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  • From: Ute Bohnsack <sustag@eircom.net>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: Strange letter from Nigeria
  • Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 21:41:44 +0100


Vielen Dank, Andreas,
Ich hab mir schon sowas gedacht.
Hast Du Permakultur-Kontakte auf dem afrikanischen Kontinent?
Habook ist ja eine interessante Bezeichnung. Muss ich mir merken.

Gruss aus Irland,
Ute

keller wrote:
>
> This is a hoax. The person writing it does not know much English. The writer
> of this letter is what is called a "habook" (West African Pidgin for "half
> book", that is somebody with a some, but not much education). You can expect
> something better to come from the "Presidential Villa" in Abuja. If they
> were serious they would directly contact permaculture organisations, which
> can be easily found on the net. Somebody who has managed to get the title of
> a doctor should be in better command of the english language (the Nigerian
> Universities are not that bad).
>
> Compare with
> http://www.cyberplexafrica.com/fingaz/99/stage/archive/990408/farming9015.ht
> as an example how an African with a real doctoral degree and a background
> in Permaculture writes. The difference in the level of writing should be
> evident.
>
> I think this is a bait. They search for somebody to swallow it and can then
> be convinced to send some money, or the are searching for somebody to
> launder their dirty money (which they make by dealing cocain from south
> america and selling it in Europe).
>
> There is a lot of organized crime in Nigeria and the country is known for
> criminals who send all kinds of business invitations to people in the richer
> countries and get money out of them.
>
> Andreas

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