The Nigerian Scheme

Top 2. Oct 10, 2002 7:25 AM

» Maureen Fleury - Re: Thanks Maureen

In response to message posted by Geewhit:

Hi Glenice:
I've received several versions of this letter. The royal family must be very big because the name of the sender changes each time! I'm glad you ignored the letter and most people do. Unfortunately, there are some people who are taken in by it.

-- posted by Maureen Fleury

Top 3. Oct 10, 2002 6:39 PM

» Barbara Nicholson Bell - Re: Re: Thanks Maureen

In response to message posted by mkfleury:

This scheme is at least 20 years old, and used to arrive by US mail at businesses all over the United States. Then it switched to faxes, and now to e-mail, which is much harder to trace and prosecute. As a secretary for several companies over that time, I must have thrown away hundreds of these letters. Eventually the state attorneys general got wind of the scheme, and began collecting the letters.

I read recently that this scheme now represents nearly 30% of the gross income of the Nigerian economy! Obviously that government has little interest in stopping the fraud or cooperating with international authorities. We are now worrying about their mistreatment of women, especially those who commit adultery, with boycotts of the upcoming Miss World pageant which will be held in Nigeria.

Let's hope that with your article and the increased media attention, the fraud that Nigerian nationals are committing will cease to exist.

-- posted by Barbara Nicholson Bell

Top 4. Oct 10, 2002 8:16 PM

» Maureen Fleury - Re: Re: Re: Thanks Maureen

In response to message posted by bici:

Barbara, thank you for giving us a bit of history on this scheme. If it means money coming into the country, I guess the government won't stop it, no matter how it's acquired. Most people know it's a scam but I was very shocked to see that people have actually fallen for it. The link to the Nigerian Project in my article has some data regarding the amount of money lost.

I just received this email a few minutes ago. I suppose everybody with Suitemail will receive this...

FROM: BARRISTER EMMANUEL OSIRENOYA
LEGAL PRACTITIONAL.
NIGERIA

COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON. GRACE AND PEACE ANDLOVE FROM THIS PART OF THE ATLANTIC TO YOU. I HOPE MY LETTER DOES NOT CAUSEYOU TOO MUCH EMBARRASSMENT AS I WRITE TO YOU IN GOOD FAITH. BASED ON THECONTACT ADDRESS GIVEN TO ME BY A FRIEND WHO WORKS AT THE NIGERIAN EMBASSYIN YOUR COUNTRY. PLEASE EXCUSE MY INTRUSION INTO YOUR PRIVATE LIFE.

I AM BARRISTER EMMANUEL OSIRENOYA, I REPRESENT MOHAMMED ABACHA, SON OF THE LATE GEN. SANI ABACHA, WHO WAS THE FORMER MILITARY HEAD OF STATE IN NIGERIA. HE DIED IN 1998. SINCE HIS , THE FAMILY HAS BEEN LOOSING A LOT OF MONEY DUE TO VINDICTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WHO ARE BENT ON DEALING WITH THE FAMILY. BASED ON THIS THEREFORE, THE FAMILY HAS ASKED ME TO SEEK FOR A
FOREIGN PARTNER WHO CAN WORK WITH US AS TO MOVE OUT THE TOTAL SUM OF US$75,000,000.00 ( SEVENTYFIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ), PRESENTLY IN THEIR POSSESSION. THIS MONEY WAS OF COURSE, ACQUIRED BY THE LATE PRESIDENT AND IS NOW KEPT SECRETLY BY THE FAMILY. THE SWISS GOVERNMENT HAS ALREADY FROZEN ALL THE
ACCOUNTS OF THE FAMILY IN SWITZERLAND, AND SOME OTHER COUNTRIES WOULD SOON FOLLOW TO DO THE SAME. THIS BID BY SOME GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO DEAL WITH THIS FAMILY HAS MADE IT NECESSARY THAT WE SEEK YOUR ASSISITANCE IN RECEIVING THIS MONEY AND IN INVESTING IT ON BEHALF OF THE FAMILY.

THIS MUST BE A JOINT VENTURE TRANSACTION AND WE MUST ALL WORK TOGETHER. SINCE THIS MONEY IS STILL CASH, EXTRA SECURITY MEASURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO PROTECT IT FROM THEFT OR SEIZURE, PENDING WHEN AGREEMENT IS REACHED ON WHEN AND HOW TO MOVE IT INTO ANY OF YOUR NOMINATEDBANK ACCOUNTS. I HAVE PERSONALLY WORKED OUT
ALL MODALITIES FOR THE PEACEFUL CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION. THE TRANSACTION DEFINITELY WOULD BE HANDLED IN PHASES AND THE FIRST PHASE WILL INVOLVE THE MOVING OF US$25,000,000.00( TWENTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ).

MY CLIENTS ARE WILLING TO GIVE YOU A REASONABLE
PERCENTAGE OF THIS MONEY AS SOON AS THE TRANSACTIONIS CONCLUDED. I WILL, HOWEVER, BASED ON THE GROUNDS THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH US AND ALSO ALL CONTENTIOUS ISSUES DISCUSSED BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THIS TRANSACTION. YOU MAY ALSO DISCUSS YOUR PERCENTAGE BEFORE WE START TO WORK. AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU, I WILL GIVE YOU ALL NECESSARY DETAILS AS TO HOW WE INTEND TO CARRY OUT THE WHOLE TRANSACTION.

PLEASE, DO NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEARS,AS ALL NECESSARY MODALITIES ARE IN PLACE, AND I ASSURE YOU OF ALL SUCCESS AND SAFETY IN THIS TRANSACTION.

PLEASE, THIS TRANSACTION REQUIRES ABSOLUTE
CONFIDENTIALITY AND YOU WOULD BE EXPECTED TO TREAT IT AS SUCH UNTIL THE FUNDS ARE MOVED OUT OF THIS COUNTRY.

PLEASE, YOU WILL ALSO IGNORE THIS LETTER AND RESPECT OURTRUST IN YOU BY NOT EXPOSING THIS TRANSACTION, EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED.

ENDEAVOUR TO RESPOND THROUGH THIS MY ONFIDENTIAL EMAIL ADDRESS:

emmanuelosirenoya@rediffmail.com

I LOOK FORWARDS TO WORKING WITH YOU.

THANK YOU.

TRULY YOURS

BARRISTER EMMANUEL OSIRENOYA

Ya right!! Got my name from a friend at the Nigerian Embassy. Hate to tell the man but the Embassy is over 3,000 miles from where I live. The person's email address is an ISP in Ireland.

Not exposing this transaction, even if I'm not interested? Well, I hope many people see this!

-- posted by Maureen Fleury

Top 5. Oct 19, 2002 11:29 AM

» Maureen Fleury - Re: Re: Re: Re: Thanks Maureen

In response to message posted by mkfleury:

I was searching through an online news site and saw a news item describing a new twist to the Nigerian Scheme.

Nigerians are contacting innocent people who have placed an ad for selling their car. They offer to pay the vendor $10,000US for the vehicle, saying they have someone in the US who wants to buy the car. The funds are actually wired to the vendor. So far, so good....

But..the check issued to pay for the wire is drawn on a non-existent bank account. The check bounces back to Western Union (or other companies or wire funds).

The car gets shipped to someone in the US but the funds are reclaimed from the vendor of the car. So, the vendor loses the car.

-- posted by Maureen Fleury

Top 6. Oct 25, 2002 11:59 AM

» Maureen Fleury - Another Letter I Received Today

NIGERIA ELECTIRC POWER AUTHORITY
FEDERAL SECRETARIAT
IKOYI-LAGOS.

FROM THE DESK OF: MR JOSEPH ISAAC.

ATTN: DEAR FRIEND,

I am the Chairman Contract Review Committee of National Electric Power Authority (NEPA). Althoughthis proposal might come to you as a surprise since it is coming from someone you do not know or ever seen before, but after due deliberations with my colleagues, I decided to contact you based on Intuition.

We are soliciting for your humble and confidential assistance to take custody of Thirty-eight Million,Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars.{US$38,500,000.00}. This sum (US$38.5M) is an over invoice contract sum which is currently in an offshore payment account of the Central Bank of Nigeria as an unclaimed contract entitlement which can easily be withdrawn or drafted or pay to any recommended beneficiary by my committee.

On this note, you will be presented as a contractor to NEPA who has executed a contract to a tune of the above sum and has not been paid. Proposed Sharing Partern (%):

1. 70% for me and my colleagues.

2. 20% for you as a partner/fronting for us.

3. 10% for expenses that may be incurred by bothparties during the cause of this transacton.

Our law prohibits a civil servant from operating aforeign account, hence we are contacting you. If this proposal satisfies you, do respon as soon as possible with the following information:

1. The name you wish to use as the beneficiary of the fund.

2. Your Confidential Phone and Fax Numbers.

Further discussion will be centered on how the fundshall be transfer and full details on how toaccomplish this great opportunity of ours.

Thank you and God bless.

Best regards,
joseph isaac.
SECURE EMAIL:JOEISAAC@MYSELF.COM

-- posted by Maureen Fleury