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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: musaali2005@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 03:50:17 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=20=20A=20REQUEST=20FOR=20ASSISTANCE/COOPERATION=2E?=
Engr. Musa Ali.
Director: Project Implementation
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
Falomo Office Complex, Ikoyi Lagos.
ATTN: PRESIDENT/CEO.
A REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE/COOPERATION.
It is with great pleasure in writing you this letter on behalf of my colleagues
and me.
Your particulars were given to me by a member of the Nigerian export promotion
council (nnpc) who was at the federal government delegation to your country
during a trade exhibition.
I have deiced to seek confidential cooperation with you in the execution
of the deal described here for the benefit of all parties involved and hope
that you will keep it as top secret because of the nature of the business
and the personalities involved.
Within the ministry of petroleum resources where I work, as director, project
implementation with the cooperation of four other top officials. We have
in our possession as over-due payment bills totaling US$60.5m (Sixty Million
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) which we want to transfer abroad
with the assistance and cooperation Of trusted foreign firm or individual
that will receive the said fund on our behalf into any account provided
to accommodate such fund.
We public servants are not allowed to operate offshore account, hence your
importance in the whole transaction.
The amount US$26.5m represented some percentage of the total contract value
executed on behalf of my ministry by a foreign contracting firm, which we
the officials over-invoice liberately.
Though the actual contract cost have been paid to the original contractor,
leaving the balance in the tune of the said amount which we have gotten
approval to remit by telegraphic wire nsfer (twt) to foreign bank account.
You will be filing in an application through my ministry for the transfer
of right and privileges of the former contractor to you since the present
new civilian government of my country is determined to pay every foreign
contractor all debit owed, so as to maintain good relationship with foreign
government and non-government financial agencies.
We have decided to include our bill for approvals with the cooperation of
some officials from the government ministry, which will be involved in the
payment process.
We are seeking your assistance in providing a vital account into which we
can remit this money by acting as our main partner and trustee or acting
as the original contractor.This, we can do by swapping of account and changing
of beneficiary and other form of documentation upon application for claim
to reflect the payment and approvals to be secured on behalf of you.
This transaction is being an understanding with the principal trustee of
the original contractor and with the consent of the original contractor.
I have the authority of my partners involved to propose that, should you
be willing to assist us in the transaction.Your share of the fund will be
20% of the total sum, 75% for us and 5% for taxation and miscellaneous expenses.
This business is 100% safe on your part, but you have to keep it confidential.
Your area of specialization is not a hindrance to the successful execution
of this transaction.
I have reposed my confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint
me.Please include your direct Tel/fax number for security reasons for effective
communication.And reply through this e-mail address for security reasons:
musaali_2005@yahoo.com
Thanks for your anticipated assistance.
Yours sincerely,
Engr. Musa Ali.
(Director-project implementation nnpc).
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