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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: "tony" <tonyadams_65@excite.com>
Reply-To: tonyadams65@aim.com
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:15:46 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Compliments
Compliments,
It is my great pleasure to write you this letter on behalf of myself
and my colleagues.
Your particulars was given to me by a member of the Nigeria Export
Promotion Council (NEPC) who with the Federal Delegates to your country during a exhibition. I have decided to seek a confidential cooperation with you in the execution of the deal described hereunder
for the benefit of all the parties and hope you will keep it as a top secret because of the nature of the business.
Within the ministry of Petroleum Resources where I work as a director,
Project Implementation and with the co-operation of four other top
officials, we have in our possesion an overdue payment bill totalling
twenty Seven million, Five Hundred Thousand US DOLLARS (US$27,500,000.00)
which we want to transfer abroad with the assistance and co-operation of
a foreign company or individual to receive the said fund on our behalf or a reliable foreign non-company account to receive such fund. The amount represents some percentage of the total contract
value executed on behalf of my ministry by a foreign contracting firm which we the official over-invoiced.
Though the actual contract cost have been paid to the original
contractor, leaving the balance of US$27.5M which we have in principle gotten
an approval to remit to a foreign bank account you will provide. Since the present Government of Nigeria is determine to pay every Foreign contractor all debts owed so as to maintain good relationship with Foreign and non-Government Financial Agencies we then decided to include our bills for payment with the co-operation of some officials
from the
Ministry of finance (FMF) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
We are seeking your assistance in providing a good company's account or any other bank account into which we can remit this money by fronting as the beneficiary.
This process being an internal arrangement with the departments concerned. I have the authority of my partners-involve to propose this deal to you as you might be willing to assist us in this transaction, for your assistances we shall offer you 20% of US%27.5M, 75%for us and 5% for miscellaneous expenses.
The business is 100% hitch free on your part provided you treat it with utmost secrecy and confidentiality. Also your area of specialization isnot hiderance to the successful execution of this transaction. I have reposed my confidences in you and hope that you will not disappoint me.
Your sincerely,
Mr.Tony Adams.
Alternative e-mail tonyadams65@aim.com
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