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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 ademola" <paul_ademola@federalministryofworksng.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 09:43:48 +0000
Subject: Hello
DR.PAUL ADEMOLA
FEDERAL SECRETARIAT COMPLEX
FALOMO, LAGOS-NIGERIA
DATE: 21TH JANUARY 2005
E-MAIL:paul_ademola101@hotmail.com
Request for urgent business relationship in respect of the transfer of
US$40,000,000.00M (Forty Million United States Dollars only)into your
account.Firstly, let me apologize for infringing into your privacy.This is
necessary as I hope to present a proposal to you,which I know, would be of
immense benefit to you and I. I am very much aware that you might have come
across this kind of proposition, as a lot of scandalous misrepresentation,
which have been perpetuated by my government in collaboration with other
foreign governments to curb and frustrate the efforts of people like myself
who are trying to better the lives of their families.
My name is Paul Ademola and I am an acting director with the Federal
Ministry of Works of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Though I am highly
placed, I am also poorly paid. With this kind of situation,the trend in my
country is to use your position to get as much as you can for your family
before retirement or else one will suffer a great deal. So that when you get
an opportunity to help yourself you will immediately do so without
destroying anything or anyone. Such a God given opportunity is what I am
faced with
now.
I,on behalf of my other colleagues from different Federal Government of
Nigeria owned Ministries decided to solicit your assistance as regards the
transfer of the above stated amount into any account provided by you. This
fund arouse from the over-invoicing of various contracts awarded in my
Ministry to certain foreign contractors some time ago. We as holders of
sensitive positions in our various Ministries have been mandated by the
civilian Government of my country to scrutinize all payment made to foreign
contractors, and we discovered that some of the contracts they executed were
grossly over invoiced, either by omission or commission. Also, we discovered
that the sum of (US$40.M)Forty Million United States Dollars was lying in a
suspense account,although the foreign contractors were fully paid their
entitlement after executing the said contracts. We all agreed that the
over-invoiced amount be transferred(for our own use) into a bank account
provided by a foreign partner. As the code of conduct of Federal civil
service restricts us to a certain level of banking facilities, which does
not allow us the opportunity of operating a domiciliary account (foreign
account), which makes the need for a foreign partner like you imperative.
However, it may interest you to know that we have succeeded in transferring
some part of the money before precisely (US$5.M) Five Million United States
Dollars into a Foreign Account in Morocco (North Africa), but unfortunately
the provider of the account severed all forms of communications with us
immediately the funds were disbursed into his account. Out of the
US$5.million we were not compensated at all, how can one be guarantee of
full compensation on remittance of the balance (US$35.million) Thirty Five
Million United States Dollars. We therefore seek your assistance and full
co-operation as regards transferring the balance
amount of US$35.Million, which can be speedily processed and fully remitted
into your nominated account; you will be compensated with 15% of the amount
for your assistance and service.
This transaction is closely knitted and in view of our sensitive position,
we cannot afford any mistakes, I assure you that this transaction is 100! %
hitch free. We will avail you with our identities as regards our respective
offices when relationship is fully established and smooth operation
commences. I am at your disposition to entertain any question from you in
respect of this transaction, so contact me immediately through my
confidential email address for further information on the requirement and
procedure. I decided to communicate this to you through your e-mail because
I am of the opinion that it is confidential. Due to the nature of this
transaction we beg you to maintain absolute confidentiality at all levels.
I expect you to respond to this proposal urgently through my confidential
e-mail address(paul_ademola101@hotmail.com).And please note,if you are not
interested, I beg you in the name of God Almighty to forget about this mail
and me, because we have put in many years of meritorious service to our
country and therefore would not want our reputation dented or our family
names dragged in mud, we therefore urge you to handle this proposal with
strict confidentiality. Please treat with strict confidentiality and utmost
urgency.
Best regards
DR. Paul Ademola
Director
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