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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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Fraud email example:
From: "Tukur Mana" <mana@hamptonroads.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mana_t@gawab.com
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 23:23:15 +0100
Subject: REPLY
Best wishes of good health and success in your pursuits particularly through my proposition as contained in this email.Before going into details of my proposal to you, I must first solicit you to treat this with utmost confidentiality, as this is required for its success.
INTRODUCTION:
I am an official of the Contracts Review Panel ( C.R.P ) , the agency set up by the government to review payments made to past and present contractors and collate the names of those yet unpaid . I am interested in transferring and investing the sum of Eight Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ( US$8,500,000.00 ) that are presently floating idly in the Federation Accounts of the Ministry of Works and Housing.
The source of the funds are as follows: During the last military regime,government officials awarded contracts that were grossly over-invoiced to Contractors. The present civilian government set up the Contract Review Panel, and mandated it to use the instruments of payments made available to it by the decree setting up the panel, to review those contracts and if necessary pay those who are being owed outstanding amounts.I have identified the above mentioned sum which have been lying unclaimed for years and would like to transfer and invest it.
However, by virtue of my position as a civil servant I am forbidden by law to operate foreign Bank accounts .Consequently, I cannot acquire these funds in my names or in the names of companies that are based here. I therefore am looking for a reliable overseas partner into whose account I can transfer the aformentioned sum.If you will like to assist me as a partner, then indicate your interest by furnishing me by return your FULL NAME , COMPANY NAME, ADDRESS , CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS. These information will enable me write letters of claim and job description respectively. This way, your company name will be used to apply for the payment and backdate the award of the contract to your company.
For your assistance, you shall receive 10 % of the principal being Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars United States Dollars ( US$850,000.00 ) , 10% will be earmarked to take care of Taxation and other expenses (by both you and us )incidental to the actualization of the project. I wish to invest my share of the proceeds of this project in foreign stock markets, Real Estate and other lucrative business areas. I will be looking to you for advise in that direction
Please acknowledge the receipt of this email by replying urgently. Also,endeavour to furnish me with your confidential Telephone number so that I can call you and bring you into a more detailed picture of this transaction.
Best regards,
Tukur mana.
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