I received an email from the Nigerian Space Development Center and I knew it was a scam, you are all going to love this. I have paraphrased it for convenience

"Greetings Friend

I am here to ask for your help. I am Captain James Abacha of the Nigerian Space and Development agency (Notice the changed name of the agency) and sincelery ask you help in getting my brother home. My brother Major Tunde Abacha was sent into space as part of Soyuz in 1979 beng the first Black African to do so, he went again in 1990 with SOYUZ, but the USSR Break up meant they had to come home and only had enough money to bring the USSRians home (wtf!!!). So since 1990, my brother has been stuck on the space station.

He is in good humor but wants to come home. He is owed nearly US$15 million in back pay, but he can't get it as the Nigerian bank is holding it in scrow fund. If you help us with private transaction and we put the money in your account and also bring Major Abacha home, we will give you 20 (TENTY PERCEnT) of the $13 million dolla (We take $2 million to get rocket to bring Major Abacha home).

This transaction is 100% Legal and garinteed, we urge your help and respect confidentials"

Please tell no one of 100% lagit business deel.

Sincereley your in Christ

Captain James Abacha

NIGERIAN SPACE AGENCY

VICTORIA ISLAND

LAGOS

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA"

I mean honestly, who would get sucked in by it, has anyone else had a scam like it. I think the name Abacha comes from a former Nigerian leader called General Sani Abacha. Its used a lot by email scanners, I have several from Miriam Abacha and the bank chief Aminu Sanussi is used a lot too.

Adorecream said:

I received an email from the Nigerian Space Development Center and I knew it was a scam, you are all going to love this. I have paraphrased it for convenience

"Greetings Friend

I am here to ask for your help. I am Captain James Abacha of the Nigerian Space and Development agency (Notice the changed name of the agency) and sincelery ask you help in getting my brother home. My brother Major Tunde Abacha was sent into space as part of Soyuz in 1979 beng the first Black African to do so, he went again in 1990 with SOYUZ, but the USSR Break up meant they had to come home and only had enough money to bring the USSRians home (wtf!!!). So since 1990, my brother has been stuck on the space station.

He is in good humor but wants to come home. He is owed nearly US$15 million in back pay, but he can't get it as the Nigerian bank is holding it in scrow fund. If you help us with private transaction and we put the money in your account and also bring Major Abacha home, we will give you 20 (TENTY PERCEnT) of the $13 million dolla (We take $2 million to get rocket to bring Major Abacha home).

This transaction is 100% Legal and garinteed, we urge your help and respect confidentials"

Please tell no one of 100% lagit business deel.

Sincereley your in Christ

Captain James Abacha

NIGERIAN SPACE AGENCY

VICTORIA ISLAND

LAGOS

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA"

I mean honestly, who would get sucked in by it, has anyone else had a scam like it. I think the name Abacha comes from a former Nigerian leader called General Sani Abacha. Its used a lot by email scanners, I have several from Miriam Abacha and the bank chief Aminu Sanussi is used a lot too.

This may not be a scam. Sounds really sad for the guy. I dunno about this one tbh, sounds kinda legit to me.

Pr1nceQuik said:

Adorecream said:

I received an email from the Nigerian Space Development Center and I knew it was a scam, you are all going to love this. I have paraphrased it for convenience

"Greetings Friend

I am here to ask for your help. I am Captain James Abacha of the Nigerian Space and Development agency (Notice the changed name of the agency) and sincelery ask you help in getting my brother home. My brother Major Tunde Abacha was sent into space as part of Soyuz in 1979 beng the first Black African to do so, he went again in 1990 with SOYUZ, but the USSR Break up meant they had to come home and only had enough money to bring the USSRians home (wtf!!!). So since 1990, my brother has been stuck on the space station.

He is in good humor but wants to come home. He is owed nearly US$15 million in back pay, but he can't get it as the Nigerian bank is holding it in scrow fund. If you help us with private transaction and we put the money in your account and also bring Major Abacha home, we will give you 20 (TENTY PERCEnT) of the $13 million dolla (We take $2 million to get rocket to bring Major Abacha home).

This transaction is 100% Legal and garinteed, we urge your help and respect confidentials"

Please tell no one of 100% lagit business deel.

Sincereley your in Christ

Captain James Abacha

NIGERIAN SPACE AGENCY

VICTORIA ISLAND

LAGOS

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA"

I mean honestly, who would get sucked in by it, has anyone else had a scam like it. I think the name Abacha comes from a former Nigerian leader called General Sani Abacha. Its used a lot by email scanners, I have several from Miriam Abacha and the bank chief Aminu Sanussi is used a lot too.

This may not be a scam. Sounds really sad for the guy. I dunno about this one tbh, sounds kinda legit to me.

Your joking right? Of course it's a scam. Nigeria are known for this sorta shit. They prey on dating sites too, often posing as some random nice looking white guy and ask for so called hospital bills before ever meeting you etc...

[Edited 9/7/11 17:30pm]

So basically he's saying "Can I borrow some money for a rocket right quick?"

Yeah dude, here you go, I keep some spare rocket money under the mattress.

thesexofit said:

Pr1nceQuik said:

This may not be a scam. Sounds really sad for the guy. I dunno about this one tbh, sounds kinda legit to me.

Your joking right? Of course it's a scam. Nigeria are known for this sorta shit. They prey on dating sites too, often posing as some random nice looking white guy and ask for so called hospital bills before ever meeting you etc...

[Edited 9/7/11 17:30pm]

I think we are too quick to call things "scams". There's a possibility this poor man has lost his brother and is looking for some help.

I don't think Nigerians are the ones who always do this, is just that they have extreme bad luck at times and are the ones generally who have internet access in Africa, thus are able to email people for help.

They left him in the space station since 1990? Damn those commies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

oh, and, buddy? Your brother is dead

If the USSR broke up, then how did they bring USSRians home? Huh, did you think of that?

Otherwise it seems totally plausible

Latest Nigerian scam: Nigerian space man

why do I never get any of those e-mails dammit??

Needless to say I did not respond to it, but I did get one saying I had a speeding ticket in New York City, from info7@nytd.com.us it alleged I did 70 in a 55mph zone on May 30th and then said I had to download the file to get details. The download attempted to download a trojan horse virus. This one was not funny and quite harmful. Sending it to scamwatch.co.nz, it said the email had originated in Nigeria. The bitter irony was I have been in Auckland, New Zealand the whole time.

Adorecream said:

I received an email from the Nigerian Space Development Center and I knew it was a scam, you are all going to love this. I have paraphrased it for convenience

"Greetings Friend

I am here to ask for your help. I am Captain James Abacha of the Nigerian Space and Development agency (Notice the changed name of the agency) and sincelery ask you help in getting my brother home. My brother Major Tunde Abacha was sent into space as part of Soyuz in 1979 beng the first Black African to do so, he went again in 1990 with SOYUZ, but the USSR Break up meant they had to come home and only had enough money to bring the USSRians home (wtf!!!). So since 1990, my brother has been stuck on the space station.

He is in good humor but wants to come home. He is owed nearly US$15 million in back pay, but he can't get it as the Nigerian bank is holding it in scrow fund. If you help us with private transaction and we put the money in your account and also bring Major Abacha home, we will give you 20 (TENTY PERCEnT) of the $13 million dolla (We take $2 million to get rocket to bring Major Abacha home).

This transaction is 100% Legal and garinteed, we urge your help and respect confidentials"

Please tell no one of 100% lagit business deel.

Sincereley your in Christ

Captain James Abacha

NIGERIAN SPACE AGENCY

VICTORIA ISLAND

LAGOS

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA"

I mean honestly, who would get sucked in by it, has anyone else had a scam like it. I think the name Abacha comes from a former Nigerian leader called General Sani Abacha. Its used a lot by email scanners, I have several from Miriam Abacha and the bank chief Aminu Sanussi is used a lot too.

I love the "wtf!!!"

i would send him money because it was actually funny!!!!

[Edited 9/7/11 23:20pm]

Adorecream said:

Needless to say I did not respond to it, but I did get one saying I had a speeding ticket in New York City, from info7@nytd.com.us it alleged I did 70 in a 55mph zone on May 30th and then said I had to download the file to get details. The download attempted to download a trojan horse virus. This one was not funny and quite harmful. Sending it to scamwatch.co.nz, it said the email had originated in Nigeria. The bitter irony was I have been in Auckland, New Zealand the whole time.

See, i would of never even opened that one because I have never given the DMV nor any law agency my email addy... Besides, they send those thing in the mail..

NDRU said:

If the USSR broke up, then how did they bring USSRians home? Huh, did you think of that?

Otherwise it seems totally plausible

yes. it does. and even says so right there

This transaction is 100% Legal and garinteed, we urge your help and respect confidentials"

Please tell no one of 100% lagit business deel.

[Edited 9/8/11 15:58pm]

"garinteed, lagit business deel."

Where's my wallet?

Pr1nceQuik said:

thesexofit said:

Your joking right? Of course it's a scam. Nigeria are known for this sorta shit. They prey on dating sites too, often posing as some random nice looking white guy and ask for so called hospital bills before ever meeting you etc...

[Edited 9/7/11 17:30pm]

I think we are too quick to call things "scams". There's a possibility this poor man has lost his brother and is looking for some help.

I don't think Nigerians are the ones who always do this, is just that they have extreme bad luck at times and are the ones generally who have internet access in Africa, thus are able to email people for help.

It's a scam...they all are.

For proof...the actual name of the agency is the "National Space Research and Development Agency" and it is located not in Victoria Island, but in the city of Abuja. Ten seconds of googling will tell you that (http://www.nasrda.gov.ng/)

It's a scam.

=0P

Pr1nceQuik said:

thesexofit said:

Your joking right? Of course it's a scam. Nigeria are known for this sorta shit. They prey on dating sites too, often posing as some random nice looking white guy and ask for so called hospital bills before ever meeting you etc...

[Edited 9/7/11 17:30pm]

I think we are too quick to call things "scams". There's a possibility this poor man has lost his brother and is looking for some help.

I don't think Nigerians are the ones who always do this, is just that they have extreme bad luck at times and are the ones generally who have internet access in Africa, thus are able to email people for help.

surely you're winding us up...

Pr1nceQuik said:

thesexofit said:

Your joking right? Of course it's a scam. Nigeria are known for this sorta shit. They prey on dating sites too, often posing as some random nice looking white guy and ask for so called hospital bills before ever meeting you etc...

[Edited 9/7/11 17:30pm]

I think we are too quick to call things "scams". There's a possibility this poor man has lost his brother and is looking for some help.

I don't think Nigerians are the ones who always do this, is just that they have extreme bad luck at times and are the ones generally who have internet access in Africa, thus are able to email people for help.

I checked this out with a couple of astronaut buddies that have been to the ISS and they said this is legit.

Abacha always begs for a ride home but gets rebuffed because he's broke. He's always bumming cigarettes from the other astronauts, which is weird because you can't smoke in space and American astronauts don't smoke at all. The Russian astronauts smoke like chimneys in the Soyez though - our guys that have to hitch rides on it now smell like ashtrays when they get home.

Anyway, this guy Abacha has to sleep in a closet on the ISS and the only way he gets to eat is if a floating drop of water or Tang goes by and he's able to slurp it up. They say he's gotten so good that he's almost frog-like with his tongue.

He was a good scientist when he got there, but so much has happened in 21 years that now he's useless. He still asks about floppy disks. Someone told him about internet porn and he said, "What is the internet?"

I have a soft spot for astronauts so if someone will post the email address, I'll get my buddies to bring him home on the next shuttle flight.

Oh, wait...

.

[Edited 9/8/11 6:56am]

RodeoSchro said:

Pr1nceQuik said:

I think we are too quick to call things "scams". There's a possibility this poor man has lost his brother and is looking for some help.

I don't think Nigerians are the ones who always do this, is just that they have extreme bad luck at times and are the ones generally who have internet access in Africa, thus are able to email people for help.

I checked this out with a couple of astronaut buddies that have been to the ISS and they said this is legit.

Abacha always begs for a ride home but gets rebuffed because he's broke. He's always bumming cigarettes from the other astronauts, which is weird because you can't smoke in space and American astronauts don't smoke at all. The Russian astronauts smoke like chimneys in the Soyez though - our guys that have to hitch rides on it now smell like ashtrays when they get home.

Anyway, this guy Abacha has to sleep in a closet on the ISS and the only way he gets to eat is if a floating drop of water or Tang goes by and he's able to slurp it up. They say he's gotten so good that he's almost frog-like with his tongue.

He was a good scientist when he got there, but so much has happened in 21 years that now he's useless. He still asks about floppy disks. Someone told him about internet porn and he said, "What is the internet?"

I have a soft spot for astronauts so if someone will post the email address, I'll get my buddies to bring him home on the next shuttle flight.

Oh, wait...

.

[Edited 9/8/11 6:56am]

Okay after this and the girl who punched a bear in the face story today I'm useless

RodeoSchro said:

Pr1nceQuik said:

I think we are too quick to call things "scams". There's a possibility this poor man has lost his brother and is looking for some help.

I don't think Nigerians are the ones who always do this, is just that they have extreme bad luck at times and are the ones generally who have internet access in Africa, thus are able to email people for help.

I checked this out with a couple of astronaut buddies that have been to the ISS and they said this is legit.

Abacha always begs for a ride home but gets rebuffed because he's broke. He's always bumming cigarettes from the other astronauts, which is weird because you can't smoke in space and American astronauts don't smoke at all. The Russian astronauts smoke like chimneys in the Soyez though - our guys that have to hitch rides on it now smell like ashtrays when they get home.

Anyway, this guy Abacha has to sleep in a closet on the ISS and the only way he gets to eat is if a floating drop of water or Tang goes by and he's able to slurp it up. They say he's gotten so good that he's almost frog-like with his tongue.

He was a good scientist when he got there, but so much has happened in 21 years that now he's useless. He still asks about floppy disks. Someone told him about internet porn and he said, "What is the internet?"

I have a soft spot for astronauts so if someone will post the email address, I'll get my buddies to bring him home on the next shuttle flight.

Oh, wait...

.

[Edited 9/8/11 6:56am]

Someone get this astronaut 10cc's of grunge & Seinfeld, stat!!

Adorecream said:

Please tell no one of 100% lagit business deel.

I am so tempted to sig this.

Out of all the Nigerian scam emails, this has to be the best one. SPACE!

Good Lord. I can't even process that.

That is freaking hilarious!

Do they really expect people to believe someone has been stuck up there since 1990 due to lack of money??!?!?

Thats why I posted it, it was so fake and so badly done, it amaused me. I have seen another version which is from Dr Bakare Abacha, but basically says the same thing, and apparently its been doing the rounds for several years. I would say the one I got was a poor copy of the original scam.

Here are some more I have archived

Hello Friend,

I am Mr. Adada an Oil merchant in Iraq; i have been diagnosed with esophageal cancer.
It has defied all forms of medical treatment, and right now I have only about a few months to live, according to medical experts, just recently my doctor inform me i have a few weeks to live due to the esophageal cancer. I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared for anyone (not even myself) but my business. Though I am very rich, I was never generous, I was always hostile to people and only focused on my business as that was the only thing I cared for. But now I regret all this as I now know that there is more to life than just wanting to have or make all the money in the world. I have decided to give alms to charity organizations, as I want this to be one of the last good deeds I do on earth. The last of my money which no one knows of is the huge cash deposit of fifteen million dollars $15, 000, 000,00 that I have with a finance/Security Company abroad. I will want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatched it to charity organizations. I!
t may interest you to know that i

I have set aside 10% for you and for your time.

God be with you.

Mr. Adada

Another one,

Attn: Beneficiary

This is to inform you that the Barclays Bank England Plc has been appointed by the new elected British Prime Minister Mr. David Cameron who is the Head of Her Majesty's Government to manage and disburse the total revenue from the country's Federal Revenue Account, towards paying-off listed number of foreigners whose inheritance, lottery winning funds/contract transfer have been stalled for the past 4 years and above, owing to the gross corruption and delays that characterized foreign debt payment exercises under the past regime. Your email address is among those earmarked for payment in the month of November 2010.

Based on the new Prime minster directive, we have concluded arrangements for the release of your payment. The ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER has been mandated to issue out US$900,000.00 (Nine Hundred Thousand unites States dollars) as your part payment. You are warned to stop any further communication with any other person(s) or office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your Payment because from our record, we found out that you have been dealing with the wrong people who claim to be government official but are not.

Please send the following information:
1. Full name, 2. Billing Address of where your atm package would be delivered to


To Contact person:

Mr. Quentin E. Walton, Sr
40 West 45th Street, New York City, NY 10036
diplomat.qwalton@gmail.com
631-328-6548

Regards,

Mrs. Caroline Adams

And another

HELLO FRIEND,
PLEASE BEAR WITH ME FOR NOW AND DO NOT ASK MY NAME. WHAT I HAVE MAY BE OF INTEREST TO YOU. IT IS A BUSINESS PROPOSAL THAT WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO YOU AND I.I LIVE IN LONDON , UNITED KINGDOM.I AM 51 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING IN A BANK IN LONDON FOR THE PAST 17 YEARS WHERE I AM PRESENTLY AN ACCOUNTS MANAGER.

I WILL GIVE YOU MY FULL DETAILS ON YOUR REPLY TO THIS LETTER. MY AIM OF CONTACTING YOU IS TO SOLICIT YOUR CO-OPERATION AND ASSISTANCE BASED ON ONE OF THE ACCOUNTS UNDER MY MANAGEMENT CONTAINING $18.5MILLION (EIGHTEEN MILLION & FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS)WHICH HAS REMAINED DORMANT FOR THE LAST TWELVE YEARS.

THIS ACCOUNT WAS OWNED BY THE LATE MRS. REBECCA ROLDAN AND FOLLOWING MY INVESTIGATION, I FOUND OUT THAT SHE DIED ON MAY 1992 VIA A CAR CRASH IN THE BAHAMAS AND SHE LEFT NO CHILDREN OR NEXT OF KIN.I WILL INFORM YOU MORE ON HOW WE CAN GET THE MONEY IN HER ACCOUNT TRANSFERED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT IF YOU AGREE TO CO-OPERATE WITH ME ON THIS ON YOUR REPLY TO THIS MAIL.I WILL ALSO GIVE YOU MORE PERSONAL DETAILS OF ME AND THE TRANSACTION ON YOUR REPLY.PLEASE TREAT THIS AS CONFIDENTIAL, URGENT AND OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE AND FOR THAT REASON I SHALL RECIEVE YOUR FIRST RESPONSE ON THIS EMAIL ADDRESS ONLY: jimydesanto2010@yahoo.co.jp


and one for the road

All of these are crap, who the hell would respond to them

Adorecream said:

I received an email from the Nigerian Space Development Center and I knew it was a scam, you are all going to love this. I have paraphrased it for convenience

"Greetings Friend

I am here to ask for your help. I am Captain James Abacha of the Nigerian Space and Development agency (Notice the changed name of the agency) and sincelery ask you help in getting my brother home. My brother Major Tunde Abacha was sent into space as part of Soyuz in 1979 beng the first Black African to do so, he went again in 1990 with SOYUZ, but the USSR Break up meant they had to come home and only had enough money to bring the USSRians home (wtf!!!). So since 1990, my brother has been stuck on the space station.

He is in good humor but wants to come home. He is owed nearly US$15 million in back pay, but he can't get it as the Nigerian bank is holding it in scrow fund. If you help us with private transaction and we put the money in your account and also bring Major Abacha home, we will give you 20 (TENTY PERCEnT) of the $13 million dolla (We take $2 million to get rocket to bring Major Abacha home).

This transaction is 100% Legal and garinteed, we urge your help and respect confidentials"

Please tell no one of 100% lagit business deel.

Sincereley your in Christ

Captain James Abacha

NIGERIAN SPACE AGENCY

VICTORIA ISLAND

LAGOS

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA"

I mean honestly, who would get sucked in by it, has anyone else had a scam like it. I think the name Abacha comes from a former Nigerian leader called General Sani Abacha. Its used a lot by email scanners, I have several from Miriam Abacha and the bank chief Aminu Sanussi is used a lot too.

The second funniest thing I've seen today...

Pr1nceQuik said:

thesexofit said:

Your joking right? Of course it's a scam. Nigeria are known for this sorta shit. They prey on dating sites too, often posing as some random nice looking white guy and ask for so called hospital bills before ever meeting you etc...

[Edited 9/7/11 17:30pm]

I think we are too quick to call things "scams". There's a possibility this poor man has lost his brother and is looking for some help.

I don't think Nigerians are the ones who always do this, is just that they have extreme bad luck at times and are the ones generally who have internet access in Africa, thus are able to email people for help.

... after this, the first

This is a scam. Though it does make me think can a human live in zero gravity for 21 years and be able to come back to Earth???

Pr1nceQuik said:

thesexofit said:

Your joking right? Of course it's a scam. Nigeria are known for this sorta shit. They prey on dating sites too, often posing as some random nice looking white guy and ask for so called hospital bills before ever meeting you etc...

[Edited 9/7/11 17:30pm]

I think we are too quick to call things "scams". There's a possibility this poor man has lost his brother and is looking for some help.

I don't think Nigerians are the ones who always do this, is just that they have extreme bad luck at times and are the ones generally who have internet access in Africa, thus are able to email people for help.

The Justice League is now raising funds to help keep the Justice League Sattelite in Orbit. Any contribution would be appreciated.

[Edited 9/9/11 4:49am]