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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: "musa kenny" <musakenny@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 20:40:31 +0000
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION
SIR,
REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS TRANSACTION.
ASSISTANCE TO TRANSFER US$45.5 MILLIONS IN YOUR ACCOUNT.
I got your contact address through the directory of companies supplied to my
office by the Government of your country.
However i am a member of the contract tender commitee of the federal
Government of Nigeria. i have been mandated by the chairman contract tender
board of the Government, to source for trusted foreign account where the sum
of US$45,500,000,00 will be tranfer into.
The FORTY-FIVE MILLIONS, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS is an
accumulation of over invioce contracts which has already been executed and
commisioned. This amount still lies in the ministry suspence account with
the CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN) and still appears in the fiscal year
auditing as retention fee owed to a foreign company.
To transfer this money to a foreign companys account, a fresh file has to be
opened here,in the foreign company name. therefore, we request you to
furnished us with your banking particulars thus:
1, NAME OF ACCOUNT.
2, ACCOUNT NUMBER.
3, NAME OF BANK.
4,BRANCH OF BANK.
5, TELEX AND FAX NUMBER OF THE BANK.
6, SWIFT NUMBER OF YOUR ACCOUNT.
7, ONE SHEET OF YOUR COMPANY PROFORMA INVOICE.
8, ONE SHEET OF YOUR LETTERHEAD PAPER STAMP AND SIGN BELOW.
These document should be attached and send by e-mail to me immediately you
indicate your interest in this project to enable us obtain all necessary
approvals from relevant Government authorities. It has been agreed that you
retain 25% of the US$45,500,000,00, while 10% has been set aside to offset
any expenses that may occur, while we would take the remaining 65%.
To confide in you Sir, all loghistics are in place and modalities have been
worked out with some top officials of the FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE (FMF)
and CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN) to facilitate the smooth and easy
remittance of the amount into your account within (14) working days of
getting your positive response and confirmed interest.
It is worthy to inform you that this transaction is entirely base on trust
since money is going to be paid into your own bank account.
Bear in mind this this absolutely private and personal deal, for you. and
should be trated with all measure of secrecy and confidentiality.
NOTE:FOR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE USE MY DIRECT AND PRIVATE E-MAIL ADDRESS:
bellomusa_nnpc@k.ro
Yours Faithfully,
Engr Bello Musa
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