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Fraud email example:
From: "michael adebayo" <michaeladebayo10@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: michaeladebayo11@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 14:01:10 +0000
Subject: Goodday
DR MICHAEL ADEBAYO
B,sc. (UNN) MNIM: MCIA
MANAGER 11, BUDGET AND PLANNING
Direct tel: 234-1-7760637
Fax: 234-1-7594297
DEAR FRIEND,
I AM SENDING THIS MAIL TO YOU BASED ON INFORMATION I GATHERED THROUGH MY
PERSONAL RESEARCH. I MUST APOLOGISE FOR USING THIS MEDIUM TO REACH YOU FOR A
BUSINESS THAT IS AS BIG AS THIS. PLEASE PARDON MY MEANS OF CONTACTING YOU. I
BELIEVE THAT YOU WOULD BE IN A POSITION TO HELP US ( I AND OTHER MEMBERS OF
MY
COMMITTEE) IN OUR BID TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF TWENTY-ONE MILLION, FIVE
HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($21.5M USD) INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT.
WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR BUDGET AND PLANNING OF THE
MINISTRY
OF PETROLEUM, THIS COMMITTEE IS PRINCIPALLY CONCERNED WITH CONTRACT
APPRAISALS
AND APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS IN ORDER OF PRIORITIES AS REGARDS CAPITAL PROJECT
OF
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA. WITH OUR POSITIONS, WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY
SECURED FOR OURSELVES THE SUM OF TWENTY-ONE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED STATED DOLLARS(US$21.5M). THIS AMOUNT WAS ACCUMULATED THROUGH
UNDECLARED WINDFALL FROM SALES OF CRUDE OIL DURING THE GULF WAR.
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE ACCOUNT INTO WHICH THE FUNDS WILL
BE
TRANSFERRED SINCE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ARE NOT ALLOWED BY OUR LAWS TO
OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNT. IT HAS BEEN AGREED THAT THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT
WILL
BE COMPENSATED WITH US$4.3 MILLION OF THE REMITTED FUNDS, WE KEEP US$16.125
MILLION WHILE US$1.075 MILLION WILL BE SET ASIDE TO OFFSET EXPENSES AND PAY
THE
NECESSARY TAXES.
THIS TIME AROUND WE NEED A RELIABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON OR A REPUTABLE
COMPANY TO DO BUSINESS WITH HENCE THIS LETTER TO YOU, SO IF YOU CAN PROVE
YOURSELF TO BE TRUSTED AND INTERESTED IN THIS DEAL THEN WE ARE PREPARED TO
DO
BUSINESS WITH YOU. WHAT WE WANT FROM YOU IS THE ASSURANCE THAT YOU WILL LET
US
HAVE OUR SHARE WHEN THIS AMOUNT OF US$21.5M IS TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT.
IF THIS PROPOSAL SATISFIES YOU, PLEASE EMAIL, ONLY YOUR RESPONSE SO WE CAN
ADVICE
YOU ON THE MODALITIES OF THE TRANSACTION. ALL MODALITIES OF THE TRANSFER
HAVE
BEEN WORKED OUT AND ONCE STARTED WILL NOT TAKE MORE THAN 14 WORKING DAYS
WITH
THE ABSOLUTE SUPPORT OF ALL CONCERNED. THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% SAFE.
PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT AND VERY CONFIDENTIAL. GOD BE WITH YOU AS I LOOK
FORWARD
TO YOUR REPLY. .
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR MICHAEL ADEBAYO
NOTE: PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY AND FAST
COMMUNICATION. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.
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