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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: "edmond nwoko" <edmondwok@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 15:46:37 +0000
Subject: PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT AND VERY CONFIDENTIAL
FROM THE DESK OF DR. EDMOND NWOKO.
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND
NATURAL RESOURCESNO.15 ODELE ODEKU,29803,
VICTORIA ISLAND.LAGOS-NIGERIA.
DIRECT LINE TEL:234-803-7872065
ATTENTION SIR/MADAM,
I GOT YOUR INFORMATION FROM A SEARCH IN THE INTERNET AND I DECIDED TO
CONTACT YOU BELIEVING THAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE AND HONEST TO ASSIST IN
THIS TRANSFER . WE BELIEVE THAT YOU WOULD BE IN A GOOD POSITION TO HELP US
IN OUR BID TO TRANSFER THE
SUM OF FIFTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$50 M) INTO A
FOREIGN ACCOUNT.
WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTE FOR BUDGET AND PLANNING OF THE
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL RESOURCES, THIS COMMITTEE IS
PRINCIPALLY CONCERNED WITH CONTRACT APPRAISALS AND APPROVAL IN ORDER OF
PRIORITIES AS REGARDS CAPITAL PROJECT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA.
WITH OUR POSITIONS, WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SECURED FOR OURSELVES THE SUM OF
FOURTY FIVE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$ 50 M).
THIS AMOUNT WAS ACCUMULATED THROUGH UNDECLARED WINDFALL FROM SALES OF CRUDE
OILDURING THE GULF WAR.
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE ACCOUNT INTO WHICH THE FUNDS WILL
BE TRANSFERRED SINCE OUR LAWS DO NOT ALLOW GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO OPERATE
FOREIGN ACCOUNT.
IT HAS BEEN AGREED THAT THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT WILL BE COMPENSATED WITH
30% OF THE REMITTED FUNDS, WE SHALL KEEP 60% WHILE 10% WILL BE
SET ASIDE TO OFFSET ANY EXPENSES INCLUDING TAXES THAT MAY BE INCURRED BY
BOTH PARTIES IN THE COURSE OF THETRANSACTION.
IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT TWO YEARS AGO A SIMILAR TRANSACTION WAS
CARRIED OUT WITH ONE MR. PATRICE MILLER, THE PRESIDENT OF CRAINE
INTERNATIONAL
TRADING CORPORATION AT NUMBER 135, EAST 57TH STREET, 28TH FLOOR, NEWYORK.
10022 WITH TELEPHONE (212) 308-7788 AND TELEX NUMBER 6731689, AFTER THE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN BOTH PARTNERS IN WHICH HE WAS TO TAKE 5% THE MONEY WAS
DULY TRANSFERRED INTO HIS ACCOUNT ONLY FOR US TO BE DISAPPOINTED ON OUR
ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK AS WE WERE RELIABLY INFORMED THAT MR. PATRICE MILLER WAS
NO LONGER ON THAT ADDRESS WHILE HIS TELEPHONE AND TELEX NUMBERS HAVE BEEN
REALLOCATED TO SOMEBODY ELSE. THIS WAS HOW WE LOST US$31.5M TO MR. PATRICE
MILLER.
THIS TIME AROUND WE NEED A MORE RELIABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON OR A
REPUTABLE COMPANY TO DO BUSINESS WITH, HENCE THIS LETTER TO YOU. SO IF YOU
CAN PROVE YOURSELF TO BE TRUSTWORTHY AND INTERESTED IN THIS DEAL THEN WE ARE
PREPARED TO DO BUSINESS WITH YOU.
WHAT WE WANT FROM YOU IS THE ASSURANCE THAT YOU WILL LET US HAVE OUR SHARE
WHEN THIS FUND ISTRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
IF THIS PROPOSAL SATISFIES YOU, E-MAIL YOUR RESPONSE SO THAT WE CAN ADVICE
YOU ON THE MODALITIES OF THIS TRANSACTION,ALSO INDICATE YOUR MOBILE
TELEPHONE /FAX NUMBER FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION.
ALL MODALITIES OFTHE TRANSFER HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT AND ONCE STARTED WILL NOT
TAKE MORE THAN 14 WORKING DAYS WITH THE ABSOLUTE COOPERATION OF ALL
CONCERNED. THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE.
PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT AND VERY CONFIDENTIAL.
GOD BE WITH YOU AS I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR REPLY.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR. EDMOND NWOKO
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