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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: otolo_ator@tiscali.it
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 09:03:32 +0100
Subject: Business Proposal
Attn: Sir/Madam
Permission to remit us$18 million into your company or
Private account.
It is my pleasure to write and inform
You of a transaction involving the transfer
Of $18,000,000.00 (eighteen million us dollars) only
Into a foreign account for safekeeping pending
My arrival for the sharing with you as the account
Owner into which the money is remitted.
I am an accountant with the Nigerian national
Petroleum corporation (NNPC), Lagos and this money
Originated from over-invoiced contract executed for
The corporation some years back. This contract has
Long been completed by a foreign firm and the
Contractor duly paid. I now seek if you would permit the
surplus to be remitted into your account.
As a matter of fact, I am an official of the corporation and
Can not come out openly to claim this amount. This is
Why I am looking for a competent and honest company or
Individual abroad whose documents would be tendered by
Us here in Nigeria as one of the contractors that
Executed the project.
However, I would wish to receive your personal
Assurance that you would not sit on the money when it
Goes into your account. More importantly, you keep
Confidential this transaction, in order not to tarnish
The confidence reposed in the officials involved in
This transaction.
To effect this transfer, I therefore request the
Following:
Your account number,
The name of your bank,
Address,
Telex, telephone
And fax numbers.
Where the money would be transferred into and also
Your private fax and telephone numbers for quick
Communication. I personally want to believe that you
Are honest enough and would not sit on the money if
Finally got into your account. it is on this note that
I consider it proper to write you asking for your
Permission and support to transfer this amount into
Your account.
You should not fear any risk because we
Have concluded all arrangements to save guide you in
The transaction. This business is 100%risk free.
Hence it requires high level of confidence and
Secrecy.
Meanwhile this is the breakdown of the sharing
Modalities:
a. 10% will be used to settle transfer charges and
Legal protocols;
b. 30% is for using your account;
c. 60% of it will be for me the originator.
Be informed that on completion of this business i will
Use part of my money to invest in your country under
Your care. Please note that the transfer operations
Will take seven to fourteen working days to be
Completed.
NB; please contact me on this e-mail address:
otolo_ator@yahoo.com
Awaiting your response,
Mr.Otolo Ator.
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