permaculture

[Ute Bohnsack <sustag@eircom.net>]

Thanks Ivone,
I already found the site you mention and looked through it last night. I will
send the thing into byte nirwana.
Cheers,
Ute

Ivone Riquelme wrote:
> 
> 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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