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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: ted petterson <ted_p_2003@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 10:58:31 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FROM DR TED PETERSON
FROM DR. TED PETERSON
DEAR SIR
NATURALL THIS MESSAGE MAY COME TO AS A SUPPRISE BUT PERMIT ME HOWEVER TO INFORM YOU OF THIS GREAT TRANSACTION THAT NEEDS AN ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIAL AND GOD`S FEARING PERSON OF YOUR CALIBRE.
SIR,
YOUR NAME AND CONTACT WAS CONFIDED TO ME BY A POWERFULL MAN OF THAT CAME TO CRUSADE IN NIGERIA ABOUT FEW YEARS BACK WITH ONE ANNOINTED MAN OF GOD CALLED REINHARD BONKE.
HE PASSED A MARVELIOUS VOTE OF CONFIDENCE ON YOU AS A CHRISTIAN AND A GOD FEARING MAN OF HIGH REPUTATIONS.
SINCE OUR MOTIVE NEEDS SUCH AN INTERLECTUAL STATUS THAT MULTIVATED MY DESIRE OF CONTACTING YOU OVER THIS VERY ISSUE.
WITH EVERY HOPE THAT YOU ARE THE RIGHT, APPOINTED PERSON OF EVERY TRUST/CAPABILITIES.
BY INTRODUCTION AM DR. TED PETERSON THE CHAIRMAN CONTRACT AWARDED COMMITTEE ( CAC) OF THE NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM COPERATION( NNPC) I WISH TO EMINATE YOU WITH THIS VENTURE THAT WOULD OF MUTUAL BENEFITS TO US , DUE TO THE CONFIDENCE THAT WAS IMPOSED ON YOU BY THIS MAN OF GOD.
SOME YEARS BACK MANY CONTRACTS WAS AWARDED AND EXECUTED BY SOME FOREIGN CONTACTS AMOUNTING TO SOME BILLIONS OF DOLLARS , BUT THIS CONTRACTORS HAS BEEN PAID THEIR ACTUAL VALUE OF THEIR PROJECT LEAVING THE THE OVER INVOICED SUM AMOUNTING TO TWO HUNDRED & FIFTHY MILLION DOLLARS($250,MILLION) THAT WAS PURPOSELY OVER INVOICED / INFLATED BY US, THE OFFICIALS OF THE C.A.C.
WHICH I WAS MANDIATED BY MY COLLEAQUES TO LOOK FOR A TRUSTED PERSON / FOREIGN ACCOUNT WHERE THIS SUM $250M WILL BE TRANSFERD FOR MUTUALITIES. PRECISEINGLY OF A PROFITABLE INVESTMENT ABROAD.
MEANWHILE THIS SAID SUM IS STILL FLOATING IN THE ACCOUNT OF NNPC WITH THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN) ,AWAITING REMITTANCE.
NOW THAT ALL THESE FIRMS HAVE RECEIVED THEIR SUPPOSED PAYMENTS ACCORDINGLY,
WE WANT TO TRANSFER THE THIS OVER INVOICED SUM INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT AS WE HAVE RESOLVED WITHIN OURSELFIVES TO RESIGN FROM SERVICE IMMEDIATELY THIS FUND IS TRANSFERD TO YOUR ACCOUNT ,
BY LAW, AS WE ARE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND NIGERIA CODE OF CONDUCT,
WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNTS .
WE HEARTLY AGREE WITHIN US TO ALLOW YOU/ YOUR COMPANY OF 25% PERCENT OF THE TOTAL
AMOUNT AS COMPASSION FOR ACTING AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE FUND 5% PERCENT WILL BE FOR EVERY EXPENCES BOTH HERE AND THERE , IF THERE IS ANY.
WHILE THE REMAINING 70% WILL BE FOR THE OFFICIALS.
N/B, ALL MODALITIIES HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT WITH THE TOP OFFICIALS OF THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND OTHER NECESSARY MACHINARIES INVOLVED TO FACILITATE THE REMITTANCE OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT WITHIN (14)WORKING DAYS OF RECEIVING YOUR FULL BANK DETAILS WHERE THSIS FUND WILL BE LODGED .
THE INFORMATION WILL BE USED TO DRAFT AN APPLICATION TO THE VARIOUS MINISTRIES INVOLVED FOR FORMAL APPROVAL.
ON RECIPT OF THIS DOCUMENTS ,
WE SHALL ARRENGE A MEETING IMMEDIATELY WITH THE TOP OFFICIALS INVOLVED IN THIS DEAL FOR FACE TO FACE TALKS AND FINAL ARRENGE MENT HAS BEEN PERFECTED HERE FOR SUCCESSFUL AND HITCH FREE TRANSFER OF THIS HUGE SUM OF MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
IT IS OUR HOPE THAT THIS DEAL WILL OPEN UP AND LEAD A LONG LASTING BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH US ,
AS WE HAVE PLANNED TO INVEST ABROAD FOLLOWING YOUR ADVICE AND DIRECTIONS
PLEASE REMEMBER TO HANDLE THIS TRANSACTION WITH MATURITY, THE TOP MOST SECRECY AND URGENCY
WAITING TO RECEIVE YOUR URGENT REPLY,
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR. TED PETERSON
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