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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: "paul maga" <paulmaga4@msn.com>
Reply-To: paul_maga@computermail.net
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 13:08:10 +0000
Subject: INFO
THE PRESIDENT /CEO
DEAR SIR/MA
WE ARE SENDING THIS LETTER TO YOU BASED ON INFORMATION
GATHERED FROM THE FOREIGN TRADE OFFICE OF THE NIGERIAN
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY. WE BELIEVE THAT YOU
WOULD BE IN A POSITION TO HELP US IN OUR BID TO
TRANSFER THE SUM OF TWENTY MILLION, SEVEN HUNDRED AND
FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($20.75M USD) INTO A FOREIGN
ACCOUNT.
WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR BUDGET AND
PLANNING OF THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM, THIS COMMITTEE
IS PRINCIPALLY CONCERNED WITH CONTRACT APPRAISALS AND
APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS 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 TWENTY MILLION, SEVEN
HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($20.75M USD). THIS
AMOUNT WAS ACCUMULATED THROUGH UNDECLARED WINDFALL
FROM SALES OF CRUDE OIL.
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE ACCOUNT
INTO WHICH THE FUNDS WILL BE TRANSFERRED SINCE
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ARE NOT ALLOWED BY OUR LAWS TO
OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNT. IT HAS BEEN AGREED THAT THE
OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT WILL BE COMPENSATED WITH US$4.15
MILLION OF THE REMITTED FUNDS, WE KEEP US$15.5625
MILLION WHILE US$1.0375 MILLION WILL BE SET ASIDE TO
OFFSET EXPENSES AND PAY THE NECESSARY TAXES.
IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT TWO YEARS AGO A
SIMILAR TRANSACTION WAS CARRIED OUT WITH ONE MR.
LINCON DAVIES, AFTER THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN BOTH
PARTNERS IN WHICH HE WAS TO TAKE 5%. THE MONEY WAS
DULY TRANSFERRED INTO HIS ACCOUNT ONLY TO BE
DISAPPOINTED ON OUR ARRIVAL IN LONDON AS WE WERE
RELIABLY INFORMED THAT MR. LINCON DAVIES WAS NO LONGER
ON THAT ADDRESS WHILE HIS TELEPHONE AND TELEX NUMBERS
HAVE REALLOCATED TO SOMEBODY ELSE, THAT IS HOW WE LOST
US$15.5625M TO MR LINCON DAVIES.
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 TRUSTED 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 AMOUNT OF US$20.75M IS
TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
IF THIS PROPOSAL SATISFIES YOU, PLEASE FAX OR PHONE
ONLY YOUR RESPONSE SO WE CAN ADVICE YOU ON THE
MODALITIES OF THE TRANSACTION. ALL MODALITIES OF THE
TRANSFER HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT AND ONCE STARTED WILL
NOT TAKE MORE THAN 14 WORKING DAYS WITH THE ABSOLUTE
SUPPORT OF ALL CONCERNED. THIS TRANSACTION IS 100%
SAFE.
IT MIGHT BE DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO GET THROUGH TO ME
BECAUSE OF MY COUNTRY'S POOR TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM,
ANY TIME YOU TRY TO REACH ME AND YOU GET A BUSY SIGNAL
PLEASE KEEP TRYING YOU WILL DEFINITELY GET THROUGH.
PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT AND VERY CONFIDENTIAL. GOD BE
WITH YOU AS I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR REPLY.
PLEASE REPLY STRICTLY BY FAX, PHONE OR MY E-MAIL
ADDRESS ONLY (THROUGH THE TEL/FAX NUMBER WRITTEN
ABOVE).
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR.PAUL MAGA.
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