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E-mail en provenance du Nigéria (ou autres comme la
côte d'ivoire...):
Nous vous mettons en garde
d'y répondre car vous n'avez pas fini d'être harceler pour vous mettre en
confiance. Croyez moi, il n'y a qu'eux qui y gagnent. Vous souvenez-vous des
billets noirs qui devenaient des vrais billets de dollars lorsqu'on les plaçait
dans un produit spécial? Hé bien là, c'est pareil:
Voici un exemple d'un mail
que Pierre Riviere a reçu le 25/07/02:
FROM THE DESK OF: DR ABDUL HASSAN.
PERSONAL/CONFIDENTIALBUSINESS PROPOSAL
My Dear
IT IS WITH TRUST AND CONFIDENCE THAT I WRITE TO MAKE
THIS URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU.
I WAS ASSIGNED BY TWO OF MY COLLEAGUES TO SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER WHO WILL
ASSIST US IN PROVIDING A CONVENIENT FOREIGN ACCOUNT IN ANY DESIGNATED BANK
ABROAD FOR THE TRANSFER OF US$30 MILLION (THIRTY MILLION U.S. DOLLARS ONLY)
PENDING ON OUR ARRIVAL IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR UTILIZATION AND DISBURSEMENT WITH THE
OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT. THIS AMOUNT RESULTS FROM A DELIBERATE INFLATION OF THE
VALUE OF A CONTRACT AWARDED BY OUR MINISTRY - THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM
CORPORATION (NNPC) TO AN EXPATRIATE COMPANY. THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN EXECUTED
AND PAYMENT MADE TO THE ORIGINAL CONTRACTOR, REMAINING THE OVER-INVOICED AMOUNT
OF US$30 MILLION, WHICH WE WANT TO TRANSFER OUT OF THE COUNTRY IN OUR FAVOUR
FOR DISBURSEMENT AMONG OURSELVES. THE TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY CAN ONLY BE
POSSIBLE WITH THE HELP OF A FOREIGNER WHO WILL BE PRESENTED AS THE BENEFICIARY
OF THE FUND. AS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OPERATE FOREIGN
ACCOUNTS, AND THIS IS THE REASON WHY WE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU. WE HAVE AGREED
THAT IF YOU/YOUR COMPANY CAN ACT AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUND (US$30
MILLION), IT WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AND YOU WILL RETAIN 30% OF
THE TOTAL AMOUNT FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE, 10% WILL BE MAPPED OUT FOR OFFSETTING
EXPENSES INCURRED BY BOTH PARTIES, WHILE60% WILL BE RESERVED FOR US. WE HEREBY
SOLICIT FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN PROVIDING A CONVENIENT ACCOUNT NUMBER IN A
DESIGNATED BANK ABROAD WHERE THIS FUND WOULD BE TRANSFERRED. WE INTEND COMING
OVER THERE ON THE COMPLETION OF THIS TRANSFER TO SECURE OUR OWN SHARE OF THE
MONEY.
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE HAVE BEEN CAREFUL AND HAVE MADE ALL ARRANGEMENTS TOWARDS
THE SUCCESS AND SMOOTH TRANSFER OF THE FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT BEFORE CONTACTING
YOU. FOR SECURITY REASONS AND FOR THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF THIS TRANSACTION, WE
DEMAND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT EXPOSE THIS PROPOSAL AND THE ENTIRE TRANSACTION TO
ANYBODY.
WE ARE PUTTING SO MUCH TRUST IN YOU WITH THE HOPE THAT YOU WOULD NOT BETRAY
US, OR SIT ON THIS MONEY WHEN IT IS FINALLY TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. BE
REST ASSURED THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE. IF THIS PROPOSAL IS
ACCEPTABLE TO YOU, PLEASE CONTACT US THROUGH THE ABOVE STATED TEL/FAX NUMBER AND
INDICATE YOUR INTEREST BY FAXING OR E-MAILING TO US YOUR BANK NAME, ADDRESS,
ACCOUNT NUMBER, TELEPHONE, FAX AND TELEX NUMBERS. MORE DETAILS ABOUT THIS
TRANSACTION WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE.
NOTE THAT THE PARTICULAR NATURE OF YOUR COMPANY’S BUSINESS IS IRRELEVANT TO THIS
TRANSACTION.
YOUR URGENT RESPONSE WILL BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR. ABDUL HASSAN
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