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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: "Lamin Ado" <ado@nnpcnigeria.net>
Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 13:54:59 +0000
Subject: VERY URGENT
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL-
SEND THE DETAILS OF YOUR TEL/FAX NUMBERS IMMEDIATELY, IF YOU CAN HELP US OUT
WITH THIS OUR MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL OFFER.
Dear Sir,
It is with trust and confidence that I write you this urgent business
proposal. I was assigned by my partners/colleagues to seek a foreign partner
who will assist us in providing a convenient account in a designated bank in
your country for the transfer of US$36,500,000.00 (Thirty-Six Million and
Five Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars) pending our arrival in your country for
utilization and disbursement of the money.
The Nigerian National Petroleum corporation (NNPC) awarded a contract valued
at US$150,000,000.00 (One Hundred and Fifty Million U.S. Dollars) to an
expatriate company for the supply and installation of some equipment at the
Warri & Port Harcourt refineries. The contract has been executed and
US$113,500,000.00M payment made to the contractor leaving a balance of
US$36.5 Million, which had not been paid to him by the Central Bank of
Nigeria before his sudden death, the funds are presently in a dormant
account since the death of the beneficiary.
We being originally involved in the award of this contract, have decided to
seek an offshore account holder who will prepare to work with us as
beneficiary of these funds. We will give him all necessary information which
he will present to the Central Bank as to enable the bank transfer the money
successfully into your account.
My colleagues and I have agreed that if you or your company can act as the
beneficiary of the funds (US$36.5 Million), we will transfer it to your
account and you will retain 30% of the initial amount for the assistance
while 60% will be for us and the remaining 10% will be to off-set any
official expenses incurred by both parties during the process.
I have enough contact to facilitate this transfer, you have no problem at
all. All I need is your confirmation of interest and quick response to all
correspondence from me and the payment authorities as we progress with the
transaction. We are requesting, for you to co-operate with us and provide a
convenient account number in a designated bank in your country for the
transfer of the funds. We intend to come over on the completion of transfer
to take possession of our own share of the money.
Please note that we have been very careful and have made all arrangements
toward the successful and hitch free transfer of the fund to your account
before contacting you. We would therefore not want you to disclose this
proposal to anybody for the purpose of security and confidentiality. We are
putting so much trust on you and hope you will not betray us.
We also want to believe you will not sit on the money when it eventually
gets transferred into your account, as you will get your own 30% share.
Please be rest assured that this transaction is 100% risk free. If this
proposal is accepted, contact us through lamin_addo@hotmail.com, thereby
indicating your interest and in the process, you shall send to us the
details of the following;
1. Your names, 2. Tel/fax number(s).
More details about this transaction will be forwarded to you. Note that the
particular nature of your company's business is irrelevant to this
transaction.
Your reply is needed urgently.
Regards,
Dr. Lamin Addo.
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