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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: "joseph ayo" <josephayo@telegraf.by>
Reply-To: joseph12_ayo@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 06:53:57 -0700
Subject: ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT
ATTN,
First, I must apologise to you for using this medium to communicate to you
about this project.I am a highly placed official of Government of Nigeria
and also a founding member of the ruling party Powernow,the
peoplesDemocraticParty(PDP).My committee - TheNiger Delta Development
revenues for the Nigerian government which covers payment to foreign
and local contractors who has executed contracts for our country.The
revenues under our control runs into several hundred of millions of dollars
monthly.My self and other colleagues in the NDDC are currently in need of a
foreign partner with whose bank account we shall transfer the sum of Forty
Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars($49.5m).This fund was accrued from various over invoicing of foreign
contractors payments made over the years.
The Total fund is presently waiting in the Government Account named
CBN/FGN INDEPENDENT REVENUE account number 400-939134 with J.P.MORGAN CHASE
BANK,New York.You can do your independent verification of this.
However, by virtue of our position as civil servants and members of the
NDDC, we cannot acquire this funds in our name. This is because as top civil
servants, we are not allowed by law of the land to own or operate bank
accounts outside our country for now.
I have been delegated as a matter of trust by my colleagues,to look for an
overseas partner in whose account we would transfer the fund Hence the
reason for this mail.We shall be Transferring the money to your account with
your company as the beneficiary and you are been paid for a contract which
you executed for our country through the NDDC and any other Federal Ministry
that we decide to use to siphon the funds through.For your support and
partnership,please reply me to negotiate your fees or the percentage you
wish to be paid when the funds arrive your bank account.You must however
note that this transaction, with regards to our disposition to continue with
you, is subject to these terms.
Firstly, our conviction of your transparency.Secondly, that you treat this
transaction with utmost secrecy and confidentiality.
Finally and above all, that you will provide an account that you have
absolute
control over.The transaction, although discrete, is legitimate and there is
no risk or legal disadvantages either to ourselves or yourself now or in the
future as we have put in place perfect machineries that will ensure a hitch
free transfer into your account upon acceptance.
The transfer will be effected to your account within ten-fourteen (10-14)
working days as soon as we reach an agreement and you furnish me with a
suitable bank account and company name and address with all
your contact numbers including fax number.
I am looking forward to doing business with you and do solicit your
confidentiality in this transaction, Please mail your response to
joseph12_ayo@yahoo.com.hk
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Joseph Ayo.
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