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Fraud email example:
From: drobaseki@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 20:32:05 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?GOOD=20=20DAY?=
DR.GAIUS OBASEKI .
FORMER GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR,
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLUEM CO-OPERATIONS(NNPC) ..
ATTN: MANAGING DIRECTOR
DEAR SIR,
MY NAME IS DR.GAIUS OBASEKI .I AM THE FORMER GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR , NIGERIAN
NATIONAL PETROLUEM CO-OPERATIONS(NNPC) .I RESIDES IN THE NNPC QUARTERS,VICTORIA
GARDEN CITY, LAGOS,NIGERIA .
I CAME IN CONTACT WITH YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN MY CAREFULL SEARCH FOR A REPUTABLE
AND RELIABLE FOREIGN PARTNER(A FRIEND AS WELL) THAT WILL ASSIST AND HELP
ME TRANSFER MY MONEY INTO YOUR COUNTRY AND THEREAFTER ,WE DISCUSS THE INVESTMENT
TO DO WITH THE MONEY AND THE LIKELY SHARE OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE INVESTMENT
BY THE GRACE OF GOD .HOWEVER,I HAVE FOUND YOU WORTHY OF THIS TRANSACTION
AFTER MY CAREFULL THOUGHT .
AS THE FORMER GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR,NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLUEM COOPERATIONS(NNPC),I
OVERSAW THE MINING, REFINING, DISTRIBUTING, EXPORTATIONS AND IMPORTATIONS
OF THE NIGERIAN CRUDE OIL .AS YOU ARE AWARE,NIGERIAN CRUDE OIL ACCOUNTS
FOR MORE THAN EIGHTY FIVE PERCENT OF THE NIGERIAN REVENUE AS A RESULT OF
BOOM IN THE NIGERIAN OIL SECTOR ACCOMPANIED BY THE RISE IN THE GLOBAL OIL
PRICE . I USED MY POSITION TO ACCUMULATE US$75,950,000.OO(SEVENTY FIVE MILLION,NINE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) WHICH I DEPOSITED WITH
A BANK & PART WITH SECURITY COMPANY
WITH REFERENCE TO THE ECONOMIC CLIMATE IN NIGERIA COUPLE WITH THE FACT THAT
MONEY OR INVESTMENT IS NOT SECURED IN NIGERIA, I HEREBY REQUEST YOUR HELP
AND ASSISTANCE TO HELP ME TRANSFER THIS US$75,950,000.00(SEVENTY FIVE MILLION,NINE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) INTO YOUR COUNTRY SO THAT
WE WORK TOGETHER AND INVEST THE MONEY IN A LUCRATIVE BUSINESS IN YOUR COUNTRY
.WE SHALL ALSO DISCUSS IN DETAILS HOW WE WILL COMMIT OURSEVLES IN THE INVESTMENT
AND THE LIKELY SHARE OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE INVESTMENT . I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE
TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO YOUR COUNTRY SO THAT WE BEGIN THE BUSINESS IN
EARNEST.
MY FAMILY LAWYER;JUSTICE MOHAMMED U.AKANBI WILL ALSO ASSIST US TO FACILATE
THE TRANSFER OF THIS US$75,950,000.00 INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.I WILL LIKE
YOU TO KEEP THIS INVESTMENT PROJECT CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL WE START IT IN EARNEST.I
WILL GIVE YOU A 20% GRATIFICATION AS SOON A THIS US$75,950,000.00 IS TRANSFERED
INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.I WILL ALSO REFUND YOU ALL THE MONEY YOU WILL SPEND
IN THE COURSE OF TRANSFERING THIS US$75,950,000.00 INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
ON YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL,LET ME HEAR FROM YOU SO THAT WE KNOW THE NEXT
LINE OF ACTION AS REGARDS THIS INVESTMENT PROJECT .PLEASE CONTACT ME BY
EMAIL .
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU ON YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL.REMEMBER
TO GIVE ME YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS IN YOUR REPLY FOR EASY COMMUNICATIONS.CONTACT
ME BY EMAIL ON YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL SO THAT WE DISCUSS MORE ABOUT OUR
INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP IN YOUR COUNTRY.
AS I AWAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU , REMAIN BLESSED .
REGARDS !
DR.GAIUS OBASEKI
FORMER GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CO-OPERATIONS
NIGERIA .
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