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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: williams odili fidelis <williams_fidelis@o2.pl>
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 07:41:56 +0200
Subject: THANKS FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE
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 acuta 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,
Williams Odili Fidelis
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