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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: "ejike osukwe" <ejikeosukwe003@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 23:18:17 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY
OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN
CONTRACT AWARDING COMMITTEE
ECOWAS HEADQUARTERS W/A
LOME,REPUBLIC OF TOGO
PHONE+228 903 08 56
ATTN: Mr/Mrs,
I am Mr.Ejike Osukwe, the Chairman, Contract Awarding
Committee of the ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN
STATES (ECOWAS) with Headquarters in Lome, Togo.
I got your information in a business directory from the Togolaise Chamber of
Commerce and Industries when I was searching for a reliable,honest and
trustworthy person to entrust this business with.I was simply inspired and
motivated to pick your contact from the many names and lists in the
directory.
After discussing my view and your profile with my colleagues,they were very
much satisfied and decided to contact you immediately for this mutual
business relationship.We wish to transfer the sum of USD25.5,000,000.00
(Twenty Five Million Five Hundrend Thousand United States Dollars only.)
into your personal or company`s bank account.!
This fund was a residue of the over invoiced contract bills awarded by us
for the supply of ammunitions, hard/soft wares,phamaceauticals/medical
items,light and heavy duty vehicles, apperals and other administrative
logistics etc for the ECOMOG in Sierra-Leone and Liberia during the Peace
Keeping Projects.
This DEAL was deliberately hatched out and carefully protected with all the
attendant lope holes sealed off.
As the Chairman of CAC,I have the cooperation and mandate of the Financial
Director and the Secretary of the Organisation.We arranged and over invoiced
the contract funds supplied by different companies from different countries
during the crisis.
It was our consensus to seek the assistance of a willing foreigner to
provide us with the facilities to transfer this money out of West
Africa.This is borne out of our beleif in the non-stable and sporous
political nature of this sub-! region.
The original contractors have been duely paid by the Banque Generale Togo
(Central Bank of the West African States) through our bankers-banque
Generale Lome -Togo
This balance is suspended in the escrow accounts awaiting claims by any
foreign company of our choice.We intend to pay out this fund NOW as the
organisation is winding up its activities since the aim of returning PEACE
to the countries and the coast has been achieved.
Based on the laws and ethics of employment,we as civil servants working
under this organisation, are not allowed to operate a foreign account.This
is the more reason why we needed your assistance to provide an
account that can sustain this fund for safe keeping and our future
investment with your comprehensive advise,assistance and partnership in your
country.
It is however agreed,as the account owner in this deal to allow you 30% of!
the entire sum as compensation, 65% will be held on trust for us while 5%
will be used to defray any incidental charges and cost during the
course of the transaction.
This transaction will be successfully concluded within 14 days if you accord
us your unalloyed and due cooperation.You should provide the followings;
YOUR COMPANY`S NAME WITH COMPLETE ADDRESS,TEL
AND FAX NUMBERS.(if available)
THE NAME OF YOUR BANK,ITS ADDRESS WITH TEL,FAX
AND TELEX NUMBERS AND THE ACCOUNT NUMBER
THE COMPLETE MAILING ADRRESS OF THE BENEFICIARY
WITH TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.
Upon the receipt of this informations,the documents and approval with the
texts will be sent to you for confirmaton and then forwarded to the
organisation for ratification and subsequent payment.
As with the case of all organised (sensitive)and conspired DEALS,we solicit
for your ! unreserved confidentiality and utmost secret in this business. I
hope to retire peacefully and lead a honourable business life
afterwards.There are no risks involved.
Due to the spread of scam ,I would have love to keep communications with you
through fax after your respond.
First $5.5m Dollars shall be transfered into your account, and if
sucessfully transfered then the balance of $20m will follow, but all this
will be after the approval from Ecowas.
If you accepted this proposal our code word should be called Progress to
avoid having communications with the wrong person.
With regards.
Mr.Ejike Osukwe
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