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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: "John Uzoego" <johnuzoego112@bubble.fi>
Reply-To: johnuzoego112@yahoo.de
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 07:08:21 +0300
Subject: GET BACK TO ME ASAP.
Dear Friend,
First, I must solicit your strict confidence in this transaction.
This is by virtue of its nature being confidential and "TOP SECRET". I am a highly placed official working for in the Federal Ministry of Petroleum & Mineral Resources, Nigeria.
My committe - The Petroleum Trust Fund - is in charge of managing and supervising the disbursement of oil sales revenues for the Nigeria government. The revenues under our control runs into several millions of Euros monthly.My self and three other colleagues in the Petroleum Trust Fund are currently in need of a foreign partner with whose bank account we shall transfer the sum of Eighty Million Five Hundred Thousand Euros (Euros 80,500,000.00).this fund was intentionally and specifically secured FOR OUR PERSONAL USE from the OVER - INVOICES we made on oil sales contracts handled under our supervision.
The fund is presently waiting to be transferred by the transferring institution to the beneficiary submitted to them by us as the funds receiver.However, by virtue of our position as civil servants and members of the Petroleum Trust Fund, we cannot acquire this funds in our name.This is because as top civil servants, we are not allowed by law of the land to own or operate bank accounts outside our shores. I have been delegated as a matter of trust by my colleagues, to look for an overseas silent partner in whose account we would transfer the fund on trust, Hence the reason for this mail.the institution will be
transferring the money to your account as one of the duly registered contract for the trust fund For your support and partnership, please reply me to negotiate your fees or the percentage you wish to be paid when the funds arrive your bank account. It is after your fees and expenses have been deductedfrom the funds that the balance could be dealt with, according to our instruction. You must however note that this transaction, with regards to our disposition to continue with you, is subject to these terms.
Firstly, our conviction of your transparency. Secondly, that you treat this transaction with utmost secrecy and confidentiality.
Finally and above all, that you will provide an account that you have absolute control over. The transaction, although discrete, is legitimate and there is no risk or legal disadvantages either to ourselves or yourself. The transfer will be effected to your account within seven (7) working days as soon as we reach an agreement and you furnish me with a suitable bank account for the transaction. I am looking forward to doing business with you and do solicit your
confidentiality in this transaction, Please mail your response to me immediately.
Best Wishes,
Dr. John Uzoego
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