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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: "MR.KOLA AWOSIKA" <kolaawosika@graffiti.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: kolaawosika@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 02:47:59 -0800
Subject: do you get my letter?
FROM: MR.KOLA AWOSIKA
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION( N.N.P.C)
PLOT 775, MCPHERSON CLOSE,
VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS, NIGERIA.
E MAIL:kolaawoshi@hotmail.com
TEL: 234-805-4278185
DEAR SIR,
I AM MR.KOLA AWOSIKA AN ACCOUNTANT IN THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (N.N.P.C.).I HEAD A SEVEN-MAN TENDERS BOARD IN CHARGE OF CONTRACT AWARDS AND PAYMENT APPROVALS.I CAME TO KNOW OF YOU IN MY SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE A VERY CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION WHICH INVOLVES THE TRANSFER OF A HUGE SUM OF MONEY TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT.
THERE WERE SERIES OF CONTRACTS EXECUTED BY A CONSORTIUM OF MULTI-NATIONALS IN THE OIL INDUSTRY IN FAVOUR OF N.N.P.C. THE ORIGINAL VALUE OF THIS CONTRACTS WERE DELIBERATELY OVER INVOICED TO THE SUM OF USD$35,000,000.00 (THIRTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS).
THIS AMOUNT HAS NOW BEEN APPROVED AND IS NOW READY TO BE TRANSFERRED, BEING THAT THE COMPANIES THAT ACTUALLY EXECUTED THESE CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN FULLY 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 CIVIL SERVANTS ARE PROHIBITED BY THE CODE OF CONDUCT BUREAU (CIVIL SERVICE LAW) FROM OPERATING AND/OR OPENING 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 BOTH PARTIES IN THE COURSE OF THE TRANSACTION.YOU WILL BE MANDATED TO REMIT THE BALANCE TO OTHER ACCOUNTS IN DUE COURSE.
MODALITIES HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (C.B.N.) FOR THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THE FUNDS WITHIN 13 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 FUNDS THE WHOLE APPROVAL PROCEDURES WILL BE OFFICIALLY AND LEGALLY PROCESSED WITH YOUR NAME OR THE NAME OF ANY COMPANY YOU MAY NOMINATE AS THE BONAFIDE BENEFICIARY.
ONCE MORE,I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT HAVING PUT IN OVER TEN YEARS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE OF MY COUNTRY,I AM AVERSE TO HAVING MY IMAGE AND CAREER DENTED.THIS MATTER SHOULD THEREFORE BE TREATED WITH THE UTMOST SECRECY AND URGENCY IT DESERVES.
KINDLY EXPEDITE ACTION AS WE ARE BEHIND SCHEDULE TO ENABLE US INCLUDE THIS TRANSFER IN THE FIRST BATCH WHICH WOULD CONSTITUTE THE BEGINING TO THE END OF THE THIRD QUARTER PAYMENTS FOR THE 2005 FINANCIAL YEAR.
CONTACT ME THROUGH MY E-MAIL ADDRESSES BELOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR MORE DIRECTIVES OR YOU MAY AS WELL CALL ME ON MY TELEPHONE NUMBER ABOVE AND BELOW.
YOURS SINCERELY,
MR. KOLA AWOSIKA
E MAIL:kolaawoshi@hotmail.com
TEL: 234-805-4278185
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