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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: Martins Victor <vic4mar200@o2.pl>
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 02:28:39 +0200
Subject: CAPITAL INVESTMENT.
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WORKS AND HOUSING
OBALENDE-IKOYI LAGOS.
ASSISTANCE REQUIRED FOR TRANSFER OF US$25M AND ACQUISITION OF PROPERTIES
(REAL ESTATES)
Dear sir
I am making this contact with you on behalf of my colleagues. I am a
member of the TENDER BOARD COMMITTEE of the Federal Ministry of Works
and Housing of Lagos Nigeria.
Our duties includes: award, evaluation and review of contracts. In 2000,
my committee (TBC) awarded a contract of US$150,000,000 (One Hundred and
Fifty Million United States Dollars only) to a joint venture of
SPEIBATIGNOLES and FOUGEROLLE, for an engineering, procurement,
construction of pipeline network a Eleme Petro-Chemical plant. As it
were, the acute contract sum was deliberately over-invoiced by us (TBC)
with the sum of US$25,000,000.00 (TWENTY-FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS ONLY).
The project was executed, commissioned and the contractor(s) paid
accordingly. My colleagues and I want to transfer the over-invoiced
amount into a viable foreign account. We have therefore resolved that as
long as you can act as the sole beneficiary of the fund. The following
will be the mode of sharing: 25% (i.e US$6.25M) for beneficiary i.e.
owner of account, 10% for expenses incurred during the course of
transfer, and 65% for us the officials. Let me reiterate at this
juncture, that there are top and influential government officials
involved in this transfer and as such I would appreciate it, if this
business is treated with utmost confidentiality.
I do hope I can trust you as regards this matter. In the light of this,
I would like you to forward to me the following information:
1. Your company name and address if any
2. Your personal fax number
3. Your personal telephone number for easy communication.
This will enable us to forward the information to the Corporation for purposes of processing and immediate remittance of this funds to the
account that will be provided by you. All modalities have been worked
out and the necessary machinery put in place with the officials of the
Federal Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to
effect this transfer within the shortest possible time. It is worthy to
note that this transaction is 100% risk free, my only fear is the
confidentiality of this business from your end.
It is pertinent to note that only an expatriate firm can lay claim to
this fund. We are barred from operating foreign accounts as civil
servants still serving the government. As soon as the payment is
effected, and the amount mentioned above is successfully transferred
into your account, we intend to use own share in acquiring some
properties (Real Estates) Abroad. For this too, you shall also serve as
our agent. Please send your reply through this my email address and I
shall send you my phone number as we progress.
Note that this E-mail is not one of those Internet jokes and should be
treated with seriousness, utmost important and confidentiality. Your
quick response will be highly appreciated. If however, you are not
disposed to assist, kindly destroy this letter, in view of the
confidentiality of the proposed transaction and for the interest of the
personalities involved.
Yours faithfully,
Victor Martins.
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