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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: "james lake" <jameslake1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: james_lake1@88.am
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 03:12:48 -0400
Subject: From Engr. James.
ENGR, JAMES LAKE.
Lagos -- Nigeria
ATTENTION:PRESIEDNT/CEO,
RE REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
It is my pleasure to write and inform you of a transaction involving the
transfer of US $31,000,000.00 (thirty one million US dollars) only into a
foreign account for safekeeping pending my arrival to your country for the
sharing with you as the account owner into which the money is remitted. I am
a Project Director with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC),
Lagos and this money originated from over-invoiced contract executed for the
corporation some years back.
This contract has long been completed by a foreign firm and the contractor
duly paid. I now seek if you would permit the surplus to be remitted into
your account. As a matter of fact, I am a top government official and I
cannot come out openly to claim this amount. This is why I am looking for a
competent and honest company or individual abroad whose documents will be
tendered here in Nigeria as one of the contractors that executed the
project.
However, I would wish to receive your personal assurance that you would not
sit on the money when it goes into your account. More importantly, you keep
confidential this transaction, in order not to tarnish the confidence repose
in the officials involved in this transaction. To effect this transfer, I
therefore request the following:
YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER, THE NAME OF YOUR BANK WHERE THE MONEY WOULD BE
TRANSFERRED INTO AND ALSO YOUR PRIVATE FAX AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR QUICK
COMMUNICATION.
So far, after due consultations, you were strongly and reliably recommended
to me although we have not met or entered into any kind of contract with you
before as to know the extent of your honesty, but based on the
recommendation, I personally want to believe that you are honest enough and
would not sit on the money if finally got into your account. It is on this
note that I consider it proper to write you asking for your permission and
support to transfer this amount into your account. You should not fear any
risk because we have concluded arrangement to safe guard you in the
transaction.
This business is 100% risk free. Hence it requires high level of confidence
and secrecy. Meanwhile, this is the breakdown of the sharing modalities or
you can come to Lagos so that we can talk about this deal before work.
(A). 10% MAP OUT FOR ANY LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPENSES WE MIGHT CURE AT
THE COST OF THIS TRANSACTION.
(B). 30% FOR YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND CORPORATION.
60% OF IT WILL BE FOR US THE ORIGINATORS.
Be informed that on completion of this business I will use part of my money
to invest in your country under your care. Please note that the transfer
operation will take ten working days to be completed.
If you are interested, send the requested information via email so that we
can proceed .
Best Regards,
Engr. James Lake.
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