BUSINESSMEN ALL OVER THE WORLD, INCLUDING PAKISTAN, HAVE BEEN GETTING LETTERS AND FAXES FROM CON MEN IN NIGERIA. THESE PERPETRATORS PROFESS TO REPRESENT HI-LEVEL BUREAUCRATS IN NIGERIA AND INFORM THRU LETTERS THAT THEY HAVE 30-35 MILLION US $, AND THEY NEED ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION ABOUT BANKS, ETC. IN TURN THEY WILL OFFER 30-35% OF THE AMOUNT IF THE MONEY IS ALLOWED TO BE DEPOSITED IN THEIR ACCOUNTS.

THIS KIND OF SCAM HAS PUT A LOT OF AMERICANS AND SAUDI ARABIANS IN HOT SOUP AND THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS THAT SOME VICTIMS WERE EVEN MURDERED WHEN THEY WENT TO LAGOS TO RECOVER THEIR LOST AMOUNT.

THE MODUS OPERANDI IS VERY SIMPLE. THEY UTILIZE THE PLAIN LETTERHEADS TO GET INFO FROM THE VICTIM’S BANK AND FIND OUT THE CASH POSITION. SECONDLY, THEY CONVINCE THE VICTIM TO ISSUE A BANK GUARANTEE WHICH THEY CONVENIENTLY ENCASH IT BEFORE EVEN THE "TAINTED" MONEY IS SUPPOSEDLY TO BE TRANSFERRED IN THE VICTIM’S ACCOUNT. THIS SCAM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME. THE CON MEN WILL ALSO ARRANGE FOR THE VICTIM TO COME TO LAGOS WHERE THAY ARE TREATED ROYALLY, LODGED IN 5* HOTELS, LIMOUSINES TO FERRY AROUND, MEETINGS WITH SUPER-DUPER LAWYERS, TETE-A-TETE WITH TOP BUREAUCRATS, ETC, BEFORE THE SCREWS ARE TIGHTENED.

THE GREED OF BUSINESSMEN IS THE BEST WEAPON FOR THESE CON MEN. THE VICTIMS GET SUCKERED INTO THIS SCAM AND IN THE PROCESS LOSE MILLIONS. MY COMPANY HAS ALREADY RECEIVED TWO LETTERS AND ONE OF THEM EVEN PHONED FROM NIGERIA. MY INVESTIGATIONS SHOWED THAT THESE LETTERS STARTED AFTER MY COMPANY’S ADVT WAS PUBLISHED IN "EXPORT CHANNEL", A RESPECTABLE EUROPEAN PUBLICATION.

MY REQUEST TO MY FRIENDS IN THE NEWS MEDIA IS THAT THEY SHOULD WRITE UP ON THIS SCAM SO THAT PEOPLE DO NOT GET FOOLED. IN TODAY’S WORLD THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A FREE LUNCH ! PRAGMATIC PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO READ AND TRAVEL A LOT HAVE INFORMATION THAT THIS IS A SCAM. WHAT ABOUT THOSE WHO MAY BE GULLIBLE AND FALL FOR THIS SCAM

YOU ARE ALSO FURTHER REQUESTED TO PICK UP THIS MATTER WITH THE NIGERIAN AMBASSADOR AND ALSO THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. MAYBE GET YOUR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER TO PRETEND HE / SHE IS A GENUINE BUSINESSMAN AND CALL UP THE NUMBER AND TAKE IT FROM THERE. THIS COULD BE A GOOD STORY DURING LEISURE PERIODS !

PUBLICATION OF THIS STORY MIGHT INDUCE THOSE WHO MAY HAVE BEEN DUPED TO COME OUT WITH THEIR SORRY STORY. AT THE SAME TIME, THIS MAY WARN OTHERS TO STAY AWAY FROM THIS SCAM !