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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: "Francis Chidi" <francis_chidi@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 01:12:20 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPONCE
DR. FRANCIS CHIDI
NNPC, IKOYI
LAGOS-NIGERIA
francischidi@ummah.org
Dear, sir,
Your contact address got to me via export promotions council, your
reliability and trust worthiness in business transaction was the main
conviction that compelled me to solicit for your support in this deal. I am
the financial controller of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation
(NNPC) Lagos Nigeria and secretary to the Contract Award Committee of my
Ministry.
In collaboration of with my colleagues, we have agreed to transfer out of
the Country through Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) some amount and we will
later reinvest it abroad after the success of this transaction.
This is as a result of over inflated amount of contract. The contract has
been already executed and the original contractor had collected his full and
final payment.
In as much as this contract was awarded to foreign Contractor and the
payment in dollars, we now need a foreign firm that will present itself as
the contractor for this amount of Thirty Million, Five Hundred Thousand US
Dollars (US$30,500,000.00) and then the fund will be transferred into your
account.
Since we do not want to use the original contractor in applying for the
payment, because the contractor is not aware of this over – invoiced sum.
Therefore, I as Financial Controller was told to write you by my colleagues
and see the success of the remittance immediately, you will however, be
required to furnish us with these necessary in formations.
1. Your personal phone and fax numbers for easy communication
2. Name and address of your bank, phone, fax and telex numbers
3. Your account number where this money will be lodge into and the
beneficiary’s name, it could be personal or corporate.
This information will enable us out Application of Claim for the release of
this money from concerned Government Agencies and it will last for ten
working days. For your assistance we have agreed that the fund will be
shared as follows;
You as the Account Owner 20%
Miscellaneous Expenses 5%
Official Involved 75%
Now, we assure you that all arrangement have been concluded for the success
of this transaction, so if you are interested, reply us STRICTLY THROUGH the
email.francischidi@ummah.org
Yours faithfully,
DR. FRANCIS CHIDI
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