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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: "Department of Mineral & Energy DME ENERGY" <edward_tito@edwardtito.com>
Reply-To: edward_tito2005@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 02 Jul 2005 16:05:34 +0000
Subject: FROM THE DESK, EDWARD TITO, DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL AND ENERGY.
Department of Mineral & Energy (DME).
Abuja,Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Email me at: edward_tito2005@yahoo.com
Att: Sir/Madam
I am Engr. Edward Tito, a native of Baeyelsa and Director Of Project
Implementation, Nigeria. Department of Mineral & Energy (DME). I am making
this contact with you, based on the committee's
need for an Individual/company who is willing to assist in the execution of
this business. I have decided to seek a confidential cooperation with you in
the execution of this deal described here under for the benefit of all
parties and hope you will keep it as a top secret, because of the nature of
this transaction. Within the Department of Mineral & Energy (DME). Where I
work as a Director of the Project Implementation and with the good
cooperation of four other top officials, we have in our possession as over
due payment bills, totaling Sixteen Million, Four Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars (US$16,400,000) Which we want to transfer abroad with the
assistance and cooperation of A Foreign Company/individual to receive the
said funds on our behalf.
More so, we are handicap in these circumstances, as the Nigerian Civil
Services code of conduct does not allow us to operate an offshore account.
Hence your importance in this transaction. This
amount $16.4Million represents the balance of the total contract value
executed on behalf of my
department by a Foreign Contracting Firm, which we the Officials over
invoiced deliberately.
Though the actual contract cost has been paid to the original contractor,
leaving the balance in
the tune of the said amount, Which we have in principles gotten approval to
remit by Key Tested
Telegraphic Transfer K.T.T. to any Foreign Bank Account you will provide by
filing an Application
through the Department Of Justice here in Nigeria, for the transfer of
rights and privileges of
the former contractor to you.
I have the Authority of my partners involved to propose that you should be
willing to assist us
in this transaction, Your share of the sum is 30% of the $16.4Million, 60%
for us and 10% for
taxation and miscellaneous expenses. The transaction it self is 100% safe,
on your part provided
you treat it with utmost secrecy and confidentiality. Also, your area of
specialization is not a
hindrance to the successful execution of this transaction.
I have reposed my confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint
me. I want to assure
you that my partner and myself are in the position to make the payment of
this claim possible,
provided that you can give us a very strong assurance and guarantee that the
funds will be
secured and please, remember to teat this matter very confidential, because
we will not
comprehend with any form of exposure as we are still in active Government
service.
Once again, remember that time is of great essence in this transaction.
I wait in anticipation your response
Thanks and God Bless you.
Yours truly,
Engr. Edward Tito
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