FEDRICK / FREDCK / FREDICK LUCAS YOUNG 2005-09-27
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Good day friend
l am Fredck Lucas Young, the chief executive of harrison oil . l know this proposal will come to you as a surprise because we have not met before either physically or through correspondence.
I got your contact from our chamber of commercehere in Nigeria and have no doubt in your ability to handle thisproposal involving huge sum of money.
My father is Chief Patrick Young Chairman harrisonoil (Now Late)he was the chairman of the opposition party in nigeria ANPP in south south nigeria.
But was murdered in cold blood by unknown gun menjust a 2weeks to the april19 2003 election the election that brought this present evil government to power for the second time.
My father was killed because he wanted the Nigerians to live a very happy live.
But the bucanneers that has been ruling this beautiful country for over 35years refuse to allow a change,so they decided to kill him in order to have their way .
Meanwhile we are from eleme (an oil rich town) in south south Nigeria.My community produces 5.8% of the total crude oil productionin Nigeria and 0.5% of the Dollar value of each barrelis paid to my father as royalty by the Federal Government since he is from oil rich region.
My father was also the Chairman of ELEME SpecialOil Trust Fund. In his positionas the Chairman of the Oil TrustFund, he made some money which he left for me as the only heir apparent.
The money is Eighteen Million, Five Hundred ThousandUS Dollars(US$18.5).This Money originated from theaccumulated royalties between 1976-1998 .
Due to poor banking system in Nigeria and politicalinstability as a result of long stay of Military in government. He deposited this Money in a StrongRoom/"VAULTS"with an open beneficiary in a security company pending whenhe would finish arrangement to transfer it abroad .
He was planning this before they murdered him inside his living room . Just before my father was murdered, one day hecalled me just immediately he comes back from aso rock he told me thisgovernment might kill him if care is not taken due to the defferences he had with the government .
But he is not worried he says if they kill him since he is fighting the causeof the poor masses.Then he called my attention to the money and charged me to look for a foreigner who would assist me in the transfer/investment of the funds abroad.
So l would be very grateful if you could accept to help me achieve this great objective.I promise to give you 20% of the total funds transferred to your vital bank account as compensation for your assistance.Five percent (5%)has been set aside to take care ofall expenses we may incure during the transaction.
To indicate your interest, contact me urgently andconfidentially for more information and the roles you will play in this business. All the legal Documents concerning this Money will be sent to you as soon as we agreed together.
Please I will appreciate that you send yourtelephone/fax numbers to enable me contact you immediately for discussions.
May the almighty God bless you.
Fredick lucas Young
*************
First of all, note all the different spellings of the sender's name... The sender's email address is spelled "Fedrick Young", the reply-to address is spelled "Fredick Lucas", he introduces himself in the body text as "Fredck Lucas Young", and signs it "Fredick lucas Young". The spelling, punctuation, and grammar throughout the document hardly seems to correspond to that of the "Chief Executive" of an oil company, but it's a dead giveaway when the guy can't even decide on how to spell his own name.
Secondly, the email is from Nigeria. Unless you've been living on another planet for the past ten years, you should be aware of the Nigerian Email Scams that have become about as common as oxygen.
Note the excessive amount of trust he is prepared to invest in a total stranger. He admits that he and the addressee (me) have "not met before either physically or through correspondence," yet he claims to have "no doubt in [this total stranger's] ability to handle thisproposal involving huge sum of money." Only a complete moron would place that kind of trust in a complete stranger. And you'd have to be even more of a moron to place your trust in such a moron.
I didn't even take the time to look into the factual background cited in the letter. This scam is so common and so blatant that I didn't want to waste my time doing a background search on its historical claims. The scammer will eventually ask you for your personally-identifiable information, ie. your name, address, bank account number, etc. so he can send the money to your account. But the real intent is to either remove funds from your account or use your identity to setup a false account somewhere else. Any theft or extortion he does in your name is suddenly attributed to you.
A word to the wise: Do not reply to such emails. Do not give them ANY information. Even something as simple as your mother's maiden name or your favorite kind of breakfast cereal can be used to con your financial institution into giving them your account information. Report these scammers to the government (spam@uce.gov) and to your email service provider's abuse department. If you are able to determine the sender's email service provider (for example, this email was sent via hotmail), you may want to let them know that one of their customers is attempting this scam.
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Good day friend
l am Fredck Lucas Young, the chief executive of harrison oil . l know this proposal will come to you as a surprise because we have not met before either physically or through correspondence.
I got your contact from our chamber of commercehere in Nigeria and have no doubt in your ability to handle thisproposal involving huge sum of money.
My father is Chief Patrick Young Chairman harrisonoil (Now Late)he was the chairman of the opposition party in nigeria ANPP in south south nigeria.
But was murdered in cold blood by unknown gun menjust a 2weeks to the april19 2003 election the election that brought this present evil government to power for the second time.
My father was killed because he wanted the Nigerians to live a very happy live.
But the bucanneers that has been ruling this beautiful country for over 35years refuse to allow a change,so they decided to kill him in order to have their way .
Meanwhile we are from eleme (an oil rich town) in south south Nigeria.My community produces 5.8% of the total crude oil productionin Nigeria and 0.5% of the Dollar value of each barrelis paid to my father as royalty by the Federal Government since he is from oil rich region.
My father was also the Chairman of ELEME SpecialOil Trust Fund. In his positionas the Chairman of the Oil TrustFund, he made some money which he left for me as the only heir apparent.
The money is Eighteen Million, Five Hundred ThousandUS Dollars(US$18.5).This Money originated from theaccumulated royalties between 1976-1998 .
Due to poor banking system in Nigeria and politicalinstability as a result of long stay of Military in government. He deposited this Money in a StrongRoom/"VAULTS"with an open beneficiary in a security company pending whenhe would finish arrangement to transfer it abroad .
He was planning this before they murdered him inside his living room . Just before my father was murdered, one day hecalled me just immediately he comes back from aso rock he told me thisgovernment might kill him if care is not taken due to the defferences he had with the government .
But he is not worried he says if they kill him since he is fighting the causeof the poor masses.Then he called my attention to the money and charged me to look for a foreigner who would assist me in the transfer/investment of the funds abroad.
So l would be very grateful if you could accept to help me achieve this great objective.I promise to give you 20% of the total funds transferred to your vital bank account as compensation for your assistance.Five percent (5%)has been set aside to take care ofall expenses we may incure during the transaction.
To indicate your interest, contact me urgently andconfidentially for more information and the roles you will play in this business. All the legal Documents concerning this Money will be sent to you as soon as we agreed together.
Please I will appreciate that you send yourtelephone/fax numbers to enable me contact you immediately for discussions.
May the almighty God bless you.
Fredick lucas Young
*************
First of all, note all the different spellings of the sender's name... The sender's email address is spelled "Fedrick Young", the reply-to address is spelled "Fredick Lucas", he introduces himself in the body text as "Fredck Lucas Young", and signs it "Fredick lucas Young". The spelling, punctuation, and grammar throughout the document hardly seems to correspond to that of the "Chief Executive" of an oil company, but it's a dead giveaway when the guy can't even decide on how to spell his own name.
Secondly, the email is from Nigeria. Unless you've been living on another planet for the past ten years, you should be aware of the Nigerian Email Scams that have become about as common as oxygen.
Note the excessive amount of trust he is prepared to invest in a total stranger. He admits that he and the addressee (me) have "not met before either physically or through correspondence," yet he claims to have "no doubt in [this total stranger's] ability to handle thisproposal involving huge sum of money." Only a complete moron would place that kind of trust in a complete stranger. And you'd have to be even more of a moron to place your trust in such a moron.
I didn't even take the time to look into the factual background cited in the letter. This scam is so common and so blatant that I didn't want to waste my time doing a background search on its historical claims. The scammer will eventually ask you for your personally-identifiable information, ie. your name, address, bank account number, etc. so he can send the money to your account. But the real intent is to either remove funds from your account or use your identity to setup a false account somewhere else. Any theft or extortion he does in your name is suddenly attributed to you.
A word to the wise: Do not reply to such emails. Do not give them ANY information. Even something as simple as your mother's maiden name or your favorite kind of breakfast cereal can be used to con your financial institution into giving them your account information. Report these scammers to the government (spam@uce.gov) and to your email service provider's abuse department. If you are able to determine the sender's email service provider (for example, this email was sent via hotmail), you may want to let them know that one of their customers is attempting this scam.
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