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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: "Dr Festus Kene" <nthm_fabn@walla.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: drfestuskene@katamail.com
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 19:26:24 -0700
Subject: BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
REPLY TO:DR FESTUS KENE,
DIRECTOR OF PROJECT AND ENGINEERING.
EMAIL ADDRESS:drfestuskene@katamail.com
DEAR FRIEND,
I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH A RELIABLE SOURCE WHO IS A FRIEND OF MINE JUST ON A TRIP FROM A NEAREST COUNTRY,I THEN PICK A KEEN INTEREST IN YOUR ACTIVITIES AND WISH TO REQUEST FOR THIS BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.
BRIEFLY, MAY I TAKE LIBERTY TO INTRODUCE MYSELF AS THE DIRECTOR OF PROJECT AND ENGINEERING OF THE NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC). I AM PRIVILEGED TO BE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FEDERAL CONTRACT REVIEW COMMITTEE SET UP BY THE PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN AREMU OBASANJO OF NIGERIA TO AUDIT AND REVIEW PAYMENT OF FOREIGN CONTRACTORS.
SUBSEQUETLY, AN INTERNAL AUDIT WAS CARRIED OUT WITH THE NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC) ONLY TO DISCOVER THE SUM OF TWENTY MILLION U.S.DOLLARS ($20M) IN THERE ACCOUNT AS AN UNCLAIMED PAYMENT DUE TO FOREIGN CONTRACTORS,THIS INDEED REPRESENT 10% OF THE TOTAL CONTRACT VALUE DEMANDED BY THE CONTRACT AWARDING COMMITTEE OF NNPC FROM THE FOREIGN CONTRACTORS. I INFORMED THE DIRECTOR GENERAL WHOSE DUTY IS TO OVERSEE THE DAILY ACTIVITIES OF THE CORPORATION, I ASKED THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF HIS OPINION OVER THE DISCOVER FUND,AND HAVING CONSIDERED THE POLITICAL/ECONOMIC SITUATION IN OUR COUNTRY AND MY POSITION AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FEDERAL CONTRACT REVIEW COMMITTEE,WE ARRIVED AT THE CONCLUSION TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ENSURE OUR FUTURE BY REMITTING THE FUND TO A TRUSTED PERSON OR YOUR COMPANY’ACCOUNT FOR OUR OWN INTEREST.
ALL WE ARE LOOKING FOR IS THE TRUST WORTHY PERSON AND HONEST PARTNER WHOM WE CAN USE HIS/HER COMPANY ACCOUNT OR INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNT TO GET THIS OUTSTANDING FUND REMITTED OVERSEAS ON OUR SIDE.THIS IS A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY CONSIDERED THE ECONOMIC SITUATION IN NIGERIA AND WE CANNOT AVOID TO LET IT GO, WE THEREFORE REQUEST YOU TO ACT ON OUR BEHALF TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF THE TRANSACTION.HOPING YOU WILL ASSIST US.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, ALL MODALITIES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT, THE PRESENT PREISIDENT OLUSEGUN OBASANJO ADMINISTARION HAS APPROVED THE PAYMENT OF ALL FOREIGN CONTRACTORS AND THIS (US$20M) OUTSTANDING IS INCLUSIVE, THEN IF THIS TRANSACTION ATTRACT YOUR INTEREST, THEN 40% OF THE TOTAL FUND WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU AS YOUR SHARE FOR USING YOUR ACCOUNT WHILE 60% GOES TO US.REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE WITH YOUR INFORMATION AS FOLLOWS:NAME,YOUR FULL CONTACT ADDRESS,TELEPHONE NUMBERS,FAX NUMBERS,FULL NAME AND ADDREESS OF YOUR BANK,YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBERS,BENEFICIARY NAME,SWIFT CODE,ROUTING NUMBER.NOTE PLEASE: This transaction is 100% safe and we hope to commence the transaction immediately.
CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY THROUGH MY EMAIL ADDRESSES: drfestuskene@katamail.com, SO THAT I CAN REACH YOU WITH DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE NEXT LINE OF ACTION.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR FAVOURABLE RESPONSE.TILL I HEAR FROM YOU.
BEST REGARDS.
DR.FESTUS KENE.
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