permaculture

["Ivone Riquelme" <florar@terra.com.br>]

regards the message from Ute about a strange letetr from Nigeria -
ARNING  -

DO NOT RESPOND.

This is certainly a variation on what is known internationally as the
Nigerian Connection - or sometimes the 419 scam (or is it 431 - its been a
while since I read about it).

It is one of Nigerias main sources of income and so is not rigourously
enforced by the Nigerian Authorities. It come in many variations, but
basically you will enter a communication with some apparently nice, well
meaning people, who will eventually fax you official looking documents
authorising all sorts of money transactions and promises of lucrative
contracts. Just when everything is set to go, and you are ready to get on
the plane to Nigeria, there will be a small beaurocratic problem, which can
be quickly resovled if you send them a few $1000 to cover a security
deposit, or some such excuse.If you pay up, another problem will arise,
requiring another payment......until you run out of funds or get smart to
the scam.

I cant find the original article I read, nor the web address that I checked
about two years ago, when I reeived a similar, enticing offer - but I am
sure a search under international scams or  fraud, or nigerian connection,
nigerian scan...something like that will soon ssupport what I am saying. The
US justice department are interested in the scam  IF you are US citizen and
lost money already - otherwise they couldnt care less.

skye

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ute Bohnsack" <sustag@eircom.net>
Newsgroups: alt.permaculture
To: "permaculture" <permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 10:40 AM
Subject: Strange letter from Nigeria


> Dear all,
> I just received a somewhat obscure letter purportedly from a presidential
> advisor in Nigeria, who is recruiting consultants to set up permaculture
centers
> in Nigeria.
> I copy the letter below.
>
> There are a few strange things about it which almost made me delete it as
spam.
> However, if it was a true request I'd like to pass it on to people who
would be
> interested in that kind of work. I don't particularly want to work in
Nigeria
> and I'm not familiar with the conditions there. Perhaps someone else does.
> Anyway, the strange bits are:
>
> 1) the originating address was a Dr. Paul Davis. I can't find a Paul Davis
with
> any connection in Nigeria and his e-mail address doesn't appear on the net
> (unless it's well hidden)
> 2) the letter is signed by a Dr. Egobia-Biko who's name also doesn't crop
up
> anywhere on the net, and in the letter the "my personal email address" is
given
> as that of Dr. Davis. The other email address given is also nowhere to be
found
> on the net.
> 3) I can't find any Nigerian "Agric/Environmental Conservative Foundation"
on
> the net or anything close to that name
> 4) The letter is riddled with spelling mistakes.
> 5) The letter was not just sent to my email address but also to various
> concoctions of mine and my partners name @altavista.com where I never had
an
> address.
> 6) The dns lookup shows the letter originated in Canada.
>
> So perhaps this is an elaborate hoax which begs the question "Why?".
>
> Perhaps someone here can make sense of it.
>
> Here's the letter:
> Quote:
> "FROM :  THE  PRESIDENCY
> DESK   :  THE PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER
>                     ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
>                     AGENCY
>                     PRESIDENTIAL VILLA ABUJA
>                        NIGERIA
>
>
>                    RE:  BUSINESS INTEREST
>
>
> I AM DR EGOBIA-BIKO {GED}NATIONAL AGRIC/ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATIVE
> FOUNDATION.WE ARE CURRENTLY MANDATED TO LAISE WITH INTERESTED FOREIGN
> PARTNERS  WHO WILL ASSIST US TO SET UP A COMPREHENSIVE PERMACULTURAL
CENTER
> IN EACH OF THE 36 STATES OF THE FEDRETIONOF NIGERIA.
>
>  A COMPANY FROM SOUTH AFRICA WAS CONTACTED TO DO THE FICIBILITY STUDIES OF
> THE PROJECT IN 1998 BUT WAS CANCELLED DUE TO UNDULY BEHAVOUR EXHITED BY
> THEM, COUPLED WITH THE FACT THAT THERE WAS A CHANGE IN GOVERNMENT IN 1999.
> THE DOMCRATIC GOVERNMENT HAS PUT IN ALL THE MECHINARIES IN PLACE AND NOW
> RAEDY TO OPEN DISCUSSIONS WITH ANY INTERESTED PARTNER IN A VIEW OF
AWARDING
> THE CONTRACT .  YOUR ESTEEMED SELF/COMPANY WAS INTRODUCED TO THIS
DEPARTMENT
> BYYOUR CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE 6 MONTHS AGO.
> PLEASE KINDLY  SEND TO THIS OFFICE THROUGH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS
> Pres/nipan_@yahoo.com or   MY PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS padis@altavista.com
> YOUR LETTER OF INTENT AND YOUR DETAILED  PARTICULARS TO US .
> TO ENABLE US SEND YOU MODALITIES, TENDER DETAILS AND AREAS WE WOULD LIKE
TO
> GET  YOU INVOLVED .
> BEST REGAERDS
> DR EGOBIA-BIKO{GED}
> FOR THE  EXCUTIVE CHAIRMAN "
>
> Unquote
>
>
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