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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: "osadolor vicks" <ossmavvv2005@ossmavvv2005.com>
Reply-To: osmaavv007@ukrpost.net
Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2005 09:21:25 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY
FROM THE DESK OF MR CHIKA FIDELIX
CHAIRMAN CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE
INDEPDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL
COMMISSION INEC GARKI-ABUJA
WEB SITE:www.inecnigeria.org
DIRECT LINE:234-8027362280
ATTN:PRESIDENT/C.E.O
SUB:URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP VALUED AT $10.5
THIS LETTER MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE SINCE I HAD
NO PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENCE WITH YOU.
I AM MR CHIKA FIDELIX, CHAIRMAN CONTRACT AWARD
COMMITTEE INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC). I GOT YOUR
CONTACT IN YOUR COUNTRY EMBASSY HERE IN SEARCH OF A RELIABLE PERSON WITH
WHOM TO HANDLE A VERY CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION INVOLVING THE TRANSFER OF
FUND VALUED AT TEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS
(US$10.5M)
THE ABOVE FUND IN QUESTION IS NOT CONNECTED WITH
ARMS, DRUGS,SCAM IT IS A PRODUCT OF OVER INVOICED CONTRACT THAT WAS AWARDED
IN 2003 BY INEC TO A FOREIGN COMPANY FOR THE SUPPLYING OF ELECTORAL
MATERIALS THAT WAS USED IN CONDUCTING 2003 ELECTIONS. THE CONTRACT HAS LONG
BEEN EXECUTED AND PAYMENT OF THE ACTUAL CONTRACT AMOUNT PAID TO THE FOREIGN
CONTRACTOR.
MEANWHILE YOUR PERCENTAGE SHARE SHALL BE 25% AND 5% FOR ANY EXPENCES. AS
SOON AS WE ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL
THROUGH THE ABOVE PRIVATE TELEPHONE LINE, WE WOULD FURNISH YOU WITH
NECESSARY STEPS TO TAKE BEGINNING WITH THE TEXT OF APPLICATION WHICH YOU
SHALL FORWARD TO THE BANK FOR SCRUTINY AND APPROVAL. AND PLEASE IF THIS IS
ACCEPTABLE BY YOU, DO NOT MAKE UNDUE OF THE TRUST WE HAVE BESTOWED IN YOU.
IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT A YEARS AGO A SIMILAR TRANSACTION WAS
CARRIED AS THE FIRST TRANSFER OF $5.M WAS MADE TO MR.PATRICE MILLER ACCOUNT
THE PRESIDENT OF CRAINE INTERNATIONAL TRADING CORPORATION AT #135, EAST 57TH
STREET, 28THFLOOR, NEW YORK. 10022 WITH TELEPHONE (212) 308-7788 AND TELEX #
6731689, AFTER THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN BOTH PARTNERS IN WHICH HE WAS TO TAKE
5%.THE MONEY WAS DULY TRANSFERRED INTO HIS ACCOUNT ONLY TO BE DISSAPOINTED
ON OUR ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK AS WE WERE RELIABLY
INFORMED THAT MR. PATRIC MILLER WAS NO LONGER ON THAT ADDRESS. THAT WAS HOW
WE LSOT THE MONEY.
YOU ARE ADVICE TO FORWARD TO THIS OFFICE AS STATED BELOW:
1.YOUR BANK
NAME-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2.YOUR BANK
ACCOUNT-------------------------------------------------------------------------
3.SWIFT
CODE-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4.YOUR PERSONAL
NUMBER------------------------------------------------------------------
5.ANY IDENTIFICATION OF
YOUR'S---------------------------------------------------------
SO ONCE WE RECEIVE YOUR EARLIEST RESPOND WE SHALL PUT
IN APPLICATION ON YOUR BEHALF NOTIFYING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT IT IS YOUR
CONTRACT PAYMENT AND AS WELL LEGALISE SOME VITAL DOCUMENTS IN YOUR FAVOUR
AND THE DOCUMENTS WILL BE SENT TO THE CONCERN BANK AS PROVE OF OWNERSHIP OF
THE SAID FUND.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR CHIKA FIDELIX
(CHAIRMAN CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE)
INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL (INEC)
Please Quote this Reference number (ED/01/04) in your
response
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