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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: "Dr James A.Ikenna" <james222@scfn.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ikenna@parsimail.com
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 11:38:56 -0400
Subject: hello
URGENT PROPOSAL
FROM THE DESK OF DR.JAMES A.IKENNA.
DEAR SIR,
WE ARE SENDING THIS LETTER TO YOU BASED ON INFORMATION
GATHERED FROM THE FOREIGN TRADE OFFICE OF THE NIGERIAN
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY. WE BELIEVE THAT YOU
WOULD BE IN A POSITION TO HELP US IN OUR BID TO
TRANSFER THE SUM OF FORTY-0NE MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($41.5M USD)INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT.
WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR BUDGET AND
PLANNING OF THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM, THIS COMMITTEE
IS PRINCIPALLY CONCERNED WITH CONTRACT APPRAISALS AND
APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS IN ORDER OF PRIORITIES AS
REGARDS CAPITAL PROJECT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF
NIGERIA. WITH OUR POSITIONS,WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY
SECURED FOR OURSELVES THE SUM OF FORTY-ONE MILLION,
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS (US$41.5M).
THIS AMOUNT WAS ACCUMULATED THROUGH UNDECLARED WINDFAL
FROM SALES OF CRUDE OIL DURING THE GULF WAR. WHAT WE
NEED FROM YOU IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE ACCOUNT INTO WHICH
THE FUNDS WILL BE TRANSFERRED SINCE GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS ARE NOT ALLOWED BY OUR LAWS TO OPERATE
FOREIGN ACCOUNT. IT HAS BEEN AGREED THAT THE OWNER OF
THE ACCOUNT WILL BE COMPENSATED WITH US$8.3 MILLION OF
THE REMITTED FUNDS,WE KEEP US$31.125MILLION WHILE
US$2.075MILLION WILL BE SET ASIDE TO OFFSET EXPENSES
AND PAY THE NECESSARY TAXES.
IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT TWO YEARS AGO A
SIMILAR TRANSACTION WAS CARRIED OUT WITH ONE
MR.PATRICE MILLER, THE PRESIDENT OF CRAINE
INTERNATIONAL TRADING CORPORATION AT NUMBER 135, EAST
57TH STREET, 28TH FLOOR, NEW YORK 10022 WITH
TELEPHONE(212)308-7788 AND TELEX NUMBER 6731689,AFTER
THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN BOTH PARTNERS IN WHICH HE WAS TO
TAKE 25%.
THE MONEY WAS DULY TRANSFERRED INTO HIS ACCOUNT ONLY
TO BE DISAPPOINTED,ON OUR ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK AS WE
WERE RELIABLY INFORMED THAT MR. PATRICE MILLER WAS NO
LONGER ON THAT ADDRESS WHILE HIS TELEPHONE AND TELEX
NUMBERS HAVE BEEN REALLOCATED TO SOMEBODY ELSE, THAT
IS HOW WE LOST US$27.5M TO MR PATRICE MILLER.
THIS TIME AROUND WE NEED A MORE RELIABLE AND
TRUSTWORTHY PERSON OR A REPUTABLE COMPANY TO DO
BUSINESS WITH HENCE THIS LETTER TO YOU, SO IF YOU
CAN PROVE YOURSELF TO BE TRUSTED AND INTERESTED IN
THIS DEAL THEN WE ARE PREPARED TO DO BUSINESS WITH
YOU. WHAT WE WANT FROM YOU IS THE ASSURANCE THAT YOU
WILL LET US HAVE OUR SHARE WHEN THIS AMOUNT OFUS$41.5M
IS TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
IF THIS PROPOSAL SATISFIES YOU, PLEASE CONTACT ME
STRICTLY THROUGH MY TELEPHONE NUMBER 234-8O33533509
OR MY ALTERNATIVE E-MAIL ikenna@parsimail.com
ADVICE YOU ON THE MODALITIES OF THE TRANSACTION. ALL
MODALITIES FOR A RISK FREE AND SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSSION
OF THE TRANSFER HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT AND ONCE STARTED
WILL NOT TAKE MORE THAN 14 WORKING DAYS WITH THE
ABSOLUTE SUPPORT OF ALL CONCERNED.
THIS TRANSACTION IS TOTALLY RISK FREE AND 100% SAFE.
PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT AND VERY CONFIDENTIAL. GOD BE
WITH YOU AS I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR REPLY.
BEST REGARDS.
DR.JAMES A.IKENNA
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