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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: =?us-ascii?Q?paul=20odili?= <paulodili@seznam.cz>
Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2005 20:28:49 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: =?us-ascii?Q?very=20urgent?=
From the desk of ;PAUL ODILI ,B.Sc[UNN] MNIM;MIca
Executive Director and principal accountant ,FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WORKS AND HOUSING(FMWH)
MEMO; STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.
ATTN; THE PRESIDENT/CEO,
I,DR PAUL ODILI , the Principal accountant of FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WORKS AND HOUSING(FMWH)
by that virtue a Director in the [FMWH]. I got your contant address from an associate working with the Benin export promotion council and i have decided to propose to you this business in
strict confidence.
PURPOSE; On behalf of my colleaques,who are miniterial official and other officers in charge of offshore remittance in this corporation, are seeking your assistance for the transfer of thirty two million, United state dollers [US$22,000,000.00] into your account for further private investnent purpose .
Hence our request for your assistance.
SOURCE OF FUND; This amount to be transferred into your account accrued from over-invoiced contract amount for the construction of housing etate
in BENIN REP [Northern Region]in 2001 to expatriate companies.
The contract which was originally valued for one hundred million,United states Dollars[US$100,000,000.00] was manipulated to read one hundred and Twenty two million ,United states dollars[US$122,000,000.00]. The extra US$22,000,000.00 is what we want to transfer to your account . This contract has been completely executed and the original contractors had been paid all their contact bills remaining this over-invoiced balance.
REQIREMENT; What we expect from you by e-mail during your positive reply are as follows
[a] Name and Address of your bank
[b] your bank account number where the fund will be
lodged.OR YOU CAN OPEN ANY A NEW ACCOUNT FOR THIS TRANSACTION
[c] Beneficiary's Name and your Telephone and fax
DISBUSEMENT; We have resolved that you as the account owner will earn 30%. of the total amount for you as it's impossible for us to claim this over-invoiced amount here in BENIN REPUBLIC without a foreign assitance, while 60% is for me and my colleaques for our investment and 10% has been mapped out for any micellaneous expences incurrd by both parties during the process of this transaction.
SECURITY; All modalities to effect the payment and subsequent transfer of this fund have been worked out,so this transation is 100%RISK FREE. Though,you are rquired to treat this business with the stritest confidence.
I await your immediate response through e-mail on my attention and send me your confidential fax and phone number for speedy correspondence. i will highly appreciate it if you treat this business with strict confidence it demand for security reasons.
It might surprise you ,why we have choosed you and trusted you for this transation , we believe that good person can be discovered and business like this cannot be realised without trust. This is wy we have decided to trust you for this transaction. We are looking to do this business with you . Be further informed that your interest and security has been considered , so be rest assured feel free to go into this transaction with us, but let honesty and trust be our watchword through out the process of this transaction and your prompt reply will be highly appreciated.YOU CAN REPLY VIA THE BELOW EMAIL ONLY;
paulodili001@yahoo.co.uk
GOD BLESS
BEST REGARD,
DR PAUL ODILI
[FMWH]
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