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- The Nigerian Money Letter
Spam comes and goes. There are highs and lows to the spam epidemic. We've seen some spam that was so incredibly stupid we all wondered how anybody could fall for it. We've also seen some incredibly clever spam in our time. There is, however, one king of spam. Drum roll please................... the Nigerian Money Letter. The first time I heard of this hoax is when it arrived on my fax machine 10 years ago and I almost fell for it.
The basic aim of this junk mail is that somebody in Nigeria has
anywhere between $10,000,000 and $30,000,000 to dispose of and they're asking for your help to do this. To assist them you must first give them your bank details. Once you've done that the spam artists will need a small deposit from you - anywhere from $1,000 to $25,000. This deposit is to prove that your are trusthworthy. The text of these e-mails goes as follows:
Lagos, Nigeria.
Attention: The President/CEO
Dear Sir,
Confidential Business Proposal
Having consulted with my colleagues and based on the information gathered from the Nigerian Chambers Of Commerce And Industry, I have the privilege to request for your assistance to transfer the sum of $47,500,000.00 (forty seven million, five hundred thousand United States dollars) into your accounts. The above sum resulted from an over-invoiced contract, executed commissioned and paid for about five years (5) ago by a foreign contractor. This action was however intentional and since then the fund has been in a suspense account at The Central Bank Of Nigeria Apex Bank.
We are now ready to transfer the fund overseas and that is where you come in. It is important to inform you that as civil servants, we are forbidden to operate a foreign account; that is why we require your assistance. The total sum will be shared as follows: 70% for us, 25% for you and 5% for local and international expenses incident to the transfer.
The transfer is risk free on both sides. I am an accountant with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). If you find this proposal acceptable, we shall require the following documents:
(a) your banker's name, telephone, account and fax numbers.
(b) your private telephone and fax numbers -- for confidentiality and easy communication.
(c) your letter-headed paper stamped and signed.
Alternatively we will furnish you with the text of what to type into your letter-headed paper, along with a breakdown explaining, comprehensively what we require of you. The business will take us thirty (30) working days to accomplish.
Please reply urgently.
Best regards
A Spammer
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