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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: "Adams Ahmed" <adams@adamsahmed.com>
Reply-To: adamsahmed3@myway.com
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 08:07:29 +0000
Subject: private offer assist
Dear Friend,
I am Mallam Adams Ahmed chairman contract awardcommittee for the petroleum
special trust fund.I know that these letters will come to you as asurprise
since we have not met in person. Please bear with me, we are in search for
are liable and honest partner abroad that we can entrust
with the sum of us$19.5 million.(NINETEEN FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS ONLY)
These funds originated from contract we executed forthe petroleum trust fund
(PTF) Purpose for the supply and installations of oil-pipeline to
Port-Harcourt and Warri Refineries.
This contract has been executed and full payments have been made to the
contractors who executed these contract leaving behind us$19.5 million as an
over-invoice amount for we the committee members.
In view of this, my colleagues have mandated me to look for foreign partner
abroad who will receive these fund on our behalf Which means that you will
provide us with any account
of yourchoice where we can lodge these fund immediately. I will be visiting
your country upon your confirmation in receipt of fund in your nominated
account to know you better and discuss
investment or importation of goods back to our country. DISBURSEMENT OF THE
FUND IS AS FOLLOWS:30% of the total sum will be your share While 60% will be
for me and my colleagues
10% will be an outstanding amount to settle any incurred expenses during the
transfer. WE ASSURE YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE ANDVERY
LEGITIMATE AS ALL MODALITIES HAVE BEEN PERFECTED BY US WITH OUR CONNECTION
IN GOVERNMENT .
What matters most is honesty on your side and for youto keepeverything
confidential until this fund is dully remitted into your nominated account.
If this business interests you,
please do not hesitate to email me as a matter of urgency with your
contact phone and fax numbers so that I can give you more details.
Cheers and God bless you.Please :reply to this private email
address..adamsahmed3@myway.com
Yours Faithfully,
Mallam Adams Ahmed
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