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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: "PPMB" <info@ppmb.com.ng> (may be fake)
Reply-To: drbb@voila.fr
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 17:47:28 -0800
Subject: URGENT ENQUIRY
Dr. Bakari Bashir.
Petroleum and Pipeline Marketing Board,
PPMB/NNPC Liaison Office,
#159 Hammersmith Road, London, W6 8BS.
Direct Tel: +44-8700685717/8700687908/8700689231
Fax: +44-8700688925/8700686956
Weekend Fax: +44-7031906285
Date: 03/01/2007
Dear Sir,
I am certain that I must have contacted you before on this same issue, but it is most probable that you did not receive the mail; it may have entered your bulk mail, and mistakenly deleted as bulk.
But whatever the case, please, I ask that you listen to me and give me due consideration. I really need your partnership to actualize this project.
This is the most secure and confidential medium available to me to seek your assistance in this project of mutual benefit. Even though we do not know each other before, but I know that trust is earned and it is not given out lightly. Also I know that almost all international transactions are done on trust.
I am Dr. Bakari Bashir, Principal Liaison Officer/Director, Petroleum and Pipeline Marketing Board; which is the international sales unit of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. My office monitors the sales of crude oil and petroleum products to foreign dealers here in London International Petroleum Exchange.
I have US$38.million, which resulted from allocation of excess crude oil to foreign buyers which have been sold but which money is not entered in the annual financial statement of the Marketing board. This money is in the suspense account of the PPMB with the Central Bank of Nigeria.
However, the executive arm of our government just set up a panel to probe the activities of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and its component units.
The Government instituted the probe as some massive sharp practices, valued at over US$20. Billion, were recently uncovered. The issue has featured regularly in the Nigerian dailies since late November. Please click and read more about it on the following link: <http://odili.net/news/source/2006/nov/26/550.html>
So this is why I am contacting you. The only way I can claim this US$38Million from the PPMB account is to present you as a foreign contractor. By so doing, the money would be released to you as a payment for a contract you did for the PPMB. This is the most secure means of claiming such funds. It is very sure and guaranteed to go smoothly.
One important thing; after the fund is approved and released in your name as your contract payment, it would be moved through diplomatic means to your location. But this strictly depends on available logistics at the material time. I have perfected all arrangements towards that.
This diplomatic means is a tested and efficient method by which privileged top government officials remove their fortunes and valuables to safety abroad. It makes it secret and therefore untraceable.
Even our late Military head of State; General Sani Abacha who looted and moved over US$4 Billion to Monaco, Switzerland and Liechtenstein, also used this method. That is why the present Government could not recover over US$1.5 Billion of the loot till date. This portion was not moved through inter bank transfers. Rather they moved it out of the country by diplomatic channel, so there is no record to use to trace it.
So all I now need is an honest, reliable and trustworthy partner who can receive the money on my behalf and also be my investment front. Please you must do this for me.
If you can assist me to receive this money, I will allow you to keep 20% of the total amount as your compensation/share, and I will use the rest for investments in your country under your guidance.
Call or mail immediately to furnish me with your full name and address, your company's name, your private telephone and fax numbers for easy communication and the name page of your international passport or any form of identification of your good self.
I would use the above information to raise a contract file, which would be used to make formal applications as a matter of procedure for the release of the money to you as the bona-fide beneficiary. I assure you that the transaction will be concluded in 7 working days. There is no risk whatsoever involved.
Once the business is successfully concluded I shall use my contacts in the records department here to withdraw all official documents used for the claim from all the concerned Government Ministries for 100% security on our side.
Please let absolute honesty, sincerity, confidentiality, reliability and trust be our watchword throughout this transaction considering my official position here. Treat as strictly confidential for obvious reasons you know I am still in service.
I wait in anticipation of your fullest co-operation as I look forward to a healthy business relationship with you now and in future. Please reply me ONLY and urgently at: drbb@voila.fr
Or you can call or send me facsimile through any of my above stated tel/fax numbers.
Warm regards,
Dr. Bakari Bashir
drbb@voila.fr
Mobile: +447031931174.
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