Dear Mineratou;

This is nothing but a hoax. These kinds of investment letters representing an outstanding returns on your investments from Nigerians have been in circulation in Europe and America through out the 90´s.  People have been made aware of the potential consequences. 

Some years ago, there was a couple in Sweden who received such a letter as the one below and decided to make an investment. After making the investment and not received any further information, they decided to go to Nigeria to find out. They were kidnapped and made to pay millions for their lives.

So, my advice is; skip this letter! 

Thanks for sharing!

SS.Jawara
Sweden.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: mineratou loum 
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Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 3:55 PM
Subject: Fwd: URGENT ATTENTION (Please be aware)





>From: "taofik abiola abiola" 
>Reply-To: [log in to unmask] 
>To: [log in to unmask] 
>Subject: URGENT ATTENTION 
>Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 03:50:48 -0400 
> 
>ATTN: mini loum 
> 
>My name is ALHAJI TAOFIK AMED ABIOLA and I am the secretary of the 
>contract Award and Tender Committee of the Nigerian National Petroleum 
>Corporation. Our duty involves the vetting, appraisal and Award 
>of Contracts for NNPC. In the year 1996 my colleagues and I awarded 
>the contract for the turn around maintenance of the Port-Harcourt 
>Refinery to a Japanese firm but this contract award was over-invoiced 
>by 32 Million United States Dollars. 
> 
>The Japanese firm has fully been paid after the completion and decommissioning 
>of the project leaving the over-invoiced sum of 32 Million United 
>States Dollars in the accounts of the NNPC with the Central Bank of Nigeria. 
> 
>I have therefore been mandated by the chairman and members of this 
>committee to seek the assistance of a Foreign firm to transfer this 
>markup of 32 Million by providing the account and other logistics 
>that would be required for smooth transfer as we are barred by our 
>local financial regulations from operating foreign accounts since 
>we are all in Civil service. Be informed that this transaction is 
>entirely risk free as members of this committee are officers in 
>strategic positions requisite to smooth transfer of this fund. Besides 
>the markup of 32 Million was cleverly included in the original contract 
>agreement with the Japanese firm. 
> 
>However, it demands absolute confidentiality. We have agreed to 
>compensate you with 20% of the sum involved, while 5% will be used 
>for expense incurred here and in your country during the course 
>of transfer if this interest, please contact me through e-mail or 
>my fax number 234-1-7592542. I expect your quick response. 
> 
>Regards, 
> 
>DR. FRANK UMEH. 
>FOREIGN OPERATIONS, NNPC 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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