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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: "aziz d" <aziz_455@msn.com>
Reply-To: aziz_d455@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 23:58:25 +0000
Subject: Hello
Attn,I am Ahmed Aziz,the Chief Accountant of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) headquarters,Nigeria. I reliably got your contact from my friend Mrs.Roseline. I have no reason to doubt your honesty and credibility hence I make this proposal to you. Please, treat with utmost confidence and excuse me the embarrassment this letter might cause you as we have not met or known each other before. I have the mandate of my colleagues in office to solicit for your assistance and cooperation for a deal we want to execute, My Corporation (NNPC) awarded a contract of uS$86,700,000.00 (Eighty - Six Million, Seven Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars)to a Foreign firm to do the TURN AROUND MAINTAINANCE(TAM) on the Kaduna refinery here in Nigeria with my position this contract was over invoiced to US$115,300,000.00 (One Hundred and Fifteen Million,Three Hundred Thousand United State Dollars). We are now left with the over-invoiced sum of US$28,600,000.00 (Twenty Eight Million, Six Hundred Thousand U.S.Dollars). All arrangements have been concluded on how this money would be moved.Our constrain lies on the fact that we require a foreign firm or individual where the money will be paid to.This is where you will come in as the beneficiary. NOTE:-There is no risk involved as we have taken care of everything from this end,all loopholes covered.We are earmarking 35% of the total sum to whoever that is willing to assist,60% for me and my colleagues, while 5% would reinburse all out of pocket expenses.Should you be willing to assist and participate, we shall require the following informations to enable us process the claim immediately:Full name(personal or company), address,direct phone and fax. You are implored to accord this proposal a high degree of secrecy and confidentiality. You may be required to open a separate bank account offshore for this purpose. Awaiting your earliest and positive response,with regards, I am yours faithfully Ahmed Aziz
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