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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: "Franklin Cook" <franklincook11@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: franklincook75@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 03:20:32 -0700
Subject: Hello
FROM The Desk of:
MR. FRANKLIN COOK.
Head of NNPC Accounting Dept.
TEL: 234-8028118655, FAX: 234-17590913
ALT EMAIL: franklincook75@myway.com
Dear Sir,
INTRODUCTION:-
I am Mr. Franklin Cook (an Accountant) head of accounting dept.
withNigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC); under the auspices the
Federal Ministry of Petroleum. I and my partner (Engr. John Obi) are in search
of an agent to assist us in receiving the sum of {11,850 Million} Eleven
Million, Eight Hundred and Fifty U.S Dollars only, and subsequent investment
in
Properties and/or any lucrative venture in your country.
ORIGINATION OF THE MONEY:-
It was realized from an over invoiced/inflated contract awarded to an
Arab Contractor for the Engineering, Procurement, Maintenance of existing
Oil Refinery in Nigeria with Contact No. NNPC/FGN/V1761/CON-2/02. The Job
completion certificate NO: FGN52071 was issued on 27th May, 2003 and commissioned.
And the contractors' money fully paid leaving behind this over inflated sum
of $11,850 Million which we purposely procured for our personal use.
SHARING MODE:-
You shall be entitled to 20% of the total amount for assisting us, if
you will be of assistance to us in this regard. And 5% will be for any
expense incurred by both parties during the course of getting this money
transferred into your account. While the remaining 75% will be left for us
{I and my colleagues (2)}.
PROCEDURES OF THE TRANSFER:-
1. You will be purported as a Contractor owed by our government. All
documents to back up this claim are in our possession and as soon as you
indicate you interest, we will procure and swear an affidavit in the high
court and other necessary documents in your favor.
2. All charges such as Cost of Transfer, Fluctuation Marginal
Difference, Tax of all kind shall be deducted from the source.
3. To commence, you will provide us with your information as such as
your full name and address, Tel and Fax numbers so that we can start the
processing of the required documents.
Kindly give this matter a prompt and quick reply using (Strictly) with
phone no 234-8028118655 or Email address - franklincook75@myway.com ON RECEIPT
OF YOUR RETURN MAIL/FAX WE WILL GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS WITH THIS REGARD.
Lastly, with scam/spam/Fraudulent mail plaguing the world today, this
Transaction is Subject for Verification. Thus I may request for a pre-meeting
to guaranteethe high level of credibility which this business demands and
I hope you will not betray the trust and confidence repose on you.
Yours Faithfully,
MR. FRANKLIN COOK
For: My colleagues and I.
___________________________________________________________
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