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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: "engr_williambello@yahoo.com" <william_bello@unofree.it>
Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2005 04:32:11 +0100
Subject: Please reply expected(Thanks)
Please reply expected(Thanks)
E-MAIL: engr_williambello@yahoo.com
Dear sir/madam
First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction and IRRESPECTIVE of other mails you may have received, please I urge you to treat this one with utmost CONFIDENCE.
This is by virtue of its nature CONFIDENTIAL and TOP SECRET. Though I know that the transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day. We have decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction, as we have been reliably informed of your
discreteness and ability in transaction of this nature.
Let me start by first introducing myself properly to you, I am ENGR WILIAM BELLO, a director with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Eleme Refinery. I came to know of you in my private search for a reliable and reputable person to handle the confidential transaction, which involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to a
foreign account requiring maximum confidence.
THE PROPOSITION: a foreigner, Engineer James Akmed, an Oil Merchant/Contractor with the Federal Government of Nigeria, until his suspension three years ago, executed with us at Eleme Refinery of NNPC, and had a total contract executed worth US$28.6 (Twenty Eight
Million,Six Hundred Thousand United States Dollar) which flows in the Corporation's suspense account.
It is because of the allegation/petition leveled against him that he (Engr. James Akmed) who is a close friend to the late dictatorGeneral Sanni Abacha (former Military President of Nigeria) who died in office in 1998 and during his tenure the country experienced various mismanagement and series of malpractices were carried out in collaboration with his foreign friends.
However, a Panel was set up to investigate the issue, who found him (Engr. James Akmed) guilty and the present Democratic President of Nigeria Chief Olusegun Obasanjo suspended him from transacting any business in Nigeria with immediate effect and was asked to leave the country. However, these made the contract fund "UNCLAIMABLE" which was only known to my colleagues and I.Fortunately, all the Contract document including the "CONTRACT COMPLETION CERTIFICATE" are with me but the need for a very trustworthy foreign business man/woman whom I would present as the Foreign contractor/beneficiary to claim the fund.
In order to achieve this development, some of my colleagues and I now seek your permission to have you stand as the FOREIGN CONTRACTOR so that the funds would be released and paid into your account as the beneficiary who executed the contract in the year 1997.All documents to enable you get this fund transfered to your nominated
account will be carefully worked out.
More so, we are assuring you of a 100% risk free involvement. Your share stays while the rest would be for me and my colleagues for investment purposes in your country.
We have agree that, the funds be shared thus, after it has been transferred into your nominated account:
(1) 15% of the money will go to you for acting as the beneficiary of
the fund.(2.) 5% will be set aside for reimbursement to both parties for any
incidental expenses that may be incurred in the cause of the transfer.
(3).80% to us the originator of the transaction.
If this proposal is acceptable by you or Company, kindly get to me immediately on my E-mail Address as stated above.
Please furnish me with your most confidential Telephone and Fax Number(s), Company Name to use.I assure you that if you will follow my instruction, the fund shall be in your account within 7-10 days of this transaction.
Thanking you for your kind understanding in this regard.
My best regards,
ENGR WILIAM BELLO (MNSE,MON)
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