go ahead

2/17/2010 11:49:41 PM

You aren't a nigerian prince, so no.

2/17/2010 11:50:21 PM

27904657

I'll let you figure out the bank and what type of account

2/17/2010 11:56:23 PM

secu

2/17/2010 11:57:50 PM

Dear Sir.

Your contact information was referred to me by one of my trusted contacts, whose name I am not at liberty to compromize. I would like to approach you with reguards to a profitable Business Proposal, reguarding the transfer of TEN MILLION ($10000000) U.S. Dollars into your Bank Account. For reasons I am sure you will appreciate, I ask that you keep this commucation confidential, and avoid it falling into the hands of any agents of the Congan Security Force that may be operating in Your area.

My name is C.J. Chow, and I am the Representative of Reverend Mabwano Broneida, the recently Removed from Power General in the People's Army of Congo. If you have been following the events in my country over the last few years, you will remember the big scandal that took place when Reverend Broneida was imprisoned for alleged crimes against humanity without ever standing trial.

You see, my Client had a lot of enemies among the other Generals, who envied his great secret fortune. It was they who removed him in the hope to gain access to the money looted from various villages that the Army has ransacked under his command. Fortunately, there was too much scandal and media coverage in the aftermath of Reverend Broneida's imprisonment for them to move openly to claim his money. This gave me and a few trusted people who were still loyal to my Client, an opportunity to move the money into a secret account at the Second Central Bank of Congo.

While we managed to do this without the Congan Security Force becoming aware of our activities, the money cannot remain in this account, because at the end of the tax year, all deposits and interest will be reported to the Taxation Bureau of Congo, where our enemies have informants in their pay. The only option available to us, is transfering the money to a trusted partner who is a foreign national and cannot be linked to Reverend Mabwano Broneida in any way.

As your name was brought to my attention by a very trusted contact in Congo's Foreign Office, I have been authorized by my partners to contact you with this Proposal. All that would be required of you is the use of your bank account to perform a transfer of TEN MILLION ($10000000) U.S. Dollars. Once the money has been deposited, one of Reverend Broneida's other Representatives will contact you, at which point you will release SEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($7500000) of the amount into his custody.

I am authorized by my Client's estate in Congo to offer you the remaining TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2500000) as a compensation for your services. Because the money would only need to be in your bank account for a few days, and your danger of being discovered by The Congan Security Force is minimal, we believe the commission of TWENTY FIVE PERCENT (25 %) to be more than generous.

Once I have received Your consent and Bank Account number, I will be able to make a claim under Your name with The Central Services Corporation of Greater Congo for the above sum. We have a friend on the Board Of Oversight in that organization who has assured me that the claim will be processed without raising any red flags, and the money will be released into Your Bank Account no later than within SEVEN (7) days from the time I receive your response.

I am at your disposal to answer any questions you may have about this Transaction, so don't hesitate to contact me via telephone, at +1-555-555-6366 (Just ask for abbradsh.). I eagerly await your reply, though I must ask you to treat this matter with great secrecy, lest you betray me and my partners to the agents of Congan Security Force.

Respectfully Yours,

abbradsh

2/17/2010 11:58:19 PM

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2/17/2010 11:59:46 PM

Dear Sir.

Your contact information was referred to me by one of my trusted contacts, whose name I am not at liberty to compromize. I would like to approach you with reguards to a profitable Business Proposal, reguarding the transfer of TEN MILLION ($10000000) U.S. Dollars into your Bank Account. For reasons I am sure you will appreciate, I ask that you keep this commucation confidential, and avoid it falling into the hands of any agents of the Angolan Intelligence Service that may be operating in Your area.

My name is Heratio Bello, and I am the Son of General J. DeLacroix, the recently Killed Leader of the Freedom Fighters of Angola. If you have been following the events in my country over the last few years, you will remember the big scandal that took place when General DeLacroix was tragically killed during an "accidental" fire that engulfed a theater where he was attending a play.

You see, my Father had a lot of enemies , even among the Opposition, who envied his great secret fortune. It was they who removed him in the hope to gain access to the money accumulated over his long career as a Freedom Fighter. Fortunately, there was too much scandal and media coverage in the aftermath of General DeLacroix's death for them to move openly to claim his money. This gave me and a few trusted people who were still loyal to my Father, an opportunity to move the money into a secret account at the Second Central Bank of Angola.

While we managed to do this without the Angolan Intelligence Service becoming aware of our activities, the money cannot remain in this account, because at the end of the tax year, all deposits and interest will be reported to the Taxation Bureau of Angola, where our enemies have informants in their pay. The only option available to us, is transfering the money to a trusted partner who is a foreign national and cannot be linked to General J. DeLacroix in any way.

As your name was brought to my attention by a very trusted contact in Angola's Foreign Office, I have been authorized by my partners to contact you with this Proposal. All that would be required of you is the use of your bank account to perform a transfer of TEN MILLION ($10000000) U.S. Dollars. Once the money has been deposited, one of General DeLacroix's other Sons will contact you, at which point you will release EIGHT MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($8500000) of the amount into his custody.

I am authorized by my Father's estate in Angola to offer you the remaining ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1500000) as a compensation for your services. Because the money would only need to be in your bank account for a few days, and your danger of being discovered by The Angolan Intelligence Service is minimal, we believe the commission of FIFTEEN PERCENT (15 %) to be more than generous.

Once I have received Your consent and Bank Account number, I will be able to make a claim under Your name with The Angolan Trust Fund for the above sum. We have a friend on the Board Of Oversight in that organization who has assured me that the claim will be processed without raising any red flags, and the money will be released into Your Bank Account no later than within SEVEN (7) days from the time I receive your response.

I am at your disposal to answer any questions you may have about this Transaction, so don't hesitate to contact me via telephone, at +1-555-555-6366 (Just ask for Heratio). I eagerly await your reply, though I must ask you to treat this matter with great secrecy, lest you betray me and my partners to the agents of Angolan Intelligence Service.

Respectfully Yours,

Heratio Bello

2/18/2010 12:01:16 AM

I realize this thread is about the benefactors of dead Nigerian royalty, which I am not. Hear me out, maybe I can offer some insight.

I am in outside sales, which is currently salary+commission, but will move into straight commission starting at the beginning of July 2010. I have been in this position since July 2009. I have competition from several direct manufacturing sales reps, large distributors, and local distributors. Here are the advantages and disadvantages of each:

Direct Advantages: Immediate knowledge of new technology, no middle man mark up, one shipping bill (paid by manufacturer or buyer of goods), access to larger range of non-commodity items, control inventory, have access to many distributors that can effectively sell their goods which increases market share, and set prices of commodity they manufacture.

Direct disadvantages: Typically have 1-3 sales reps per region (i.e. southeast, mid-atlantic, northeast, etc.) limiting the number of accounts they can successfully manage/cold-call, lack physical customer service or physical technical service available to or affordable for smaller users or altogether, are sometimes not trustworthy because they will go in behind their distributors that sell their commodity to one account in large quantities (i.e. they missed a big account, and have found out about it through a distributor selling their particular product) which leads to the distributor not selling their product anymore, have too many distributors selling the product ultimately driving the set price down through deviations, possibly rely on distributors to actually sell the product, and competition from other direct sources.

Large distributor advantages: have access to other commodities that go hand in hand with other manufacturers (poor example- grocery stores sell milk as well as cereal), get direct pricing, many locations regionally or nationally easing the shipping burden of buyers with multiple locations, personal service either customer or technical, many sales reps that are able to cover a broader territory, access to multiple manufacturers of the same commodity allowing to keep prices in check, service programs that smaller companies can't offer and direct providers can't match in price or value, and experts of many many commodities as opposed to one or a few.

Large distributor disadvantages: smaller local distributors creating price wars (think Michael Scott Paper Co vs Dunder-Mifflin), direct mfg's going in behind and stealing business, limited access to all of the mfg's (you won't find Harris Teeter name brands in Food Lion and visa versa), can't truly set prices because it's based on both supply and demand, territory management, and tough growth prospects in slower economies (this is true for direct as well really)

Local distributor advantages: Typically a good ol' boy setting where the seller and the buyer know each other for years (this does happen at all levels, but mostly at the local level), local folks are right down the street and can be used in emergencies, if the local guy buys at high enough volumes then there is no shipping charge to the end user, and access to both direct mfg's and large distributors.

Local distributor disadvantages: easily beaten in price, array of commodities, array of technology, lack of trained staff, low cash flow, etc etc etc.

This is what I have noticed in my six months, I am sure there are plenty more that need mentioning. The way I am setting myself apart as a sales person is this: I go after the big accounts right now while I am new. The big accounts, if I land them, will take care of me while I am new and building a customer base. The money made off of those allows me to focus free time on smaller accounts that get me higher margins. I build up big accounts, I would like to have 5-10 of these, then get 20-30 medium accounts. If I lose 1 or 2 big accounts, the 20-30 medium accounts keep me afloat while I go after new big accounts. I don't really waste time on small accounts simply because they basically pay for breakfast or something really small.

I will say this, if you can't get a big account in the first 6-8 months (assuming you have cash flow that you can ride this long) you could be in a world of trouble. If you can get one, it will really make going after the others a lot more enjoyable and less stressful. It's simply just very exhausting wasting any time on anything other than big accounts in the very beginning. You work just as hard on the medium sized accounts and see 1/3 to 1/36 of the money in my situation.

If you have any other questions, you can PM me. I hope this helps in the slightest!

2/18/2010 12:01:58 AM

^^^Wachovia

[Edited on February 18, 2010 at 12:02 AM. Reason : 9]

2/18/2010 12:02:10 AM

You are correct, sir!

2/18/2010 12:02:51 AM

Hi Im

2/18/2010 12:29:02 AM

empty

2/18/2010 1:10:25 AM

^ hah yeah. ditto.

2/19/2010 3:44:25 PM

:Null Set:

2/19/2010 3:45:28 PM

2/19/2010 3:48:22 PM

I got mad stacks.

2/19/2010 3:50:04 PM

^^ That's a lot of teeth.

2/19/2010 3:50:51 PM

what?

2/19/2010 3:51:31 PM

^^^ I'd sleep like a baby on that

2/19/2010 3:52:16 PM

Tooth fairy reference.

That's probably the safest place to invest right now. What's the ROI?

2/19/2010 3:52:35 PM

^lol

2/19/2010 3:53:31 PM