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Nigerian Petroleum hoax letter received 2/3/2001:

FROM THE DESK OF DR. JERRY AMAH

PETROLEUM MINISTRY, LAGOS, NIGERIA

ATTENTION: Kenneth M. Hinkle

I AM DR. JERRY AMAH, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE /CONTRACT DEPARTMENT OF THE PETROLEUM MINISTRY,

LAGOS, NIGERIA.

TERMS OF REFERENCE: MY TERM OF REFERENCE INVOLVES THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND DISBURSEMENT OF PROCEEDS FROM PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND ALSO THE AWARD OF CONTRACTS TO MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES. MY OFFICE IS ALSOuth SADDLED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SCREENING, CATEGORIZATION AND PRIORITIZATION OF PROJECTS EMBARKED UPON BY THIS MINISTRY AS WELL AS FEASIBILITY STUDIES AND SUPERVISING OF PROJECT CONSULTATIONS.
 
THE BREAKDOWN OF THE FISCAL EXPENDITURE BY THIS OFFICE AS AT THE END OF THE LAST QUOTA OF THE YEAR 2000 INDICATED THAT THIS MINISTRY PAID OUT A WHOPPING SUM OF $876 MILLION  (EIGHT HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SIX MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) TO SUCCESSFUL CONTRACT BENEFICIARY. THE MINISTRY IS NOW COMPILING LIST OF BENEFICIARIES TO BE PAID FOR THIS FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR 2001.
 
THE CRUX OF THIS LETTER IS THAT THE FINANCE /CONTRACT DEPARTMENT OF THIS MINISTRY DELIBERATELY OVER INFLATED THE CONTRACT VALUE OF VARIOUS CONTRACTS AWARDED IN THE COURSE OF DISBURSEMENT, THIS DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN ABLE TO TRACK DOWN THE SUM OF $25.5M (TWENTY FIVE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) AS OVER INFLATED SUM. THIS MONEY IS NOW LYING AND FLOATING IN THE MINISTRYS DOMICILARY ACCOUNT WITH THE APEX BANK.
 
MY COLLEAGUES AND I NOW WANT TO QUICKLY TRANSFER THIS FUND TO A SAFE NOMINATED FOREIGN ACCOUNT FOR VIABLE INVESTMENT ABROAD. WE ARE NOTALLOWED AS A MATTER OF GOVERNMENT POLICY TO OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNT BECAUSE OF OUR STATUS AS CIVIL/PUBLIC SERVANTS. HENCE THE NEED TO SOLICIT FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDE AN ACCOUNT WHERE THE FUND WILL BE TRANSFERED.
 
WE HAVE ALSO EVOLVED A SHARING FORMULA WHICH IS AS FOLLOWS:
1) 20% FOR THE FOREIGN ACCOUNT OWNER 2)  5% IS SET ASIDE FOR ANY EXPENSES THAT MAY BE INCURRED BOTH AT LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL. 3)  75% IS FOR ME AND MY COLLEAGUES
 
FURTHERMORE, WE SHALL BE RELYING ON YOUR ADVICE AS REGARDS INVESTMENTS OF PART OF OUR SHARE IN ANY BLUECHIP COMPANY IN YOUR COUNTRY. BE INFORMED THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS GENUINE AND 100% SAFE CONSIDERING THE TOP GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ARE INVOLVED.
 
KINDLY SEND YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NO, AND ACCOUNT PARTICULARS, WHERE THE FUND WILL BE REMITTED.
 
LOOKING FORWARD TO A HEALTHY BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP AND WAITING FOR YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE.
 
 
YOURS SINCERELY,

DR. JERRY AMAH

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