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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: MR AYO JOHNSON <ayojohnson@alvilag.hu>
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 01:51:24 +0200
Subject: GOOD DAY TO YOU.
FROM:MR AYO JOHNSON
CHIEF ACCOUNTANT
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORP.
E-MAIL ID :info_nnpc_nig@accountant.com
Fax: 234-1-7590311
TEL: 234-834541455.
http://www.shell.com
URGENT ATTENTION / CONFIDENTIALITY.
ATTN:SIR,
YOU MAY BE SURPRISE TO RECEIVE THIS LETTER BUT I AM ASSURING YOU THAT ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OF THE DAY.I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU BY EMAIL DUE TO THE URGENCY OF THIS BUSINESS. LET ME START BY INTRODUCING MYSELF PROPERLY TO YOU I AM MR USMAN MOHAMMED,THE CHIEF ACCOUNTANT OF THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION {NNPC}. I CAME TO KNOW OF YOU IN MY PRIVATE SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE THIS CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION WHICH INVOLVES THE PAYMENT OF THE SUM OF[US$32M] THHIRTY-TWO MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS TO A FOREIGN PARTNER.THIS AMOUNT WAS SECURED FROM EXCESS OIL SALES FROM NIGERIA CRUDE OIL. THE SUM OF $1.2BILLION U.S DOLLARS OIL WINDFALL WAS REALIZED BY THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2002.
THE ORGANISATION OF PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES {OPEC} CRUDE OIL PRICE WAS PEG AT $22.00 PER BARREL AND FORTUNATELY FOR OIL PRODUCING COUNTIRES LIKE NIGERIA,THERE WAS RISES IN OIL SALES IN THE OIL MARKET AND I BELIEVE YOU WOULD BE AWARE OF THIS RISE IN OIL PRICE.OUT OF THIS $1.2 BILLION DOLLARS EXCESS OIL FUNDS,MYSELF AND MY COLLEAGUES IN THE ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT OF THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION DIVERTED THE SUM OF THIRTY-TWO MILLION U.S DOLLARS[US$32M] WHICH IS IN THE EXCESS CRUDE OIL ACCOUNT AND WHICH WE WANT YOU TO RECEIVE AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUND.
THE REASON FOR THE PAYMENT OF THIS FUND TO YOU WILL BE FOR A MOBILISATION FEE OF A CONTRACT THAT IS AWARDED TO YOU BY THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION AND THIS MONEY WILL BE PAID TO YOU AS A CONTRACTOR WITH THE NNPC TO AVOID THE TRACE OF THIS MONEY AFTER THIS BUSINESS HAS BEEN COMPLETED. THE PURPOSE OF PAYMENT OF THIS MONEY TO YOU WILL BE RECORDED FOR THE SUPPLY OF COMPUTER REMOTES PERIPHERALS RS-232,DB 25 CONNECTORS HIGH QUALITY CIRCUIT FOR PLANT D-J TO KADUNA REFINERY,ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THIS FUND IN YOUR FAVOUR WILL BE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF AND THIS BUSINESS IS 100% RISK FREE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM BECAUSE ALL THE ARRANGEMENT FOR THE PAYMENT OF THIS FUND TO YOU HAS BEEN COMPLETED.THIS FUND WILL BE SHARED BETWEEN US IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS IMMEDAITELY YOU RECEIVE THIS MONEY.
{1}TWENTY PERCENT WILL BE FOR YOU FOR ASSISTING US IN RECEIVING THIS FUND.
{2}FIVE PERCNT WILL BE SET ASIDE TO REIMBURSE ANY PART OF EXPENSES INCURED IN THIS BUSINESS DURING THE PAYMENT OF THIS MONEY TO YOU.
{3)SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT WILL BE FOR ME AND MY COLLEAGUES.
I AM WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY TO MY DIRECT FAX OR EMAIL:info_nnpc_nig@accountant.com, 234-1-7590311.
NOTE: WE WILL TAKE CARE OF ALL THE EXPENSES LOCALLY
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR AYO JOHNSON
CHIEF ACCOUNTANT
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION [NNPC].
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