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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: "tamrat dale" <tamratdale14@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: tamratdale01@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 02:49:57 +0000
Subject: Contract Payments!!!
FROM ENGR. TAMRAT DALE
Auditor-General Department
Maputo Street. Wuse Zone 3
PMB 130. Garki, Abuja.
Nigeria
Attention:
I am ENGR. TAMRAT DALE Auditor-General Department; my office monitors and
controls the affairs of all banks and financial institutions in Nigeria
concerned with foreign contract payments. I am the final signatory to any
transfer or remittance of huge funds moving within banks both on the local
and international levels in line to foreign contracts settlement.
I have before me (NINE) list of contract funds, which could not be
transferred to some nominated accounts as these accounts have been
identified either as ghost accounts, unclaimed deposits and over-invoiced
sum etc. I write to present you to the federal government that you are among
the people expecting the funds to be transferred into their account, on this
note; I wish to have a deal with you as regards to the unpaid certified
contract funds. I have every files before me and the data's will be to
change to your name to enable you receive the fund into your nominated bank
account as the beneficiary of the fund's amount $18.5 Million U.S.D.
As it is my duty to recommend the transfer of these surplus funds to the
Federal Government Treasury and Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits, I
have the opportunity to write you based on the instructions I received 2
days ago from the Senate Committee on Contract
Payments /Foreign Debts to submit the (NINE) List of payment reports /
expenditures and audited reports of revenues. Among several others, I have
decided to remit this sum following my idea that we have a deal/agreement
and I am going to do this legally.
MY CONDITIONS.
1. I will give you 40% of the contract funds as soon as you confirm it in
your designated bank account.
2. This deal must be kept secret forever, and all correspondence will be
strictly by email / telephone, for security purposes.
3. There should be no third parties or representative.
If you AGREE with my conditions, l advise you on what to do immediately and
the transfer will commence without delay as I will proceed to fix your name
on the Payment schedule instantly to meet the six days mandate. I hope you
don't reject this offer and have the funds transferred.
Waiting for your reply soon.
ENGR. TAMRAT DALE
AUDTTOR – GENERAL DEPARTMENT.
The information in this message and in any attachments contains confidential
information and is intended solely for the attention and use of the
addressee.
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