Received this email. What is this about? - Posted by Charity

Real Estate Investing Real Estate Law
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Posted by Houserookie on February 03, 2001 at 16:03:55:

Can I send cash?

lol

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Received this email. What is this about? - Posted by Charity

Posted by Charity on January 30, 2001 at 13:35:49:

I got this random email the other day and thought I would pass it along and see if any of you have received this…

Here it is:

We humbly wish to seek your assistance in a matter
that is very important to us.

One of our high network clients, here in Nigeria
wishes to invest the sum of $400,000,000.00 (FOUR
HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS), in North America, Europe and

Asia.

Our client is interest in real estate, and hotel
business. For obvious reasons our client does not want
to place this desire that the deal be handled as
quietly as possible without the possibility of any
leakage to the press.

He has therefore instructed us to look for a reliable
foreign Investor or Investment firm to invest this
money on his behalf. If you agree to act as a fund
manager for our client, we shall release the sum of
$400,000,000.00. To you if you meet our requirements.
The money is available in cash and upon a favorable
response from you, we shall know how to commence
business with you.

Your commission shall be a down payment of 10% of the
total sum that is the said $40,000,000.00 and an
annual 5% of the after tax income on investment
for the first five years; thereafter the terms shall
vary.

What is this about?

Charity

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Re: Received this email. What is this about? - Posted by Neil Blatt

Posted by Neil Blatt on February 03, 2001 at 15:04:15:

Oh Please.

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Scam… - Posted by MatthewC

Posted by MatthewC on January 30, 2001 at 21:22:15:

I have received this letter. I tossed it. It is an old scam.

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Article about this in local post office… - Posted by Ben (NJ)

Posted by Ben (NJ) on January 30, 2001 at 16:40:47:

next to the FBI’s most wanted list. It is a big-time scam.

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Hahaha … - Posted by Redline

Posted by Redline on January 30, 2001 at 13:51:18:

Yah, these investors want this handled VERY quietly, that’s why they’re emailing everyone across the world on the internet!

Good one …
RL

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Re: Received this email. What is this about? - Posted by Jeanne

Posted by Jeanne on January 30, 2001 at 13:40:26:

Charity,

Here is a description of this scam:

http://www.scambusters.com/NigerianFee.html

I was given this website from chris (who posts here). Thanks, Chris.

Jeanne

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Re: Received this email. What is this about? - Posted by Brent_IL

Posted by Brent_IL on January 30, 2001 at 13:40:17:

Very, very old scam. Just delete.