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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: "Dr Osaze Martins Project manager" <dr_osazemartinspm@yahoo.com.hk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: drosazempm@i12.com
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 03:12:42 -0700
Subject: PROJECT MANAGER
PROJECT MANAGER
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
FOLOMO - COMPLEX LAGOS NIGERIA
ATTN SIR/ MADAM
I am the project manager with the Nigeria National petroleum Corporation (NNPC). I know you will be surprise to receive this kind of letter seeking for your assistance. To be cadid, I got your e-mail address through a close relation of mine who is now with the Nigeria Chamber of commerce (NCC)though I did not disclosed to him
what I will use it for as I only requested for one.
Now the business in question is the transfer of US$25.5m . This sum came as an over invoiced sum which we did purposely, during when my corporation awarded contract to some foreign firms which I as the project manager masterminded the whole contract, which the foreign
contractors was dully received their total contract amount leaving this over invoiced sum of USD$25.5m floating in the union bank Nigerian PLC, to be transferred to a foreign bank account. We the official concern are still active service, and the Civil rule of conduct does not warrant us top operate offshore account. That is the reason why we are strongly seeking for your assistance in
proving your bank information's where we can transfer this fund. Please, you are very important in this transaction as every documents covering the transfer of this fund will be in your name.
So all what we are in need now is your banking information and ability to keep it top secret based on the nature of it all. We have mapped out 30% of US$25.5m to be for you the account owner, 60% for us while 10% is mapped out for any process of expenses to be incurred on the process of this transfer whether locally here or Abroad. On receipt of your bank information's within 14 working days. This fund will be in your nominated account.
I will be very grateful to receive this information from you, and also pleased that you should not betray the trust I imposed in you.
As we will be investing part of our share in your country.
I await your immediately complains
Best regards
Thanks
Dr Osaze Martins,
NB,PLEASE REPLY THROUGH MY PRIVATE MAIL ADDRESS,
drosazempm@123mail.cl OR drosazempm@i12.com
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