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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: a_ben1@tiscali.it
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 13:09:11 +0100
Subject: I WAS ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT YOU.
From the Desk of: MR BEN ADAMS.
Director Accounting and Auditing Dept.
Federal Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources Federal
Secretariat Complex Ikoyi,
Lagos. Nigeria.
Tel: 234 1 775 6608
E-mail: benadams2@director-general.com
Dear Sir/Madam,
It is in value of your good reputation that encouraged me to contact you
in this business deal even though we never had any earlier relationship
before, but I must at this
point implore your firm assurance which by desirable quality of it nature
is private. I got your e-mail address via world on-line in e-mail data of
Nigeria Chamber of Commerce and Industry in my search for a reliable individual
or company that can assist me in transference of this fund.
I am the Director in the Accounting & Auditing Dept of the Federal Ministry
of Petroleum & Natural Resources. It was during one of my routine Internal
Auditing that I came across a huge sum of money to the tune of US$30 Million
United State Dollars which has been lying in a suspense account of the Ministry
since 1998 and I have come to realize that this money was part of the US$100Billion
Dollars map out by the then Head of State, General Abacha for the complete
restore/rehabilitation of all the refinery in the country and this contract
was awarded to a mixture of expatriate firm.
I also realize that the then Minister for Petroleum connive with some top
official together with the then Accounting and Auditing Director to conceal
this money in the prospect
account of the Ministry awaiting when it will be suitable for them to make
use of the money without raising suspicion, but unfortunately for them,
with the sudden death of the then Head of State and the assumption of office
by the new government, all the perpetrators were thrown out of the office
and some were detained due to various accusation level against them, and
because this act was prepared by professionals, the Ministry does not have
any documentation to this effect, it is after many years of
suspiciously monitoring this account that I have confident to contact you
to ask for your strict assist, to make very concise and precise. I want
you to make available an account whereby this money will be transfer into;
it shall be my kinds gesture to give you 30% of the total sum, 10% will
be set aside for all expenses sustain by both party while the outstanding
60% shall be mine.
Let me furthermore intimate you that this transaction is 100% risk free
as all modalities for the take off of this transaction has been put in place.
Kindly forward to me
1.Your full name
2. Your full address
3.Your direct telephone and fax numbers respectively; so as to ease communication
and arrangements for the quick take off of the funds. Do endeavor to get
in touch with me
through my e-mail address above or alternatively on (benadams2@director-general.com).
I anticipate your timely reply.
Thanks and best regards.
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Ben Adams.
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