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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: "Peter Odogwu" <peter_odogwu@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 11:52:51 +0000
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT...
CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL
ATTN:MY DEAR FRIEND
IT IS WITH TRUST AND CONFIDENCE THAT I WRITE TO MAKE
THIS URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU.
I GET YOU CONTARCT THROUGH YOUR COUNTRY's CHARMBERS AND
INDUSTRY AS A TRUSTED PERSON.I AM SEEKING FOR
A FOREIGN PARTNER WHO WILL ASSIST ME IN PROVIDING A
CONVENIENT FOREIGN ACCOUNT IN ANY DESIGNATED BANK
ABROAD FOR THE TRANSFER OF US$59,000,000.00 (FIFTY-
NINE MILLION U. S. DOLLARS ONLY) PENDING ON MY ARRIVAL
IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR UTILIZATION AND DISBURSEMENT WITH
THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT.
THIS AMOUNT RESULTS FROM A DELIBRATE INFLATION OF THE
VALUE OF A CONTRACT AWARDED BY OUR MINISTRY THE FEDERAL
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND AVIATION (FMTA) TO AN
EXPATRIATE COMPANY.
THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN EXECUTED AND PAYMENT MADE TO THE
ORIGINAL
CONTRACTOR, REMAINING THE OVER-INVOICED AMOUNT OF US$55
MILLION, WHICH I WANT TO TRANSFER OUT OF THE COUNTRY IN
OUR FAVOUR FOR DISBURSEMENT AMONG OURSELVES.
THE TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY CAN ONLY BE POSSIBLE WITH
THE HELP OF A OREIGNER WHO WILL BE PRESENTED AS THE
BENEFICIARY OF THE FUND.
AS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, I AM NOT ALLOWED TO OPERATE
FOREIGN ACCOUNTS, AND THIS IS THE REASON WHY I DECIDED
TO CONTACT YOU. I HAVE AGREED THAT IF YOU/YOUR COMPANY
CAN ACT AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUND (US$59
MILLION).IT WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AND
YOU WILL RETAIN 15% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT FOR YOUR
ASSISTANCE, AND 5% WOULD BE USED TO RE-INBURSE ANY
EXPENSES INCURED DURING THIS TRANSACTION BOTH
SIDES,WHILE 80% WILL BE RESERVES FOR MY SIDE.
I HEREBY SOLICT FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN PROVIDING A
CONVENIENT ACCOUNT NUMBER IN A DESIGNATED BANK ABROAD
WHERE THIS FUND WOULD BE ANSFERRED.I INTEND COMING OVER
THERE ON THE COMPLETION OF THIS TRANSFER TO SECURE OUR
OWN SHARE OF THE MONEY.
PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAVE BEEN CAREFUL AND HAVE MADE ALL
ARRAGEMENTS TOWARDS THE SUCCESS AND SMOOTH TRANSFER OF
THE FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT BEFORE CONTACTING YOU. FOR
SECURITY REASONSA AND FOR THE ONFIDENCIALITY OF THIS
TRANSACTION, DEMAND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT EXPOSE THIS
PROPOSAL AND THE ENTIRE TRANSACTION TO ANYBODY. IAM
PUTTING SO MUCH TRUST IN YOU WITH THE HOPE THAT YOU
WOULD NOT BETRAY ME. OR SIT ON THIS MONEY WHEN IT IS
FINALLY TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
BE REST ASSURED THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK
FREE. IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTABLE TO YOU, INDICATE
YOUR INTEREST BY E-MAILING TO ME YOUR BANK NAME &
ADDRESS, ACCOUNT NUMBER, TELEPHONE, FAX AND TELEX
NUMBERS. MORE DETAILS ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE
GIVEN TO YOU AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR POSITIVE RESPOND
TO MY CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL.
NOTE THAT THE PARTICULAR NATURE OF YOUR COMPANY'S?
BUSINESS IS RRELEVANT TO THIS TRANSACTION. IF THIS
TRANSACTION INTERESTS YOU, DO RESPOND THROUGH THIS
CONTACT ADDRESS STATED
E-MAIL: topnine9@yahoo.com , peterodogwu@ummah.org ,
TELEPHONE 234 803 49 771 44.
YOUR URGENT RESPONSE WILL BE APPRECIATED.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR PETER N.ODOGWU
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