[2727] in OS/2_Discussion
A Way Out
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ukah Dike)
Tue Jun 25 06:22:52 2002
From: "Ukah Dike" <ukahd5@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 11:26:16
To: os2www@mit.edu
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
ATTENTION,
WE ARE SENDING THIS LETTER TO YOU BASED ON THE
INFORMATION WE GATHERED FROM THE FOREIGN TRADE OFFICE
OF THE NIGERIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY. WE
BELIEVE THAT YOU WOULD BE IN A GOOD POSITION TO HELP
US IN OUR BID TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF THIRTHY MILLION,
EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS
(US$30.8) INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT. WE ARE MEMBERS OF
THE SPECIAL COMMITTE FOR BUDGET AND PLANNING OF THE
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL RESOURCES,
THIS COMMITTEE IS PRINCIPALLY CONCERNED WITH CONTRACT
APPRAISALS AND APPROVAL IN ORDER OF PRIORITIES AS
REGARDS CAPITAL PROJECT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF
NIGERIA.
WITH OUR POSITIONS, WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SECURED FOR
OURSELVES THE SUM OF THIRTHY MILLION,EIGHT HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$30.8M). THIS
AMOUNT WAS ACCUMULATED THROUGH UNDECLARED WINDFALL
FROM SALES OF CRUDE OIL DURING THE GULF WAR. WHAT
WE NEED FROM YOU IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE ACCOUNT INTO
WHICH THE FUNDS WILL BE TRANSFERRED SINCE GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS ARE NOT ALLOWED BY OUR LAWS TO OPERATE
FOREIGN ACCOUNT. IT HAS BEEN AGREED THAT THE OWNER
OF THE ACCOUNT WILL BE COMPENSATED WITH 20% OF THE
REMITTED FUNDS,WE SHALL KEEP 70% WHILE 10% WILL BE
SET ASIDE TO OFFSET ANY EXPENSES INCLUDING TAXES THAT
MAY BE INCURRED BY BOTH PARTIES IN THE COURSE OF THE
TRANSACTION.
IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT TWO YEARS AGO A
SIMILAR TRANSACTION WAS CARRIED OUT WITH ONE MR.
PATRICE MILLER, THE PRESIDENT OF CRAINE INTERNATIONAL
TRADING CORPORATION AT NUMBER 135, EAST 57TH STREET,
28TH FLOOR, NEWYORK. 10022 WITH TELEPHONE (212)
308-7788 AND TELEX NUMBER 6731689, AFTER THE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN BOTH PARTNERS IN WHICH HE WAS TO
TAKE 5% THE MONEY WAS DULY TRANSFERRED INTO HIS
ACCOUNT ONLY FOR US TO BE DISAPPOINTED ON OUR ARRIVAL
IN NEW YORK AS WE WERE RELIABLY INFORMED THAT MR.
PATRICE MILLER WAS NO LONGER ON THAT ADDRESS WHILE
HIS TELEPHONE AND TELEX NUMBERS HAVE BEEN REALLOCATED
TO SOMEBODY ELSE. THIS WAS HOW WE LOST US$27.5M TO
MR. PATRICE MILLER.
THIS TIME AROUND WE NEED A MORE RELIABLE AND
TRUSTWORTHY PERSON OR A REPUTABLE COMPANY TO DO
BUSINESS WITH, HENCE THIS LETTER TO YOU. SO IF YOU
CAN PROVE YOURSELF TO BE TRUSTWORTHY AND INTERESTED
IN THIS DEAL THEN WE ARE PREPARED TO DO BUSINESS WITH
YOU. WHAT WE WANT FROM YOU IS THE ASSURANCE THAT YOU
WILL LET US HAVE OUR SHARE WHEN THIS FUND IS
TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. IF THIS PROPOSAL
SATISFIES YOU, PLEASE E-MAIL YOUR RESPONSE SO THAT WE
CAN ADVICE YOU ON THE MODALITIES OF THIS
TRANSACTION. ALL MODALITIES OF THE TRANSFER HAVE
BEEN WORKED OUT AND ONCE STARTED WILL NOT TAKE MORE
THAN 14 WORKING DAYS WITH THE ABSOLUTE COOPERATION OF
ALL CONCERNED.
THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% SAFE. PLEASE TREAT AS
URGENT AND VERY CONFIDENTIAL. GOD BE WITH YOU AS I
LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR REPLY.
MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS IS : ukahd4@yahoo.com
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
UKAH DIKE.