On Tue, 2002-04-30 at 15:01, Franky Van Liedekerke wrote: > Can somebody please sue this guy? I just got the same mail in private as well ...
Welcome to 419 (aka the nigerian scam) :-) Was this your first one? Lucky you! Try searching for "nigeria 419" in Google. You'll find out some background on this bullsh*t (and lots of it. It's been around since spam was born. And I don't mean just e-mail spam). RC > > Franky > > On Tue, 30 Apr 2002 16:30:41 -0700 > "DR.DAN MOMOH" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > DR.DAN MOMOH. > > FED.MINISTRY OF PETROLUEM REOURCES(F.M.P.R) > > LAGOS NIGERIA. > > > > ATTN:SIR, > > > > REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE- STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL > > I am Dr DAN MOMOH, an accountant in the Ministry of petroleum Resources > > (MPR) and a member of a seven-man Tender Board in charge of contract > > review and payment approvals. > > > > I came to know of you in my search for a reliable person to handle a > > very confidential transaction that involves the transfer of a huge sum > > of money to a foreign account. It may sound strange but exercise patience > > and read on. There were series of contracts executed by a Consortium > > Multinational in the Oil industry in favor of Ministry of Petroleum Resources > > among which were: > > 1. The extension of pipeline network within Nigeria for crude > > oil, > > Down stream products distribution and subsequent evacuation- US$ 195 > > Million. > > 2. Contract for the Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) of the various > > refineries in the country~ US$ 152 Million. > > 3. The construction of storage tanks for petroleum products (Depots)~ > > US$240 Million. > > > > The original values of this contract were deliberately over invoiced > > to the sum of US $35.5million American Dollars which has now been approved > > and is now ready to be transferred being that the companies that actually > > executed these contracts has been fully paid and project officially commissioned. > > Consequently, my colleagues and I are willing to transfer the total amount > > to your account for subsequent disbursement since we are Civil Servant > > and are prohibited by the Code of Conduct Bureau ( Civil Servant Laws) > > from opening/ operating foreign account in our names. > > > > Needless to say, the trust posed on you at this juncture is enormous. > > In return, we have agreed to offer you 20% of the transferred sum while > > 10% shall be set aside for accidental expenses (Internal & External) > > between the parties in the course of the transfer. We will mandate you > > to draw up an investment plan for us of which you will control since > > we cannot bring our shares back to Nigeria. We are very interested in > > investing in real estate in your country. > > > > You must however note that this transaction is subjected to the following > > terms and conditions: > > 1. Our conviction of your transparent honesty and diligence. > > 2. That you would treat this transaction with utmost secrecy > > and confidentiality because of the circumstances we now find ourselves. > > 3. That the funds would be transferred to an account over which > > you have absolute control. > > > > Modalities have been worked out at the highest level of the presidency > > at the Central Bank of Nigeria for the immediate transfer of the funds > > within 14 working days, subject to your satisfaction of the above stated > > terms. Our assurance is that your role is 100% risk free. To accord this > > transaction, the legality it deserves and for mutual security of the > > parties involved and the funds, the whole approval procedures will be > > officially and legally processed with your name or the name of your company > > you may nominate as the bonafide beneficiary. > > > > Also, be informed that our main reason of contacting you is for the obvious > > reason that we will want to invest these funds in the real estate. It > > is our believe that you can be of immense help in this regards. > > > > Kindly expedite action so as to enable us include this transaction into > > this batch as payment to foreign contractors is usually carried out on > > quarterly basis. Please, contact me as soon as possible on my private > > e-mail address:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Best regards, > > > > DR. DAN MOMOH. > > > > > > > > > > > >
