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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: "Paymastergeneral Dr. SK Williams" <drskwilliamscbnpaygeneral@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:19:55 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Paymaster General in International Transfer Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
>From the Desk of paymaster
General CBN,
Dr. SK Williams
In international Transfer Department
Office Tinubu Square Lagos Nigeria,
Tel office: 234-1-7769454
Mobile: 234-80-75686435.
Attention: Our beneficiary
MY name is Dr. S.K Williams, the paymaster general in international transfer, central bank of Nigeria (CBN) I hear by notify you that those that executed a contract with The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Federal Republic of Nigeria.
I m obliged to inform you that the federal government of Nigeria has issued a notice of payment to Seven Contractors which yours was among to be paid the sum of US$15.5 Million as the contract sum for the contract you executed in Nigeria was among , and seven of them their total fund involves the sun of(us$195m)One Hundred and Ninety Five Million United States Dollars, payment file has been screened for payment by the Telex & Wire Department, Central Bank of Nigeria as approved by the London and Paris Clubs Creditors, The Presidency, European Union, European Economic Committee, International Monetary Fund, World Bank Creditors and all other financial institutions in the country such as the National Economic Intelligence Committee, Federal Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Nigeria etc.
Over the years, you have been fighting tackling to receive this fund but this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, the government of Nigeria decided to do some search in the internet, to locate the contractors / inheritance that have never received their fund from the government of Nigeria . The president has issued me a notice to transfer your fund without any further delay, I have contacted you to forward your bank details to central bank of Nigeria (CBN) where you want this fund to be transferred so that your contract amount of 15.5 million United States dollars can be transferred to your account by the contract payment department of the Nigerian. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us seeing this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
And also assure me of your trust and remember that the trust in business is confidential. If you give me your full cooperation this transaction is properly executed and the fund will be transferred into your account.
I am waiting for your urgent respond.
Best regards,
Dr, S.K.WILLIAMS,
Paymaster General in International Transfer Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
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