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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: "ADAMS ST. MICHEALS" <donaldjindu200@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: donaldjindu2004@zonai.com
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 14:58:46 -0700
Subject: ADAMS ST. MICHEALS
ENGR. ADAMS ST. MICHEALS
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
ATTENTION: THE PRESIDENT/MANAGING DIRECTOR
DEAR SIR,
REQUEST FOR URGENT CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
RE:TRANSFER OF US$28.6 AMERICAN DOLLARS INTO ACCOUNT.AFTER
DUE
DELIBERATION WITH MY COLLEAGUES, I DECIDED TO FORWARDTO YOU
THIS BUSINESS
PROPOSAL.
WEWANT A RELIABLE PERSON WHO COULD ASSIST US TO TRANSFER
THE SUM OF TWENTY
EIGHT
MILLION, SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS
(US$28.6M) INTO
HIS/HER ACCOUNT.
THIS FUND RESULTED FROM AN OVER-INVOICED CONTRACT AWARED BY
US UNDER
THE BUDGET ALLOCATION TO MY MINISTRY AND THE BILL WAS
APPROVED FOR PAYMENT
BY THE CONCERNED MINISTRIES. THE CONTRACT WAS EXECUTED,
COMIISSIONED AND THE
CONTRACTOR WAS PAID HIS ACTUAL COST OF THE CONTRACT. WE ARE
LEFT WITH
THE BALANCE OF US$28.6M AS THE OVER INVOICED AMOUNT WHICH
WE HAVE
DELIBERATELY OVER
ESTIMATED FOR OUR OWN USE BUT UNDER THE PROTOCOL DIVISION,
CIVIL
SERVANTS ARE FORBIDDEN TO OPERATE OR OWN FOREIGN ACCOUNT.
THIS IS WHY,
ICONTACT YOU ROR AN
ASSISTANCE.
WE HAVE AGREED TO SHARETHEMONEY AS FOLLLOWS:
1. 30% FOR YOU (ACCOUNT OWNER)
2. 60% FOR US
3. 10% FOR TAX, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY YOURGOVERNMENT.
AS YOU MAY WANT TO KNOW AND TO MAKE YOU LESS CURIOUS, I GOT
YOUR
ADDRESS FROM OUR REPUTABLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
AND I AM THE
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF THE CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE OF THE
NIGERIAN
NATIONAL PETROLEUM
CORPORATION (NNPC). THETRANSACTION IS VERY MUCH FREE FROM
ALL SORT OF
RISK HENCE THE BUSINESS WAS CAREFULLY PLANNED BEFORE IT WAS
THE N.N.R.C. OFFICALS INVOLVED IN THE DEALHAVE PUT MANY
YEARS IN SERVICES
TO OUR EXECUTED AND WE MINISTRY. WE HAVE BEEN EXERCISING
PATIENCE FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY FOR SO
LONG AND TO MOST OF US, THIS IS A LIFETIMEOPPORTUNITYWE
CANNOT AFFORD TO MISS. TO GET THIS FUND PAID INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT, WE HAVE
TO PRESENT AN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS OUTFIT AND CONSEQUENT
UPON INDICATION
OF YOUR INTEREST TO FULLY ASSIST US IN THIS TRANSACTION,
YOU ARE
ADVISEDTOFURNISH US WITH THEFOLLOWING.
1. YOUR BANKERS NAME AND ADDRESS
2. YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER AND ROTINE CODE NUMBERIFANY
3. THE BANK TELEPHONE, FAX AND TELEX NUMBERS
4. THE NAME OF BENEFICIATY OF THE ACCOUNT
5. YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY
COMMMUNICATION.
THIS INFORMATION WILL ENABLE US SEEK APPROVAL OF THE FUND
FROM THE
CONCERNED QUARTERS WITHIN 3-4 BANKING DAYS AND THE NIGERIA
PETROLEUM
CORPORATION
(NNPC) PAYMENT INFORMATION DATA WILL BE FAXED IMMEDIATELY
TO YOU FOR
COMPLETION. ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES AND I INVOLVED IN THIS
DEAL WILL COME
TO YOUR COUNTRY TO ARRANGE FOR OUR OWN SHARE UPON
CONFIRATION FROM YOU
THAT THE MONEY HAS HIT YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT.
ALL THIS WILL ONLY TAKE US ABOUT 14 WORKING DAYS TO
TRANSFER THIS FUND
INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FROM THE DAYWERECEIVE THEREQUIREMENTS.
NOTE HOWEVER, THAT
DUE TO OUR POOR TELECOMMINCATION SYSTEM, WE FIND IT
DIFFICULT TO DIAL OUT
(INTERNATIONALLY.) THIS OFTEN AFFECT OUR INCOMING CALLS
FROM ABROAD.
FURTHERMORE, IN YOUR BID TRYING TO GET THROUGH TO ME, YOU
MAY RECEIVE SOME
DISCOURAGING TELEPHONE SIGNALS
RANGING FROM SUSCIBER NOTAVAILABLE, ALL TRUNKS ARE BUSY;
PLEASE TRY
LATER, TELEPHONE SWITCH OFF AND MANY OTHER DAUNTING
SIGNALS. DO NOT EVEN
BE DISCOURAGED
AS IT HAS TO DO WITH OUR POOR TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
STATED ABOVE HENCE,
I ADVISE YOU TO KEEP DIALING UNTIL YOU GET THROUGH, DO NOT
GO THROUGH
INERNATIONAL OPERATOR BECAUSE OF THE CONFIDENTIALITY
INVOLVED IN THIS
TRANSACTION. LET HONESTY AND TRUST BE OUR WATCHWORD THROUGH
OUT THIS
TRANSACTION.I SHALL FURNISH YOU WITH SOME DETAILS ABOUT
MYSELF.
YOUR PROMPT REPLY WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED.
BEST REGARDS.
ENGR. ADAMS ST. MICHEALS
MY MOBILE PHONE NUMBER 234-802-374-5778
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