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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: THOMAS CHIKE <thomaschike@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 12:34:29 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE
Local and Foreign Debts department
Federal Secretariat Complex, Ikoyi, Lagos
E-mail: thomaschike@yahoo.com
Date: 4th July 2006
Attention:Amarjit Singh ,
FOREIGN CONTRACT PAYMENT APPROVAL
Following series of petitions from some contractors over non-payment of over-due contracts, we were directed to carry out a thorough examination of the various issues raised in the petitions with a view to effecting payment immediately.
To show its seriousness on the issue, the Federal Government has set aside US$10 billion for payments to “Categorized Contractors”.
Going through the records, it was discovered that some of the claims were indeed fake as there was no trace of any contract executed anywhere in Nigeria while in some other cases, payments were made to wrong beneficiaries.
However, we discovered that your transaction is one of the few over-due payments, though with some irregularities that demands immediate clarification from you. Please clarify the following:
Did you broker the debt to one Mr. James Spurway of Indochina Group Limited, Hong Kong, to claim and receive the payment on your behalf?
Did you sign any “Deed of Assignment” in his favour, thereby making him the current Beneficiary? (Stamp Agreement with us).
By the alleged “transaction” between you and Mr. James Spurway, is it in agreement between both of you that the payment should be directed to: Account Name: Indochina Group Limited; Account Number: US$114-102-5567-8; Bank Name: Standard Chartered Bank, 138-141, 1st Floor Edinburg Tower, The Landmark, 15 Queen’s Road, Central Hong Kong; Swift Code: SCBLHKHH.
Our suspension arises from the swiftness with which the process of transferring the beneficiary from you to James Spurway was hastily facilitated by top officials in the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Please confirm to us the genuiness or otherwise of the above claim to enable us act on the payment as all basic requirements for the release of the fund have been satisfied. Could you please indicate your personal e-mail address and fax No. through the above E-mail.
Please note that we are bound to recognize Mr. Spurway’s claim to this payment if you fail to promptly respond to this inquiry.
Yours faithfully,
Dr. Chike Thomas
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