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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: hassanpcp1@volny.cz
Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2006 07:04:51 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: =?iso-8859-2?Q?ATTN:_THE_PRESIDENT_/_CEO_-_PRIVATE_&_CONFIDENTIAL?=
Mr Osaze Hassan.
Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation
Falamo Office Complex,
Ikoyi, P.m.b. 12701,
Lagos - Nigeria,
Phone - 234-806-3111116.
Fax: 234-1-7597874.
Email: osazennpc1@hutchcity.com
Assalamailakum,
PERMISSION TO REMIT US $21 MILLION INTO YOUR COMPANY OR PRIVATE ACCOUNT.
It is my pleasure to write and inform you of a transaction involving
the transfer of US $21,000,000.00 (twenty one million US dollars) only
into a foreign account for safekeeping pending my arrival with my colleagues
for the sharing with you as the account owner into which the money is
remitted. I am an accountant with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
(NNPC), Lagos and this money originated from over-invoiced contract
executed for the corporation some years back. This contract has long
been completed by a foreign firm and the contractor duly paid.
I now seek if you would permit the surplus to be remitted into your account.
As a matter of fact, we are top government officials and we cannot come
out openly to claim this amount. This is why we are looking for a competent
and honest company or individual abroad whose documents would be tendered
by us here in Nigeria as one of the contractors that executed the project.
However, I would wish to receive your personal assurance that you would
not sit on the money when it goes into your account. More importantly,you
keep confidential this transaction, in order not to tarnish the confidence
repose in the officials involved in this transaction.
To effect this transfer, I therefore request the following: YOUR ACCOUNT
NUMBER, THE NAME OF YOUR BANK WHERE THE MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERRED INTO
AND ALSO YOUR PRIVATE FAX AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR QUICK COMMUNICATION.
So far, after due consultations, you were strongly and reliably recommended
to us although we have not met or entered into any kind of contract
with you before as to know the extent of your honesty, but based on
the recommendation, I personally want to believe that you are honest
enough and would not sit on the money if finally got into your account.
It is on this note that I consider it proper to write you asking for
your permission and support to transfer this amount into your account.
You should not fear any risk because we have concluded arrangement to
safe guard you in the transaction. This business is 100% risk free.
Hence it requires high level of confidence and secrecy.
Meanwhile this is the breakdown of the sharing modalities:
(A). 10% WILL BE USED TO SETTLE TRANSFER CHARGES AND LEGAL PROTOCOLS.
(B). 30% IS FOR USING YOUR ACCOUNT. (C). 60% OF IT WILL BE FOR US THE
ORIGINATORS. Be informed that on completion of this business I will
use part of my money to invest in your country under your care. Please
note that the transfer operation will take seven to ten working days
to be completed. Please contact me by the above mobile phone,e-mail
or fax number,phone 234-8063111116.
Thanks
Mr Osaze Hassan.
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