Nigerian astronaut stranded in space, needs $3M to get home

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Oh, the poor man. We must do something to help him. Maybe start a FundMe account for him? 


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From: "William Fenn" <wfenn4 at verizon.net> 
To: "Frank Gentges" <metavox at earthlink.net> 
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 2:09:29 PM 
Subject: FW: Nigerian astronaut stranded in space, needs $3M to get home 



Do you think we should help this guy get back home???? Boy, talk about being lost in space. 








From: Norm 
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 5:44 AM 
To: Norm 
Subject: Nigerian astronaut stranded in space, needs $3M to get home 





even better than the Nigerian prince scams. 






http://www.anorak.co.uk/428124/money/nigerian-astronaut-lost-in-space-needs-3m-to-get-home-could-be-a-scam.html/ 




Nigerian astronaut lost in space needs $3m to get home – could be a scam 


by Anorak | 6th, February 2016 





The Anorak Inbox features this plea: Nigerian Astronaut is lost in space needs $3Million to come home 





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 at nasrda.gov.ng 


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




















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