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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: "DAVID OBI" <david_obi11@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: davidobi12@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 02:14:42 -0800
Subject: ASSIST ME PLEASE
David Obi
The Holy Crescent mosque.
40/42 Ago Palace Way
Okota - Isolo
Lagos - Nigeria
E-mail:davidobi12@yahoo.com
PERMISSION TO REMIT US $21 MILLION INTO YOUR COMPANY OR PRIVATE ACCOUNT.
It is my pleasure to write and inform you of a transaction involving the
transfer of US21,000,000.00 (twenty one million US dollars) only into a
foreign account for safekeeping pending my arrival with my colleagues for
the sharing with you as the account owner into which the money is remitted.
I am an accountant with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC),
Lagos and this money originated from over-invoiced contract executed for the
corporation some years back. This contract has long been completed by a
foreign firm and the contractor duly paid. I now seek if you would permit
the surplus to be remitted into your account. As a matter of fact,! we are
top government officials and we cannot come out openly to claim this amount.
This is why we are looking fora competent and honest company or individual
abroad whose documents would be tendered by us here in Nigeria as one of the
contractors that executed the project. However, I would wish to receive your
personal assurance that you would not sit on the money when it goes into
your account. More importantly, you keep confidential this transaction, in
order not to tarnish the confidence repose in the officials involved in this
transaction. To effect this transfer, I therefore request the following:
YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER, THE NAME OF YOUR BANK. WHERE THE MONEY WOULD BE
TRANSFERRED INTO AND ALSO YOUR PRIVATE FAX AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR QUICK
COMMUNICATION.
So far, after due consultations, you were strongly and reliably recommended
to us although we have not met or entered into any kind of contract with you
before as to know the ext! ent of your honesty, but based on the
recommendations, I personally want to believe that you are honest enough and
would not sit on the money if finally got into your account. It is on this
note that I consider it proper to write you asking for your permission and
support to transfer this amount into your account.
You should not fear any risk because we have concluded arrangement to save
guide you in the transaction. This business is 100% risk free. Hence it
requires high level of confidence and secrecy. Meanwhile this is the
breakdown of the sharing modalities:
(A). 10% WILL BE USED TO SETTLE TRANSFER CHARGES AND LEGAL PROTOCOLS. (B).
30% IS FOR USING YOUR ACCOUNT. (C). 60% OF IT WILL BE FOR US THE
ORIGINATORS.
Be informed that on completion of this business I will use part of my money
to invest in your country under your care. Please note that the transfer
operation will take seven to ten working days to be completed. Please
contact me by ! the above e-mail .
please reply in this E-mail:davidobi12@yahoo.com
Thanks.
David Obi
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