BP SCAM?

Jost got this. Is this a scam:

ACKNOWLEDGE Receipt - Deal

Compliment of the season,

Please do open my attachment and read carefully my mutual proposal that will be of financial benefit to both
party. I will be waiting for your prompt reply and you can call me on + 44-745-227-****.

Regards

Mrs. Mel Brooks

From: Mrs. Mel Brooks

Mutual Business Relationship

I know that this will come to you as a surprise since we don't know each other before. For the purpose of

introduction, I was the assistant to the Former CEO of British Petroleum (BP), in United Kingdom. After due

considerations, I decided to contact you for your assistance in standing as benefactor to the sum of £7.5Million

(Seven Million, Five Hundred Thousand British Pounds). I need you as a silent foreign partner whose identity I can

use to transfer this sum.

This fund accrued legitimately to me as commission from foreign contracts (Oil Spill in The Gulf Of Mexico) with

British Petroleum during my time in active service through our private connections.

The fund is presently waiting to be remitted from London in The United Kingdom to any overseas beneficiary

confirmed by me as associate/receiver. By virtue of my political position, I cannot acquire this money with my

name. For this reason I took it upon myself to look for an overseas silent partner who could work with me to

facilitate transfer of this fund for our mutual benefit, hence the reason for this message. What I am requesting

from you is:

(1) To be my silent partner and receive the funds as the sole benefactor to the contract amount which I shall

secure all legal documentation here in U.K to authenticate my claim on your behalf.

(2) Provide a private telephone number for easy communication under your control.

(3)Receive the funds as the beneficiary, Take out your commission after tax and keep the rest of the money until I

arrive there to meet you after the transfer is completed.

My proposal is that after you receive the funds, it would be shared as follows: (1) 30% to you as commission for

your co-operation and assistance in facilitating the transfer from The United Kingdom to any of your nominated

account, while the remaining 70% belongs to me . You will be free to take out your commission immediately

after the money hits your country. Since my objective is to invest the money in a foreign country, it would be

appreciated if you could also help me with advice and direction on investing into profitable/lucrative ventures in

your country for an additional 5%. However, this is optional, and if it is not convenient for you to further assist us

with investing the money, we can end our cooperation after you make available to us our part of the money.

The transaction, although discrete, is legitimate and the money will be transferred successfully with all necessary

back-up documents showing legitimate source/origin of fund. The transfer will be effected within a period not

longer than two weeks as soon as we reach an agreement and you furnish me with a suitable response indicating

your interest for processing the transfer to my private email: [email protected]

I plead with you on one issue, whether you are interested or not, kindly do not expose this information to anyone

else. I confirm that the transaction is legitimate and without any risks either to us or yourself. Please, your

immediate response will be highly appreciated whether you are interested or not.

Yours Truly,

Mrs. Mel Brooks

[AlanJones]

Real legitimate people do not write to total strangers asking them to receive multi-million $ payments on their behalf - that only happens in scammer's warped versions of reality. Just delete the email.

What email address did the scammer use?

Please post his full phone number. There is no need to protect a scammer/thief. He would not do the same for you.

Essentially the scam boils down to the criminal offering to send you millions of dollars if you send him a few hundred dollars first, and it's the basis of most internet scams, and of course he's lying. He'll leave details about what it will cost you until you have got excited about the money you'll receive.

He refers to 'your country' because he's mailed this offer to hundreds, if not thousands, of people and he doesn't know where they're all living. He is hoping that a few suckers will respond and give him drinking money for just sending out mass mails.

What he's telling you is a lie, but apart from this, if it were true it would be illegal anyway, so it's daft to propose that it is going through any legal procedure to get the money to you, but that is why he'll claim you have expenses to pay first. The whole proposition is ridiculous, but if one or two people fall for it, it's worth his while to spend all day in the internet cafe sending out these mails.