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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: "Gazi Thompson" <gazi.thompson@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: gazithompson@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:55:11 +0000
Subject: Prospective!
Dear Sir,
The African Economy has witnessed a steady growth over the period. You could agree with me that the Oil and Petroleum sector has grown tremendously because the average Oil and Petroleum consumption in Africa has increased beyond measure especially within the Western Countries of Africa. Within the Department of Minerals and Energy where I worked as director of Auditing and Project Implementation, Mining and Quarrying alone contributes 12.3% GD (R25.9Billion), Gold made up R19.9Billion of the yearly export while Base metals and other mineral products contribute R6.7Billion and R5.0 Billion respectively. This figure excludes Diamond, Which is quoted separately. The Government has continuously strived to improve and maintain good relationship with Foreign Governments and Non-Governmental Financial Agencies by ensuring payments for all debts owed to foreign contractors for supplies of consumables such as Oil and Petroleum. As a matter of fact, the Government has sponsored several trade delegations overseas to improve and attract foreign investments.
I write to solicit your partnership in a matter I believe will be of mutual benefit to us. This would require your trust and capability to work with me with your genuine cooperation according to instructions. I and two other colleagues involved in this transaction are still in active government service with the Department of Minerals and Energy we are in dire need of a Foreign Partner to assist us in the receipt and investment of USD$21,700,000.00 (Twenty One Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) to be used for Oil and importation of refined Petroleum to most consuming West African States.
The key issue is the transfer of the said sum to an account that will be provided by you for this purpose for safekeeping and subsequent investment in a profitable venture. We are ready to go into an agreement with you regarding your percentage in this transaction. It does not matter whether or not you own a company; we shall guide you on what to do. The basis will be that a major company won a contract and subcontracted it to you. More often, big trading companies and firms of unrelated fields win contracts and subcontract to more specialized firms for execution.
We shall follow strictly all the legal procedures entailed in our laws and international laws in transferring the funds to you. The source of the funds is legitimate and authoritative; our caucus extends from my Department to the Ministry of Finance.
If you are interested and can prove yourself to be trustworthy then we can do this transaction with you. Should you be willing to assist positively with a common goal, endeavour to contact me immediately.
Yours faithfully,
Gazi Thompson
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