NIGERIAN SCAM LETTER FROM

JAMES IBORI

From: James Ibori [mailto:jamesibori@qrio.com]
Sent: 26 April 2002 14:32
Subject: Just You and Me


THE PRESENT GOVERNOR OF DELTA STATE,
NIGERIA.


You have just been recommended by an associate who assured us in confidence of your ability reliability to prosecute a transaction of great magnitude, utmost confidence, secrecy,
honesty and commitment. Hence I decided to contact you. I am CHIEF JAMES IBORI, the Governor of Delta State, Nigeria.

Because of my position and that of other strategic officials who are heads in their departments, we have in our possession, since 2000 the sum of US$200M Dollars (Two hundred million United States Dollars) which we emassed through over invoicing
of foreign contracts(maintenance of the oil pipes in the oil producing states in Nigeria) which was fully executed and commissioned with the different foreign contractors duly paid
their full contract amounts.

However, by virtue of our Position as Civil Servants, we cannot acquire or transfer this money in our names {as we are not privileged by law to own/operate foreign accounts as we have declared our local accounts when we took oath of office}. We have made several fruitless moves to transfer this fund
abroad for our mutual benefits. One was when some of my
partners decided to carry US$60M dollars in cash through the Lagos International Airport but was stopped by the top Nigerian Custom Officers who seized the fund till today. This is how we lost US$60M Dollars to the Nigerian Custom.


My colleagues and I have now decided to transfer the sum of US$28.5M(twenty eight million five hundred thousand united states dollars) into a foreign account operated by a foreigner for our mutual benefits. By this letter, l requests your assistance in transferring and safeguarding the sum of US$28.5M Dollars for our mutual benefits.

For assisting us in transferring and safeguarding this fund, you willbe entitled to 35% of the total sum :- 5% will be set aside for charity and philanthropic purposes, 57% belongs to me and my colleagues while 3% will go for reimbursement of all expenses
made by both parties.

We hope to commence and conclude this transfer hopefully
in Eight (8)working days from the date of reciept of the above information:

However, l wants you to be human and humane. It is imperative to note that this transaction is risk free as my colleagues in the relevant ministries have perfected all modalities for the successful transfer of this fund.However, we should see absolute confidentiality as our watchword throughout the course of this transaction for we are civil servants. As l said before
it is risk free, nobody knows about this money apart for
me and my colleagues and this transaction should be confidential.

l will not be ungrateful if you can urgently furnish me with your
private telephone, fax and mobile numbers and name of beneficiary with the telex numbers of the receiving bank. These will enable us speed up the claim of the fund and eventual
transfer into your nominated account.

Looking forward to hear from you soonest.

Regards

CHIEF JAMES IBORI.

Reprinted with written permission of recipient.