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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: "David Okon" <okondavid@tsamail.co.za>
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 14:31:54
Subject: FROM Mr. David Okon
Greetings!
I know that this will sound like a (SCAM) as many article
publications has been publicized over the medias by the
Nigeria government under this present civilian
administration in order to discourage foreigner (like you)
in assisting junior government officials in money transfer
business; due to the fact that this has been normal
practices here in Nigeria by top government officials in
transferring government funds into their accounts for
personal use. If you are convert with world news; you will
agree with me that past head of states with their top
officials and even the present civilian administration are
seriously loathing Nigeria treasuring, that is why Nigeria is
rated by the transparency international as number two
corrupt nations in the world.
I am Mr. David Okon, personal assistance to the
Director, Projects and Auditing Department of Federal
Ministry of Agriculture. I wish to express my willingness
to transfer an overdue contract sum of US
$21,000,000.00 to your Company's Account or Personal
Account, through the presidency of Nigeria resulting from
debt of contract & services rendered to agricultural
development project (ADP) in Niger Delta .
This money emanated from over invoicing in a contract
awarded to a foreign firm, for supply and installation of
Agricultural Equipments and Fertilizers to Agricultural
Development Project (ADP) by the former minister of
agriculture under the last tenor of this democratically
civilian administration for his personal purse but
unfortunately for him, he was unable to transfer this fund
to his purse before this newly elected minister.
I discovered this amount from the manifest recently that
this fund is still floating without any claim and I decided to
secure a payment authority to authenticate the transfer for
my personal purse by using a foreigner(like you) to apply
for the release of this over invoiced contract payment for
the benefit of us all. This Deal is 100% covered from any
form of enquiry, because all vital documents will be
secured and payment approvals obtained will be dispatch
to you, informing you extensively the progress on the
transfer.
Finally, Note a High Degree of Trust and Confidentiality
is required from both parties.
I will appreciate your response on this proposal as soon
as you receive this mail; so as to enable me elucidate you
on the procedure on how we can achieve this once in a
life time opportunity.
Your urgent reply is highly anticipated.
Best Regards,
Mr. David Okon.
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