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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: "patrick ude" <patrick_ude@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: patrick_ude24@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 02:20:37 +0000
Subject: HELLO
Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
Ikoyi Falomo -Lagos
Dear Friend,
I am Eng, PATRICK UDE chairman contract award committee for the petroleum
special trust fund.I know that these letters will come to you as a surprise
since we have not met in person. please bear with me.
we are in search for a reliable and honest partner abroad that we can
entrust with the sum of us$35 million.(THIRTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS ONLY) These funds originated from contract we executed for the
petroleum trust fund (PTF) Purpose for the supply and installations of
oil-pipeline to Port-Harcourt and Warri Refineries.
This contract has been executed and full payments have been made to the
contractors who executed these contract leaving behind us$35 million as an
over-invoice amount for we the committee members. In view of this, my
colleagues have mandated me to look for a foreign partner abroad who will
receiveThese fund on our behalf.
Which means that you will provide us with any account of your choice where
we can lodge these fund immediately.I will be visiting your country upon
your confirmation in receipt of fund in your nominated account to know you
better and discuss investment or importation of goods back to our country.
DISBURSEMENT OF THE FUND IS AS FOLLOWS:30% of the total sum will be your
shareWhile 60% will be for me and my colleagues 10% will be an outstanding
amount to settle any incurred expenses during the transfer. WE ASSURE YOU
THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE AND VERY LEGITIMATE AS ALL
MODALITIES HAVE BEEN PERFECTED BY US WITH OUR CONNECTION IN GOVERNMENT What
matters most is honesty on your side and for you to keep everything
confidential until this fund is dully remitted into your nominated account.
NB
If this business interests you, please do not hesitate to email me as a
matter of urgency with your contact phone and fax numbers so that I can give
you more details. Cheers and God bless you.
Eng Patrick Ude.
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