Therapist Community,

Not sure how this message got through!!! I redirected it to abuse@....

1. YES>>> This IS most probably a fraud and a scam.
2. I know colleagues personally that have lost 10's of thousands of $$ to this
sort of fraud.
3. It has been reported. Again, not sure how it got through, since I
redirected the message. Will cc abuse@... on this reply!!

Chuck Thomas, AKS

DR JOHNSON wrote:

> THE DESK OF: CHIEF JOHNSON ANI
> (PRINCIPAL AUDITOR) NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLLEUM
> CORPORATION (NNPC) LAGOS, NIGERIA.
> PRIVATE E-MAIL: chiefjohnson_nnpc@...
>
>
> DEAR.
>
> COMPLIMENT OF THE DAY. I WISH TO EXTEND THIS
> MUTUAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU WITH THE HOPE THAT YOU
> WILL GLADLY ACCEPT IT. I AM THE PRINCIPAL AUDITOR OF THE
> NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION.
>
> A POST I HAVE HELD FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. IN THE
> COURSE OF DISCHARGING MY DUTY LAST YEAR, I DISCOVERED
> THAT SOME GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN THE PAST, COMMITTED
> SOME IRREGULARITIES IN THE FORM OF INVOICED CONTRACT
> VALUES, WHICH EVENTUALLY GO INTO THEIR PRIVATE BANK
> ACCOUNTS.
>
> WHAT INTEREST ME MOST AND FOR WHICH REASON I AM
> WRITING YOU IS THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACT WHICH WAS
> AWARDED TO A FOREIGN CONTRACTOR, IT WAS OVER ESTIMATED
> TO THE TUNE OF US$ 28.8 M (TWENTY EIGHT MILLION, EIGHT
> HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S. DOLLARS). THIS CONTRACT HAS BEEN
> COMPLETED AND COMMISSIONED AND THE CONTRACTOR FULLY
> PAID, BUT THE US $ 28.8 M OVER ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE
> CONTRACT IS STILL LYING AT THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
> (CBN). BECAUSE OF THE HASTE WITH WHICH THE LAST
> GOVERNMENT WAS REMOVED FROM OFFICE, THESE MEN HAS NO
> CHANCE TO COLLECT THIS MONEY BEFORE LEAVING THE
> OFFICE. BUT AS A RESULT OF UPDATED PAYMENTS ADVISE AT
> THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN), IT HAS BEEN
> AWAITING TRANSFER TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT.
>
>
> IN MY REPORT, I RECOMMENDED THAT THIS MONEY SHOULD BE
> PAID BUT ON THE CONDITION THAT THE CONTRACTOR SHOULD
> BE INFORMED. MY RECOMMENDATION WAS ACCEPTED AND I HAVE
> BEEN GIVEN THE ORDER TO GET IN-TOUCH WITH THE FOREIGN
> CONTRACTORS, BUT SINCE THE CONTRACTOR HAS BEEN FULLY
> PAID FOR THE JOB HE DID, I WANT TO DIVERT THIS MONEY
> TO ANOTHER FOREIGN ACCOUNT.
>
> HAVING DONE ALL THE NECESSARY GROUND WORK, THIS MONEY
> IS IN MY POSSESSION AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD FOR A
> TRUST WORTHY PERSON, INTO WHOSE PRIVATE OR COMPANY'S
> ACCOUNT THIS MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO. I WISH TO
> RETIRE FROM SERVICE AFTER THIS TRANSACTION AND GO
> INTO BUSINESS IN YOUR COUNTRY THROUGH YOU AS MY AGENT.
>
>
> YOU ARE THEREFORE REQUESTED TO KINDLY ALLOW ME TO
> TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT PROVIDED THAT I
> CAN WITHDRAW THIS MONEY WHEN I WANT TO. UPON THE
> TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY, 65% OF THE TOTAL SUM WILL BE
> FOR MY COLLEAGUES AND ME WHILE 30% SHALL BE FOR YOU
> THE ACCOUNT OWNER AND THE REMAINING 5% SHALL BE SET
> ASIDE TO REFUND EXPENSES MADE IN THE COURSE OF THIS
> TRANSACTION.
>
> BE ASSURED THAT THIS BUSINESS IS RISK-FREE BUT THE
> KEYWORD IS THE CONFIDENTIALITY DUE TO THE NATURE OF
> THE TRANSACTION AND MY POSITION IN THE MINISTRY.
>
>
> KINDLY TREAT AS URGENT AND CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY
> THROUGH MY E-MAIL ADDRESS, YOU WILL BE FULLY DETAILED
> WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU. BANK PARTICULARS.
>
> TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS ARE VITAL TO THE SUCCESS OF
> THIS TRANSACTION FOR UPDATING AND REMITTANCE PROTOCOL.
>
>
> BEST REGARDS,
> CHIEF JOHNSON ANI
>
>
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