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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: "obi eze" <obieze12@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: obieze5000@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 13:29:47 -0400
Subject: Dear Friend,
Dear Friend,
REQUEST FOR URGENT CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP IN RESPECT OF THE
TRANSFER OF $25,500,000.00(TWENTY-FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED AMERICAN
DOLLARS)INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
I, on behalf of my other colleagues from different Federal Government of
Nigeria owned parastatals decided to solicit your assistance as regards the
transfer of the above stated amount into your bank account. This fund arose
from the overinvoicing of various contracts awarded in my parastatal to
certain foreign contractors sometime ago.
We as holders of sensitive positions in our various parastatal, were
mandated by the federal government to scrutinise all payments made to
foreign contractors, and discovered that some of the contracts they executed
were grossly over invoiced, either by omission or commission. Also, we
discovered that the sum of $33,000,000.00(thirty three million American
dollars only) was lying in a suspense account, although the foreign
contractors were fully paid their entitlements after executing the said
contracts.
We all agreed that the over-invoiced amount be transferred into a bank
account provided by a foreign partner, as the code of conduct of federal
civil service does not allow us to operate foreign accounts.
However, we have suceeded in transferring some of the monies, precisely
US$7.5(Seven million five Hundred American Dollars) into a foreign account
in Morocco (North Africa), but unfortunately the provider of the account has
severed all forms of communication with us as he has refused to adhere to
our earlier mutual agreement, insisting that the total amount will be paid
into his nominated bank account before disbursement will take effect.
We are therefore seeking your assistance based on the balance amount
US$25.5M which can be speedily processed and fully remitted into your
nominated bank account. On successful remittance of the funds into your
account, you will be compensated with 20% of of the amount for your
assistance and services.
This transaction is closely knitted and in view of our sensitive
positions we cannot afford a slip. I assure you that this transaction is
100% risk free.We will avail you with our identities as regards our
respective office when relationship is fully established and smooth
operation commences.
I am at your disposition to entertain any questions from you in respect
of this transaction.
Please note that this is a DEAL and confidentiality is of very great
importance for security reasons. Please treat with strict confidenlity
and utmost urgency.
Dr.Obi Eze.
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