Scam mail from:Mr Raymond Chukwu

From: raymondchukwu@zipmail.com.br
To: raymondchukwu@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 15:07:14 +0000
Subject: URGENT URGENT REQUEST FOR YOUR UNALLOYED CO-OPERATION TO TRANSFER (US$20.4 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS ONLY) INTO YOUR PRIVATE OR COMPANY'S ACCOUNT

Dear Sir,Ms

I got your contact address through the Commercial Attaché of your Embassy during my last travel to Europe. Although my enquiry's was not recorded, I do hereby wish to commence talk with you on a highly confidential level. I am an Accountant and member of the "Tender Committee".PURPOSE: On behalf of myself and my colleagues who are ministerial official and other officer in charge of offshore remittance in this Corporation. We are seeking your assistance for the transfer of Twenty Million Four Hundred Thousand U. S. Dollars (US$20,400,000.00) to your account for further private investment purpose. Hence our request for your assistance.

SOURCE OF FUND: This amount to be transferred into your account occurred from over-invoiced contract amount for the construction of Oil Refinery, Sub-Station in Nigeria (Northern Region) in 2002 to expatriate companies.

REQUIREMENTS: What we expect from you by E-mail during reply are:

(a) Your name and contact address, your phone and fax numbers for easy communication.
(b) The name of your bank, phone and fax number
(c) Your bank account number where the money will be lodged.

DISBURSEMENT: We have resolved that you take 30% of the total amount for your assistance because it is impossible for us to claim the over-invoiced amount here in Nigeria without your assistance. In addition,10% has been mapped out for any miscellaneous expenses incurred by you and us during this business, and 60% for my colleagues and myself. It might surprised you why we chose and trusted you for this transaction. We are civil servants who are not well paid, most of us have worked for the government for more than twenty-eight years and do not have anything to show for it and where not permitted to operate a foreign bank account as I have worked for twenty eight years [28] and have nothing to show for it before this opportunity came, please kindly assist me to achieve this aim, this why we are looking for a Godly trusted person.Yes, we believe that good friends can be discovered and business like this cannot be realized without trust. This is why we have decided to trust you for this interest and security had been considered before you were contacted, so be rest assured and feel free to go into this transaction with us, but let honesty and trust be our watchword throughout this transaction and your prompt reply will be appreciated.

Henceforth, ensure that all your future correspondence with me is made through my E-mail address to ensure the confidence and safety. Note that the items A,B,C as stated in my proposal is very important as soon as that is given to us within 7 working days, the fund will be transferred into your bank account. As all arrangement has been concluded, I can be contacted on my private phone number 234-80-23086390 for more explanations.

Yours Truly,
Mr Raymond Chukwu