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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: paul obi <paulobi_01@sapibon.com>
Reply-To: paulobi_01@graffiti.net
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 17:08:24 +0000
Subject: INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT, REPLY FOR BACKUP DOCUMENTS
FROM THE DESK OF DR. PAUL OBI.
CHAIRMAN,CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE,N.N.P.C.
NNPC TOWERS,CENTRAL DISTRICT,ABUJA-NIGERIA.
ATTN; PRESIDENT/C.E.O
DERA SIR/MADAM.
INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT.
Although this proposal might come to you as a surprise since it is
coming from someone you don't know or ever seen before, but after due
deliberation with my colleagues, we have decided to forward this
business proposal to you. We want a reliable person who would assist
us to transfer the sum of USD$30Million (Thirty million United States
Dollars)into his or her nominated bank Account. This fund resulted
from an over-invoiced bill from contract awarded by us under the
budget allocation to my organization{NNPC}of Turn Around Maintainace
and the bill was approved for payment by the appropriate authorities.
The contract was executed, commissioned and the contractor was duly
paid his full cos!t of the contract as stipulated in the contract
agreement leaving behind the USD$30M. as an over-invoiced for us as
agreed.
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Therefore, the over-invoiced Amount of USD$30M which we have
deliberately over estimated for our own use is what we need your
assistance for transfer and for our mutual benefits. Due to the civil
services code of conduct here in Nigeria, civil servants are not
allowed to operate or own foreign account. This is why we are
contacting you for assistance in this regard. We have agreed to share
the money as fo{1llows. }. 20% for your assistance/account {2.} 70%
for US,{3.} 10% for taxes/expenses, as may be required by your
Government and ours. As you may want to know and make you less
curious, I got your address from a reputable Large chamber of
commerce and industry and I am the executive chairman of the contract
Award committee of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp!oration
(NNPC). This transaction is very much free from all sort of risk
hence this business was carefully planned before it was successfully
executed and we the NNPC officials involved in this deal have put in
many years of meritorious service to our organization and they wish
to retire and start a new life with their of this transaction.
............................................................
We have been exercising patience for this opportunity for so long a
nd for most of us this is a life time opportunity we cannot afford to
miss. To get this fund into your account, we have to present an
international business outfit and consequent upon indication of your
interest to fully assist us in this transaction, you are required to
furnish us with the followings{A)Your Banker's name and address,
telephone, fax and telex numbers.{B) Beneficiary of the account ,
Account Number and Routing code if any. {C) Your Private
Telephone/Fax Numbers for easy communication. This information will
enable us apply for approval of the fund from the concerned quarters
within three to four banking days and the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) payment information data will be faxed immediately
to you for completion.
............................................................
Myself and our lawyer involved in this deal will come to your country
to arrange for our shares upon confirmation from you that the money
has been credited into your nominated bank account. All these will
only take us about {14}Fourteen working days to transfer this fund
into your account from the day we receive the requested information
from you. Your line of business in this transaction does not matter.
Honesty and your ability to keep this transaction highly
confidential/secret and keep our own shares safe when the money hits
your account is what matters. Your prompt reply will be highly
appreciated.
Best Regards,
DR. PAUL OBI.
Chairman Contract Award Committee,
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation{N.N.P.C}
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