Subject: Re: Urgent Contact
From: Jon Reynolds (jon@destar.net)
Date: Wed Jun 05 2002 - 16:43:42 AKDT
"Dr. Peter Ego"...that makes me laugh.
Jon
On Wed, 2002-06-05 at 14:32, Scott Johnson wrote:
>
> wow... they don't call 'em Nigerian scams for nothing.....
>
> http://www.ripe.net/perl/whois/
>
> 212.96.29.167 = "Nigeria Online"
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <petergo30@email.com>
> To: <petergo30@email.com>
> Sent: 04 June, 2002 21:51
> Subject: Urgent Contact
>
>
> >
> > FROM THE DESK OF: Dr.Peter Ego
> > E-Mail: petergo100@email.com(Respond Here)
> > LAGOS - NIGERIA.
> >
> > ATTN:
> >
> >
> > REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
> >
> > It is with my profound dignity that I write you this
> > very important
> > and highly confidential letter. First, I must
> > solicit your strictest
> > confidentiality in this transaction. This is by
> > virtue of its nature
> > as being utterly CONFIDENTIAL and "TOP SECRET".
> > Though I know that a
> > transaction of this magnitude will make any one
> > apprehensive and
> > worried,considering the fact that we have not met
> > each other before,
> > but I am assuring you that all will be well at the
> > end of the day. We
> > have decided to contact you by email due to the
> > urgency of this
> > transaction, as we have been reliably informed that
> > it will take at
> > least a minimum of two to three weeks for a normal
> > post to reach you,
> > so we decided it is best using the e-mail,which is
> > quicker and also
> > to enable us meet up with the second quater payment
> > for the year
> > 2000.
> >
> > However, let me start by introducing myself properly
> > to you. I
> > am Dr.Peter Ego, a Director General in the
> > Department Of Petroleum
> > Resources(D.P.R) and I presently head The Contract
> > Award Panel incharge
> > of Contract Awards and Payment Approvals. I came to
> > know of you in my search for a reliable and
> > reputable person to
> > handle a very confidential business transaction
> > which involves the
> > transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign account
> > requiring
> > maximum CONFIDENCE. I and my colleagues are Top
> > Officials of the
> > Federal Government Contract Award Panel. Our duties
> > include Evaluation, Vetting, Approval for payment of
> > Contract jobs
> > done for the D.P.R e.t.c. In order to commence this
> > business we
> > solicit for your assistance to enable us transfer
> > into your Account
> > the said funds. The source of this funds is as
> > follows: In the second
> > quarter of 2001 this committee was mandated to
> > review and award
> > contracts to the tune of US$400 million US dollars
> > to a group of five
> > firms for the supply construction and installation
> > of Oil Pipe lines
> > in Warri and Port Harcourt. During this process my
> > colleagues and I
> > decided and agreed among ourselves to deliberately
> > over-inflate the
> > total contract sum from US$400 million to US$431
> > million United
> > States dollars with the main intention of sharing
> > the remaining sum
> > of US$31 miilion amongst ourselves.
> >
> > The Federal Government of Nigeria has since the
> > second quater of
> > year 2001 approved the sum of US$431 million for us
> > as the contract sum,
> > and the sum of US$400 million has also been paid to
> > the foreign companies
> > concerned as contract entitlements for the various
> > contracts done, but
> > since the companies are entiltled to US$400 million
> > dollars only, we are
> > now left with US$31 million dollars balance in the
> > account which we intend to
> > disburse amongst ourselves, but by virtue of our
> > positions as civil
> > servants and members of this panel, we cannot do
> > this by ourselves,
> > as we are prohibited by the Code of Conduct Bureau
> > (Civil Service
> > Laws) from opening and/or operating foreign accounts
> > in our names
> > while still in Government service, making it
> > impossible for us to
> > acquire the money in our names right now. I have
> > therefore, been
> > delegated as a matter of trust and urgency by my
> > colleagues in the
> > panel to look for an overseas partner into whose
> > account we would
> > transfer the sum of US$31 million. Hence we are
> > writing you this
> > letter. My Colleagues and I have agreed that if you
> > or your company
> > can act as the beneficiary of this funds on our
> > behalf, you or your
> > Company will retain 20% of the total amount (US$31
> > million), while
> > 70% will be for us(OFFICIALS) and the remaining 10%
> > will be used in
> > offsetting all debts/expenses and Taxes incurred
> > both local and
> > foreign in the cause of this transfer. Needless to
> > say, the trust
> > reposed on you at this juncture is enormous. In
> > return we demand your
> > complete honesty and trust.
> >
> > You must however NOTE that this transaction will be
> > strictly based
> > on the following terms and conditions as we have
> > stated below;
> > a) Our conviction of your transparent honesty and
> > diligence
> > b) That you would treat this transaction with utmost
> > secrecy and confidentiality
> > c) That you will not ask for more share or try to
> > sit on the funds once it is under
> > your custody, or any form of blackmail.
> > d) That upon receipt of the funds you will release
> > the funds as instructed
> > by us after you have removed your share of 20% from
> > the total amount.
> > Please, note that this transaction is 100% legal and
> > risk free and we hope to conclude
> > this transaction seven to fourteen bank working days
> > from the date
> > of receipt of the necessary requirements from you .
> > We are looking
> > forward to doing business with you and solicit your
> > Total Confidentiality
> > in this transaction. There is no cause for alarm. I
> > give you my word that you
> > are completely safe in doing business with us.
> > Transactions like this
> > have been successfully carried out in the past by
> > most Government
> > executives. Here in my country there is great
> > economic and political
> > disarray and thus looting and corruption is rampant
> > and the order of
> > the day, thus explaining why you might have heard
> > stories of how
> > money is been taken out of Nigeria, this is because
> > everyone is
> > making desperate attempts to secure his or her
> > future, so that when
> > we retire from active service we donot languish in
> > poverty. I will
> > explain more to you when I have heard from you.
> >
> > Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter using
> > the above e-mail address.
> > I will bring you into the complete picture of this
> > pending business
> > transaction when I have heard from you and also
> > receive your
> > confidential telephone and fax numbers to enable me
> > fax to you all
> > necessary information you need to know about our
> > pending business
> > transaction. I will also send to you my private
> > telephone and fax
> > numbers where you can always reach me. Your urgent
> > response will be
> > highly appreciated to enable us transfer the funds
> > under the second
> > quarter of the year 2002. Thank you and God Bless.
> >
> > Yours faithfully,
> >
> > Dr.Peter Ego.
> >
> > N.B. PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT THIS BUSINESS
> > TRANSACTION IS 100% LEGAL
> > AND COMPLETELY FREE FROM DRUG MONEY OR MONEY
> > LAUNDERING. THIS IS A
> > COMPLETE LEGITIMATE BUSINESS TRANSACTION.
> > --
> >
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