Below is one of many Nigerian scam emails that we have received in our inbox. This is provided for your entertainment as well as to give you an example of what these scams look like. If you have received one of these email messages (and odds are you have or will receive many of them) simply delete them from your inbox. They are scams, designed to con you from your hard-earned money.

BOARD OF TRUSTEE, PETROLEUM (SPECIAL) TRUST FUND
PTF Building,Victoria-Island,Lagos.

FROM THE OFFICE OF: DR. KAYODE K. KOLAWOLE(MNIM)
DIRECT TEL: [censored] FAX: [censored]
                                                  
Attn: THE PPRESIDENT / CEO


BUSINESS PROPOSAL: TRANSFER OF US$15.6 M (FIFTEEN
MILLION SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) &
BUSINESS INVESTMENTS PARTNERSHIP

First, I must solicit your strictest confidence in
this transaction, this is by virtue of its nature as
being utterly confidential and top secret as you were
introduced to us in confidence through the Nigerian
Chamber of Commerce, Foreign Trade Division.

I am DR. KAYODE K. KOLAWOLE, the Secretary of the
Federal Government of Nigeria Contract Award and
Monitoring Committee (CAMC) of the Petroleum 
(Special) Trust Fund (PTF).

Sometime ago, a contract  was awarded to a
conglomerate of Foreign Companies by my committee on
behalf of PTF, the contract was over-invoiced to the
tune of US $15.6 Million.This was done deliberately,
the over-invoicing was a deal by members of my
committee to benefit from the project, we now desire
to transfer the money, which is presently in a
suspense account of PTF in the Central Bank of Nigeria
(CBN) into an overseas account which we expect you to
provide 

We have agreed that the following funds will be shared
thus after it has been paid into your account;

a)    30% of the money will go to you for acting as
the  beneficiary of the fund.
b)    10% has been set aside as an abstract projection
for reimbursement to both parties for incidental
expenses that may be incurred in the course of the
transaction.
c)    60% to us the government officials (which we
wish to commence an important business in conjunction
with you).

I Would Require

a) Name and address of Company/ Beneficiary
b) Proforma Invoice / Letter-Head Paper


The above information would be used to make formal
applications as a matter of procedure for the release
of the money and onward transfer to your nominated
account.

It does not matter whether or not your company or you
does contract projects of the nature described here,
the assumption is that you won a major contract and
subcontracted it out to other companies, more often
than not, big trading companies or individuals of
unrelated field win major contracts and subcontracts
to more specialized firms for execution of such
contracts.

We have strong and reliable connections and contacts
at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and The Federal
Ministry of Finance and we have no doubts at all that
this money will be released and transferred if we get
the necessary foreign partners to assist us in this
deal. Therefore, when the business is successfully
concluded we shall through the same connections
withdraw all documents used from all the concerned
government ministries for 100% security.

We want this money to be transferred to the foreign
account which you are going to provide bearing in mind
that our civil service code of conduct forbids us from
owning foreign company or running foreign account, all
expenses regarding the account opening if not already
in existence shall be borne by you, all expenses are
however reimbursable as already stated above on
conclusion of business.

Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter if you
are interested and send the required documents
mentioned through my fax Number [censored] For more
details on this transaction call me on my telephone
number [censored] The Telephone may be busy, please
keep on trying till you get through.

I wait in anticipation of your  cooperation.


Yours Faithfully,


DR. KAYODE K. KOLAWOLE(MNIM)