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Fraud email example:
From: "RAY UMAR" <ray_umar2@msn.com>
Reply-To: suza_vaye_2005@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 11:29:39 +0000
Subject: NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CO-OPERATION
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLUEM COOPERATIONS
DR. RAY UMAR FORMER GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CO-OPERATIONDEAR SIR/MAMY NAME IS DR, RAY UMAR.I AM THE FORMER GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLUEM CO-OPERATIONS (NNPC) .
I RESIDES IN THE NNPC, QUARTERS, VICTORIA GARDEN CITY, LAGOS, NIGERIAN
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$25,000,000.OO (TWENTY FIVE MILLION
UNITED STATES DOLLARS) WHICH I DEPOSITED WITH A BANK. WITH REFERENCE TO
THE ECONOMIC CLIMATE IN NIGERIA COUPLE WITH THE DISTURBING OF E.F.C.C SET
UP BY OUR PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OBASANJO TO LOOK INTO PASS GOVERNMENT INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNT, INFACT THE MONEY OR INVESTMENT IS NOT SECURED HERE IN NIGERIA,I HEREBY REQUEST YOUR HELP AND ASSISTANCE TO HELP ME TRANSFER THIS
US$20,000,000.00(TWENTY MILLION, 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 MUSTAPHA AKANBI WILL ALSO ASSIST US TO FACILATE THE TRANSFER OF THIS US$20,000,000.00 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$20,000,000.00 IS TRANSFERED INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
I WILL ALSO REFUND YOU ALL THE MONEY YOU WILL SPEND IN THE COURSE OF
TRANSFERING THIS US$20,000,000.00 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 I LOOK FORWARD TO HEAR 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 WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU.REMAIN BLESSED, BEST REGARDS DR, RAY UMAR(FORMER GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM
CO-OPERATIONS
N.N.P.C)DR. RAY UMAR FORMER GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CO-OPERATION,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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