This apparently made it to the list because it doesn't have normal spam stuff (like attachments, html), but please don't respond to it - it is a scam, and one that the secret service is tracking. I have already reported it to them.
- Tab At 12:21 PM 5/15/02 +0100, DR .OJO MIKE wrote: > >DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES >PLOT 225 KOFO ABAYOMI STREET VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS, NIGERIA. >DIRECT FAX: 234 1 7590904. DIRECT TEL:234-1-7762182 > > > > > >RE: URGENT & CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL > >Dear Sir, > >I am member Contract Award Committee of the above Department > >Terms of Reference > >My term of reference involves the award of contracts to multinational >companies. > >My office is saddled with the responsibility of contract award, screening, >categorization and prioritization of projects embarked upon by Department >of Petroleum Resources (DPR) as well as feasibility studies for selected >projects and supervising the project consultants involved. A breakdown of >the fiscal expenditure by this office as at the end of last fiscal quarter >of 2000 indicates that DPR paid out a whooping sum of US$736M(Seven >Hundred And Thirty Six Million, United States Dollars) to successful >contract beneficiaries. The DPR is now compiling beneficiaries to be paid >for the second Quarter of 2002. > >The crux of this letter is that the finance/contract department of the DPR >deliberately over invoiced the contract value of the various contracts >awarded. In the course of disbursements, this department has been able to >accumulate the sum of US$38.2M(Thirty-eight Million, two hundred Thousand >U.S Dollars) as the over-invoiced sum. This money is currently in a >suspense account of the DPR account with the Debt Reconciliation Committee >(DRC). We now seek to process the transfer of this fund officially as >contract payment to you as a foreign contractor, who will be fronting for >us as the beneficiary of the fund. In this way we can facilitate these >funds into your nominated account for possible investment abroad. We are >not allowed as a matter of government policy to operate any foreign >account to transfer this fund into. > >However, for your involvement in assisting us with this transfer into your >nominated account we have evolved a sharing formula as follows: >(1) 20% for you as the foreign partner >(2) 75% for I and my colleagues >(3) 5% will be set aside to defray all incidental expenses both >Locally and Internationally during the course of this transaction. > >We shall be relying on your advice as regard investment of our share in >any business in your country. Be informed that this business is genuine >and 100% safe considering the high-power government officials involved. >Send your private fax/telephone numbers. Upon your response we shall >provide you with further information on the procedures. Feel free to send >response by Fax: 234-1-7590904 / TEL: 234-1-7591519 expecting your >response urgently. All enquiries should be directed to the undersigned by >FAX ,E-MAIL OR PHONE. >Looking forward to a good business relationship with you. > >Sincerely, >DR .OJO MIKE > > >[To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to >http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email >[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L >is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!] [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
