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Fraud email example:
From: "Dr. SALI IBRAHIM." <inquire.nnpc@tiscali.it> (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 03:19:53 +0000
Subject: FALOMO OFFICE,IKOYI
FROM Dr SALI IBRAHIM
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CO-OPORATION,
FALOMO OFFICE,IKOYI
TEL: 234-8056143694
DEAR SIR,
I KNOW THIS MAIL MAY COME AS SURPRISE TO YOU,SINCE WE DO NOT KNOW OURSELVES
OR HAVE ANY PREVIOUS CONTACT BEFORE NOW,MY PURPOSE OF WITTING YOU IS THIS.
WE BELIEVE THAT YOU WOULD BE IN A POSITION TO HELP US IN OUR BID TO TRANSFER
THE SUM OF TWENTY-SEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($27.5M USD)
INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT. WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR BUDGET AND PLANNING OF THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM, THIS COMMITTEE IS PRINCIPALLY CONCERNED WITH CONTRACT APPRAISALS AND APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS IN ORDER OF PRIORITIES AS REGARDS CAPITAL PROJECT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA.
WITH OUR POSITIONS, WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SECURED FOR OURSELVES THE SUM OF
TWENTY-SEVEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS(US$27.5M).THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT IN MY COUNTRY ARE SEEKING THE SURPORT OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SO THEY HAVE GIVEN DIRECTIVE TO ALL FEDERAL PARASTATALS TO SETTLE ALL FOREIGN CONTRACTORS BEING OWED FOR CONTRACT THAT THEY HAD DONE,SO OUR PLAN IS TO INCLUDE THE NAME THAT YOU WILL PROVIDE AS ONE OF THE CONTRACTORS BEING OWED IN MY CORPORATION.(NNPC)NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPERATION,WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU ALSO IS A SAFE ACCOUNT EVEN IF EMTY INTO WHICH THE FUNDS WILL BE TRANSFERRED SINCE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ARE NOT ALLOWED BY OUR LAWS TO OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNT. IT HAS BEEN AGREED THAT THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT WILL BE COMPENSATED WITH
US$8.3 MILLION OF THE REMITTED FUNDS, WE KEEP US$16.5MILLION WHILE US$2.75MILLION WILL BE SET ASIDE TO OFFSET EXPENSES AND PAY THE NECESSARY TAXES. IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT TWO YEARS AGO A SIMILAR TRANSACTION WAS CARRIED OUT WITH ONE MR. GEORGE BRUCE, THE PRESIDENT OF BROGE INTERNATIONAL TRADING CORPORATION AT NUMBER 135, EAST 57TH STREET, 28TH FLOOR, NEW YORK 10022 WITH TELEPHONE (212)308-7788 AND TELEX NUMBER 6731689, AFTER THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN BOTH PARTNERS IN WHICH HE WAS TO TAKE 25% THE MONEY WAS DULY TRANSFERRED INTO HIS ACCOUNT ONLY TO BE DISAPPOINTED ON OUR ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK AS WE WERE RELIABLY INFORMED THAT MR. GEORGE WAS NOLONGER ON THAT ADDRESS WHILE HIS TELEPHONE AND TELEX NUMBERS HAVE BEEN REALLOCATED TO SOMEBODY ELSE, THAT IS HOW WE LOST US$19.8M TO MR GEORGE BRUCE.THIS TIME AROUND WE NEED A MORE RELIABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON OR A REPUTABLE COMPANY TO DO BUSINESS WITH HENCE THIS LETTER TO YOU, SO IF YOU CAN PROVE!
YOURSELF TO BE TRUSTED AND
INTERESTED IN THIS DEAL THEN WE ARE PREPARED TO DO BUSINESS WITH YOU. WHAT
WE WANT FROM YOU IS THE ASSURANCE THAT YOU WILL LET US HAVE OUR SHARE WHEN
THIS AMOUNT OF US$27.5M IS TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
IF THIS PROPOSAL SATISFIES YOU, PLEASE CONTACT ME THROUGH E-MAIL STATED
ABOVE SO WE CAN ADVICE YOU ON THE MODALITIES OF THE TRANSACTION. ALL MODALITIES OF THE TRANSFER HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT AND ONCE STARTED WILL NOT TAKE MORE THAN 14 WORKING DAYS WITH THE ABSOLUTE SUPPORT OF ALL CONCERNED. THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE AND TOTALLY SAFE.
PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT AND VERY CONFIDENTIAL. GOD BE WITH YOU AS I LOOK
FORWARD TO YOUR REPLY.
BEST REGARDS.
Dr. SALI IBRAHIM.
NOTE:SEND YOUR INFORMATION THROUGH THIS EMAIL manager.nnpc@consultant.com
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