Nigerian Scam

The easiest way to explain a Nigerian scam is by giving you an example. Have you ever received a letter in your inbasket that reads like the one below? I don't know about you, but I receive at least one of these scam letters per week.

The sample letter below is a rather eloquent and slick request from a supposed Nigerian Petroleum company executive. It's an actual email I received recently. These scammers claim that due to the "restrictive laws" in their own country, they need Overseas partners to help them circumvent them in an effort to. They claim if you help them out they will transfer money into your bank account or will provide some other financial benefit to you.

What they really do is steal money electronically from your checking account.

** Below is an example of a Nigerian scam.

You may laugh but a small percentage of people Online DO fall for these bogus offers lose hundereds or even thousands of dollars.

NEVER, EVER respond to one of these things !!

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NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
FALOMO OFFICE COMPLEX,
IKOYI,P.M.B 127011,
LAGOS.

Dear: Sir/Madam.

It is my pleasure to contact you for assistance and business co-operation.

I know the content of this letter might be surprising to you. But I assure you that every word of it is true. Even though we hardly know each other I believe you can help me.

I am MR J.G OBASEKI, The President of a special task force in charge of the sales of petroleum products in the Federal Republic of Nigeria in West Africa. My office monitors the sales and lifting of crude oil and petroleum product by foreign dealers.

With the cooperation of my assistant and head of the audit committee attached to the task force,I have successfully saved about $12.5 million US Dollars. This money is as a result of allocation of excess crude oil to the foreign dealers, which has been sold but which money is not entered in the financial statement of my task force.

This money is now lying unclaimed in the account of the task force, know only to my partners and me involved in the excess allocation. However, the legislators of the new democratic government of my country have set up a panel to look into the past activities of some government companies and parastatals. We do not want the panel to discover the money we saved. We cannot lodge this money into our private bank account.

In my country, public servants are not permitted to operate any accounting excess of $500,000 U. S Dollars. Now the idea is to have a foreign partner whom the sum will be transferred to. We have concluded arrangement to transfer this money to your private bank account.if you permit us to use it.

All you have to do is to send me your private address, phone and fax lines and banking particulars I will send you the details of the transfer and necessary document as soon as you provide them.

If you can assist us transfer this money out before the panel starts work, we will give 30% of the amount for your assistance needed in thistransaction. You will keep the remaining sum for us pending our arrival to your country. We intend to invest 50% of the sum in business with your knowledge and past experience your advice will be highly needed for the investment.while the remeaning 10% is for any expenses incured by both sides.

We would want to know the lucrative business areas in your country we can invest on with the 50% of the sum. Don´t worry about any problem in this business. I assure it is safe and no risk is involved.

No other party is aware of the sum from the excess allocation except my partner and me. However, this transaction should be secret and confidential.

We awaits your reply on your participation, so that we can contact another person. Time is of great essence to us. For any further information reach me through this email address:

jacksonj_nnpc@zWallet.com

Regards,

FROM MR J.G OBASEKI

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