The Nigerian National Petrolium Company (From June 9, 2002)
Those who reply to a message like this from Nigeria
will get exactly what they deserve: They will be bilked out of money
in their bank account. If you reply to a message like this, you are
a crook -- looking for a quick, easy way to "help" another
crook. You have to provide lots of information about yourself and
your bank accounts, so when you discover that these accounts have
been cleaned out, don't be too surprised.
These messages have been around for decades. They used to arrive by
mail. Then by fax. The Internet and the fact that there's more than
one fool born every minute makes it easy for the bunko artists to
pull their spam scam.
Here's what one of the messages looks like:
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From: "ENGR. JOHNSON DURU" <johnsonduru@post.com>
Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2002 02:52:58
To: ***HIDDEN***@hidden.hidden.edu
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
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FROM: ENGR. JOHNSON DURU
email:- johnsonduru@go.com
FAX:- 234-1-7599618
LAGOS NIGERIA
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
ATTN.: PRESIDENT/CEO
SIR,
REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP I AM ENGINEER
JOHNSON DURU, A DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND CHAIRMAN OF CONTRACT AWARD
COMMITTEE IN THE NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC)
I GOT THE INFORMATION OF YOUR GOODSELF FROM A VERY RELIABLE
FRIEND OF MINE WHO HAS LIVED IN YOUR COUNTRY BEFORE .
HE ATTESTED FOR YOUR RELIABILITY AND TRUST WORTHINESS IN THIS
BUSINESS PROPOSAL I WANT TO DISCUSS WITH YOU.I, AND MY
COLLEAGUES ARE TOP OFFICIALS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
CONTRACT REVIEW AND AWARD PANEL . WE ARE IN A POSITION
TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF THIRTY FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$35,500.000.00) IN TO
YOUR PRIVATE /COMPANY BANK ACCOUNT FOR MUTUAL BENEFIT.
THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY WAS GOT FROM OVER-INFLATION OF
CONTRACTS AND SERVICES CARRIED OUT BY FOREIGN FIRMS WITH
THE NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC). THE
ORIGINAL CONTRACTORS HAVE BEEN PAID AND WE ARE NOW LEFT
WITH THESE OVER INVOICED AMOUNT FLOATING IN THE CENTRAL
BANK OF NIGERIA, HENCE MY COLLEAGUES ENTRUSTED
ME TO CONTACT YOU FOR ASSISTANCE.
TO FACILITATE AND CONCLUDE THIS TRANSACTION YOU ARE
REQUIRED TO FURNISH US WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS :-
A. YOUR NAME, YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS , AND YOUR PHONE
AND FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNICATION .
B. THE NAME OF YOUR BANK , PHONE AND TELEX NUMBERS,
AND YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBERS WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE REMITTED
C. ASSURANCE THAT YOU WILL KEEP THIS TRANSACTION SECRET
CONSIDERING THE PERSONALITIES INVOLVED AND ABOVE ALL,
YOU WILL NOT SIT ON THIS FUND WHEN IT FINALLY GOES
IN TO YOUR ACCOUNT.
MY COLLEAGUES AND I HAVE AGREED THAT IF YOUR
COMPANY CAN ACT AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUNDS ON
OUR BEHALF, YOU OR YOUR COMPANY WILL RETAIN 30% OF
THE TOTAL AMOUNT WHILE 60% WILL BE FOR US (OFFICIALS )
AND THE REMAINING 10% WILL BE USED IN OFFSETTING ALL
BTS/EXPENSES INCURRED BOTH LOCAL AND FOREIGN IN THE
COURSE OF THIS TRANSFER. ALL MODALITIES FOR A
HITCH FREE TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY HAVE BEEN CONCLUDED .
YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TREAT THIS BUSINESS WITH UTMOST
SECRECY AND CONFIDENTIALITY AS WE EXPECT
TO CONCLUDE THE TRANSFER BETWEEN 14 TO 21 BANK
WORKING DAYS FROM THE DATE OF RECEIPT OF THE
NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS FROM YOU , PLEASE NOTE
THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% SAFE AND RISK FREE .
IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTABLE TO YOU, PLEASE
REPLY IMMEDIATELY THROUGH THE ABOVE EMAIL AND
SEND US YOUR BANK PARTICULARS TO ENABLE US
APPLY FOR THE CLAIM OF THIS MONEY FROM THE
VARIOUS MINISTRIES INVOLVED.
THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS.
SINCERELY YOURS,
ENGR. JOHNSON DURU(O.F.R)
N:B. PLEASE DON'T FAIL TO REPLY TO THE TWO EMAIL
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