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Re: Scam alert -- A letter from Nigeria



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> Not to imply anyone on this list would be so gullible to fall for
> this, but you may know someone who is.... 
> Attached below is an "urgent" letter I recently received. 
> Essentially, it is requesting that I reveal my bank account
> numbers to someone in Nigeria, and in exchange, I can claim my
> share in millions of dollars. 

This is apparently a very long-running, very successful scam.  It's 
so successful that the Nigerian government is in on the deal, at 
least at some level.  Some claim it is the third-largest industry in 
Nigeria!

See http://www.quatloos.com/scams/nigerian.htm for more info.

Gary