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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: "garethgeorge Gazeta.pl" <garethgeorge@gazeta.pl>
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 05:17:42 -0700
Subject: PLEASE STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS TRANSACTION.
PLEASE STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS TRANSACTION.
I am Mr. Gareth George. The financial controller of the Nigeria National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Headquarters lagos. I am writing
on behalf of my colleagues in (NNPC) and have been assigned to seek for the
assistance of a reliable foreign company through which we can
transfer the sum of SEVENTY MILLION U.S DOLLARS ONLY (US$70,000,000).This
money is deposited in the NNPC Treasury account with the Central
Bank of Nigeria.ORIGIN OF THE FUND: This sum arose from the deliberated
over-invoicing of contract awarded by my ministry (NNPC) to foreign firm in
the twilight days of the last military regime. This contract has been
completely executed and commissioned and the contractor that handled this
contract
has collected his full and final payment thus leaving behind the above
stated amount which represent the over invoiced sum. We have
been safeguarding this money for conducive time for it's transfer out of the
country for our personal use. However, the code of employment
does not allow us (civil servants) to own and operate foreign account and
because the contract was handled by aforeign firm and the payment
made in dollars, we now need a foreign partner that will present himself as
the sub-contractor so that the fund will be transfer into
your company's or personal account. Your address was made available to us by
a very good friend who work with the Nigeria export promotion
council and he assured us of your company's viability and capability in
business transaction. This assurance gave us the courage to link you
up in this particular transaction and I hope it will be of mutual benefit to
all of us. Note that the nature of your business is not
particularlyrelevant to the success of the transaction. All we require is
your willingness to present yourself as the subcontractor by
providing your bank information so that the fund will be transferred into
your account. SHARING RATIO:For your assistance in this business , your
share will be 30% of the total fund. I and my colleagues will take 60% while
we set aside 10% for any expenses that may incurred in the course of
this transaction. If you are willing to assist us in this business.Forward
the particulars of your bank account and also your private
phone and fax numbers.
This information will enable us put an application for payment approval to
the concerned Ministries and final to the Central Bank of
Nigeria (C.B.N) and it is going to last for 6-7 working days starting from
the day we receive the above information. All modalities
for the take -off of this transaction have been worked out and further
action will commence immediately we hear from you. I am waiting for
your reply at garethgeorge.privacy01@gmail.com.
Thanks, yours faithfully.
Mr. Gareth George.
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