Quand le courrier classique ne passe plus, les arnaqueurs nigérians passent au mail...
Depuis plusieurs années, les Nigérians se sont fait une spécialité de l’escroquerie financière en bernant des individus comme des entreprises trop crédibles. Leur technique : se faire passer pour une institution nigériane (ministère des finances, entreprise nationale de pétrole...), et expliquer que la situation du Nigéria les empêchant de faire des transactions financières selon le mode habituel, ils cherchent des intermédiaires à qui ils sont prêts à lâcher 20 ou 30 % de la transaction. Ce qu’il faut faire ? Généralement, pour commencer, pas grand chose. Mais très vite, il faut lâcher quelques dollars pour " faciliter la tâche ". Une misère comparée aux millions à gagner. L’échelle de l’escroquerie est telle que les services postaux américains ont reçu l’ordre, l’an dernier, d’intercepter tous les courriers provenant du Nigeria pour contrôle... Freiner dans leur élan, les escrocs nigérians ont trouvé la parade : l’e-mail. Pour preuve, le mail que nous avons reçu la semaine dernière. Décidément, la technologie est utilisée par vraiment tout le monde...
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Subject : (no subject)
Date : Wed, 24 Mar 1999 17:28:27 -0800
From : XX
To : XX
FROM THE DESK OF DR. BADU O. BADU
DIRECTOR PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
Date : March 24, 1999
TELFAX : 234-1-2880511.
XX
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
LAGOS-NIGERIA
Dear Sir,
Through some discreet enquiries, you and your company were revealed as
being quite astute in international business, one has no doubt in your
ability to handle a financial business of considerable amount which will
form the bedrock of an extensive business partnership in due course. In
unfolding this proposal, I want to count on your status, as a respected
executive of your company to believe that you will handle it with all
maturity and confidentiality it deserves.
The business involves the remittance of US$20,500,000.00 (Twenty Million
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) to your bank account from
our Petroleum Trust Fund account of the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The money accrued
through deliberate over-invoicing of old project executed for the
government by some foreign firms. I and a few officials here have worked
out the scheme to benefit us along with any foreign partner who obliges
us the materials and channel to push out the fund, our idea being to
come over thereafter to share the fund with whoever assisted us.
We have fully worked out the operational modalities to ensure that there
is no hitch. If you would assist/participate, please get in touch with
me immediately through the above Telephone and Fax number and attention
the undersigned. The particulars required to actualise these
transactions are your Company’s name, Address, Telephone, Fax and Telex
Numbers of your Bank and account number. We will then incorporate your
company here in Nigeria and find a suitable contract claim before the
money will be released into your account. In picking you for this
business, please note that your expertise has been taken into
consideration as you will be required to guide us through a wise
investment of our share of the fund in a viable venture either in
shipping or manufacturing in your country or any other country you feel
will be viable for foreigners to invest.
For your participation in realising this transaction, 30% will be for
you, 60% for me and other officials, 10% for any expenses we may incur
(both parties) during processing of the transfer to your nominated bank
account.
I am awaiting your response most urgently and be rest assured that this
transaction is 100% risk free there is no risk involved on both side.
NOTE : Please contact me only on this telephone/fax number :
234-1-2880511.
Thank you and God bless.
Yours sincerely,
BADU O. BADU