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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: benthomas0001@tiscali.at
Reply-To: ben_001thomas@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:44:27 +0000
Subject: DEAR FRIEND, HOW ARE YOU?
Engr. Ben Thomas,
Executive Director Project,
Niger Delta Development ,Commission,
Old Secretariat Complex,
Victorial-Island, Lagos.
Dear Sir,
I am Engr. Ben thomas, the Executive Director Project with the
Niger Delta Development Commission(NDDC ). My commssion - The Niger Delta
Development Commission(NDDC)-which is in charge of managing and
supervising the disbursement of oil sales revenues for the Nigerian government
which covers payment to foreign and local contractors that have executed
contracts for the Federal Government.The revenue under
our control runs into several hundred of millions of dollars
monthly.Myself and other colleagues in the NDDC are currently in need of
a foreign partner with whose bank account we shall transfer the sum of EIGHTEEN
MILLION United States Dollars($18m). This fund was accrued from various
over invoicing of foreign contractor's payments made over the years.
The Total fund is presently lodged in a SECURITY COMPANY awaiting for
shipment to Europe.However, by virtue of my position as civil servant
and staff of the NDDC, I cannot acquire this funds in my name. This is
because as top civil servant, I are not allowed by law of the land to own
or operate bank accounts outside our country for now.
I have been delegated as a matter of trust by my colleagues, to look
for an overseas partner in whose account we would transfer the fund,hence
the reason for this mail.We shall be Transferring the money to your account
with the company's name you provide as
the beneficiary, under the guise that you are being paid for a contract
which you/your company executed for our country through the Commission.
For your support and partnership,you are entittle with 30% of the total
funds when the funds arrive your account. You must however note that
this transaction, with regards to our disposition to continue with you,
is subject to these terms. Firstly, our conviction of your
transparency.Secondly, that you treat this transaction with utmost secrecy
and confidentiality. Finally and above all, that you will provide an account
over which you have absolute control .
The transaction, although discrete, is legitimate and there is no risk
or legal lliability either to ourselves or yourself now or in the
future as we have put in place the neccesary machinery that will ensure
a hitch free transfer to you upon acceptance.
I am looking forward to doing business with you and do solicit your
confidentiality in this transaction.
Sincerely yours,
Engr. Ben Thomas.
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