I wonder who is sending this nonsense. I received a similar letter by mail
from "bayo success [[log in to unmask]]" on 20th of February this year.
(see below)  As I also live in Hamburg and registered with several mail
lists I wonder where this comes from. Anyway in my case it was not directly
addressed. I guess it might have been send by using some mail list/spam
feature. Or maybe they scan for hompage owners with Africa interest.
I think they come from the so called "Nigeria Connection" , see enclosed
newspaper article from Pc-welt (sorry is only in German), which is operating
since the year 2000. In the article it is said, that officialslike police or
the email services (Yahoo) don´t have much interest in prosecuting such
case. The gangsters just try to get money from the prospective investor for
travelling tickets. Than they disappear with it.

Personally I wonder who could be so crazy to accept such deals.

_______________forwarded:

From the Desk of: DR. T J BAYO
                                                                  Director: Budget and Planning
                                                Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
                                                                Falomo - Lagos
                                                                           Nigeria

TEL:            234-1-774-7935
DIRECT FAX:     234-1-7591657
E-MAIL, [log in to unmask]

ATTN: PRESIDENT/CEO

DEAR SIR

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL


WE ARE MEMBERS OF A SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR BUDGET AND PLANNING OF THE
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC). THIS COMMITTEE IS
PRINCIPALLY CONCERNED WITH CONTRACT AWARDS AND APPROVAL. WITH OUR POSITIONS,
WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SECURED FOR OURSELVES THE SUM OF TWENTY-ONE MILLION,
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$21.5M). THIS AMOUNT WAS
CAREFULLY MANIPULATED BY OVER-INVOICING OF AN OLD CONTRACT.

BASED ON INFORMATION GATHERED ABOUT YOU, WE BELIEVE YOU WOULD BE IN A
POSITION TO HELP US IN TRANSFERRING THIS FUND (US$21.5M) INTO A SAFE
ACCOUNT. IT HAS BEEN AGREED THAT THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT WILL BE
COMPENSATED WITH 20% OF THE REMITTED FUNDS, WHILE WE KEEP 70%, AND 10% WILL
BE SET ASIDE TO OFFSET EXPENSES AND PAY THE NECESSARY TAXES.

ALL MODALITIES OF THIS TRANSACTION HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT AND ONCE STARTED
WILL NOT TAKE MORE THAN 10 WORKING DAYS, WITH YOUR FULL SUPPORT. THIS
TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE.

IF THIS PROPOSAL SATISFIES YOU, PLEASE REACH US ONLY BY FAX OR PHONE, FOR
MORE INFORMATION. IT MIGHT BE DIFFICULT TO GET THROUGH TO ME, BECAUSE OF
POOR TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM HERE. PLEASE KEEP TRYING, YOU WILL DEFINITELY
GET THROUGH. DO NOT MIND THE HAND WRITTEN ENVELOPE; IT IS AN INTENTIONAL
GUISE TO REMOVE SUSPICION. PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT AND VERY CONFIDENTIAL.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

DR. T J BAYO

NB.: FOR CONFIDENTIAL REASONS AND DUE TO THE POOR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IN MY
COUNTRY, MOST OFTEN FOREIGN CALLS COULD BE DIVERTED TO THE WRONG PERSON. SO
FOR YOU TO BE VERY SURE YOU ARE RIGHTLY SPEAKING WITH ME, IT IS VERY
IMPORTANT THAT WHEN YOU CALL AND ASK FOR ME, THE MOMENT I PICK UP THE PHONE,
YOU SHOULD ASK ME FOR THE "CODE WORD" AND MY ANSWER WOULD BE "GOD IS GOOD"
BEFORE WE PROCEED DISCUSSIONS, BUT IF I DO NOT SAY "GOD IS GOOD", THAT MEANS
YOU ARE NOT SPEAKING WITH ME JUST DISCONNECT THE LINE AND CALL ME BACK TILL
I GIVE YOU THE CODE WORD.

_________________________________________________________________________
Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

quote:

(PC-WELT, 07.08.2000, meh)
Vorsicht: Nigeria-Connection sucht Opfer
http://www.pcwelt.de/content/news/newstd/2000/08/xn070800003.html
Eine Bande von Betrügern, die schon seit mehreren Jahren per Post ihre Opfer
findet, setzt jetzt offensichtlich Mails als Kontaktmittel ein. Die
Betrüger, die mit verschiedenen Absenderadressen operieren, gehen immer nach
dem gleichen Muster vor. Adressaten sind meist mittelständische Unternehmer
oder Selbstständige, deren Anschrift den Betrügern in die Hände gefallen
ist.
In den Mails oder Briefen wird eine hohe Beteiligung an unterschlagenen
Geldern aus Nigeria versprochen, wenn der Angeschriebene ein Konto zur
Geldwäsche bereitstellt. Stimmt der Angeschriebene zu, folgt im zweiten
Schritt die Bitte um einen Vorschuss für Flugtickets und Bestechungsgelder.
Wird die erbetene Summe überwiesen, verschwinden die Betrüger von der
Bildfläche.
Neuerdings werden die Anschreiben über Mail-Konten an die Opfer gerichtet.
Der PC-WELT ist ein Fall bekannt, in dem ein Konto des Webmailanbieters
Yahoo verwendet wurde. Yahoo will sich um die Angelegenheit kümmern, konnte
aber noch keine Ergebnisse präsentieren.
Beschwerden bei nigerianischen Behörden hatten in den vergangenen Jahren
wenig gefruchtet. Sie wurden meist mit dem Hinweis abgetan, dass die Opfer
selbst sich des versuchten Betrugs am nigerianischen Staat schuldig gemacht
hätten. (PC-WELT, 07.08.2000, meh)

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