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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: "Abubakar Haruna" <abubakarharuna@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 17:36:11 -0700
Subject: PROJECT MANAGER
PROJECT MANAGER
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
FOLOMO - COMPLEX LAGOS NIGERIA
ATTN SIR/ MADAM
I am the project manager with the Nigeria National petroleum Corporation
(NNPC). I know you will be surprise to receive this kind of letter seeking
for your assistance. To be cadid, I got your e-mail address through a close
relation of mine who is now with the Nigeria Chamber of commerce
(NCC)though I did not disclosed to him what I will use it for as I only
requested for one.
Now the business in question is the transfer of US$25.5m . This sum came as
an over invoiced sum which we did purposely, during when my corporation
awarded contract to some foreign firms which I as the project manager
masterminded the whole contract, which the foreign contractors was dully
received their total contract amount leaving this over invoiced sum of
USD$25.5m floating in the
union bank Nigerian PLC, to be transferred to a foreign bank account. We the
official concern are still active service, and the Civil rule of conduct
does not warrant us top operate offshore account. That is the reason why we
are strongly seeking for your assistance in proving your bank
information's where we can transfer this fund. Please, you are very
important in this transaction as every documents covering the transfer of
this fund will be in your name. So all what we are in need now is your
banking information and ability to keep it top secret based on the nature of
it all. We have mapped out 30% of US$25.5m to be for you the account owner,
60% for us while 10% is mapped out for any process of expenses to be
incurred on the process of this transfer whether locally here or Abroad. On
receipt of your bank information's within 14 working days. This fund will be
in your nominated account.
I will be very grateful to receive this information from you, and also
pleased that you should not betray the trust I imposed in you.
As we will be investing part of our share in your country.
I await your immediately complains
Best regards
Thanks
Dr Abubakar Haruna,
NB,PLEASE REPLY THROUGH MY PRIVATE MAIL ADDRESS,
abubakarharunapm@uku.co.uk OR drabubakar.harunapm@ok.kz
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