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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: dan_foster@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 09:43:22 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Urgent=20Attention=20?=
Attention : Sir/Madam
It is my pleasure to contact you for an assistance and
business co-operation. I know the content of this
letter might be surprising to you but I assure you
that every word of it is true. Even though we hardly
know each other I believe you can help me.
I am Dr.Dan Foster,the Export Regional Manager with
special task force in charge of the sales of petroleum
in the Federal Republic of Nigeria in West Africa.
My office monitors the sales and lifting of crude oil and petroleum
product by foreign dealers. With the cooperation of my
assistant and head of the audit committee attached to
the task force, I have successfully saved about
US$37.5 million.
This money is as a result of allocation of excess
crude oil to the foreign dealers, which has been sold
but this money is not entered in the financial
statement of my task force. This money was lying
unclaimed in the account of the task force, known only
to my partner the chief security officer in our ministry and me involved
in the excess
allocation.
We cannot lodge this money into our private bank
account. In my country, public servants are not
permitted to operate a foreign account.
Now the idea is to have a foreign partner
whom the sum will be transferred to.
All you have to do is to give us your private address,
phone and fax lines for an easy communication and banking details to enable
me secure approvals of the money in your names from The Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation(N.N.P.C) and from the Federal Ministry Of Finance(F.M.F)
which will qualify the fund to be transfered into your nominated bank account
by the Central Bank Of Nigeria and these approvals/documents will make you
the original owner of the $37.5 m Usd.
And after that,the Central Bank Of Nigeria will contact you ,you will be
required to pay the STAMP DUTY FEE on the FUND RELEASE ORDER which is less
than $5000 Usd before the will make the transfer into your nominated bank
account.
If you can assist us transfer this money into your
nominated bank account,we will give you 25% of the
amount. You will keep the remaining sum for us pending
our arrival to your country.
We intend to invest 50% of the sum in business. We would want to know the
lucrative business areas in your country we can invest on with the 50% of
the sum.
Don't worry about any problem in this business.
I assure it is safe and no risk is involved. No other
party is aware of the sum from the excess allocation
except my partner the chief security officer and I.
However, this transaction
should be secret and confidential.
Be advised that business like this can not be realised without trust. But
let Honesty and Trust be our watchword throughout this transaction and your
prompt reply will be highly appreciated.
We awaits your reply on your participation so
that we can search for another willing person.
Your quick response matters.
Best regards
Dr.Dan Foster
Please kindly reply to: dasmith100@sify.com
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