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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: "Dike James" <dikejames@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dr_james1956@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 13:09:41 +0000
Subject: VERY URGENT!!!
>From the Desk of: DR James Executive Director and Financial Controller
(NNPC) Lagos Nigeria.
PLOT 1121
ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA STREET
VICTORIA ISLAND-LAGOS
NIGERIA
You can call me on this Number:234-8038540092
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL REQUEST FOR URGENT
CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
I am the financial controller of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
(NNPC) and by the virtue a director in the NNPC Lagos. I got your contact
address from an associate working with the Nigerian
Export Promotion Council and decided to propose to you this business
instruct confidence.
PURPOSE:
On behalf of myself and my colleagues who are ministerial official and other
officers in charge of offshore remittance in this corporation, we are
seeking your assistance for the transfer of Twenty Million
(US$20,000,000.00) to your account for further private investment purpose,
Hence our request for your assistance.
SOURCE OF FUND:
This amount to be transferred into your account accrued from over-invoiced
contract amounts of the construction of Oil Refinery Sub-Stations in Nigeria
(Northern Region) in 2003 to expatriate companies.
The contract which was originally valued for One Hundred and Twenty Seven
Million United States Dollars (US$127,000,000.00) was manipulated to read
One Hundred and FOURTY SEVEN United States Dollars ($147,000,000.00) the
extra $20,000,000.00 is what we want to transfer to your account. This
contract has been completely executed and the contractors have been paid all
their contract bills remaining this US$20,000,000.00.
REQUIREMENTS:
What we expect from your mail during reply are: 1. Name and Address of your
bank 2. Your account number 3. The account beneficiary, Name and address 4.
Your telephone and fax numbers, for easy communication.
DISBURSEMENT:
We have resolved that you take 20% of the total amount for your assistance
because it is impossible for us to claim the over amount here in Nigeria
without your assistance. In addition, 10% out of this (US$20,00,000.00) has
been mapped out for any miscellaneous expenses incurred by you and us during
this business, and 70% is for my colleagues and myself.
SECURITY:
All modalities to effect the payment and subsequent transfer of this money
have been worked out, so this transaction is 100% risk free.
Though, you are required to treat this business with the strictest
confidence. On my attention and send me your confidential fax and phone for
speedy correspondence. I will appreciate it if you treat this business with
strict confidence it demands for security reasons.
It might surprise you why we choose you and trusted you for this
transaction. Yes we believe that good friends can be discovered and business
like this cannot be realized without trust. This is why we have decided to
trust for this transaction. We are looking forwardto doing this transaction
with you. Be further informed that your interest and security had been
considered before you were contacted.
Your prompt reply will be highly appreciated.
Best Regards,
Dr James
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