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#686116 - 02/13/07 06:42 PM Nigerian Astronaut
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From The REgister in the U.K....this is a beauty!

For aficionados of the advance fee fraud email genre, we have a truly delicious 419 solicitation to brighten your Friday. Just when you thought you'd heard it all, try the one about the Nigerian astronaut stuck on Soyuz:

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 or 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@nasrda.gov.ng

http://www.nasrda.gov.ng/

Truly inspired. If the wag behind this would like to contact us, we'll send him or her a Reg lapel pin. Let's face it: there's no way on God's earth that even the lads from Lagos could concoct something this exceptional, could they? ®

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#686122 - 02/13/07 06:44 PM Re: Nigerian Astronaut Fraudman CFCI
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I can't believe anyone would actually think this was for real.
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#686257 - 02/13/07 08:18 PM Re: Nigerian Astronaut Lip Gloss
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I couldn't stop laughing at this!
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#686313 - 02/13/07 08:57 PM Re: Nigerian Astronaut Bacon Boy
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I'm betting that I have at least a dozen customers who would be happy to help this poor astronaut out. Seriously.
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#686316 - 02/13/07 08:59 PM Re: Nigerian Astronaut thomasj
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In hades.
We have a few who would as well.
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#686322 - 02/13/07 09:05 PM Re: Nigerian Astronaut *BUSTER*
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Yep. Just like the lady the "government" sent a check for 3.5 million. All she had to do was empty her account for tax purposes. I think it is sad that these people have no family to help make sure they aren't getting taken advantage of.
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#686323 - 02/13/07 09:05 PM Re: Nigerian Astronaut *BUSTER*
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i know we do...

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#686338 - 02/13/07 09:32 PM Re: Nigerian Astronaut Imagine
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Great idea for a movie! they could make a lot more money that way! Maybe we should connect them to Michael Moore for a dramamentary!
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#686344 - 02/13/07 09:36 PM Re: Nigerian Astronaut waldensouth
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A movie about the forgotten astronaut or a movie about people being scammed about a forgotten astronaut.
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#686347 - 02/13/07 09:40 PM Re: Nigerian Astronaut Bacon Boy
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both, Part I and Part II

And if we're lucky, a trilogy, with trees that walk and talk.
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#686371 - 02/13/07 09:57 PM Re: Nigerian Astronaut Peepers
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Pulling people out of the ditc...
well, this sounds like a deal, only $3mm to get him home. The last 2 civilians who paid to go in space spent $20mm
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#686383 - 02/13/07 10:02 PM Re: Nigerian Astronaut HappyGilmore
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If I had the money, i would pay to go into space. I wanted to be an astronaut but I ruined it by smoking.
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#686386 - 02/13/07 10:03 PM Re: Nigerian Astronaut Lip Gloss
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Originally Posted By: Lip Gloss
If I had the money, i would pay to go into space. I wanted to be an astronaut but I ruined it by smoking.


Acupuncture and hypnosis will fix it.
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#686390 - 02/13/07 10:05 PM Re: Nigerian Astronaut TheManofSteel
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But the damage is done now. I have to quit in 4 weeks anyhow. Then I have to keep not smoking for another 6 weeks after.
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#686448 - 02/13/07 11:18 PM Re: Nigerian Astronaut Lip Gloss
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