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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: "Rhodes Anderson" <rhodesanderson@msn.com>
Reply-To: randerson73@katamail.com
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 13:54:46 +0000
Subject: KINDLY GET BACK TO ME ASAP
Shell petroleum Development Company
44 Marina House, Lagos Nigeria.
Our ref: NNPC/SPDC/03,
Phone: 234-8028157009
KINDLY GET BACK TO ME ASAP,
First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction, this is by
Virtue of its nature as being confidential. I am assuring you that all will
be
well at the end of the day. We have decided to contact you by e-mail due to
the urgency of this transaction.
Let me start by introducing myself properly to you. I am Mr. Rhodes
Anderson,group executive director, finance and account of NNPC formerly in
line
with shell petroleum development cooperation in joint venture (NNPC/SPDC). I
came to know of you in my private quest for a reliable and reputable person
to handle this confidential transaction, which involves the transfer of
the sum of thirty-five million United States dollars to a reliable account
abroad.
This amount was secured from excess oil sales from Nigeria crude oil.
The sum of $1.2 billion oil windfall was relieved by the NNPC and shell
Petroleum development company for the month of august 2002,organisation Of
petroleum exporting countries (OPEC) crude oil price was pegged at $22.00
per
barrel and fortunately for oil producing countries like Nigeria, there was
rise in
oil price to about $27.00 and $28.00 per barrel and as a result this, there
was excess oil sales and I believe you would be aware
Of this rise in oil price in last two years.
Out of this $1.2 billion excess oil funds, my colleague and myself
Because of our position in the account department of the NNPC and shell
Petroleum
development company diverted the sum of Thirty-five million united
state dollars we want to transfer into your Account, which is in the excess
crude oil sales account with central Bank of Nigeria.
To enable the bank transfer this US$35m secured into your bank account
you will be acting as one of our contractor and this money will be paid in
your favour. Note, the reason for the transfer of these thirty-five Million
US dollars into your account is because of our incapability as Government
officials to own a foreign account, as it is unlawful by Law in Nigeria
as civil servants.
All the necessary documentation for the approval of this fund into your
Account will be taken good care of and this business is 100% Risk free
as all the modalities for the smooth transfer of this fund Into your account
has been concluded already. My colleague and I have agreed to offer you the
percentage medium below:
We shall offer you 20%of the total money after successful lodging in to
Your account, 10% will be for expenses that may arise in the course of
the transfer, while 70% will be for me and my partner here. Which part of
it will be for investment in your country strictly on your advice? To
enable us
proceed with this business, you are required to send me your direct
phone and fax numbers for verbal discussion.
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Rhodes Anderson
234-802-815-7009(My Direct line)
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