Read the e-mail that Gary got yesterday. Not only is this the worst example of attempted fraud I’ve ever seen but, the most bold too. A quick google search on the senders name and selected text yeilds nothing. So, I thought I would put it up here in the hopes that readers may be able to recognize this and hopefully not reply to it. Click “MORE” below to read it.
| Subject: From a Friend From: "Chief Hamzura Ahmed" <hamzura_ahmed@engineer.com> Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2002 19:37:58 -0500 To: <name withheld>@yahoo.com Dear Sir, You were recommended to me over a highly confidential business transaction by a top official of the Nigeria Ministry of Trade and Commerce in Lagos, Nigeria. I am the Chairman “Tender Board Committee” in charge of awarding contracts and appraisals in the Nigeria Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). I and my colleagues in the course of our official assignment, awarded series of contracts to foreign firms on agreed 10% commission. The Contract in question were for the construction, supply and installation of crude oil borne-pipelines and construction of crude oil storage tanks in 2000. The contractors have executed their projects as specified in the contract agreement and were paid accordingly on commissioning by the Ministry of Petroleum Resources. However, 10% commission amounting to US$75.5 million after Audit Report is left unclaimed in the accounts department of the NNPC. This amount is our lawful commission, which we want to transfer into a trusted foreign partner’s account. Furthermore, due to recent Lagos Bomb blast which took away thousand of lives and properties. As a top Nigeria official we feel that the Nation is no more secured for lives and properties so we decided to transfer this fund into a trusted partner and invest in a foreign firm, even at last week the bomb expert arrived Lagos and gave us assurance that there are still going to be more explosions. Now we have finalized all necessary arrangements with some officials of the Federal Ministry of Finance and Central Bank of Nigeria respectively. We are therefore, soliciting for your assistance in providing us with your banking facilities where this fund will be remitted into on trust. We have resolved that for the assisting us with your banking facilities, 25% of the total sum will be your share, while 15% will be set aside for unforeseen contingencies, as the balance of 60% should be reserved for the officials here. On the successful completion of this remittance into your account which you may advise us on the possible viable investment. If you are interested in this transaction, then you are advised to contact me immediately on the above mail address with the following requisites: a. Your name, address, telephone and fax number. We assure you that within 7 banking days this fund shall be in your account as every modality to effecting this transaction have been concluded and it is risk free. Thanks for your expected cooperation while we look forward to hear from your urgently. Best Regards |