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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.Tnoy Momoh" <tmnddc@Safe-mail.net> (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2005 09:06:24 +0100
Subject: Are you Interested?
Dr. Tony Momoh,
Niger Delta Development Board
National Secretariat,
Victoria Island, Lagos.
Dear Sir,
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 ,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.
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 through the
NDDC.
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, with regards
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 secrecy and 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 within 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 at my more confidential tmomoh@safe-mail.net.
Yours faithfully,
Dr.Tony Momoh.
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