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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: "george coleman" <gcole1@gcole.org>
Reply-To: georgecole@ecplaza.net
Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2005 18:42:23 -0500
Subject: COMPLIMENTS OF TODAY
Dear Confidant,
This letter might come as a surprise to you especially since we have never
met or discussed before. Basically, the message might sound strange and
ambiguous but it is factual in reality if only you care to know. The truth
is that I should have notified you first through a more confidential means,
(even if it's at least to respect your integrity and privacy) please accept
my humble apologies if I have caught you unawares, I frankly do not mean any
harm in passing this business proposition to you.]
I am a member of the ELECTRIC POWER IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE (EPIC)).of the
NATIONAL ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY (NEPA) I got your email during a personal
search on the Internet and wish to use this opportunity to notify you of the
existence of a certain amount we wish to transfer overseas for the purpose
of investments and importation of goods from your country.
In May 2001, a contract of sixty-six million United States dollars
($66,000,000) was awarded to a foreign company by my ministry. The contract
was for supply, erection and system optimization of supper polypro
200,000-bpsd, system optimization of 280,000-monax axial plants,500 kva
Transformers and the computerization of conveyor belt for Kaduna Oil
refinery. With only the consent of the head of the contract evaluation
department, I over-invoiced the contract value by thirty four million United
States dollars
($20,500,000).
The contract has been completed long ago and the foreign company fully paid
off. But in the office files and paper work, the company is still owed
USD20.5M representing the over invoiced amount. Because this amount is
derived from the award and execution of a foreign contract, there is no way
the money can be paid locally. That is why I contacted you so that we can do
the project together for our mutual benefit. We have concluded every
necessary arrangement to transfer this amount to a foreign account as the
final phase payment for the said contract. What we need is a company that
will stand in as having carried out the contract (to be nominated by you)
into whose account we can deposit the money and thereafter we shall come
over there to share the money with you. We sincerely need an honest person
to work with and have agreed to share the money in the
following percentages, 70% will be for us who will effect the transfer and
30% will be for you whose account is used to secure the funds. There is no
risk involved as all relevant documentions& applications will be seeked
legitimately from the relevant Federal Ministries and Parastatals before the
funds can be transferred so there should be no fear on your side of its
legality..
If you are interested, kindly contact me by Email indicating your full names
or company name and address. Your direct telephone and fax numbers.
Everything has been arranged and I will send more information about the
business transaction to you as soon as I hear from you but if you are not
interested kindly discard this mail and for obvious reasons,
kindly accord with UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY.
Kind regards
Dr George coleman
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