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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: MARC GUER <maarc_guer4@msn.com>
Reply-To: <marc_guer@hotmail.fr>
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 09:38:49 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS OPPORSUNITY
BUSINESS OPPORSUNITY
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL
PROJECT AND EVALUATION,
WEST AFRICAN INTEGRATION COMMISSION,
COTONOU,
REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
(ASSISTANCE REQUIRED FOR TRANSFER OF US$25M AND ACQUISITION OF PROPERTIES (REAL ESTATES)
ATTN,
My name is Mr Marc Guer. I am the Director General of WEST AFRICAN INTEGRATION COMMISSION.
My duties includes: award, evaluation and review of contracts. In 2000, my committee awarded a contract of US$150,000,000 (One Hundred and Fifty Million United States Dollars only) to a joint venture of SPEIBATIGNOLES and FOUGEROLLE COMPANIES, for engineering, procurement and construction of pipeline network at Elama Petro-Chemical plant. As it were, the actual contract sum was deliberately over-invoiced by my committee with the sum of US$25,000,000.00 (TWENTY-FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY).
The project was executed, commissioned and the contractor(s) paid accordingly. My colleagues and I want to transfer the over-invoiced amount into a viable foreign account. We have therefore resolved that as long as you can act as the sole beneficiary of the fund. The following will be the mode of sharing: 25% (i.e. US$6.25M) for beneficiary i.e. owner of account, 10% for expenses incurred during the course of transfer and 65% for us the officials. Let me reiterate at this juncture, that there are top and influential government officials involved in this transfer and as such I would appreciate it, if this business is treated with Utmost confidentiality.
I want this money transferred immediately because my tenure of office is almost due and the fund will be converted to government treasury should the new Director assume office before the money is transferred.
I will want you to cooperate with us and pull this money. I do hope I can trust you as regards this matter. In the light of this, I would like you to forward to me the following information:
1. Your company name and address if any.
2. Your personal fax number if any.
3. Your personal telephone number for easy communication.
This will enable us to forward the information to the WAIC for purposes of processing and immediate remittance of this fund to the account that will be provided by you. All modalities have been worked out and the necessary machinery put in place with the officials of the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank (CB) to effect this transfer within the shortest possible time. It is worthy to note that this transaction is 100% risk free because I am still in charge of the Commission; my only fear is the confidentiality of this business from your end.
You only need to apply for the money with any company name and I will use my position here as the Director to facilitate the transfer of the money to your account.
It is pertinent to note that only an expatriate firm can lay claim to this fund. We are barred from operating foreign accounts as civil servants still serving the government. As soon as the payment is effected, and the amount mentioned above is successfully transferred into your account, we intend to use own share in acquiring some properties (Real Estates) Abroad. For this too, you shall also serve as our agent. Please send your reply through my alternative email address below and I shall send you my phone number as we progress.
Note that this E-mail is not one of those Internet jokes and should be treated with seriousness, utmost important and confidentiality. Your quick response will be highly appreciated. If however, you are not disposed to assist, kindly destroy this letter, in view of the confidentiality of the proposed transaction and for the interest of the personalities involved.
Yours faithfully,
Marc Guer
Reply to my email: (marc_guer@hotmail.fr)
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