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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: musa01_bello@tiscali.it
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 11:06:02 +0000
Subject: YOUR CO-OPERATION
From:Dr Musa Bello
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
P.M.B 543,Ikoyi
Lagos-Nigeria.
FAX:234-1-7590735
PERMISSION TO REMIT US $21 MILLION INTO YOUR COMPANY OR PRIVATE ACCOUNT.
It is my pleasure to write and inform you of a transaction involving the
transfer of US $21,000,000.00 (twenty one million US dollars) only into
a foreign account for safekeeping pending my arrival with my colleagues
for the sharing with you as the account owner into which the money is remitted.
I am an accountant with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC),
Lagos and this money originated from over-invoiced contract executed for
the corporation some years back. This contract has long been completed by
a foreign firm and the contractor duly paid. I now seek if you would permit
the surplus to be remitted into your account. As a matter of fact, we are
top government officials and we cannot come out openly to claim this amount.
This is why we are ooking for a competent and honest company or individual
abroad whose documents would be tendered by us here in Nigeria as one of
the contractors that executed the project.
However, I would wish to receive your personal surance that you would not
sit on the money when it goes into your account. More importantly, you keep
confidential this transaction, in order not to tarnish the confidence repose
in the officials involved in this transaction. To effect this transfer,
I therefore request the following: YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER, THE NAME OF YOUR
BANK. WHERE THE MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERRED INTO AND ALSO YOUR PRIVATE FAX
AND
TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR QUICK COMMUNICATION.
So far, after due consultations, you were strongly and reliably recommended
to us although we have not met or entered into any kind of contract with
you before as to know the extent of your honesty, but based on the recommendations,
I personally want to believe that you are honest enough and would not sit
on the money if finally got into your account. It is on this note that I
consider it proper to write you asking for your permission and support to
transfer this amount into your account. You should not fear any risk because
we have concluded arrangement to save guide you in the transaction. This
business is 100% risk free. Hence it requires high level of confidence and
secrecy. Meanwhile this is the breakdown of the sharing modalities:
(A). 10% WILL BE USED TO SETTLE TRANSFER CHARGES
AND LEGAL PROTOCOLS.
(B). 30% IS FOR USING YOUR ACCOUNT.
(C). 60% OF IT WILL BE FOR US THE ORIGINATORS.
Be informed that on completion of this business I will use part of my money
to invest in your country under your care. Please note that the transfer
operation will take seven to ten working days to be completed. Please contact
me by the above e-mail or fax number.
Thanks.
Dr Musa Bello
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