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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: "Dr. Bakari Bashir" <bakaribashir@wanadoo.es> (may be fake)
Reply-To: bakbashir@orangemail.es
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 13:25:34 +0800
Subject: Enquiry
Dr. Bakari Bashir.
Petroleum and Pipeline Marketing Board,
PPMB/NNPC Liaison Office,
#159 Hammersmith Road,
London, W6 8BS.
Direct Tel: +44-7024084322/7024091569.
Fax: +44-8700688925/8700686956
Weekend Fax: +44-7031974050
Date: July 02, 2007.
Dear Sir,
I am using this only 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 now, 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 (PPMB), which is the international sales unit of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). My office monitors the sales of crude oil and petroleum products to international consumers here in London International Petroleum Exchange.
I have US$31.5M (Thirty-One Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars), which resulted from allocation of excess crude oil to foreign buyers which have been sold but which proceeds are not entered in the financial statement of the Marketing board. This money is in the suspense account of the PPMB with the Central Bank of Nigeria.
However, the legislative arm of our new government just set up a panel to look into the past activities of some government companies and parastatals. This is what prompted me to contact you. I cannot claim and lodge the money into my private bank account because in my country, public servants are not permitted to operate any foreign account in excess of five thousand US dollars. Secondly, I cannot just withdraw or make the money disappear without giving proper account of it. Now the idea is to have a foreign partner whom the money will be paid out to, in the form of payment for a contract or consultancy job he (you) did for the PPMB on behalf of the Petroleum Ministry/Government of Nigeria.
I am therefore seeking your consent to position you to have this money released directly to you by the Central Bank of Nigeria, as payment for contract services you rendered to the PPMB.
This is the most secure arrangement. It is very sure and guaranteed to go smoothly. There is no risk what so ever. Your occupation and age are not important at all.
I have my contacts in the Government offices that would issue backdated contract documents in our favor and have it recorded in the records department. The documents would mean, prove and authenticate the fact that such contract was actually awarded by PPMB and executed by you. Please you must do this for me. There is nothing to be afraid of.
If you can assist me to receive this money, I will allow you to keep 25% of the total amount as your compensation/share.
Call or mail immediately to furnish me with your full names and address, your company's name, your private telephone and fax numbers for easy communication and 2 first pages of your international passport or any form of identification of your good self. The above information 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 10 working days. There is no risk whatsoever involved. Be assured that I am on top of the situation all the time and there will be no risk, though the claim will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and me from any breach of the law.
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/transfer, from all the concerned Government Ministries for 100% security on our side.
NOTE: 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 as 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 urgently at: bakbashir@orangemail.es
Or you can send me facsimile through any of my above stated fax numbers.
Warm regards,
Dr. Bakari Bashir.
H/P: +447031931174
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