Nigerian Astronaut Scam?

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Not quite a Newb Joined: 01 Oct 2005 Posts: 75

If this is a duplicated topic please delete.... otherwise have a good laugh

http://www.bautforum.com/off-topic-babbling/62780-latest-spam-nigerian-astronaut-wants-come-home.html

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:23 pm

There is so much scope for hilarity and off-scripting there. Pity there's no reply address.

Not quite a Newb Joined: 01 Oct 2005 Posts: 75

Subject: Nigerian Astronaut Wants To Come Home
Dr. helen morgan
Astronautics Project Manager
National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA)
Plot 555
Misau Street
PMB 437
Garki, Abuja, FCT NIGERIA

Dear Mr. Sir,
REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE-STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
Click here to find out more!
I am Dr.helen morgan , the cousin of Nigerian Astronaut, Air Force Major Abacha Tunde. He was the first African in space when he made a secret flight to the Salyut 6 space station in 1979. He was on a later Soviet spaceflight, Soyuz T-16Z to the secret Soviet military space station Salyut 8T in 1989. He was stranded there in 1990 when the Soviet Union was dissolved. His other Soviet crew members returned to earth on the Soyuz T-16Z, but his place was taken up by return cargo. There have been occasional Progrez supply flights to keep him going since that time. He is in good humor, but wants to come home.
In the 14-years since he has been on the station, he has accumulated flight pay and interest amounting to almost $ 20,000,000 American Dollars. This is held in a trust at the Lagos National Savings and Trust Association. If we can obtain access to this money, we can place a down payment with the Russian Space Authorities for a Soyuz return flight to bring him back to Earth. I am told this will cost $ 2,000 American Dollars. In order to access the his trust fund we need your assistance.
Consequently, my colleagues and I are willing to transfer the total amount to your account or subsequent disbursement, since we as civil servants are prohibited by the Code of Conduct Bureau (Civil Service Laws) from opening and/ or operating foreign accounts in our names.
Needless to say, the trust reposed on you at this juncture is enormous. In return, we have agreed to offer you 20 percent of the transferred sum, while 10 percent shall be set aside for incidental expenses (internal and external) between the parties in the course of the transaction. You will be mandated to remit the balance 70 percent to other accounts in due course.
Kindly expedite action as we are behind schedule to enable us include downpayment in this financial quarter.

Yours Sincerely, Dr. Bakare Tunde
Astronautics Project Manager

Not quite a Newb Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 41

It's been around for years, but hasn't come up in a long time.

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 2:12 pm

It just goes to show how unoriginal most run-of-the-mill scammers are.

The earliest report on Eater of exactly the same letter was in April 2004.

http://forum.419eater.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6516

and to show that even back then we got duplicate posts, Laughing

here's one from the following day.

http://forum.419eater.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6550

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 4:33 pm

And you didn't necro it BB? It will be interesting to see what has changed over the last 3 years, using the old story as a comparison. I see 3 familiar names in the first of those threads, are they up for it I wonder?

Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 12:32 am

Provides a whole new slant on the word "downpayment"... Very Happy

Master Baiter Joined: 29 Jun 2006 Posts: 219

Imagine all the fun you could have with a space safari and then slapping the lad when the IP resolves to Nigeria.