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Nigerian Email Scandal
w00T!!! I've heard about it for years, and NOW I finally got it. Mods, feel free to move this to the appropriate forum.
I've removed my email address, but have purposely left the sender's.
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Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 10:58:30 +0100
From: mark_iken <mark_iken@telstra.com>
Subject: MARK
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MESSAGE:
DR.Mark Iken;
ACCOUNT DEPT(NNPC)
LAGOS-NIGERIA
E-MAIL:mark_iken@tiscali.co.uk
DEAR SIR,
IT IS WITH TRUST AND CONFIDENCE THAT I MAKE THIS
URGENT AND IMPORTANT BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU. I AM A
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT WITH THE NIGERIANNATIONAL PETROLEUM
CORPORATION (NNPC) HERE IN LAGOS. I HAVE BEED ASSIGNED
BY MY COLLEAGUES TO SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN THE
TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF US$25 MILLION (TWENTY FIVE
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY. THIS MONEY AROSE
FROM A DELIBERATE OVER –INVOICING OF CONTRACTS AWARDED
BY MY CORPORATION IN 1999 TO VARIOUS
FOREIGNCONTRACTORS.
WE HAVE BEEN SAFEGUARDING THIS MONEY SINCE THEN,
AWAITNG AN APPROPRIATE TIME WHEN THE MONEY CAN BE
TRANSFERRED INTO A FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT FOR
SAFEKEEPING PENDING OUR ARRIVAL FOR THE SHARING AND
UTILIZATION WITH THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT. NOW THE NEW
CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT HAS ORDERED THAT ALL DEBTS OWED TO
FOREIGN CONTRACTORS BY THE GOVERNMENT BE PAID
IMMEDIATELY. ON THE STRENGTH OF THIS ORDER, WE WISH TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OFIT TO PRESENT YOU AS ONE OF THE
CONTRACTORS BEING OWED BY THEGOVERNMENT.
MEANWHILE, WE HAVE AGREED THAT THE MONEY WILL BE
SHARED THUS, 75% WILL BE FOR US (I AND MY COLLEAGUES),
25% WILL BE FOR YOU FOR PROVIDING THE NECESSARY
ASSISTANCE. NOTE THAT THE NATURE OF YOUR COMPANY’S
BUSINESS IS IRRELEVANT TO THIS TRANSACTION AS ALL
ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN CONCLUDED FOR A SUCCESSFUL AND
HITCH-FREE TRANSACTION.
NOTE THAT THIS MONEY IS STILL IN THE SUSPENSE ACCOUNT
OF MY CORPORATION (NNPC) WITH THE CENTRAL BANK OF
NIGERIA (CBN).
WE HAVE TAKEN MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE NO
RISKS INVOLVED ON BOTH PARTIES. WE HAVE ESTIMATED THAT
THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE CONCLUDED WITHIN 14 WORKING
DAYS ON RECEIPT OF YOUR ACCEPTANCE LETTER TO THIS
PROPOSAL.
PLEASE REACH ME THROUGH THE EMAIL ADDRESS ABOVE,
SIGNIFYING YOURINTEREST IN THIS BUSINESS. THIS
INFORMATION IS HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL ANDURGENT.
FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE CONVEYED TO YOU AS SOON AS
I RECEIVE YOUR ACCEPTANCE RESPONSE.
BEST REGARDS.
DR Mark Iken.
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