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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: Leonard Ndoyi <leonardoyiii@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: leonardoyii@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:15:06 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: HELLO,
Attention: President/Director,
=A0
I am the chairman of the contract award committee of the Gold and Natural r=
esources ministry here in Senegal, for security reasons, I may not wish to =
disclose the most important thing for now until I hear from you.=20
=A0
After due deliberation with my partner, I decided to forward to you this bu=
siness proposal, we want you to assist us receive the sum of Twenty eight m=
illion, six hundred thousand united state bills ($28.6M) into your account.=
=20
=A0
This fund resulted from an over-invoiced contract awarded by us under the b=
udget allocation to my ministry and the bill was approved for=A0 payment by=
the concerned ministries. The contract was executed, commissioned and the =
contractor was paid his actual cost of the contract. Now, we are left with =
the balance of $28.6M as the over invoiced amount, which we have deliberate=
ly over estimated for our own use. Please note that the law forbids civil s=
ervants to operate or own foreign accounts hence this contact, we have agre=
ed to share the money in the following percentages: 30 for you, 60 for us 1=
0 for tax as may be required by your government, because we don?t need anyt=
hing will delay this money when it arrive in your bank account.
=A0
Note that this transaction is very much free from all sorts of risk hence t=
he business was carefully planned before it was successfully executed and w=
e the officials involved in the deal have put many years in service to our =
ministry. We have been exercising patience for this privilege for so long n=
ot until the presidential announcement last week, that all foreign contract=
ors owed be paid forthwith, this will enable the presidency reconcile our d=
ebt ratio with the outside world and to most of us, this is a lifetime bles=
sing we cannot afford to miss.=20
Upon indication of your interest to fully co-operate with us, a payment app=
lication/information form will be sent to you via email for completion.=A0 =
Note that the following information:=A0 your private phone number and email=
address willenable us seek/secure approval of the fund from the concerned =
government quarters/ministries within 3-4 banking days.=20
=A0
As soon as we confirm receipt of this money in your nominated bank account,=
my partner and I will come over to your country to arrange for our own sha=
re and possibly invest part of this=A0 money in your country. Let honesty a=
nd trust be our watchword throughout this transaction.=20
=A0
I shall furnish you with some details about myself. Your prompt reply will =
be highly appreciated.=20
=A0
Best regards.
=A0
Engr.=A0Leonard=A0,=A0=20
=0A=0A=0A
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