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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: cyril perry <cperry251001@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <c.perry102007@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 21:23:48 +0000
Subject: MY DEAR FRIEND ,
MY DEAR FRIEND , I KNOW THAT THIS PROPOSAL MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE, ESPECIALY HAVING TO COME FROM SOMEONE YOU HAVE NOT MET BEFORE, BUT I WOULD LIKE YOUTO CO-OPERATE WITH ME SO THAT THIS $10M WILL BE RELEASED AND TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. MY NAME IS ENGR.CYRIL.M.PERRY, THE CHAIRMAN OF CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE OF NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (N.N.P.C). IT IS MY PROFOUND INTENTION TO CONTACT YOU FOR THIS VERY IMPORTANT AND HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION FOR TRANSFER OF $10M INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. THE $10M WAS THE OVER ESTIMATED BALLANCE FROM THE CONTRACTS AWARDED TO BOTH FOREIGN AND LOCAL CONTRACTORS. THE REAL CONTRACT VALUE WAS $200 MILLION DOLLARS BUT IT WAS OVER ESTIMATED TO $210 MILLION DOLLARS. THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULY EXECUTED BY THE CONTRACTORS AND THEIR CONTRACT SUM ($200M) HAS BEEN PAID TO THEM, LEAVING OUR OVER ESTIMATEDBALLANCE OF $10 MILLION DOLLARS STILL PENDING AT THE BANK. RIGHT NOW,WE ARE LEFT WITH THIS OVER ESTIMATED BALLANCE($10m) WHICH IS STILL FLOATING AT THE PAYING BANK AWAITING FINAL PAYMENT TO ANY RELIABLE FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT YOU MAY PROVIDE. WE ARE THEREFORE ASKING YOU TO CO-OPERATE WITH US SO THAT THE FUND WILL BE RELEASED AND TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.WHEN THE FUNDS IS TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT, YOU WILL BENEFIT 30% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT. IN THIS REGARD,WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO SEND US THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS: YOUR NAME:-------YOUR OCCUPATION:----YOUR ADDRESS:----YOUR PRIVATE PHONE NUMBERS:-----YOUR PRIVATE FAX NUMBER:-------- YOUR REPLY AND INFORMATION REQUIRED SHOULD BE URGENT SO THAT WE WILL SUBMIT APPLICATION TO THE PAYING BANK FOR TRANSFER OF THE FUNDS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. I AM EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOONEST.THANKS AND BEST REGARDS.YOURS FAITHFULLY,ENGR.CYRIL.M.PERRY.CHAIRMAN,CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE,
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