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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: Usman Bello <info_factfinding_ng@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 03:22:26 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Attention:VICTIMNAME
FROM THE DESK OF; USMAN BELLO
CHAIRMAN,MINISTERIAL COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY (FACTFINDING) ON FOREIGN CONTRACT AWARDS AND PAYMENTS.
Email; factfinding_ng@ummah.org
Attention:VICTIMNAME,
This is to inform you that by a legislative resolution reached on the 2nd of June 2006, following complaints and petitions received by the Minister of Finance from both local and foreign contractors over the non-payment of their over due contract claim, this commission on fact finding on contract awards and payments was inaugurated to ascertain the genuiness of the petition and to recommend a final solution to this effect.
We are pleased to inform you that we have verified every aspect of your payment and have submitted a written report to the minister. This commission has validated your contract and shall transfer your payment upon receiving your confirmation because there are mixed up in your payment details. There is also a Mexican Bank Account details from this man,who claims to be your foreign partner, thereby contradicting your earlier account details forwarded to us.
PLEASE CLARIFY THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION
1. Did you at any point transfer your debt claim to one Mr. Fernandez Gomez whose bank name and account number is written below, to claim and receive the payment on your behalf?
2. His claim was backed with a "Deed of Agreement" in his favor thereby indicating the fund destination to the following account. Account name Mr. Fernandez Gomez, Bank name: H. S. B. C. Account No 6179172979
You are required to as a matter of urgency confirm the legitimacy of the above claim and the reason for such change. In event you did not authorize such claim, Please confirm to us immediately by stating your authentic account details, contract number and amount for authentication and normalization through the below email address: factfinding_ng@ummah.org
All letters must be directed to the Chairman of the commission Mr. Bello Usman. You are to submit this authentication before the transfer will be effected as we are bound to recognize Mr. Fernandez Gomez's claim and release the payment if we do not receive your submission to this enquiry as quickly as possible.
Yours faithfully,
USMAN BELLO
Chairman of the commission
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