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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: pat allen <ibeto_m@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:15:12 +0100 (BST)
Subject: KINDLY ASSISTANCE
FROM: Engr. Michael Ibeto.
RE: CONTRACT AGREEMENT.
REPLY TO: livingtontwo@yahoo.co.uk
Dear Sir/madam,
I wish to acknowledge and recognize your importance in this business transaction which will take us only one month. I am a member of contract awarding committee which I was the chairman.
A contract was awarded to foreign company for pipeline installation, from Port-Harcourt to Warri refinaries which was awarded in the year 2005, the contract was $40,000,000.00 (Fourty Million United State dollars) only, but been a contract awarding committee Chairman I and my colleague over-inflated it to the tone of 52 million United State Dollars, the work have been complete and the company have been paid by Nigeria National Petroleum Cooperation and they have gone, what is left now is 12 million United State Dollars which was kept in one of the Finance/Security Company set up by the Federal Government that is in charge of paying foreign contractors.
I need your assistance to assist me conclude this golden opportunity and to secure the fund into your possession, because being the chairman, I cannot do it alone without the help of a foreigner who will stand as the contractor who executed the job. So furnish me with the following particulars for me to perfect the remmittance of this fund to your possession.
YOUR FULL NAMES.
YOUR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS.
YOUR PRIVATE PHONE/FAX NUMBERS.
Please you should keep the business very secret an confidential to yourself, do not tell anybody even your wife or your children till the money gets to your account, then I will join you in your country for a meeting and subsequently introduce me into a profitable business where I will invest my own share of the fund.
I have set aside 100% to be shared between you, me and my colleagus. We being the contract awarding committee will get 60%, you that is assisting me will get 30% then 10% will be shared between both parties for any expenses we may meet on the way during the transaction.
Please keep it very secret and confidential to yourself to also be rest assured of a hitch free transaction because we have mapped out a smooth modalities for the successful conclusion of this transaction so long you adhere to our instructions.
Awaiting your urgent response for us to proceed.
Best regard
michael ibeto
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