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Fraud email example:
From: "Abba Umar" <abbaumar4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: abbaomar@myway.com
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 10:00:01 -0700
Subject: GET BACK TO ME
AFRICAN PETROLEUM PLC
WEST AFRICAN,
E-mail: abbaomar@myway.com
Dear
It is such a pleasure for me to contact you and with respect, I am Dr. ABBA
UMAR former managing Director of African Petroleum {AP}. I was appointed to
head the Oil marketing Company in 1991. Having handed over to my successor
and subsequent embarkment on privatisation. There are some concealment of
funds from a Finance House, an external auditors which conducted due
diligence for the Bureau for public Enterprises {BPE} on AP, prior to it's
Privatisation.
Dear, my account is being investigated by Government appointed commission. I
want you to assist me secure some money into your company's account or
private account to avoid been seized by my government. The sum is $25m
{twenty five million United States dollars }and I will gladly compensate you
with 15% after the deal is done. I cannot deposit the fund in any account
with my name.
This is urgent and I need your assistance. Can you assist me? Right now the
money is in the Finance House
Thank you while I wait for your reponse.
Sincerely yours,
Dr. ABBA UMAR
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