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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: Alison Jones <alijones666@yahoo.it>
Reply-To: alison_3@myway.com
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 08:05:24 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: PAYMENT CONFIRMATION
Alison.J. 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 Alison 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 theiraccount, 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 Alison ADENIJI
FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER
- Alison Jones
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