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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: ogba22@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 10:31:47 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Assistance=20needed?=
Dear Friend,
Firstly, I 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. It is with my profound dignity that I
write you this very important and highly confidential
letter. I must first solicit your strictest
confidentiality in this transaction. This is by virtue
of its nature as being utterly CONFIDENTIAL and ?TOP
SECRET?. Though I know that a transaction of this
magnitude will
make any one 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.
My name is Dr. Phillip Ogba 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. We came to know of you in our search for
a reliable and reputable person through a friend of
mine that works at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for
International Job seekers. We are looking for a very
reliable and God-fearing person to handle a very
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 assistance to enable us
transfer into your Account the said funds.
The source of these funds is as follows: In the first
quarter of 2002 this committee was mandated to review
and award contracts to the tune of over US$400 million
US dollars to a group of five firms for the supply,
construction and installation of Oil Pipe lines in
Warri and Port Harcourt environs. During this process
my colleagues and I decided and agreed among ourselves
to deliberately over-inflate the total contract sum
from US$400 million to US$416 million with the main
intention of sharing the remaining sum of US$16
million amongst ourselves. The Federal Government of
Nigeria has since last 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 to
the 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
right now. I have therefore, been delegated as a
matter of trust and urgency by my colleagues in the
panel to look for an overseas partner into whose
account we would transfer the sum of US$16 million.
Hence I am writing you this letter.
My Colleagues and I have agreed that if you or your
company can act as the beneficiary of these funds on
our behalf, you or your Company will retain 20% of the
total amount (US$16 million), while 60% will be for us
(OFFICIALS) and the remaining 20% will be used in
offsetting all debts/expenses and Taxes incurred both
local and foreign in the cause of this transfer.
Needless to say, the trust reposed on you at this
juncture is enormous. In return we demand your
complete honesty and trust. You must however NOTE
therefore, that this transaction will be strictly
based on the following terms and conditions as we have
stated below;
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.
c) 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 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. I will explain more to you when I have heard
from you.
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 final quarter of the
year 2005, and please direct your response to this
address(phillip_O@mail2world.com)Thank you and God Bless.
Yours faithfully,
Dr.Phillip Ogba
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