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~~ Scugog Citizen -- Tuesday, March 14, 1995 --3 - Nigerian scam surfaces in Durham Region When Lisa Piebalgs received a letter last month from Nigeria promising a huge sum of money for a business relationship, she promptly notified Durham Police. Ms. Piebalgs, controller for Organization Metrics of Brooklin said she was surprised that such an offer would be made, but never gave it any serious thought. The letter, from a Dr. Ebiye Okrika of Lagos, Nigeria promised 40 per cent in commissions and expenses to transfer $38.5 million (U.S.) out of Nigeria to an overseas account. The letter then went on to ask for the bank account number of Organization Metrics, the banker's name, company letterhead and copies 'of company invoices. Dr. Okrika described himself as a "member of the federal government of Nigeria contract award and monitoring committee in the Ministry of Petroleum." It went on to say that the $38.5 million in US funds had Just before March Break members of Branch 419 Port Perry Legion presented Remembrance Day Contest awards to students at S.A. Cawker school. In the front from left are the poster winners from Mrs. Lalonde's grade 4 class, Tiffany Holme, Chelsea Shulga and Tyler Lee. At back Is Legion rep Geoff Taylor, with Amy Wigmore (Gr. 6 Essay) and Kate Beirness (Gr. 5 Poetry), and at right Is Legion rep Jack Lee. Kate Beirness also won the Poetry contest at the school and placed first in the Zone competition. been part of a contract with a foreign company that was deliberately "over-invoiced" by this amount as a "deal by letters, and in doing business with people they don't know," said Staff Sgt Ryrie. Ms. Diddle: said she became pici of the of my " Staff Sgt. Sandy Ryrie of the Durham Police said there may not be anything illegal in the letter, but the potential for fraud is great if companies hand out information such as bank accounts numbers, invoices and letterhead. "We are warning the public and in particular business people to be very wary of these letter because she had seen a TV news program about a Lindsay real estate agent who lost a substantial sum of money in a similar deal originating in Nigeria. She has had no contact with the Nigerian doctor since turning the original letter over to Police a couple of weeks ago. Fundraising for Scugog Centre The Scugog Centre Advisory Board has established a promotional and fundraising sub-committee to oversee the development commitment for this multi-purpose centre. The sub-committee has established goals for the Centre's capital construction program and has advanced financial commitments to secure additional equipment and fixtures. The continual advancement of the Scugog Centre Master Plan, to secure a second ice pad, aquatic facilities, squash courts as well as supporting exercise areas, will be a major focus. in the sub-committee's ongoing fundraising. A Fundraising Kick-off has been set for Thursday, March 30th, 6:30 pm at the Scugog Arena/Centre Site for the Ground Breaking Ceremony and 7:30 pm in Municipal Council Chambers for a Fundraising Meeting at which time plans will be revealed for fundraising programs. A numberof pledges have been received to date including: Rotary Club $20,000., Port Perry Minor Hockey $12,000., Port Perry & District Minor Softball $9,000. and the Honeydale Women's Institute $400. Other groups have expressed similar financial commitments. [LLC BR@CK'S Service, Quality and Style since 1881 168 QUEEN ST, PORT PERRY 985-2521 BR@CK'S for Kids 178 QUEEN ST,, PORT PERRY 985-8797