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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: micheals@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 04:11:53 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?HELLO=20MY=20GOOD=20FRIEND?=
HELLO MY GOOD FRIEND
We are making this contact with you because of the
reliable information available to us concerning your reputation and that
of your company.
This business request may seem strange, but I crave your indulgence and
pray you, view it seriously as we re convinced that you would be capable
to provide us with a solution to a moneytransfer of Thirty Two Million,
Five hundred thousand United State Dollars (US$32,500,000.00) First of all
I am an accountant and Auditor of the Petroleum (special) Trust Fund (N.N.P.C)
the Apex Department of the Oil Industry in Nigeria. I am also a member of
its Foreign Contract Tenders Committee (FCTC).
My principal Job/function has to do with the Appraisal and Approval of
payment of contract awarded by this parastatal. In the course of my duties,
I discovered various over inflated contract values totaling US$32.5 MillionUS
DOLLAR. The said amount emanated from deliberate over invoicing of old projects
executed by some foreign firms through some government officials.
These officials have since been moved or retired following the inauguration
of the new administration. After due TO consultation with key members of
the Tenders Committee (FCTC), I was mandated to seek and arrange with a
trusted foreign National who can assist us in transferring the above state
amount out of Nigeria.
.Now that all the contracts have been paid following the completion and
commissioning of the various contract, the above mentioned sum through approved
is still floating. We decided to transfer this money to a safe and trusted
bank accounts with a very reliable person to assist us after which the funds
be share in the understated ratio.
Your assistance is needed for two main reasons; (i) As government employees
,we are not permitted by the Nigeria law to operate foreign accounts. (ii)Since
the initial contracts were executed by the foreign firms, only a foreign
firm can make claims or as a beneficiary for the purpose of transferring
the money out of Nigeria.
We have unanimously agreed to compensate you with 35% of the total sum
( US$70.5Million ) if you are willing to render us your assistance as regards
the transfer. It was also agreed that 5% shall be set aside to offset incidental
expenses that might be incurred by either of us course of offsetting this
transfer. The remaining 60% shall be our due share.
All necessary arrangements required for a speedy conclusion of this transaction
have been put in place with top officials of the Nigeria Federal Ministry
of Finance and the Central Bank of Nigeria to enable us conclude the whole
transaction within a very shortspace of time.
What is required of you is first to furnish us with the following through
my email address.
1.) Bank details to be used (that is banks name and account number )
2.) The beneficiary's name.
3.) Your private / official telephone and fax number.
While promising you a smooth and hitch -free transfer of this fund into
the account nominated by you, we want you to know that this is very sensitive
transaction which should not be disclosed to any other party. This is very
important because this deals involves some high ranking Nigeria Government
Officials who would not want to be involved in any form of scandal.
We however trust that this will be the beginning of a lasting business
relationship between you and us as we shall appreciate your advice on the
investment opportunities in your line of business or any other type of viable
business in your country.
If this deal interest you,reply me immediately through my personal E-mail;micheals@fastermail.com
Best regards as we look forward to hearing from you Soonest.
your sincere.
DR. MICHEAL SMITH
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