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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: MRS.HILARY SMITH <mrshilary72_smith@msn.com>
Reply-To: <mrs_hilarysmith@live.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:04:27 +0000
Subject: YOUR URGENT ASSISTANT IS NEEDED.
Dear Sir/Madam,
After my official enquiry from the foreign trade office of the chambers of commerce & industry here in lagos Nigeria, I decided to contact you but I did not disclose the intention to anyone else because of the delicate nature of the project. I found your profile very interesting and decided to reach you directly to solicit for your assistance and guidelines in making a business investment and transfer of US$40,000,000.00(Fourty million United States Dollars) to your country within the next few days.
Please I must plead for your confidence in this transaction. I am a coordinator working with Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) here in Lagos Nigeria. I am currently in need of a silent foreign partner whose identity i can use to transfer this sum of money.
But at this moment, I am constrained to issue more details about this profitable business investment until I get your response by email, please if you can take out a moment of your very busy schedule today to respond back to my private email below for more details and include your private telephone number in your response which I will highly appreciate.
This fund accrued legitimately to me as commission from foreign contracts, through my private connections. The fund is presently waiting to be remitted from the bank here in Nigeria to any overseas beneficiary confirmed by me as associate/receiver. By virtue of my positions as civil servants in my country, i cannot acquire this money in my name. Because as high placed civil servant, i am not allowed by the civil service code of conduct to own or operate bank accounts outside of my shores.
My proposal is that after you receive the funds, it would be shared as follows: (1) 30% to you as commission for your co-operation and assistance in facilitating the transfer, while the remaining 70% belongs to me. You will be free to take out your commission immediately after the money hits your account in your country. Since my objective is to invest the money
in a foreign country, it would be appreciated if you could also help me with advices and direction on investing into profitable ventures in your country.
However, the transaction, although discreet, is legitimate and the money will be transferred successfully with all necessary back-up official documents showing the legitimatesource/origin of fund. The transfer will be effected within a period not longer than 7 days as soon as we reach an agreement and you furnish me with a suitable response indicating your interest for processing the transfer.
Please, give me your response immediately by returning this mail through my alternative Email address mrs_hilarysmith@live.com
Yours,
Mrs. Hilary Smith
Coordinator NNPC.
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