# Let's Play With My New Nigerian Friend **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 29, 2004, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-with-my-new-nigerian-friend/257456 "2004-07-29T17:16:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![TastesLikeBurning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@TastesLikeBurning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TastesLikeBurning)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2004, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-with-my-new-nigerian-friend/257456/21 "2004-07-31T07:44:38Z")
Here’s the text from a scam emailer that I sent replies to, but surprisingly I didn’t receive any responses after my last reply. Apologies to those who have already read this in a similar thread. My replies in italics. FROM DR chiamemere EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT. FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT. UNION TOGOLAISE DU BANQUE LOME- TOGO. TEL:228-01-94-57 Dear Sir, I am Dr chiamemere, the director in charge of auditing and accounting section of Union togolaise du banque Lome-Togo in west Africa with due respect and regard. I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction . During our investigation and auditing in this bank, my department came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person who died on november 1997 in a plane crash and the fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim of the fund in our custody either from his family or relation before our discovery to this development. Although personally, I keep this information secret within myself and partners to enable the whole plans and idea be Profitable and successful during the time of execution. The said amount was us$14M (fourteen million united states dollars). As it may interest you to know, I got your impressive information through my good friends who works with chamber of commerce on foreign business relations here in Lome- Togo. It is him who recommended your person to me to be viable and capable to champion a business of such magnitude without any problem Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the bonafide next of kin to the deceased, get the required approval and transfer this money to a foreign account has been put in place and directives and needed information will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist us and also benefit your self to this great business opportunity. In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in this country as a civil servant, we are not allowed to operate a foreign account and would eventuallyraise an eye brow on my side during the time of transfer because I work in this bank. This is the actual reason why it will require a second party or fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin with affidavit of trust of oath to the Bank and also present a foreign account where he will need the money to be re-transferred into on his request as it may be after due verification and clarification by the correspondent branch of the bank where the whole money will be remitted from to your own designated bank account. I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 30% of the total sum as gratification, while 10% will be set aside to take care of expenses that may arise during the time of transfer and also telephone bills, while 60% will be for me and my partners. Please, you have been adviced to keep top secret as we are still in service and intend to retire from service after we conclude this deal with you. I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you confirm the money in your account. and ask us to come down to your country for subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages previously indicated and further investment, either in your country or any country you advice us to invest in. All other necessary information will be sent to you when I hear from you. I suggest you get back to me as soon as possible stating your wish in this deal. Yours faithfully, Dr. chiamemere \*Hello Doctor, I would love to get involved in this great opportunity and I would also like to take this chance to say thankyou for considering me as a privileged beneficiary. Please let me know how I can help you, as even it if means putting my children up for adoption to raise the necessary capital, then I would not hesitate. Kind regards, Brad XXXXXXX\* chinamemere china \<[chinamemere2@yahoo.com](mailto:chinamemere2@yahoo.com)\> wrote Dear Brad XXXXXXX I am happy with your immediate and encouraging response to my mail.It is our target to complete this transaction before or by 15th of this month and with your full coperation I am sure we will meet our target. Please your honesty and trustworthyness is highly solicited as well as secrecy because we are still in service in this bank.We really need your assurance on these. I have attached a sample of claim application which you will fill and sign accordingly and fax to the bank.Fill it and send it to me first by email so that I check if there is any correction to be made before you fax to the bank.We will also use the personal iformation you provide on the application to effect certain changes immediately in the personal files of the deceased customer.Call me on +228-901-94-57 for any immediate clarification. As insiders,all personal information about the deceased customer which the bank management will request from you will be provided by us and we will direct you on every step untill approval is given to you.All other legal documents as may be obtainable from relevant ministries in Togo are sure to be obtained in the course of processing this claim. We have perfectly planned this deal.We need your boldness and coperation to effect it within 15 working days from the date of your official application,may be less. Awaiting your next response Yours faithfully Dr Chinamemere Below is the sample of the claim application which you should fill. Your complete address fax no… telephone no… date… ATTN; REMMITTANCE MANAGER UNION TOGOLAISE DE BANQUE, LOME TOGO Dear sir, I,…(your name)…, of…(your address)…humbly applies to this bank today…(the date)…as next of kin to your deceased customer MR MOUNIR HOUMANI who died in november ,1997. I humbly apply putting claim over his balance with this bank valued at USD14 MILLION left in account number 00053904523 I also wish my application will be given an urgent attention as I wish this balance be released and re-transfered into my account as stated below; Name of bank…,Address of bank…,Account number…,Name of Beneficiary… Swift code…,Bank fax number… Accept my apologies for the late application,it was due to some family problems which have just been settled. Thanks in anticipation for your co-operation. Yours sincerely, …(your name and signature)… - — Brad XXXXXXX \ wrote: Thankyou Doctor, As soon as school breaks for the holidays I will get straight onto it, which should be sometime before the 13th of this month. I can’t wait to receive this money, as it will be invaluable to the future success of training my dog as a travelling one man jazz band. Cymbals for all four knees can be quite expensive these days as I’m sure you are aware, but with 10 million dollars, I will be able to buy a lot of cymbals, and hopefully one of those harmonica attachments for his collar. If there is anything in the meantime I may be able to assist you with please don’t hesitate to contact me and I will do my best to make sure it happens. Kind regards, Brad XXXXX\* — chinamemere china \<[chinamemere2@yahoo.com](mailto:chinamemere2@yahoo.com)\> wrote: Dear Brad, I beleive you saw the attatched sample of claim application which you are supposed to fill? Go through and fill it accordingly and then send to me by email so that I check if it is correctly filled before you fax to the bank. There is no time to waste and I would also want you to tell me about yourself and your present carrear so that I know if you can be capable of transacting this business.This is important because,we would not want to fail in this transaction because of any incapacitation. I expect a reply to this mail immediately, Yours faithfully, Dr Chinamemere \*Hi Doc! I got to work this morning and was hoping to get another of your e-mails, I really look forward to them seeing as how we’ve become such great friends. I did receive the application, but I’m waiting for lemons to come in at the local greengrocers before filling it out. I want to print out the application and complete it using lemon juice, this way we can both be assured of confidentiality, as long as you have a candle of course? I’m still not sure if the lemon juice method will still work after I’ve scanned the document and e-mailed it back to you though, what’s been your experience on this matter? Doc, I must say that I am a little puzzled as to your question about whether I’m capable of completing such an important transaction? I would have thought our inseparable bond as friends would have been enough of a guarantee, but anyhow, I’m willing to fill you in a little on my credentials. I am currently head of a multi-national corporation responsible for providing a solution to world hunger. We are in the process of attempting to mate pigs with chickens, thereby creating a rare strain of animal known as a Picken. Pickens, although hard to catch, will be extremely tasty, and also have the added bonus of tasting something like a cross between bacon and eggs, a favourite of yours too I’m sure? Anyhow Doc, I must head off as pig and chicken mating is exhausting work, especially when it involves me having to show the chickens how it’s done. One of the perks of the job I guess. As soon as the lemons come in, I’ll be in touch. Regards, Your best friend, Brad\* [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-with-my-new-nigerian-friend/257456.md?page=1)