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Hello, I am Miss Young. I received this story from a friend. Let me call him Udaya. It is about a contract for 1 million T-shirts. | Go to the homepage to see more stories. |
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Dear Miss Young, I run a Fabric importing company. I supply t-shirt fabric to cutters and sewers, dyehouses, designers. One of my customers gave me this lead in Nigeria and told me he didn’t have time to pursue it. He forwarded me the email, and I responded to it accordingly. Now I have heard of Nigerian scams before, but it usually involved wiring funds to banks accounts, or lottery winners needing to claim their prize, but this email looked damn real especially when I read the original introductory inquiry letter. Being in the business, I recognized some of the specifications for the goods they required and it was quite technical so I somewhat dismissed it as a scam and pursued it just incase. Here is the first letter. |
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From: frank odiaka [mailto:consultantagency_ltd@yahoo.com] ATTENTION PRESIDENT |
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$5 a t-shirt, that’s a good deal. So I sent back an email stating that I could make this deal happen and would he like some sample shirts to be sent. To which he replied |
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ATTENTION THE PRESIDENT
REGARDS ABOUT THE SAMPLES I WILL LIKE YOU TO SEND THEM LATER.
PLEASE WITHOUT WASTING MUCH TIME FOR THIS BUSINESS, I WILL |
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| So I sent him a letter asking him what exactly he wanted to know, he responded with this. | ||
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DEAR MR.Udaya, ADDRESS YOUR COMPANY PROFILE ON SAME THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIR ADDRESS.
AND I THINK THE DEADLINE IS NEXT WEEK AND PLEASE TRY TO PREPARE IT TODAY SO THAT I CAN TRAVEL TOMORROW FOR THE SUBMISSION IN THE MINISTRY IMMEDIATELY.
AS YOU KNOW IF YOUR COMPANY WON THIS CONTRACT MY COMMISSION IS 2% AFTER THEM REMIT THE FUND TO YOUR COMPANY ACCOUNT.
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| So using our letter head explaining how capable we are of fulfilling this order and wrote up a pro-forma invoice(price quote) and emailed it back to him. He submitted it to the Federal Ministry of Internal Affair and responded back with this email. | ||
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DEAR FRIEND,
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| …..and a few days letter received this letter from the Federal Ministry of Internal Affairs | ||
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Dear Sir/Madam,
After several attempt to send the attached document to you by fax,We have concluded to send it to you through attachment.
Please confirm the receipt of this mail as soon as possible.
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Lizzy Nnanta. Committee Secretary. |
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Now Im totally believing this…well not totally but 90% of me was believing this. Especially when that email came attached with this certificate Then I noticed on the bottom it said I had to pay $1850 non-refundable tender and registration fee. Now most foreign government contracts I have dealt with do have a such a fee. But I wasn’t about to wire 1900 bucks to some dude in Africa that I haven’t even met. I got another letter from the Ministry…. |
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Attention: The President. Sir, We acknowledge your mail and we will up-date your company soon for the next step toward this contract after pays for nonrefundable tender fee us. Thank you. Mrs. Lizzy Nnanta |
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| I then asked Frank to pay for these fees and I will reimburse him after the funds have been TT to my bank account. To which he responded: | ||
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DEAR SIR, THANKS FOR YOUR MAIL AND YOUR CONTENT WELL UNDERSTANDS. I WILL PAY FOR TENDER FEE ON BEHALF YOUR COMPANY ON MONDAY IN THE MINISTRY AND I WILL UP-DATE YOU. BECAUSE WILL HAVE TO WORK AS TEAM SO THAT WE CAN SECURE THIS CONTRACT. REGARDS, MR.KALU |
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Which made me happy, but who the hell is Mr. Kalu? I received this email 10 minutes later. |
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DEAR SIR, THANKS FOR YOUR MAIL AND YOUR CONTENT WELL UNDERSTANDS. I WILL PAY FOR TENDER FEE ON BEHALF YOUR COMPANY ON MONDAY IN THE MINISTRY AND I WILL UP-DATE YOU. BECAUSE WILL HAVE TO WORK AS TEAM SO THAT WE CAN SECURE THIS CONTRACT. REGARDS, MR.FRANK |
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| I received this letter from the Ministry the next day with this attachment | ||
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Attention: The President. Sir, We want to notify your company to try to pay for the tender fee today because tomorrow is last day. Kindly fill the attached tender form and send back to us through e-mail attachment only and forward the payment information to us. This form will help us in the final selection exercise coming up soon. Thank you. Mrs. Lizzy Nnanta Committee Secretary |
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I gave Udaya the official contact information of the ministry, http://www.nigeria.gov.ng/fed_min_internal_affairs.aspx. I suggested he could ask them to verify the existance of the Committee and Lizzy Nnanta. | ![]() |
So I received the letter from Sec. Lizzy Naanta telling me I was awarded the contract and to pay the tender fee and to submit it with this document which I was not going to do and asked Frank to cover these expenses. |
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Attention: The President. Sir, We acknowledge your mail and we will up-date your company soon for the next step toward this contract after pays for nonrefundable tender fee us. Thank you. Mrs. Lizzy Nnanta Committee Secretary. |
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| And I got this letter from Frank | ||
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DEAR FRIEND, THANKS FOR UP-DATE ME. PLEASE MR.Udaya, WE HAVE TO CONSIDER THIS CONTRACT VERY SERIOUS BY SHOW THE MINISTRY COMMITTEE YOUR COMPANY'S SERIOUS TO WIN IT AND YOUR CAPABILITIES TO HANDLE IT WELL TOO. AND ON MY SIDE AS TOLD YOU BEFORE I WILL FIGHT IN MY POWER TO SECURE THIS CONTRACT ON BEHALF YOUR COMPANY BY GOD'S GRACE BUT ONLY WHAT NEEDED YOUR COMPANY'S SUPPORT FURTHERMORE, I’M HAPPY YOUR COMPANY HAVE RESPOND BACK TO THEM AND I LOOK FOR WAY TO GET THE CHAIRMAN PERSONAL NUMBER BECAUSE IT WILL HELP US A LONG TO WIN THIS CONTRACT AND AS SOON AS GOT IT I WILL UP-DATE YOU IMMEDIATELY. WAITING FOR YOUR RESPOND. REGARDS, MR.FRANK |
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| So Frank Odiaka or Kalu paid for these fees and I got this letter from him stating that he got the chairman of awarding committee’s phone number and I should contact him. | ||
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DEAR FRIEND, THANKS FOR YOUR MAIL AND YOUR COMPANY INFORMATION. I HAVE MAKE THE PAYMENT OF TENDER FEE ON BEHALF YOUR COMPANY THIS MORNING AND ALSO SUBMITTED THE TENDER FORM IN THE MINISTRY. AND SUCCEED GET THE CHAIRMAN DIRECT NUMBER FROM THE PERSONAL SECRETARY AND MY WIFE GOOD FRIEND. BELOW IS THE CHAIRMAN DIRECT MOBILE PHONE: NAME: DR KENNETH OBI ( CHAIRMAN OF CONTRACT AWARDING COMMITTEE) NUMBER : +234- 805 326 1284. PLEASE TRY TO CONTACT HIM BECAUSE IT WILL HELP US A LONG WAY TO SECURE THIS CONTRACT. AS SOON YOU GET IN CONTACTING WITH HIM ,UP-DATE ME IMMEDIATELY. REGARDS, MR.FRANK K. ODIAKA |
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| So now I need to call the Chairman Kenneth Obi. I also got this letter from Sec. Lizzy the same day. | ||
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Attention: The President. Sir, We receipt your company tender fee and tender form from your company agent We will up-date your Company soon for the next step toward this contract. Thank you. Mrs. Lizzy Nnanta Committee Secretary. |
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| I called Kenneth Obi, and talked to this really old guy. He asked me if my company could fulfill this order to which I answered ofcourse we could. I told Frank I talked to the Chairman to which he replied with this. | ||
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DEAR SIR, THANKS FOR YOUR MAIL AND SO HAPPY YOU FINALLY CALL THE CHAIRMAN ON PHONE BECAUSE IT WILL HELP US A LONG WAY TO SECURE THIS BID. YES OUR TIME DIFFERENT IS SIX HOUR TO YOUR COUNTRY AND TRY TO GET IN CONTACT WITH HIM AGAIN TODAY. AFTER CALLING HIM ,TRY TO UP-DATE ME REGARDS, MR.FRANK |
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| I got this letter a few days later from the Ministry. | ||
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Attention: The President. Sir, We noted your mail and your company have to send t-shirts samples through your company agent to submit for verification test by committee Thank you. Mrs. Lizzy Nnanta Committee Secretary |
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| So I sent 2 tshirts which met the requirements from the original inquiry letter to Nigeria care of Frank Odaika and Samuel Omenka at this address | ||
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DEAR FRIEND, THANK FOR YOUR MAIL AND YOUR CONTENT WELL UNDERSTANDS. BELOW IS MY OFFICE CONTACT ADDRESS: #290 ABA ROAD, C/O :MR.OMENKA SAMUEL (ASSISTANCE MANAGER). AND TRY ALL YOUR BEST TO GET CONTACT WITH THE CHAIRMAN TODAY BECAUSE IT WILL HELP US A LONG TO SECURE THIS CONTRACT AS TOLD AND SEND THE SAMPLES IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE NO TIME. I REAL APPERICATED FOR YOUR COMPANY EFFORT TOWARD THIS PROJECT. WAITING FOR YOUR RESPOND AS SOON YOU CALL DR.KENNETH OBI. REGARDS, MR.FRANK |
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| So I sent the samples but I guess our friend Frank couldn’t wait.On the phone he told me he couldn’t wait and he bought some shirts at Nigeria-Mart or whatever and submitted them to the committee as ours! I started flipping out. What kind of business is that? Substituting our goods for something else that prob didn’t match the specs and submitting it as ours. I let him have an earful to which he started yelling back, the phone call ended abruptly. Then I got this letter from the Ministry. | ||
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Attention: The President. Sir, We want to notify your company that samples (t-shirts) Verification had be submitted by your company agent to us. Thank you. Mrs. Lizzy Nnanta Committee Secretary |
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| And I got this the next day. | ||
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Attention: The President. Sir, We want to notify your company that samples (t-shirts) submitted by your company agent has passed the quality material verification test by committee . And we are still waiting for your company proforma invoice to be submitted for the final selection. Thank you. Mrs. Lizzy Nnanta |
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That was quick. Testing usually takes 2 to 3 days to do spec testing on t-shirts or fabric in general. And then I got this letter from Kenneth Obi |
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Sir, How are you today?I have been making some research about your company and the reference on your company clients and although your company has not in anyway handled a supply of this magnitude but i think you are a serious and upcoming company and most of all i will also like to have more business relationship with your company. But i want you to know also that it does not mean that you have automatically been awarded the contract,you still have to send your profroma invoice to us and the samples verification test and that is one of the most important,the other members of the committee had already be convinced on your behalf by your company being able to provide quality materials and i believe you will also meet up supply time. Please if at the end of the day i found any shortcomings from your company i will not hesitate to withdraw my support and send your company invoice immediately Well Wishes. Remain, |
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Okay, I assured him if he had any concerns to please ask me. Now I already submitted a pro-forma invoice but the committee wants another, so I resent the old one. Now while the committee is in considerations for a suitable company, I receive this letter from Frank. |
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DEAR SIR, THANKS FOR YOUR MAIL AND THE PORT ADDRESS NAME IS APAPA WOLF LAGOS STATE,NIGERIA. NOW I GIVE GIVE THE COMMITTEE MEMBER THE GIFTS INCLUDE THE CHAIRMAN ON BEHALF YOU AS THE COMPANY OWNER AND I WILL ADVICE TO CALL THE CHAIRMAN ON PHONE BECAUSE CONTRACT AWARDING COMMITTEE THEY ARE ABOUT THE CONTRACT TO COMPANY SOON NEXT. THAT WHY I WAS TRY TO REACH YOU ON PHONE AND WAITING FOR YOUR RESPOND AS SOON YOU DISCUSS WITH HIM. REGARDS, MR.KALU |
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Now he wants me to give gifts to the committee members. I got this letter from Kenneth Obi |
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Mr.Udaya, [1] Are you sure that your company will deliver this product within the given period of time.
And from our meeting of today,the final selection for this award of this contract will be so soon so if they is anything you can do to help yourself win this tender and tell your local agent to come to my office tomorrow for important discussion. |
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| Okay. I answered his questions without giving out too much info. I then got this letter from Frank | ||
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DEAR FRIEND, PLEASE TRY TO LOOK INTO THIS SUGEESTION AND UP-DATE ME AND I THANK GOD EVERYTHING IS WOKING OUT WELL TO THE GLORY GOD ALMIGTHY. |
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| So I asked Frank what kind of gifts? I would be happy to mail him some nice ball point pens with our logo on it, I can t find the email, but he wanted some Blackberry phones and a GSM phone, 7 total for the members of the committee. I absolutely refused. | ![]() |
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DEAR SIR, THANKS FOR YOUR MAIL AND THE PORT ADDRESS NAME IS APAPA WOLF LAGOS STATE,NIGERIA. NOW I GIVE GIVE THE COMMITTEE MEMBER THE GIFTS INCLUDE THE CHAIRMAN ON BEHALF YOU AS THE COMPANY OWNER AND I WILL ADVICE TO CALL THE CHAIRMAN ON PHONE BECAUSE CONTRACT AWARDING COMMITTEE THEY ARE ABOUT THE CONTRACT TO COMPANY SOON NEXT. THAT WHY I WAS TRY TO REACH YOU ON PHONE AND WAITING FOR YOUR RESPOND AS SOON YOU DISCUSS WITH HIM. REGARDS, MR.KALU |
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| Got this letter from the Ministry the next day. Along with 4 attachments(the last one is my company pro-forma invoice) | ||
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Attention: The President. Sir, We write to inform you for the confirmation of the award on behalf of your company.Kindly go through the award confirmation papers and get back to us. Congratulations to your company. Mrs. Lizzy Nnanta Committee Secretary |
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| And I got this letter the next day. | ||
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Attention: The Honorable Contractor. Sir, According to the information that we received from the federal ministry of Justice of the Federation after the award to your company, There is no time left to us for this supply contract and we are trying to inform you that you should try as much as you can to co-operate with us so that we can work with you as our honorable contractor in this project and in other future dealings with your company. After discussing with the payment unit involved in the realize of your contract fund into your account within 4 working days after the official signing of the contract agreement so as to move forward to your payment of your contract sum. We have reach to the final conclusion that all papers are ready for the successfully payment of your contract sum into your account as a way of helping you start full production and shipment in time and to conclude same at the given period of time to help us use the products for the rehabilitation coming up soon. We are pleased to inform you that the original contract agreement between your company and the federal ministry of internal affairs are ready and will be handed over to you after signing between your company and the federal ministry of internal affairs of our country. Wedneday, 6th of december,2006 has been fixed as the official signing date of your contract between your good company and the Federal Ministry of Internal Affairs. You are therefore required to appear in person at the Federal Ministry of Justice headquarters in Abuja, 2.00pm prompt for the signing. In a situation you where you cannot come in person, you can appoint a Nigeria Attorney who has attain the level of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria [SAN] to represent you in the signing of the documents if you are not able to come. Whichever way you are going to choose,kindly get back to us immediately and intimate us. Mrs. Lizzy Nnanta, Cc: Cc: |
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So now I need to find an attorney that is SAN approved. Good ol Frank sure found an attorney to represent us and here is her contact info. |
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DEAR FIREND, BELOW IS THE ATTORNEY CONTRACTED: LAW CHAMBER OFFICE. NAME:MRS EMMANUEL IMO GOGO (SAN). PHONE:+234-802-258-6221. EMAIL: law.chambers@yahoo.com PLEASE TRY TO CONTRACTED HER BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME ON OUR HAND AND I HAVE GOT OTHER COPIES OF DRAFT FROM THE COMMITTEE AND AFTER SCAN I WILL SEND IT TO YOU. WAITING FOR YOUR RESPOND AS SOON AS YOU CALL HER. REGARDS, MR.FRANK |
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| And here is the contract that we were awarded |
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Attention: Honourable Contractor, Sir, We want to notify your company that below are the draft contract agreement papers prepare from the federal ministry of justice Nigeria. Please go through it and get back to us Thank you. Mrs. Lizzy Nnanta |
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Udaya continued the conversation with the scammers, but he never sent the 1 million T-shirts to Nigeria. End of story. |
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