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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: peters@apropo.ro
Date: 9 Jan 2005 19:39:02 -0000
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLIUM CORPORATION
TEL: 234-80-3310522. FAX : 234-1-759944
PERMITTION TO REMIT MONEY IN YOUR PRIVATE OR COMPANY ACCOUNT.
It is my pleasure to write and inform you of a transaction involving the transfer of US10,000,000.00 ( Ten
million US dollars)only into a foreign account for safekeeping pending my arrival with my colleagues for the
sharing with you as the account owner into which the money is remitted.
We will start the first transfer with twenty six million [$26,000.000] upon successfull transaction without
any disappointment from your side, we shall re-apply for the payment of the remaining amount to your
account.
I am an accountant with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Lagos and this money
originated from over-invoiced contract executed for the corporation some years back. This contract has
long been completed by a foreign firm and the contractor duly paid. I now seek if you would permit the
surplus to be remitted into your account. As a matter of fact, we are top government officials and we
cannot come out openly to claim this amount. This is why we are looking for a competent and honest
company or individual abroad whose documents would be tendered by us here in Nigeria as one of the
contractors that executed the project.
However, I would wish to receive your personal assurance that you would not sit on the money when it
goes into your account. More importantly, you keep confidential this transaction, in order not to tarnish
the confidence repose in the officials involved in this transaction. To effect this transfer, I therefore
requestthe following:
YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER, THE NAME OF YOUR BANK. WHERE THE MONEY WOULD BE
TRANSFERRED INTO AND ALSO YOUR PRIVATE FAX AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR QUICK
COMMUNICATION. So far, after due consultations, you were strongly and reliably recommended to us
although we have not met or entered intoany kind of contract with you before as to know the extent of your
honesty, but based on the recommendations, I personally want to believe that you are honest enough and
would not sit on the money if finally got into your account. It is on this note that I consider it proper to
write you asking for your permission and support to transfer this amount into your account. You should
not fear any risk because we have concluded arrangement to save guide you in the transaction. This
business is 100% risk free.
Hence it requires high level of confidence and secrecy. Meanwhile this is the breakdown of the sharing
modalities:(A). 10% WILL BE USED TO SETTLE TRANSFER CHARGES AND LEGAL PROTOCOLS.
(B). 30% IS FOR USING YOUR ACCOUNT. (C). 60% OF IT WILL BE FOR US THE ORIGINATORS.
Be informed that on completion of this business I will use part of my money to invest in your country
under your care.
Please note that the transfer operation will take seven to ten working days to be completed. Please
contact me by the above private EMAIL: drmusamalik@echina.com
Thanks.
DR. JOHN PETERS.
Accounting Officer
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