I love these Nigerian scam emails. Not one so far, though has been quite as amusing as this one. It's from a Mr. Doudou. If they would just include an account number and a signed power of attorney document, I'd be tickled to help them.
FROM:MR DOMINIQUE DOUDOU
ABIDJAN-IVORY COAST
ATTN:
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
I AM DOMINIQUE DOUDOU,THE SON OF THE INTERIOR MINISTER EMILE BOGA DOUDOU OF COTE D'IVOIRE (IVOREY COAST) WHO WAS KILLED IN THE SEPTEMBER 19,2002 MUNITY THAT EQUALLY LEAD TO THE DEATH OF FORMER MILLITARY JUNTER (GENERAL ROBERT GUEI.THIS YOU CAN FIND ON WEB PAGE.CNN.COM-IVORY-COAST RABEL UPRAISING SPREAD
http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/africa/09/21/ivory/index.html
FOR COMPLETE REPORT ON THIS INCIDENT).
I CONTACTED YOU BECAUSE OF MY NEED TO DEAL WITH PERSONS WHOM MY FAMILY AND I HAVE HAD NO PREVIOUS PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. SINCE THE MURDER OF MY ENTIRE FAMILY, IHAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO ALL SORTS OF HARASSMENT AND INTIMIDATION WITH LOTS OF NEGATIVE REPORTS EMANATING FROM THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRESS ABOUT MY FAMILY. THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT HAS ALSO ENSURED THAT OUR BANK ACCOUNTS ARE FROZEN AND ALL ASSETS SEIZED.
IT IS IN VIEW OF THIS, THAT I SEEK YOUR CO-OPERATION AND ASSISTANCE IN THE TRANSFER OF THIS SUM OF TWENTY-SEVEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$27,000,000.00) BEING THE VERY LAST OF MY FAMILY FUND IN MY POSSESSION AND CONTROL. AFTER THE MURDER OF MY FAMILY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SEIZED ALL OUR PROPERTIES AND FROZE ALL OUR ACCOUNTS BOTH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL.
MY ONLY HOPE NOW, IS THIS CASH, MY FATHER CAREFULLY PACKAGED AND DEPOSITED AS ARTIFACTS WITH A SECURITY /FINANCE COMPANY OUTSIDE IVORY COAST. THIS SUM OF US$27M CAN EASILY BE WITHDRAWN OR PAID TO A RECOMMENDED BENEFICIARY. THE SECURITY COMPANY BASED ON MY INSTRUCTIONS WILL RELEASE THE FUND TO YOU. YOU ARE TO BE PRESENTED AS MY BUSINESS PARTNER WHO WILL BE FRONTING FOR ME IN SUBSEQUENT VENTURES. AND IN TRUTH YOU WILL BE FRONTING FOR ME, IN THE AREAS OF BUSINESS YOU DEEM PROFITABLE.
TO SHOW MY PREPAREDNESS AND APPRECIATION TO CONDUCT THIS BUSINESS WITH YOU, I SHALL GIVE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY US$5.4M OF THE FUNDS AND 20% COMMISSION ON ALL PROCEEDS REALIZE FROM THE INVESTMENT OF THIS FUND. ALSO US$1.35M IS TO BE SET ASIDE FOR ANY EVENTUAL COST THAT MAY OCCUR IN THE PROCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION.
PLEASE, I NEED YOUR FULL SUPPORT AND CO-OPERATION FOR THE SUCCESS OF THIS VENTURE. I PLEAD WITH YOU TO TREAT AS URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL. THIS IS A DELICATE ISSUE, WHICH DEMANDS A GREAT DEGREE OF SECRECY. HAVE MY CURRENT POLITICAL STATUS IN MIND.
ALSO ENDEAVOR TO FORWARD ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL ( dominiquebdoudou@netscape.net ) OR (dominiquebdoudou@z6.com ) SO TAHT I CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH MORE CLERIFICATION ABOUT IT ALL.
I SINCERELY WILL APPRECIATE YOUR URGENT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL WITH YOUR COMPLETE CONTACT DETAILS.
I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.
SINCERELY,
DOMINIQUE DOUDOU
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