For what is a day without spam?

I just had to include this. After years of waiting, I finally recieved the famous Nigerian Business Proposal scam in my email inbox.

Here, for you education and amusement, I’ve included the text in full.

**Engr. WILSON OSARO**

Treasury Department
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
Tel: +234 80 231 22537.

PERSONAL


Dear sir,


I am WILSON OSARO a Treasury Officer in the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and a close associate of the immediate
past Minister of Petroleum Resources.

The Minister has mandated me to transfer the sum of US$88 millions
recovered from an over-invoiced contracts involving the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) into several private accounts
in Europe and United States. A total sum of US$73,700,000.00 has
been transferred before the emergence of this present Civilian
Administration, leaving the balance of US$14,300,000.00.

I have made proper arrangement/documentation to transfer the balance
which is retained in a coded account of the NNPC with the Central
Bank of Nigeria. We are soliciting that you help us to receive the
fund in trust. We cannot complete this transaction smoothly without
the participation of a foreign partner who would provide an account
where the funds could be lodged. Since it is a contract payment, the
funds must be remitted to a foreign account. The remittance of the
funds requires little documentation that would be completed as soon
as you provide us with a secured bank account where you may wish to
receive the money.

There is no risk involved on your part in this transaction since the
former Minister and I have covered this transaction with adequate
contract and external credit documents from the beginning.

What we require from you by telephone or fax are viz:

(i) Acceptance letter of this offer

(ii) Your company name and your confidential telephone and fax
numbers

(iii) Convincing Honesty, Trustworthiness and Willingness to abide
by the requirements of this proposal paramount of which is
CONFIDENTIALITY

We have agreed that you will retain 20% of the entire
US$14,300,000.00 for your effort in this transaction, 70% for us
partners here in Nigeria and the remaining 10% will be used for
defrayal of incidental cost in the course of this transfer.

Please reply urgently by email,fax or telephone as above,we expect
that the transaction will not take more than ten working days. And
please note that this transaction must be top secret.

Best Regards


WILSON OSARO
Treasury Dept.
NNPC