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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: "BIRIDI BRAIMOH" <braimoh_biridi79@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 15:54:48 +0800
Subject: VERY URGENT ASSISTANCE
Mr. Braimoh Biridi.
Nigeria Contract Review
& Settlement Bureau,
(European Union Circuit)
11 Chapel Street, St. Phillips,
Bristol BS,
United Kingdom.
Tel/fax: +448700688618
Dear Sir,I am Mr. Braimoh Biridi, the director of the Nigerian Contract Review and Settlement Bureau, European Union Circuit. This bureau was established by the Federal Government of Nigeria to review and monitor the processing andrelease of long overdue contract payments owed to foreign Contractors. I know it is awkward and suspicious for me to contact you on a business of this nature, being that we do not
know each other before now.But all I ask for is that you should hear me out and
give me some consideration. In the records before me, I discovered a contract executed since 2001, and worth US$13.500.000.00(Thirteen Million and Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars), which has been approved by theGovernment since 2004, and deposited with the Central Bank of Nigeria for onward transfer to the foreign
contractor.I have reviewed this record over and over again, did everything to trace the said contract and foreign contractor, but without success. At last, it has become obvious and clear to me, that the record was spuriously raised by the former top
officials of the finance ministry in collaboration with Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation officials. They wanted to use it as a way to legally embezzle the US$13,5 Million.But they promptly and hastily abandoned the project when the Government established the renowned Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.I am contacting you now to work with you to claim this US$13.5 Million. I have my trusted sources in the Government through which I would secure all necessary backdated documents to tally with the particulars of the contract according to the records before me, and all in your name. I assure you that we shall have this contract payment
released in your name and to you within the next 10 working days. I also assure you that I have everything in place for a quick and successful execution of this business
within the stipulated time. Your safety and my own safety are in no way to be
compromised. You know I am still a Government official, so I would not embark on this business if it involves so much risk. You would take 25% of the fund when it is released to you by the Central bank of Nigeria.
Please, I want you to supply me with the following:
(a) Your full name.
(b) Name and address of your company.
(c) Your personal phone and fax numbers.
(d) Photocopy of your identification.
I need these information urgently to enable me use it to start securing the needed documents from my sources in Government.Your location and occupation does not matter. For our security, as soon as we complete the business and the contract payment released in your name and to you; I would extract all the documents from the
Central Bank and records department to make sure that the fund is not traceable to you and I in the future.I would promptly destroy them to close any possible link to trace the fund to you and me.
Please reply me urgently.
Yours sincerely,
Mr. Braimoh Biridi.
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