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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: philipwest@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2005 18:21:01 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?INVESTMENT=20PROPOSAL?=
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF PETROLUEM RESOURCES (F.M.P.R)
LAGOS NIGERIA.
EMAIL: philipwest90@yahoo.co.uk
ATTN: SIR,
INVESTMENT PROPOSAL
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL INVESTMENT PROPOSAL
I am Philip West, an accountant in the Ministry of petroleum Resources
(MPR) and a member of a three-man Tender Board in charge of contract review
and payment approvals. I came to know of you in my search for a reliable
person to handle a very confidential transaction that involves the transfer
of a huge sum of money to a foreign account. It may sound strange but exercise
patience and read on. There were series of contracts executed by a consortium
Multinational In the Oil industry in favor of Ministry of Petroleum Resources
among which were:
1. The extension of pipeline network within Nigeria for crude oil, Down
stream products distribution and subsequent evacuation- US$ 195 Million.
2. Contract for the Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) of the various refineries
in the country~ US$ 152 Million.
3. The construction of storage tanks for petroleum products (Depots) US$240
Million. The original values of this contract were deliberately over invoiced
To the sum of {US $36 Million American Dollars}, which has now been approved
and is now ready to be transferred being that the companies that actually
executed these contracts has been fully paid and project Officially commissioned.
Consequently, my colleagues and I are willing to transfer the total amount
to your account for subsequent disbursement since we are Government Worker
and are prohibited by the Code of Conduct Bureau (Civil Servant Laws) from
opening operating foreign account in our names. Needless to say, the trust
posed on you at this juncture is enormous. In return, we have agreed to
offer you 30% of the transferred sum while 10% shall be set aside for accidental
expenses (Internal & External) between the parties in the course of the
transfer. We will mandate you to draw up an investment plan for us of which
you will control since we cannot bring our shares back to Nigeria. We are
very interested in investing in real estate in your country. You must however
note that this transaction is subjected to the following terms and conditions:
1. Our conviction of your transparent honesty and diligence.
2. That you would treat this transaction with utmost secrecy and confidentiality
because of the circumstances we now find ourselves.
3. That the funds would be transferred to an account over which you have
absolute control. Modalities have been worked out at the highest level of
the presidency at the Central Bank of Nigeria for the immediate transfer
of the funds within 14 working days, subject to your satisfaction of the
above stated terms. Our assurance is that your role is 100% risk free. To
accord this transaction, the legality it deserves and for mutual security
of the parties involved and the funds, the whole approval procedures will
be officially and legally processed with your name or the name of your company
you may nominate as the bonafide beneficiary. Also, be informed that our
main reason of contacting you is for the obvious reason that we will want
to invest these funds in the real estate. It is our believe that you can
be of immense help in this regards. Kindly expedite action so as to enable
us include this transaction Into this batch as payment to foreign contractors
is usually carried out on quarterly basis. repy with this
EMAIL: philipwest90@yahoo.co.uk
Best regards,
Philip West
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