The nigerian trick aint finished...

I regularly receive SPAMS like that :

From

R.FRANK OBI.
E-mail:[email protected]
Tel:234-8042137980
21/08/2003.

We are making this contact with you because of the reliable information
available to us concerning your reputation and that of your company. This
business request may seem strange, but I crave your indulgence and pray
you, view it seriously as we are convinced that you would be capable to
provide us with a solution to a moneytransfer of Thirty Two Million, Five
hundred thousand United State Dollars (US$32,500,00)

First of all I am an accountant and Auditor of the Petroleum (special)
Trust Fund (N.N.P.C) the Apex Department of the Oil Industry in Nigeria. I
am also a member of its Foreign Contract Tenders Committee (FCTC). My
principal Job/function has to do with the Appraisal and Approval of payment
of contract
awarded by this parastatal. In the course of my duties, I discovered
various over inflated contract values totaling US$32.5Million. The said
amount emanated from deliberate over invoicing of old projects executed by
some foreign firms through some government officials.These officials have
since been moved or retired following the inauguration of the new
administration. After due consultation with key members of the Tenders
Committee (FCTC), I was mandated to seek and arrange with a trusted foreign
National who can assist us in transferring the above state amount out of
Nigeria.

Now that all the contracts have been paid following the completion and
commissioning of the various contract, the above mentioned sum through
approved is still floating. We decided to transfer this money to a safe and
trusted bank accounts with a very reliable person to assist us after which
the funds be share in the understated ratio.

Your assistance is needed for two main reasons; (i) As government
employees ,we are not permitted by the Nigeria law to operate
foreignaccounts. (ii)Since the initial contracts were executed by the
foreign firms, only a foreign firm can make claims or as a beneficiary for
the purpose of transferring the money out of Nigeria.

We have unanimously agreed to compensate you with 35% of the total sum (
US$32.5Million ) if you are willing to render us your assistance as regards
the transfer .it was also agreed that 5% shall be set aside to offset
incidental expenses that might be incurred by either of us course of
offsetting this transfer. The remaining 60% shall be our due share.


All necessary arrangements required for a speedy conclusion of this
transaction have been put in place with top officials of the Nigeria
Federal Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Nigeria to enable us
conclude the whole transaction within a very shortspace of time.

What is required of you is first to furnish us with the following through
my email address.

1.) Bank details to be used (that is banks name and account number )
2.) The beneficiary's name.
3.) Your private / official telephone and fax number.
While promising you a smooth and hitch -free transfer of this fund into the
account nominated by you, we want you to know that this is very sensitive
transaction which should not be disclosed to any other party. This is very
important because this deals involves some high ranking Nigeria Government
Officials who would not want to be involved in any form of scandal.We
however trust that this will be the beginning of a lasting business
relationship between you and us as we shall appreciate your advice on the
investment opportunities in your line of business or any other type of
viable business in your country.

If this deal interest you,reply me immediately through my personal E-
mail:[email protected] or call me on my receiving number:234-8042137980
for more details.

Best regards as we look forward to hearing from you
soonest.

Your Sincerely,
DR FRANK OBI.

If you receive such e-mail, take care, it's a trick. These people are nor nigerians, nor doctors or professors. And they are not affiliated to any organism that they quote. They are simply cons abusing people. I read here on ATS that they had been catched by the police a few mounth ago, but some of them seem to continue them activities...

You can find more information about who they are and what they do at this URL :

www.quatloos.com...

And also at this official US secret services address :

www.secretservice.gov...

[Edited on 21-8-2003 by Nans DESMICHELS]

My wife received a hand-written letter from someone in Nigeria. Thankfully, I searched ATS (Nigeria) and found info regarding this and made her read it. I think she would have been duped into this. However, she did say that she would open a new account at a different bank, not a bad idea.

If telepathy ever becomes a fact: the Nigerian scam will be the second message.