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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: "Dr ofor" <drofor11@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: drchrisofor@netscape.net
Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 00:28:32 +0000
Subject: Ministry Of Petroleum Resources
Ministry Of Petroleum Resources
8 Oil Ave. P.M.B.
Falomo Ikoyi.
>From The Desk Of mr Chris Ofor
Sir,
It is my great pleasure in writing you this letter on behalf of my
colleagues. Your particulars were given to me by a member of the Nigerian
Export Promotion Council (N.E.P.C.) who was with the Federal Government
delegation on a trip to your country during a bilateral talk conference to
encourage foreign investors. I have decided to seek a confidential
co-operation with you in the execution of a deal described hereunder for the
benefit of all parties, and hope you will keep it a top secret because of
the nature of this business.
Within the Ministry of Petroleum Resources where I work as a Director,
Project Implementation and with the co-operation of four other top
officials, we have in our possession as overdue for payment, bills totaling
Thirty Two Million United States Dollars (USD $32m) which we want to
transfer abroad with the assistance and co-operation of a foreign company
and/or individual to receive the said fund on our behalf or a reliable
foreign individual account to receive such funds.
The amount represented some percentage of the contract value executed on
behalf of my Ministry by a foreign contracting firm, which we the officials
over-invoiced. Though the actual contract cost has been paid to the original
contractor, leaving the balance in the tune of the said amount which we have
in principle gotten approval to remit by Telegraphic Transfer (T.T.) to any
foreign bank account you will provide.
Since the present Government of Nigeria is determined to pay foreign
contractors all debts owed so as to maintain good relationship with Foreign
Governments and Non-Government Financial Agencies, we have decided to
include our bills for approvals with the co-operation of some officials at
the Federal Ministry of Finance (F.M.F.) and Central Bank of Nigeria
(C.B.N.). We are seeking your assistance in providing a good company's
account or any other offshore bank account where the incidence of tax is
relatively low and into which we can remit this money by acting as our main
partner and trustee, or acting as the original contractor. This we can do by
swapping of account details and changing of beneficiary information and
other forms of documentation upon application for claim to reflect the
payment and approvals to be secured on behalf of our company.
This process is an easy task, being an internal arrangement with the
departments concerned.
I have the authority of my colleagues/partners involved to propose that,
should you be willing to assist us in this transaction, your
commission/share as compensation will be US$9.6 million (30%), my colleagues
and I US$19.2 million and the balance of US$3.2 million (10%) for tax and
miscellaneous expenses.
The business itself is 100% safe, provided you treat it with utmost secrecy
and confidentiality. Also, your area of specialization is not a hindrance to
the successful execution of this mutual beneficiary transaction. I have
reposed my confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint me.
Please, notify me urgently your acceptance of our proposal STRICTLY by
sending to me via E-mail a letter of guarantee and the attached 'specimen
application' duly completed to enable me commence the formal application to
secure the necessary approvals for the immediate release of the funds into
your nominated account.
I will also send to you a comprehensive break-down of the necessary
procedures to facilitate the swift telegraphic transfer of our funds.
Thanks for your anticipated positive response at your earliest convenience.
Yours truly,
Mr Chris Ofor.
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