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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 mac" <jomac_123@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jomac@gawab.com
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 22:20:51 +0000
Subject: contact me
E-MAIL: jomac@gawab.com
BUSINESS PROPOSAL
ATTN: PRESIDENT/CEO,
My name is MR.MACAULAY JOHN, a member of the Presidential Task Force on Oil
Spillage Clean-up. Early last year there was a major oil spillage in the
Niger Delta Region of Nigeria which rendered over 70% of the communities
homeless.
The contract was handled by a foreign firm but because of the huge monetary
profit we envisaged we decided to over-invoice the contract sum.
Now the contract has been completed and the original contractor has since
been paid,but the contract balance of US$38 million,which resulted from the
over invoiced contract sum that has been left in a suspense account with the
CENTRAL BANK of NIGERIA,is what me and my partners are planning to take out
of the country for ourselves.The problem is as government officials,we are
not suppose to own fat bank accounts,talk less of having foreign ones.
To this end, we are soliciting your assistance as a foreign partner who can
assist us and receive this amount into your account. We are ready to share
this money with you on the basis of participation. We also have plans to
invest part of this money in any viable business in your country under your
care,as we are nearing our retirement age.
In any case, I received a reference of you/organization from the Nigeria
Chambers of Commerce and Industry 'Foreign Trade Division' as a reputable
organ that can assist us o n this transaction. Please if you accept my
proposal do not hesitate to send me
a fax on 234 1 721 6696 or send me an e-mail on: jomac@gawab.com
so that I can provide you with the basic procedures for the release of the
fund.
It does not matter whether you or your company does contract project of the
nature described here, the assumption is that you won a major contract and
subcontracted it to another company, more often than not, big trading
companies or individuals of unrelated field win major contracts here in
Nigeria and subcontracts same to more specialized firms for execution.
BENEFIT: For providing the account where we shall remit this money, you will
be entitled to 25% of the entire funds, 70% will be for me and my
partners,while 5% has been set aside to cover any expenses that may be
incurred by both parties during this transaction, both local and
international.
Please I enjoin you to handle this transaction with utmost degree of
maturity and confidentiality because I am still in active government service
with the "NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION". If I receive your
response on time, this whole transaction could be accomplished within the
shortest possible time based on your interest and determination,since the
money is already in transit.
Please, try to call me up to confirm the receipt of your e-mail.The lines
may be busy,but keep trying till you get through.
Yours faithfully,
MR.MACAULAY JOHN.
NOTE:Please send me an e-mail through this Email address :jomac@gawab.com,
as soon as you receive this mail.
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