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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: "eldu rado" <eldor_ado@msn.com>
Reply-To: eldo_rado@walla.com
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 10:54:20 +0000
Subject: 02/09/2005
From The Desk of :DR DAVE ELLA
(FGN)Senate Committee on Contract Review Panel
(S.C.C.R.P).
Senatorial District Abuja,
Lagos Annex Office
REQUESTING YOUR ASSISTANCE
Attention:Sir/Madam,
We write to solicit your assistance in an urgent
business transaction, which we are prosecuting under
condition of strict confidentiality. We got your
contact through the Nigeria. Chamber of Commerce and
Industries (NCC), subsequently we ran a check on your
firm through Merrill Lynch international and Salomon
brothers catalog. Your creditability to handle a transaction of
this magnitude, which requires confidentiality, was
confirmed accordingly.
We are top government officials and currently members
of the Federal Government of Nigeria Senate Committee on
Contract Review Panel (S.C.C.R.P).
In order to commence this business, we solicit your
assistance to enable us transfer into your account the
sum of US$6.5M (Six Million, Five Hundred
Thousand U.S. Dollars) only. The source of these fund
is as follows: During the last Military Regime here in
Nigeria the official of that Government set-up
companies and awarded themselves and their cohorts,contracts
which were grossly over-invoiced in various ministries. As
part of its inaugural policy, the present Civilian
Government set up a Senate Committee Contract Review Panel, a
panel in which we are members.
In the course of our investigation, we identified a
lot of over-inflated contract funds, which are
presently floating in the Apex Paying Bank ready for
payment to any contractors with formal genuine claim.
However, by virtue of our position as public servants
and members of this panel, we cannot acquire these funds
in our name. Therefore, we require the assistance of a
sincere foreign partner hence this email letter.
We are interested in the transfer of the said sum of
US$6.5M. We have agreed amongst ourselves to share
the total funds thus:-(1) 25% for our foreign partner
(you). (2) 65% for us (the officials) (3) 10% to be
used in setting taxation and all incidental (local and
foreign) expenses.
Thus, we have worked out the modalities of the
prosecution of this transaction, which meet all legal
and administrative requirements in our country, and those
of international arbitration. We hope to conclude this
transaction within seven (7) banking days and commence
the transfer of funds.
To enable us commence the prosecution of this transaction, we require from
you the following
urgently by email:
(1) Re-confirm weather to use you company name or your name as the
beneficiary.
(2) Your company address.
(3)Your bank name and address.
(4) Your account number and account name (if any).
(5) Your telephone and fax numbers or any other
relevant information you may deem helpful.
With the above information, we shall use your company
name or your name to re-award the contract, put up letters
of claim and apply for payment. Note that your account in
question may need not have money in it.
The most important thing is the ability of the account
to receive the incoming funds.
We are looking forward to doing business with you.
Please acknowledge the receipt of this email weather in
acceptance or not to enable us to know the next step
of action.
Regards.
DR DAVE ELLA
(FGN)Senate Committee on Contract Review Panel
(S.C.C.R.P).
Senatorial District Abuja,
Lagos Annex Office.
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