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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: "Benson Ogechukwu" <benson_okehchukwu@msn.com>
Reply-To: bensonokehchukwu@yahoo.com.ar
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 04:08:29 +0000
Subject: PRIVATE AND URGENT
I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE
FROM: Benson Okehchukw
Email :benson_okehchukwu@msn.com
Asst Chief Executive, Crude & Financial Resource Mornitoring Cmmittee.
Nigerial National Petrolum Corporation (NNPC)
Contracted For: shell Petrolum Development Copany. (SPDC)
PRIVATE AND URGENT.
This letter may come to you as a surprise since it is coming from someone
you have not met before.
However, i decided to contact you based on urgent information i need from
you and about business person as regard business information concerning your
country and the safety funds in a steady economy such as that of yours.
I am Eng, Benson OkehchukwI, a civil adviser and a chemical engineer
currently working with the monitoring committee on Crude and financial
resources, on a contract sub-contracted to me by SPDC for the Nigerial
National Petrolum Corporation (NNPC) for a period of 4 years winding up of
the petroleum trust fund(PTF) and stractagize modalities to mornitor
execution of contracts for NNPC and control the illegal diversion or crude
products. Myself and my close and trusted colleagues need your assistance in
the transfer of US$87.4 million into any reliable Account you may nominate
overseas.
This fund was generated from over-invoicing of contracts executed by the PTF
under the administration of the past civilian government.These were
discovered while we were reviewing the PTF accounts.
From our discoveries,these contracts have been executed and the contractors
in question were all paid.The difference of US$87,400,000 being the
over-invoiced amount is the funds,we want you or any corporate entity you
may norminate to help us receive.
What we want from you is a good and reliable company or personal
Account into which we shall transfer this fund. Details should include the
following:
1. Name of Bank
2. Address of Bank with Fax & Tel. No.
3. Account Number
4. Beneficiary/Signatory to Account (Account Name)
Upon the Successful crediting of your Account.The fund will be shared
as follows:
1. 20% for you and your assistance
2. 70% for myself & my Colleagues
3. 10% for contingency expenses
Please after your first reply through e-mail,I will want us to continue
further communication by fax and telephone for confidential purpose.
We wish to assure you that your involvement should you decide to assist us,
will be well protected, and also, this business, proposal is 100% risk free
as we have put a whole lot into it.
Thank you for your anticipated cooperation while we look forward to a
mutually benefiting business relationship with you. Please when replying to
my e-mail kindly include your telephone, fax number and mobile telephone
numbers preferably extremely private numbers where i can reach you any time
of the day. Please be aware that a high level of confidentiality and trust
is required in this business. My private mobilephone
Best Regards,
Eng. Benson Okehchukw
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