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Petroleum Trust Fund hoax

The hoax message below is doing the rounds through all the oil companies. It is confrmed as a hoax by a representative from Conoco UK Ltd. The original hoax message looks like this:

 ENGR,ABDULRAZAK ABDULAZEEZ.
 PETROLEUM TRUST FUND.
 FEDERAL SECRETARIAT,ZONE II
 GARKI,ABUJA.
 TEL/FAX;234-1-7743245.
 TEL/FAX;234-I-2882125.

 DEAR FRIEND,

 I URGE YOU TO CONSIDER THE CONTENT OF THIS LETTER WITH AN OPEN
 MIND AND A WILLINGNESS TO APPRECIATE ITS IMPLICATIONS IN ALL ITS
 RAMIFICATIONS.IF HOWEVER YOU FIND YOURSELF UNABLE TO PLAY THE
 PART I DEMAND OF YOU.I APPEAL TO YOUR SENSE OF DECENCY AND PLEAD
 THAT YOU INGORE THIS MAIL AND DISREGARD THE INFORMATION YOU HAVE
 BY THROUGH THIS LETTER.

 I AM A MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT IN THE PETROLEUN TRUST FUND(PTF).I
 HEAD A THREE MAN TENDERS BOARD COMMITTEE IN CHARGE OF CONTRACT
 AWARD AND PAYMENT APPROVALS.I CAME TO KNOW OF YOU IN MY SEARCH
 FOR A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE A VERY
 CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION WHICH INVOLVES THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO
 A FOREIGN ACCOUNT.

 THERE WERE SERIES OF CONTRACT EXECUTED BY A CONSORTIUM OF ABB
 LUMUNS,J.G.C CORPORATION OF JAPAN,BOUYGUES OFFSHORE AND A JOINT
 VENTURE OF SPIEBATIGNOLES AND DRESSER GMBH OF GERMANY IN FAVOUR
 OF THE (PTF)AMONG WHICH WERE;

 1)THE EXPANSION AND MAINTANCE OF PIPELINES NETWORK FROM ONNE
 MAIN STATION TO ESCRAVOUS DEPORT FOR CRUDE OIL AND DOWNSTREAM
 PRODUCTS.DISTRIBUTION AND SUBSEQUENT EVACUTION-USD$333MILLION.

 2)CONTRACT FOR TURN AROUND MAINTANANCE(TAM)OF THE VARIOUS
 REFINARIES IN THE COUNTRY.

 3)THE EXPANSION AND CONSTUCTION OF NEW STORAGE TANKS FOR
 PETROLEUM PRODUCTS (DEPOSIT)USD$94MILLION.

 THE ORIGINAL VALUE OF THE CONTRACT WAS DELIBRETALY OVER-INVOICED
 TO THE TUNE OF TWENTY SEVEN MILLION,THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY
 UNITED STATES DOLLARS,(USD$27.350.000.00)WHICH HAS RECENTLY BEEN
 APPROVED AND NOW READY TO BE TRANSFERED TO A COMPANY SITUATED IN
 YOU COUNTRY WHICH WE HAVE INDICATED AS THE BENEFICIARY,BEING
 THAT THE COMPANY THAT ACTUALLY EXCUTED THE AFOREMENTIONED
 CONTRACTS HAS BEEN FULLY PAID AND THE PROJECTS OFFICIALLY
 COMMISSIONED.CONSEQENTLY,MY COLLEAGUES AND I ARTE WILLING TO
 TRANSFER THE TOTAL AMOUNT TO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR SUBSEQUENT
 DISBURSEMENT,SINCE WE AS CIVIL SERVANT ARE PROHIBITED BY THE THE
 CONDUCT BUREAU(CIVIL SERVICE LAWS)FROM OPENING OR OPERATING
 FOREIGN ACCOUNTS IN OUR NAMES OR ENGAGING IN GAINFUL COMMERCIAL
 ACTIVITIES,THE RATIONAL COURSE WOULD HAVE BEEN TO PROCEED TO
 YOUR COUNTRY TO NEGOTIATE THE TERMS OF THIS PROPOSAL WITH
 YOU,BUT CONSIDERATIONS OF WHICH THE FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF
 JETTING ACROSS THE WORLD WAS FORMOST,GAVE ME NO CHOICE BUT TO
 CREATE AND ENABLING ENVIROMENT UNDER THE EXCITING
 CIRCUMSTANCES.WE MUST ESTABLISH MUTUAL TRUST AND
 RESPECT,NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE TRUST REPOSED IN YOU AT THIS
 JUCTURE IS ENORMOUS,IN TERMS,WE HAVE AGREED AMONGST OURSELVES TO
 OFFER YOU 30% OF THE TRANSFERED SUM,WHILE 10% SHALL BE SET ASIDE
 FOR ANY INCIDENTAL EXPENCES DURING THE COURSE OF THIS
 TRANSACTION.YOU WOULD THEN BE ASKED TO REVERT THE BALANCE TO US
 IN DUE COURSE.YOU MUST HOWEVER NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS
 SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS;OUR CONVICTION OF
 YOUR TRASPARENT HONESTY,DILIGENCE AND THAT YOU MUST ACCORD THIS
 THE UTMOST SECRECY AND CONFIDENTIALLITY.SUCCESS IS FOR THE BRAVE
 AND THE WISE,ALSO FOR THE THOSE STRONG ENOUGH TO WANT THERE
 DREAMS COME TRUE. AT THIS POINT, IT MAY SOUND EXTRAVAGANT,I URGE
 YOU TO TRUST ME.JOIN ME AS A PARTNER AND SEE ME DELIVER ON ALL
 MY PROMISES TO YOU.

 MOSALITIES HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF THE
 FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE,CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA AND THE
 PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE ON CONTRACT PAYMENT FOR THE IMMEDIATE
 REMMITANCE OF THE FUNDS WITHIN 10 WORKING DAYS SUBJECT TO YOUR
 SATISFACTION OF THE ABOVE STATED TERMS.OUR ASSURANCE IS THAT
 YOUR ROLE IS TOTALLY RISK FREE.MY COUNTRY JUST RECOVERY FROM
 MANY YEARS OF MILITARY RULE IS EAGER TO ERASE THE POOR IMAGE
 CREATED BY THESE DICTATORIAL GOVERNMENTS AND ONE OF ITS PRIMARY
 OBJECTIVES IS TO SETTLE ALL THE DUES TO FORIEGN CONTRACTORS OF
 WHICH CATEGORY YOU ARE TO BELONG.TO ACCORD THIS TRANSACTION THE
 LEGALITY IT DESERVES AND MUTUAL SECURITY OF THE FUNDS,THE WHOLE
 APPROVAL PROCEDURES SHALL BE OFFICIALLY PROCESSED,FOLLOWING
 ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES FOR PAYMENT DOCUMENTATION,WITH YOUR NAME
 OR ANY COMPANY YOU MAY WISH TO NOMUNATE AS THE BONAFIDE FINAL
 BENEFICIARY.UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE WILL I INVITE YOU TO PARTAKE
 IN AN ACTIVITY THAT PORTENDS NEGATIVITY FOR EITHHER OF US,ONCE
 MORE,I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT HAVING PUT IN 20 YEARS IN THE
 CIVIL SERVICE OF MY COUNTRY,I AM VERY MUCH AVERSE TO HAVING MY
 IMAGE AND CAREET DENTED.THIS MATTER SHOULD BE TREATED WITH THE
 UTMOST SECRECY AND URGENCY.KINDLY EXPIDITE ACTION SO AS TO
 ENABLE US INCLUDE THIS IN THIS QUATER OF THIS FISCAL YEARS
 CONTRACTUAL PAYMENTS,PLEASE CONTACT ME BY TELEPHOLE/FAX ANYTIME
 OF THE DAY.I DO HAVE PARREL LINE FROM MY OFFICE TO MY HOUSE SO I
 COULD BE REACHED AT ANU TIME OF THE DAY.MY ABOVE NUMBERS ARE
 PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL AND I WILL CONDUCT THIS PROJECT THROUGH
 THESE NUMBERS ONLY.YOU MAY NEED TO TRY MY NUMBERS REPEATEDLY AND
 AT VARIOUS INTERVALS SINCE WE HAVE APROMBLEMATIC
 TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK IN MY COUNTRY.I WILL MOST DIFINATELY
 BE EXPECTING YOUR RESPONSE BY FAX,TELEPHONE OR YOU COULD SEND ME
 A MAIL ACKNOWLEGING RECIEPT OF THIS.

 YOURS FAITHFULLY,
 ADBULAZEEZ A.

If you receive this hoax, please ignore it and do not pass it on. Please do not attempt to call any of the above specified phone numbers.

[Last modified: September 2000]