Re: WARNING _ Re: Strange letter from Nigeria

["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lflondon@mindspring.com>]

On Tue, 23 Oct 2001 12:03:34 -0300, "Ivone Riquelme"
<florar@terra.com.br> wrote:

>regards the message from Ute about a strange letetr from Nigeria -
>ARNING  -
>
>DO NOT RESPOND.
>
>This is certainly a variation on what is known internationally as the
>Nigerian Connection - or sometimes the 419 scam (or is it 431 - its been a
>while since I read about it).
>
>It is one of Nigerias main sources of income and so is not rigourously
>enforced by the Nigerian Authorities. It come in many variations, but
>basically you will enter a communication with some apparently nice, well
>meaning people, who will eventually fax you official looking documents
>authorising all sorts of money transactions and promises of lucrative
>contracts. Just when everything is set to go, and you are ready to get on
>the plane to Nigeria, there will be a small beaurocratic problem, which can
>be quickly resovled if you send them a few $1000 to cover a security
>deposit, or some such excuse.If you pay up, another problem will arise,
>requiring another payment......until you run out of funds or get smart to
>the scam.

Nigeria must not be a really great place to visit these days
considering the very recent deliberate slaughter of upwards of 200
villagers by the Nigerian military forces (attributed to ethnic
conflict/violence a la Ruanda & Bosnia). This country is also a major
exporter of heroin and South American cocaine to Europe and elsewhere
(they have tried to get it into Singapore but were stopped by rigorous
customs procedures instituted by a very wise government).

The deliberate abrogation of the rights of white farmer/landowners
in Rhodesia (some may call it Zimbabwe) by Mugabe's corrupt government
thugs circumventing existing laws of the land is another example of
the mess much of Africa is in. It could be so much better there;
more/any permaculture is needed.

LL


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