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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 GEORGE" <drtundegeorge@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 14:21:19 +0000
Subject: RE: TRANSFER OF $48.6M INTO YOUR ACCOUNT
Dr Tunde George,
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,
206 Falomo way, Victoria Island,
Lagos Nigeria.
Direct Tel: 234-1-775-4763
Attention: President/Managing Director
Dear Sir,
REQUEST FOR URGENT CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP RE: TRANSFER OF $48.6M
INTO YOUR ACCOUNT
After due deliberation with my colleagues, I decided to forward to you this
business proposal, we want a reliable person who could assist us to transfer
the sum of forty eight million, six hundred thousand united states dollars
($48.6M) into his/her account.
This fund resulted from an over-invoiced contract awarded by us under the
budget allocation to my ministry and the bill was approved for payment by
the concerned ministries. The contract was executed, commissioned and the
contractor was paid his actual cost of the contract. We are left with the
balance of us$48.6M as the over invoiced amount which we have deliberately
over estimated for our own use but under this protocol division, civil
servants are forbidden to operate or own foreign account. This is why, I
contact you for an assistance. We have agreed to share the money as follows:
1. 20% for you (account owner)
2. 70% for us(6 Members of the Contract Review Committee)
3. 10% for tax, as may be required by your government.
As you may want to know and to make you less curious, I got your address
from our reputable chamber of commerce and industry and I am the chief
accountant of the Nigerian national petroleum corporation (NNPC). This
transaction is very much free from all sort of risk hence the business was
carefully planned before it was executed and we N.N.P.C. officials involved
in the deal have put many years in services to our ministry. We have been
exercising patience for this opportunity for so long and to most of us, this
is a life time opportunity we cannot afford to miss. To get this fund paid
into your account, we have to present an international business outfit and
consequent upon indication of your interest to fully assist is in this
transaction, you are advised to furnish us with the following.
1. Your name and address
2. Your company's name and address
3. Your private telephone and fax numbers for easy communication.
This information will enable us seek approval of the fund form the concerned
quarters within 3-4 banking days and the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) payment information data will be faxed immediately to you
for completion. One of my colleagues and I involved in this deal will come
to your country to arrange for our own share upon confirmation from you that
the money has hit your nominated bank account. All this will only take us
about 14 working days to transfer this fund into your account from the day
we receive the requirements. Let honesty and trust be our watchword
throughout this transaction.
I shall furnish you with some details about myself. Your prompt reply will
be highly appreciated.
Best regard,
Dr Tunde George
Chief Accountant NNPC
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