An Email with the Subject "PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC)" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:44:51 -0800 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as EDWARD FRANK <thepetrolueminterprice@gmail.com>.
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FROM THE DESK OF DR.EDWARD FRANK THE CHAIRMAN OF CONTRACT TENDER COMMITTEE AND CONTRACT AWARD/PAYMENT APPROVAL IN NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC) DEAR SIR, I COME ACROSS YOUR CONTACT THROUGH THE MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY AND SERVICE GUIDE OF (INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC RELATIONS ASSOCIATION).. HOWEVER AS THE CASE MAY BE, I REPRESENT MEMBERS OF ¡§CONTRACT TENDER COMMITTEE¡¨ APPOINTED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA FOR CONTRACT AWARD/PAYMENT APPROVALS IN THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC). OUR DUTIES INCLUDE AMONG OTHER THINGS, EVALUATION ,REVIEWING & PAYMENT APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS WITHIN THE NNPC. ON THE 11TH DECEMBER 2007, THIS COMMITTEE AWARDED A CONTRACT VALUED AT $610MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS TO THE CONSORTIUM OF ABBLUMUS CONSTRUCTION. LTD., J.C.G CORPORATION OF JAPAN, BOUGUES OFFSHORE CORP. AND A JOINT VENTURES OF SPIEBATIGNOLES AND FOUGUEROLLE, FOR A TURN AROUND MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS OF THREE MAJOR REFINERIES IN NIGERIA WHICH HAVE BEEN TOTTALLY DILAPIDATED AND MALFUNCTIONING SINCE 2005. HOWEVER MY COLLEAGUES AND I DECIDED TO OVER INFLATE THE CONTRACT SUM TO THE TUNE OF US$640 MILLION WITH THE INTENTION OF BENEFITING FROM THE WINDFALL OF US$30MILLION AT THE END. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA HAS RECENTLY APPROVED THE TOTAL CONTRACT VALUE AS RECOMMENDED BY OUR COMMITTEE. THE SUM OF US$320M BEING HALF OF THE CONTRACT SUM HAS ALSO BEEN APPROVED AS INITIAL PAYMENT TO THE COMPANIES CONCERNED, THIS PAYMENT WILL SERVE AS MOBILIZATION FEE TO THE CONTRACTORS TO ENABLE THEM START WORK. THE OTHER HALF OF THE CONTRACT VALUE WILL BE PAID AT THE COMPLETION OF THE CONTRACT OR AS THE CONTRACT PROGRESSES. AS WE PREPARE TO DISBURSE THIS FUND TO THE CONTRACTORS AND SINCE EACH OF THE COMPANIES WILL ONLY BENEFIT FROM US$305MILLION DUE TO THEM AS ORIGINALLY APPRAISED, WE WISH TO APPLY THE REMAINING VOTE OF US$15MILLION TO YOU AS A SUB-CONTRACTOR. THIS WAY, WE CAN SAFELY AUTHORIZE FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE $15MILLION TO YOUR ACCOUNT OVERSEAS. BUT WE WOULD NEED A STRONG ASSURANCE FROM YOU THAT IT WILL BE SAFE IN YOUR HANDS. MY COLLEAGUES AND I RESOLVED THAT, SHOULD YOU AGREE TO FRONT AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUND OF US$15MILLION NOW AVAILABLE TO US, WE WILL COMMENCE THE OFFICIAL ARRANGEMENT TO TRANSFER THE FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. ALSO APPLY ON THE SECOND INSTALLMENT OF $15MILLION WHICH WILL COME IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FIRST TRANSFER. PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT THE PERSONALITIES INVOLVED IN THIS TRANSACTION ARE TOP GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONARIES WHO WOULD NOT LIKE ANY STAIN OR EXPOSURE AND AS SUCH WOULD WANT YOU TO KEEP THIS BUSINESS A TOP SECRET AND CONFIDENTIAL. PLEASE UPON ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROPOSAL, YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME TO ENABLE US COMMENCE ACTION WITHOUT FURTHER WASTE OF TIME. THE CONDITION OF PARTICIPATION, COMPENSATION/SETTLEMENT IS NEGOTIABLE, WHICH MUST BE DISCUSSED WHEN WE ARE CONTACTED BY YOU. WE HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU. REGARDS, DR. EDWARD FRANK