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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: FEFF GILLBERT <jeff_gillbert@sapibon.com>
Reply-To: jeffgillexpress2000@yahoo.it
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 18:45:17 -0500
Subject: PLEASE REPLY
Mr Jeff Gillbert .
Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation
Lagos, Nigeria.
Dear Sir,
President/CEO
I am Jeff Gillbert a top management staff in the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and I head a seven-mantender's board in charge
of Contract Awards and Payments Approvals. I came to know of you in my
search for a reliable and reputable person to handle a very
confidential transaction that involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to a
foreign account.
There were series of contracts executed by a consortium Multinationals
in the oil industry in favor of NNPC among which were: The Supply of
Y2K Compliant Personal Computers and Accessories to the Warri, Port
arcourt and Kaduna Refineries. Supply of Drugs and Relief materials to the
victims of the Niger/ Delta crisis .The construction of Schools,
Hospitals
and Housing Units in the Niger/Delta Region.
The original value of these contracts were deliberately over invoiced
in the sum of USD TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ONLY($10.5m) which
has now been approved and is now ready to be transferred being that the
Companies that actually executed these contracts have been paid and the
projects officially commissioned. Consequently, my colleagues and I are
willing to transfer the total amount to your account for subsequent
disbursement, since we as civil servants are prohibited by the Code of
Conduct Bureau (Civil Service Laws) from opening and/or operating foreign
accounts in our names. Needless to say, the trust reposed on you at
this juncture is enormous.
In return, we have agreed to offer you 20% of the transferred sum,
while 10% shall be set aside for incidental expenses (internal and
external) between the parties in the course of the transaction. You will be
mandated to remit the balance 70% to other accounts in due course. You
must however NOTE that this transaction is subject to the following terms
and conditions. Our conviction of your transparent honesty and
diligence. That you would treat this transaction with utmost secrecy and
confidentiality.
That as a foreign partner, you! Will follow our instructions to the
letter. Provide the account required, and competent to assist us on
profitable investment areas in your Country in an advisory capacity.
Furthermore, Modalities have been worked out at the highest levels of the
Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Nigeria for the immediate
transfer of the funds within 10 working days subject to your satisfaction of
the above stated terms.
Our assurance is that your role is risk free. To accord this
transaction the legality it deserves and for mutual security of the fund, the
whole approval procedures will be officially and legally processed with
your name of any Company you may nominate as the Bonafide beneficiary.
Once more, I want you to understand that having put in over 16 years in
the service of my country, I am averse to having my image and career
dented. This matter should therefore be treated with utmost secrecy and
urgency. Kindly expedite action as we are behind schedule to enable us
included! This transfer in the first batch of this second financial
quarter payment.
Please acknowledge the receipt of this email
Yours Sincerely,
Mr Jeff Gillbert
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