full-disclosure - For Astronautics Day: Scam

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Message-ID: <freemail.20040313131736.53721@fm1.freemail.hu>
From: etomcat at freemail.hu (Feher Tamas)
Subject: For Astronautics Day: Scam - a truly cosmic problem

Hello,

As you know, April 12th is the International Astronautics Day (Gagarin 
and Shuttle-1 flew on this day). Because of Easter, the event received 
less media attention this year - but on-line fraudsters made sure it will 
not be completely forgotten.

Please read and donate!

>Subject: Nigerian Astronaut Wants To Come Home
>Dr. Bakare Tunde
>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
>
>I am Dr. Bakare Tunde, 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 $ 15,000,000 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 $ 3,000,000 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 for 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.
>
>Please acknowledge the receipt of this message via my direct
>number 234 (0) 9-234-2220  only.
>
>Yours Sincerely,
>Dr. Bakare Tunde
>Astronautics Project Manager
>tip@...rda.gov.ng
>
>http://www.nasrda.gov.ng/