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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: "Fide Ogadima" <fide_ogadima2005@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 19:33:48 +0200
Subject: GREAT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
From the desk of: Mr Fide Ogadima
Managing Director: N.N.P.C. Nigeria.
TEL:234-80-35783941
Attention: Friend,
REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP OF GREAT ROFITS
I am HON. Mr Fide Ogadima the Director of Procurement and Contract
Award at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria. I apologized using this medium to reach you for a
transaction/ business of this magnitude,but this is due to
Confidentiality and prompt access reposed on this medium. It is with trust that I
wish to contact you on this matter concerning the transfer of
US$15.5Million Dollars.Sometime ago, a contract was awarded by my Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) to an International Oil Firm to Service Turn Around
Maintenance and Rehabilitation Work on Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemical
Company (KRPC) Plant in Nigeria.
This contract was over-invoiced by us (myself and two junior
colleagues) to the tune of (US$15.5 Million United State Dollars).
Though the actual contract cost have been paid to the original
contractor, leaving the balance in the tune of the said mount which we
have in principles gotten approval to remit by Key Tested Telegraphic
Transfer (K.T.T) to any foreign bank account you will provide. It is
based on this that some officials in my department and I have decided to
establish a cordial business relationship with you, hence my contacting
you. We want you to present yourself as the Beneficiary to this fund,
so that we can release the fund into your account for safety and
subsequent disbursement.We have all modalities set.
We have agreed to share the money thus:
1. 30% for the account owner (you).
2. 60% for me and my partners
3. 10% to be used in offsetting taxes and all local & foreign expenses.
Please, note that this transaction is 100% safe and risk free and we
will commence the transaction from the date of receipt of the following
information from you via e-mail.
Please if you accept this proposal, send to me by e-mail.
1. Your personal telephone and fax numbers.
2. Your Bank name, address, telephone, fax as well as
your Bank Account numbers. Or you open a new account for this business.
With these information, we are going to put in application for the
release of this funds (US 15.5M) into your account for us all. Due to our
sensitive position, we can not afford a slip in this transaction so
contact me immediately through my e-email address TELEPHONE NUMBER:
234-80-35783941 for further information on the requirements and procedure for
this transaction.It will only take four working days to conclude this
business because once you send your full name and address with your
direct phone and fax number.
Remember that my present situation will not allow me to search for
another person, I absolutely HOLD YOU ON TRUST.
Therefore we urgent you to respond immediately to this my email address
to enable me commence with the modalities of this transfer as we are
well prepared to do this promising transaction with you and hope to
continue with you in future. Please treat with the strictest confidentiality
and utmost urgency.
Yours faithfully,
Mr Fide Ogadima
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