i'm so torn, should i help this nice Nigerian Family?

[pres2032]

Goodday friend, I am Mariam Hajia Abacha the wife of the late Nigeria head of state, General Sani Abacha.
Following the sudden death of my husband General Sani Abacha the late former head of state of Nigeria in june (1998), I have been thrown into a state of utter confusion, frustration and hopelessness by the present civilian administration, I have been subjected to physical and psychological torture by the security agents in the country. My son is still under detention arraigned before the federal high court of Nigeria for an offence he did not commit. As a widow that is so traumatized, I have lost confidence with 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 give up their secrets and disclosed our money confidently lodged there or many outright blackmail. 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 got your contacts through my personal research, and out of desperation decided to reach you through this medium.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 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 ($15)million dollars with a security firm abroad whose name is witheld for now until we open communication.I shall be grateful if you could receive this fund into your account for safe keeping. This arrangement is known to you and my son Mustapha alone, as security is up my whole being.I am seriously considering to settle down abroad in a friendly atmosphere like yours as soon as this fund get into your account so that I can start all over again if only you wish, but if it is impossible,just help me in diverting t!
his fund into your account which will accrue you (30%) of this fund. P
lease honesty is the watch word in this transaction. I will require your telephone and fax numbers so that we can commence communication immediately and I will give you a more detailed picture of things. In case you dont 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.May the Almighty GOD grant you your heart desire as you are willing to help me and my family, Amen.

Best Regards
Mariam Hajia Abacha.

[Lavender Brown]

1. Go for it!

:party:

[New Earth]

2. oh god i get those all the time

at least 3 a day. i always considered them some kind of scam. they usually want you to send them money.

[RebelOne]

5. I get at least 5 per day, not to mention all the lotteries

for millions of dollars I have supposedly won.

[RebelOne]

3. Yeah, go for it.

Those Nigerian scam letters are so convincing. And Mariam Abacha is one of the most common names used.

[MemphisTiger]

4. these are scams

[KurtNYC]

6. Who has the site where they scam the scammers?

They have flipped these around on the would be scammers.

edit: http://www.ebolamonkeyman.com/
(warning - they make use of frat boy language and seem WAY too obsessed with their out scamming these people. That said, some of the logs of what they did are hysterical.)

[politicaholic]

7. LOL, you're funny. "Help them." Gfaw!

If this isn't a joke you're quite the naive one.

[pres2032]

17. you mean i shouldn't have given them my phone number?

[BrklynLiberal]

8. Isn't it amazng that those letters are still floating around on the net?

If anyone does have a flip it back to them addy, please post it.

EDIT: thanks for the address.

[KurtNYC]

11. One of the better ones from that site

http://www.ebolamonkeyman.com/Tuchme.htm

[BrklynLiberal]

15. I cannot believe how long those guys kept that communcation going!

Very funny stuff...

[Wilber_Stool]

9. If you need some advice,

ask these guys.

http://www.ebolamonkeyman.com/index.html

They have all the answers.

[Midlodemocrat]

10. I think it would be un liberal of you not to help them. The poor souls.

[CottonBear]

12. Try 419eater.com (very funny)

Great tips and strategies for scamming the scammers. These folks really know how to do it. They actually have the scammers send them money and pictures!

link: <http://www.419eater.com/index.htm>

One of my faves: "The tale of the Painted Breast" link: <http://www.419eater.com/html/joe_eboh.htm>

[rockymountaindem]

13. Wow! 30% of 15 million dollars!?!?!

That's like... um... a lot of dollars. I wish I had that much dollars.

You should totally get on board with this amazing opportunity.

[Moloch]

14. You must help them!

If I was going through a similar calamity, I would definately email random people on the internet about it.

[pres2032]

16. haha, i did that very same thing just last week