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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: "Vin Ezeh" <vinezeh2@msn.com>
Reply-To: vinezeh2005@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 09:22:18 +0000
Subject: urgent reply
Mr Vin Ezeh.
National Electric Power Authority {NEPA
Lagos, Nigeria.
email: vinezeh2005@yahoo.com
Dear Friends,
REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
I am the financial controller, National Electric Power Authority {NEPA}
here in Lagos, Nigeria.
My colleagues have assigned me to seek for assistance of a reliable
foreigner through whom we can transfer the sum of U.S$25,000,000.00{Twent
Five Million U.S.Dollars} only which arose from the deliberate over inflated
contract value for the general expansion of kanji dam thermal station
awarded by the national Electric Power Authority {NEPA} for increased energy
generation to Nigeria and some other western African countries.The contract
was awarded in 1998 during the General Abacha regime to an expatriate
company with the consideration of 10% agreed commission on the total
contract value.
The contract has since been completed and the contractor equally been
paid in full thus leaving behind U.S$25,000,000.00 being our share that is
remaining in the federal government of Nigeria account.The current favorable
political/economic climate in the country now
presented us an opportunity for this money to be transferred out of the
country.
Our contact in the federal ministry of finance and the Central Bank of
Nigeria have given us a go ahead advice to begin the process of facilitating
the earliest remittance hence we have set in motion, the necessary machinery
for the smooth take off/completion of this transaction as soon as we hear
from you.We have agreed that after the transfer of the money to your
account,
you shall retain 30% of it as your share, while the remaining 70% shall be
ours.
We decided to give you this percentage in order to motivate you and also to
make you feel satisfied at the end of this transaction.The nature of your
business or profession is not particularly relevant
for the success of this transaction.
All we are requiring of you is your willingness to cooperate with us
effectively and assurance that our own share will be given to us when this
money is finally transferred into your account. All the necessary precaution
has been taken care of understandably, to
ensure a no risk situation on both sides during and after the transaction.
All things being equal, we are optimistic of concluding on this matter
successfully within ten working days.
Since we have no knowledge of business, our plan is to invest substantial
part of our share of the proceeds in real estate, stocks or any other viable
business which you may advice in your country or elsewhere because many of
our years has been spent in public service as civil servants and we intend
resigning our present position for private business.
Please if this proposal is acceptable to you, please get back to me via
email above with your complete company or personal data as well as your
banking coordinates to enable us put up official claim on the contract sum
in question.
Regards,
Mr Vin Ezeh.
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