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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: ukotthomas2005@tiscali.it
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 18:31:59 +0100
Subject: From Engr. Ukot Thomas Ukot,
From Engr. Ukot Thomas Ukot,
Executive Director Project,
Niger Delta Development ,Commission,
Old Secretariat Complex,
Victorial-Island, Lagos.
Private email:engrthomas_2005@yahoo.co.uk
Dear Sir,
I am Engr. Ukot Thomas Ukot, the Executive Director Project with the Niger
Delta Development Commission(NDDC ). My commssion - The Niger Delta Development
Commission(NDDC)-which is in charge of managing and supervising the disbursement
of oil sales revenues for the Nigerian government which covers payment to
foreign and local contractors that have executed contracts for the Federal
Government.The revenue under our control runs into several hundred of millions
of dollars monthly.Myself and other colleagues in the NDDC are currently
in need of a foreign partner with whose bank account we shall transfer the
sum of THIRTY FIVE MILLION United States Dollars($35m). This fund was accrued
from various over invoicing of foreign contractors' payments made
over the years.
The Total fund is presently lodged in a SECURITY COMPANY awaiting for shipment
to Europe.However, by virtue of my position as civil servant and staff of
the NDDC, I cannot acquire this funds in my name. This is because as top
civil servant, I are not allowed by law of the land to own or operate bank
accounts outside our country for now.
I have been delegated as a matter of trust by my colleagues, to look for
an overseas partner in whose account we would transfer the fund,hence the
reason for this mail.We shall be Transferring the money to your account
with the company's name you provide asthe beneficiary, under the guise that
you are being paid for a contract which you/your company executed for our
country through the Commission. For your support and partnership,you are
entittle with 30% of the total funds when the funds arrive your account.
You must however note that this transaction, with regards to our disposition
to continue with you, is subject to these terms. Firstly, our conviction
of your transparency.Secondly, that you treat this transaction with utmost
secrecy and confidentiality. Finally and above all, that you will provide
an account over which you have
absolute control .
The transaction, although discrete, is legitimate and there is no risk or
legal lliability either to ourselves or yourself now or in the
future as we have put in place the neccesary machinery that will ensure
a hitch free transfer to you upon acceptance.
I am looking forward to doing business with you and do solicit your confidentiality
in this transaction, Please endavour to reply this mail through this email
Address(engrthomas_2005@yahoo.co.uk) for me to
update you on our plans as to how we intend to actualize this transaction.
Sincerely yours,
Engr. Ukot Thomas Ukot.
(234+802 858 5793)
Managing Director Niger Delta Devlopment Commission(NDDC).
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