RE: BE CAREFUL OF HOODLUMS

I want to paste an actual email I received today.I am not making this up.I suppose I'm expected to believe that the Nigerian are trying do something about their reputation as scammers. Here goes:

NIGERIAN INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT
ANTI-FRAUD UNIT
4TH FLOOR MARY LAND
LAGOS NIGERIA
MOTTO: SECURITY WATCH.
FROM THE DESK
OF: MR MARTINS OKOH.
DEPUTY: DR DONALD SMITH

RE: BE CAREFUL OF HOODLUMS

ATTN:

Based on the finding in this investigastion department we wish to warn
you
against some touts. We have been informed that some touts are contating
you in respect to the collection of your fund in the total sum of $35
Million U.S.A Dollars that was long approved in your favour through the
Global Exchange Bank of Nigeria. As a matter of fact we have been on
this
investigation assignments for some time codely known to no one but the
Presidency and some top government official who are in support of this
investigation team to help stop fraudalent activities in this country.

Although we have been able to come up with some good result about the
people that have extorted money from you illegally and i wish to list
them
so that you will personally indicate them by writting back because we
want
to make your paymen to you without any delay but we must surely deal
and
bring this names to book if only you will indicate correctly any of
them.

The names of the Touts that have been arrested are as follows:

1)PROF CHARLES SOLODO
2)CHIEF JOSEPH SANUSI
3)DR. R.RASHEED
4)BARRISTER AWELE
6)BARRISTER UCHEUZO WILLIAMS.
7)Mr. Ernest Chukwudi Ebi
Deputy Governor - Policy / Board Member
8)Mr. Tunde Lemo Deputy Governor - Financial Sector
Surveillance /Board Member
9)Mrs. W. D. A. Mshelia
(10)Usman Shamsuddeen- Deputy Governor - Corporate Services / Board
Member

The above listed names are been traced/investigated by the police and
some
of them have elope the country and note that if any of them is caught
and
find guilty he/she we go to jailed for 25 years(twenty five years) as
it
is under the Degree 47 of the constituition of this bank under section
of
criminal law. So we are waiting for you to write us and inform us if
any
of the above names have once contacted you in respect to the your fund
if
yes dont waste time to indicate it immediately.

Note that the only office/paying bank that have right to pay or contact
you in this Transfer is the GLOBAL EXCHANGE BANK OF NIGERIA which is
been
headed the bank Governor. You must deal directly with them and do what
so
ever you are asked to do because that is the only way you will achive
the
success of the transaction.

We applogise on behalf of the President and the people of Nigeria for
any
dealy and lost this most have coursed you and promise that such thing
will
not happen again.And if you are dealing with any one of them regarding
this payment we urge you to stop because you are taking a big risk and
you
never find your money any where because your money is with the above
named
bank.

Finally, we are expecting to hear from you today Thanks for your good
understanding while we wait for your urgent response to this mail for
further directives.


Yours truely,

MR MARTINS OKOH(Chairman Investigation Dept)
DR. DONALD SMITH(Deputy Chairman Investigation Dept).