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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: clifford_jones@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 00:43:30 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?BUSINESS=20PROPOSAL=20=21=21=21=21?=
DEAR SIR,
IT IS WITH TRUST AND CONFIDENCE THAT I WRITE TO MAKE
THIS URGENT AND IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIP TO YOU FOR A
RELIABLE INTRODUCTION MADE ON YOUR BEHALF BY THE
COMMERCIAL ATTACHEE OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
I AM BARRISTER CLIFFORD JONES(SAN), CHAIRMAN OF CONTRACTS AWARD
AND IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE NIGERIAN NATIONAL
PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC) HERE IN LAGOS-NIGERIA.
I HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED BY MY COLLEAGUES TO SEEK A
FOREIGN PARTNER IN THE TRANSFER OF US$32.5M (THIRTY
TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS ONLY). THIS MONEY AROSE FROM A DELIBRATE
OVER-INVIOCING OF A PARTICULAR CONTRACT AWARDED BY THE
MINISTRY IN 1997. WE HAVE BEEN SAFEGUARDING THIS MONEY
SINCE THEN, AWAITING AN APPROPRIATE TIME WHEN THE
MONEY CAN BE TRANSFERRED INTO A SAFE ACCOUNT.
THE CONTRACT IN QUESTION IS AS FOLLOWS:-
(1) THE CONSTRUCTION OF OSO CONDENSATE RECOVERY PLANT
WORTH US$1.2BILLION(2) CONSTRUCTION OF SEVERAL
PIPELINE NETWORK WORTH US$1BILLION FOR CRUDE, GAS ANS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS EVACUATION.
(3) PURCHASE OF DRILLING AND PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT
WORTH US$700M(4) US$80M FOR TURN AROUND MAINTENANCE
(T.A.M.)(5) SUPPLYING OF 200,000 MONAX AXIAL FOR THE
ERECTION OF SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION AND COMMISSIONING FOR
OIL CONVEYS AT PORT-HARCOURT WITH CONTRACT NO:
NNPC/PED/PHR/055/2002 NOW.
THE PRESIDENT HAS ORDERED THAT ALL DEBTS OWNED TO
FOREIGN CONTRACTORS BY THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE PAID
IMMEDATIY IN ORDER NOT TO OVERBURDEN THE FEDERAL
GOVERMENT WITH DEBT,ON THE STRENGHT OF THIS WE WISH TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT TO PRESENT YOUR COMPANY AS THE
BONAFIDE BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUND.TO CARRY OUT THIS
TRANSFER SUCCESSFULLY, WE WOULD REQUIRE YTOUR BANKING
PARTICUALRS AND IF NEED ARISES, I WILL INVITE YOU TO
LAGOS-NIGERIA TO SEE THINGS YOURSELF.
THIS DEAL IS 100% COVERED FROM ANY FORM OF ENQUIRY,THE
APPROVALS OBTAINED WILL BE DISPATCHED TO YOU VIA FAX
OR DHL COURIER INFORMING YOU EXTENSIVELY THE PROGRESS
ON THE TRANSFER. YOU ARE REQUESTED TO SEND THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION IMMEDAITELY:
(1) NAME AND ADDRESS OF YOUR BANK
(2) ACCOUNT NUMBER AND ACCOUNT NAME
(3) COMPANY´S NAME AND ADDRESS
(4) TELE AND FAX NO. OF YOUR BANK
(5) OFFICE TELEPHONE, FAX NO, MOBILE PHONE AND
RESIDENTIAL PHONE NO. WHICH IS CONFIDENTIAL.
WE HAVE AGREED TO SHARE THE MONEY WITH YOU AS FOLLOWS:
65% WILL BE FOR ALL PARTIES IN NIGERIA, 30% WILL BE
FOR YOU, FOR PROVIDING THE NECESSARY ASSISTANCE, WHILE
THE REMAINING 5% HAS BEEN MAPPED OUT FOR INCIDENTAL
EXPENSES THAT MIGHT BE INCURED THROUGHOUJT THE
TRANSACTION BY BOTH PARTIES.THE NATURE OF YOUR
COMPANY´S BUSINESS IS IRRELEVANT TO THIS TRANSACTION,
AS ALL ARRANGEMENTS HAS BEEN CONCLUDED FOR A
SUCCESSFUL AND HITCH-FREE TRANSACTION.
WE HAVE ALSO TAKEN MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE
NO RISK INVOLVED ON YOUR PART AT ALL. IF YOU WISH TO
RENDER YOUR ASSISTANCE TO US, CONTACT ME. WE HAVE
ESTIMATE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WILL
BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) WORKING DAYS ON RECEIPT
OF YOUR BANKING INFORMATION.
NOTE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.
YOUR URGENT REPLY IS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED.
PLEASE YOU CAN CONTACT ME VIA MY PRIVATE E-MAIL
chief_cliffordjones@yahoo.co.uk
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
Bar.Clifford (SAN).
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