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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: central bank <udo_charles200@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <contract_awardp4@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:00:38 +0100
Subject: BUSINESS
FROM DESK Engr. Dangote SolomonNIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONCONTRACT AWARD DEPARTMENTP M B 234 IKOYI LAGOS.TELEFAX:234-803 3306894EMAIL:nnpc_contractp7@yahoo.comAttention.Dear Friend,Although this proposal might come to you as asurprise, since it is coming from someone you dontknow or ever seen before.
I am the Executive Chairman of the Contract AwardDepartment of the Nigerian National PetroleumCorporation (NNPC). After due deliberation act with mypartners, we have decided to forward this businessproposal to you, based on a satisfactory informationwe gathered from European Business Guide about yourhonesty in business transactions, thats gaveus confidence and trust to link you with this business to assistus to transfer the sum of US$18 million into yourprivate bank account for our own use.
This fund came as a result of over invoiced bill fromcontract awarded by us under the budget allocation toour organization (NNPC) of Turn Around Maintenanceof our Refineries and the bill was approved forpayment by the appropriate authorities.
The contract was executed, commissioned and the
contractors duly paid his full cost of the contract as stipulated inthe agreement, leaving the sum of US$18 million behindas an over invoiced cost as agreed.
Therefore, the over-invoiced amount of US$18 million,which we have deliberately overestimated for our ownuse, is what we need to transfer into your nominatedbank account for our mutual benefit.
Due to the civil service code of conduct here inNigeria, Civil Servant are not allowed to operate orown a Foreign Account, this is why we are contactingyou for assistance in this regard. We have agreed tocompensate you with 20% of the total sum for yourassistance and account owner.
This transaction is very much free- from all sort ofrisk you can think of hence this business wascarefully planned before it was successfully executed.NB: Every legal document needed for the successfultransfer of this fund will be carefully procure inyour name as the beneficiary,all we need from you isyour willingness and sincerity to handle thistransaction.
All these will only take us about (14)fourteen working days to conclude as soon as wereceive your reply, every other explanation will begiven to you.
As soon as the transfer is concluded, I and mypartners involved in this deal will come to yourcountry for arrangement of the fund, upon the confirmationfrom you that the money have been credited into yournominated bank account. Which we wish to invest inReal Estate Management Business in your country.
Therefore, as soon as we receive your reply, an NNPCcontract form will be sent to you to fill and returnto us, to enable us fax to you every other documentsthat related to this contract, please contact methrough this email; nnpc_contractp7@yahoo.comWe thanks you for your mutual cooperation and understanding. Lookingforward for your response.Best regards.Engr. Dangote SolomonChairman (Contract award Dept)NNPC
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