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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: "KENNETH YUSUF" <kennethyusuf@kennethyusuf.com>
Reply-To: drkennethyusuf@yahoo.co.in
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 03:59:20 +0000
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF DR. KENNETH YUSUF
FROM THE DESK OF DR. KENNETH YUSUF
DIRECTOR, FUNDS CO-ORDINATOR
FINANCE/CONTRACT DEPARTMENT OF
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC).
V/ISLAND, LAGOS,
NIGERIA.
EMAIL: drkennethyusuf@yahoo.co.in
Dear Friend,
RE: URGENT & CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL
I am the Director, Funds Coordinator of the Finance/Contract Department
of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
My office is also saddled with the responsibility of screening,
Categorization and prioritization of projects embarked upon by NNPC as
well as feasibility studies for selected projects and supervising the
projects consultants involved. A breakdown of the fiscal expenditure
by this office as at the end of the fourth fiscal quarter of 2004
indicates that the NNPC paid out a whooping sum of US$736M (Seven
Hundred and Thirty Six Million, United States Dollars) to successful
contract beneficiaries.
The NNPC is now compiling beneficiaries to be paid at the second fiscal
Quarter of 2005.
The crux of this letter is that the finance/contract department of the
NNPC deliberately over-inflated the contract value of the various
Contracts awarded. In the course of disbursement, this department has
been able to track down the sum of US$40.5M (Forty Million, Five
Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars) as the over-invoiced sum. This money
is now lying and floating in the NNPC domiciliary account with the Central
Bank of Nigeria (CBN). I and my colleagues now want to quickly transfer this
Fund to a safe nominate foreign account for possible investment abroad.
We are not allowed as a matter of government policy to operate any
Foreign account because of our status as civil/public servants. Hence the
need to solicit for your full Banking details to enable us Transfer this
money
into your account on Swift Code.
We have also evolved a sharing formula as follows:-
(1)30% for the foreign account owner (2) 60% for l and my colleagues
(3)10% will be set aside to defray all incidental expenses both locally
and internationally during the course of this transaction.
Furthermore, we shall be coming over to your country when the money is
Finally in your account and we shall be relying on your advice as
Regards to investment of our share. Be informed that, this business is
genuine
and 100% safe considering the high powered government officials
Involved.
Send by Email attached the following information:-
(1)YOUR COMPANY NAME AND ADDRESS, BANK NAME, ADDRESS AND ACCOUNT NUMBER
(2)YOUR TELEPHONEAND FAX NUMBER FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION.
This is to affect the Swift Transfer of this fund into your account in
less than Seven (7) working days.
Please reply immediately through my email address;
drkennethyusuf@yahoo.co.in .
While looking forward to a healthy business relationship with you.
Sincerely,
DR. KENNETH YUSUF
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