[thechat] FW: Request for assistance

[Seth Bienek]

This is new...

Could this be a twist on the old "Nigerian" scheme?

-----Original Message-----
From: Olawale daniels [mailto:ladany2k at yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2001 4:53 PM
To: ladany2k at yahoo.com
Subject: Request for assistance


FROM:THE DESK OF OLAWALE DANIELS 
FALOMO OFFICE COMPLEX IKOYI LAGOS 
TEL:234-1-804 4830(DIRECT LINE). 
TEL:234-1-7731972
FAX:234-1-7596291 
EMAIL:OLA-WALE at EUDORAMAIL.COM
 
             STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL 
WE SINCERELY HOPE THAT THIS LETTER WILL NOT COME TO
YOU AS AN EMBARRASSMENT BUT RATHER A SURPRISE SINCE WE
NEITHER KNEW EACH OTHER BEFORE NOW NOR HAVE HAD ANY
PREVIOUS CORESPONDENCE OR CONTACT. 

WE ARE MEMBERS OF A SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR BUDGET AND
PLANNING OF THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM
CORPORATION (NNPC). THIS COMMITTEE IS PRINCIPALLY
CONCERNED WITH CONTRACT AWARDS AND APPROVAL. WITH OUR
POSITIONS,WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SECURED FOR OUR SELVES
THE SUM OF TWENTY-ONE MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS(US$21.5M). 

THIS AMOUNT WAS CAREFULLY MANIPULATED BY OVERINVOICING
OF AN OLD CONTRACT. BASED ON INFORMATION GATHERED
ABOUT YOU, WE BELIEVEYOU WOULD BE IN A POSITION TO
HELP US IN TRANSFERRING THIS FUND (US$21.5M) INTO A
SAFE ACCOUNT. IT HAS BEEN AGREED THAT THE OWNER OF THE
ACCOUNT WILL BE COMPENSATED WITH 20% OF THE REMITTED
FUNDS, WHILE WE KEEP 70%, AND 10% WILL BE SET ASIDE TO
OFF SET EXPENSESAND PAY THE NECESSARY TAXES. 

ALL MODALITIES OF THIS TRANSACTION HAVEBEEN WORKED OUT
AND ONCE STARTED WILL NOT TAKE MORE THAN 10 WORKING
DAYS, WITH YOUR FULL SUPPORT. THIS TRANSACTION IS 100%
RISK FREE. IF THIS PROPOSAL SATISFIES YOU, PLEASE
REACH US ONLY BY FAX OR PHONE,FOR MORE INFORMATION .
IT MIGHT BE DIFFICULT TO GET THROUGH TO M



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