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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: hope johnson <hopejohnsonmd@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:19:33 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY
FROM THE DESK OF DR. HOPE JOHNSON
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
FOREIGN DEBT RECONCILIATION PANEL
(CONTRACT PAYMENT, COSTING, INVESTIGATION AND APPROVAL)
ATTN:
RE: YOUR PAYMENT FILE ON MY DESK
I HAVE GONE THROUGH YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT FILE AS DIRECTED BY THE PRESIDENCY, AND SEEN THAT IT WILL TAKE US A LONG PROCESS FOR YOUR MONEY TO BE RELEASED DUE TO SOME IRREGULARITIES DETECTED IN YOUR FILE. DURING OUR INVESTIGATION, WE FOUND OUT THAT YOU HAVE SPENT SO MUCH IN TRYING TO REALIZE YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT, WHICH DID NOT EVEN REFLECT IN YOUR FILE, BUT I HAVE AN OFFER, WHICH WILL AT LEAST HELP YOUR FINANCIAL STAND UNTIL YOU RECEIVE YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT.
THIS OFFER IS AN AMOUNT FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LEFT OVER. IT IS A TOTAL SUM OF US$17,600,000.00 (SEVENTEEN MILLION, SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS), WHICH WILL BE SHARED BETWEEN YOU AND I IN THE RATIO OF 50% - 50%. THIS AMOUNT IS NOT FROM YOUR CONTRACT SUM OR HAVE ANY THING RELATED TO YOUR CONTRACT SUM, RATHER IT IS A LEFT OVER FROM THE AMOUNT USED IN PAYING LOCAL CONTRACTORS AND IT IS DIRECTLY UNDER MY CUSTODY. I AM OFFERING YOU THIS BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN THAT YOUR CONTRACT FUND WILL NOT BE RELEASED ON TIME UNTIL ALL THE ANOMALIES ARE RECTIFIED AND ALSO BECAUSE YOU ARE A GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR.
THE ONLY THINGS NEEDED FOR THIS US$17.6 MILLION TO BE TRANSFERRED TO YOUR ACCOUNT UNDER 24 HOURS ARE AS FOLLOW: - A BANK ACCOUNT, WHICH IS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT IS IN YOUR FILE.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION, THIS IS NOT A CONTRACT PAYMENT, THEREFORE THERE WILL BE NO BUREAUCRACY OR MISFORTUNE. PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU ARE WILLING TO MAKE THIS DEAL WITH ME, YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY ON MY EMAIL FURNISHING ME WITH YOUR NEW ACCOUNT. ALSO BE INFORMED THAT THIS TRANSACTION WILL TAKE US JUST 48 HOURS TO ACCOMPLISH.
YOURS TRULY,
DR. HOPE JOHNSON
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