CrimLaw

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This arrived in my e-mail this morning:

DEAR SIR,

WE WOULD LIKE TO DEVELOP BUSINESS RELATIONS WITH YOU BY ESTABLISHING A TRUST AGREEMENT WHEREBY YOU SHALL HOLD, MANAGE INVEST AND DISTRIBUTE ALL ASSESTS RECEIVED FROM US IN TRUST AND THE PROCEEDS THEREFROM, UNDER THE TERMS OF THE TRUST AGREEMENT.

I AM AN ATTORNEY & CONSULTANT TO AN INFLUENTIAL POLITICIAN,HE WAS ALSO THE FORMAL MINNISTRY OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA,BUT CURRENTLY UNDER DETENTION AT THE IKOYI MAXIMUM PRISON LAGOS, DUE TO THE ACCUSATION LABELLED AGAINST HIM DURING HIS TUNOR AS THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES, MY CLIENT WAS ACCUSSED OF EMBAZZLING GOVERNMENT FUND AMOUNTING TO USS$152.MILLION THAT WAS BUDGETTED FOR THE RENOVATION OF OUR LOCAL REFINERIES, I MUST ADMIT THAT HE WAS FALSELY ACCUSED BY HIS COLLEAGUES IN THE MINISTRY IN OTHER TO HAVE HIM SACKED,ALL THIS ACCOUNT BOTH FOREIGN AND LOCAL HAS SINCE BEEN FROZEN BY THE PANEL SETUP TO INVESTIGATE THE MATTER LAST TWO MONTHS BY THE PRESIDENCY. BEFORE THIS UNFORTUNATE OCCURANCE HE HAS BEEN ABLE TO USE HIS DIPLOMATIC STATUS TO MOVE THE SUM OF US$23MILLION OVERSEAS (NAME OF COUNTRY WITH HELD FOR SECURITY REASONS) AND PRESENTLY DEPOSITED IN A PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY FOR SAFE KEEPING. THESE BOXES OF MONEY WERE AIRFEIGHTED AS ARTIFACTS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS.

MY CLIENT, BECAUSE OF HIS PRESENT STATUS IN GOVERNMENT CANNOT BE PHYSICALLY INVOLVE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE MONEY,DUE TO THE ONGOING CRISES IN THE PRESIDENCY HENCE HE DO THIS BY WAY OF PROXY AND FIDUCIARY AGENT IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY PROBE BY THE PRESENT DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA.

I AM REQUESTING YOUR ASSISTANCE AS MY COLLEAGUE AND LEARNED FRIEND TO HELP SECURE INVESTMENT OUTLETS WHEREBY THIS FUNDS ARE INVESTED IN GOVERNMENT TREASURY BILLS AND BONDS AND IN SECURE FIRST MORTGAGES SUPPORTED BY YOUR COUNTRIES REAL ESTATE AND OTHER ATTRACTIVE INVESTMENT PROGRAMS AVAILABLE. MANAGE THE COMPLETE PROCESS & ESCORT OUR FIDUCIARY AGENT THROUGH THE VARIOUS PROCEDURES.

IF THE ABOVE IS WORKABLE FOR YOU & YOUR ASSOCIATE, I WOULD BE GLAD TO FORWARD OUR STANDARD DISCRETIONARY ASSET MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT FOR YOU TO LOOK AND MAKE ANY NECESSARY AMENDMENT. IF ANY, THIS AGREEMENT WE HOPE WILL HELP TO ASSURE THE SAFETY OF THE FUNDS AND CONSOLIDATE THE RELATIONSHIP.PRIOR TO HANDING OVER THE FUNDS TO YOU & YOUR ASSOCIATES, WE HOPE TO ARRANGE FOR A PRELIMINARY MEETING WITH YOU ON A NEUTRAL GROUND WHERE THE ORIGINAL OF THE AGREEMENT WILL BE SIGNED BY YOU & OUR FIDUCIARY AGENT/ MYSELF.

TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION AND GUARANTEE THIS UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP, KINDLY TREAT AS CONFIDENTIALITY. SEND YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS TO ENABLE US TALK ON ONE ON ONE BASIS.I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE, THANKS AND STAY BLESSED.

BEST REGARDS.

BARR. JOHN YARADUA.


While I don't have the time to help this poor fellow maybe one of you rubes, er . . . I mean fine people, might.

You would think they'd at least change the continent if they're going to keep trying to run this scam. Every single time it's Africa. It'd be refreshing if just once in a while they'd claim they need access to my bank accounts to get money out of Columbia or Hong Kong.

The scary thing is that you don't keep doing this unless people are falling for it enough for it to be profitable.