An Email with the Subject "YOUR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE NEEDED" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Sun, 08 Aug 2004 03:23:49 -0500 and has been classified as a Advance Fee Fraud/419 Scam Email. The sender shows as "BARRISTER PIUS OKOLI" <barristerokoli_pius@yahoo.com>.
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FROM THE DESK OF MR. PIUS OKOLI. URGENT AND EXTREMEL CONFIDENTIAL. I AM BARRISTER A MEMBER OF NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION I GOT YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS THROUGH THE DIRECTORY OF COMPANIES SUPPLIED TO MY OFFICE BY THE GOVERNMENT AND CORPORATE ORGANIZATION OF YOUR COUNTRY.HENCE I MADE UP ME MY MIND TO INTRODUCE THIS BUSINESS TO YOU FOR THE MUTUAL BENEFIT OF BOTH OF US AND THE ORPHANAGE. THE SUM OF $37M WAS LODGED INTO THE LATE CHIEF M.K.O ABIOLA'S ACCOUNT FOR SAFE KEEPING BY FORMER ZEAIREAN PRESIDENT MOBUTU, WITNESSED AND SIGN BY ME IN 1991.IT WAS THEN AGREED BY BOTH THAT CHIEF M.K.O SHALL RETAIN 30% OF THE TOTAL MONEY FOR COVER UP AND SAFETY PROVIDED FOR THE MONEY PENDING WHEN HE (MOBUTU) AND ABIOLA WILL NEED THE MONEY $37M DOLLARS. THE SITUATION, WHICH AS SEEN MOBUTU SESE SEKO DEAD. AND ON THE OTHER HAND CHIEF M.K.O. ABIOLA (A POLITICIAN) ALSO DEAD AS A RESULT OF CARDIAC ARREST DUE TO LONG DETENTION IN PRISON. THE TREND OF THING NOW IS CHIEF M.K.O ABIOLA NOW REMAIN ONE AND THERE IS A SERIOUS SITUATION IN THE FAMILY CONCERNING THE MONEY ISSUE, THE CONCLUTION HAS TO THE FINALE THAT THE MONEY SHOULD BE DONATED TO THE ORPHANAGE AND MOBUTU SESE SEKO WHO LODGE THIS MONEY IN ABIOLA'S ACCOUNT IS ALSO DEATH.SO THE PROBLEM AS I HAVE SAID EALIER IS THAT THIS MONEY IN QUESTION WAS KEPT OR DEPOSIT IN FOREIGN NAME.THIS IS WHY YOU ARE CALLED TO AID ME IN THE WITHDRAWING OF THIS MONEY FORTHE ORPHANS.AND AS A BARRISTER I AM ASSURING YOU WITH MY REPUTATION AND INFLUENCE THAT THE WHOLE INFORMATION REGARDING THIS MONEY AND ALSO THE DOCUMENT OF THE SUM OF $37 M TO THE SECURITY FIRM WHERE IT IS LODGED INTACT,WILL BE SENT TO YOU FOR SECURITY PURPOSE AND DOCUMENTATION SINCE I WAS THE ATTORNEY THAT SIGNED THE AGREEMENT FOR THE TWO PARTIES. I HAVE ALREADY CONCLUDED THE ARRANGEMENT WITH THE KEYS OFFICER OF OUR APEX BANK AND THE SECURITY FIRM TO EVACUATE THIS MONEY IN A DEFACED FORM TO THE OFFSHORE CLEARING HOUSE TO ENSURE ABSOLUTE SAFETY AND RISK TRANSFER OF THE FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT, USING THE WELL KNOWN APPLIED BY MONEY LAUNDERERS. IF ONLY YOU ACCEPT TO HELP ME OUT. AFTER A SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER 35% WILL BE YOURS, 5% MAPPED OUT TO SETTLE EXPENSES MADE BY BOTH PARTIES IN THE PROCESS OF THE TRANSFER 60% FOR ME AND MY COLLEAGUES ALONG THE REMAING TREND OF M.K.O ABIOLA, AS WE ARE INTENDING TO USED IT AND ESTABLISHED A WELL KNOWN BUSINESS ORGANIZATION THAT WILL HELP TO ENHANCE FOOD AND EDUCATION FOR THE ORPHANAGE AND IN BOTH YOUR COUNTRY AND MINE HAVING A BRANCH IN MOST DIFFERENT PART OF THE WORLD. YOU ARE REQUESTED TO SEND YOUR PHONE NUMBER, BANK ACCOUNT, SWIFT NUMBER, NAME OF YOUR BANK, ADDRESS AND PHONE OF YOUR BANK FOR EASIER COMMUNICATION WITH OUR CLEARING CORRESPONDENCE BANK TO YOUR BANK. THESE DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE MAILED TO ME IMMEDIATELY YOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST IN THIS PROJECT TO ENABLE US OBTAIN ALL THE NECESSARY APPROVALS FROM THE RELEVANT GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BE REST ASSURED THAT IT'S CONFIDENTIAL AND 100% RISK FREE. ONCE THIS MONEY IS TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT I SHALL FLY TO YOUR COUNTRY TO COLLECT OUR PERCENTAGE OF THE MONEY, WHICH IS 60% OF THE $37M. ALSO PLEASE IF YOU WON'T MIND, ON BEHAVE OF MY COLLEAGUES AND ME I WOULD ASK YOU TO ADVICE US ON HOW TO INVEST IMMEDIATELY IN YOUR COUNTRY. BE ASSURED THAT EVERYTHING IS RISK FREE.AND I WANT TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THAT WITH MY REPUTATION CONSIDERING WHO I AM I MUST ASSURED YOU THAT THIS MAIL YOU ARE READING IS NOT SCAM NEITHER IS IT INTERNET FRAUD, IT ONLY A MEDIUM WITH WHICH WE CAN REACH YOU.WE SINCERELY HOPE YOU WILL ASSIST US OUT IN SPEEDING UP THE TRANSFER AND AS YOU DO SO, I WILL PATIENTLY WAITE TO HEAR FROM YOU,HOPING A VERY URGENT RESPONSE FROM YOU . BEST REGARDS BARRISTER OKOLI NB: Every communication shall be through E-mail. barristerokoli@yahoo.com, OR Phone: 2348033163702