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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: spifftaylor@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 20:48:42 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?PLS=20URGENT=2E?=

From the desk of:Dr Spiff T. Ogor
(spifftaylor@myway.com)
Executive Director/Public Relation Departmentl
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC)
Falomo Office Annex
Lagos Nigeria
(234-802-750-7460)
Dear Sir,

REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

I am the director of Public Relation of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
(NNPC). I got your Contact address from an associate working with the Nigerian
Export Promotion Council. I and my colleagues are ministry officials in
charge of offshore remittance in this Corporation (NNPC). We are seeking
your assistance for transfer of Twenty one Million, Four Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars (US$21,400,000.00) to your account for further private
investment.
This amount was carefully manipaulated by over-invoicing of an old contract
.

This amount accrued from an over-invoiced contract amount for the construction
of an Oil Refinery Sub- stations in Nigeria in 1997 to expatriate companies.
The contract was originally valued for one Hundred and Twenty Seven Million
United States Dollar US$127,000,000.00) but we manipulated the figure to
read one Hundred and Sixty Nine Million United States Dollars($169,000,000.00)
The extra $21,400,000.00 is what we want to transfer to your account.

This contract has been completely executed and the original contractors
have been paid all their contract bills,Based on the information gathered
about you, we believe you will be in position to help us in transfering
this Fund. we have agreed to remunerate you with 30% because it is impossible
for us to claim the amount here in Nigeria without foreign collaboration.
5% has been mapped out for any miscellaneous expenses incurred by either
party during this business, and 65% for my colleagues and myself.

It may interest you to know that four years ago, a similar transaction was
carried out with one Mr. Patrick Miller, the President of Craine International
Trading Corporation at number 135 East 57th Street, 28th floor,New York.10022
with Tel: 212-308-7788 and TLX number 6731689. Mr. Patrice disappeared
when he received the money. His Telephone and Telex numbers had been reallocated
to other users by the time we arrived New York for our share. This explains
exactly why we will make a concrete agreement between you and us, should
you be willing to assist in this deal.

We intend to use part of our share to import from your country Agricultural
and Construction equipment.
This is because the present Government of my Country is Emphasising on providing
food and housing for all its Citizens before the end of this tenure. Hence
Agricultural and Construction equipment are in High demand over here. we
shall also need your assistance in this Regard on a Commission to be Agreed
upon when we Finally meet.
Moreover, we shall also need the following from you to enable us begin the
transaction formally, Your full Name and address or Your Company's Name
and address, Your banking details,also Telephone/Fax Number.This information
will be used alongside other Vital Documents over here in preparing the
necessary application for payment to the concerned Quarters where payment
approvals would be secured in favour of your company for the payment of
the fund.
All modalities to effect the payment and subsequent transfer of this money
have been worked out. This transaction is 100% risk free but requires 100
percent confidentiality. This is a golden opportunity which must not be
allowed to slip out of any careless acts and utterances. We chose you for
this transaction because we believe that good friends can be discovered
and businesses such as this cannot be realized without trust. You can be
rest assured that your security has been considered before you were contacted.You
can reach us on this private email address (spifftaylor@myway.com) for security
reasons.
Pleasa, Treat as urgent and very important.
Yours Faithfully
Dr Spiff T. Ogor





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