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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: xjamesakpovo2001@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 10:39:31 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Very=20Very=20Urgent=20Please?=
CONTRACTS VERIFICATION N. N. P. C
Dear Sir/Madam,
l am Dr. James Akpovo, the contracts verification manager of Nigeria National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Because of my position and that of other strategic
officials who are heads in their Departments, we have in our possession,
since 1997 the sum of US$400M Dolllars (Four hundred million United States
Dollars) which we emassed through over invoicing of foreign contracts fully
executed and commissioned with the different foreign contractors duely paid
their full contract amounts.
We have made several fruitless moves to transfer this fund abroad for our
mutual benefits. One in 1998 when one Mr. Patrice Miller of the United States
of America, living at No 10, West 54th Street, New York, ran away with our
US$65M Dollars after the fund has been transfered into his account. lt was
unbelievable, shocking and hypertensive that when we went there to claim
our share of the fund, we were told that nobody with that name was living
in that house and that the former occupant of the flat moved away few weeks
ago to an unkown house. This is how we lost US$65M Dollars to the heartless
Patrice Miller.
The second attempt was when in 1999, we decided to carry US$50M dollars
in cash through the Lagos lnternational Airport but was stopped by the Nigerian
Custom Officers who seized the fund till date . This is how we lost another
US$50M Dollars to the Nigerian Custom.
Following the peaceful life ushered in by the current democratic dispensation
in Nigeria, l and my colleages have decided to transfer the sum of US$22M
(Twenty Two Million dollars) into a foreign account operated by a foreigner
for our mutual benefits. By this letter, l request your assistance in transferring
and safeguarding the sum of US$22M Dollars for our mutual benefits.
For assisting us in transferring and safeguarding this fund, you will be
entitled to 35% of the total sum 5% will be set aside for charity and philantropic
purposes 57% belongs to me and my colleagues while 3% will go for reimbursement
of all expenses made by both parties. However, l want you to be human and
humane so that you do not become this second Patrice Miller of the United
States. lt is imperative to note that this transaction is riskfree as all
modalities for the successful transfer of this fund have been perfected
by my colleagues in the relevant ministries.
However, we should see absolute confidentiality as our watchword throughout
the course of this transaction for we are civil servants and will equally
not like the 1999 event to redramatise itself.
l will not be ungrateful if you can urgently furnish me with your private
telephone, fax and mobile numbers and name of beneficiary with the telex
numbers of the receiving bank. These will enable us speed up the claim of
the fund and eventual transfer into your nominated account.
Looking forward to hear from you soonest.
Dr. James Akpovo
Direct Telephone: +234-802-39963
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