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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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Fraud email example:
From: "Jeremiah Egudu" <lryagbl1@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 09:58:21 +0000
Subject: REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
FROM THE DESK OF: PROFESSOR EGUDU JEREMIAH
Private E-Mail: lryagbl1@msn.com
LAGOS - NIGERIA.
Dear Sir,
REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. - STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.
Firstly, I sincerely apologize for breaking into your privacy; however I
have decided to contact you through this medium due to the urgency of this
proposed business transaction. I got your contact over the Internet during
my search for assistance in this mutually beneficial business transaction. I
must first solicit your strictest confidentiality in this transaction. This
is by virtue of its nature as being utterly CONFIDENTIAL And “TOP SECRET”.
Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one
apprehensive and worried, considering the fact that we have not met each
other before, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the
day.
I am Prof. Egudu Jeremiah an Accountant by profession and also a Director
General in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Right now I
am presently the chairman of the Contract Awards/Review and Payment
Approvals committee of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. My
colleagues and I are presently looking for a very reliable and God-fearing
person to handle a highly confidential business transaction for us, which
involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign account requiring
maximum CONFIDENCE. My colleagues and I are top Officials of
the Federal Government Contract Review and Award Panel. Our duties include
evaluation, Vetting, and Approval for payment of Contract jobs done for the
N.N.P.C etc. In order to commence this business we solicit for your
assistance with the transfer of the said funds into any bank account you
will provide for this business.
The source of these funds is as follows: In the first quarter of 2004 this
committee was mandated to review and award contracts to the tune of over
US$400 million US dollars to a group of five firms for the supply,
construction and installation of Oil Pipe lines in Warri and Port Harcourt
environs. During this process my colleagues and I decided and agreed among
ourselves to deliberately over-inflate the total contract sum from
US$400million to US$416 million with the main intention of sharing the
remaining sum of US$16 million amongst ourselves. The Federal Government of
Nigeria has since early this year approved the sum of US$416 million for us
as the contract payment, and the sum of US$400 million has also been paid
out to the foreign companies concerned as contract entitlements for the
various jobs done, but since the companies are entitled to US$400 million
dollars only, we are now left with US$16 million dollars balance in the
account which we intend to disburse amongst ourselves quickly, but by virtue
of our positions as civil servants and members of this panel, we cannot do
this by ourselves, as we are prohibited by the Code of Conduct Bureau(Civil
Service laws) from opening and/or operating foreign accounts in our names
while still in Government service, making it impossible for us to acquire
the money in our names right now. Consequently, I have therefore been
delegated as a matter of trust and urgency by my colleagues in the panel to
look for an overseas partner into whose account we would transfer the sum of
US$16 million. Hence I am writing you this letter.
My Colleagues and I have agreed that if you or your company can act as the
beneficiary of these funds on our behalf, you or your Company will retain
20% of the total amount (US$16 million), while 60% will be for us
(OFFICIALS) and the remaining 20% will be used in offsetting all
debts/expenses and Taxes incurred both local and foreign in the cause of
this transfer. Needless to say, the trust reposed on you at this juncture is
Enormous. In return we demand your complete honesty and trust. You must
however NOTE therefore, that this transaction will be strictly based on the
following terms and conditions as we have stated below;
a) Our conviction of your transparent honesty and diligence
b) That you would treat this transaction with utmost secrecy and
confidentiality
c) That you will not ask for more share or try to sit on the funds once it
is under your custody, or any form of blackmail.
d) That upon receipt of the funds you will release the funds as instructed
by us after you have removed your share of 20% from the total amount.
Please, note that this transaction is 100% safe, legal and risk free and we
hope to conclude this transaction 7 bank working days from the date of
receipt of the necessary requirements from you. We are looking forward to
doing business with you and solicit your Total Confidentiality in this
transaction. There is no cause for alarm. I give you my word that you are
completely safe in doing business with us. Transactions like this have Been
successfully carried out in the past by most Government executives. Here in
my country there is great economic and political disarray and thus looting
and corruption is rampant and the order of the day amongst high ranking
government officials, thus explaining why you might have heard stories of
how money is been looted out of Nigeria most especially by our past
Presidents, they are doing it for their own selfish interest while we are
doing it because we have to secure a good future for ourselves and our
Families, so that when we retire from active service we do not languish in
poverty. Presently we are grossly underpaid as compared to our counterparts
in the western world. My country is blessed with so many natural resources
but the revenue from these are being embezzled on a daily basis by those in
the corridors of power without a thought for others. I will explain more to
you when I have heard from you.
Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter using the above email address.
I will bring you into the complete picture of this pending business
transaction when I have heard from you and also receive your confidential
telephone and fax numbers to enable me fax to you all necessary information
you need to know about our pending business transaction. I will also forward
to you copy of my International passport so you know whom you are dealing
with. Your urgent response will be highly appreciated to enable us still
transfer the funds under this Third financial quarter of the year 2005.
Thank you and God Bless.
Yours faithfully,
Prof. Egudu Jeremiah
Direct Tel no: 234 803 888 9269
N.B. PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT THIS BUSINESS TRANSACTION IS 100% LEGAL AND
COMPLETELY FREE FROM TERRORIST, DRUG MONEY OR MONEY LAUNDERING. THIS IS A
COMPLETE LEGITIMATE BUSINESS TRANSACTION.
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