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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: Iwuchukwu Austin Maduawuchi <iwuchukwuaustin@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 13:06:43 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE
STRICITY CONFIDENTIAL
ATTENTION:
DEAR SIR,
REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
FIRST MUST SOLICITY YOUR STRICTEST CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION. THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF IT'S NATURE AS BEING GUTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND "TOP SECRET" YOU HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED BY AN ASSOCIATE WHO ASSURED ME IN CONFIDENCE OF YOUR ABILITY AND RELIABILITY TO PROSECUTE A TRANSACTION OF GREAT MAGNITUDE INVLOVING A PENDING BUSINESS TRANSACTION REQUIRING MAXIMUM CONFIDENCE.
WE ARE TOP OFFICIALS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACT REVIEW PANEL WHO ARE INTERESTED IN IMPORTATION OF GOODS INTO OUR COUNTRY WITH FUNDS WHICH ARE PRESENTLY TRAPPED IN FOREIGN RESERVE ACCOUNT IN ORDER TO COMMENCE THE BUSINESS WE SOLICIT YOUR ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE US TRANSFER INTO YOUR ACCOUNT THE SAID TRAPPED FUNDS.
THE SOURCE OF THIS FUND IS AS FOLLOWS DURING THE LAST MILITARYU REGIME HERE IN NIGERIA, THE GOVERNMENT THE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS SET UP COMPANIES AND AWARDED THEMSELVES CONTRACTS WHICH WERE GROSSLY OVER-INVOLVED IN VARIOUS MINISTRIES. THE PRESENT CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT SET UP A CONTRACT REVIEW PANEL AND WE HAVE IDENTIFIED A LOT OF INFLATED CONTRACT FUNDS WHICH ARE PRESENTLY FLOATING IN THE FOREING RESERVE ACCOUNT READY FOR PAYMENT. THIS CONTRACT IN-QEUSTION HAS BEEN EXECUTED AXND COMMISSIONED. HOWEVER, BY VIRTUE OF OUR POSITION AS CIVIL SERVANTS AND MEMBERS OF THIS PANEL. WE CANNOT ACQUIRE THIS MONEY IN OUR NAMES. I HAVE THEREFORE BEEN DELEGATED AS A MATTER OF TRUTH BY MY COLLEAGUES OF THE PANEL TO LOOK FOR AN OVERSEAS PARTNER INTO WHOSE ACCOUNT WE WOULD TRANSFER THE SUM OF US$38.250( THIRTY-EIGHTY MILLION, TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY US DOLLARS). HENCE WE ARE WRITING YOU THIS LETTER.
WE HAVE AGREED TO SHARE THE MONEY THUS:
1. 30% FOR THE ACCOUNT OWNER (YOU)
2. 60% FOR US(THE OFFICIALS)
3. 10% TO OFFSET ALL LOCAL AND INTERNATION EXPENSES IN THE COURSE OF ACTUALISING THIS TRANSACTION.
IT IS FROM THE 60% THAT WE WILL COMMENCE THE IMPORTATION BUSINESS, PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% SAFE AND WE HOPE TO COMMENCE THE TRANSFER LATEST FOURTEEN(14) WORKING DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THE RECEIPT OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS BY PHONE OFR FAX:
(1) NAME OF YOUR BANKER, (2) NAME OF THE BENEFICIARY AND THE ACCOUNT NUMBER.
THE ABOVE INFORMATION WILL ENABLE US TO WRITE LETTER OF CLAIM AND JOB DESCRIPTION RESPECTIVELY.
THIS WAY WE WILL USE YOUR COMPANY'S NAME TO APPLY FOR PAYMENT AND RE-AWARD THE CONTACT IN YOURCOMPANY'S NAME. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING THIS BUSINESS WITH YOU AND SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENTIALITY IN THIS TRANSACTION. PLEASE ACKNIOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF THIS LETTER USING THE ABOVE TEL:/FAX NUMBERS. I WILL INFORM YOU COMPLETE PICTURE OF THIS PENDING PROJECT WHEN I HAVE HEARD FROM YOU.
YOURS FAITHFULLY
MR.IWUCHUKWU.A.MADUAWUCHI
DIRECTOR, PROJECT& ENGINEERING DEPT.
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION, (NNPC)
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