I was cleaning up my hard drive, sorting files into folders and deleting the various useless crap that somehow accumulates in the seldom-used corners, when I came across this. It's a record of an e-mail exchange I had several years ago with one of those Nigerian scammer guys. I mentioned it here once, believing all record of it to have been deleted, so I figured I'd post it for the enjoyment of all.
Be warned, though, it's fairly long. It begins with a strange e-mail I received one day (Nigerian Scammer guy's stuff in bold):
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From: DR. GEORGE EGO - AMA
Nigeria National Petroleum
Coporation (NNPC) Federal Secretariat Building,
Suite 112, Falomo - Ikoyi,
Lagos.
INVESTMENT
I am (DR. GEORGE EGO - AMA), a top management staff in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and I head a seven-man tender's board in charge of Contract Awards and Payments Approvals. I came to know of you in my search for a reliable and reputable person to handle a very confidential transaction that involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign account. There were series of contracts executed by a consortium Multinationals in the oil industry in favour of NNPC among which were:
1. The Supply of Y2K Compliant Personal Computers and
Accessories to the Warri, Port Harcourt and Kaduna Refineries.
2. Supply of Drugs and Relief materials to the victims of the Niger/ Delta crises.
3. The construction of Schools, Hospitals and Housing Units in the Niger/Delta Region.
The original value of these contracts was deliberately over invoiced in the sum of TWENTY TWO MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (22.4M) which has now been approved and is now ready to be transferred being that the Companies that actually executed these contracts have been paid and the projects officially commissioned. Consequently, my colleagues and I are willing to transfer the total amount to your account for subsequent disbursement, since we as civil servants are prohibited by the Code of Conduct Bureau (Civil Service Laws) from opening and/ or operating foreign accounts in our names. Needless to say, the trust reposed on you at this juncture is enormous. In return, we have agreed to offer you 30% of the transferred sum, while 10% shall be set aside for incidental expenses (internal and external) between the parties in the course of the transaction. You will be mandated to remit the balance 60% to other accounts in due course. You must however NOTE that this transaction is subject to the following terms and conditions:
Our conviction of your transparent honesty and diligence. That you would treat this transaction with utmost secrecy and confidentiality. That as a foreign partner, you will follow our instructions to the letter. Provide the account required, and competent to assist us on profitable investment areas in your Country in an advisory capacity. Furthermore, Modalities have been worked out at the highest levels of the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Nigeria for the immediate transfer of the funds within 10 working days subject to your satisfaction of the above stated terms. Our assurance is that your role is risk free. To accord this transaction the legality it deserves and for mutual security of the fund, the whole approval procedures will be officially and legally processed with your name of any Company you may nominate as the Bonafide beneficiary. Once more, I want you to understand that having put in over 26 years in the service of my country, I am averse to having my image and career dented. This matter should therefore be treated with utmost secrecy and urgency.
Kindly expedite action as we are behind schedule to enable us include this transfer in the first quarter of this financial year. Please acknowledge the receipt of this message via mail.
NOTE:PLEASE FURNISH ME WITH YOUR TEL/FAX# SO THAT I COULD SEND ACROSS DETAILS OF THE TRANSFER AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FOR YOUR ENDORSEMENT TO ENABLE US TRANSFER THE FUNDS TO YOUR PROVIDED ACCOUNT. I AWAIT YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE.
Yours Sincerely,
DR. GEORGE EGO - AMA
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From: Krig T. Krogson,
President, Viking Oil Industries
Dear Dr. Ego;
I am very interested in your proposal, however there are certain technicalities I must dispose of before committing myself to any agreement. As you obviously know, I am the head of Viking Oil Industries, a Newfoundland-based oil-drilling company. Because I am also a candidate in the upcoming Newfoundland and Labrador mid-season elections, I must scrutinise my financial transactions more carefully than normal. However, if you will kindly answer a few questions about the nature of your company (which I regret I have not heard of to date), and the nature of the proposed transaction, I am sure we will be able to proceed.
First of all, and I am aware that this question may sound unusual, but does your company, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, engage in any oil drilling of any type north of the Arctic circle? Due to certain Canadian
oil monopoly regulations, I am partially restricted in any dealings with companies who share our drilling territory. I must know this before I am able to proceed. Secondly, does your company have any holdings in any Newfoundland-based subsidiaries? There may be complications with that as well, and I would appreciate knowing such things in advance. Finally, I should like to know if your proposed transaction is in any way illegal, with respect to either Canadian or Nigerian law (This last is merely a formality, but again, I should like to know beforehand so I can make the necessary arrangements).
I look forward to doing business with you and your company.
Yours Sincerely;
KRIG T. KROGSON, Pres.
**************************
Dear Krig,
Compliments of the day to you, and how are you today? Thanks for your quick response to my mail. I am giving a detailed explanation to enhance better understanding. We want a man that is forward minded and has the wherewithal to receive the money. We are experience in this deal. This is not our first time. We did it before it was a little amount though we were successful; our former partner disappeared with our share of the money. We can therefore guide safely until the transfer is successful. I assure you that this is a perfectly thought out deal. It took us about two years to concretize this business venture. We have arranged it in such a way that after the successful execution of the business you or us will have nothing to fear.
I come from Nigeria the biggest black country in the world. We are a country of about 120Million people, we have about 300 language groups each with their own culture and tradition, our unity as a country has merely been in our diversity. We were lump Together as a country by our former colonial masters Britain. Our main language of communication is the English language. Mineral Resources such as crude oil is found abundantly in the southern part of the country. In fact Nigeria is the fifth largest producers of crude oil in the world. Crude oil, which should be a source of joy has turned to be a source of sorrow to us in Nigeria. Because of large monies coming from oil, every other sector of the economy is at a stand still.
Our problem as a nation has always been of that of leadership, we have had and still continue to have leaders that have been corrupt. That is why Nigeria was rated last year as the second most corrupt country in the world after Pakistan.
This proposed transaction is resulting from lapses in the system which me and my colleagues are part of. It is an every day occurrence though the modus operandi is different. This is not the first time that we are involved in a thing like this, our first was with a Moroccan, the deal fell through but our former partner had other plans. He made away with our share of the money. Though the amount involved then was relatively small. It took us another three years of planning and saving for us to be able to come up with another deal of the nature. We are determined to make the best use of it this time around.
What we expect from you as a partner are in two folds. Firstly you will help co-ordinate all activities prior to transfer as will be advised by us and when the money confirms in your account you will also help us to invest substantial part of it in a profitable venture. Because we are experienced in this business as the transfer process is going on you will need to rely on our instruction and direction through out the period of the transfer. This is necessary so that you do not make any mistake that might jeopardize this transaction. Again after the money has been successfully transferred we will not be taking our share out immediately. We will need you to help do some feasibility study on the most viable business venture we can invest part of our funds in.
Because of our experience with our former partner we have diverse a method which we hope will help safe guide our share of the money. As soon as you confirm to us that the money has been transferred we will immediately travel down to meet with you. We will together discuss the modalities for sharing the money and choosing the best form of investment to invest our funds in. You have to be prepared to receive us.
The transaction is legal and real. The documents will be legally acquired from the different government bodies. We do not have the documents now as we are waiting for you to supply the needed information i.e. your company name or a suggested one before we can proceed to obtain the documents. There is no risk what so ever at your end we will do all the needed paper work here in Nigeria to legitimise and legalise the transaction. We are well placed and connected to ensure that the money is transferred into the account that you shall provide.
This Business is essentially about the transfer of funds. Funds, which will be referred to, as contractual funds will be transferred into an account that you shall provide. In effecting the funds transfer we shall acquire all the needed documentation that would legitimize the process of the transfer.
Firstly, we shall incorporate a company in your name here in Nigeria as a limited liability company. This we shall do at the corporate affairs commission, the registrar of companies in Nigeria. We shall also backdate the registration by about three years to make it look as if you have been in existence in Nigeria by a number of years hence you have executed a contract which you are expecting payment for.
Secondly, we shall also register your company as contractor with the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources. Note that the contract that you are supposed to have executed is emanating from this Ministry.
Thirdly, we shall pay taxes on behalf of your company for the three years we will be assuming that we have been in existence here in Nigeria. There are other documents that we will be acquiring such as the Contract Award Certificate to show that you were awarded a contract and the job completion certificate to show that you completed the contract. We will also obtain the Vetting approval from the Ministry of Justice to show that the money about to be transferred is not drug or terrorist related.
Lastly, after we have successfully obtain the needed documents we shall apply to the Central Bank of Nigeria though the Federal Ministry of Finance for the release of the contractual sum into an account you shall provide. This will be the high point of this transaction.
To enable us proceed with the transaction we shall require the following very urgently;
1) Your comprehensive bank account details either personal or business. You don't have to have money in it.
2) Your company name and address. Which we shall use for this transaction. If not available you can suggest one to be registered here in Nigeria.
3) Your communication details(i.e, phone and fax numbers)
The transaction in question is about the transfer of MONEY which source we have explained in our initial mail to you. It is dormant government funds. How we are going to achieve the above goal has been well mapped out by us over a period. We are going to acquire all the necessary documents needed for the transfer of these funds legally from the appropriate authorities, after which we shall formally apply for the release of the funds. Now all these processes need time and some monies, which obviously we have set aside already, and as much as possible what we require of you has already been spelt out in our mail to you.
As I have stated above Nigeria is the fourth largest producer of crude oil in the world. The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC) is a body set up by the nigerian government to control and co-ordinate the activities of oils firm as it pertains to exploration and exploitation of crude oil in Nigeria. The corporation is not involved in activities outside the Nigerian Borders. All activities of the corporation is restricted to Nigeria. As such the corporation does not have anything to do with the artic region. In addition the corporation does not have any outside investments beside controlling the activities of oil firms in Nigeria.
In your response please include the following information; your banking details, your company name if available if not suggest one to be registered here in Nigeria. Your confidential telephone and fax numbers. My Phone number is 234-1-7766294 or you can call me on my mobile 234-8037196069.
Hoping to hear from you soon and have a nice day.
George.
A call on my mobile will be appreciated from you as soon as possible. Pls I am open to more question in case there is anything not clear to you.
****************************
Dear freind,
How are you today? I sent you a mail yesterday explaining how we intend to carry out the transaction did you receive it? We intend to move very quickly if we are to achieve our set out objective. We are prepared and ready to kick-start the transaction which we hope will bring smiles to our faces in a short time. We will appreciate if you response soon with the information that we require to be able to proceed with the transaction. i will also entertain any question from you if any. My phone number is given please call me. Preferably my mobile as given.
Have a wonderful day.
George.
*******************************
From: Krig T. Krogson,
President, Viking Oil Industries
Dear George;
I am sorry that I was not able to respond yesterday -- there was a business emergency regarding our shipping lines which occupied all of my time. However I have received your e-mail and read it over, and I am eager to do business with you.
My company's name is Viking Oil Industries. We are the tenth largest oil producers in all of Newfoundland and Labrador. The mailing address for our main office is as follows:
Viking Oil Industries
PO Box 1337
Gebohqsville, Newfoundland
J0K 3R1
At present the telephone company that our corporation subscribes to is undergoing investigation for some financial legalities, and the courts have ordered all service shut down until the matter is cleared up, so we will not have telephone access for some time, until we can find another telephone company able to serve our needs. However, our Internet access is done through a third party, so we will be able to continue communicating via e-mail.
I am currently in the process of setting up a bank account expressly for the purpose of this transaction. There may be a slight delay, as Newfoundland banks are closed until next week for St. Ante's Day, a local religious festival. However, I hope this will not disrupt our dealings.
I have discovered that one of our company's employees, a Mr. Ford, is currently on vacation in your country. Would it be possible for us to arrange a meeting in person between you and he? Mr. Ford is one of our most trusted employees, and has been with our company for twenty years -- I am fully confident in his abilities and his trustworthiness.
I hope to do business with you soon.
Sincerely,
--Krig
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Dear Friend,
How are you today? Thanks for your mail. I understand fully the content of the mail. Its a pity we cannot communicate, it is really very important. It is the most important tool available to us if we have to make any head way in this venture. I still suggest that even if I cant call you for obvious reasons you should make arrangement to call me. Most of the issues raised can be ironed out between us and we can move forward. I want us to establish some form of communication first before we can initiate anything. There are some questions I will want to ask you and hear you out one on one. Email cannot take care of this.
I have gone through the profile of your company and I am excited about doing business with you. But we need enough co-operation because money is involved and it is a serious matter expecially for us who will climbing the ladder from poverty to riches.
On the account. We are ready to wait if we are assured that we will doing this business with you and most importantly we will not be doing so in vain.
On Mr. Ford, please note that we will not want you to mean this to anybody as we consider this strictly between the you there and members of my committee here. We do not want the involvement of a third party as we cannot guarantee his loyalty. He would definitely have other friend whom he would tell and that will not urguewell for you and for the venture. We maintain that this transaction should remain strictly confidential. Even if you decide not to do business with us we would want you discussing with any body nor a Mr. Ford.
I would appreciate if you respond to this mail or find a way to call me on my mobile, it is easier to connect.
have a nice day.
George.
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George;
Call me Krig. I am sorry for not responding earlier, but the St. Ante’s Day celebrations were more violent than expected, and it took longer than expected to clean up after them. Rest assured, however, no permanent damage has been done.
We are working on the phone situation, we expect a solution shortly. It has been a tremendous impediment on our business, and we are expending great efforts to resolve this situation. It’s typical Newfoundland beauracracy.
I have managed to set up a confidential bank account with the Newfoundland Provincial Bank. According to Newfoundland law, the bank will not disclose any information regarding the account to anyone not expressley approved by me, so I believe it will be secure. I am now prepared to give over the bank account information to you -- what sort of information will you be needing?
I am dissapointed that you do not want to meet with Mr. Ford. He is extremely reliable, and knows how to keep his mouth shut. But I will comply with your wishes in the interests of diplomacy. Is there any way that one of your people could come over here, to Newfoundland? It would make the transactions much easier, and it would solve the difficulty with the phones entirely. I look forward to your reply.
Be well;
--Krig
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Dear Krig,
How are you today? I am in receipt of your mail. Thanks for your efforts so far expecially with opening a new account. I hope to have the details very soon. On the content of the details I will require the following;
The name of the bank, bank account number, bank address, bank tel/fax or telex, beneficiary name, swift code if available. These are basically the information that I am requesting. These are what I need.
How soon can your phones begin to work? Is there a way you can call me from else where let us talk? I have hard a meeting with my colleagues concerning the other option that you talked about. Be informed that we have only just applied for visas and it will take about a month for the visas to be granted. Because of this we cannot move at this time until we have proper papers. This happens to affect all of us. As a start I can send you my picture and that of my family so that you know how I look. I wouldn't mind if you consider doing the same thing.
I hope we can resolve all issues and start this transaction in earnest. As you well know we have been through an election and the old government was re-elected. We are afraid that there might be change in some key appointments and this might unsettle some of our plans. We want your go ahead before we can kick-start the transaction.
Please acknowlegde this mail very soon.
George.
*********************
Dear George;
I am sorry to inform you of this, but I am afraid that our friend Mr. Ford now knows everything about our planned transaction. There was a party in our office last night (due to our phone service being restored) and I am afraid I became rather intoxicated and phoned our Mr. Ford, and let the fish out of the bag, as they say here. He now knows everything.
However, this may be a blessing in disguise. Mr. Ford is one of our most trustworthy employees, who has been trusted more than once with very, shall we say, confidential information. Once again I propose a meeting between you and Mr. Ford -- he can act as our on-site liason. I can authorise him to make any sort of deals that you might require on my behalf. Would you be willing to reconsider?
I await your response before continuing further with our negotiations.
--Krig
And after that, I never heard from the guy again. I guess he was a scared that our Mr. Ford would blow his cover or something.
Ah well, it was fun while it lasted.
Be warned, though, it's fairly long. It begins with a strange e-mail I received one day (Nigerian Scammer guy's stuff in bold):
---------------------------------
From: DR. GEORGE EGO - AMA
Nigeria National Petroleum
Coporation (NNPC) Federal Secretariat Building,
Suite 112, Falomo - Ikoyi,
Lagos.
INVESTMENT
I am (DR. GEORGE EGO - AMA), a top management staff in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and I head a seven-man tender's board in charge of Contract Awards and Payments Approvals. I came to know of you in my search for a reliable and reputable person to handle a very confidential transaction that involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign account. There were series of contracts executed by a consortium Multinationals in the oil industry in favour of NNPC among which were:
1. The Supply of Y2K Compliant Personal Computers and
Accessories to the Warri, Port Harcourt and Kaduna Refineries.
2. Supply of Drugs and Relief materials to the victims of the Niger/ Delta crises.
3. The construction of Schools, Hospitals and Housing Units in the Niger/Delta Region.
The original value of these contracts was deliberately over invoiced in the sum of TWENTY TWO MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (22.4M) which has now been approved and is now ready to be transferred being that the Companies that actually executed these contracts have been paid and the projects officially commissioned. Consequently, my colleagues and I are willing to transfer the total amount to your account for subsequent disbursement, since we as civil servants are prohibited by the Code of Conduct Bureau (Civil Service Laws) from opening and/ or operating foreign accounts in our names. Needless to say, the trust reposed on you at this juncture is enormous. In return, we have agreed to offer you 30% of the transferred sum, while 10% shall be set aside for incidental expenses (internal and external) between the parties in the course of the transaction. You will be mandated to remit the balance 60% to other accounts in due course. You must however NOTE that this transaction is subject to the following terms and conditions:
Our conviction of your transparent honesty and diligence. That you would treat this transaction with utmost secrecy and confidentiality. That as a foreign partner, you will follow our instructions to the letter. Provide the account required, and competent to assist us on profitable investment areas in your Country in an advisory capacity. Furthermore, Modalities have been worked out at the highest levels of the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Nigeria for the immediate transfer of the funds within 10 working days subject to your satisfaction of the above stated terms. Our assurance is that your role is risk free. To accord this transaction the legality it deserves and for mutual security of the fund, the whole approval procedures will be officially and legally processed with your name of any Company you may nominate as the Bonafide beneficiary. Once more, I want you to understand that having put in over 26 years in the service of my country, I am averse to having my image and career dented. This matter should therefore be treated with utmost secrecy and urgency.
Kindly expedite action as we are behind schedule to enable us include this transfer in the first quarter of this financial year. Please acknowledge the receipt of this message via mail.
NOTE:PLEASE FURNISH ME WITH YOUR TEL/FAX# SO THAT I COULD SEND ACROSS DETAILS OF THE TRANSFER AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FOR YOUR ENDORSEMENT TO ENABLE US TRANSFER THE FUNDS TO YOUR PROVIDED ACCOUNT. I AWAIT YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE.
Yours Sincerely,
DR. GEORGE EGO - AMA
************************
From: Krig T. Krogson,
President, Viking Oil Industries
Dear Dr. Ego;
I am very interested in your proposal, however there are certain technicalities I must dispose of before committing myself to any agreement. As you obviously know, I am the head of Viking Oil Industries, a Newfoundland-based oil-drilling company. Because I am also a candidate in the upcoming Newfoundland and Labrador mid-season elections, I must scrutinise my financial transactions more carefully than normal. However, if you will kindly answer a few questions about the nature of your company (which I regret I have not heard of to date), and the nature of the proposed transaction, I am sure we will be able to proceed.
First of all, and I am aware that this question may sound unusual, but does your company, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, engage in any oil drilling of any type north of the Arctic circle? Due to certain Canadian
oil monopoly regulations, I am partially restricted in any dealings with companies who share our drilling territory. I must know this before I am able to proceed. Secondly, does your company have any holdings in any Newfoundland-based subsidiaries? There may be complications with that as well, and I would appreciate knowing such things in advance. Finally, I should like to know if your proposed transaction is in any way illegal, with respect to either Canadian or Nigerian law (This last is merely a formality, but again, I should like to know beforehand so I can make the necessary arrangements).
I look forward to doing business with you and your company.
Yours Sincerely;
KRIG T. KROGSON, Pres.
**************************
Dear Krig,
Compliments of the day to you, and how are you today? Thanks for your quick response to my mail. I am giving a detailed explanation to enhance better understanding. We want a man that is forward minded and has the wherewithal to receive the money. We are experience in this deal. This is not our first time. We did it before it was a little amount though we were successful; our former partner disappeared with our share of the money. We can therefore guide safely until the transfer is successful. I assure you that this is a perfectly thought out deal. It took us about two years to concretize this business venture. We have arranged it in such a way that after the successful execution of the business you or us will have nothing to fear.
I come from Nigeria the biggest black country in the world. We are a country of about 120Million people, we have about 300 language groups each with their own culture and tradition, our unity as a country has merely been in our diversity. We were lump Together as a country by our former colonial masters Britain. Our main language of communication is the English language. Mineral Resources such as crude oil is found abundantly in the southern part of the country. In fact Nigeria is the fifth largest producers of crude oil in the world. Crude oil, which should be a source of joy has turned to be a source of sorrow to us in Nigeria. Because of large monies coming from oil, every other sector of the economy is at a stand still.
Our problem as a nation has always been of that of leadership, we have had and still continue to have leaders that have been corrupt. That is why Nigeria was rated last year as the second most corrupt country in the world after Pakistan.
This proposed transaction is resulting from lapses in the system which me and my colleagues are part of. It is an every day occurrence though the modus operandi is different. This is not the first time that we are involved in a thing like this, our first was with a Moroccan, the deal fell through but our former partner had other plans. He made away with our share of the money. Though the amount involved then was relatively small. It took us another three years of planning and saving for us to be able to come up with another deal of the nature. We are determined to make the best use of it this time around.
What we expect from you as a partner are in two folds. Firstly you will help co-ordinate all activities prior to transfer as will be advised by us and when the money confirms in your account you will also help us to invest substantial part of it in a profitable venture. Because we are experienced in this business as the transfer process is going on you will need to rely on our instruction and direction through out the period of the transfer. This is necessary so that you do not make any mistake that might jeopardize this transaction. Again after the money has been successfully transferred we will not be taking our share out immediately. We will need you to help do some feasibility study on the most viable business venture we can invest part of our funds in.
Because of our experience with our former partner we have diverse a method which we hope will help safe guide our share of the money. As soon as you confirm to us that the money has been transferred we will immediately travel down to meet with you. We will together discuss the modalities for sharing the money and choosing the best form of investment to invest our funds in. You have to be prepared to receive us.
The transaction is legal and real. The documents will be legally acquired from the different government bodies. We do not have the documents now as we are waiting for you to supply the needed information i.e. your company name or a suggested one before we can proceed to obtain the documents. There is no risk what so ever at your end we will do all the needed paper work here in Nigeria to legitimise and legalise the transaction. We are well placed and connected to ensure that the money is transferred into the account that you shall provide.
This Business is essentially about the transfer of funds. Funds, which will be referred to, as contractual funds will be transferred into an account that you shall provide. In effecting the funds transfer we shall acquire all the needed documentation that would legitimize the process of the transfer.
Firstly, we shall incorporate a company in your name here in Nigeria as a limited liability company. This we shall do at the corporate affairs commission, the registrar of companies in Nigeria. We shall also backdate the registration by about three years to make it look as if you have been in existence in Nigeria by a number of years hence you have executed a contract which you are expecting payment for.
Secondly, we shall also register your company as contractor with the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources. Note that the contract that you are supposed to have executed is emanating from this Ministry.
Thirdly, we shall pay taxes on behalf of your company for the three years we will be assuming that we have been in existence here in Nigeria. There are other documents that we will be acquiring such as the Contract Award Certificate to show that you were awarded a contract and the job completion certificate to show that you completed the contract. We will also obtain the Vetting approval from the Ministry of Justice to show that the money about to be transferred is not drug or terrorist related.
Lastly, after we have successfully obtain the needed documents we shall apply to the Central Bank of Nigeria though the Federal Ministry of Finance for the release of the contractual sum into an account you shall provide. This will be the high point of this transaction.
To enable us proceed with the transaction we shall require the following very urgently;
1) Your comprehensive bank account details either personal or business. You don't have to have money in it.
2) Your company name and address. Which we shall use for this transaction. If not available you can suggest one to be registered here in Nigeria.
3) Your communication details(i.e, phone and fax numbers)
The transaction in question is about the transfer of MONEY which source we have explained in our initial mail to you. It is dormant government funds. How we are going to achieve the above goal has been well mapped out by us over a period. We are going to acquire all the necessary documents needed for the transfer of these funds legally from the appropriate authorities, after which we shall formally apply for the release of the funds. Now all these processes need time and some monies, which obviously we have set aside already, and as much as possible what we require of you has already been spelt out in our mail to you.
As I have stated above Nigeria is the fourth largest producer of crude oil in the world. The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC) is a body set up by the nigerian government to control and co-ordinate the activities of oils firm as it pertains to exploration and exploitation of crude oil in Nigeria. The corporation is not involved in activities outside the Nigerian Borders. All activities of the corporation is restricted to Nigeria. As such the corporation does not have anything to do with the artic region. In addition the corporation does not have any outside investments beside controlling the activities of oil firms in Nigeria.
In your response please include the following information; your banking details, your company name if available if not suggest one to be registered here in Nigeria. Your confidential telephone and fax numbers. My Phone number is 234-1-7766294 or you can call me on my mobile 234-8037196069.
Hoping to hear from you soon and have a nice day.
George.
A call on my mobile will be appreciated from you as soon as possible. Pls I am open to more question in case there is anything not clear to you.
****************************
Dear freind,
How are you today? I sent you a mail yesterday explaining how we intend to carry out the transaction did you receive it? We intend to move very quickly if we are to achieve our set out objective. We are prepared and ready to kick-start the transaction which we hope will bring smiles to our faces in a short time. We will appreciate if you response soon with the information that we require to be able to proceed with the transaction. i will also entertain any question from you if any. My phone number is given please call me. Preferably my mobile as given.
Have a wonderful day.
George.
*******************************
From: Krig T. Krogson,
President, Viking Oil Industries
Dear George;
I am sorry that I was not able to respond yesterday -- there was a business emergency regarding our shipping lines which occupied all of my time. However I have received your e-mail and read it over, and I am eager to do business with you.
My company's name is Viking Oil Industries. We are the tenth largest oil producers in all of Newfoundland and Labrador. The mailing address for our main office is as follows:
Viking Oil Industries
PO Box 1337
Gebohqsville, Newfoundland
J0K 3R1
At present the telephone company that our corporation subscribes to is undergoing investigation for some financial legalities, and the courts have ordered all service shut down until the matter is cleared up, so we will not have telephone access for some time, until we can find another telephone company able to serve our needs. However, our Internet access is done through a third party, so we will be able to continue communicating via e-mail.
I am currently in the process of setting up a bank account expressly for the purpose of this transaction. There may be a slight delay, as Newfoundland banks are closed until next week for St. Ante's Day, a local religious festival. However, I hope this will not disrupt our dealings.
I have discovered that one of our company's employees, a Mr. Ford, is currently on vacation in your country. Would it be possible for us to arrange a meeting in person between you and he? Mr. Ford is one of our most trusted employees, and has been with our company for twenty years -- I am fully confident in his abilities and his trustworthiness.
I hope to do business with you soon.
Sincerely,
--Krig
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Dear Friend,
How are you today? Thanks for your mail. I understand fully the content of the mail. Its a pity we cannot communicate, it is really very important. It is the most important tool available to us if we have to make any head way in this venture. I still suggest that even if I cant call you for obvious reasons you should make arrangement to call me. Most of the issues raised can be ironed out between us and we can move forward. I want us to establish some form of communication first before we can initiate anything. There are some questions I will want to ask you and hear you out one on one. Email cannot take care of this.
I have gone through the profile of your company and I am excited about doing business with you. But we need enough co-operation because money is involved and it is a serious matter expecially for us who will climbing the ladder from poverty to riches.
On the account. We are ready to wait if we are assured that we will doing this business with you and most importantly we will not be doing so in vain.
On Mr. Ford, please note that we will not want you to mean this to anybody as we consider this strictly between the you there and members of my committee here. We do not want the involvement of a third party as we cannot guarantee his loyalty. He would definitely have other friend whom he would tell and that will not urguewell for you and for the venture. We maintain that this transaction should remain strictly confidential. Even if you decide not to do business with us we would want you discussing with any body nor a Mr. Ford.
I would appreciate if you respond to this mail or find a way to call me on my mobile, it is easier to connect.
have a nice day.
George.
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George;
Call me Krig. I am sorry for not responding earlier, but the St. Ante’s Day celebrations were more violent than expected, and it took longer than expected to clean up after them. Rest assured, however, no permanent damage has been done.
We are working on the phone situation, we expect a solution shortly. It has been a tremendous impediment on our business, and we are expending great efforts to resolve this situation. It’s typical Newfoundland beauracracy.
I have managed to set up a confidential bank account with the Newfoundland Provincial Bank. According to Newfoundland law, the bank will not disclose any information regarding the account to anyone not expressley approved by me, so I believe it will be secure. I am now prepared to give over the bank account information to you -- what sort of information will you be needing?
I am dissapointed that you do not want to meet with Mr. Ford. He is extremely reliable, and knows how to keep his mouth shut. But I will comply with your wishes in the interests of diplomacy. Is there any way that one of your people could come over here, to Newfoundland? It would make the transactions much easier, and it would solve the difficulty with the phones entirely. I look forward to your reply.
Be well;
--Krig
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Dear Krig,
How are you today? I am in receipt of your mail. Thanks for your efforts so far expecially with opening a new account. I hope to have the details very soon. On the content of the details I will require the following;
The name of the bank, bank account number, bank address, bank tel/fax or telex, beneficiary name, swift code if available. These are basically the information that I am requesting. These are what I need.
How soon can your phones begin to work? Is there a way you can call me from else where let us talk? I have hard a meeting with my colleagues concerning the other option that you talked about. Be informed that we have only just applied for visas and it will take about a month for the visas to be granted. Because of this we cannot move at this time until we have proper papers. This happens to affect all of us. As a start I can send you my picture and that of my family so that you know how I look. I wouldn't mind if you consider doing the same thing.
I hope we can resolve all issues and start this transaction in earnest. As you well know we have been through an election and the old government was re-elected. We are afraid that there might be change in some key appointments and this might unsettle some of our plans. We want your go ahead before we can kick-start the transaction.
Please acknowlegde this mail very soon.
George.
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Dear George;
I am sorry to inform you of this, but I am afraid that our friend Mr. Ford now knows everything about our planned transaction. There was a party in our office last night (due to our phone service being restored) and I am afraid I became rather intoxicated and phoned our Mr. Ford, and let the fish out of the bag, as they say here. He now knows everything.
However, this may be a blessing in disguise. Mr. Ford is one of our most trustworthy employees, who has been trusted more than once with very, shall we say, confidential information. Once again I propose a meeting between you and Mr. Ford -- he can act as our on-site liason. I can authorise him to make any sort of deals that you might require on my behalf. Would you be willing to reconsider?
I await your response before continuing further with our negotiations.
--Krig
And after that, I never heard from the guy again. I guess he was a scared that our Mr. Ford would blow his cover or something.
Ah well, it was fun while it lasted.So sayest the Writer of Silly Things!
