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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: "kelvin eze" <kelvin_eze@msn.com>
Reply-To: kelvineze5@myway.com
Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 12:15:13 +0000
Subject: NNPC GROUP
From the Desk:Chairman Contract Aword CommitteeNigeria National Petrolum Corporation.(NNPC)
Dear Sir,It is my pleasure to write and inform you of a transaction involving the transference of ($25.5m Million U.S. Dollars only into a foreign account forsafe keeping pending my arrival with my colleagues for the sharing with whosoever owns the account into which the amount is remitted.
I am the Chairman Contract Aword committee with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC) in Lagos and this originated from over-invoiced contracts executed in my corporation sometimes ago of which I am one of the signatories who signed on the project to the contractors. On completion and inspection of this contract,the payment vouchers had been approved and the money made available for the payment to the contractor. But as a matter of fact,we are top government officials and we are not liable to come out openly to claim this above money.
This is why we are looking for a competent and honest company or individual abroad whose documents would be tendered by us here in Lagos as one of the contractors that executed the project.These are the two major contracts awarded to the foreign construction firms.The contracts were Turn Around Maintenance jobs on Ajaokuta Steel Manufacturing Complex (The nation's steel production firm) awarded to MESSRS DUMEZ CONTRUCTION COMPANY, GERMANY and the Kaduna Refinery Petrochemical Company awarded to CHIYODA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY,JAPAN.
So after due consultations,I and my associate decided to contact you not minding the fact that we have never met or entered into any kind of transactions with you before as to know you but based on the recommendation, I personally want to believe that you are honest enough.
It is on this note that we consider it proper to write you asking for your consent and support to transferthis into your account. You should not fear any risk because we have concluded every arrangement to safeguard this transaction but at the same time. We would want you to maintain high level of confidenceand secrecy. I want your private telephone and your fax number.
Meanwhile, this is the breakdown of the modality
(1). 30% of the money is for you for using your
account(2). 60% of it is for us the originator.
(3). 10% WILL be used to settle all transference charges by both parties.
Therefore, if you will wish too assist us, hasten up and send the following documents to us immediately.
(1). Your bank particulars, address and account number, telephone,telex and fax numbers for quick communication.
(2)A letter heading of your company.
The above documents will be used to source for aprovals for payment and describe the nature of the contractal ready executed.
Mr, Kelvin Eze (ENGINEERING)
Chairman Contract Award Committee
National Petrolum Cooperation(NNPC).
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