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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.Onikaba" <voteatiku@jumpy.it> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 06:05:30 -0700
Subject: Hello
Hello,
I stumbled into your contact by stroke of luck after a long search for
an honest and trust worthy person who could handle issue with high
confidentiality.
I was so delighted when I got your contact and My boss instructed me to
contact you and solicite for your kind assistance. I hope you will let
this issue to remain confidential even if you are not interested because of I and my boss status.
I am Dr.Onikaba .O (The Campaign Organize manager and special advicer to Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of Nigeria West Africa ) I have the privilege of being mandated by my Boss to seek your immediate and urgent co-operation to receive into your bank account the sum of US $200m. (Two hundred million Dollars).
SOURCES OF FUND
In August 2003, my Boss as a Vice president and president Olusegun
Obasanjo has a meeting with his cabinet and armychief about the defence budget for 2003 to 2004 which was USD $700m and was approved by the Senate.So he directed one of his best friend. Audu Oghe who was a minister of mines and a political party leader known as PDP NATIONAL CHAIRMAN to buy arms with USD $200m on 5th January 2004; for him to divert the arms fund and use the fund for his upcoming election in 2007.which they said the arms has been supplied by the supplier.And the payment is about to be paid out.
Inspite of all this we have resolved to present you or your company for
the Senate, to pay the funds into your nominated account as the person
or company that supplied the arms.
This transaction should be finalized within seven (7) working days and
for your co-operation and partnership, we have unanimously agreed that you will be entitled to 5.5% of the money when you successfully receive it into your account.
The nature of your business is not relevant to the successful execution
of this transaction as we will work on it and use our possition to
influence the Senate's, what we require is your total co-operation and commitment
to ensure 100% risk-free transaction at both ends and to protect the
persons involved in this transaction strict confidence and utmost secrecy is required even after the successful conclusion of this transaction.
If this proposal is acceptable to you, kindly provide me with your
personal telephone and fax ,your full name and address a copy of your company letter headed paper(if available) immediate for commencement of the transaction.
I count on your honour to keep mine and my boss secret, SECRET.
Looking forward for your urgent reply
Thanks.
Best Regards
Dr.Onikaba .O
Vice President Office
Victoria Island
Lagos Nigeria.
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