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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: "NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION" <larry_smt@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: larry02_smith@yahoo.it
Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 02:34:06 +0000
Subject: PERSONAL MEMO.
Dear Sir,
URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL
Although this proposal might come to you as a surprise, since it is
from someone you do not know or have seen before, but based on
recommendation, trust and confidently I decided to contact you.
My name is Mr. Larry Smith, the present Contract Award Committee (CAC)
chairman of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
On January 4th 2005, biding for contracts was made opened and
contracts were awarded to foreign contractors.
The total sum of thecontracts awarded was US$890 million (Eight
Hundred and Ninety Million United States Dollars Only) and these contractors
has executed their contracts and they have been long been paid.During
this process, my colleagues and I over invoiced some contracts to the
tune of US$35.5 million (Thirty Five Million Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars Only) and it is this over invoice we solicit your
assistance to receive in your bank account on our behalf.
Because we are civil servants, we are forbidden by law to operate a
foreign account thus, the reason we solicit for your utmost assistance.
Presently, the fund is in a suspense account with the Central Bank of
Nigeria (CBN) waiting to be claimed.
We shall present you as a contractor who executed a contract for the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) whose fund is yet unpaid.
You do not need to worry about anything as all relevant
documents of claim will be processed in your names as the
truecontractor/beneficiary of the fund.
I want to assure you that this transaction is completely risk-free as
all arrangements to transfer the funds into your account is perfectly
in order.
Note that as soon as the fund is transferred into your
account, we shall destroy every related evidence. With your maximum
cooperation, this transaction will not last more than 14 banking days.
We have unanimously agreed to share the fund in a ratio of 35% for you
for the assistance rendered, 5% is earmarked to offset all expenses
that will accrue during the course of this transaction while 60% will be
for my colleagues and I. Therefore, if you indicate interest and wish
to assist us, please forward the following;
1. Your direct phone and fax numbers.
2. The name of the beneficiary.
3. The bank account details where you
wish to receive this fund. (Please note that you can open a new account
for this purpose).
Upon the receipt of the requested information, we will apply for
approval of the transfer of the fund from the appropriate offices and
all the documents will be forwarded to you.
I expect to hear from you soon.
God bless you.
Larry Smith.
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