Re: urgent assistance

[Manic Mechanic]

This scam has been around for years.  Don't believe it.  It really is
too good to be true.  It has been cited by the National Fraud
Information Center.

http://www.fraud.org/scamsagainstbusinesses/tips/nigerian.htm


sule jude ciroma wrote:
> 
> REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
> the president/ceo
> First, I must request your strictest confidentiality in
> this transaction. This is by virtue of it's nature as
> being utterly confidential. You were recommended by an
> associate of the principal partner, who assured me in
> confidence of your ability and capacity to prosecute a
> transaction of great magnitude.We are top officials of
> the Federal Government of Nigeria Contracts Review
> Panel who are interested in the importation of goods
> into our country with funds that are presently trapped
> in Nigeria. In order to commence this business, we
> solicit your assistance to enable us transfer into your
> account the said-trapped funds.The source of this funds
> is as follows: during the immediate past military
> regime here in Nigeria,military government officials
> set up companies and awarded themselves contracts which
> were grossly overinvoiced in various ministries. The
> present civilian government has set up this panel to
> look into contracts awarded to contractors, for which
> payment has not been made. In the course of doing this,
> we have identified many inflated funds that are
> presently floating in the Central Bank of Nigeria ready
> for payment. However, by virtue of our position as
> civilservants and members of this panel, we cannot
> acquire this money in our names. I have therefore
> been delegated as a matter of trust by my colleagues of
> the panel to look for an overseas partner into whose
> account we could transfer the sum of US
> $41,320,000.00(fourth One Million, Three Hundred and
> Twenty Thousand U.S. Dollars). We have a complete
> understanding of the workings of this form of
> endeavour and as civilservants, we shall need some
> financial assistance incompleting the project where
> you decide to assist us,as expenses from both ends
> would have to be shared amongst us. We have agreed to
> share the money thus:35% for the account owner (You)65%
> for us (The Officials)As a token of ourgratitude, as
> soon as you confirm the arrival of the funds in your
> Account, we shall arrange for you the equivalent of
> 500,000 barrels ofAutomobile Gasoline Oil (AGO), for
> spotlifting at less than market price. This is an
> option we would offeras a gesture of appreciation at
> the completion of the transaction, which of course you
> would be undernocompulsion to exercise. We wish to
> commence the importation business from our65% share of
> the proceeds from the project. Please,note that this
> transaction is 100% safe, and we intend to effect the
> transfer within 10 banking days from thedate of
> receipt of the following information via e-mail:  your banker's name,company
> name and address, account number and faxnumber. The
> above information will enable us write letters of claim
> and job description respectively,using your company's
> name to apply for the payment and re-award the contract
> to your company. We are looking forward to doing this
> business with you and solicit your confidentiality in
> this transaction. But whereyou decline assisting us,
> it would be imperative for you to inform us accordingly
> in order for us to make analternative
> arrangement.Please acknowledge the receipt of this
> letter using the above e-mail address. I will bring you
> into thecomplete picture of this pending project when
> I haveheard from you, via my e-mail:
> faithfully
> DR SULE AHMED
> faxNo:234-1-7590946
> phoneNO:234-1-8033047602
> 
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