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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: "Adeniji Oluyemi" <ade_yemii@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: he_oo_ji@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 05:43:36 -0800
Subject: Payment Confirmation:
H.E. Oluyemi Adeniji
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Maputo Street
Wuse Zone 3 PMB 130
Garki, Abuja
Nigeria
Payment Confirmation:
I am Ambassador Oluyemi Adeniji, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nigeria;
my office monitors and controls the affairs of all banks and financial
institutions in Nigeria concerned with foreign contract payments.
I am the final signatory to any transfer or remittance of huge funds moving
within banks both on the local and international levels in line to foreign
contracts settlement.
I have before me list of funds, which could not be transferred to some
nominated accounts as these accounts have been identified either as ghost
accounts, unclaimed deposits and over-invoiced sum etc.
Your name was among the people expecting the funds to be transferred into
their account, on this note; I wish to have a deal with you as regards to
your unpaid funds. I have your file before me and hope your data's are
correct and un-tampered unless u reconfirms it.
As it is my duty to recommend the transfer of these surplus funds to the
Federal Government Treasury and Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits, I
have the opportunity to write you based on the instructions I received 2
days ago from the Senate Committee on Contract Payments / Foreign Debts to
submit the List of payment reports/ expenditures and audited reports of
revenues. Among several others, I have decided to remit your contract sum
following my idea that we have a deal/agreement and I am going to do this
legally.
MY CONDITIONS
1. The sum of USD$40Million only will be transfered into my norminated
account after you have confirmed the transfer of your sum into your
account by telegraphic Transfer (T/T), confirmable in 3working
days.
2. This deal must be kept secret forever, and all correspondence will be
strictly by email / telephone, for security purposes.
3. There should be no third parties as most problem associated with your
fund release are caused by your agents or representative. If you AGREE with
my conditions, l advise you on what to do immediately and the transfer will
commence without delay as I will proceed to fix your name on the Payment
schedule instantly to meet the three days mandate.
I hope you don't reject this offer and have your
funds transferred.
Waiting for your reply soonest response.
Be in peace,
AMBASSADOR OLUYEMI ADENIJI
FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER.
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