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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: georgecole1@ecplaza.net
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 03:07:32 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY FRIEND
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 twenty five million five hundred thousand 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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