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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: obaseki <obaseki@brittonsign.com>
Reply-To: obaseki@catpost.co.uk
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 04:19:11 -0600
Subject: I NEED YOUR ATTENTION ON THIS
DEAR SIR,
COMPLIMENTS. WITH MUCH SINCERITY OF PURPOSE, I MAKE THIS CONTACT OBLIGATION WITH YOU AFTER A SATISFACTORY INFORMATION I GATHERED ABOUT YOU FROM YOUR OFFICE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES IN YOUR COUNTRY .
I AM DR JACKSON GAIUS OBASEKI, THE FORMER GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR OF NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM COPORATION (N.N.P.C}. THE HIGHLIGHT OF THIS IS THAT ON THE THIRD OF NOVEMBER 2003, I WAS RELIEIVED OF MY POSITION AS THE GMD OF NNPC. THIS WAS DUE TO THE FACT THAT I REFUSED TO APPROVE A LICENCE TO A GERMANY OIL COMPANY BASED IN GHANA UNDER THE INSTRUCTION OF PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OBASANJO AND A NEW GMD WAS APPOINTED. ON THE 10TH DEC 2003, I WAS MANDATED BY THE PRESIDENT TO SUMMIT ALL INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTORS AND FUEL SUPPLIERS COMPANY NAMES WHOSE CONTRACT PAYMENT IS YET TO BE PAYED TO THEM BY THE NNPC IN PARNTERSHIP WITH A LOAN FACILITY FROM CITIBANK GROUP FOR THE LAST QUARTER OF THE YEAR. I HAD TO USE MY POSITION TO RESHEDULED THE SUM OF 28.6 MILLION US DOLLARS AS A CONTRACT PAYMENT YET TO BE PAYED INTO AN UKNOWN CONTRACTORS ACCOUNT.THIS FUND HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR PAYMENT ON 14TH OCT.2004 BY THE PRESIDENCY OFFICE AND THE FEDERAL MINSITRY OF FINANCE.SO MY PERSONAL ASSISTANT AND I ARE LOOKING FOR A TRUSTWORTHY AND RELIABLE PERSON WHO WILL PROVIDE US WITH A FEASIBILITY SOLUTION TO EFFECT THE REMITTANCE OF THIS MONEY OVERSEAS. (PLEASE THIS IS NO SCAM), IT IS MY SINCERE PLEASURE TO INTIMATE YOU WITH THIS CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL WHICH WILL CERTAINLY BENEFIT ME AND YOU. WE WANT THIS MONEY TO MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID SUSPICION FROM THE GOVERNMENT AS THE MODALITY FOR SHARING WILL BE EQUITABLE AND YOU WILL SAFEGUARD OUR SHARE ON INVESTMENT. I WANT YOU TO HANDLE THIS BUSINESS WITH MATURITY, TOPMOST SECRECY AND URGENCY. IT MIGHT INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT I HAVE PUT IN OVER 18 YEARS IN SERVICE WITHOUT REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT, THEREFORE I CAPITALIZE ON THIS OPPORTUNITY AND WE WILL ARRANGE ON HOW TO COLLECT OUR SHARE AS SOON AS THE TRANSFER IS CONFIRMED IN YOUR ACCOUNT.FOR IMMEDIATE COMMENCEMENT OF TH! E ENTIRE TRANSACTION, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TO ME THE FOLLOWING.
YOUR COMPANY/PERSONAL NAME. BANK NAME AND ACCOUNT DETAILS TEL,FAX AND TELEX NUMBER OF YOUR BANK,YOUR MAILING ADDRESS AND ALSO YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER. AS SOON AS I RECEIVE THEM, I WILL FORWARD IT TO THE BANK WHO WILL IN TURN COMMENCE TRANSFER OF THE MONEY. YOUR AREA OF SPECIALIZATION AND SIZE OF FIRM DO NOT MATTER IN THIS BUSINESS. ALREADY IT IS A PRESIDENTIAL ORDER THAT ANY CONTRACTOR THAT SUBMITS ACCOUNT SHOULD RECEIVE HIS MONEY WITHIN (7) SEVEN WORKING DAYS. SO THE BANK IS WAITING FOR MY FINAL SUBMITION OF CONTRACTORS NAMES AND ACCOUNT DETAILS. NOW I AM DELAYING SUBMITION WITH THE REASON THAT AM VERIFYING CERTAIN ITEMS ABOUT THE CONTRACT PENDING WHEN I HAVE MY RELIABLE ALLY. FOR SECURITY REASON YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT AM BEEN SPIED. AS SOON AS YOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS TO HELP, I WILL FORWARD YOUR PARTICULARS TO THE BANK WHOM WILL DEAL WITH YOU DIRECTLY. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS ALWAYS UPDATE ME FOR MY SINCERE ADVICE AND INFORMATIONS AS AN INSI! DER .
THANKS IN ANTICIPATION FOR YOUR COOPERATION.
BEST REGARDS.
DR JACKSON GAIUS OBASEKI
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