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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: "FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WORKS AND HOUSING" <doncan@web2mail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 17:25:12 +0100
Subject: URGENT.
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WORKS AND HOUSING
OBALENDE-IKOYI LAGOS.
FROM: ENGR.DUN CAN,
doncan@web2mail.com
Dear Friend,
I am making this contact with you on behalf of my colleagues. I am a
member
of the TENDER BOARD COMMITTEE of the Federal Ministry of Works and
Housing
of Lagos Nigeria. Our duties includes: award, evaluation and review of
contracts. In 1996, my committee (TBC) awarded a contract of
US$150,000,000
(One Hundred and Fifty Million United States Dollars only) to a joint
venture of SPEIBATIGNOLES and FOUGEROLLE, for an engineering,
procurement,
construction of pipeline network a Eleme Petro-Chemical plant. As it
were,
the actual contract sum was deliberately over-invoiced by us (TBC) with
the
sum of US$200M ONLY).
The project was executed, commissioned and the contractor(s) paid
accordingly. My colleagues and I want to transfer the over-invoiced
amount
into a viable foreign account. We have therefore resolved that as long
as
you can act as the sole beneficiary of the fund. The following will be
the
mode of sharing: 25% for beneficiary i.e. owner of
account,
10% for expenses incurred during the course of transfer, and 65% for us
the
officials. Let me reiterate at this juncture, that there are top and
influential government officials involved in this transfer and as such
I
would appreciate it, if this business is treated with utmost
confidentiality.
I do hope I can trust you as regards this matter. In the light of this,
I
would like you to forward to me the following information:
1. Your company name and address if any
2. Your personal fax number
3. Your personal telephone number for easy communication. This will
enable
us to forward the information to the Corporation for purposes of
processing
and immediate remittance of this funds to the account that will be
provided
by you. All modalities have been worked out and the necessary machinery
put
in place with the officials of the Federal Ministry of Finance and the
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to effect this transfer within the
shortest
possible time. It is worthy to note that this transaction is 100% risk
free,
my only fear is the confidentiality of this business from your end and
that
you will give us our share of the fund.
It is pertinent to note that only an expatriate firm can lay claim to
this
fund. We are barred from operating foreign accounts as civil servants
still
serving the government. As soon as the payment is effected, and the
amount
mentioned above is successfully transferred into your account, we
intend to
use own share in acquiring some properties (Real Estates) Abroad. For
this
too, you shall also serve as our agent/investor. Please send your reply
through this my email address and I shall send you my confidential
phone
number as we progress.
Note that this E-mail is not one of those Internet jokes and should be
treated with seriousness, utmost important and confidentiality. Your
quick
response will be highly appreciated. If however, you are not disposed
to
assist, kindly destroy this letter/mail in view of the confidentiality
of
the proposed transaction and for the interest of the personalities
involved.
Yours faithfully,
DUN CAN.
please contact me on my personal e-mail adress,
doncan@web2mail.com
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