Niger Delta Region Oil Spill Cleanup Scam  (2005)

2005 SCAMS

Posted 3/2/05

Key Words: Dr. Bello Martins • Central Bank of Nigeria • Delta Region Nigeria

FROM: bellomartins1@teenmail.co.za

[NOTE: COUNTRY CODE "ZA" IS SOUTH AFRICA]

Please send all replies to:
bellomartins@web-mail.com.ar

[NOTE: COUNTRY CODE "AR" IS ARGENTINA]
ATTN: PRESIDENT/CEO,

My name is Dr.Bello Martins,a member of the Presidential
Task Force on Oil Spillage Clean-up.
Early last year there was a major oil spillage in the Niger
Delta Region of Nigeria which rendered over 70% of the
communities homeless.The contract was handled by a foreign
firm but because of the huge monetary profit we envisaged
we decided to over-invoice the contract sum.

Now the contract has been completed and the original
contractor has since been paid,but the contract balance of
US$38 million,which resulted from the overinvoiced contract
sum that has been left in a suspense account with the
CENTRAL BANK of NIGERIA,is what me and my partners are
planning to take out of the country for ourselves.The
problem is as government officials,we are not suppose to
own fat bank accounts,talk less of having foreign ones.

To this end, we are soliciting your assistance as a foreign
partner who can assist us and receive this amount into your
account. We are ready to share this money with you on the
basis of participation. We also have plans to invest part
of this money in any viable business in your country under
your care,as we are nearing our retirement age.

In any case, I received a reference of you/organization
from the Nigeria Chambers of Commerce and Industry 'Foreign
Trade Division' as a reputable organ that can assist us o n
this transaction. Please if you accept my proposal do not
hesitate to send me your full details,it does not matter
whether you or your company does contract project of the
nature described here, the assumption is that you won a
major contract and sub contracted it to another company,
more often than not, big trading companies or individuals
of unrelated field win major contracts here in Nigeria and
sub contracts same to more specialized firms for execution.

BENEFIT: For providing the account where we shall remit
this money, you will be entitled to 25% of the entire
funds, 70% will be for me and my partners,while 5% has been
set aside to cover any expenses that may be incurred by
both parties during this transaction, both local and
international.

Please I enjoin you to handle this transaction with utmost
degree of maturity and confidentiality because I am still
in active government service with the "NIGERIAN NATIONAL
PETROLEUM CORPORATION". If I receive your response on time,
this whole transaction could be accomplished within the
shortest possible time based on your interest and
determination,since the money is already in transit.


Yours faithfully,

Dr.Bello Martins(MNIM).