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Fraud email example:
From: benjaminegonwa@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 05:52:03 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?I=20NEED=20YOUR=20TRUST?=
FROM THE DESK OF:
DR. BENJAMIN EGONWA
MANAGER 11 BUDGET AND PLANNING
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
THE MANAGING DIRECTOR /CEO
DEAR SIR,
WE ARE SENDING THIS LETTER TO YOU BASED ON THE
INFORMATION GATHERED FROM THE FOREIGN TRADE OFFICE
OF THE NIGERIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY WE
BELEIVE THAT YOU WOULD BE IN THE POSITION TO HELP US
IN OUR BID TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF FORTY-ONE MILLION
,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS($41.5)INTO A FOREIGN
ACCOUNT .
WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE SPECIAL COMMITEE FOR BUDGET
AND PLANNING OF THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM, THIS
COMMITEE IS PRINCIPALLY CONCERNED WITH CONTRACT
APPRAISALS AND APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS IN ORDER OF
PRIOTITEIS AS REGARDS CAPITAL PROJECT OF THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA.WITH OUR POSITIONS. WE HAVE
SUCCESSFULLY SECURE FOR OUR SELVES THE SUM OF
FORTY-ONE MILLION ,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS($41.5) THIS AMOUNT WAS ACCUMILATED THROUGH
UNDECLARED WINFALL FROM SALES OF CRUDE OIL DURING THE
GULF WAR
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE ACCOUNT
INTO WHICH THE FUNDS WILL BE TRANSFERED SINCE
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ARE NOT ALLOWED BY OUR LAWS TO
OPERATE FORIENG ACCOUNT . IT HAS BEEN AGREED THAT THE
OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT WILL BE COMPENSATED WITH
US$8.3MILLION OF THE REMMITED FUNDS WE KEEP US$
31.125MILLION WHILE US$2.075 MILLION WILL BE SET
ASIDE TO OFFSET EXPENSES AND PAY THE NECESSARY
TAXES.
IT MAY INTREST YOU TO KNOW THAT TWO YEARS AGO A
SIMILAR TRANSACTION WAS CARRIED OUT WITH ONE MR
PATRICE MILLER, THE PRESIDENT OF CRAINE INTERNATIONAL
TRADING COMPANY CORPORATION AT NUMBER 135 EAST 57TH
STREET ,28TH FLOOR ,NEW YORK 10022 WITH TELEPHONE
(212)30807788 AND TELEX NUMBER 6731689, AFTER THE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN BOTH PARTNERS IN WHICH HE WAS TO
TAKE 5%. THE MONEY WAS DULY TRANSFERRED INTO HIS
ACCOUNT ONLY TO BE DISSAPOINTED OM OUR ARRIVAL IN NEW
YORK AS WE WERE ARE RELIABLE INFORMED THAT MR.
PATRICE MILLER WAS NO LONGER ON THAT ADDRESS WHILE IS
TELEPHONE AND TELEX NUMBER HAS BEEN REALLOCATED TO
SOMEBODY ELSE ,THAT IS HOW WE LOST US$27.5M TO
MR.PATRICE MILLER.
THIS TIME ARROUND WE NEED A MORE RELAIBLE AND
TRUSTWORTHY PERSON OR A REPUTABLE COMPANY TO DO
BUSINESS WITH HENCE THIS LETTER TO YOU.SO IF YOU CAN
PROVE YOUR SELF TO BE TRUSTED AND INTRESTED IN THIS
DEAL THEN WE ARE PREPARED TO DO BUSINESS WITH YOU
.WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU IS THE ASSURANCE THAT YOU
WILL LET US HAVE OUR SHARE WHEN THIS AMOUNT OF
US$41.5M IS TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
IF THIS PROPOSAL SATISFIES YOU,PLEASE EMAIL OR PHONE
ONLY YOUR RESPONSE SO WE CAN ADVICE YOU ON THE
MODALITIES OF THE TRANSACTION .ALL THE MODALITIES OF
THE TRANSFER HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT AND ONCE STARTED
WILL NOT TAKE MORE THAN 14 WORK DAYS, YOUR URGENT
REPLY IS HIGHLY NEEDED
BEST REGARDS
DR BENJAMIN EGONWA
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