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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 Tunde Smith" <tundesmith_ng@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 13:21:56 -1200
Subject: Partnership Needed From Dr Tunde Smith
Dear Friend,
First, I must apologise to you for using this medium to
communicate to you about this project.
I am a highly placed official of Government of Nigeria and
also a founding member of the ruling party in Power now,the
Peoples Democratic Party(PDP).My committee - The Niger Delta
Development Corporation(NDDC)-which is in charge of managing
and supervising the disbursement of oil sales revenues for
the Nigerian government which covers payment to foreign and
local contractors who has executed contracts for our
country.The revenues under our control runs into several
hundred of millions of dollars monthly.Myself and other
colleagues in the NDDC are currently in need of a foreign
partner with whose bank account we shall transfer the sum of
Forty Nine Million Five Hundred Thosand United States
Dollars($49.5m).This fund was accrued from various over
invoicing of foreign contractors payments made over the
years.
The Total fund is presently waiting in the Government
Account named CBN/FGN INDEPENDENT REVENUE account number
400-939134 with J.P.MORGAN
CHASE BANK,New York.You can do your independent verification
of this.
However, by virtue of our position as civil servants and
members of the NDDC, we cannot acquire this funds in our
name. This is because as top civil servants, we are not
allowed by law of the land to own or operate bank accounts
outside our country for now. I have been delegated as a
matter of trust by my colleagues, to look for an overseas
partner in whose account we would transfer the fund Hence
the reason for this mail.We shall be Transferring the money
to your account with your company as the beneficiary and you
are been paid for a contract which you executed for our
country thr! ough the NDDC and any other Federal Ministry
that we decide to use to siphon the funds through.
For your support and partnership,please reply me to
negotiate your fees or the percentage you wish to be paid
when the funds arrive your bank account.You must however
note that this transaction, withregards to our disposition
to continue with you, is subject to these terms.
Firstly, our conviction of your transparency. Secondly, that
you treat this transaction with utmost secrecyand
confidentiality. Finally and above all, that you will
provide an account that you have absolute control over.
The transaction, although discrete, is legitimate and there
is no risk or legal disadvantages either to ourselves or
yourself now or in the future as we have put in place
perfect mchineries that will ensure a hitch free transfer
into your account upon acceptance.
The transfer will be effected to your account with! in
ten-fourteen (10-14) working days as soon as we reach an
agreement and you furnish me with a suitable bank account
and company name and address with all your contact numbers
including fax number.
I am looking forward to doing business with you and do
solicit your confidentiality in this transaction, Please
mail your response to me.
Yours faithfully,
Dr Tunde Smith.
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