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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
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From: "DONALD IVOKO" <donaldivoko@yahoo.co.in> (may be fake)
Reply-To: donaldivoko@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 05:27:38 +0100
Subject: hello
DONALD IVOKO
31 AHMADU BELLO WAY,
VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS, NIGERIA.
Dear Friend,
I am a director in the foreign affairs department of the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). I got your email during a
Personal research on the Internet and wish to use this opportunity to
notify you of the existence of a certain amount we wish to transfer
Overseas for the purpose of investments and importation of goods from
your country.
In May 2003, a contract of sixty-six million United States dollars
($66,000,000) was awarded to a foreign company by my ministry. The
Contract was supply, erection and system optimization of supper
polyore200,000-bpsd, system optimization of 280,000-monax axial plants
and the computerization of conveyor belt for Kaduna refinery. With the
Consent of only the head of the contract evaluation department, I over
Invoiced the contract value by thirty four million United States dollars
($34,000,000:00).
The contract has since been completed and the foreign company fully paid
off. But, in the office files and paper work, the company is still owed
USD34M representing the over invoiced amount. Because this amount is
derived from the award and execution of a foreign contract, there is no
way the money can be paid locally. That is why I am contacting you so
that we can do the project together for our mutual benefit. We have
concluded every necessary arrangement to transfer this amount to a
foreign account as the final phase payment for the said contract.
I solicit your assistance to enable us transfer the said amount into
your safe bank account and after we shall come over there to share the
money with you. You can either provide us with an existing account or
to set up a new bank account immediately to receive this money, even an
empty a/c can serve to receive this money, as long as you will remain
honest to me till the end of this important business trusting in you and
believing that you will never let me down either now or in future.
We sincerely need an honest person to work with and have agreed to share
the money in the following percentages, 65% will be for us, 30% will be
for you whose account is used to secure the funds and 5% will be used to
settle every expenses incurred during the transaction like air tickets
etc. There is no risk involvement because applications will be made to
the concerned Federal ministries and parastatals with official approvals
given by the Federal government before the Central bank of Nigeria will
be officially authorized to wire the funds to your nominated bank
account by telegraphic transfer. Those involved over here are directors
in the ministry, they know how best to effect the transfer and will come
over there to collect their own share.
If you are interested, contact me via donaldivoko@hotmail.com indicating
your full names, company/business name and address. Your direct
telephone and fax numbers for effective communication. The name and
address of the bank you will like us to deposit the money, the telephone
and fax numbers of the bank, the account name and number, routing number
etc. Everything has been arranged and I will send more information
about the business transaction to you as soon as I hear from you. For
obvious reasons, please keep the proposal top secret and
highly confidential.
Kind regards,
DONALD IVOKO
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