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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: temmyjohn@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 18:13:13 -0800
Subject: REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
Dear Sir,
REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. - STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.
Firstly, I sincerely apologize for breaking into your privacy, however I
have decided to contact you through this medium due to the urgency of this
proposed business transaction. I got your contact over the Internet during
my search for assistance in this mutual beneficial business transaction.
I must first solicit your strictest confidentiality in this transaction.This
is by virtue of its nature as being utterly CONFIDENTIAL and ?TOPSECRET?.
Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive
and worried, considering the fact that we have not met each other before,
but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day.
I am Dr Temmy John an Accountant by profession and also a Director General
in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Right now I am presently
the chairman of the Contract Awards/Review and Payment Approvals committee
of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. My colleagues and I are
presently looking for a very reliable and God-fearing person to handle a
highly confidential business transaction for us, which involves the transfer
of a huge sum of money to a foreign account requiring maximum CONFIDENCE.
My colleagues and I are top Officials of the Federal Government Contract
Review and Award Panel. Our duties include Evaluation, Vetting, and Approval
for payment of Contract jobs done for the N.N.P.C etc. In order to commence
this business we solicit for your assistanc The Federal Government of Nigeria
has since early this year approved the sum of US$416 million for us as the
contract payment, and the sum of US$400 million has also been paid out tothe
foreign companies concerned as contract entitlements for the
various jobs done, but since the companies are entitled to US$400 million
dollars only, we are now left with US$16 million dollars balance in the
account which we intend to disburse amongst ourselves quickly, but by virtue
of our positions as civil servants and members of this panel, we cannot
do this by ourselves, as we are prohibited by the Code of Conduct Bureau
(Civil Service Laws) from opening and/or operating foreign accounts in our
names while still in Government service, making it impossible for us to
acquire
the money in our names rig
a)Our conviction of your transparent honesty and diligence.
b)That you would treat this transaction with utmost secrecy and
confidentiality.
c)That you will not ask for more share or try to sit on the funds once
it is under your custody, or any form of blackmail.
d)That upon receipt of the funds you will release the funds as
instructed
by us after you have removed your share of 20% from the total amount.Please,
note that this transaction is 100% safe, legal and risk free and we hope
to conclude this transaction 7 bank working days from the date of receipt
of the necessary requirements from you.We are looking forward to doing business
with you and solicit your Total Confidentiality in this transaction. There
is no cause for alarm. I give you my word that you are completely scompletely
safe in doing business with us. Transactions like this have been successfully
carried out in the past by most Government executives. Here in my country
there is great economic and political disarray and thus looting and corruption
is rampant and the order of the day amongst high ranking government officials,
thus
explaining why you might have heard stories of how money is been looted
out of Nigeria most especially by our past Presidents, they are doing it
for their own selfish interest while we are doing it because we have to
secure a good future for ourselves and our families, so that when we retire
from active service we do not languish in poverty.
Presently we are grossly underpaid as compared to our counterparts in the
western world. My count Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter using
the above email address. I will bring you into the complete picture of this
pending business transaction when I have heard from you and also receive
your confidential telephone and fax numbers to enable me fax to you all
necessary information you need to know about our pending business transaction.
Your urgent response will be highly appreciated to enable us still transfer
the funds under this first quarter of the year 2005.you can reach us with
the following address below for further details,
Thank you and God
Bless.
Yours faithfully,
DR TEMMY JOHN
FROM THE DESK OF
(EMAIL:temmy_john2005@yahoo.co.uk)
TEL:+2348037230224
LAGOS -NIGERIA
N.B. PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT THIS BUSINESS TRANSACTION IS 100% LEGAL
AND COMPLETELY FREE FROM TERRORIST, DRUG MONEY OR MONEY LAUNDERING. THIS
IS
A COMPLETE LEGITIMATE BUSINESS TRANSACTION.
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