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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: "victor umana" <victorumana74@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 03:18:58 +0100
Subject: COMMITTEE FOR BUDGET AND PLANNING.
FROM:MR. VICTOR UMANA (Manager 11,Budget And Planning).
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC).
FALOMO OFFICE COMPLEX, IKOYI,
P.M.B 12701, LAGOS.
Email: victor_oceanic@accountant.com
DEAR SIR,
I AM MR. VICTOR UMANA THE MANAGER AND THE CHAIRMAN
SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR BUDGET AND
PLANNING OF THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM. THIS COMMITTEE IS
PRINCIPALLY CONCERNED WITH CONTRACT APPRAISALS AND APPROVAL
IN ORDER OF PRIORITIES AS REGARDS CAPITAL PROJECT OF THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA. WITH OUR
POSITIONS, WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SECURED FOR OURSELVES THE
SUM OF TWENTY-FOUR MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS($24.5M).THIS AMOUNT WAS ACCUMULATED THROUGH
UNDECLARED WINDFALL FROM SALES OF CRUDE OIL DURING THE GULF
WAR.
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE ACCOUNT INTO
WHICH THE FUNDS WILL BE TRANSFERRED SINCE GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS ARE NOT ALLOWED BY OUR LAWS TO OPERATE FOREIGN
ACCOUNT. IT BEHOOVES ON YOU TO SUGGEST THE PERCENTAGE YOU BE
WILL BE GIVEN FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.All WE REQUIRE, IS YOUR
HONEST COOPERATION TO ENABLE US SEE THIS DEAL THROUGH.
IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT TWO YEARS AGO A SIMILAR
TRANSACTION WAS CARRIED OUT WITH ONE MR. PATRICE MILLER, THE
PRESIDENT OF CRAINE INTERNATIONAL TRADING CORPORATION AT
NUMBER 135, EAST 57TH STREET, 28TH FLOOR, NEW YORK. 10022
WITH TELEPHONE(212)308-7788 AND TELEX NUMBER 6731689, AFTER
THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN BOTH PARTNERS IN WHICH HE WAS TO TAKE
35% OF $45M.THE MONEY WAS DULY TRANSFERRED INTO HIS ACCOUNT ONLY TO
BE DISAPPOINTED ON OUR ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK AS WE WERE
RELIABLY INFORMED THAT MR. PATRICE MILLER WAS NO LONGER ON
THAT ADDRESS WHILE HIS TELEPHONE AND TELEX NUMBERS HAVE BEEN
REALLOCATED TO SOMEBODY ELSE, THAT WAS HOW WE LOST THE WHOLE MONEY
TO MR PATRICE MILLER .
THIS TIME AROUND WE NEED A MORE RELIABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY
PERSON OR A REPUTABLE COMPANY TO DO BUSINESS WITH HENCE THIS
LETTER TO YOU.
THIS MONEY HAVE BEEN DEPOSITED IN ONE OF THE UK BANKS, WITH THE HELP OF ONE
OF
THE OFFICIALS OF THE BANK'S USED BY NNPC TO THEIR AFFILIATE BANK'S IN UK
FOR SAFE KEEPING.
I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT
THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW.
INDICATE YOUR INTEREST BY MAILING ME,INCLUDE YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS,
YOUR FULL ADDRESS AND ANY MEANS OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION. SO THAT I CAN SEND
TO YOU
THE BANK INFORMATION IN UK AND THE PERSON TO CONTACT.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR. VICTOR UMANA. (B,sc (UNN) , M.sc. MNIM):
Manager 11,Budget And Planning.
Email: victor_oceanic@accountant.com ( For Processing).
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