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Check out the bizarre email I just received at work... in terms of junk mail nutiness, it's up there in the 1%:

FROM THE DESK OF OKOMA STEVE
TEL= 234-1-474-1560
MOBILE= 234-803-327-8993
URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

WITH TRUST AND CONFIDENCE THAT I MAKE THIS URGENT AND IMPORTANT BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU. I WORK WITH THE NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CO-OPERATION NNPC HERE IN LAGOS I HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED BY MY COOLEAGUES TO SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN THE TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF US$30 MILLION DOLLARS (THIRTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS).


THIS MONEY AROSE FROM A DELIBRATE OVER-INVOICE OF A PARTICULAR CONTRACT AWARDED BY A CO-OPERATION IN 1997. WE HAVE BEEN SAFEGAURDING THIS MONEY SINCE THEN AWAITING AN APPROPRATE TIME WHEN THE MONEY CAN BE TRANSFERED INTO A SAFE FOREIGN ACCOUNT FOR SAFE KEEPING PENDING OUR ARRIVAL FOR SHARRING AND UTILIZATION WITH THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT NOW THE PRESIDENCY HAVE ORDERED THAT ALL DEBTS OWNED FOREIGN CONTRACTORS BY THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE PAID IMMEDIATELY ON THE STRENGHT OF THIS ORDER WE WISH TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT TO PRSENT YOUR COMPANY AS ONE OF THE
CONTRACTORS BEING OWNED BY THE GOVERNMENT.

MEANWHILE WE HAVE AGREED THAT THE MONEY WILL BE SHARRED THUS 75% WILL BE FOR US 15% WILL BE FOR YOU FOR PROVIDING THE NECESSARY ASSISTANCE WHILE THE REMAINING 10% HAS BEEN MAPPED OUT FOR INCIDENTAL EXPENSES THAT MIGHT BE INCURRED THROUGHUOT THE TRANSACTION=2E NOTE THAT THE NATURE OF YOUR COMPANY BUSINESS IS IRRELEVANT TO THIS TRANSACTION AS ALL ARRANGEMENTS HAS BEEN CONCLUDED FOR A SUCCESSFUL AND HITCH FREE TRANSACTION NOTE THAT THIS MONEY IS STILL IN A SUSPENCE ACCOUNT OF MY CO-OPERATION NNPC WITH THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA WE HAVE TAKEN MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS NO RISK INVOLVED ON BOTH PARTIES WE HAVE ESTIMATED THAT THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE CONCLUDED WITHIN 9 WORKING DAYS ON RECEIPT OF YOUR ACCEPTANCE TO THIS PROPOSAL.

PLEASE REACH ME THROUGH THE ABOVED EMAIL SIGNIFYING YOUR INTEREST IN THIS BUSINESS THIS INFORMATION IS HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL AND URGENT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE CONVEYED TO YOU AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR ACCEPTANCE LETTER

BEST REGARDS
DR OKOMA STEVE


And here's his email, in case you are interested:

okoma.steven@katamail.c

LOL

on 2003-06-11 09:57 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] hruquet.livejournal.com
What a load of crap. O get those kinds of e-mails too lol.

Re: LOL

on 2003-06-12 05:25 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] commonpeople.livejournal.com
the english is soo bad aswell...

Re: LOL

on 2003-06-12 08:11 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] hruquet.livejournal.com
Yeah you get a lot of that. :)
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on 2003-06-12 05:18 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] commonpeople.livejournal.com
There's just too many goddam morons in Cyber world... who do they think will fall for this shit?
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on 2003-06-15 11:04 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] commonpeople.livejournal.com
tell your mom if she doesn't mend her ways, my mom will call her from Brazil. My mom will sort her out.

on 2003-06-11 01:34 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] soopahiro.livejournal.com
SIGN ME UP.

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on 2003-06-12 05:16 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] commonpeople.livejournal.com
Do you really want to help millions of dollars from a poor African country to be laundered and removed???

Re:

on 2003-06-13 03:08 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] commonpeople.livejournal.com
slap slap

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