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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: "=?gb2312?B?wfWx8w==?=" <liub@newcont.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 0:15:38 +0800
Subject: =?gb2312?B?UkU6IFBBUlRORVJTSElQIElOIEJVU0lORVNT?=
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
Sir
RE: PARTNERSHIP IN BUSINESS
After due consideration, I decided to forward to you this proposal. I want a reliable person who could assist me to transfer the sum of US$40.5M (forty Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) only into his account.
This fund resulted from an over-invoiced bill from a contract awarded by us under the budget, allocated to my ministry and the bill was approved for payment by the concerned ministries. The contract has been executed. Commissioned, the contractor has been paid his actual cost for the contract. I am now left with the balance of US$40.5M as the over-invoiced amount, which I have deliberately over estimated for my own use.
But under our protocol division, civil servants are forbidden to operate or own a foreign account. This is why I contacted you for assistance. I have agreed that you will be entitled for 35% of the total sum, 60% for me while 5% for any expenses incurred while transacting the business and whatever left from the 5% will be shared equally.
As you may rightly want to know I got your address from the internet. I am a top official with the Ministry of Petroleum Resources (MPR). In this deal, I have put in many years of services to our ministries. I have been exercising patience for this opportunity for so long, this is a lifetime opportunity I cannot afford to miss. This transaction is very much free from all sorts of risks and internet scam.
To enable me get this fund paid into your account, I have to present an international business outfit and consequent upon your agreement, I will fax to you the information you will transcribe into your invoice and send back to Me. As soon as the funds are remitted into your nominated account, I visit you to arrange for my share. All these will only take me 10 working days with your total cooperation to transfer this fund into your account right from the day I receive the requirements.
NOTE: Your discussion regarding to this transaction should be limited, because I am still in Government service. Let honesty and trust be our watchwords throughout this transaction. And your Prompt reply will be highly appreciated.
Reply through <johnokomen1@hotmail.com>
Best regards.
John Okomen
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