Just in case you missed this ;-)
The following entry won first place in the 2004 Spam and Bologna Contest
held by the New York State Consumer Protection Board.
From: Dr. Bakare Tunde
Astronautics Project Manager
National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA)
Plot 555 Misau Street
PMB 437 Garki, Abuja, FCT
NIGERIA
Dear Sir,
REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE-STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
I am Dr. Bakare Tunde, the cousin of Nigerian Astronaut, Air Force Major
Abacha Tunde. He was the first African in space when he made a secret flight
to the Salyut 6 space station in 1979. He was on a
later Soviet spaceflight, Soyuz T-16Z to the secret Soviet military space
station Salyut 8T in 1989. He was stranded there in 1990 when the Soviet
Union was dissolved. His other Soviet crew members returned to earth on the
Soyuz T-16Z, but his place was taken up by return cargo. There have been
occasional Progrez supply flights to keep him going since that time. He is
in good humor, but wants to come home.
In the 14-years since he has been on the station, he has accumulated flight
pay and interest amounting to almost $ 15,000,000 American Dollars. This is
held in a trust at the Lagos National Savings and Trust Association. If we
can obtain access to this money, we can place a down payment with the
Russian Space Authorities for a Soyuz return flight to bring him back to
Earth. I am told this will cost $ 3,000,000 American Dollars. In order to
access this trust fund we need your assistance.
Consequently, my colleagues and I are willing to transfer the total amount
to your account for subsequent disbursement, since we as civil servants are
prohibited by the Code of Conduct Bureau (Civil Service Laws) from opening
and/ or operating foreign accounts in our names.
Needless to say, the trust reposed on you at this juncture is enormous. In
return, we have agreed to offer you 20 percent of the transferred sum, while
10 percent shall be set aside for incidental expenses (internal and
external) between the parties in the course of the transaction. You will be
mandated to remit the balance 70 percent to other accounts in due course.
Kindly expedite action as we are behind schedule to enable us include
downpayment in this financial quarter.
Please acknowledge the receipt of this message via my direct
number 234 (0) 9-234-2220 only.
Yours Sincerely,
Dr. Bakare Tunde
<great big sigh>
Nancy
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Nancy Willard, M.S., J.D.
Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use
http://csriu.org
nwillard@csriu.org
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