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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: "A. L. Yaradua" <mymailinfo05@gmail.com>
Reply-To: alyaraduafile@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 08:29:21 -0700
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Engr. A. L. Yaradua GMD, NNPC , Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
[NNPC]. My colleagues have mandated me to transfer the sum of US$88 Millions
recovered from an over-invoiced contracts involving the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation[NNPC] into several private account in Europe and
United States. A total sum of US$75,500,000.00 has been transferred before
the emergence of this present Civilian Administration, in May 1999 leaving
the balance of US$12,500,000.00 which we now have access to following the
failure of our predecessors to complete the transfer before they bowed out
of office leaving us with this golden opportunity to transfer it for our
benefit.
I have made proper arrangement/documentation to transfer the balance
(US$12,500,000.00) which is retained in a coded account of the NNPC with one
of the banks in Nigeria. We are soliciting that you help us to receive the
fund in trust. We cannot complete this transaction smoothly without the
participation of a foreign partner who would provide an account where the
funds could be lodged. Since it is a contract payment, the funds must be
remitted to a foreign account. Also people in such position are not
permitted by the Nigerian Civil Service law to own or operate foreign
accounts while still in service. The remittance of the funds requires little
documentation that would be completed as soon as you provide us with a
secured bank account where you may wish to receive the money. I can
conveniently assure you that all modalities have been put in place for a
smooth transaction that is absolutely risk-free as long as you give us
maximum cooperation to make
this a success.
There is no risk involved on your part in this transaction since my
colleagues and I have covered this transaction with adequate contract and
external credit documents from the beginning. What we require from you now
by Email are viz: (i) A reliable Bank Account (presumably an empty bank
account, if available). {ii} A named beneficiary of the account (i.e.
personal or company's account. {iii} Name and address of Company that stands
as Funds Beneficiary. (iv) Private tel/mobile phone Number. COULD YOU KINDLY
TELL US WHAT PERCENTAGE (%) OF THIS MONEY (US$12,500,000.00) YOU WOULD LIKE
TO TAKE AFTER THE TRANSFER TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT? Also we should like to
invest our own share of the money in investment projects: Real Estate
Properties, Tourism, Hotel business in your country. How did you see these
business opportunities? Please reply urgently by e-mail as we expect that
the transaction will not take more than ten working days. And please note
that this
transaction must be TOP SECRET
Best regards,
Engr. A. L. Yaradua.
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