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Fraud email example:
From: "ENGR JERRY" <engr_jerry88@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 09:42:23 +0200
Subject: CRUDE OIL ALLOCATION BUSINESS
REF: NPA/O1/SAT/06
FROM: ENGR.JERRY ROOTY (NPA)
DEAR Friend,
MY NAME IS ENGR.JERRY ROOTY; I WORK WITH THE SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE NATIONAL
PETROLEUM AGENCY. TO BE PRECISE, I AM THE OVERSEE EUROPE/AFRICA OPERATIONS
FOR THE AGENCY.
MY POSITION IN THE AGENCY ENTITLES EXPLORATION ALLOCATION LICENSES AND ME TO
RECOMMEND OIL ALLOCATION BIDDERS AND ACTUALIZE OIL LIFTING TO MY CANDIDATES
BASED ON MY INTEREST.
IN 2003, I FACILITATED AND ACTUALIZED THE LICENSE OF A CANDIDATE. A BUSINESS
MAN FROM IRAQ. THE LICENSE WAS FOR 5 YEAR AT 24 MILLION BBLS/12 MONTHS. DUE
TO REASONS UNKNOWN TO ME, I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THIS MAN TILL SINCE
SEPTEMBER 08 2006.
THE LICENSE BEEN VALID TILL DATE (AS I ALWAYS ENSURE THAT I KEEP TO MY SIDE
OF THE BARGAIN), I HAVE DECIDED TO BEGIN USING THE LICENSE FROM THIS MONTH.
I AM IN NEED OF A PARTNER WHOM I CAN TRUST. I WILL PACKAGE THIS PARTNER AS
THE ALLOCATION LICENSE BENEFICIARY. DUE TO MY POSITION IN THE PETROLEUM
AGENCY, I CANNOT HANDLE THIS POSITION. YOU HAVE ALL THE QUALITIES I NEED FOR
THAT PARTNER. THIS IS WHY I AM CONTACTING YOU.
WITH THE CURRENT OF EVENTS IN SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE, WE SHALL BE ABLE TO
LIFT A MINIMUM OF 1.5 MILLION BARRELS OF SLCO PER MONTH. THIS WILL FETCH US
AN AVERAGE OF US$80 MILLION PER MONTH. I HAVE READY BUYERS WHO WOULD
SCRAMBLE FOR ANY NUMBER OF BARRELS WE LIFT.
THIS IS WHAT I PROPOSE:
1. YOU PROVIDE ME WITH YOUR COMPANY NAME, WHICH SHALL BE USED IN PLACE OF
THE INITIAL LICENSE OPERATOR.
2. I WILL ENSURE THAT YOUR COMPANY NAME IS RECOGNIZED AS THE LICENSE
OPERATOR AND THAT WE HAVE A LAY CAN DATE FOR AT LEAST MIN OF 1 MILLION
BARRELS PER MONTH, A MAXIMUM OF 2 MILLION BARRELS PER MONTH. STARTING FROM
FEBRUARY.
3. I WILL ENSURE THAT ALL LIFTING PROCEDURES ARE IN PLACE AND BUYERS READILY
AVAILABLE.
4.YOU STAND IN AS THE LICENSE OPERATOR FOR ALL LIFTING AND SALES
TRANSACTIONS; WE SHALL OPEN AN ACCOUNT FOR THE RECEIPT OF THE OIL SALE
PROCEEDS IN WHICH BOTH OF US SHALL BE SIGNATORIES TO THE ACCOUNT.
5.WE SHALL SPLIT THE OIL SALE PROCEEDS IN THE RATIO OF 50:50 EQUITY SHARE.
EQUITY WILL BE AT THE END OF EVERY ANNUAL QUARTER.
PLS NOTE: NO THIRD PARTY ARRANGEMENT SHALL BE ALLOWED.
I BELIEVE YOU ARE A PERSON OF WISDOM AND INTELLIGENCE. THIS OFFER I MAKE TO
YOU IS BASED ON UTMOST GOOD FAITH. I COULD BE JEOPARDIZING MY POSITION IN
THE AGENCY IS WORD OF THIS GOES OUT. THEREFORE WITHOUT MINCING WORDS, I RELY
ON YOU FOR UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY ON EVERY BIT OF DETAIL RELATING TO THIS
TRANSACTION.
CURRENTLY IM NOW IN SOUTH AFRICA FOR A CONFRENCE. KINDLY CALL ME AT
+27-73-42-333-09.
UPON YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE, I WILL BE WILLING TO FORWARD TO YOU PROOF OF MY
PROPOSITION.
I LOOK FORWARD TO A PROSPECTIVE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN US.
WARMLY REGARD
ENGR.JERRY ROOTY
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