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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: "james lake" <james_lake1515@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: james_lake1@88.am
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 00:55:45 -0700
Subject: From Dr. Lake.
Attn:Sir/Madam,
I guess this letter may come to you as a surprise since I had no previous
correspondence with you.
I am the chairman tender's board/contract award committee of the
Independent national electoral commission (INEC). I got your contact in
the course of my research for a reliable person with whom to handle a very
confidential transaction involving the transfer of funds valued
at(US$31M) to a safe foreign account.
The above funds in question is not connected with arms, drugs or money
laundering. It is a product of over invoiced contract awarded in 2002 by
(INEC) to a foreign company for the supply of electoral materials that was
used for just concluded general elections in my country. The contract has
long been executed and payment of the actual contract amount made to the
foreign contractors, thereby living the balance of US $31Million in a
dormant account, which I now want to transfer out of Nigeria into a
reliable foreign account for my personal use.
As civil servants we do not have necessary foreign account machinery to
successfully handle this transaction. Therefore it becomes necessary to
source for a foreign company with the capability to act as the original
beneficiary of the contract. Fortunately, the president has endorsed the
resolution passed by the senate that all foreign contractors owed by the
Federal Government of Nigeria be paid.
I therefore wish to seize this good opportunity to support you as one of
the beneficiaries to be paid. If you are interested in this proposal
kindly get back to me and send your letter of acceptance with your direct
telephone,fax numbers,contact address,Banking infomations where the funds
will be paid in, but if you can not for any reason handle this transaction I
should be grateful if you can introduce it to a reliable and trustworthy
person in which incase your interest will be properly taken care of.
Meanwhile, I have decided on the following sharing formula: 60% for me and
30% for you while the remaining 10% is being set aside for any expenses
that may be incurred on the side of both parties.Further details about
this transaction will be discussed in our subsequent correspondence.
This transaction is strictly confidential but 100% risk free and it is
expected to be concluded within 10 working days. All local contacts and
arrangement have been properly perfected for a smooth and successful
conclusion of this transaction.
Yours Faithfully,
Dr. James Lake.
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