YOU ARE READY TO ACT AND RECEIVE THIS FUND IN YOUR ACCOUNT. I
> WILL USE MY
> POSITION AND INFLUENCE TO EFFECT LEGAL APPROVALS AND ONWARD
> TRANSFER OF THIS
> MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT WITH APPROPRIATE CLEARANCE FORMS OF THE
> MINISTRIES AND
> FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPARTMENTS.
>
> AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS BUSINESS, YOU WILL BE GIVEN 20% OF THE TOTAL
> AMOUNT, 75% WILL BE FOR ME, WHILE 5% WILL BE FOR EXPENSES
> BOTH PARTIES MIGHT
> HAVE INCURED DURING THE PROCESS OF TRANSFERING.
>
> I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR EARLIEST REPLY BY EMAIL.
>
> YOURS TRULY,
> BAMANGA TUTU
>
>
>
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------------
> This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including
> Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now.
> Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET.
> http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100003ave/direct;at.aspnet
_072303_01/01
------------------------------------------------------------------------
leaf-user mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user
SR FAQ: http://leaf-project.org/pub/doc/docmanager/docid_1891.html
-------------------------------------------------------
This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including
Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now.
Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET.
http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100003ave/direct;at.aspnet_072303_01/01
------------------------------------------------------------------------
leaf-user mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user
SR FAQ: http://leaf-project.org/pub/doc/docmanager/docid_1891.html
-------------------------------------------------------
This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including
Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now.
Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET.
http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100003ave/direct;at.aspnet_072303_01/01
------------------------------------------------------------------------
leaf-user mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user
SR FAQ: http://leaf-project.org/pub/doc/docmanager/docid_1891.html
