[boulder.pm] VENTURE CAPITAL

Jim Baker boulder-pm at jim-baker.com
Tue Aug 7 14:27:25 CDT 2001


Generally the best answer to spam is... silence.  Also, as I'm sure we're
all aware, this is one of the more vigorously promoted fraudulent letters
out there, having morphed readily from bulk mailings from Nigeria to now
bulk emailing to our beloved Mongers' list.

Yet if you feel like reading it, the email also carefully caters to the
Aristotelian character of the incontinent (see the "D'Oh of the Simpsons"
for more on this).  And it's a bit more interesting than most spam because
of the element of Nigerian organized crime is apparently quite involved.
See for example, http://www.africaservice.com/fraud/419.html.

- Jim



-----Original Message-----
From: owner-boulder-pm-list at pm.org
[mailto:owner-boulder-pm-list at pm.org]On Behalf Of George Umia
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 10:59 PM
Subject: [boulder.pm] VENTURE CAPITAL


URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

This letter may come to you as a surprise since it is coming from someone
you have not met before.  However, we decided to contact you based on a
satisfactory information we had about your business person as regard
business information concerning your country and the safety of our funds in
a steady economy such as that of your country compared to our country
Nigeria Africa.

I am a civil adviser currently working with the monitoring committee
overseeing the winding up of the petroleum trust fund(PTF).Myself and my
close and trusted colleagues need your assistance in the transfer of US$25
million into any reliable Account you may nominate overseas. This fund was
generated from over-invoicing of contracts executed by the PTF
under the administration of the past military government.

These were discovered while we were reviewing the PTF accounts. From our
discoveries, these contracts have been executed and the contractors in
question were all paid. The difference of US$25,000,000 being the
over-invoiced amount is the funds, we want your corporate entity to help us
receive.

What we want from you is a good and reliable company or personal Account
into which we shall transfer this fund. Details should include the
following:

 1. Name of Bank

 2. Address of Bank with Fax & Tel.

 3. Account Number

 4. Beneficiary/Signatory to Account (Account Name)

 Upon the Successful crediting of your account. The fund will be shared
as follows:

 1. 20% for you and your assistance

 2. 75% for myself & my Colleagues

 3. 5% for contingency expenses

Please after your first reply through e-mail I will want us to continue
further communication by fax and telephone for confidential purpose. We wish
to assure you that your involvement should you decide to assist us, will be
well protected, and also, this business, proposal is 100% risk free as we
have put a whole lot into it.

Thank you for your anticipated cooperation while we look forward to a
mutually benefiting business relationship with you. Please when replying to
my e-mail kindly include your telephone, fax number and mobile telephone
numbers preferably extremely private numbers where we can reach you any time
of the day. Please be aware that a high level of confidentiality and trust
is required in this business.

You can reach me on my confidential telephone number 234 1 7754093 and my
fax number 234 9 2720239.

Best Regards,

George Umia.

Tel No.: 234 1 7754093
Fax No.:234 9 2720239
Email:drgeorgeumia at eudoramail.com




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