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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: simonjude@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 00:53:32 -0800
Subject: YOUR ASSISTANCE IS URGENTLY NEEDED
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND AVIATION (FMTA}
PLOT 102/108 MURITALA MOHAMMED WAY VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS NIGERIA
TELEPHONE NUMBER 234=80=33019427
DIVISION PROJECT DEPARTMENT
PERSONAL/CONFIDENCIAL
DAER CHI,
THIS PROPOSAL WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE FROM SOMEONE YOU DONT KNOW
BUT PLEASE HAVE THE BELIVE AND HELP US OUT. I AM AN ENGINEER WITH THE FEDERAL
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND AVIATION HERE IN NIGERIA AND I HAVE BEING ASSIGNED
BY TWO OF MY COLLEAGUE TO SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER WHO WILL ASSIST US
IN PROVIDING A CONVENIENT FOREIGN ACCOUNT IN ANY DESIGNATED BANKABROAD FOR
THE TRANSFER OF US$15,000,000.00 (FIFTEEN MILLION U. S. DOLLARS ) PENDING
ON OUR ARRIVAL IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR UTILIZATION AND DISBURSEMENT WITH THE
OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT.
THIS AMOUNT RESULTS FROM A DELIBRATE INFLATION OF THE VALUE OF A CONTRACT
AWARDED BY OUR MINISTRY -THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND AVIATION
(FMTA) TO AN XPATRIATE COMPANY.
THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN EXECUTED AND PAYMENT MADE TO THE ORIGINAL CONTRACTOR,REMAINING
THE OVER-INVOICED AMOUNT OF US$15 MILLION, WHICH WE WANT TO TRANSFER OUT
OF THE COUNTRY IN OUR FAVOUR FOR DISBURSEMENT AMONG URSELVES.AND THE TRANSFER
OF THIS MONEY CAN ONLY BE POSSIBLE WITH THE HELP OF A FOREIGNER WHO WILL
BE PRESENTED AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE FUND.
AS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNTS,
AND THIS IS THE REASON WHY WE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU. TO STAND AS THE CONTRACTOR
SO THAT THE FUND WILL BE TRANSFERD TO YOUR ACCOUNT. WE HAVE AGREED THAT
IF YOU/YOUR COMPANY CAN ACT AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUND (US$15 MILLION).
IT WILL BE TRANSFERD INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AND YOU WILL RETAIN 15%, WHILE 5%
WILL BE USED TO RUN NECESSARY EXPENSES AND 80% WILL BE RESERVED FOR US.WE
HEREBY SOLICT FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN PROVIDING A CONVENIENT ACCOUNT NUMBER
IN A DESIGNATED BANK ABROAD WHERE THIS FUND WOULD BE TRANSFERRED.
WE INTEND COMING OVER THERE ON THE COMPLETION OF THIS TRANSFER TO SECURE
OUR OWN SHARE OF THE MONEY.FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR RETIREMENT FROM THE CIVIL
SERVICE THAT WAS WHY WE INFLATED THE CONTRACT AMOUNT.
SO PLEASE NOTE THAT WE HAVE BEEN CAREFUL AND HAVE MADE ALL ARRAGEMENTS TOWARDS
THE SUCCESS AND SMOOTH TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT BEFORE CONTACTING
YOU. FOR SECURITY REASONS AND FOR THE CONFIDENCIALITY OF THIS TRANSACTION,
WE DEMAND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT EXPOSE THIS PROPOSAL AND THE ENTIRE TRANSACTION
TO ANYBODY. WE ARE PUTTING SO MUCH TRUST IN YOU WITH THE HOPE THAT YOU WOULD
NOT BETRAY US. OR SITE ON THIS MONEY WHEN IT
IS FINALLY TRANSFERD INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.BE REST ASSURED THAT THIS TRANSACTION
IS 100% RISK FREE.
IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTABLE TO YOU, PLEASE YOUR INTEREST BY FAXING TO
ME YOU BANK NAME & ADDRESS, ACCOUNT NUMBER,WHERE THE FUND WILL BE LOGED
IN ,AND MORE DETAILS ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU AS SOON
AS WE RECEIVE YOUR POSITIVE RESPOND.
NOTE THAT THE PARTICULAR NATURE OF YOUR COMPANYS BUSINESS IS IRRELEVANT
TO THIS TRANSACTION.IF THIS TRANSACTION IS INTERESTS YOU, DO RESPOND THROUGH
THIS ABOVE TELEPHONE NUMBER 234-80-33019427 OR MY
ALTANATIVE E-MAIL ADDRESS: simonjude@myway.com
YOUR URGENT RESPONSE WILL BE APPRECIATED.
YOURS SINCERLY
ENGR SIMON JUDE.
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