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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: "drpaulbrown_402404" <drpaulbrown_402404@terra.com.mx>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 07:22:32 -0600
Subject: URGENT AND CONFIDENCIAL RESPONSE NEEDED
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES
LAGOS -NIGERIA.
Attn: Sir/madam,
For your assistance please. We write to solicit for your assistance for
this transaction believing that you will treat this with utmost
confidence,and excuse me for the embarrassment this letter might cause you as we have not met or known each other before.I have the mandate of my
colleagues in my office to solicit for your assistance for a business/deal
we want to execute with you.My ministry, Federal Ministry of Health and
Social Services {FMHSS} awarded a contract of (US$115,800,000.00) to a
foreign firm. For the supply andinstallation of Scan Machines, x-ray
machines, E.C.G. Machines, Fetus Heart and Fasting lood Sugar Machines
for University Teaching Hospitalsall over the Federation.
I and other members of my depart! ment (contract award committee),
oncause of writing the contract were able to over-invoice the contract sum
to the tone of (143,300,000.00). And it might also interest you to know
that the original contractors, who executed the contract, have been
paid their contract amount on completion of the contract. Now we are left
with the over-invoiced sum of (27,500,000.00) for our mutual benefit.
All arrangements have been concluded on how this money will be moved.
Our constraints lie on the fact that we required a foreign firm or
individual bank account where this money will be paid into; whose owner will
be portrayed as the beneficiary of the contract fund. In fact this is
why I am writing you this letter seeking for your assistance.Note: there
is no risk involved as we have taken care, oopholescovered. As civil
servants, we are aware that some financial assistance will be required to
effect the success of this money transfer.
For this reason we have generally agreed to compensate you with the sum
o(US$3,000,000.00), While the balance of (US$24,500,000.00) have been
mapped out forinvestment into a foreign capital market.It is important I
mention that the officials involved in histransaction are top
government functionaries who have put in years of service to this Country
(Nigeria).
For the maintenance of personal integrity and prestige of all persons
involved in this transaction, you are implored to exhibit utmost secrecy
throughout the duration of this deal. You are strongly advised to avoid
discussing this transaction with a third party as that could jeopardize
the success of this transaction.
You may open a separate bank account in any country of your choice for
this purpose if you wish.
Meanwhile all arrangements for this transfer to be concluded have been
properly organized and further action awaits your response to this
request.
INFORMATION NEEDED
1, your full name,
2, your address,
3, your telephone numbers
4, your fax number, to enable us commence immediately.
PRIVATE EMAIL CONTACT, drpaulbrown_402404@yahoo.co.uk
Dr.Paul Brown
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