NIGERIAN FRAUD WARNING

posted 4/00

DEAR SIR,

REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

I AM THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC) AND A MEMBER OF AN ADHOC COMMITTEE SETUP BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO REVIEW CONTRACTS AWARDED BY THE PAST MILITARY ADMINISTRATION BETWEEN 1994 TO DATE.  THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE INTERESTED IN IMPORTATION OF GOOD INTO THE COUNTRY WITH FUNDS PRESENTLY FLOATING IN OUT APEX BANK AND THE NNPC'S ACCOUNT.

OUR REQUEST IS BASED ON OUR STRONG DESIRE TO ESTABLISH A LASTING BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU AND YOUR COMPANY.  WE SOLICIT YOUR ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE US REMIT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT THE SAID AMOUNT.  A PERSONAL FRIEND AT THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFFICE IN ABUJA RECOMMENDED YOU TO US. AND WE WERE ASSURED OF YOUR ABILITY AND RELIABILITY TO PROSECUTE BUSINESS TRANSACTION THAT REQUIRED MAXIMUM CONFIDENTIALITY.

THIS FUND IS PRESENTLY IN THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC0 FOREIGN ACCOUNTS WITH OUR APEX BANK (AP) THIS IS AS A RESULT OF OVERINVOICING CONTRACTS WHICH WERE EXECUTED FOR NNPC DURING THE LAST ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA AND ARE PRESENTLY UNDER VERIFICATION.  THE PRESENT ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA SETUP ADHOC COMMITTEE TO IDENTIFY, SCRUTINIZE AND RECOMMEND FOR PAYMENT ALL VALID CONTRACTS THAT HAVE BEEN FULLY EXECUTED IN THE COURSE OUR ASSIGNMENT.  IT IS PART OF THE INFLATED SUM OF USD$25M THAT WE INTEND TO TRANSFER INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT.

I HAVE THEREFORE BEEN MANDATED BY MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE TO LOOK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER INTO WHOSE ACCOUNT WE CAN TRANSFER THE SUM OF USD$25M (TWENTY FIVE MILLION DOLLARS). . . . . . . . . . . .

(The balance of the letter is standard--offering $5 million to the fax recipient.)