Haha, look at this email scam I got....

redpointist

Member
Someone put alot of thought into this one...

Dear Sir,

REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. - STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.

Firstly, I sincerely apologize for breaking into your privacy, however I have decided to contact you through this medium due to the urgency of this proposed business transaction. I got your contact over the Internet during my search for assistance in this mutual beneficial business transaction. I must first solicit your strictest confidentiality in this transaction. This is by virtue of its nature as being utterly CONFIDENTIAL and \ldblquote TOP SECRET\rdblquote . Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried, considering the fact that we have not met each other before, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day.

I am Luisa Williams an Accountant by profession and also a Director General in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Right now I am presently the chairman of the Contract Awards/Review and Payment Approvals committee of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. My colleagues and I are presently looking for a very reliable and God-fearing person to handle a highly confidential business transaction for us, which involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign account requiring maximum CONFIDENCE. My colleagues and I are top Officials of the Federal Government Contract Review and Award Panel.

Our duties include Evaluation, Vetting, and Approval for payment of Contract jobs done for the N.N.P.C etc. In order to commence this business we solicit for your assistance with the transfer of the said funds into any bank account you will provide for this business. The source of these funds is as follows: In the first quarter of 2004 this committee was mandated to review and award contracts to the tune of over US$400 million US dollars to a group of five firms for the supply, construction and installation of Oil Pipe lines in Warri and Port Harcourt environs. During this process my colleagues and I decided and agreed among ourselves to deliberately over-inflate the total contract sum from US$400 million to US$416 million with the main intention of sharing the remaining sum of US$16 million amongst ourselves.

The Federal Government of Nigeria has since early this year approved the sum of US$416 million for us as the contract payment, and the sum of US$400 million has also been paid out to the foreign companies concerned as contract entitlements for the various jobs done, but since the companies are entitled to US$400 million dollars only, we are now left with US$16 million dollars balance in the account which we intend to disburse amongst ourselves quickly, but by virtue of our positions as civil servants and members of this panel, we cannot do this by ourselves, as we are prohibited by the Code of Conduct Bureau (Civil Service Laws) from opening and/or operating foreign accounts in our names while still in Government service, making it impossible for us to acquire the money in our names right now.

Consequently, I have therefore been delegated as a matter of trust and urgency by my colleagues in the panel to look for an overseas partner into whose account we would transfer the sum of US$16 million. Hence I am writing you this letter. My Colleagues and I have agreed that if you or your company can act as the beneficiary of these funds on our behalf, you or your Company will retain 20% of the total amount (US$16 million), while 60% will be for us (OFFICIALS) and the remaining 20% will be used in offsetting all debts/expenses and Taxes incurred both local and foreign in the cause of this transfer. Needless to say, the trust reposed on you at this juncture is enormous. In return we demand your complete honesty and trust. You must however NOTE therefore, that this transaction will be strictly based on the following terms and conditions as we have stated below;

a) Our conviction of your transparent honesty and diligence

b) That you would treat this transaction with utmost secrecy and Confidentiality

c) That you will not ask for more share or try to sit on the funds Once it is under your custody, or any form of blackmail.

d) That upon receipt of the funds you will release the funds as Instructed by us after you have removed your share of 20% from the Total amount. Please, note that this transaction is 100% safe, legal and risk free and we hope to conclude this transaction 7 bank working days from the date of receipt of the necessary requirements from you. We are looking forward to doing business with you and solicit your Total Confidentiality in this transaction. There is no cause for alarm. I give you my word that you are completely safe in doing business with us. Transactions like this have been successfully carried out in the past by most Government executives.

Here in my country there is great economic and political disarray and thus looting and corruption is rampant and the order of the day amongst high ranking government officials, thus explaining why you might have heard stories of how money is been looted out of Nigeria most especially by our past Presidents, they are doing it for their own selfish interest while we are doing it because we have to secure a good future for ourselves and our families, so that when we retire from active service we do not languish in poverty. Presently we are grossly underpaid as compared to our counterparts in the western world.

My country is blessed with so many natural resources but the revenue from these are being embezzled on a daily basis by those in the corridors of power without a thought for others. I will explain more to you when I have heard from you. Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter using the above email address. I will bring you into the complete picture of this pending business transaction when I have heard from you and also receive your confidential telephone and fax numbers to enable me fax to you all necessary information you need to know about our pending business transaction. I will also forward to you copy of my International passport so you know whom you are dealing with. Your urgent response will be highly appreciated to enable us still transfer the funds under this first financial quarter of the year 2005.

Thank you and God Bless.

Yours faithfully,

Luisa Williams

Private Email:luisawilliams003@yahoo.com

N.B. PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT THIS BUSINESS TRANSACTION IS 100% LEGAL AND COMPLETELY FREE FROM TERRORIST, DRUG MONEY OR MONEY LAUNDERING.THIS IS A COMPLETE AND LEGITIMATE BUSINESS TRANSACTION.
 
Basically they want me to believe this is a contact in the Nigerian government who wants me to help them launder $16 million by holding it in my back account for a while
 
Haha kind of reminds me of the time that I won 33 million dollars, I got a letter in the mail and there was a photo of people holding up my name as the winner and there were blanks to fill out all of your credit card information. I was like 8 at the time and my dad almost sent him away...but for some reason I didn't let him, wow I was intelligent.
 
Man, I'm so glad they sent me this scam! I'm gonna try and convince the guy that im flying over to africa to complete the transaction, so he needs to book a hotel for me. This is gonna be hilarious
 
"My colleagues and I are presently looking for a very reliable and God-fearing person to handle a highly confidential business transaction for us, which involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign account requiring maximum CONFIDENCE. My colleagues and I are top Officials of the Federal Government Contract Review and Award Panel."

That writing is pretty damn funny if you ask me. It reminds me of that will ferrell sketch where he is trying to impress someone, and he's all like "IM A VERY IMPORTANT PERSON. I DRIVE A DODGE STRATUS!"
 
If you can get someone to put 16 mil in your account that is laundered money do it. Take the money and run. All they need is your account # nothing else so you should be completely safe. But it is probably bullshit. Worth a try since you could live like a king for the rest of your life.
 
it's a scam, they will send you fake money and try to get you to send some back in exchange, it's not ever going to help you get any real money of any sort... ever.
 
i think that it's funny how a top ranking government official has a yahoo email for business transactions.
 
AHAHAHAHAHAHA! You'd actually have to be mentally retarded to believe a word of that!

First off, they clearly used spell check and didn't think to read it over because there are some obvious grammatical errors.

Secondly, they obviously got our the thesaurus and found some of the most hilarious words I have ever heard in an attempt to sound intelligent.

Thirdly, it is totally wridden with hypocracy! They're like: Ohhh, people in my country are so corrupt and greedy boo hoo, and yet they are stealing 16 million dollars from their own people.

Fourthly, "N.B. PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT THIS BUSINESS TRANSACTION IS 100% LEGAL AND COMPLETELY FREE FROM TERRORIST, DRUG MONEY OR MONEY LAUNDERING.THIS IS A COMPLETE AND LEGITIMATE BUSINESS TRANSACTION." A legitimate business transaction? I'd like to know what exactly is legitimate about stealing 16 million dollars by transferring funds to an off shore account. In fact they blatantly stated that they needed your help because they aren't allowed to do have an off shore account? Why might you ask? BECAUSE IT'S FUCKING ILLEGAL!

Fiftly, They state a whole slew of rules like: You can't blackmail us. Yea, if they were stupid enough to deposit 416 million dollars into my account I'd fucking black mail their asses!

Sixthly, this confidential transaction is occuring via the internet. Yea, anyone who knows anything can intercept that damn email. Frig, they contact a complete stranger, it could be a joint email account for all they know. And then they are going to fax you the information about the transaction. That's really secure. We already know that the CIA has access to anything passed via the phone lines not to mention anyone in the house can pick up and read the fax.

I could obviously go on given that that is so perposterous. Anyway, screw with them. haha I like that bit about how you want them to pay for your hotel! haha gold.

Oh and you should try and report that email adress. I'm sure you can forward the email to the nigerian government and they can track down the sender somehow and bust the fucker.
 
wouldnt that be nice if it wasnt fake though, theyd but 16 mil in my account, and id leave immediately, and show them to steal from people lol
 
On their website they say they have six. They even have one of those flash cartoons on there. Pretty advanced stuff.
 
what they try to do is, in getting your bank info and fax, tel no's name ect, they try to empty YOUR Bank account. this has been going on for over 20 years.
 
Yea man, I'm gonna lead him along, and when he asks for a phone number, I'm going to give him some extroidinarily expensive phone sex number
 
haha, i like how they use a lot of big words to try to make it seem believable.. In reality, they just keep repeating themselves
 
Back
Top