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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 <ubaru8@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <ubaru80@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 09:51:05 +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 THIS 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 ANY 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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