WARNING: These are scams. They are Emails sent to a honeytrap address only ever used for this purpose. Do not reply to these people, they will try to con you into paying out money in return for nothing.
CAVEAT: Please note that some of these Emails may be impersonating a genuine company or person. We wish to make it clear that any such name mentioned within these Emails has no connection to the scam. For the sake of searching, we leave these messages untouched, but we will respond to any concerns left in our comments.
From: Collins Edward <[email protected]>
Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2018 18:30:38 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: FIRST BATCH
My names are Engr. Collins Edward Director Department of Petroleum
Resources (DPR). My term of reference involves the award of contracts to
multinational companies. My office is saddled with the responsibility of
contract Award, screening, categorization and privatization of projects
embarked upon by Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) as well as
feasibility studies for selected projects and supervising the project
consultants involved.
A breakdown of the fiscal expenditure by this office as at the end of last
fiscal quarter of 2017 indicates that (DPR) paid out a whooping sum of
US$2B (Two Billion United States Dollars) to successful local and foreign
contractors. The (DPR) is now compelling beneficiaries to be paid for this
first Quarter first Batch of the year 2018.
The crux of this letter is that the Finance/Contract Department of the
(DPR) under my instruction deliberately over-invoiced the contract value
of the various contracts Awarded. In the course of disbursements, my
department has been able to accumulate the sum of $100MUSD (Hundred
Million U.S Dollars only) as the over-invoiced sum.
This money is currently in a suspense account of the (DPR) account with
the Debt Reconciliation Committee (DRC). We now seek to process the
transfer of this fund officially as contract payment to you as a foreign
contractor, who will be fronting for us as the beneficiary of the fund. In
this way we can facilitate these funds into your nominated foreign account
for possible investment abroad. We are not allowed as a matter of
government policy to operate any foreign account to
transfer this fund into.
Now my questions are: –
1. Can you handle this project?
2. Can I give you this trust?
3. What will be your commission if you can facilitate the movement of this
fund into your account?
Be informed that on completion of this Project we will use part of our own
share to invest in your country under your care.
Please note that the transfer operation will take ten working days to be
completed.
Send the requested information below to this email: so that we can
proceed further.
(1) Your Full Name:……………………
(2) Your Full Contact Address:………….
(3) Your Direct Mobile Line:……………
(4) Your Private Fax No:……………….
(5) Your company name if any……………
(6) Your occupation:…………………..
(7) Your age:…………………………
(8) Your Full Banking Details Where the funds will be transferred into.
Thanks
Engr. Collins Edward
DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES (DPR