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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: "uba aru" <ubaru7@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ubaru80@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 26 May 2007 14:11:40 +0100
Subject: REPLY URGENT
PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
44 MARINA, LAGOS NIGERIA.
ATTENTION: THE MANAGING DIRECTOR,
Attn My Dear FRIEND,
FIRST, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION, THIS IS BY VIRTUE
OF ITS NATURE AS BEING CONFIDENTIAL. I AM ASSURING YOU THAT ALL WILL BE WELL
AT THE END OF THE DAY. WE HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU BY E-MAIL DUE TO THE
URGENCY OF THIS TRANSACTION.LET ME STARTS BY INTRODUCING MY SELF PROPERLY TO
YOU. I AM MR UBA ARU, THE AUDITOR OF THE SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
(SPDC).
I CAME TO KNOW OF YOU IN MY PRIVATE SEARCH FOR A LIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON
TO HANDLE THIS FIDENTIALTRANSACTION WHICH INVOLVES THE TRANSFER OF THE SUM
OF THIRTY-FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS WITH SECURITY COMPANY IN
EUROPE.THIS AMOUNT WAS SECURED FROM EXCESS OIL SALES FROM NIGERIA CRUDE OIL.
THE SUM OF $1.2 BILLION OIL WINDFALL WAS RELIEZED BY THE SHELL PETROLEUM
DEVELOPMENT COMPANY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2003.ORGANISATION OF PETROLEUM
EXPORTING COUNTRIES (OPEC) CRUDE OIL PRICE WAS PEG AT $22.00 PER BARREL AND
FORTUNATELY FOR OIL PRODUCING COUNTRIES LIKE NIGERIA, THERE WAS RISES IN OIL
PRICE TO ABOUT $27.00 AND $28.00 PER BARREL AND AS A RESULT THERE WAS EXCESS
OIL SALES AND I BELIEVE YOU WOULD BE AWARE OF THIS RISE IN OIL PRICE IN THIS
YEARS.OUT OF THESE $1.2 BILLION EXCESS OIL FUNDS, MY COLLEAQUES AND MYSELF
BECAUSE OF OUR POSITION IN THE ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT OF! THE SHELL PETROLEUM
EVELOPMENT COMPANY DIVERTED THE SUM OF THIRTY-FIVE MILLION UNITED STATE
DOLLARS WE WANT TO TRANSFER INTO YOUR ACCOUNT WHICH IS IN THE EXCESS CRUDE
OIL SALES WITH BANK IN EUROPE.
TO ENABLE THE BANK PAY YOU THIS THIRTY-FIVE MILLION U.S DOLLARS I SECURED TO
YOU WILL BE ACTING AS ONE OF OUR CONTRACTOR AND THIS MONEY WILL BE PAID IN
YOUR FAVOUR.NOTE, THE REASON FOR THE PAYMENT OF THIS THIRTY-FIVE MILLION U.S
DOLLARS INTO YOUR HAND WILL BE FOR A MOBILISATION FEE FOR A CONTRACT THAT IS
AWARDED TO YOU BY MY COMPANY THE SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY.
ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THIS FUND WILL BE TAKEN
GOOD CARE OF AND TH IS BUSINESS IS 100% RISK FREE AS ALL
THE MODALITIES FOR THE SMOOTH PAYMENT OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR HAND HAS BEEN
CONCLUDED ALREADY.
1)THAT THIRTY PERCENT (30%) WILL BE FOR YOU FOR HELPING US RECEIVING THIS
FUND,
2)THAT TEN PERCENT (10%) WILL BE MAPED OUT FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF NY
EXPENSES INCURED BY THE TWO PARTIES (YOUR PARTY AND MY PARTY) DURING THE
TRANSFER OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT,
3)THAT SIXTY PERCENT WILL BE FOR MY PARTY, WHICH I WELL USE TO IMPORT
YOUR COMPANIES PRODUCTS INTO MY COUNTRY.
FOR PROPER IDENTIFICATION,YOU ARE URGENTLY REQUIRED
TO SEND ME YOUR DIRECT PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS, REPLY TO MY PRIVATE
E-MAIL SO THAT WE CAN APPLY FOR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR
HAND, WAITING TO RECEIVE YOUR IMMEDIATE REPLY.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
UBA ARU
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