[Reader-list] Re: Reader-list digest, Vol 1 #154 - 2 msgs - URGENT WARNING

Thu Aug 30 21:15:22 IST 2001

Please note that the message from Nigeria in the last
digest is part of a well-known scam which has
defrauded many people in the UK in the hope of easy
money in the last few years and has been officially
warned against by the UK govt. I would request the
list administrator to ensure that such messages are
not circulated, and other readers to pass the warning
on.
Jo Sharma

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>    1. DAVID  AKHIGBE (david oga)
>    2. RE: DAVID  AKHIGBE (Steef Heus)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 15:12:32 -0700 (PDT)
> From: david oga <aziza_ibekie at yahoo.com>
> To: reader-list at sarai.net
> Subject: [Reader-list] DAVID  AKHIGBE
> 
> FROM: MR,DAVID AKHIGBE
> T EL: 234 1 759 1549; FAX: 234 1 759 0379.
> E-MAIL:aziza_ibekie at yahoo.com 
>                 BUSINESS PROPOSAL
> 
> ATTN: PRESIDENT / CEO, 
> 
> 
> My name is DAVID AKHIGBE, 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 over invoiced 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 on this transaction. Please
> if you accept my proposal do not hesitate to send me
> a
> fax on 234 1 759 0379 or send me an e-mail on:
> aziza_ibekie at yahoo.com, so that I can provide you
> with
> the basic procedures for the release of the fund. 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
> subcontracted it to another company, more often than
> not, big trading companies or individuals of
> unrelated
> field win major contracts here in Nigeria and
> subcontracts 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. Please, try to call me up to
> confirm the receipt of your fax or e-mail.The lines
> may be busy,but keep trying till you get through. 
> 
> Yours faithfully, 
> 
> MR. DAVID AKHIGBE (MNIM). 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> Message: 2
> Reply-To: <Steef at CwaC.nl>
> From: "Steef Heus" <Steef at CwaC.nl>
> To: <reader-list at sarai.net>
> Subject: RE: [Reader-list] DAVID  AKHIGBE
> Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 00:30:01 +0200
> 
> Hi to you all,
> 
> Please ignore the email of DAVID  AKHIGBE. I have
> had several emails of this
> kind from Nigeria (among them an email of a friend
> of a Nigerian King) and
> they can not be trusted. The stories are great, and
> at least appealing, the
> money is 'there', and you only have to 'help'.
> A few years ago this type of actions were done by
> snail mail. On a large
> scale.
> It varied from letters with similar content as this
> email, but also invoices
> of small amounts for directory services etc
> A lot of companies payed, some individuals lost a
> lot of money. But the
> Dutch justice department wasn't able to track the
> Nigerian gang.
> And now it seems they have internet access in
> Nigeria....
> 
> Steef
> 
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