POSSIBLE EMAIL SCAM.......TAKE A LOOK
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POSSIBLE EMAIL SCAM.......TAKE A LOOK
I RECEIVED THIS AS A EMAIL...WHAT YOU THINK?
From the Desk of: DR. FESTUS GAGA.
URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL
I AM A SENIOR ACCOUNTANT WITH THE NIGERIAN LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS (NLNG) HERE IN LAGOS. I HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED BY MY COLLEAGUES TO SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER WHO WILL ASSIST US IN THE TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF US$27.5M (TWENTY SEVEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS). THIS MONEY AROSE FROM A DELIBERATE OVER-INVOICING OF A PARTICULAR CONTRACT AWARDED BY MY CORPORATION.
MY COLLEAGUES AND I HAVE AGREED THAT IF YOU OR YOUR COMPANY PROVIDES AN ACCOUNT FOR RECEIVING THIS MONEY, THE SHARING RATIO WILL BE THUS:
1. 60% FOR US HERE IN NIGERIA THE OFFICIALS INVOLVED.
2. 30% FOR YOU OR YOUR COMPANY THAT PROVIDE THE ACCOUNT.
3. 10% FOR EXPENSES INCURRED BY BOTH PARTIES IN THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION.
NOTE: THE NATURE OF YOUR BUSINESS IS IRRELEVANT TO THIS TRANSACTION.
TO EFFECT THE TRANSFER OF THE ABOVE SUM, WE REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING FROM YOU:
*YOUR NAME OR COMPANYS NAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE, AND FAX NUMBERS.
AND AS SOON AS THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE RECEIVED, THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT OR YOUR COMPANY'S ACCOUNT FOR SAFE KEEPING PENDING OUR ARRIVAL FOR SHARING. EVERY ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN CONCLUDED FOR A SUCCESSFUL AND HITCH-FREE TRANSFER FOR THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT OR COMPANY'S ACCOUNT. PLEASE KEEP THIS TRANSACTION CONFIDENTIAL. INDICATE YOUR INTEREST IN THIS BUSINESS THROUGH THIS MAIL. (festusgaga@walla.com)
NOTE: WE EXPECT YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE VIA E-MAIL FOR SPEEDY TRANSACTION.
FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE CONVEYED TO YOU AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR ACCEPTANCE LETTER.
BEST REGARDS,
DR. FESTUS GAGA.
festusgaga@walla.com
From the Desk of: DR. FESTUS GAGA.
URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL
I AM A SENIOR ACCOUNTANT WITH THE NIGERIAN LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS (NLNG) HERE IN LAGOS. I HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED BY MY COLLEAGUES TO SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER WHO WILL ASSIST US IN THE TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF US$27.5M (TWENTY SEVEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS). THIS MONEY AROSE FROM A DELIBERATE OVER-INVOICING OF A PARTICULAR CONTRACT AWARDED BY MY CORPORATION.
MY COLLEAGUES AND I HAVE AGREED THAT IF YOU OR YOUR COMPANY PROVIDES AN ACCOUNT FOR RECEIVING THIS MONEY, THE SHARING RATIO WILL BE THUS:
1. 60% FOR US HERE IN NIGERIA THE OFFICIALS INVOLVED.
2. 30% FOR YOU OR YOUR COMPANY THAT PROVIDE THE ACCOUNT.
3. 10% FOR EXPENSES INCURRED BY BOTH PARTIES IN THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION.
NOTE: THE NATURE OF YOUR BUSINESS IS IRRELEVANT TO THIS TRANSACTION.
TO EFFECT THE TRANSFER OF THE ABOVE SUM, WE REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING FROM YOU:
*YOUR NAME OR COMPANYS NAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE, AND FAX NUMBERS.
AND AS SOON AS THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE RECEIVED, THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT OR YOUR COMPANY'S ACCOUNT FOR SAFE KEEPING PENDING OUR ARRIVAL FOR SHARING. EVERY ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN CONCLUDED FOR A SUCCESSFUL AND HITCH-FREE TRANSFER FOR THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT OR COMPANY'S ACCOUNT. PLEASE KEEP THIS TRANSACTION CONFIDENTIAL. INDICATE YOUR INTEREST IN THIS BUSINESS THROUGH THIS MAIL. (festusgaga@walla.com)
NOTE: WE EXPECT YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE VIA E-MAIL FOR SPEEDY TRANSACTION.
FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE CONVEYED TO YOU AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR ACCEPTANCE LETTER.
BEST REGARDS,
DR. FESTUS GAGA.
festusgaga@walla.com
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Re: POSSIBLE EMAIL SCAM.......TAKE A LOOK (bustah49)
At this point I don't trust a single thing coming out of that whole ******* hemisphere. 
Waaaaayyyy too many scammers trying to rape us from overseas, and the Nigerian variety is the most notorious right now. The ***** who scam innocent people deserve to have their faces smashed with a fire axe.
Waaaaayyyy too many scammers trying to rape us from overseas, and the Nigerian variety is the most notorious right now. The ***** who scam innocent people deserve to have their faces smashed with a fire axe.
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