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Papa Lazarou
09-08-2002, 18:01
No I ain't going to reply :rolleyes: Anyone else had these in the e-mail?

ENGR. GEORGE ORUMA IGE
Date: 8th August, 2002

Attn: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Sir,

URGENT BUSINESS TRANSACTION

I got your contact from the Library of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), and somehow I feel that we can both handle this transaction in good fate to our overwhelming benefit. May I start by introducing myself, I am ENGR. GEORGE ORUMA IGE, the son of CHIEF BOLA IGE the former Minister for Mines and Power and presently the Minister for Justice and later shot dead on 23rd December, 2001. I work with National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) of Nigeria, I am presently the General Technical Manager and also Chairman of the Contract Award Committee of myparastatal.

When my father was the Minister for Mines and Power he received a staggering amount of One Hundred twenty million United States Dollars only (US$120,000,000.00) from the Presidency for the turn-around maintenance of all Hydro Energy Station and a few Sub-station in the country. He tactically hid away the sum of Thirty-five million United States Dollars (US$35,000,000.00) in a suspense account with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), this fund was clearly labelled "A Contractor's
Payment". This he did before he moved to Ministry of Justice and later assacinated him.

Now that my father safely in his new Ministry, he has given me a go ahead to get a reliable and reputable foreigner that will assist me in receiving the fund in his account as the original contractor that has to be paid. He said this is my inheritance from him and that he will have nothing to do with it, more so, now that we have a young democracy all eyes are on the office holders.

One begins to wonder why I can not go aboard, open an account and have the money transferred there all by myself as this of course could have assured utmost confidentiality of the transaction. I can not, because I am Civil Servant and the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria forbids any serving Civil Servant
maintaining foreign account(s). Secondly, I can not resign my appointment in order to handle this transaction as an independent businessman, because I can not monitor this transfer effectively from outside my office. Thirdly, the fund in question has been embarked "A Contractor's Payment", therefore, the supposed foreign contractor must be presented before the fund can be legally paid. Fourthly, my contacting
you is born out of the fact that I need a foreign company/person with a strong capital base to hold this huge amount (US$35,000,000.00) in trust, otherwise eye brows could be raised if it is paid into a lesseraccount.

In transferring this money into your account, it is my considered opinion that you get 30% of the total sum, 10% shall be set aside to take care of all expenses, and 60% shall be kept in your account till I come over to your country to invest it with your guidance. For a smooth sail of this transaction, a masterpiece
plan has been put in place to the effect that the whole operation will take twenty-one working days to drive it to a successful or logical conclusion. (I mean to remit the fund into your nominated account ). A contract number from a contract that has been
concluded and the contractor paid in full has been reasign to this fund, which means that we now have an authentic contract number to work with. Every paper/file in connection with this transaction shall be carefully withdrawn from all offices concerned, after the money must have been safely remitted into your account, thus leaving no trace of the fund. However, you should treat this business with utmost confidentiality, as I and my
father do not want anything to jeopardise our position in the office. If you are interested in this transaction, I expect you to contact me through my above E-mail address to enable me instruct you on what to do as well as furnish you with further details. All I needed from you are the following:-

YOUR BANK PARTICULARS
THE NAME OF THE BANK AND ADDRESS
THE ROUTING NUMBER AND SORT CODE THE TELEPHONE AND FAX
NUMBERS OF THE BANK
THE ACCOUNT NUMBERYOUR COMPANY PHONE AND FAX AND YOUR
PERSONAL PHONE AND
FAX FOR EASY COMMUNICATION ALSO YOUR FULL ADDRESS
TO REACH YOU.

Awaiting to hear from you as soon as you finish
reading the message.

Yours faithfully,
ENGR. GEORGE ORUMA IGE

Jezz_S13
09-08-2002, 18:05
I get load of them sorts of things at work. Do these people think we are stupid?

Do wanekrs actually fall for this? They deserve to be fleeced, muppets. :rolleyes:

PhilMorrison
09-08-2002, 18:10
Hehe, go on m8, reply on behalf of the SXOC treasury department ;):D

Jeff
09-08-2002, 18:41
These are called '419' e-mails (taken from the offnce reference in Nigeria I beleive) and there are a number of them floating about mostly from African countries but a few from Spain.

We get quite a few at work (someone gets one every other day).

Once they have your details they just empty your bank account and you can't do jack about it as you were attempting to help a money launderer and could go to prison and/or get fined.

If you are inclined you should probably report it to NCIS, but there are so many people getting them now it's hardly worth the bother.

Blimey - something on this board I actually know something about :eek: :o :D

Papa Lazarou
09-08-2002, 18:46
Interesting. I'm wondering how they empty your account just by you providing the details though? Lots of companies put their bank details on the net (for people to make transfers to). Would have thought you'd have to make a payment to their account which would of course be even more silly!!

Jeff
09-08-2002, 19:06
Full explaination here mate:

http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/

Basically they string you along then get you to pay a 'small up front amount' and then clear you out.

TBH you would have to be a bit of a prat to go along with it but there are anough people who combine greed with stupidity to just the right level for this scam to continue to work.

As Jezz_S13 said if you're dumb enough to fall for it you deserve to get mugged. Doesn't matter of course if, like me, you have jack sh1t in your bank account anyway :( :D