Advance Fee Frauds and Email Scams
MOHAMMED SAMBO / Nigerian National Petroleum (2005)
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From: Sambo Mohammed sambo1@ilse.nl
To: msambo1@ilse.nl
Date: Oct 29, 2005 8:26 AM
Subject: ATTENTION PLEASE,
ATTENTION PLEASE,
REQUEST FOR A CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
I REPRESENT A TEAM OF HIGHLY PLACED OFFICIALS WITH THE NIGERIA
NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC) AS WELL AS THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT CONTRACT REVIEW COMMITTEE (CRC), WHO ARE INTERESTED IN
COMMENCING IMMEDIATE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU, WE HEREBY
STRONGLY SOLICIT YOUR ASSISTANCE IN TRANSFERRING (FOREX) FUNDS WHICH
TOTALS US$10,500,000.00 (TEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS ONLY) INTO A RELIABLE PERSONAL OR COMPANY ACCOUNT
OVERSEAS WHICH YOU HAVE ABSOLUTE CONTROL OVER.
THESE FUNDS ARE PRESENTLY TRAPPED IN THE NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM
CORPORATION (NNPC) ACCOUNT WITH CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN). THESE
ARE AS A RESULT OF GROSSLY OVER - INVOICED CONTRACTS WHICH WERE
EXECUTED FOR THE NNPC DURING THE LAST ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA AND
ARE PRESENTLY UNDER VERIFICATION. TO THIS EFFECT, THE PRESENT
ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA SET UP A CONTRACT REVIEW COMMITTEE TO
IDENTIFY, VERIFY, SCRUTINIZE, APPROVE AND RECOMMEND FOR PAYMENT ALL
VALID CONTRACTS THAT HAVE BEEN FULLY EXECUTED IN THE COURSE OF OUR
ASSESSMENT, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED A LOT OF MISAPPROPRIATED AND INFLATED
FUNDS WHICH ARE PRESENTLY FLOATING IN THE SUSPENSE ACCOUNT OF THE
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA READY FOR PAYMENT. THE COMPANIES, WHICH
EXECUTED THE CONTRACTS, HAVE BEEN DULY PAID. IT IS THE OVER INFLATED
SUM OF US$10,500,000.00 THAT WE NOW INTEND TO TRANSFER INTO A FOREIGN
ACCOUNT URGENTLY.
I HAVE BEEN DELEGATED AS MATTER OF CAPABILITY BY MY COLLEAGUES TO
SECURE THE COOPERATION OF AN OVERSEAS PARTNER INTO WHOSE ACCOUNT THIS
OVER INVOICED SUM COULD BE TRANSFERRED FOR ONWARD DISBURSEMENT AMONGST
US. PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST US BY SENDING YOUR
DIRECT TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER TO ME FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
WE WILL SHARE THE FUND IN A RATIO WHICH WILL BE SATISFACTORY TO ALL.
HOWEVER, WE PROPOSE 70% FOR US (THE OFFICIALS), 30% FOR THE ACCOUNT
OWNER (YOU).PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE AND
SAFE. SO I WILL LIKE YOU TO GET BACK TO ME URGENTLY SO THAT I WILL
START PROCESSING THE NEEDED DOCUMENTS BECAUSE WE INTEND TO ACCOMPLISH
THIS TRANSFER WITHIN FIVE WORKING DAYS.
PLEASE TREAT WITH THE STRICTEST CONFIDENTIALITY AND UTMOST URGENCY.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR.MOHAMMED SAMBO.
