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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: "Ibrahim Tukur" <ibrahim_tukur@msn.com>
Reply-To: ibrahim06tukur@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 12:24:36 +0000
Subject: Due To The Urgency
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Dr. Ibrahim Tukur, the financial Controller and Contract Award
Committee Chairman in the National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) in Lagos,
Nigeria. My colleagues have assigned me to seek for assistance of a reliable
foreigner through whom we can transfer the sum of US $35,500,000.00 (Thirty
Five Million, five Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars) which arose from deliberate
over- inflated contract value for the General expansion of the Kanji Dam
Thermal Station on behalf of National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) for
increased energy generation to Nigeria and some other West African
Countries.
The Contract was awarded in 1999 during the late General Sanni Abacha regime
to an expatriate firm with the consideration of 10% commission agreement on
the total contract value. The contract has been completed and the
contractor has long been paid, we are now left with this US$35,500,000.00
representing the 10% our own share as agreed presently in the Federal
Government account.
The favorable political/economic climate in this country now presented an
opportunity for this money to be transferred out of the country. Our contact
in the Federal Ministry of Finance have given us a go a head advice to begin
the process of the remittance, hence we have set in motion the machinery for
the take off of the transaction and further action will commence immediately
we hear from you.
We have agreed that after the transfer of the money into your account, you
shall be entitled to 20% of the total amount transferred, while 70% will be
for us and the remaining 10% will take care of any incidental expenses that
emanates from this transaction. We decided to give you this percentage in
order to motivate you and also to let you feel satisfied at the end of this
transaction. The nature of your business is not particularly relevant for
the success of this transaction. All we require is your willingness to
co-operate and assurance that our own share will be given to us when this
money is transferred into your account.
All necessary precautions have been taken to ensure a no risk situation on
the sides of both parties and it is believed that the conclusion of this
transaction will not last more than fourteen (14) working days.
However, we are going to retrieve the whole documents that will be related
to this transaction so that both parties will be protected after the
transfer of the money into your account. Since we have no knowledge of
business, our plan is to invest this money into Real Estate, Stocks and we
can also invest in some other profitable business in your country based on
your advice because many of our years has been spent as Civil Servant, and
we may likely resign from government service to private businesses after
this money is transferred into your Account.
Please note that this business is strictly confidential and must not be
disclosed to a third party. This is necessary to avoid disclosure that may
jeopardize the transaction. Finally, if this proposal is acceptable to you
or if you have any questions, feel free to contact me on the above E-mail
address.
You should also send to me your private telephone /fax numbers and E-mail
address for easy and confidential communication. I will oblige you with
further information if so required. Note: For confidential reasons, please
reply as soon as possible.
Best Regards
Dr. Ibrahim Tukur
N.E.P.A. Head Office.
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