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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: "B. Akute" <ukpd2000@webpim.cc> (may be fake)
Reply-To: benaku@quick.cz
Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 17:00:46 +0100
Subject: Message
Dear Friend,
I write to inform you of our desire to have you as a business partner.
Considering the position of your country, I know you will be in a better position to help hence I am contacting you to act as my foreign partner to actualize the transaction I am about proposing to you.
My name is Ben Akute, and I am seeking for your cooperation in a money transaction worth US10.5M for investment. The money is presently lodged in the security vault of a finance company.
SOURCE OF FUNDS: The money was derived as commission and settlement fees given to Chief Sunday M. Afolabi, the former Minister of Internal Affairs in my country. He was in charge of I.D card project in Nigeria. The contract value is put at two billion dollars. More than half of this sum has been paid to SAGEM contracting company as a mobilization fee. Sagem on its part rewarded the minister with the sum of US$214M for winning the contract. Immediately this amount was paid to him, the government got wind of it and advised him to resign. He was subsequently arraigned in a court and he died few days later. The government then decided to freeze his account including other assets and got his son arrested. The son is presently in detention.
Being his personal assistant for years, the son secretly sent me a note from detention informing me of some hidden amount somewhere that is not known to the government. He told me in confidence that he has such funds in the security vault of a bank which was lodged through the help of his lawyer. He has advised me to look for a reputable partner who will receive the funds through the coordination of his lawyer and thereafter disburse as appropriate. The total amount involved is US$10.5M
Due to my status as his former assistant, I cannot directly manage the money here on behalf of the family. With the help of his lawyer, we have negotiated with the bank for the release of the funds. The bank has advised us to seek for the cooperation of a foreign partner who will receive the money at his end. This is because the money was lodged into the bank's non-resident domiciliary deposit account on the basis that we would secure the cooperation of a foreign partner who will receive the funds at his end. While making the deposit, it was specified that the lodgment is for the payment of goods and services to a foreign company.
Can you accept to play the role of receiving the funds and disburse as appropriate? If yes, kindly forward your response through my e-mail address indicating your interest. The nature of your business does not matter. Upon your acceptance, I will furnish you with more details. Wile confirming your interest, you should furnish me with your private phone line, fax line, full names, full contact address and bank details.
A certain percentage has been set aside as a reward for your assistance and you will be notified of this upon indicating interest.
I must use this opportunity to implore you to exercise the utmost indulgence to keep this matter extraordinarily confidential whatever your decision may be. You can equally use my alternative email address which is: kuteben@quick.cz
Better still, you can reach our lawyer on phone line +234 803 208 1019 and his name is Barrister Silas. I await your prompt response.
Ben Akute
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