Gumel Abacha

anyone else get an e-mail from someone named gubel abacha? or is it just me? it was sent via guitartricks so, I figured that some of you might've gotten it too... the title of the e-mail was "CUSTODIAN REQUIRED"

I got that e-mail also.....

Sounds extremely illegal, I'm just laughing at the thought that anyone would take it seriously and go through with it...

Originally Posted by: JFRICKI got that e-mail also.....

Sounds extremely illegal, I'm just laughing at the thought that anyone would take it seriously and go through with it...

What did it say?

I already deleted it, but it's basically asking for assistance to smuggle in around 10 million dollars from Nigeria. We're being asked to be "drop off" and "delivery" people, being offered a percentage of the 10 million.

Originally Posted by: JFRICKI already deleted it, but it's basically asking for assistance to smuggle in around 10 million dollars from Nigeria. We're being asked to be "drop off" and "delivery" people, being offered a percentage of the 10 million.

hmmm...no thanks...haha

That scam has been around awhile. I'm surprised it's still used today, but I guess as long as there are ignorant people amongst us who actually fall for it, it will stick around.

haha, yeah i got it and was like... i wish i could get that much money too bud

Nigeria is a haven for email spam scams.

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Mabey 6 string's scamer wasn't looking for money. Mabey he wanted to drop him off in Niger for missionary work and keep him there untill he finds a boat back to America. The churches are getting good at this.

We should send all those missionary fanatics out of the country. That's one spot where I agree with 'em! :D

I just checked my email and found the same message. That kinda ticks me off...

This is the message:

FROM: GUMEL ABACHA.
APPT 617,WUSE DRIVE,
ABUJA,NIGERIA.
http://www.econdad.org/Abacha.htm

DEAR SIR/MADAM,
PARDON MY INTRUSION INTO YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT HOWEVER THERE IS A NEED TO
REACH OUT TO YOU IN GOOD FAITH FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE.
MY NAME IS GUMEL ABACHA SON OF THE LATE GEN. SANI ABACHA, WHO WAS THE
FORMER MILITARY HEAD OF STATE IN NIGERIA. HE DIED IN 1998. SINCE HIS
DEATH, THE FAMILY HAS BEEN LOOSING A LOT OF MONEY DUE TO VINDICTIVE
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WHO ARE BENT ON DEALING WITH THE FAMILY. I HAVE ALSO
WATCH WITH ULTMOST RAGE AND DISBELIEF AS MY STEP BROTHER MOHAMMED ABACHA
HAVE BEEN TREATED BY THIS VINDICTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WHO HAVE BEEN
DETAINED OR CHARGED WITH TREASON AT ONE TIME OR THE OTHER DURING MY
FATHER'S REIGN.

BASED ON THIS THEREFORE, MY BROTHER HAS ASKED ME TO SEEK FOR A FOREIGN
PARTNER WHO CAN WORK WITH US AS TO MOVE OUT THE TOTAL SUM OF
US$30,000,000.00 ( THIRTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ), PRESENTLY IN THEIR
POSSESSION. THIS MONEY WAS OF COURSE, ACQUIRED BY THE LATE PRESIDENT AND
IS NOW KEPT SECRETLY BY THE
FAMILY. THE SWISS GOVERNMENT HAS ALREADY FROZEN ALL THE ACCOUNTS OF THE
FAMILY IN SWITZERLAND, AND SOME OTHER COUNTRIES WOULD SOON FOLLOW TO DO
THE SAME. THIS BID BY SOME GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO DEAL
WITH THIS FAMILY HAS MADE IT NECESSARY THAT WE SEEK YOUR ASSISITANCE IN
RECEIVING THIS MONEY AND IN INVESTING IT ON BEHALF OF THE FAMILY.
THIS MUST BE A JOINT VENTURE TRANSACTION AND WE MUST ALL WORK TOGETHER.
SINCE THIS MONEY IS STILL CASH, EXTRA SECURITY MEASURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN
TO PROTECT IT FROM THEFT OR SEIZURE, PENDING WHEN AGREEMENT IS REACHED
ON WHEN TO MOVE IT INTO ANY OF THIS COUNTRIES
HOLLAND,LONDON, SPAIN,PENDING ON OUR AGREEMENT. I HAVE PERSONALLY
WORKED OUT ALL MODALITIES FOR THE PEACEFUL CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION.
THE TRANSACTION DEFINITELY WOULD BE HANDLED IN PHASES
AND THE FIRST PHASE WILL INVOLVE THE MOVING OF US$10,000,000.00( TEN
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ).

MY FAMILY IS WILLING TO GIVE YOU A REASONABLE PERCENTAGE OF THIS MONEY
AS SOON AS THE TRANSACTIONIS CONCLUDED. I WILL, HOWEVER, BASED ON THE
GROUNDS THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH US AND ALSO ALL CONTENTIOUS
ISSUES DISCUSSED BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THIS TRANSACTION. YOU MAY
ALSO DISCUSS YOUR PERCENTAGE BEFORE WE START TO WORK. AS SOON AS I HEAR
FROM YOU, I WILL GIVE YOU ALL NECESSARY DETAILS AS TO HOW WE INTEND TO
CARRY OUT THE WHOLE TRANSACTION. PLEASE, DO NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEARS,AS
ALL NECESSARY
MODALITIES ARE IN PLACE, AND I ASSURE YOU OF ALL SUCCESS AND SAFETY IN
THIS TRANSACTION.

PLEASE, THIS TRANSACTION REQUIRES ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY AND YOU
WOULD BE EXPECTED TO TREAT IT AS SUCH UNTIL THE FUNDS ARE MOVED OUT OF THIS
COUNTRY TO WHERE YOU INTEND TO RECEIVE THEM.
IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS YOU ARE TO FORWARD TO ME THE FOLLOWING DETAILS:
YOUR COMPLETE NAMES AND ADDRRESS,CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE AND FAX
NUMBERS, THIS IS TO ENABLE ME PERFECT ALL THE NECESSARY
DOCUMENTATION WITH THE SECURITY FIRM AND MOVE THIS MONEY ACROSS TO YOUR
COUNTRY OF CHOICE.
PLEASE, YOU WILL ALSO IGNORE THIS LETTER AND RESPECT OURTRUST IN YOU BY
NOT EXPOSING THIS TRANSACTION, EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED.
I LOOK FORWARDS TO WORKING WITH YOU.
THANK YOU.
TRULY YOURS

GUMEL ABACHA.
email:moh072abacha@i12.com

yep, thats the one

Here's an awesome website many of you may already be familiar with. It's dedicated to pissing off and tricking Nigerian scammers.

Originally Posted by: HammurabiHere's an awesome website many of you may already be familiar with. It's dedicated to pissing off and tricking Nigerian scammers.

My God is this site amusing!!!

Hehe, I know it's been over a month, but I was just cleaning out my spam folder and found the Gumel Abacha email. I didn't think to look there, but it was definatley filtered out. As was all the email alerts to someone replying to this thread.

This is probably racist or something, but I used to send a form letter back to these guys whenever I got a nigerian scam email.

Dear Mr/Mrs/Ms. Negro.
Please deposit $5000 into my paypal account so that I may go forward with this transaction. Once the money is received I assure you that I will help you in your endeavor.

Please deposit $5000 to the account of:

[email]schmange2@rogers.com[/email]

Thank you.

Schmange


I still haven't made any money out of it.

Hehe, those guys are low lives.

Originally Posted by: AkiraI guess it was worth a try. :p

i thought it was pretty convincing. haha.

this thread has been here a long time....

I always wondered how anybody could fall for scams like that but after trying to teach my parents to use a computer for the last 3 months I can understand it.
Like seriously, I still have to explain to them how to double click on something or how to open an email. They just don't get it.
If I try to explain something to them, by the time I've finished explaining it, they've forgotten what I said.