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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: alonunwa@terra.com.mx
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 03:02:57 -0800
Subject: trust & confidential
DEAR SIR,
COMPLIMENT OF SEASON,
REQUEST FOR URGENT CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS
After due deliberation with my colleagues, I decided
to forward this proposal to you. We want a reliable person who could assist
us to transfer the sum of Thirty-five Million United States Dollars (US$35,000,000.00)
into his/her account.
This fund resulted from an over-invoced bill from
contract awarded by us under the budget allocation to
my ministry and the bill was approved for payment by
the concerned ministries. The contract has been
executed, commissioned and the contractor was paid
the actual cost of the contract. we are left with the
balance of (US$35,000,000.00) as part of the
over-invoiced amount, which we have deliberately over
estimated for our own. I am contacting you to be our
custodan for this fund.
on the receipt of this, we have agreed on this below sharing ratio:-
1. 25% for you as the account owner.
2. 70% for us
3. 5% for Tax, as may required by our Government and your government.
As you may want to know and to make you less curious,
I got your address from adverts, in business
directory that protrayed your establishment in good light. I am the Secretary
of the Contract Awarding Committee (C.A.C)of the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation(NNPC).
This transaction is very much free from all sorts of
RISK and TROUBLE from my Government. We have been
exercising patience for this great business opportunity for so long and
to most of us, this is a life time opportunity we cannot affford to miss.
To get this fund paid into your account, we have to
present a Payment Invoice from a foreign establishment
like yours. With this invoice, we will seek approval
to transfer the fund within 14 banking days through
the APEX BANK (C.B.N) to your designatd Bank Account. I
and one of my colleague involved in this deal will
come to your country to arrange for our share upon
the confirmation from you that the money has been
credited into your nominated Bank Account.
Consequently, upon your acceptance of my proposal
kindly confirm you interest by revert email to me
through my
Your indication of your sincereity and serious interest to accomplished
this business opoortunity with me, then the procedures of your operation
is needed due to the fact that this deal is not for child's play.
It will surprise you why we choose you and trust
you for this transaction. Yes, we believe that good
friends can be discovered and business like this
cannot be realized without trust. Be further informed that everyone's interest
and security
had been considered before you were contacted. So be
rest assured and fell free to go into this transaction
with us.
With all pleasure, we are looking forward for your urgent response but endeavor
to maintain the utmost confidentiality required.
Thank you and God Bless.
Best regards,
Alpha Oonunwa
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