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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: Frank Williams <engrfrankwilliams@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: doziedennis101@myway.com
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 06:26:32 +0100 (BST)
Subject: PLEASE TREAT VERY URGENT
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
FALOMO OFFICE COMPLEX,
IKOYI,P.M.B 127011,
LAGOS.
Dear Friend
It is my pleasure to contact you for assistance and
business co-operation. I know the content of this
letter might be surprising to you. But I assure you
that every word of it is true. Even though we hardly
know each other I believe you can help me.
I am Engr. FRANK WILLIAMS , The President of a special
task force in charge of the sales of petroleum
products in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. My office
monitors the sales and lifting of crude oil and
petroleum product by foreign dealers. With the
cooperation of my assistant and head of the audit
committee attached to the task force,I have
successfully saved about $12.6million US Dollars.
This money is as a result of allocation of excess
crude oil to the foreign dealers, which has been sold
but which money is not entered in the financial
statement of my task force. This money is now lying
unclaimed in the account of the task force, known only
to my partners and me involved in the excess
allocation.
However, the legislators of the new democratic
government of my country have set up a panel to look
into the past activities of some government companies
and parastatals. We do not want the panel to discover
the money we saved. We cannot lodge this money into
our private bank account In my country, public
servants are not permitted to operate any account in
excess of $500,000 U.S Dollars.
Now the idea is to have a foreign partner whom the sum
will be transferred to. We have concluded arrangement
to transfer this money to your private bank account if
you permit us to use it. All you have to do is to send
me your private phone I will send you the details of
the transfer and necessary document as the
beneficiary.
Please on your reply,we will be able to discuss the
modalities. We intend to invest our share of the sum
in business with your knowledge and past experience
your advice will be highly needed for the investment.
Don't worry about any problem in this business. I
assure it is safe and no risk is involved. No other
party is aware of the sum from the excess allocation
except my partner and me. However, this transaction
should be secret and confidential.
We awaits your reply on your participation,Time is of
great essence to us. For any further information reach
me through my email.
Regards,
Engr.FRANK WILLIAMS
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