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globalpost.com — Nigeria's space agency is no joke. It has launched satellites and aims to put Africans into space.

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  • grumpyrain, on 10/31/2009, -4/+147GREETINGS

    IN ORDER TO TRANSFER OUT (USD$126 MILLION DOLLARS) FROM OUR SPACE CENTRE. I HAVE THE COURAGE TO ASK YOUTO LOOK FOR A RELIABLE AND HONEST PERSON WHO WILL BE CAPABLE FOR THIS IMPORTANT BUSINESS BELIEVING THAT YOU WILL NEVER LET ME DOWN EITHER NOW OR IN FUTURE.

    I AM MR. EMMANUEL OBI, THE DIRECTOR OF SPACE AGENCY AFRICA PLC. (SAA). THERE IS AN ACCOUNT OPENED IN THIS SPACE CENTRE IN 1980 AND SINCE 1990 NOBODY HAS OPERATED ON THIS ACCOUNT AGAIN. AFTER GOING THROUGH SOME OLD FILES INTHE RECORDS I DISCOVERED THAT IF I DO NOT REMITT THIS MONEY OUT URGENTLY IT WILL BE FORFEITED FOR NOTHING.

    THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT IS MR. SMITH B. ANDREAS, A FOREIGNER, AND THE MANAGER OF PETRO -TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES, A CHEMICAL ENGINEER BY PROFESSION AND HE DIED SINCE 1990. NO OTHERPERSON KNOWS ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT OR ANY THING CONCERNING IT, THE ACCOUNT HAS NO OTHER BENEFICIARY AND MY INVESTIGATION PROVED TO ME AS WELL THAT THIS COMPANY DOES NOT KNOWANYTHING ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT AND THE AMOUNT INVOLVED IS (USD$126 MILLION DOLLARS).

    I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO A SAFE FOREIGNERS ACCOUNT ABROAD BUT I DON'T KNOW ANYFOREIGNER, I AM ONLY CONTACTING YOU AS A FOREIGNER BECAUSE THIS MONEY CAN NOT BE APPROVED TO ALOCAL BANK HERE, BUT CAN ONLY BE APPROVED TO ANY FOREIGN ACCOUNT BECAUSE THE MONEY IS IN US DOLLARS AND THE FORMER OWNER OFTHE ACCOUNT IS MR. SMITH B. ANDREAS IS A FOREIGNER TOO. I KNOW THAT THIS MASSAGE WILL COME TOYOU AS A SURPRISE AS WE DON'T KNOW OUR SELVES BEFORE, BUT BE SURE THAT IT IS REAL AND A GENUINEBUSINESS.

    I ONLY GOT YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS FROM THE COMPUTER WITH BELIEVE IN GOD THAT YOU WILL NEVER LETME DOWN IN THIS BUSINESS YOU ARE THE ONLY PERSON THAT I HAVE CONTACTED IN THIS BUSINESS, SOPLEASE REPLY URGENTLY SO THAT I WILL INFORM YOU THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE URGENTLY. I WANT US TO SEE FACE TO FACE OR SIGN A BINDINGAGREEMENT TO BIND US TOGETHER SO THAT YOU CAN RECIEVE THIS MONEY INTO A FORIEGN ACCOUNT OR ANYACCOUNT OF YOUR CHOICE WHERE THE FUND WILL BE REMMITTED. AND I WILL FLY TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR WITHDRAWAL AND SHARING ANDOTHER INVESTMENTS.

    I AM CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO INVOLVE A FOREIGNER WITH FOREIGN ACCOUNT AND FOREIGNENEFICIARY. I NEED YOUR CO-OPERATION TO MAKE THIS WORK FINE. BECAUSE THE MANAGEMENT IS READY TOAPPROVE THIS PAYMENT TO ANY FOREIGNER WHO HAS CORRECT INFORMATION OF THIS ACCOUNT, WHICH I WILLGIVE TO YOU LATER IMMEDIATELY, IF YOU ARE ABLE AND WITH CAPABILITY TO HANDLE SUCH AMOUNT INSTRICT CONFIDENCE AND TRUST ACCORDING TO MY INSTRUCTIONS AND ADVICE FOR OUR MUTUAL BENEFIT BECAUSE THIS OPPORTUNITY WILL NEVER COME AGAIN IN MY LIFE.

    I NEED TRUTHFUL PERSON IN THIS BUSINESS BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO MAKE MISTAKE I NEED YOUR STRONGASSURANCE AND TRUST. WITH MY POSITION NOW IN THE OFFICE I CAN NOT TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO ANYFOREIGNERS RELIABLE ACCOUNT WHICH YOU CAN PROVIDE WITH ASSURANCE THAT THIS MONEY WILL BE INTACTPENDING MY PHYSICAL ARRIVAL IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR SHARING. I WILL DESTROY ALL DOCUMENTS OF TRANSACTION IMMEDIATELY WE RECIEVE THIS MONEY LEAVING NO TRACE TO ANYPLACE.

    YOU CAN ALSO COME TO DISCUSS WITH ME FACE TO FACE AFTER WHICH I WILL MAKE THIS REMITTANCE INYOUR PRESENCE AND TWO OF US WILL FLY TO YOUR COUNTRY AT LEAST TWO DAYS AHEAD OF THE MONEY GOINGINTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

    I WILL APPLY FOR ANNUAL LEAVE TO GET VISA IMMEDIATELY I HEAR FROM YOU THAT YOU ARE READY TO ACT AND RECEIVE THIS FUND IN YOUR ACCOUNT. IWILL USE MY POSITION AND INFLUENCE TO EFFECT LEGAL APPROVALS AND ONWARD TRANSFER OF THIS MONEYTO YOUR ACCOUNT WITH APPROPRIATE CLEARANCE FORMS OF THE MINISTRIES AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPARTMENTS. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS BUSINESS, YOU WILL BE GIVEN 20% OF THETOTAL AMOUNT, 75% WILL BE FOR ME, WHILE 5% WILL BE FOR EXPENSES BOTH PARTIES MIGHT HAVE INCUREDDURING THE PROCESS OF TRANSFERING.

    I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR EARLIEST REPLY BY MAIL.

    YOURS TRULY,

    EMMANUEL OBI.
  • SolInvictus, on 10/30/2009, -0/+83Oh, great - now I have to start worrying about emails from a Space Prince who needs 10 grams of antimatter.
  • bakedpajamas, on 10/30/2009, -7/+82In other news, burglaries at the International Space Station have increased 400%. NASA has no comment at this time.
  • TLO9000, on 10/30/2009, -3/+61It would seem that Nigerians have more important matters to deal with than landing on the moon. Ya know... like matters a little closer to home. Like feeding people.
  • schmitey, on 10/31/2009, -0/+49So what? Jamaica has a bobsled team.
  • thegrantman, on 10/31/2009, -1/+49It's a scam.
  • seltaeb4, on 10/31/2009, -1/+32T minus 4:19 and counting...
  • FitteMas, on 10/31/2009, -0/+31WOW, You are so lucky!!!.. if only he had chosen me. Well have fun spending all the money, you lucky lucky bastard
  • cbergstrom, on 10/31/2009, -0/+30You forgot to spell out the dollar amount after the number... they always do that for some reason.

    USD$126 MILLION DOLLARS (ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-SIX MILLION DOLLARS).

    Kudos on the rest of the detail, including random spelling errors, grammer problems, all caps, and multiple references to God.

    Also, "I DISCOVERED THAT IF I DO NOT REMITT THIS MONEY OUT URGENTLY IT WILL BE FORFEITED FOR NOTHING." and "NO OTHERPERSON KNOWS ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT OR ANY THING CONCERNING IT" is awesome.
  • tofagerl, on 10/31/2009, -0/+29That's why they're going to space - to get all the cheese from the moon
  • nightmyst999, on 10/31/2009, -0/+27I read the comments hoping someone had posted something like this.
  • Frankzulla, on 10/31/2009, -0/+26I hesitate to imagine the logistics involved with wire transfers from the Moon.
  • scott1, on 10/31/2009, -1/+19One small step for a Nigerian, one giant leap for scamkind, HA I just scammed you form THE MOON
  • iheartbakon, on 10/31/2009, -0/+17Transferring all my internets to you right now, sir.
  • mkriss5681, on 10/30/2009, -2/+19We're Nigerians in Space
    We're Nigerians in Space
    We say we'll send you cash
    Then we'll steal your stash
    From our Moon Base
  • becrg12, on 10/31/2009, -4/+21Whenever there are stories about poor(er) countries with high tech aspirations, I always hear this sentiment. It's not like they are going forget about everything else and focus 100% on getting to space. Who knows what kind of opportunities and developments that this could spur. Space tourism is going to be huge industry sooner than you think, I don't see why they shouldn't want and take action to be part of that. And the first African in space has huge symbolic meaning, call me naive or idealistic but maybe it might be some kind of enlightenment for the continent as whole or whatever.

    Besides look at our own history, we made plans to send people to the moon during a time when a significant portion of our population weren't allowed to sit their asses at the front of a bus.
  • Amadeus2490, on 10/31/2009, -2/+18Almost as exciting as Gay ***** From Outer Space.
  • Chris_F, on 10/31/2009, -2/+17Hello sir, I am calling from your bahnk. There is a pidgin in your bahnk account, and it has a very bad cold. I need your bahnk account number and sort code so we can go into your bahnk account and remove the pigeohn and disinfect zeh monies. Then they will be pressed and steamed. Hello? Hellooo?
  • mkriss5681, on 10/30/2009, -3/+14Whalers on the Moon, and now this?
  • nudedos, on 10/31/2009, -0/+10Seems like those Princes are taking their business elsewhere.
  • newman8r, on 10/31/2009, -1/+11Starvin' marvin has already been to space, granted he wasn't from Nigeria but he's still African.
  • Floyder, on 10/31/2009, -0/+10Whalers on the moon? who carry a harpoon?
  • copypastry, on 10/31/2009, -0/+9depositing 126 million internets into grumpyrain's internets account as we speak.
  • EvilDeadAsh, on 10/31/2009, -1/+10there's soooo many jokes that could be made that it boggles the mind.
  • ThirdTimeBanned, on 10/31/2009, -2/+11stay tuned for

    POVERTYYYY INNNNNN SPAAAAACCCEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!......
  • JoeNaguib, on 10/31/2009, -0/+8Phoenix has a hockey team.
  • BroderickG, on 10/31/2009, -0/+7I would give you my internets, but I already invested all of them in the last Nigerian that came through here.
  • jestics, on 10/31/2009, -1/+7At least all of us reading this on the internet known where the money is coming from.
  • Knowa22, on 10/31/2009, -0/+6What in the ***** is that squiggly thing??
  • MastaQ, on 10/31/2009, -0/+6But there ain't no whales so they tell tall tales and sing a whaling tune?
  • bklny, on 10/31/2009, -1/+7Great a space program funded by 419’s

    Let just hope they don’t put the international space station on cinder blocks
  • inactive, on 10/31/2009, -0/+6how can they do that with all heir royalty dying all the time?
  • wozup, on 10/31/2009, -1/+6***** you whaaale!!!
  • GeatMasta, on 10/31/2009, -0/+5dear emmanuel obi,
    i do not have any money so i am sending you this drawing i did of a spider instead. I value the drawing at $126,000,000 so i trust this settles the matter.

    http://tinyurl.com/qbq4yp
  • junaeroplane, on 10/31/2009, -1/+6how soon until western union has a space branch?
  • Gsydigger, on 10/31/2009, -0/+5wow, this just shows have much money they've scammed

    soon we'll see NASA doing these scams.
  • zeebo, on 10/31/2009, -1/+5If Nigeria is actually able to expand on this and achieve the sort of safety and lift capability you need for launching humans this could be a huge economic boost for them by bringing in more outside investment and providing well paying jobs. Given their location, they're actually a prime candidate for a launch site.

    Space could be a big part of the future of a prosperous Africa.
  • AlienMushroom, on 10/31/2009, -0/+4No. They are just upgrading their headquarters.
  • jturbo, on 10/31/2009, -0/+4The crafts will be built with 419 money and powered by witchcraft.
  • graffindude, on 10/31/2009, -2/+6***** you dolpheeeeeeeeeen!!!
  • EdgarVerona, on 10/31/2009, -0/+3I died doin' what I loved! ... 419 scams.
  • Khirzask, on 10/31/2009, -5/+8tl;dr
  • EdgarVerona, on 10/31/2009, -0/+3In space, no one can hear you 419.
  • Surkit, on 10/31/2009, -0/+2Fantastic, the more countries exploring space, the better chances we can move away from earth.
  • DrNemo, on 10/31/2009, -1/+3The government is already consuming all the resources before the people and business can even dream of having them. And now they want to embark on something so trivial like space exploration. Typical government idiocy.
  • cajungator3, on 10/31/2009, -0/+2Tell me where to put my bank account number!!!
  • nyx210, on 10/31/2009, -0/+2Go die. Right now.
  • emjaymj, on 10/31/2009, -0/+2Saw that film a few years ago.

    I don't think ANYTHING can be that exciting.
  • overridemymind, on 10/31/2009, -0/+2ASCII Fail.
  • linksus, on 10/31/2009, -0/+2Oh dear.
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