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So, apparently, I'm male. Which is mind-boggling, but so is the rest of this email...
From M.Pepple Mon Dec 2 22:47:08 2002
X-Apparently-To: shreelana@yahoo.com via 66.163.169.97; 02 Dec 2002 13:56:35 -0800 (PST)
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From: "M.Pepple" <macaulay@ecplaza.net> | This is Spam | Add to Address Book
To: shreelana@yahoo.com
Subject: "CONTACT"
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 22:47:08
Content-Length: 1313
Dear Sir,
I am Dr.Macaulay Peppple (Phd) Chairman of Zenith Bank,
Lagos, Nigeria. I have urgent
and
Very confidential business proposition for you. In October
6, 1997, an Foreign Oil
consultant/contractor with the National Electric Power
Authority, Mr.Boen Edwards made a
numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months,
valued at US$20,000,000.00
(Twenty Million Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity, I
sent a routine notification to his
forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, I sent
a reminder and finally I discovered
from his contract employers, the National Electric Power
Authority that Mr. Boen Edwards
died
from an automobile accident.
On further investigation, I found out that he died without
making a WILL, and all attempts to
trace his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore made
further investigation and discovered that
Mr. Boen Edwards did not declare any kin or relations in
all his official documents, including
his
Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of
US$20,000,000.00 has carefully been
moved out of my bank to a security company for safekeeping.
No one will ever come
forward to claim it. According to Nigerian Law, at the
expiration of 5 (five) years, the money
will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian Government if
nobody applies to claim the fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will want you as a
Foreigner to stand as the next of kin. I
am writing you because as a public servant (Manager with
the bank), I cannot operate a
foreign account or have an account that is more than $1m. I
therefore want to present you
as the next of kin (the rightful owner of the fund) so that
you can be able to claim it with the
help of an accredited attorney.
Finally, I urge you to provide immediately your full names,
phone/fax numbers and your
current mailing address so as to enable us commence the
paperwork that will present you as
the rightful beneficiary (next of kin) of the fund. As soon
as the money is transferred to you
70% is for me while 30% is for you. Please reply
immediately via my Email address. Upon your
response, I shall then provide you with more details that
will help you understand this hitch
free (risk free) transaction.
Thanks and God bless.
Dr. MACAULAY PEPPLE.
FILL AND SEND BACK
NAME:
COUNTRY:
AGE:
OCCUPATION:
HOME ADDRESS:
OFFICE ADDRESS:
PRIVATE TELEPHONE NO.:
PRIVATE FAX NO.:
=-=-=-=-=-=-
Now, I need to decide what to do. Do I forward this to, say, the authorities? Or maybe Snopes.com might need this as an amusing bit of info.... Hrm.
From M.Pepple Mon Dec 2 22:47:08 2002
X-Apparently-To: shreelana@yahoo.com via 66.163.169.97; 02 Dec 2002 13:56:35 -0800 (PST)
Return-Path: <macaulay@ecplaza.net>
Received: from 195.166.233.196 (HELO oemcomputer) (195.166.233.196) by mta104.mail.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 02 Dec 2002 13:56:33 -0800 (PST)
From: "M.Pepple" <macaulay@ecplaza.net> | This is Spam | Add to Address Book
To: shreelana@yahoo.com
Subject: "CONTACT"
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 22:47:08
Content-Length: 1313
Dear Sir,
I am Dr.Macaulay Peppple (Phd) Chairman of Zenith Bank,
Lagos, Nigeria. I have urgent
and
Very confidential business proposition for you. In October
6, 1997, an Foreign Oil
consultant/contractor with the National Electric Power
Authority, Mr.Boen Edwards made a
numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months,
valued at US$20,000,000.00
(Twenty Million Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity, I
sent a routine notification to his
forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, I sent
a reminder and finally I discovered
from his contract employers, the National Electric Power
Authority that Mr. Boen Edwards
died
from an automobile accident.
On further investigation, I found out that he died without
making a WILL, and all attempts to
trace his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore made
further investigation and discovered that
Mr. Boen Edwards did not declare any kin or relations in
all his official documents, including
his
Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of
US$20,000,000.00 has carefully been
moved out of my bank to a security company for safekeeping.
No one will ever come
forward to claim it. According to Nigerian Law, at the
expiration of 5 (five) years, the money
will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian Government if
nobody applies to claim the fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will want you as a
Foreigner to stand as the next of kin. I
am writing you because as a public servant (Manager with
the bank), I cannot operate a
foreign account or have an account that is more than $1m. I
therefore want to present you
as the next of kin (the rightful owner of the fund) so that
you can be able to claim it with the
help of an accredited attorney.
Finally, I urge you to provide immediately your full names,
phone/fax numbers and your
current mailing address so as to enable us commence the
paperwork that will present you as
the rightful beneficiary (next of kin) of the fund. As soon
as the money is transferred to you
70% is for me while 30% is for you. Please reply
immediately via my Email address. Upon your
response, I shall then provide you with more details that
will help you understand this hitch
free (risk free) transaction.
Thanks and God bless.
Dr. MACAULAY PEPPLE.
FILL AND SEND BACK
NAME:
COUNTRY:
AGE:
OCCUPATION:
HOME ADDRESS:
OFFICE ADDRESS:
PRIVATE TELEPHONE NO.:
PRIVATE FAX NO.:
=-=-=-=-=-=-
Now, I need to decide what to do. Do I forward this to, say, the authorities? Or maybe Snopes.com might need this as an amusing bit of info.... Hrm.