"Hope springs eternal in the human breast" -Alexander Pope, An Essay on Man, Epistle I, 1733 |
Caution: Despite the rich and often hilarious language
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proposal from | position | country | amount in question (millions US$) | source of funds | cause of death |
Prince Gaius Obaseki (Jr) | NNPC. I am also on a special diplomatic duty in the Nigeria Foreign Office in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. | Nigeria | 18.5 | over invoice | not applicable |
Mr. Anderson Kenice | Manager in charge of bills and exchanges at the foreign remittance department of ALPHA MERCHANT BANK | Nigeria | 49.5 | in an account that belongs to one of our high profile customers | died along with his entire family in 1988 Lockerbie Pan American Airline plane crash. |
DR ADEBAYO JOHNSON | MANAGER 11 BUDGET AND PLANNING, MINISTRY OF PERTROLEUM | Nigeria | 31.5 | UNDELARED WINDFALL FROM THE SALE OF CRUDE OIL DURING THE GOLF WAR | not applicable |
NGOZI WILLIAMS AND JOHNSON | MY FAHTER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT | Ivory Coast | 12.5 | not given | POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES |
Dr. Wale Smith | commissioner of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation | Nigeria | 8.7 | budgeted by my government for the successful hosting of the Miss world beauty pageant for the year 2002 | not applicable |
Miss Folade Musa | first daughter of detained Chief of Military Tactics | Senegal | 21.5 | not given | in custody for over 18 months [presumably still alive] |
Yank Domas | son of former minister of finance (Domas Makabo) | Sierra-Leone | 12.5 | not given | killed by a group of rebel soldier led by Sir Foday Sankoh |
DOTUN MANUEL (MNIM) | member of the Presidential Task Force on Oil Spillage Clean-up | Nigeria | 38 | over-invoice | not applicable |
Muhammed Abacha | son of the late military head of state General Sani Abacha | Nigeria | 105 | not given | mysteriously on the 8th of June 1998 |
MICHAEL SHADOL | My late father was a diamond miner/merchant and a senior chief. | Ghana | 22 | not given | killed by rebel fighters in Sierra Leone who are fighting for control of diamond mines |
Laurent Mpeti Kabila (Jnr) | second son of Late President LAURENT DESIRE KABILA | Congo | 10 and some thousands carats of Diamond | to buy arms | murdered by his opposition through his personal bodyguards in his bedroom on Tuesday 16th January, 2001. |
Barrister Paul Akinyele | personal Attorney to late Mr. Patrick Pierce | Nigeria | 12.5 | not given | died on board the crashed BAC1-11-500 plane operated by the EAS Airlines in the northern Nigeria city of Kano |
MR.DANLADI ALASAN | ein leitender Direktor mit dem Zenith Internationale Bank GmbH in Lagos | Nigeria | 12.5 | Mr Richard Blumenthal ein Amerikaner von einem Deutsch-Juden Abstammung | abrupten Tod in der Terrorist-Handlung in Amerika am 11. September 2001 |
Mr. Patrick Bekele | we are the children of late Chief Sam Bekele | Sierra Leone | 30 | income accrued from Mining Co-operation's over draft and minor sales | attaked and killed by the rebels in November 2000 |
Hon. EMMA WILLIAMS | (Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources) | Nigeria | 32.4 | deliberate over-invoicing | not applicable |
Mr EMMA WILLIAMS | the eldest son of my father. | Zimbabwe | 9.5 | not given | the president's supporters invaded my father's farm burnt down everything, shot him and as a result of the wounds sustained, he became sick and died after two days. |
JIMMY ANI | THE EASTERN DISTRICT BANK MANAGER OF UNITED AFRICA BANK PLC. | Nigeria? | 26 | THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT IS MR. SMITH B. ANDREAS, A FOREIGNER | HE DIED SINCE 1990. |
MR COLLINS BROWN MANE | the son of Gen. Asumane Mane | Cote d'Ivoire | 10 | not given | killed on November 17th 2000 allegedly for resisting arrest because of his role as rebel leader in the 1998 rebellion in Guinea Bissau. |
DR.SAM G.ERICA | PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT SAMERICAN & CO. BUSINESS CONSULTANTS | ONE THE AFRICAN COUNTRIES | 30 | not given | not applicable |
DR.ALEX OJI KANU | CHIEF FINANCIAL DIRECTOR INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION | Nigeria | 30 | we deliberately inflated the cost | not applicable |
DR.ADE INNOCENT | Payment Co-ordinator of Standard Trust Bank Limited STB | nigeria | 12.5 | belongs to Mr.DENNIS J PIERCE, Queens NY u.s.a | victim of the Tuesday 11th September 2001 attack on the World Trade Center {WTC}New York |
Mr Smith Douglas | personal accounting officer to Mr Frank Plank | Nigeria | 12.5 | not given | in a car accident along sagbama express road |
Dr Daniel Awa | manager Bills and Exchange of Foreign Remittance department of Union bank | Nigeria | 13 | not given | in a boat mishap along Nigeria Togo water-ways |
Barrister Davids Macaulay | personal attorney to Mr.Mack Pierce | Nigeria | 5 | not given | in a ghastly motor accident along Warri-Sagbama Express road |
Mr Kayode Ademola | Federal Contracts Review Panel | Nigeria | 8.5 | contracts that were grossly over-invoiced | nat applicable |
Barrister James Thompson | personal attorney to [Mr. Frank Serres], an indigene of your country | Virgin Island | 42.5 | not given | in a fatal car accident along Accra - Kumasi Express Road |
MR Paul MOBUTU | SON OF THE LATE FORMER PRESIDENT OF ZAIRE | SOUTH AFRICA | 31.54 | THROUGH DIAMONDS SALES WHEN HE WAS THE PRESIDENT | not given |
Abdul Gambo | auditor at one of the Banks in lagos | Nogeria | 18.5 | owned by one late Engineer Manfred Becker | in a crash |
VESTA EVANS | in charge of Administration in Standard Security & Finance services limited, Lagos | Nigeria | 18 | money of late Nigeria attorney General chief, Bola Ige of blessed memory | not given |
MR GARUBA USENI | the eldest son of Rtd General JEREMAIAH. J. T.USENI | Nigeria | 60 | funds set aside for the importation of Arms and Ammunitions to boost the Nigerian Defense, | arrested and detained; still alive | MOHAMMED BELLO | MANAGER,UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA{UBA} | Nigeria | 18 | Account of a Foreigner(a Turkish) resident in Nigeria | four years ago, cause not given |
DR MUGU MADIBE | Financial coordinator & Head of Computer Operations Guaranty Security Company Ltd. | Mauritius | 28.6 | deposited by Mr. Mohammed Idris Sayeed | poisoned to death by business associate |
Hajia.Mariam A. Abacha | first wife of General Sanni Abacha, the late Head of State | Nigeria | 31.5 | he gave me the sum in cash to move to Canada as usual | in June 8, 1998 |
Barrister Danjuma Sule | Principal Attorney to Engr. Tony Douglas, NNPC | Nigeria | 15.5 | gratification in connection with Construction and Maintenance of (LPG) Gas Plant at Warri Refinery | NA |
PHILLIP OKOSUN | Manager with Eco Bank International Plc | Nigeria | 25 | domiciliary account of Mr. Wolfgang Schinister | killed in the recent plane crash involving concord AF4590 in Gonesse, France |
Glorja Kovac | daugther of late Miodrag Kovac, former Yugoslav Minister of Health | ?? | 60 | not given | under mysterious circumstances |
MR SULE AHMED SULE | CREDIT OFFICER, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA | Nigeria | 33.3 | SAME CONTRACTOR HAVE RECEIVED SIMILAR PAYMENT LAST YEAR | NA |
MR. MIKE CHUKWU OBI | ZENITH INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC | Nigeria | 15 | ABANDONED SUM belonging to foreign customer | ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY OF A WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN IN NOVEMBER 1997 IN A PLANE CRASH |
Amer Zubairu | first eldest son of Major Massarah Ekun Zubairu | Sierra Leone | 12 | Purportedly for AFRC force. | illness |
NELSON M. BROWN (JNR) | son of the late Mr.MORGAN BROWN | Nigeria | 35.6 | father was very wealthy | poisoned by his business associates |
Miss Mariam Mbaki | audit officer with Standard Bank, Johannesbourg | South Africa | 33.8 | unclaimed funds of Engr.Jean Claude Pierre (Snr.) | Kenya Air Bus (A310 - 304)Flight KQ431 |
Dr.Sam.Obi | various Federal Government owned parastatals | Nigeria | 10.5 | unclaimed contractual proceeds | NA |
SIMON SMITH recycled April 7 2003 by MR.MOBUTU ADA JAMES | the son of Dr. Stephen Smith | Zimbabwe | 10 | meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals | murdered few months ago in Zimbabwe as a result of land dispute. |
DESMOND PETER | only son of late former Director of finance,Chief Vincent PETER Sierra-Leone diamond and mining corporation | Cote d'Ivoire | 27 | diverted, meant for purchase of ammunition | not given |
Mr. Dan Buba | chief auditor, foreign operation of the Delta Steel Company | Ghana | 20 | OVER-INVOICE | NA |
KHALIFA SESE SEKO | SON TO THE LATE PRESIDENT OF THE CONGO DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC, FORMERLY ( >MOBUTU SESE SEKO) | Congo (D.R.) | 15 | not given | DIED OF A CANCEROUS DISEASE WHILE ON EXILE |
Tola Smith | manager of Foreign Accounts Department of the First Bank of Nigeria Plc. | Nigeria | 20 | in an account that belonged to one of our foreign customers | plane crash |
Dr. Amah Abu | chairman, contract reviewing committee, Federal ministry of Works and Housing | Nigeria | 21.4 | savings on contract | NA |
SANDRA SAVIMBI | DAUGHTER OF THE LATE REBEL LEADER JONAS SAVIMBI | Angola | 8.5 | not given | KILLED ON THE 22ND OF FEBUARY 2002 |
KEVIN GODWIN resumbitted March 16 2003 by Dr Mon Dula. | Auditor General of a bank in Africa | SOUTH AFRICA | 52+100 | account of Mr. Duncan Harkinson (Coy?), foreigner, sailor, bank manager | died without a [heir], cause not given |
Barrister Prince Ogbonna Uba | family Attorney to the late Nigeria Head of State, General Sani Abacha | Nigeria | 250 | not described, presently in security Company abroad | not given |
MRS LUISA ESTRADA | wife of Joseph Estrada, former president of Phillipines | Philippines | 20 | stashed out from various contract projects | impeached, still alive |
Mrs. Mariam Abacha | wife of the former Nigeria Head of State Late General Sani Abacha | Nigeria | 20 | not given | sudden, on 8th of June, 1998. |
BARRISTER JUBRIL NANA | attorney for MRS. MARYAM ABACHA | Nigeria | 45.5 | through oil proceeds during reign of Ge. Sanni Abacha | not given |
ISMAILA GARBA | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT, NNPC | Nigeria | 45 | over-invoiced amount | NA |
Zainab Abacha | daughter of the late General Sanni Abacha | Nigeria | 22.5 | "looted money" | not given |
ADAH MUSA | MANAGER OF BILLS AND EXCHANGE, FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC | Nigeria | 18 | adandoned sum in account of foreign customer | plane crash |
Samuel Savimbi | son of the late rebel leader Jonas Savimbi | Angola | 25.5 | sale of diamonds | killed |
Engr. Thankheli Jado Johannes | Director of Auditing, Ministry of Minerals and Energy | South Africa | 29.6 | non-existing company | NA |
Dr / Mrs. Maria Kabila | widow of the late President of Democratic Republic of Congo, Laurent Kabila | Congo (D.R.) | 22 | fund secured when in power | assassinated by bodyguard |
Abdul Dagogo | General Manager of the African Development Bank PLC | Nigeria | 32.2 | unclaimed balance of Late Engineer Mark Otagaki | onboard the ill fated Kenyan Airways bus |
Godwin Emefiele | Deputy Managing Director, Zeinth Bank | Nigeria | 10.5 | unclaimed deposit of Mr. Robert Noel | automobile crash |
Rtd col.Patrick Omar | financial secretary, Armed Force Ruling Council (AFRC) | Nigeria | 50.7 | diverted | NA |
Hajia Maryam Abacha | widow of the late Nigerian Head of State, General Sunni Abacha | Nigeria | 40.3 | ?? | not given |
Mr Femi Pedro. Proposal resubmitted on Dec 8 2002 by Mr Babatunde Ajayi Recycled April 7 2003 by Mr Jimoh Lawal | Branch Manager, First Atlantic Bank PLC | Nigeria | 25 | unclaimed deposit of Mr. Claude Brian Best | automobile accident |
Eng. Ahmed Amino | government-owned parastatal | Nigeria | 25.5 | over-invoiced amount | NA |
HAKEEM AWE | General manager of Standard Bank, Lagos branch | Nigeria | 20 | unclaimed deposit of Mr. Frank Kelly | automobile accident |
Dr. Peter Azu | NNPC contract payment release director | Nigeria | 30.5 | highly over valued contracts | NA |
ANDREW OKPARA | contract awarding committee,ministry of works & houseing | Nigeria | 24.6 | over-inflated contracts | NA |
MR JERRY USMAN | MANAGER, UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC | Nigeria | 10.1 | ? | NA |
Mr KAREEM SANKOH | son of the late DR. Michael SANKOH | Sierra Leone | 10 | sale of shipping company | murder by the rebel |
MR.BEN CHUMAS | director,STANDARD TRUST Bank | Nigeria | 38.5 | unclaimed funds in account of Engineer Johnson Creek | ghastly air crash |
Dr. Rotimi Ademola | contract award and review committee, federal government | Nigeria | 25 | over-invoice | NA |
Dr. AMINU IDRIS | Chief Accountant/Internal Auditor, National Petroleum Corporation | Nigeria | 20.5 | over-invoiced bill | NA |
DR.WILLIAMS OWOSO | chairman- audit committee, National Petroleum Corporation | Nigeria | 30 | over-invoicing | NA |
Mr. DAN FORSTER | Engineer, National Petroleum Corporation | Nigeria | 19 | over-estimate on contract | NA |
Dr. VINCENT EZEH | accountant,Ministry of petroleum Resources | Nigeria | 35.5 | over-invoice | NA |
HIS HIGHNESS SHAIKH ISA BIN SULMAN AL KHALIFA | Emir | Bahrain | 120 or 45 | ?? | NA |
Dr. Buba Marwa | manager of headquarter, First Bank of Nigeria Plc. | Nigeria | 4.6 | unclaimed funds of Mr. Peter Bush | automobile accident |
MRS. VERA OBI | widow of the late Engr. Bola OBI | Nigeria | 23.5 | secret account | Airplane crash |
Mrs. Mariam Mobutu Seseseko | widow of the late President Mobutu Sese-seko | Zaire | 18 | late husband's treasures | cancer |
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