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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: "Harmma Okuk" <harmmaokukdesk2004@handbag.com>
Reply-To: harmmaokuk1@doramail.com
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 11:31:39 -0800
Subject: YOUR ATTENTION/QUICK REPLY
DEAR,
REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
FIRST, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION. I Mr.HARMMA
OKUK,A HIGH PLACED OFFICIAL WORKING WITH THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE,HERE
IN LAGOS-NIG,AFRICA.MY DEPARTMENT(THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT)
RUNS INTO SEVERAL MILLIONS OF DOLLARS MONTHLY.MYSELF AND TWO OF MY
COLLEAGUES IN THIS DEPARTMENT ARE CURRENTLY IN NEED OF A SILENT FOREIGN
PARTNER WHOSE BANK ACCOUNT WE CAN USE TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF NINE MILLION
THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND USD (US$9,300,000.00)
THIS FUND ACCRUED LEGITIMATELY (BUT DISCRETELY) TO US AS COMMISSION
FROM FOREIGN CONTRACTS,THROUGH OUR PRIVATE CONNECTIONS.THE FUND IS
PRESENTLY WAITING TO BE REMITTED BY OUR OFFSHORE FUDICIARY AGENT TO ANY
FOREIGN BENEFICIARY SUBMITTED BY US TO THEM AS THE RECEIVER OF THE
FUND.HOWEVER,BY VIRTUE OF OUR POSITIONS AS CI VIL SERVA NTS IN OUR COUNTRY,
WE
CANNOT ACQUIRE THIS MONEY IN OUR NAMES. BECAUSE AS HIGH PLACED CIVIL
SERVANTS,WE ARE NOT ALLOWED BY THE CIVIL SERVICE CODE OF CONDUCT TO OWN
OR OPERATE BANK ACCOUNTS OUTSIDE OF OUR SHORES. ON THE OTHER HAND, IT
IS NOT SAFE FOR US TO KEEP
THE MONEY HERE DUE TO OUR UNSTABLE POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT.
I HAVE BEEN DELEGATED AS A MATTER OF TRUST BY MY COLLEAGUES, TO LOOK
FOR AN OVERSEAS SILENT PARTNER WHO CAN ASSIST US CLAIM THE $9.3MSUD FOR
MUTUAL BENEFIT, HENCE THE REASON FOR THIS EMAIL WHAT IS REQUESTING OF
YOU IS:
(1) TO BE OUR SILENT PARTNER AND RECEIVE THE FUNDS TO YOUR ACCOUNT IN
TRUST.(2)USE A BANK ACCOUNT UNDER YOUR CONTROL TO WHICH YOU WILL DEPOSIT
THE FUNDS.(3)RECEIVE THE FUNDS AND KEEP OUR PERCENTANGE SAFELY UNTIL I
ARRIVE THERE TO MEET YOU FACE TO FACE AFTER THE TRANSFER IS
COMPLETED.NOTE
IMPORTANTLY:-AFTER YOU RECEIVE THE FUNDS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT,IT WOULD BE
SHARED IN THE RATIO OF (1) 20% T O YOU AS COMMISSI ON, WHILE THE
REMAINING 80% BELONGS TO MYSELF AND COLLEAGUES HERE. YOU WILL BE FREE TO
ONLY
TAKE YOUR COMMISSION WHILE KEEPING OUR OWN VERY SAFELY,SINCE OUR
OBJECTIVE IS TO INVEST THE MONEY IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY, IT WOULD BE
APPRECIATED IF YOU CAN ALSO HELP US TO INVEST OUR OWN MONEY INTO PROFITABLE
VENTURES IN YOUR COUNTRY AND THEREFORE BECOME OUR PARTNER.
HOWEVER, THIS IS OPTIONAL, AND SHOULD IT NOT BE CONVENIENT FOR YOU TO
FURTHER ASSIST US WITH INVESTING THE MONEY, WE CAN END OUR COOPERATION
AFTER YOU HAND OVER TO US OUR PERCENTAGE OF THE MONEY. AS SOON AS WE
REACH AN AGREEMENT TO THIS EFFECT WE SHALL UPDATE YOU WITH FURTHER
PROCEEDINGS.I PLEAD WITH YOU ON ONE ISSUE,WHETHER YOU ARE INTERESTED OR
NOT,KINDLY DO NOT EXPOSE THIS INFORMATION TO ANY ONE ELSE. I CONFIRM THAT
THE
TRANSACTION IS LEGITIMATE AND WITHOUT ANY RISKS EITHER TO OURSELVES OR
YOURSELF.
PLEASE, GIVE ME YOUR RESPONSE IMMEDIATELY BY RETURN MAIL TO
harmmaokuk1@doramail.com WHILE KEEPING EVERYTHING TO YOURSELF AND GIVE
THIS A PRIORITY ATTENTION.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
HARMMA OKUK.
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