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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: "STEVE kADMON" <st_kadmon54@iol.pt> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 02:12:43 -0800
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS APPROCHE, REPLY NOW OR CALL ME AT +234-803-083-0559
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
FROM THE DESK OF : STEVE KADMON.
PROJECT MANAGER, BUDGET AND PLANNING.
COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON
WITH RESPECT,
I AM SENDING THIS LETTER BASED ON INFORMATION GATHERED FROM THE FOREIGN
TRADE OFFICE OF THE NIGERIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.WE BELIEVE
THAT YOU WOULD BE IN A POSITION TO HELP US IN OUR BID TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF
FORTY-ONE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($41.5M) INTO A FOREIGN
ACCOUNT.
WE ARE MEMEBERS OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR BUDGET AND PLANNING OF MINISTRY
OF PETROLEUM.
THIS COMMITTEE IS PRINCIPALLY CONCERNED WITH CONTRACT APPRAISALS AND
APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS IN ORDER OF PRIORITIES AS
REGARDS CAPITAL PROJECT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA.WITH OUR
POSITIONS, WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SECURED FOR OURSELVES THE SUM OF FORTY-ONE
MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$41.5M) THIS AMOUNT
WAS ACCUMULATED THROUGH UNDECLARED WINDFALL FROM THE SALES OF CRUDE OIL
DURING THE IRAG WAR.
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE ACCOUNT WHICH THE FUNDS WILL BE
TRANSFERED, SINCE THE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ARE NOT ALLOWED BY OUR LAWS TO
OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNT.IT HAS BEEN AGREED THAT THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT
WILL BE COMPENSATED WITH US$8.3 MILLION OF THE REMITTED
FUNDS, WE KEEP US$31.125 MILLION WHILE US$2.075 MILLION OF THE EXPENSES AND
PAY THE NECCESSARY TAXES.
IT MAY INTREST YOU TO KNOW THAT TWO (2) YEARS AGO A SIMILAR TRANSACTION WAS
CARRIED OUT WITH ONE MR.PATIENCE MILLER, THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL
TRADING CORPORATION AT NUMBER 135,QUEEN’S DRIVE, 28TH FLOOR,
ENGLAND.10022 WITH TELEPHONE NO 447031848883, AFTER THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN
BOTH PARTNERS IN WHICH HE WAS TO TAKE 5%. THE MONEY WAS DULY TRANSFERED INTO
HIS ACCOUNT ONLY DISSAPOINTED ON OUR ARRIVAL IN LONDON AS WE WERE RELAIBLY
INFORMED THAT MR,PATIENCE.MILLER WAS NO LONGER ON THAT ADDRESS,WHILE HIS
TELEPHONE AND TELEX NO HAS BEEN REALLOCATED TO SOMEONE ELSE,THAT IS HOW WE
LOST US$27.5M TO MR PTIENCE MILLER. AND BASED ON THE FACT THAT WE ARE STILL
CIVIL SERVANT, WE CANNOT MAKE TROUBLE OR LET ANYBODY KNOWS ABOUT IT.
THIS TIME AROUND, WE NEED A MORE RELIABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON OR A
REPUTABLE COMPANY TO DO BUSINESS WITH, POSSIBLY THE MEETING OF TWO PARTIES
WILL BE ARRANGED HENCE THIS LETTER TO YOU, SO IF YOU CAN PROVE YOURSELF TO
BE TRUSTED AND INTRESTED IN THIS DEAL THEN WE ARE PREPARED TO DO BUSINESS
WITH YOU.
WHAT WE WANT FROM YOU IS THE ASSURANCE THAT YOU WILL LET US HAVE OUR SHARE
WHEN THIS AMOUNT OF US41.5MILLION IS TRANSFERED TO YOUR ACCOUNT.
IF THIS PROPOSAL SATISFIES YOU, PLEASE E-MAIL OR PHONE ONLY YOUR
RESPONSE, SO WE CAN ADVICE YOU ON THE MODALITIES OF THE TRANSACTION.ALL
MODALITIES OF THE TRANSFER HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT AND ONCE STARTED,WILL NOT
TAKE MORE THAN 14 WORKING DAYS WITH THE ABSOLUTE SUPPORT OF ALL PARTIES
INVOLVED IN THIS TRANSACTION.
IT MIGHT BE DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO GET THROUGH TO ME BECAUSE OF MY COUNTRY'S
POOR TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM,ANYTIME YOU TRY TO REACH ME AND YOU GET A BUSY
SIGNAL,PLEASE KEEP TRYING,YOU WILL DEFINETELY GET THROUGH.
STRICTLY REPLY BY E-MAIL OR TELEPHONE ONLY AS STATED BELOW:
DIRECT TEL NO: - +234-803-083-0559
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
STEVE KADMON
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