Am frühen Abend habe ich mir eine kostenlose Webmail-Adresse zugelegt und mit dieser Adresse in einem Gästebuch einer Internetseite mit deutscher Domain als "Peter" einen Eintrag hinterlassen.
Wenige Stunden später erhalte ich tatsächlich eine dieser "Urgent Business Proposal":
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DEAR SIR,
IT IS MY PROFOUND INTENTION TO WRITE THIS VERY IMPORTANT AND HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL LETTER TO YOU.
THE CRUX OF THIS LETTER IS TO SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE TRANSFER OF (USD 15,500,000.00) INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
THE MONEY ITSELF AROSE FROM A DELIBRATELY OVER E-ESTIMATED CONTRACT VALUE AWARDED BY MY CORPORATION FEW YEARS AGO.
THE CONTRACT AS A WHOLE WAS AWARDED FOR (US$95,500,000.00).
THE REAL CONTRACT VALUE IS (US $80,000,000.00) WHICH HAS BEEN PAID TO THE ORIGINAL CONTRACTOR.
RIGHT NOW,WE ARE LEFT WITH THIS OVER-ESTIMATED BALANCE,WHICH WE WERE ABLE TO RESCHEDULE WITHIN OUR CENTRAL BANK HERE TO THE PRESENT ACCOUNT.
WE ARE THEREFORE,SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN TRANSFERING THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS IT CAN ONLY BE REMITTED INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT,AS PAYMENT
FOR A CONTRACT EXECUTED FOR OUR CORPORATION.
IN THIS REGARDS,WE WOULD REQUIRE YOUR BANKING PARTICULARS INCLUDING THE ACCOUNT NAME, ACCOUNT NUMBER,AND ADDRESS OF YOUR BANK AS WELL AS ITS TELEPHONE, FAX AND TELEX NUMBERS.
DEFINITELY, YOUR SERVICES WILL BE REWARDED ADEQUATELY.
IT IS INTENDED THAT ONCE THIS FUND IS TRANSFERRED,YOU WILL EARN 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM.
60% WILL BE FOR US WHILE 10% IS MAPPED TO DEFRAY THE LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPENSES/TAXES THAT MAY BE INCURRED DURING THE TRANSACTION.
KINDLY REPLY ME IF YOU CAN ASSIST.
PLEASE YOUR REPLY AND INFORMATION REQUIRED SHOULD BE URGENT AND SENT TO ME THROUGH MY EMAIL ADDRESS AS IT IS FOR PRIVATE USE ONLY.
ALSO INCLUDE YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNICATION.
THE NEED FOR SECRECY AND CONFIDENTIALITY CAN NOT BE OVER EMPHASISED CONSIDERING OUR POSITION IN THE GOVERNMENT.
HOWEVER,WE HAVE TRANSACTED THIS KIND OF BUSINESS WITH SOMEONE IN THE PAST BUT WE WERE DUPED.
WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL NOT GIVE US SUCH A TREATMENT AS WE ARE TRUSTING THE FUND INTO YOUR CARE.
FINALLY, FEEL FREE ONCE AGAIN TO CONTACT ME CONFIDENTIALY THROUGH THIS EMAIL:amo12035@sify.com FOR SECURITY REASONS.
I AM EXPECTING YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.
BEST REGARDS.
ENGR. MICHAEL HOWARD
The Chairman,
Contact Award Committee,
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Kofo
Abayomi Close,
Lagos
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jetzt bin ich ganz aufgeregt, was soll ich bloss schreiben?
Peter antwortet:
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Dear Mr. Howard,
thank your for your kind e-mail with your business
proposal about transfering money to my account.
This sounds very interesting to me. Please get back to me with further information on how I can assist you.
Regards - Peter S.
Jeder kennt diese englischen e-mails, wo einem merkwürdige Geschäftsangebote unterbreitet werden. Doch wie soll man sich wehren?
Als ich diesen Zeitungsartikel neulich las, hab ich mich entschlossen, das auch zu probieren. Nur, um den Frust am Spam abzubauen.
Heute soll´s losgehen. Mal sehen, was so passiert. Die Kommentarfunktion habe ich abgeschaltet, damit - falls der Typ drauf stößt - niemand mit dem Herrn in Verbindung kommt. Es kann Kontakt mit mir über das "e-mail me" Formular aufgenommen werden . Berichtigung, das geht irgendwie nicht. Daher also per mail an peter.s AT elvis.com
hier kann man sich zu dem Thema Nigeria Connection ausführlich informieren:
http://www.heise.de/tp/deutsch/inhalt/te/16665/1.html
