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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. Robert Swafa" <robertswafa@rswafa.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 01:50:23 -0800
Subject: Response Needed
From: Dr. Robert Swafa
Department of Petroleum Resources
7 Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island
Lagos - Nigeria.
Dear Partner,
This letter may come to you as a surprise but it was borne out of my
sincere desire to share a mutual business relationship with you. First,
your strictest confidence in this transaction is highly solicited. This
is by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and top secret.
We are top government official with a statutory corporation and members
of an ad hoc committee set up by the Federal Government of Nigeria to
review contract awarded by past administration. In the course of
identifying, scrutinizing and recommending for the payment of all valid
contract executed, we discovered a huge sum of money amounting to
USD41.5M (Forty One Million five Hundred Thousand US Dollars) on
grossly over invoiced contract already awarded and executed for the
Department of Petroleum Resources. Having Cleaned the 'AUGEAN STABLE'
we intend to transfer the balance of USD41.5M presently floating in our
apex bank of Nigeria to our own benefit and advantage.
However, we request for your unwavering assistance in this regard
because as civil servants we are prohibited under the civil service code
of conduct bureau from operating a foreign account or running a foreign
company unless after retirement in this vain we want you to front for us
as partner to enable us lodge the funds speedily into your account. Bear
in mind that no risk is attached to this project and all logistics are
in place and modalities worked out for the smooth conclusion within a
stipulated time. This is in accordance with the fact that you must never
betray the trust already reposed on you. We have decided to compensate
you with 30% of the total sum for your support, 60% for us while 10% for
miscellaneous expenses (local and international).
Please, provide your confidential phone and fax number to enable me you
for further discussion on this matter.
Please advise in your return e-mail if any time is confidential enough
to call you.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Best regards,
Dr. Robert Swafa.
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