[fw-wiz] NIGERIAN EMAIL SCAM

From: Servie Platon (servie_tech_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 11/01/04

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Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 18:10:26 -0800 (PST)

    Hello firewall wizards and security experts,

    May I ask for some kind of spam 101 tutorial from
    anyone. Please kindly enlighten me on how these
    spammers or people who send scam emails
    indescriminately all over the internet which is kind
    of annoying.

    Please refer to the whole excerpts of the email
    below/bottom part of this message.

    I received an email from this sender"maryam56"
    <widowwoman@tiscali.it>

    and have sent an email to this address,
    selcom01@amnetsal.com

    Now, my question here is this. I have no idea how
    these people tend to get email addresses of people
    whom they intend to victimize.

    I am just concerned if ever, my home network might be
    compromised though, I have followed all the tips, and
    safeguards as suggested by the security gurus and
    experts here.

    However, I am just wondering, since I have a small
    home network comprising of linux and windoze boxes I
    am worried if and it could be possible that I am in
    danger here because, I receive spam or emails with
    intent to do scam both in my yahoo account and in my
    work/office email account.

    Could this be due to the fact that, I have subscribed
    at usergroups such as this? What I mean here, if I
    post a message to this usergroup or anywhere, these
    people might or could get hold of my email address?

    Please kindly enlighten me on how these spammers do
    this to automatically generate or send emails without
    my knowledge.

    Hope to hear from anyone whoc could explain so that I
    could again peacefully sleep at night.

    Thanks in advance.

    Sincerely,
    Servie

    FROM: MRS. MARYAM ABACHA.
    POT 675 KANURI AVENUE,KANO.

    My Dear ,

    A Very Good day to you.

    This letter may come to you with lot of surprises but
    patiently go
    through it for your kind understanding.I got your
    contact from a discrete
    search for a trusted and reliable foreigner or company
    who can be of
    this great help to me and my family. I am Mrs Maryam
    Abacha, the wife of
    the former Nigerian Head of State who died on the sit
    as a result of
    cadiac arrest in 1998. Following the sudden death of
    my husband General
    Sani Abacha,I have been thrown into a state of utter
    confusion,
    frustration and hopelessness by the present civilian
    administration headed by
    General Olusegun Obasanjo who was his arch enemy(he
    was thrown into
    prison by my husband on treason charges),I have been
    subjected to physical
    and psychological torture by the security agents in
    the country. As a
    widow that is so traumatized, I have lost confidence
    in anybody within
    the country. You must have heard over the media
    reports and the internet
    on the recovery of various huge sums of money
    deposited by my husband
    in different security firms abroad,some companies
    willingly gave up
    their secrets and disclosed our money confidently
    lodged there and many
    outrightly blackmailed us. In fact the total sum
    discovered by the
    Government so far is in the tune of $700.Million
    dollars. And they are not
    relenting to make me poor for life.

    I will give you more information as to this regard as
    soon as you
    reply. I repose great confidence in you hence my
    approach to you due to
    security network placed on my day to day affairs I
    cannot afford to visit
    the embassy(house arrest) so that is why I decided to
    contact you and I
    hope you will not betray my confidence in you. I have
    deposited the sum
    of US$75 million dollars with a security firm abroad
    whose name is
    withheld for now until we open communication. I shall
    be grateful if you
    could receive this fund into your account for
    safekeeping.This
    arrangement is known to you and my family lawyer who
    shall deal directly with you
    as I am still under house arrest. I am seriously
    considering to settle
    down abroad as soon as I regain my freedom so that I
    can start all over
    again if only you wish, but if it is possible, just
    help me in
    diverting this funds into your bank account which will
    accrue you 20% of this
    fund. Please honesty is the watchword in this
    transaction. I am still
    under house arrest being Monitored by the security
    agents day-in day-out.

    And should you accept my terms, kindly send me an
    email signifying your
    interest to help me out through my email box as this
    is only safe for
    me now so that we can commence communication
    immediately. And upon
    receipt of your message of interest, I shall give you
    a more detailed
    picture of things. In case you don't accept please do
    not let me out to the
    security as I am giving you this information in total
    trust and
    confidence. I will greatly appreciate if you accept my
    proposal in good faith.
    Please expedite action. Please reply urgently and
    treat with absolute
    confidentiality and sincerity. Please view this site
    and read it's
    content carefully:
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/468903.stm

    Sincerely Yours,

    Mrs. Maryam Abacha.

    ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ( selcom01@sify.com)

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    =====
    Sincerely,
    Servie Platon

                    
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