Yes I spoke to the email admin and he said that he was trying to figure out what was going on with the list server and he turned off all of the filters and safeties for a few minutes during his search.
Which is kind of scary in that we got hit from just those few minutes of being exposed. How much internet bandwidth is being wasted by these worm-turd spammers? On Tue, 2003-07-29 at 11:34, Brad Beveridge wrote: > Hmm, looks like we're letting the riff-raff in. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dr.John Ehibe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, 29 July 2003 11:32 a.m. > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSITION FROM DR. JOHN EHIBE > > > > > > FROM MY DESK: > > DR.JOHN EHIBE > > COMMITTEE ON AUDIT AND PAYMENT RECOMMENDATION > > TEL:234 1 4730112 > > FAX:234 1 7592865 > > EMAIL:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > PLEASE KINDLY CONTACT ME ON MY TELEPHONE NUMBER 234-1-4730112 > > AND FAX NUMBER 234-1-7592865 BECAUSE COMMUNICATION VIA EMAIL > > IS INSECURE FOR THIS DEAL. > > > > Dear Sir, > > We wish to solicit for your assistance to provide us with a > > solution to a money transfer of Fourteen Million Nine Hundred > > Thousand United States Dollars (US$14,900,000.00). > > In my search for a reliable person who will handle this > > transaction based on our mutual benefits, your contact was > > made aviable to me through my in-law who works with Ministry > > of External Affairs in Nigeria and a careful study of your > > business activities confirms that you are the one we need. > > We are members of the Special Committee newly instituted by > > the present civilian administration of President Olusegun > > Obansanjo. Our duty is to review all contracts awarded to > > foreign firms/contractors from the Federal Ministry of > > Petroleum from May 28th 1999 till date. > > It may interest you to know that most of the contracts > > awarded were over inflated. One of such contract has been > > identified. The said contract was originally executed by an > > Italian based firm (Straberg ItalianoSpa) in (1999), to > > supply 250,000 Monax Turbine Polypropylene Plant Sand 150,000 > > BPSD for Kaduna Refinery. Pipeline Reconstruction and > > Computer Optimization for Plants "A" to Kaduna Refinery, as > > part of the measure taken to aid the Turn Around Maintenance > > to recoup the almost collapsed Refineries in Nigeria. The > > total amount approved by the then government was put at > > US$126,000.000. 00. The actual amount used for executing the > > contract was estimated to be US$140,900.000.00, which has > > since been paid to the foreign contractor. The remaining > > US$14,900.000.00 was inflated. The over inflated amount is > > lying in one of the country's apex bank escrow account, > > waiting to be dispatched to a designated account. > > More information shall be made known to you upon the positive > > confirmation from your good self that you are willing to > > assist us in the completion of the understated proposal. What > > we want from you now, is to provide a safe account where the > > inflated amount will be transferred. > > Secondly, we need the name of your choice company and > > address- Tel/fax numbers. We shall use this information to > > prepare a deed of transfer from the original contractor > > subletting part of the contract to your company. By doing so, > > your company will be created as a Sub-contractor and thus can > > lay claim to the inflated amount. > > My colleagues and I have agreed to compensate the owner of > > the account used for this transaction with 30% of the total > > amount remitted. We shall keep 60% and 10% will be reserved > > for taxes and other miscellaneous expenses. We intend to > > consummate this transaction within the shortest possible time > > based on your cooperation and support. Besides,we have the > > support of colleagues from other renowned Government > > departments, our chances of successis as good as gold. > > ADVICE: This project demands mutual support, commitment, > > confidentiality and trust. Delay is dangerous. Therefore, we > > desire consistent and purposeful participation as we thread > > the part of greatness. Confidentiality is our > > watchword,mutual trust is our beacon. > > Should you be interested and need more explanation, call me > > at once on Telephone Number, 234-1-4730112 OR simply send a > > fax to 234-1-7592865. > > I honestly assure you that this transaction is 100%risk-free. > > Awaiting your urgent response > > Best regards. > > Dr.John Ehibe. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- ---------------------------------------------------- Regards, Zane Gilmore (Linux nerd since 1998) ____________________________________________________ Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.:- A.C.Clark ____________________________________________________
