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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: "Olembe Pius" <olembepius@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 15:29:44 +0000
Subject: QUICKLY REPLY.
FROM THE DESK OF;DR OLEMBE PIUS ,B.Sc[UNN] MNIM;
MIca Executive Director and principal accountant ,BENIN REP MINISTRY OF
WORKS
AND HOUSING,(BMWH) MEMO; STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.
ATTN; THE PRESIDENT/CEO,
I,DR OLEMBE PIUS,the Principa l accountant of BENIN MINISTRY OF HOUSING and
by
that virtue a Director in this Ministry.I got your contant address from an
associate working with the Benin export promotion council and i have decided
to propose to you this business in strict confidence.PURPOSE;
On behalf of my colleaques,who are miniterial official and other officers in
charge of offshore remittance in this Ministry, are seeking your assistance
for the transfer of thirty two million, United state dollers
[US$32,000,000.00] into your account or further private investnent purpose .
Hence our request for your assistance. SOURCE OF FUND; This amount to be
transferred into your account accrued from
over-invoiced contract amount for the construction of a Housing estate in
parakou BENIN REP [Northern Region]in 2001 to expatriate companies. The
contract which was originally valued for one hundred and eight million,
United states Dollars[US$108,000,000.00] was manipulated to read one hundred
and fourty million ,United states dollers[US$140,000,000.00]. The extra
US$32000,000.00 is what we want to transfer to your account . This contract
has been completely executed and the original contractors had been paid all
their contact bills remaining this over-invoiced balance. REQIREMENT;
What we expect from you by e-mail during your positive reply are as follows
[a] Name and Address of your bank [b] your bank account number where the
fund will be lodged.OR YOU CAN OPEN
ANY NEW ACCOUNT FOR THIS TRANSACTION [c] Beneficiary's Name and your
Telephone and fax DISBUSEMENT;
We have resolved that you as the account owner will earn 30%. of the total
amount for you as it's impossible for us to claim this over-invoiced amount
here in nigeria without a foreign assitance, while 60% is for me and my
colleaques for our investment and 10% has been mapped out for any
micellaneous expences incurrd by both parties during the process of this
transaction.
SECURITY; All modalities to effect the payment and subsequent transfer of
this
fund have been worked out,so this transation is 100%RISK FREE. Though,you
are rquired to treat this business with the stritest confidence. I await
your immediate response through e-mail on my attention and send me your
confidential fax and phone number for speedy correspondence.
i will highly appreciate it if you treat this business with strict
confidence it demand for security reasons. It might surprise you ,why we
have choosed you and trusted you for this transation , we believe that good
person can be discovered and business like this cannot be realised without
trust. This is wy we have decided to trust you for this transaction.
We are looking to do this business with you .Be further informed that your
interest and security has been considered , so be rest assured feel free to
go into this transaction with us, but let honesty and trust be our watchword
through out the process of this transaction and your prompt reply will be
highly appreciated : Aternatively you can reply with this email adress
olembepius@myway.com
GOD BLESS.
BEST REGARDS,
DR OLEMBE PIUS
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