Nigerian scam

Biscuitman · 22-11-2005, 05:24 PM

I think I'm supposed to report this to the FSA - in the meanwhile anyone know how to spam him off the planet?

pat_umu2@yahoo.ie
Reply To: pat_umu1@yahoo.com.sg
To: pat_umu2@yahoo.ie

FROM THE DESK Of Mr Pat Umu:
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM COPORATION
FALOMO, IKOYI-LAGOS NIG.
ATTN:Sir/madam,
I am the chairman of the contract award committee, federal ministry of
petroleum resources, Nigeria I am in search of an agent to assist us
in the transfer of FIFTY MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS.
And subsequent investment in properties in your country.You will be
required to:
(1) Assist in the transfer of the said sum
(2) Advise on lucrative areas of investment
(3) Assist us in purchase of properties.
If you decide to render your service to us in this regard, 20% of the
total sum will be offerred to you.
PLEASE SEND REPLY TO INDICATE YOUR WILLINGNESS IN ASSISTING US SO THAT
I WILL DIRECT YOU ON WHAT NEXT To DO.INCLUDE YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE AND
FAX NUMBERS IF YOU ARE RESPONDING.
THANKS FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED ASSISTANCE.
YOURS SINCERELY,
Mr Pat Umu
Chairman of the contract award committee(CCAC)

John Carter · 22-11-2005, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Biscuitman

I think I'm supposed to report this to the FSA - in the meanwhile anyone know how to spam him off the planet?

Right. Check his email is legit (easiest way to do this is to contact him to tell him you're interested via a throwaway address which you just got from Hotmail/Yahoo). Then make some posts to the usenet "girly" binaries groups with his address in your reply-to field.

I'll do it for you if you check his address is legit.

Biscuitman · 22-11-2005, 05:59 PM

The address will be legit so that he can draw the punters in - how the scam works is one of two ways

1) You are asked to send your bank details etc they then empty your bank account, wait a few weeks and then try to empty it again.

2) they tell you the funds are about to be transferred but last minute glitch and they need to bung a minister $10k and ask you to senfd the money because all of theirs is already in the bankers draft on its way to you.

One German guy was even persuaded to travel to Lagos with the bribe so he could hand it over himself - they took his dosh and then held him to ransom.

Its been doing the rounds for twenty years and still catches people out.

C_steam · 22-11-2005, 06:07 PM

There's a whole site somewhere devoted to putting this scam back on to the individuals - I am sure it was ref'd on this forum not sol long ago.

Biscuitman · 22-11-2005, 06:27 PM

I've reported it to the FSA and yahoo and for good measure sent him 800 replies from a yahoo account I just opened.

Before Aol put a restriction on the number of addresses you can send to in one e-mail - supposedly to cut down on spam - i jammed one guys box with 50,000 e-mails!!! He wasn't happy at all.

John Carter · 22-11-2005, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Biscuitman

1) You are asked to send your bank details etc they then empty your bank account, wait a few weeks and then try to empty it again.

Forgive me for being stupid here, but how do they do that? Surely bank security should prevent that?

TomPhil · 22-11-2005, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by C_steam

There's a whole site somewhere devoted to putting this scam back on to the individuals - I am sure it was ref'd on this forum not sol long ago.

www.419eater.com

Biscuitman · 22-11-2005, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Forgive me for being stupid here, but how do they do that? Surely bank security should prevent that?

This works with companies - they ask for two copies of your letterhead - to make out dummy invoices so that they can send you the money - once they have the paper they write a letter from you to your bank instructing payment of 'x- amount .

Then a few weeks later when you have put money back INTO phpbb_your account they hit it again.

It works in Nigeria.

IceDragon · 22-11-2005, 09:22 PM

You would think that a firewall would be put around Nigeria and it be banned from the internet so the country could go back online once they have sorted out their own affairs.

John Carter · 22-11-2005, 10:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Biscuitman

Quote:

Forgive me for being stupid here, but how do they do that? Surely bank security should prevent that?

This works with companies - they ask for two copies of your letterhead - to make out dummy invoices so that they can send you the money - once they have the paper they write a letter from you to your bank instructing payment of 'x- amount .

Thanks Biccie.

22-11-2005, 05:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
Biscuitman Uber Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Reading Posts: 3,486	Nigerian scam I think I'm supposed to report this to the FSA - in the meanwhile anyone know how to spam him off the planet? pat_umu2@yahoo.ie Reply To: pat_umu1@yahoo.com.sg To: pat_umu2@yahoo.ie FROM THE DESK Of Mr Pat Umu: NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM COPORATION FALOMO, IKOYI-LAGOS NIG. ATTN:Sir/madam, I am the chairman of the contract award committee, federal ministry of petroleum resources, Nigeria I am in search of an agent to assist us in the transfer of FIFTY MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS. And subsequent investment in properties in your country.You will be required to: (1) Assist in the transfer of the said sum (2) Advise on lucrative areas of investment (3) Assist us in purchase of properties. If you decide to render your service to us in this regard, 20% of the total sum will be offerred to you. PLEASE SEND REPLY TO INDICATE YOUR WILLINGNESS IN ASSISTING US SO THAT I WILL DIRECT YOU ON WHAT NEXT To DO.INCLUDE YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS IF YOU ARE RESPONDING. THANKS FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED ASSISTANCE. YOURS SINCERELY, Mr Pat Umu Chairman of the contract award committee(CCAC) __________________ IF THE EU WAS THE ANSWER, IT MUST HAVE BEEN A STUPID QUESTION!

22-11-2005, 05:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
Biscuitman Uber Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Reading Posts: 3,486	The address will be legit so that he can draw the punters in - how the scam works is one of two ways 1) You are asked to send your bank details etc they then empty your bank account, wait a few weeks and then try to empty it again. 2) they tell you the funds are about to be transferred but last minute glitch and they need to bung a minister $10k and ask you to senfd the money because all of theirs is already in the bankers draft on its way to you. One German guy was even persuaded to travel to Lagos with the bribe so he could hand it over himself - they took his dosh and then held him to ransom. Its been doing the rounds for twenty years and still catches people out. __________________ IF THE EU WAS THE ANSWER, IT MUST HAVE BEEN A STUPID QUESTION!

22-11-2005, 06:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
Biscuitman Uber Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Reading Posts: 3,486	I've reported it to the FSA and yahoo and for good measure sent him 800 replies from a yahoo account I just opened. Before Aol put a restriction on the number of addresses you can send to in one e-mail - supposedly to cut down on spam - i jammed one guys box with 50,000 e-mails!!! He wasn't happy at all. __________________ IF THE EU WAS THE ANSWER, IT MUST HAVE BEEN A STUPID QUESTION!

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22-11-2005, 06:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
C_steam Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Paddling up 5hit creek..... Posts: 7,964	There's a whole site somewhere devoted to putting this scam back on to the individuals - I am sure it was ref'd on this forum not sol long ago.

22-11-2005, 09:22 PM	#9 (permalink)
IceDragon Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,048	You would think that a firewall would be put around Nigeria and it be banned from the internet so the country could go back online once they have sorted out their own affairs.