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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: "Senator Pius Anyim" <pius_any@redifmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: pius_anyim@netpiper.com
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 00:19:36 -0700
Subject: Project
Senator Pius Anyim
Kindest Attention:
I am Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, The Former Senate President
of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, though this proposal may
come as a surprise to you as we have not met in any way before.
I got your contact address through your country's business Guide
and feel you will serve as a reliable source to be used to achieve
this aim, by entrusting under your care the total sum of Thirty
million US dollars (US$30M). This money I want to invest into any
business of your choice in your country was acquired through the
Construction Of the newly completed Abuja National Stadium which
was used for the just concluded All African Games (COJA) Abuja 2003.
During the time the contract was to be awarded to a foreign contractor,
I used my position and office then as the Senate President to over
invoice the contract with an additional Sum of USD.30M to the main
contract sum.
The Construction of the Stadium has been duly completed and
commissioned the contractor has been paid, and then this over invoiced
amount (USD.30M) is what I want to entrust under your care for lucrative
investment of your choice in your country.
As a former Senate President, finds it very difficult to invest such amount
of money in my country due to my Position in the Government such
amount of money may attracts some suspicion which may lead to my
arrest, which is why I need your urgent assistance.
Please indicate your interest in the area of lucrative business viability in
your country.
For working with me to actualize this transaction, I will give to you 30%
of the total fund while 10% will be used to settle every monetary expenses
on the course of this transaction and the remaining 60% will be for me.
This proposal should be kept strictly confidential due to my person in the
Government as the Former senate President of Nigeria. Please indicate your
interest by providing me with your private direct phone and fax numbers.
I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of this transaction.
Thanks and God bless you.
Senator Anyim Pius Anyim
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