attached hoax

Ron Hill Ron.Hill at noaa.gov
Mon Nov 27 09:37:24 EST 2000


Last week we got notification from our computer security group about
this hoax.  There has apparently been one man killed after going to
Nigeria to try to take advantage of this. There is no need to read the
whole message (recent criticism of long messages)- you will get the idea
after the first couple of lines.  I just thought the warning should be
spread to our wider audience.

cheers,
ron 

-------- Original Message --------
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 08:16:19 -0800
From: "haruna gana" <h_gana at yahoo.com>
To: <ron.hill at noaa.gov>


  FROM: HARUNA GANA
E-MAIL:h_gana at yahoo.com
DEAR SIR,
  URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL AND STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
IT IS MY PROFOUND INTENTION TO WRITE TO YOU THIS VERY IMPORTANT AND
HIGHLY
CONFIDENTIAL LETTER.I AM A RETIRED CIVIL SERVANT WITH THE NIGERIAN
NATIONAL
PETROLEUM CORPORATION (N.N.P.C.). DURING MY SERVICE I WAS IN-CHARGE OF
OIL
ALLOCATION DEPARTMENT.
I GOT YOUR INFORMATION FROM YOUR ASSOCIATION E-MAIL DIRECTORY.

I AM IN POSSESION OF THE SUM OF US$15,000.000.00 (FIFTEEN  MILLION,
UNITED
STATES DOLLARS) WHICH I MADE THROUGH SERIES OF OIL DEALS AND AS
COMMISSION
GIVEN TO ME BY FOREIGN OIL BUYERS WHILE IN OFFICE. PRESENTLY, THIS FUND
IS
KEPT WITH A SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN NIGERIA.

BASED ON THE GOVERNMENT MONETARY POLICY, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO
BANK
OR
INVEST THIS MONEY HERE IN NIGERIA. MORE SO, AS A FORMER PUBLIC SERVANT I
WILL
BE QUESTIONED. YOUR ASSISTANCE WILL BE HIGHLY NEEDED AS A FOREIGNER AND
AS A
PARTNER. I CAN ARRANGE FOR THE MONEY TO LEAVE NIGERIA THROUGH THE
SECURITY
AND COURRIER COMPANY VIA DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY TO ATLANTA IN THE USA
ARMSTERDAM HOLLAND, LONDON THE UK AND
ONTARIO CANADA. WHERE THE SECURITY COMPANY HAVE DIPLOMATIC STATUS. THIS
METHOD
(DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY) IS A SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT USED BY DIPLOMATIC
OFFICIALS
WHEN GOING ABROAD ON DIPLOMATIC MISSION.

UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR ACCEPTANCE TO THIS PROPOSAL, I WILL IMMEDIATELY
ARRANGE WITH  THESE DIPLOMATIC OFFICIALS TO CARRY THIS MONEY ALONG IN
YOUR
FAVOUR, THEN YOU WILL ASSIST ME TO RECEIVE IT OVER THERE AS MY FOREIGN
PARTNER.
MY PLANS IS TO USE THIS MONEY TO INVEST IN A PROFITABLE BUSINESS
VENTURES IN
ANY PART OF THE WORLD APART FROM AFRICA, ALSO TO PURCHASE A RESIDENCIAL
ACCOMMODATION. I WILL THEN COME OVER AND SETTLE THERE WITH MY FAMILY
BECAUSE
OF THE PRESENT UNPREDICTABLE POLITICAL STUATION IN MY COUNTRY.
PLEASE IF YOU ARE WILLING TO ASSIST ME, DO SEND IN YOUR REPLY
IMMEDIATELY
THROUGH MY E-MAIL ADDRESS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING: -

(1)  WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THIS AMOUNT DO YOU INTEND TO CHARGE FOR YOUR
ASSISTANCE, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EXPRESS YOUR MIND,
(2)INCLUDING YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE  FAX NUMBERS AND E-MAIL ADDRESS  TO
ENHANCE THE CONFIDENTIALITY, WHICH THIS BUSINESS DEMANDS.

I SHALL INFORM YOU WITH THE NEXT LINE OF ACTION AS SOON AS I RECEIVE
YOUR
POSITIVE RESPONSE.THERE WILL BE NO CAUSE FOR WORRIES OR FEARS ABOUT THE
TRANSACTION SINCE THE SECURITY COMPANY HANDLING THE TRANSACTION IS FULLY
BACKED UP BY EXISTING INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY LAWS.

PLEASE TREAT THIS LETTER WITH THE STRICTEST CONFIDENTIALITY AND UTMOST
URGENCY

YOUR URGENT RESPONSE BY E-MAIL SHALL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED

BEST REGARDS

HARUNA GANA
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