Hi list members If ANY of you have received the below garbage thru the MNBROWN-L. ( or any other list) .. I would appreciate it if you reported it to the ROOTSWEB ABUSE desk .... [email protected] .... This is a *** S C A M *** !!!!! I cannot understand HOW it got thru ROOTSWEB to this list, but hope a few complaints will have some effect at stopping this garbage Thanks Dick Schweiss (List Admin. for) Brown County, MN Mail List ... [email protected] Researching surnames: SCHWEISS .. MEIER .. SCHMITT/SCHMIDT .. STADTHER(R) .. MEHLTRATER My Genealogy Site: http://www.harbornet.com/folks/dick/SchweissFamilyHistory.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "MOHOMMED" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 22:35 Subject: urgent reply needed > CONFIDENTIAL > > ATTN: PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR > > DEAR SIR, > > THIS LETTER MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE, PLEASE > TREAT IT LIKE A BLOOD > BROTHER AFFAIR. YOUR ADDRESS WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO ME > BY A GOOD FRIEND > WHO > WORKS WITH THE NIGERIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND > INDUSTRY, HE ASSURED ME > OF > YOUR COMPANY'S VIABILITY AND CAPABILITY IN BUSINESS > TRANSACTION.I > THEREFORE > PICKED A KEEN INTEREST IN THE IMPORTATION OF YOUR > COMPANY'S PRODUCTS > AND > ALSO TO REQUEST FOR THIS BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH > YOU. > > I AM MR.MOHAMMED, THE PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT WITH THE > NIGERIAN NATIONAL > PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC).I AM WRITING ON BEHALF OF > MY COLLEAGUES IN > THE > NNPC AND HAS BEEN MANDATED TO SEEK FOR THE ASSISTANT > OF A RELIABLE > FOREIGN > COMPANY THROUGH WHICH WE CAN TRANSFER THE SUM OF > THIRTY TWO MILLION, > FIFTY > THREE THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY > (US$32,053,000.00).THIS MONEY IS NOW DEPOSITED IN THE > NNPC TREASURY > ACCOUNT > WITH THE CENTRAL > BANK OF NIGERIA. > > ORIGIN OF THE FUND: > THE SUM AROSE FROM THE DELIBERATE OVER-INVOICING OF A > CONTRACT AWARDED > BY > THE NNPC TO A FOREIGN FIRM FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF > LIQUIFIED NATURAL > GAS > PLANT (LNG) IN BONNY, SOUTHERN NIGERIA DURING THE LAST > MILITARY REGIME. > THIS CONTRACT HAS BEEN COMPLETELY EXECUTED AND > COMMISSIONED AND THE > CONTRACTOR THAT HANDLED THIS CONTRACT HAS COLLECTED > HIS FINAL PAYMENT > THUS > LEAVING BEHIND THE ABOVE STATED AMOUNT WHICH > REPRESENTS THE OVER > INVOICED > SUM. > > WE HAVE BEEN SAFEGUARDING THIS MONEY WAITING FOR > CONDUCIVE TIME FOR ITS > TRANSFER OUT OF THE COUNTRY FOR OUR INVESTMENT PLAN. > > THE CURRENT FAVOURABLE POLITICAL CLIMATE SINCE THE > ASSUMPTION OF DUTY > BY THE > NEW CIVILIAN ADMINISTRATION PRESENTED AN OPPORTUNITY > FOR THIS MONEY TO > BE > TRANSFERRED OUT OF THE COUNTRY. > > HOWEVER, THE CODE OF CONDUCT BUREAU (CIVIL SERVANTS > LAWS) DOES NOT > ALLOW US > TO OWN AND OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNT, THEREFORE, WE > NEEDED A FOREIGN > PARTNER > THAT WILL PRESENT HIMSELF AS THE SUB-CONTRACTOR BY > PROVIDING HIS BANK > PARTICULARS SO THAT THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO > HIS COMPANY'S OR > PERSONAL ACCOUNT. HENCE THE NEED OF YOUR BUSINESS IS > NOT PARTICULARLY > RELEVANT TO THE SUCCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION . ALL WE > REQUIRE IS YOUR > WILLINGNESS TO PRESENT YOUR BANKING INFORMATION SO > THAT THE MONEY WILL > BE > TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. > > FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS BUSINESS, YOUR SHARE WILL > BE 30% OF THE > TOTAL > SUM, I AND MY COLLEAGUE WILL TAKE 60% WHILE 10% WILL > BE SET ASIDE TO > OFF-SET > ANY EXPENSES WE MAY INCURE IN THE COURSE OF THIS > TRANSACTION. NOTE > ALSO > THAT SOME PART OF OUR OWN SHARE WILL BE USED FOR > IMPORTATION OF > PRODUCTS > INTO NIGERIA WHILE THE REST WILL BE USED FOR FURTHER > INVESTMENT YOU MAY > ADVICE ON. IF YOU ARE WILLING TO ASSIST US IN THIS > TRANSACTION, PLEASE > SEND > THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION . > > (1)NAME OF YOUR BANK AND ADDRESS (2)YOUR ACCOUNT > NUMBER/BENEFICIARY'S > NAME. > (3) YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY > COMMUNICATION. > > THIS INFORMATION WILL ENABLE US FILE AN APPLICATION > FOR PAYMENT > APPROVAL TO > THE CONCERNED MINISTRIES AND FINALLY TO THE CENTRAL > BANK OF NIGERIA AND > IT > IS GOING TO LAST BETWEEN 7-10 BANKING DAYS STARTING > FROM THE DAY WE > RECEIVE > THE ABOVE INFORMATION FROM YOU. ALL MODALITIES FOR > THE TAKE-OFF, OF > THIS > TRANSACTION HAS BEEN WORKED OUT AND FURTHER ACTION > WILL COMMENCE > IMMEDIATELY WE HEAR FROM YOU. WE SOLICIT FOR YOUR > CO-OPERATION. > > IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO > ASK ME IMMEDIATELY > ON > THE FOLLOWING E-MAIL ADDRESS > > TRULY YOURS, > > MR.MOHAMMED > > > > > > > > >