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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: "NEPA NEPA" <wilfredeze@nepaworld.org>
Reply-To: wilfredeze2005@latinmail.com
Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 16:34:29 +0000
Subject: INVESTNMENT/BUSINESS PROPOSAL.
Dear Sir,
INVESTNMENT/BUSINESS PROPOSAL.
It is my great pleasure to write to you and present mybusiness proposal for
your consideration and possible acceptance which you will find mutually
beneficial to both parties. As an introduction, I am Engr Wilfred Eze, the
Chief Engineer of the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) the Chairman of my
corporations contracts tender and awards board. I am happily married with
five children, three boys and two girls and I have been in employment for
the past 25 years during which time I rose to the official rank of Chief
Engineer.
I would like to request through this medium for your possible co-operation
and to secure an opportunity to invest and do joint business with you in
your country. I have a substantial capital I earnestly intend to invest in
your country in any lucrative venture of which you are to advise and assist
execute the said venture over there for the mutual benefits of both of us.
My long-term idea is for you to become my business partner in your country
and generate ideas on how money will be invested, managed and the type of
investments after the money is transferred to your custody with your
assistance. You will present to me the best possible business opportunities
that are secured and would guarantee good returns on investment. I am
searching for a reliable, trustworthy and experienced partner for possible
co-operation in development of business and investments in your country and
beyond. My ideas and thoughts are centered on core areas of investments
particularly:
1. Real Estate business, that is purchase,construction and subsequent sale
of modern houses
(residential and offices) and hotels in good locations.
2. Tourist business development
3. Mining, oil & gas (energy)
4. Manufacture of organic fertilizers and related agricultural chemicals.
5. Capital market, that is trading in viable company shares / stocks 6.
Information technology
and communication.
I would therefore appreciate further information on your company, that is
what your company does, what you propose to do with my funds bearing in mind
my enumerated areas of interest and I shall appreciate your comments and
thoughts about the investment opportunities in your company/ country and
beyond.
The investment fund is in the sum of US$5.5m and this represents cumulative
commissions I earned with my two colleagues in 1998 during our tenure as
executive members of the contracts tender and awards board. The funds due
to successive military dictatorial government regimes harsh foreign transfer
policies could not be remitted outside Nigeria, but the enthronement of
democracy recently in Nigeria and the return to elected civilian government
created a good opportunity to move the funds out to a trusted person/company
capable of generating sound investment advice.. A memorandum of
understanding will be drawn up between parties clearly defining the benefit
ratio as we progress in this project.
You will act as a conduit for the transfer of the US$5.5m, setup appropriate
entities necessary for management of the said funds and advise as to the
best investments to ensure maximum returns. For us to proceed with the
transaction, you are to send to me the following information to enable me
put up application for claims of the funds before the relevant government
departments.
(1) Your full name and address
(2) Your company name and address (3) Your mobile, telephone and fax numbers
Upon receipt of the above data, I shall process and obtain all the relevant
funds transfer approvals within 10 days and the approved funds will be
transferred to your designated account. I will then come over to meet you
for the take off of the nvestment project. I am not a business man so I
shall rely so much on you to realize my investment plans. I shall be glad to
reserve this respect and opportunity for you, if you so desire, but do urge
you to give the matter your immediate attention it deserves. Please upon
receipt of this business proposal
kindly reply to my email address. (wilfredeze2005@latinmail.com)
Yours faithfully,
Engr Wilfred Eze.
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