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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: PETER BELLO <calvin_thian@virgilio.it>
Reply-To: peterbellojohn20052006@inmail24.com
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 12:59:45 +0100 (GMT+01:00)
Subject:
ENGINEER. PETER BELLO
NIGERIA NATIONAL
PETROLEUM
CORPORATION (NNPC) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
EMAIL:
peterbellojohn20052006@inmail24.com
ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM,
MY NAME IS
ENGINEER PETER BELLO, DIRECTOR OF PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACT AWARD WITH
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC) OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
NIGERIA ON LOCAL/FOREIGN CONTRACTS . IT IS MY GREAT PLEASURE TO WRITE YOU
THIS MAIL WITH uLMOSTREGARDS/CONFIDENTIALITY.THOUGH I BELEIVE IT
WILL COME
TO YOU AS A SUPRISE SINCE BOTH PARTIES HAVE NOT MET FACE TO FACE BEFORE
PERMIT ME TO APOLOGIZE FOR THE MEDIUM IN WHICH YOU RECEIVE THIS
PROPOSAL.FUTHERMORE, THIS TRANSACTION IS ALL ABOUT AN OVER-INVOICED
CONTRACTS EXECUTED BY FOREIGN CONTRACTORS WITH THE NIGERIA
GOVERMENT.NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION(NNPC).AS A MATTER OF
FACT, A CONTRACT WAS AWARDED TO A FORIGN CONTRACTORS, AND AFTER EXECUTING
THE CONTRACTS, WITH MY POSSITION AS THE DIRECTOR OF CONTRACT AWARD I
OVER-INVOICED THE CONTRACT SUM TO THE TUNE OF US$20.5M (TWENTY
MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS).SEQUEL TO THIS,I WANT
YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS FUNDS IS STILL IN THE CENTRAL BANK OF THE NIGERIA
GOVERNMENT,I WANT THIS FUNDS TO BE TRANSFERED TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT FOR OUR
OWN USE.I WISH TO ASSURE YOU THAT WITH YOUR ASSISTANCE
HAS LAID DOWN
ARRANGEMENTS, WE WILL HAVE A SMOOTH TRANSFER OF THIS FUNDS TO YOUR
NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT.THIS MONEY HAS BEEN IN THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
FOR TWO YEARS NOW, AND IT IS UNDER THE LAW OF NIGERIA GOVERNMENT THAT ANY
MONEY IN THE CENTRAL BANK FOR THREE YEARS WILL BE
RETRIEVED BACK TO THE
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT.
IT MAY ALSO INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT ALL MODALITIES
HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE FOR THE
SMOOTH TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR
NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT. AS SOON AS ALL THE VITAL DOCUMENTS ARE SECURE IN
YOUR NAME/FAVOUR AS THE BONIFIDE BENEFICIARY OF THE SAID FUNDS.AS CIVIL
SERVANT,I CANNOT CLAIM THIS MONEY,SINCE I AM STILL IN ACTIVE SERVICEWITH MY
GOVERNMENT,HENCE
I CONTACT YOU.AS FOR THE SHARING MODALITIES,I HAVE
DISCUSSED WITH MY COLLEAGUES,WHICH WE
CAME UP THUS:
1.30% FOR YOU THE
ACCOUNT OWNER.
2.70% FOR I AND MY COLLEAGUE I WILL QUICKLY REMIND YOU OF
THE CONFIDENTLAITY THIS TRANSACTION DEMANDS.IT WILL BE FOR THE NOTICE OF
TWO OF US ONLY,UNTILL THE TRANSACTION IS FULLY CONCLUDED. AND I WILL KINDLY
APPRECIATE TO RECEIVE YOUR ACCEPTANCE RESPONSE IN REGARDS TO
THIS PROPOSAL
WITH DUE RESPECT.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
ENGR. PETER BELLO
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain;charset="UTF-8"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Originating-IP: 80.89.176.36
ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM,
ENGINEER. PETER BELLO
NIGERIA NATIONAL
PETROLEUM
CORPORATION (NNPC) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
EMAIL:
peterbellojohn20052006@inmail24.com
ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM,
MY NAME IS
ENGINEER PETER BELLO, DIRECTOR OF PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACT AWARD WITH
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC) OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
NIGERIA ON LOCAL/FOREIGN CONTRACTS . IT IS MY GREAT PLEASURE TO WRITE
YOU THIS MAIL WITH uLMOSTREGARDS/CONFIDENTIALITY.THOUGH I BELEIVE IT
WILL COME TO YOU AS A SUPRISE SINCE BOTH PARTIES HAVE NOT MET FACE TO
FACE BEFORE PERMIT ME TO APOLOGIZE FOR THE MEDIUM IN WHICH YOU RECEIVE
THIS PROPOSAL.FUTHERMORE, THIS TRANSACTION IS ALL ABOUT AN OVER-
INVOICED CONTRACTS EXECUTED BY FOREIGN CONTRACTORS WITH THE NIGERIA
GOVERMENT.NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION(NNPC).AS A MATTER OF
FACT, A CONTRACT WAS AWARDED TO A FORIGN CONTRACTORS, AND AFTER
EXECUTING THE CONTRACTS, WITH MY POSSITION AS THE DIRECTOR OF CONTRACT
AWARD I OVER-INVOICED THE CONTRACT SUM TO THE TUNE OF US$20.5M (TWENTY
MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS).SEQUEL TO THIS,I
WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS FUNDS IS STILL IN THE CENTRAL BANK OF THE
NIGERIA GOVERNMENT,I WANT THIS FUNDS TO BE TRANSFERED TO A FOREIGN
ACCOUNT FOR OUR OWN USE.I WISH TO ASSURE YOU THAT WITH YOUR ASSISTANCE
HAS LAID DOWN ARRANGEMENTS, WE WILL HAVE A SMOOTH TRANSFER OF THIS
FUNDS TO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT.THIS MONEY HAS BEEN IN THE CENTRAL
BANK OF NIGERIA FOR TWO YEARS NOW, AND IT IS UNDER THE LAW OF NIGERIA
GOVERNMENT THAT ANY MONEY IN THE CENTRAL BANK FOR THREE YEARS WILL BE
RETRIEVED BACK TO THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT.
IT MAY ALSO INTEREST YOU TO
KNOW THAT ALL MODALITIES HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE FOR THE
SMOOTH TRANSFER
OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT. AS SOON AS ALL THE VITAL
DOCUMENTS ARE SECURE IN YOUR NAME/FAVOUR AS THE BONIFIDE BENEFICIARY OF
THE SAID FUNDS.AS CIVIL SERVANT,I CANNOT CLAIM THIS MONEY,SINCE I AM
STILL IN ACTIVE SERVICEWITH MY GOVERNMENT,HENCE
I CONTACT YOU.AS FOR
THE SHARING MODALITIES,I HAVE DISCUSSED WITH MY COLLEAGUES,WHICH WE
CAME UP THUS:
1.30% FOR YOU THE ACCOUNT OWNER.
2.70% FOR I AND MY
COLLEAGUE I WILL QUICKLY REMIND YOU OF THE CONFIDENTLAITY THIS
TRANSACTION DEMANDS.IT WILL BE FOR THE NOTICE OF TWO OF US ONLY,UNTILL
THE TRANSACTION IS FULLY CONCLUDED. AND I WILL KINDLY APPRECIATE TO
RECEIVE YOUR ACCEPTANCE RESPONSE IN REGARDS TO
THIS PROPOSAL WITH DUE
RESPECT.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
ENGR. PETER BELLO
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