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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: "JOHN DUDU" <johndudu1960@msn.com>
Reply-To: johndudu123@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 15:26:38 +0000
Subject: CONFIRM:Receipt.
THE OFFICE OF
MR.JOHN DUDU
ABUJA,
NIGERIA.
Dear sir,
REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN A BUSINESS TRANSACTION.
Compliments of this season. I write to seek your cooperation as my
foreign partner and your assistance to enable me to own a property and
invest in the stable economy of your country. I apologise if this mail
does not suit your personal or business ethics.
I am Mr. John Dudu, I am making this proposal to you in strict
confidence.The money we want to invest was acquired from an over
invoiced contract proceed as the chairman of the senate financial
committee on foreign contracts verification and payment. (Member,
Contract Review Panel (CRP.)
The amount in question is $25.500,000.00 Million US dollars. As a
senior civil servant in the Nigeria Government, our country's
prudential policy forbids me to operate foreign account.If you will
like to assist me as a partner, then indicate your interest after which
we shall both discuss on the modalities. All other information to
facilitate the remittance of the funds will be revealed to you in due
course.
For your assistance, you shall receive 20% of the fund to be
transferred and 10% will be set aside for all expenses incurred by both
parties.I would like my proposal to be kept confidential because of
what I explained above and you can reach me urgently on my e-mail, my
telephone or fax number will be sent to you for further communicatons
Please indicate your direct telephone and fax number when replying this
business proposal.I will always call you when necessary, for now I will
appreciate if you can contact through email.A swift acknowledgement on
the reciept of this mail will be appreciated. Thank you and God bless
you.
Best regards,
John Dudu
Email :johndudu123@yahoo.com
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