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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: "dr_tom bello" <dr_tombello8@torba.com>
Reply-To: dr_tombellox@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:30:13 -0700
Subject: NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CO-OPERATION
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM
COOPERATIONS
DR.TOM BELLO FORMER GROUP
MANAGING DIRECTOR
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM
CO-OPERATIONEAR,
ATTN, MY NAME IS DR, TOM BELLO .I AM THE FORMER GROUP MANAGING
DIRECTOR NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLUEM CO-OPERATIONS (NNPC) .
I RESIDES IN THE NNPC, QUARTERS, VICTORIA GARDEN CITY, LAGOS, NIGERIAN.
I CAME IN CONTACT WITH YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN MY CAREFULL SEARCH FOR A
REPUTABLE AND RELIABLE FOREIGN PARTNER(A FRIEND ASWELL)THAT WILL ASSIST AND
HELP ME TRANSFER MY MONEY INTO YOUR COUNTRY AND THEREAFTER WE DISCUSS THE
INVESTMENT TO DO WITH THE MONEY AND THE LIKELY SHARE OF THE PROCEEDS FROM
THE INVESTMENT BY THE GRACE OF GOD.
HOWEVER, I HAVE FOUND YOU WORTHY OF THIS TRANSACTION AFTER MY CAREFULL
THOUGHT . AS THE FORMER GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR, NIGERIAN NATIONAL
PETROLUEM CO-OPERATIONS (NNPC), I OVERSAW THE MINING, REFINING,
DISTRIBUTING, EXPORTATIONS AND IMPORTATIONS OF THE NIGERIAN CRUDE OIL AS YOU
ARE AWARE, NIGERIAN CRUDE OIL ACCOUNTS FOR MORE THAN EIGHTY FIVE PERCENT OF
THE NIGERIAN REVENUE AS A RESULT OF BOOM IN THE NIGERIAN OIL SECTOR
ACCOMPANIED BY THE RISE IN THE GLOBAL OIL PRICE.
I USED MY POSITION TO ACCUMULATE US$30,000,000.00 (THIRTY MILLION
UNITED STATES DOLLARS) WHICH I DEPOSITED WITH A BANK.WITH REFERENCE TO THE
ECONOMIC CLIMATE IN NIGERIA COUPLE WITH THE DISTURBING OF E.F.C.C SET UP BY
OUR PRESIDENT ALHAJI UMAR MUSA YAR' ADUAR TO LOOK INTO PASS GOVERNMENT
INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNT, INFACT THE MONEY OR INVESTMENT IS NOT SECURED HERE IN
NIGERIA,
I HEREBY REQUEST YOUR HELP AND ASSISTANCE TO HELP ME TRANSFER THIS
US$30,000,000.00( MILLION, UNITED STATES DOLLARS) INTO YOUR
COUNTRY SO THAT WE WORK TOGETHER AND INVEST THE MONEY IN A LUCRATIVE
BUSINESS IN YOUR COUNTRY.WE SHALL ALSO DISCUSS IN DETAILS HOW WE WILL
COMMIT OURSEVLES IN THE INVESTMENT AND THE LIKELY SHARE OF THE PROCEEDS
FROM THE INVESTMENT. I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO
YOUR COUNTRY SO THAT WE BEGIN THE BUSINESS IN EARNEST.
I SHALL GET A GOOD LAWYER THAT WILL ALSO ASSIST US TO FACILATE THE TRANSFER
OF THIS US$30,000,000.00 INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.I WILL LIKE YOU TO KEEP THIS
INVESTMENT PROJECT CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL WE START IT IN EARNEST.I WILL GIVE YOU
A 30% GRATIFICATION AS SOON AS THIS S$30,000,000.00 IS TRANSFERED INTO YOUR
BANK ACCOUNT.
I WILL ALSO REFUND YOU ALL THE MONEY YOU WILL SPEND IN THE COURSE OF
TRANSFERING THIS US$30,000,000.00 INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT. ON YOUR RECEIPT
OF THIS MAIL, LET ME HEAR FROM YOU SO THAT WE KNOW THE NEXT LINE OF ACTION
AS REGARDS THIS INVESTMENT PROJECT.
PLEASE I LOOK FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU ON YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS
MAIL.REMEMBER TO GIVE ME YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS IN YOUR REPLY FOR EASY
COMMUNICATIONS. CONTACT ME BY EMAIL ON YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS
MAIL:dr_tombellox@hotmail.com <MAIL%3Adr_tombellox@hotmail.com>
SO THAT WE DISCUSS MORE ABOUT OUR INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP IN YOUR
COUNTRY. AS I WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU.
REMAIN BLESSED,
BEST REGARDS
DR, TOM BELLO
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