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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: "Yaradua A. L." <mymailinfo01@norilsk.biz>
Reply-To: alyaraduafile@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 10:13:36 -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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