Folks,
One of our devoted associates has forwarded the contents of a email scam that
I think you will find as amusing as I have...
John Spiers
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EMAIL: DANLADI HASSAN2@USA.NET
CEO/PRESIDENT
SIR,
I AM MR. DANLADI HASSAN, DEPUTY SECRETARY OF THE NIGERIAN FOOTBALL
ASSOCIATION, PARENT BODY OF THE NIGERIA `99 LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE, A=
N
AFFILIATE OF INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION (FIFA)IN THE COURSE OF OU=
R
PREPARATION TO HOST THE WORLD YOUTH SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP TAGGED (NIG.`99) =
EARLY
THIS YEAR, HUGE SUM OF MONEY RUNNING INTO MILLIONS OF UNITED STATES DOLLA=
RS
WAS BUDGETED BY THE THEN MILITARY GOVERNMENT FOR THE SUCCESSFUL ORGANIZAT=
ION
OF THIS COMPETITION. IN THE SAME VEIN, FIFA VICE PRESIDENT, SEPT BLATTER,=
MADE
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AVAILABLE FOR THE SAME PROJECT, NOT TO TALK OF CORPOR=
ATE
ORGANIZATIONS AND FOOTBALL-LOVING INDIVIDUALS WHO MADE HUGE DONATIONS.
HOWEVER, IN MY CAPACITY AS THE DEPUTY SECRETARY, TO BOTH THE LOCAL ORGANI=
SING
COMMITTEE (LOC), AND THE NIGERIA FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION (NFA), I AND SOME O=
F MY
COLLEAGUES IN SENSITIVE POSITIONS WERE ABLE TO OVER-INVOICE MOST CONTRACT=
S
WHICH WERE AWARDED FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION AND REFURBISHING OF THE EIGHT (=
8)
STADIA FOR THE COMPETITION. THE CONTRACTORS WHO HANDLED THESE PROJECTS HA=
VE
BEEN PAID OFF. IT IS PERTINENT TO NOTE THAT A TOTAL SUM OF SEVENTY MILLIO=
N
UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$70,000,000.00) WAS REALIZED AS OVER-INVOICE THI=
S
OVER-INVOICE SUM IS LYING IN A SUSPENSE ACCOUNT AT THE CENTRAL BANK OF NI=
GERIA
(CBN), READY FOR TRANSFER INTO AN OVERSEA ACCOUNT. I HAVE BEEN UNANIMOUSL=
Y
MANDATED TO SEEK FOR A HONEST AND TRUSTWORTHY FOREIGNER WHO WILL ASSIST I=
N
ENSURING THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THE ABOVE SUM OF MONEY INTO HIS
PERSONAL/COMPANY ACCOUNT SINCE THE NIGERIAN CODE OF CONDUCT DOES NOT ALLO=
W US
TO OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNTSON SUCCESSFUL REMITTANCE OF THE FUND
(US$70,000,000.00) INTO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT, IT IS AGREED THAT 30% OF =
THE
TOTAL FUND WILL BE FOR YOU, 10% WILL BE USED TO SETTLE ANY EXPENSES THAT =
MIGHT
BE INCURED BY BOTH PARTIES, WHILE THE REMAINING 60% WILL BE FOR US. YOU M=
IGHT
BE SURPRISED AND CURIOUS AT AN OFFER LIKE THIS, BE REST ASSURED THAT THE
MODALITIES AND LOGISTICS TOWARDS THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THISFUND HAVE=
BEEN
WORKED OUT. ALL WE REQUIRE FROM YOU IS YOUR CO-OPERATION.THIS TRANSACTION=
IS
LEAK- PROOF.WE KINDLY REQUEST THAT YOU ACCORD IT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SEC=
RECY
IT DESERVES.YOUR SWIFT RESPONSE WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED. YOU CAN REACH=
ME
THROUGH MY E-MAIL ADDRESS =
,BEST REGARDS
DANLADI HASSAN
Tuesday, November 23, 1999
No Subject
Monday, November 22, 1999
Re: Doing Your Duty
Folks.
From a finacial newsletter, some interesting facts...note the Hewlett Packard
info and how it relates to taxes, not competition.
John
*** Only the leading Nasdaq stocks in the Nasdaq 100 showed any real progress
on Friday. The Dow was down 31. There were 1,201 advances against 1,818
declines -- 65 new highs, 178 new lows.
*** The transports look weak...following a continuing climb in the price of
oil -- now at 26.56 a barrel.
*** Gold was up a smidgen. So was Microsoft. No breakdown in that stock yet.
*** Dividends are disappearing. About 80% of companies paid them in the `50s
and `60s...now it's only 20%. Many companies are using share buybacks in
place
of dividends. Buying back the shares raises the price of the shares.
Shareholders get a capital gain instead of a dividend, which is arguably more
tax efficient.
*** Alan Abelson, in "Barrons," reports that the earnings boost in Hewlett
Packard that sent the share 20% higher in a single day last week was, in
fact,
not an increase in operational earnings -- but just a decrease in taxes.
Earnings from operations were actually down.
*** And Ned Davis Research tells us that 72% of S&P 500 stocks are down more
than 10% from their 52-week highs -- 47% are down more than 20%.