Mr. Martins .W Bakare
says: "the banking information should be clearly type on
your company letter head paper"
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Hello, I am Miss Young. This short story is about a scammer
that claim to be from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC).
The NNPC is often used is this kind of fraud. |
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From: martins bakare <martins7@walla.com>
Sent: October 19, 2004
Subject: FROM:Mr.MARTINS (INVESTMENT PROPOSAL)
FROM Mr. MARTINS .W BAKARE
martinswillbakare@walla.com
ATTN: THE MANAGING DIRECTOR.
Dear Sir,
INVESTMENT PROPOSAL
My name is Mr.MARTINS .W BAKARE. I write to inform you of my intrest
in investing in your country. I came across your companys profile via
the internet and deemed it wise to contact you directly as an existing
firm with enough experience to assist me in my venture. I am the Director
General, foreign contract awading commitee in the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation(NNPC) and with my position in office,I
was able to accumulate US$38 million via over invoicing of contracts
awarded under my ministry.Due to the tense political situation
over here in Nigeria,I wish to retire and relocate my family to your
country hence my contacting you.
I want to invest this money in your line of business with your help.
Also I would need your assistance in
transfering the funds out of here since i do not operate any
foreign account and moreso I would have to do it in a way that would
not attract government attention to the transfer.
I will arrange contract papers in your company name and get approvals
from all concerned ministries so that the funds can be tranfered to
your account as contract payment.
Please confirm your intrest in assisting me on the above. I am willing
to discuss ratio of shareing upon your interest in this transaction
and also for helping me to settle my family in your country.
Kindly reply to this message to enable me know your position and also
to advice you on how we will go about it.
Trusting on your full understanding of the above and the need for absolute
confidntiality.
Waiting with intrest on your reply.
Best regards.
Mr. MARTINS .W BAKARE (MNIM).
NOTE:Please send me an e-mail through this Email address: martinswillbakare@walla.com.
as soon as you receive this message.
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The Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation is the public organisation
set up by the government in 1977 to manage all aspects of the
Nigerian Petroleum Industry.
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I reply that I am interested. |
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From: martins bakare <martinswillbakare@walla.com>
Sent: October 20, 2004
Subject: FROM:(Mr.MARTINS) Provide your telephone number in Amsterdam
Dear Miss Young,
Provide your telephone number in Amsterdam, for us to have a voice
contact. My telephone number is +234 1 790 2975. I will appreciate if
you can call me today.
Mr Martins Bakare
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Dear Mr Martins Bakare
Thank you for your email. I dont have a telephone number in Amsterdam.
If you want to leave a message, call my voicemail, +1 206 600 7913,
or send me an email.
Please inform me how we proceed in our business deal.
Now we are going to work together, I send you my picture. Will you
send me your picture?
Regards, ...
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Later the same day, from a new email account:
From: martins bakare <martinswillbakare@yahoo.co.uk>
Sent: October 22, 2004
Subject: (FROM: Mr MARTINS) provide me with your full banking details
Dear Miss Young,
Thank you very much for your e-mail and for your interest to front
this transaction for me, I am doing this transaction with you in all
sincerity of purpose as you are aware I am a civil servant still very
active in government service.
Being in government I have the connections to perfect all the relevant
documents relating to the entire contract and to make everything look
very legal, all the documents will be back dated to suite the period
the contract was actually excuted.
We have seven working(7) days to conclude this transaction and once
the contract sum is wire transfer to an account that will be provided
by you, I will make all the necessary arrangents to meet with you for
the sharing and I do not have the intention to bring back to my country
my own share of the money rather I would invest it in your country on
a more profitable venture you might advise me .
On this note you are to provide me with your full banking details where
you wish the funds to be transfered into, the banking information should
be clearly type on your company letter head paper and send to me by
email to enable me file in an application through our apex bank for
necessary approval and subsiquent release of the money into your account.
For us to have a voice contact and for easy communication I advise you
to provide me with your confidential telephone and fax number .
And you could call me on my confidential telephone number:234-1-7902975
at any time of the day.
Hope to have a good working relationship with you.
Thanks,
Mr Martins W. Bakare
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I send Martins the requested banking details, and ignore
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From: martins bakare <martinswillbakare@yahoo.co.uk>
Sent: October 25, 2004
Subject: Martins
Daer Miss Young,
Please provide a number I can reach you in Netherland, I will send
the picture later today.
Martins.
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From: martins bakare <martinswillbakare@yahoo.co.uk>
Sent: October 27, 2004
Subject: Martins
Dear Miss Young,
Find attached is the scan copy of my international passport.
I have already start the application process through our apex
bank and you will be contacted. My only problem is how to reach
you on your number , since you are still in Amsterdam . Can you
provide an alternative telephone number?. Please do not fail to
contact me once you receive any approval notice from our apex
bank.
Thanks,
Martins.
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The passport looks real, but it is clearly not a passport that has
been scanned. If you look in the middle where the pages meet, something
is wrong with the green background text.
You can see other Nigerian passports here.
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From: victoria odafen <odafen@mail.com>
Sent: October 28, 2004
Subject: THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF THE
FEDERATION
ATTN: MISS YOUNG,
MY NAME IS DORIS IGHOVETA ,THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT
GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION.
FIND ATTACHED IS THE APPROVAL NOTICE IN RESPECT OF THE CONTRACT YOU
DID IN NIGERIA.
PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL.
REGARDS.
DORIS IGHOVETA
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Doris' letter contains a nice logo, but there is no address and no
telephone number, as you would expect in a letterhead.
3 days later, I write to Martins:
Dear Martins,
I wonder what is going on. I received an email from your bank stating
that they would transfer the money to my bank account. But nothing has
been transferred so far. Have they gone on holiday, or is the banking
system in your country working in another way than in the States?
Can you do anything to speed up the process?
If you need to talk to me, you can reach me monday. I will be together
with Mr. Rudy Walters from FFO in Amsterdam. The telephone number is
+31-645-816-396.
Kind regards, ...
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4 days later, I write to Doris:
Dear Madam,
I havent heard from you since you sent me the Approval Notice. Is
everything going according to plan? I have not been contacted by CBN
yet.
Regards, ...
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The story ends here. I think they wanted to hear my voice
before they continued. The telephone number I sent, belongs to a scammer
in Amsterdam. |
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