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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: "Abbey James" <abbeyjames01@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 08:38:21 +0000
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE!
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES
(FMPR)
OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ON
FINANCE
LAGOS - NIGERIA.
Our Ref: FG
TEL 234-8032185791
1/FRS/FCPP/VOL.2/2003
ATTN: SIR,
REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE- STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
I am, MR JAMES ABEY, an accountant in the Ministry of petroleum
Resources (MPR) and a member of a seven-man Tender Board in charge of
Contract review and payment approvals.
I came to know of you in my Search for a reliable person to handle a very
confidential transaction that
Involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign account.
It may sound strange but exercise patience and read on.
There were series of contracts executed by a Consortium Multinational in the
Oil industry in
Favor of Ministry of Petroleum Resources among which were:
1. The extension of pipeline network within Nigeria for crude oil, down
stream products
Distribution and subsequent evacuation- US$195 Million.
2. Contract for the Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) of the various refineries
in the country
US$ 152 Million.
3. The construction of storage tanks for petroleum products (Depots)
US$240 Million. The original values of this contract were deliberately over
Invoiced to the sum of US $35.5million American Dollars which has now
Been approved and is now ready to be transferred being that the companies
that
Actually executed this contract has been fully paid and projects officially
Commissioned.
Consequently, my colleagues and I are willing to transfer the total
Amount to your account for subsequent disbursement since we are Civil
Servant
And are prohibited by the Code of Conduct Bureau (Civil Servant Laws) from
Opening/ operating foreign account in our names. Needless to say, the
Trust posed on you at this juncture is enormous. In return, we have agreed
to
Offer you 20% of the transferred sum while 10% shall be set aside for
Accidental expenses (Internal & External) between the parties in the
Course of the transfer. We will mandate you to draw up an investment plan
for
Us of which you will control since we cannot bring our shares back to
Nigeria. We are very interested in investing in real estate in your country.
You
Must however note that this transaction is subjected to the following terms
And conditions:
1. Our conviction of your transparent honesty and diligence.
2. That you would treat this transaction with utmost secrecy and
Confidentiality because of the circumstances we now find ourselves.
3. That the funds would be transferred to an account over which you
Have absolute control.
Modalities have been worked out at the highest level of the presidency
At the Central Bank of Nigeria for the immediate transfer of the funds
Within 14 working days, subject to your satisfaction of the above stated
Terms.
Our assurance is that your role is 100% risk free. To accord this
Transaction, the legality it deserves and for mutual security of the parties
Involved and the funds, the whole approval procedures will be officially and
legally
Processed with your name or the name of your company you may nominate
As the confide beneficiary. Also, be informed that our main reason of
Contacting you is for the obvious reason that we will want to invest these
funds
In the real estate. It is our believe that you can be of immense help in
this
regards. Kindly expedite action so as to enable us include this
Transaction into this batch as payment to foreign contractors is usually
carried
Out on quarterly basis. Please contact me on,
Please get in touch with me via my private email adress:
uba20010@hotmail.com
YOURSTRULY
JAMES ABBEY
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