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Fraud email example:
From: "MARK DAVIS" <markdavis15@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: markdavis3030@inmaik.sk
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:02:46 -0700
Subject: YOUR URGENT RESPONSE IS NEEDED
FROM, DR. MARK DAVIS
CHAIRMAN CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORP. (NNPC).
LAGOS - NIGERIA.
EMAIL: markdavis1010@inmail.sk
DEAR SIR,
REQUEST FOR URGENT CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP IN RESPECT OF THE
TRANSFER OF US$18,000,000.00 (EIGHTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY)
I, on behalf of my other colleagues from different Federal Government of
Nigeria owned parastatals decided to solicit your assistance as regards the
transfer of the above stated amount into your bank account.This fund arose
from the over-invoicing of various contracts awarded in y parastatal to
certain foreign contractors. We as holders of official positions in our
various parastatals were mandated by this new civilian government to
scrutinize all payments made to certain foreign contractors by the past
military government, and we discovered that some of the contracts they
executed were grossly over-invoiced, either by omission or commission. Also,
we discovered that the sum of US$27,000,000.00 (Twenty Seven million United
States Dollars only) was lying in a suspense account, although the foreign
contractors were fully paid their entitlements after executing the said
contracts.
We all agreed that the over-invoiced amount be transferred (for our own use)
into a bank account provided by a foreign partner, as the code of conduct of
the Federal civil service does not allow us to operate foreign accounts.
However, we have succeeded in transferring some of these monies, precisely
US$9M (Nine million united states Dollars only) into a foreign account in
GENEVA (SWITZERLAND) last week, but unfortunately the provider of the
account has severed all forms of contacts with us as he has refused to
adhere to our earlier mutual agreement insisting that the total amount be
paid into his nominated bank account before disbursement will take effect.
If for US$9.Million (Nine million only) we are not compensated, how can one
guarantee full compensation on remittance of the balance of US$18 million
(Eighteen million United States dollars only).
We are therefore seeking your assistance based on the balance amount of
US$18 Million which can be speedily processed and fully remitted into your
nominated bank account. On successful remittance of the fund into your
account, you will be compensated with 25% of the amount for assistance and
services and 5% set aside for expenses contingency while 70% is for me and
my colleagues, This transaction is closely knitted and in view of our
SENSITIVE POSITION we cannot afford a slip, I assure you that this
transaction is 100% risk free. We will avail you with our identities as
regards our respective offices when relationship is fully established.
Questions are welcomed regarding this deal, so, contact me immediately
through my e-mail. Please, note that this DEAL needs utmost confidentiality
Yours faithfully,
DR. MARK DAVIS.
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