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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: chrisnnpc@centrum.cz
Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2002 13:20:57 +0000
Subject: -[Sun, 3 Nov 2002 13:20:57 +0000]
TELPONE-234-80-23745778
From The Desk Of The Chairman
Contract Award Committee
NNPC
LAGOS NIGERIA
DEAR SIR
AFTER DUE DELIBERATION WITH MY COLLEAGUE I DECIDED TO
FORWARD TO YOU THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL WE WANT YOU TO
ASSIST US RECEIVE THE SUM OF TWENTY EIGHT MILLION SIX
HUNDRED STATE DOLLARS 28US$28.6M INTO YOUR ACCOUNT THIS
FUND RESULTED FROM AN OVER-INVOICED CONTRACT AWARDED BY US
UNDER THE BUDGET ALLOCATION TO MY MINISTRY AND THE BILL WAS
APPROVED FOR PAYMENT BY THE CONCERNED MINSITRIES THE
CONTRACT WAS EXECUTED
COMMISSIONED 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 FOREBIDDEN
TO OPERATE OR OWN FOREIGN ACCOUNTS THIS IS WHY I
CONTACT YOU FOR AN ASSISTANCE WE HAVE AGREED
TO SHARE THE MONEY AS FOLLOWS
30% FOR YOU ACCOUNT OWNER 60% FOR US100% FOR TAX AS MAY
BE REQUIRED BY YOUR GOVERNMENT
AS YOU MAY WANT TO KNOW AND TO MAKE YOU LESS CURIOUS
I GOT YOUR ADDRESS FROM A REPUTABLE SOURCE WHICH WE
WISH TO KEEP SECRET FOR SECURITY REASONS I AM THE
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF THE CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE OF
THE NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION NNPC THIS
TRANSACTION IS VERY MUCH FREE FROM ALL SORT OF RISK
HENCE THE BUSINESS WAS CAREFULLY PLANNED BEFORE IT WAS
EXECUTED AND WE THE NNPC OFFICIALS INVOLVED IN THE
DEAL HAVE PUT MANY YEARS IN SERVICES TO OUR MINISTRY
WE HAVE BEEN EXERCISING PATIENCE FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY
FOR SO LONG AND UPON INDICATION OF YOUR INTEREST TO
FULLY ASSIST US IN THIS TRANSACTION YOU ARE ADVISED
TO FURNISH US WITH THE FOLLOWING
YOUR BANKER'S NAME AND ADDRESS
YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER
NAME OF THE BENEFICARY OF THE ACCOUNT
YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY
COMMUNICATION THIS INFORMATION WILL ENABLE US SEEK APPROVAL
OF THE FUND FROM THE CONCERNED NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM
CORPORATION NNPC PAYMENT APPLICATIONINFORMATION DATA
WILL BE FAXED OR MAIL MMEDIATELY TO YOU FOR COMPLETION ONE
OF MY COLLEAGUES AND I INVOLVED IN THIS DEAL WILL COME
OVBER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO ARRANGE FOR OUR SHARE UPON
CONFIRMATION FROM YOU THAT THE MONEY HAS HIT YOUR NOMINATED
BANK ACCOUNT
YOU ARE ADVISED NOT TO GO THROUGH INTERNATIONAL OPERATOR
BECAUSE OF THE CONFIDENTIALITY AND SENSITIVITY INVOLVED IN
THE TRANSACTION I SHALL FURNISH YOU WITH SOME DETAILS
ABOUT MYSELF YOURPROMPT REPLY WILL BE HIGLY APPRECIATED
PLEASE NOTE OUR COMMUNICATION CODE3AIF YOU CALL YOU
MUST ASK ME WHAT IS THE NAME OF YOUR SON MY ANSWER IS
MY SON NAME IS DR IF I DON'T ANSWER WITHIN
TWO SECONDS DROP THE PHONE AND CALL RIGHT BACK
BEST REGARDS
ENGR.STMICHAELS ISA
please reply to :RE
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