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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: "MR JAMES OKAFOR" <jamesandann1@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 18.44.48 +0200
Subject: CONFIRM IF YOU RECEIVE
ATTN: DEAR SIR/MADAM.
COMPLIMENT OF THE DAY TO YOU. I WISH TO EXTEND THIS MUTUAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU WITH THE HOPE THAT YOU WILL GLADLY ACCEPT. I AM THE PRINCIPAL AUDITOR OF THE
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION. A POST I HAVE HELD FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS.
IN THE COURSE OF DISCHARGING MY DUTY LAST YEAR,I DISCOVERED THAT SOME GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN THE PAST, COMMITTED SOME IRREGULARITIES IN THE FORM OF OVER-INVOICED CONTRACT VALUES WHICH EVENTUALLY GOT INTO THEIR PRIVATE BANK ACCOUNTS. WHAT INTERESTS ME
MOST, AND FOR WHICH REASON I AM WRITING YOU IS THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACT WHICH WAS AWARDED TO A FOREIGN CONTRACTOR, IT WAS OVERESTIMATED BY THE TUNE OF US$ 17.8M (SEVENTEEN MILLION, EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S.DOLLARS).
THIS CONTRACT HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND COMMISSIONED AND THE CONTRACTOR FULLY PAID, BUT THE US $ 17.8 M OVER ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE CONTRACT IS STILL LYING AT THE
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN). BECAUSE OF THE HASTE WITH WHICH THE LAST GOVERNMENT WAS REMOVED FROM OFFICE, THESE MEN HAS NO CHANCE TO COLLECT THIS MONEY
BEFORE LEAVING THE OFFICE. BUT AS A RESULT OF UPDATED PAYMENTS ADVISE AT THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN), IT HAS BEEN AWAITING TRANSFER TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT.
IN MY REPORT, I RECOMMENDED THAT THIS MONEY SHOULD BE PAID BUT ON THE CONDITION THAT THE CONTRACTOR SHOULD BE INFORMED. MY RECOMMENDATION WAS ACCEPTED AND I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE GO-AHEAD ORDER TO GET IN-TOUCH WITH THE FOREIGN CONTRACTORS, BUT SINCE THE CONTRACTOR
HAS BEEN FULLY PAID FOR THE JOB DONE, I WANT TO DIVERT THIS MONEY TO ANOTHER FOREIGN ACCOUNT. HAVING DONE ALL THE NECESSARY GROUND WORK.THIS MONEY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD FOR A TRUST WORTHY PERSON INTO WHOSE PRIVATE OR COMPANY'S ACCOUNT THIS MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED .I WISH TO RETIRE FROM SERVICE AFTER THIS TRANSACTION AND
GO INTO BUSINESS IN YOUR COUNTRY THROUGH YOU AS MY AGENT.
YOU ARE THEREFORE REQUESTED TO KINDLY ALLOW ME TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT PROVIDED THAT I CAN WITHDRAW THIS MONEY WHEN I WANT TO. UPON THE TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY,65% OF THE TOTAL SUM WILL BE FOR ME AND MY COLLEAGUES WHILE 30% SHALL BE FOR YOU THE ACCOUNT OWNER AND THE REMAINING 5% SHALL BE SET ASIDE TO REFUND EXPENSES MADE IN THE COURSE OF THIS
TRANSACTION . BE ASSURED THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE.
I AWAIT YOUR QUICKEST RESPONSE AS TIME IS OF ESSENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION,I ALSO WANT YOU TO BEAR IN MIND THAT THIS TRANSACTION WILL TAKE US 4 TO 5 WORKING DAYS TO CONCLUDE AS I HAVE MAKE ALL ARRANGEMENT WITH A FOREIGN LAWYER MRS EKENON WILLIAMS WHO BASE IN NIGERIA
FOR A VERY LONG TIME NOW AND WILL BE FIT FOR THE PROCESSING OF THE DOCUMENTS FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE FUND TO THE BANK ACCOUNT YOU WILL PROVIDE.AS SOON AS YOU REPLY ME, I WILL FOWARD HER CONTACT INFORMATIONS TO YOU, TO ENABLE HER START THE JOB.
THANKS,
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR JAMES OKAFOR
PLEASE REPLY TO :jamesandann2@yahoo.co.uk
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