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·I got the following email today, pasted below, and I'm sure a few others of you may have too. I've seen statments about similar situations on the BOI claiming someone in nigeria was trying to get them to allow access to a US bank account to "transfer" their trapped funds and so on for a percentage. One of those too good to be true type scenerios.
I just wanted to paste this here in hopes of making someone aware of this... I'm sure everyone knows better by now but you never know, it could save someone alot of greif. This is way to familiar to pass as a coincedence. I guess you guys can judge it for yourself.
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EMAIL RECEIVED:
DR SEYE BIMBO
EMAIL [email protected]
FAX:234 1 7599159
Dear Sir,
URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction, which is of mutual benefit. This is by virtue of it's nature of being utterly
confidential.I am sure and have confidence of your ability, and reliability to prosecute a transaction of this great magnitude.
We are top Officials of the Federal Government Contract review Panel who are interested in importation of goods into our country with funds which are presently trapped in Nigeria. In order to commence this business,we need your assistance to enable us transfer funds into your account. Asmembers of the Contract Review Panel set up by the Government of Nigeria toreview all contracts from 1983 to the present,we have identified a lot ofinflated contract funds which are presently floating in the Central Bank of Nigeria ready for payment.
By virtue of our position as Civil Servants and members of this Panel, we cannot acquire this money in our names, in this regard I have been delegated by my colleagues of the review Panel to look for an overseas partner into whose account we would transfer the sum of
US$21,320,000.00 ( Twenty -One Million, Three Hundred and Twenty
Thousand United States Dollars) hence we take the liberty to writeyou.
The money will be shared as follows:-
1. 20% for the account owner
2. 70% for us (The Officials)
3. 10% to be used in settling taxation and all local and foreignexpenses. Please note that this transaction will take between 7 to 10 working days from the date of receipt of the following information by Fax 234 1 7599159,Your Company's signed and stamped letterhead with atranscribed "Text" which we would send to you upon receipt of your reply with a letter of interest.The above information will enable us write letter of claim, and Job description by using your Company name to apply for payment for the above stated amount.Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter using the above Fax number.
Detailed information of this pending business transaction will be sent to you as soon as I hear from you.
Yours faithfully,
DR SEYE BIMBO
NOTE
LEASE QUOTE THIS REFERENCE NUMBER(VE/S/04/02) IN ALL YOURRESPONSES......
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Thanks Guys... Hope this helps someone ....
Christopher A. Johnson
I just wanted to paste this here in hopes of making someone aware of this... I'm sure everyone knows better by now but you never know, it could save someone alot of greif. This is way to familiar to pass as a coincedence. I guess you guys can judge it for yourself.
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EMAIL RECEIVED:
DR SEYE BIMBO
EMAIL [email protected]
FAX:234 1 7599159
Dear Sir,
URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction, which is of mutual benefit. This is by virtue of it's nature of being utterly
confidential.I am sure and have confidence of your ability, and reliability to prosecute a transaction of this great magnitude.
We are top Officials of the Federal Government Contract review Panel who are interested in importation of goods into our country with funds which are presently trapped in Nigeria. In order to commence this business,we need your assistance to enable us transfer funds into your account. Asmembers of the Contract Review Panel set up by the Government of Nigeria toreview all contracts from 1983 to the present,we have identified a lot ofinflated contract funds which are presently floating in the Central Bank of Nigeria ready for payment.
By virtue of our position as Civil Servants and members of this Panel, we cannot acquire this money in our names, in this regard I have been delegated by my colleagues of the review Panel to look for an overseas partner into whose account we would transfer the sum of
US$21,320,000.00 ( Twenty -One Million, Three Hundred and Twenty
Thousand United States Dollars) hence we take the liberty to writeyou.
The money will be shared as follows:-
1. 20% for the account owner
2. 70% for us (The Officials)
3. 10% to be used in settling taxation and all local and foreignexpenses. Please note that this transaction will take between 7 to 10 working days from the date of receipt of the following information by Fax 234 1 7599159,Your Company's signed and stamped letterhead with atranscribed "Text" which we would send to you upon receipt of your reply with a letter of interest.The above information will enable us write letter of claim, and Job description by using your Company name to apply for payment for the above stated amount.Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter using the above Fax number.
Detailed information of this pending business transaction will be sent to you as soon as I hear from you.
Yours faithfully,
DR SEYE BIMBO
NOTE
LEASE QUOTE THIS REFERENCE NUMBER(VE/S/04/02) IN ALL YOURRESPONSES......----------------------------
Thanks Guys... Hope this helps someone ....
Christopher A. Johnson
