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05-24-2002, 08:09 AM
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES
LAGOS - NIGERIA.

Attn:COO


For your assistance please. We write to solicit for your assistance for this transaction believing that you will treat this with utmost confidence, and excuse me for the embarrassment this letter might cause you as we have not met or known each other before.

I have the mandate of my colleagues in my office to solicit for your assistance for a business/deal we want to execute with you. My ministry, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Services (FMHSS) awarded a contract of (US$ 115,800,000.00) one hundred and fifteen million eight hundred thousand United States Dollars to a foreign firm for the supply and installation of Scan Machines, x-ray machines, E.C.G. Machines, Fetus Heart and Fasting Blood Sugar Machines for University Teaching Hospitals all over the Federation.

I and other senior members of my department (contract award committee), on cause of writing the contract were able to over-invoice the contract sum to the tone of (143,300,000.00), one hundred and forty three million, three hundred thousand United States Dollars. And it might also interest you to know that the original contractors, who executed the contract, have been paid their contract amount on completion of the contract.

Now we are left with the over-invoiced sum of (27,500,000.00) twenty seven million five hundred thousand United State Dollars, for our mutual benefit. All arrangements have been concluded on how this money will be moved. Our constraints lie on the fact that we required a foreign firm or individual account number where this money will be paid into; whose owner will be portrayed as the beneficiary of the contract fund. In fact this is why I am writing you this letter seeking for your assistance.

Note: there is no risk involved as we have taken care, loopholes covered. As civil servants, we are aware that some financial assistance will be required to effect the success of this money transfer, for this reason we have generally agreed to reimburse you with the sum of (US$3,000,000.00) three million United States Dollars, while the balance of
(US$24,500,000.00) twenty four million five hundred thousand United States Dollars, have been mapped out for importation of telecommunication equipment, and we suggest you help in this venture.

Please, indicate your position on this, if you are willing to assist? We will require the following information to enable us put claim to this money immediately. Your bank name, address and account number, Fax/Tele numbers of the bank where the money will be transferred. If you are not willing to assist we plea you keep this only to your self and inform us back of your position.

It is important I mention that the officials involved in this transaction are top government functionaries who have put in years of service to this Country (Nigeria). For the maintenance of personal integrity and prestige of all persons involved in this transaction, you are implored to exhibit utmost secrecy throughout the duration of this deal. You are strongly advised to avoid discussing this transaction with a third party as that could jeopardize the success of this transaction.

You may open a separate account in any country of your choice for this purpose if you wish. Meanwhile all arrangements for this transfer to be concluded in this second quarter of the year have been properly organized and further action awaits your response to this request. So I oblige you to send the required information to me immediately this will enable us to process for the approval of this payment into your desired bank account. My fax number is (234 - 1 -7590455). Or martin.hussein@cutey.com

Thanks,

Dr. Martin Hussein
Fax: 234-1-7590455

:stickout Who would give his bank acct. number to some unknown Nigerian guy?

bobcares
05-24-2002, 08:15 AM
Hi!
These are all to be sent to trash... ;)
Similar mails have been on the net for the last 2 years atleast...
There is one about a window queen too.... ;)

Have a great day :)

Regards
Amar

markblair
05-24-2002, 08:17 AM
According to a recent article in a local newspaper:

An FBI report said about 2,600 Americans said they were victims of the scams in 2001 -- including two people who lost over $70,000 each.

I also read something awhile back where a lawyer lost more than $400,000 to this same scam. :eek: It's best known as the "Nigerian 419 Scam" and actually is nothing new. Glad you didn't fall for it.

markblair
05-24-2002, 08:23 AM
Wow, I just noticed this article on MSN regarding this same issue. However, now it's because six people have been arrested as possibly being part of this scam. Read the article using the below link:

http://tech.msn.com/IP/msnart3000.asp

Studio64
05-24-2002, 02:19 PM
A Fool and his money are soon parted.

Rotifer
05-24-2002, 03:26 PM
This is a very old and famous scam. When i was a banker working the wire desk, an elderly lady actually called me wanting to know if I thought one of these was legit. It is amazing what people will fall for. More naivete and greed than stupidity I think.

webarama
05-24-2002, 06:50 PM
Originally posted by bobcares

There is one about a window queen too.... ;)


Window Queen? What a pane. :D

rockergrrl
05-24-2002, 07:02 PM
The just did a news piece about this email and other variations of this email -- on Dateline or something like that the other night.

goehner
05-25-2002, 10:30 AM
I actually get those emails too once in a while.

I also got nearly the same text in two letters some time ago.

I called them and after some time they got really unfriendly but I think many people will fall for this (greed is one of the key components at least a bit present in everyone of us - Am i wrong?).

Greetz