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It's the ol' Nigerian "help me get the money out of the country - just give me access to your bank account" scam.
http://www.europe.f-secure.com/hoaxes/moneytr.shtml
>Any idea what the attachment is about?
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>Mike
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>Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 12:07:48 -0800 (PST)
>From: Kenneth Obi <kennethobi1967@xxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Personal
>To: mikee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>Confidential/Personal
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>
>Dear Sir.
>
>Greetings from my country, Nigeria. And by God's grace
>this is a warm embrace of a life time and mutually
>beneficial relationship between us,hence my writing
>you.
>
>Dr. Kenneth Obi is my name, a renowned economist and
>also Chairman ,Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
>Contract Review Panel (C.R.P) .We evaluated and vetted
>approvals for payment of contracts awarded and
>executed for the Petroleum Trust Fund (P.T.F).
>
>You were introduced to me by a trusted contact to act
>fast by helping me and my colleagues as a foreign
>account holder transfer the sum of US$25.5M (Twenty
>Five Million,Five Hundred Thousand United State
>Dollars) into your personal or company account. You
>are to make the claims as the foreign contractor as
>will be directed by us while ouselves here will work
>for approvals to be given for the immediate transfer
>of the funds to your donated account.
>
>You must treat this letter with utmost confidentiality
>and trust. We cannot afford to Toy with this rare
>opportunity in a life time. To intimate you on the
>source of this fund,we over invoiced the contract sum
>of US$500M to 525.5M USD with the intention of using
>the $25.5M for our personal use and investment should
>we decide to retire from service.
>
>The consortium of ABB Lummus J.G.C of Japan, Julius
>Berger and Fouguerolle were awarded the said contract
>in Engineering and procurement work in Rivers and
>Delta State of Nigeria on the 10th of January,1998
>which was approved and paid in full by the Federal
>Military Government.The contractors (Foreign) had
>since been paid and the excess US$25.5M is in an
>escrow account of the Nigerian Deposite Bank (N.D.B).
>Because we are still serving and cannot own a foreign
>account for now as in accordance with the law of my
>country that's why we decided to contact you,and more
>so, the contract was done by foreign contractors and
>payments were made in United State Dollars, the more
>reason we urgently need your assistance to put up
>claims for the release and transfer of the funds into
>your account on our behalf.
>
>Dear brother, all modalities for the successful
>transfer of this fund, all legal and administrative
>requirements in Nigeria as well as that of
>International Arbitration have been worked out.We hope
>to conclude this transaction within ten (10) banking
>days once you open communication with me to furnish
>me your willingness and by fax receive the following
>information needed for easy transfer of the fund:
> (1)Your company or full names
> (2)Company or Personal Address
> (3)Phone/Fax Numbers
>
> I shall bring you into complete picture of this
>transaction and instruction you ought to adhere to for
>the successful transfer.
>
> We have agreed that the funds will be shared thus
>after it has been transfered into your account:
>(1) 30% of the money will go to you for acting as the
>beneficiary of the fund.
>(2) 60% to us the Government officials ( which we wish
>to invest in your country).
>(3) 10% has been set aside as an abstract projection
>for reimbusement to both parties for incidental
>expenses that may be incured in the course of this
>transaction.
>
>Yours faithfully,
>Dr Kenneth Obi
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