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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: dr_stevenwa@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2005 20:12:51 -0800
Subject: REPLY NEEDED URGENTLY
Dear Sir/Madam,
Although this proposal might come to you as surprise
since it is coming from someone you don't know or
everseen before. But after due deliberation with my
colleagues, I decided to forward this business
proposal. We want a reliable person who could assist
us to transfer the sum of US$7.4M (Seven million,Four
hundred Thousand United States Dollars)into his or her
Account.
This fund resulted from an over-invoiced bill from
contract awarded by us under the budget allocation to
my ministry and the bill was approved for payment by
the concerned ministries. The contract was
executed,commissioned and the contractor was paid his
actual cost of contract. We are left with the balance
of US$7.4M(Seven million, four hundred thousand
United States dollars)as the over-invoiced Amount
which we have deliberately over estimated for our own
use but under our protocol division, civil servants
are forbidden to operate or own foriegn account. This
is why I contact you for assistance. We have agreed to
share the money as follows.
1. 25% for you accountowner)
2. 70% for us,
3. 5% for tax,
as may be required by your Government. As you may want
to know and make you less curious, I got your address
from a reputable Large chamber of commerce and
industry and I am the executive chairman of the
contract Award committee of the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). This transaction is very
much free from all sort of risk hence this business
was carefully planned before it was successfully
executed and we the NNPC officials involved in the
deal have put in many years of meritorious service to
our ministry.
We have been exercing patience for this opportunity
for so long and for most of us this is a life time
opportunity we cannot afford to miss. To get this fund
into your account, we have to present an international
business outfit and consequent upon indication of your
interest to fully assist us in this transaction. You
are advised to furnish us with the following.
1) Your bankers name and address, telephone, fax and
telex numbers.
2) Beneficiary of the account, account Number and
routine code if any.
3) Your Private Telephone/Fax Numbers for easy
communication.
This information will enable us seek approval of the
fund from the concerned quarters within three to four
banking days and the Nigeria National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) payment information data will be
faxed immediately to you for completion.
One of my colleagues and i involved in this deal will
come to your country to arrange for our share upon
confirmation from you that the money has hit your
nominated bank account. All these will only take us
about fourteen working days to transfer this fund into
your account from the day we receive the requirement.
Your line of business in this transaction does not
matter.Honesty and your ability to keep it secret and
keep our own safe when the money hits your account is
what matters.Your prompt reply will be highly
appreciated.You can reach me with my private email address
doctor_steve2002@yahoo.co.uk
Best Regards,
For: Dr. Steve Nwa
(Chairman Contract Award Committee,NNPC).
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