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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: =?gb2312?q?Bello=20Usman?= <bell4usman2001@yahoo.com.cn>
Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 10:52:28 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Transaction Contact. (PRIVATE)
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Transaction Contact. (PRIVATE)
Sir,
This letter might come as a surprise to you especially since we have
never met or discuss before. Basically, the message might sound
strange but it is factual in reality if only you care to know.
The truth is that I should have notified you first through a more
confidential means, (even if it's at
least to respect your integrity) please accept my humble apologies
if i had caught you unawares, i
frankly do not mean any harm in passing my message. We are
members of the Special Committee for Budget and Planning of the
Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources. This committee is
principally concerned with contract appraisal and the approval of
contract in order of priorities as regards capital projects of the
federal excutive government of Nigeria with our positions we have
successfully secured for ourselves the sum of Twenty million five
hundred thousand dollars (us$20.5M) the amount was
accumulated from the over invoice.
Hence, together with some of the top officials of the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation and the Federal Ministry of
Finance. We plan to transfer this amount of money Twenty million
five hundred thousand dollars (us$20.5M) into an overseas
account by awarding a non existing contract from my ministry
(NNPC). To this effect i decided to contact you and ask for your
assistance. What we need from you sir, is to provide a very vital
account in which the funds will be transferred. My
colleagues and I have agreed to compensate the owner of the
account used for this transaction with 25% of the total amount
remitted. We shall keep 73% and remaining 2% reserved for taxes
and other miscellaneous expenses. Finally, the confidence and
trust reposed on you cannot be over emphasised. Therefore, you
are to keep this deal to yourself confidentially. Calibre of
personnels involved are men in government.So cannot effort to
loose our respective reputation to our dear country if jeopardise by
you.
Contact me urgently with private detial infomations for our easier
communication.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR USMAN BELLO,
CHAIRMAN CONTACT AWARD & MONITORING COMMITTEE
- Bello Usman
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