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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: akinwilliams <akinwilliams@mstn.com>
Reply-To: mail_awil@excite.com
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 06:41:41 -0500
Subject: GREETINGS !!
GREETINGS !!
SUIT 104, 2ND WING,
FEDERAL SEC. COMPLEX,
WUSE ZONE II, ABUJA.
DEAR FRIEND,
I WRITE BASED ON CONFIDENTIALITY AS AN INDIVIDUAL TO REQUEST FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. I GOT YOUR CONTACT COURTESY OF THE INTERNET.
I AM AKIN WILLIAMS, A DIRECTOR IN THE AUDITOR GENERAL OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA'S OFFICE. FOUR (4) MONTHS AGO, I LED AN AUDIT PANEL TO BALANCE THE BOOKS OF THE APEX BANK (CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA). IN THE
COURSE OF OUR DUTIES, WE DISCOVERED THAT THE SUM OF U.S.D21,600,000.00 (TWENTY ONE MILLION, SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S. DOLLARS) HAS BEEN LYING IN A SUSPENSE ACCOUNT WITH THE APEX BANK SINCE 1998 WITHOUT A BENEFICIARY(IES).
FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALS THAT THIS SUM ACCUMULATED AS A RESULT OF OVER-INVOICED EXECUTED CONTRACTS INFLUENCED BY PAST RETIRED MILITARY GOVERNMENT PERSONNELS AND WAS UNCLAIMED DUE TO TRANSFORMATION TO A NEW DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT.
AFTER CAREFUL DELIBERATIONS, WE (MY COLLEAGUES AND I) UNANIMOUSLY AGREED TO TRANSFER THIS SUM (U.S.D21.6M.) INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES; HENCE WE ARE SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE AND CO-OPERATION TO ACHIEVE THIS OBJECTIVE. WE HAVE PUT ALL MODALITIES IN PLACE TO APPLY FOR THE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOU OR YOUR COMPANY AS CONTRACT PAYMENT HAVING COMPLETED A CONTRACT WE PURPORTEDLY AWARDED TO YOU.
CONSEQUENTLY, WE SHALL SUCCESSFULLY TRANSFERED THIS FUND THROUGH DIPLOMATIC SEAL TO OUR OFFSHORE PAYMENT BUREAU OVERSEAS ON THE GROUNDS THAT IT WAS MEANT FOR THE PAYMENT OF A FOREIGN CONTRACTOR. WE THEREFORE SOLICIT THAT YOU RECEIVE THIS SUM INTO YOUR ACCOUNT ON OUR BEHALF FROM THE OFF-SHORE PAYMENT OFFICE.
NOTE THAT WE SHALL ARRANGE ALL THE PAPERS NEEDED AND THE APPROVAL FOR THE RELEASE OF THIS FUND WITH A DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE OF THE CONTRACT EXECUTED TO ENABLE SWIFT REMITTANCE INTO YOUR ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANY HITCH SUCH THAT THERE IS NO RISK WHATSOEVER EITHER NOW OR IN FUTURE.
FURTHERMORE, IF NEED BE FOR YOU TO VISIT THE OFF-SHORE OFFICE, YOU WOULD BE ASSISTED BY A PROTOCOL OFFICER TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT WERE THE MONEY WOULD BE LODGED AFTER PAYMENT; THEN, IT COULD BE TRANSFERRED TO ANY ACCOUNT YOU WISH THEREAFTER. YOU WILL GET 20% OF THE ENTIRE SUM, 75% FOR US, WHILE 5% IS SET ASIDE FOR RE-EMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES WE MAY INCURE IN ACTUALISING THIS TRANSACTION. IT IS IMPORTANT TO STATE THAT ALL PARTIES WOULD BE PROTECTED BY A SILENT BUT STRONG AGREEMENT OF TRUST AS WE ARE CIVIL SERVANTS STILL IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, CONTACT ME ON TIME INCLUDING YOUR QUERY (IF ANY) SO THAT I WILL NOT CONTACT ANOTHER PERSON THEREBY EXPOSING THIS BUSINESS. WE CAN GET STARTED IMMEDIATELY TO CONCLUDE ON TIME FOR OUR BENEFITS.
MY BEST REGARDS AS I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.
AKIN WILLIAMS (F.C.A.)
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