New Freind in Africa

Recieved this Saturday and then again today. Anybody else recieved this. I was wondering if they are using the email database from here

TONY WILLIAMS
CHAIRMAN TENDER
BOARD OF NIGERIAN
NATIONAL PETROLEUM
COPORATION (N.N.P.C)

EMAIL:twilliams3@o2.pl
TEL :+234-80-23663944

ATTN THE PRESIDENT/CEO
DEAR FRIEND,

I GUESS THIS LETTER MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE
SINCE I HAD NO PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENCE WITH YOU.
I AM THE CHAIRMAN TENDER BOARD OF NIGERIA NATIONAL
PETROLEUM COPORATION (NNPC) I GOT YOUR CONTACT IN THE
COURSE OF MY SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE PERSON WITH WHOM TO
HANDLE A VERY CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION INVOLVING THE
TRANSFER OF FUND VALUED THIRTY MILLION TWO HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($30.2M) TO A SAFE
FOREIGN ACCOUNT.

THE ABOVE FUND IN QUESTION IS NOT CONNECTED WITH ARMS,
DRUGS OR MONEY LAUNDERING. IT IS THE PRODUCT OF OVER
INVOICE ON CONTRACT AWARDED IN 2003 BY NNPC, TO A
FOREIGN COMPANY FOR THE TURNAROUND MAINTAINERS OF NIGERIA
OIL REFINARIES IN KADUNA STATE,CROSE RIVER STATE,AND
LAGOS STATE.

THE CONTRACT HAS LONG BEEN EXECUTED AND PAYMENT OF THE
ACTUAL CONTRACT AMOUNT MADE TO THE FOREIGN CONTRACTOR
LEAVING THE BALANCE OF $30.2M U.S DOLLARS IN A DORMANT
ACCOUNT WHICH MY COLLEAGUES AND I NOW WANT TO TRANSFER
OUT OF NIGERIA INTO A RELIABLE FOREIGN ACCOUNT FOR OUR
PERSONAL USE.

AS CIVIL SERVANTS, WE DO NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY
FOREIGN ACCOUNT MACHINERY TO SUCCESSFULLY HANDLE THIS
TRANSACTION. THERFORE IT BECOMES NECESSARY TO SOURCE
FOR A FOREIGN COMPANY WITH THE CAPABILITY TO ACT AS
THE ORIGINAL BENEFICIARY OF THE CONTRACT.

MY DEAR, IT IS A GOOD THING THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS
ENDORSED THE RESOLUTION PASSED BY THE SENATE THAT ALL
FOREIGN CONTRACTORS OWED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF
NIGERIA SHOULD BE PAID, WE WILL SEIZE THIS GOOD
OPPORTUNITY TO PURPORT YOU AS ONE OF THE BENEFICIARIES
TO BE PAID.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS PROPOSAL KINDLY EMAIL TO
ME YOUR LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE ALONG WITH YOUR DIRECT
TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS, BUT IF YOU CANNOT FOR ANY
REASON HANDLE THIS TRANSACTION I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF
YOU CAN INTRODUCE IT TO A RELIABLE AND TRUST WORTHY
PERSON IN WHICH IN ANY CASE YOUR INTEREST WILL BE
PROPERLY TAKEN CARE OF.

MEANWHILE, MY COLLEAGUES AND I HAVE DECIDED TO SHARE
THE MONEY IN THE FOLLOWING RATIO: 60% FOR MY
COLLLEAGUES AND I, THEN 30% FOR YOU THE ACCOUNT OWNER
AND 10% FOR ALL LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPENSES THAT
MAY ARISE IN THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION.
FUTHER DETAILS ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE
DISCUSSED IN THE SUBSEQUENT CORRESPONDENCE.

THIS TRANSACTION IS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL BUT 100%
RISK FREE. NOTE ALSO THAT THE PARTICULAR NATURE OF
YOUR BUSINESS IS IRRELEVANT TO THIS TRANSACTION AND
THIS TRANSACTION IS EXPECTED TO BE CONCLUDED WITHIN 15
WORKING DAYS SINCE ALL LOCAL CONTACTS AND ARRANGEMENTS
HAVE BEEN PROPERLY PERFECTED FOR A SMOOTH AND
SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

TONY WILLIAMS

Bryan, I get these almost every day at work and have done for the last few years. there is loads of different ones but all have the same jist. There was a documentary some time ago ( i think it was "Mcintrye investigates")featuring people who have been taken in by them.

I allways reply to them, give my name as Chrissie waddle and give them one of my mates mobile numbers. My mate has no idea why he keeps getting calls from foreign gentlemen asking for Chrisssie waddle!

Thats just cruel. Sounds like fun though.

oooh the fun i could have

the last one I got was from some Nigerian slapper, I asked her to send me a picture of her tits, but sadly she didnt reply?
try this site mate, loads of em out there

http://sweetchillisauce.com/nigeria.html

Beecy whats your mates mobile number and we can ALL send them to him

you can't believe how tempted I am!

You should give them the name of Norma Snipples.

You wouldn't believe how gullible some of these scammers are. One of the Floridasportsman forum members strung one of them along for nearly two months telling them that he was a rich fishing fleet owner from Palm Beach and that he had contacts with syndicates running contraband out of Cuba and that they would be only too happy to find safe depositories for the cash without attracting the attention of the various revenue services. His e.mails were so far fetched they were hilarious and eventually the scammer pulled out of the correspondence but, I believe, not because he thought it was all ficticious but because he probably thought he was dealing with a mafioso.
I'd love to have the bottle to do that.