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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: "DEINDE PHILIPS" <deinde_philips@ngrpresidency.com>
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 02:28:40 +0000
Subject: MUTUAL BENEFIT TRANSACTION
>From The Desk of Dr. Deinde Phillips
Email: confidential_sen@yahoo.ca
Good day,
Do not be surprised to receive this e-mail; I am contacting you through your
email for a business proposition having gone through your remarkable
profile on the internet. Though, this medium (Internet) has been greatly
abused, I choose to reach you through it because it still remains the
fastest, surest and most secured means for me to communicate with you at
this time.
However, this correspondence is unofficial and private, and it should be
treated as such. Official telephone calls and fax messages to me will not be
entertained for security reasons and for the success of this project. I am
Dr. Deinde Phillips, Head of Contract Validation and Re-conciliation
committee, Federal Government of Nigeria. It is after a serious thought that
I am sending you this Offer that is to be of Mutual Benefit to both of us.
This offer is an unaccounted sum of $7,500,000 (Seven Million, Five Hundred
thousand United States Dollars) this sum are the left over sum remaining
after paying local Contractors. As the head of the committee for contract
Validation and re-conciliation, I cannot directly lay claim to this funds
but with your Co-operation and assistance I will be able to produce
legitimate documentation that will enable you lay claim to this funds as a
foreign contractor with my Government. Also considering that since I am a
civil Servant here in Nigeria it is not allowed I operate a foreign account
but since you are a foreigner it will be easy for me to make you the
beneficiary of the funds so that the funds can be transferred to your
foreign account in the guise of a foreign contract payment.
It is based on this that I have decided to establish a cordial business
relationship with you, hence my contacting you. I want to present you as the
Beneficiary of these funds, so that the funds can be remitted to your
account. For your assistance in this transaction I am willing to compensate
you with 40% of the funds after conclusion of the transaction. If you are
interested in making this deal with me you may Contact me immediately
through this email; confidential_sen@yahoo.ca and furnish me with the below
details.
1. A Company name to register you as a grade (A) contractor with my
government.
2. Confidential Telephone and Fax number
3. Promissory Note for security of my %60 after the Funds has been
transferred to your nominated bank account
4. First two pages of your International Passport or driver’s license for
identification.
As soon as I am in receipt of this information I will give to you detailed
information on how this transaction is to be carried out. Lastly I expect
your urgent response and I guarantee that this will be executed under
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Please get in touch with me via this email confidential_sen@yahoo.ca for
more details.
Yours Respectfully
Dr. Deinde Phillips.
N/B; if my offer is of no appeal to you, delete this message and forget I
ever contacted you.
Do not destroy my career because you do not approve of my proposal.
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