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From: "John Newport" <>
Subject: Re: BUSINESS TRANSACTION
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2002 12:16:32 +0100
References: <000f01c22017$bf41eaa0$LocalHost@janetbuck>


If you just want to block more messages from this sender, click on
'Message', on the toolbar at the top, and then click on 'Block Sender'.

If you want to block all similar messages, it's a bit trickier. You need to
select a word that is very likely to occur in the unwanted message but not
likely to occur in messages that you want to receive. In this case 'Nigeria'
could be a good choice - unless, of course, you have friends there who may
want to contact you! Others could be 'Dollar' or 'Business'.
Having selected the word that you believe to be the most acceptable to you,
go to 'Tools' , 'Message Rules', and 'Mail'.

Select 'New' and, in box 1, I would suggest, 'Where the message body
contains specific words'.

In box 2, select 'Delete it' and in box 4 give the rule a name - any will
do. You could choose 'Nigeria Scam', for instance.

Going back to box 3, click on the high-lighted 'contains specific words' and
in the top line of the dialogue box that comes up next, type the words that
you want to use to block future similar messages and, then, the word 'ADD',
to the right.

You just select 'OK' all the way out!

There may be others on this mailing list who know a better way or who may
wish to correct something I've said but it seems to work for me.

This Nigerian scam has been going on since the 1970s, to my knowledge. Back
then, before the Internet, the scam was received by letter. In spite of all
the warnings, however, people are still falling for it. In the early 1990s,
the managing director of the company that I worked for sent 10,000 GBP to an
account in Nigeria, as asked, in the hope that he would become a millionaire
by the end of the week -.and this was in spite of me telling him that it was
a scam. He, of course, never saw the money again - and he's still not a
millionaire!

Anyway, hope this helps,

John

----- Original Message -----
From: "janet buck" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, June 28, 2002 1:19 AM
Subject: Fw: BUSINESS TRANSACTION


> Hi - has anyone else received the following email? I remember a
discussion
> a while back but can't remember what the advice was. I believe there is a
> way of blocking mail so would appreciate some computer genius letting me
> know how this is done.
>
> Many thanks,
> Jan.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "maria abacha" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 4:33 PM
> Subject: BUSINESS TRANSACTION
>
>
> > ATTN:MD/CEO
> > I am a Barrister and a member of Nigeria Bar Association
> > (NBA). Your contact reached me through the World Business
> > Encyclopaedia and my insistence on you. Hence, I made up my
> > mind to introduce this business to you in confidence for
> > the mutual benefit of both of us. The sum of USD75M
> > (Seventy Five Million United States Dollars) was lodged
> > into one of the leading private Banks here in the Country
> > by the late Head of State (GEN.SANI ABACHA) this money was
> > lodged in a DEFACED FORM and in vaults / boxes. The money
> > was originally meant to be used for his political campaign.
> > Because I was his family Attorney as such he confided in me
> > with the relevant document papers relating to this Bank
> > died of cardiac arrest. As a matter of fact, I have
> > adequately agreed with some of the key officers of the
> > private Bank to negotiate with you a trustworthy person to
> > provide an account where this money could be transferred to
> > your country through your Bank account, because we cannot
> > claim the money here in Nigeria. We have concluded all
> > arrangement with an offshore Security Company to move this
> > money through diplomatic means a country where it could be
> > directly transferred to your nominated account to ensure
> > absolute safety and risk-free transfer of the money. After
> > a successful transfer, 30% will be for you for your
> > assistance, 5% for general expenses, and 65% for us. You
> > are required to send by e-mail immediately your Telephone
> > and Fax numbers and Bank particulars where this money will
> > be lodged and your personal contact address. Once you
> > notify me your willingness by sending the above
> > requirement. This transaction will be concluded within10
> > (ten) working days. I will be waiting for your urgent
> > reply.
> > Best regards,
> > Bar peter john {san}
> > _________________________________________________________
> > Envoyez des messages musicaux sur le portable de vos amis
> > http://mobile.lycos.fr/mobile/local/sms_musicaux/
> >
> >
>
>

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