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A Nigerian cosmonaut ?

An interesting spam:

Date: Sat Apr 3, 2004 3:20:10 PM US/Eastern
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.


etc..

The kind of thing we get in our mail!! LOL LOL!

Raoul

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