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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: "DR.JOHN UWA" <drjohnuwa008@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <drjohnuwa@excite.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 02:36:13 +0000
Subject: PERMISSION TO REMMIT$10.5 MILLION INTO YOUR COMPANY OR PRIVATE
ACCOUNT.
FROM:DR.JOHN UWANIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONGARIKI OFFICE COMPLEX,GARIKI, P.M.B. 12701, ABUJA. PERMISSION TO REMMIT$10.5 MILLION INTO YOUR COMPANY OR PRIVATE ACCOUNT. It is my pleasure to write and inform you of atransaction involving the transfer of US$10,500,000.00 (Ten million Five Hundred US dollars) onlyinto a foreign account for safekeeping pending myarrival with my colleagues for the sharing with you asthe account owner into which the money is remitted.I am an accountant with the Nigerian NationalPetroleum Corporation (NNPC), Abuja and this moneyoriginated from over-invoiced contract executed forthe corporation some years back. This contract haslong been completed by a foreign firm and thecontractor duly paid.I now seek if you would permit the surplus to beremitted into your account. As a matter of fact, weare top government officials and we cannot come outopenly to claim this amount. This is why we arelooking for a competent and honest company orindividual abroad whose documents would be tenderedbyus here in Nigeria as one of the contractors thatexecuted the project. However, I would wish to receiveyour personal assurance that you would not sit on themoney when it goes into your account(Important before we proceed). More importantly,you should keep this transaction highly confidential, in order not to tarnish the confidence repose in the officials involved in this transaction.To effect this transfer, I therefore request thefollowing: YOUR FULL NAME,AGE,OCUPATION,CONTACT ADDRESS,YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER, THE NAME OF YOUR BANK WHERE THE MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERRED INTO AND ALSO YOUR PRIVATE FAX AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR QUICKCOMMUNICATION. I personally want to believe that youare honest enough and would not sit on the money iffinally got into your account(Promise). It is on this note thatI consider it proper to write you asking for yourpermission and support to transfer this amount intoyour account. Youshould not fear any risk because wehave concluded arrangement to safe guard you in thetransaction. This business is 100% risk free. Hence itrequires high level of confidence and secrecy.Meanwhile this is the breakdown of the sharingmodalities:(A). 10% WILL BE USED TO SETTLE TRANSFER CHARGES ANDLEGAL PROTOCOLS. (B! ). 30% IS FOR USING YOUR ACCOUNT.(C). 60% OF IT WILL BE FOR US THE ORIGINATORS. Beinformed that on completion of this business I willuse part of my money to invest in your country underyour care. Please note that the transfer operationwill take seven to ten working days to be completed.All I require is your honest co-operation to see us through.Faith,Honesty,Commitment and Trust is our watch word.Awaiting to hear from you.THANKSDR JOHN UWA.
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