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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: "Martin Odili" <martinodili@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 03:50:41 +0100
Subject: CAPITAL INVESTMENT.
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WORKS AND HOUSING
FEDERAL SECRETARIAT,
OBALENDE-IKOYI LAGOS.
FROM:ENGR: MARTIN ODILI.
ASSISTANCE REQUIRED FOR THE TRANSFER OF US$25M AND THE ACQUISITION OF
PROPERTIES(REAL ESTATE).
Dear sir
I am making this contact with you on behalf of my colleagues. I am a
member of the TENDERS BOARD COMMITTEE of the Federal Ministry of Works and
Housing of Lagos Nigeria. Our duties include: award, evaluation and review
of contracts. In 1996, my committee (TBC) awarded a contract of
US$150,000,000 (One Hundred and Fifty Million Dollars only) to a joint
venture of SPEIBATIGNOLES and FOUGEROLLE, for an engineering procurement,
construction of pipeline network aT Eleme Petro-Chemical plant. As it were,
the acutal contract sum was deliberately over-invoiced by us (TBC) in the
sum of US$25,000,000.00 (TWENTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS ONLY).
The project was executed, commissioned and the contractor(s) paid
accordingly. My colleagues and I now want to transfer the over-invoiced
amount into a viable foreign account. We have therefore resolved that as
long as you can act as the sole beneficiary of the fund.The following will
be the mode of sharing: 25% (i.e US$6.25M) for beneficiary i.e. owner of
account, 10% for expenses incurred during the course of transfer, and 65%
for us the officials. Let me reiterate at this juncture, that there are top
and influential government officials involved in this transfer and as such I
would appreciate it, if this business is treated with utmost
confidentiality.
I do hope I can be assured of your implicit trust regarding this matter.
In the light of this, I would like you to forward to me the following
information:
1. Your company name and address if any
2. Your personal fax number
3. Your personal telephone number for communication.
This will enable us to forward the information to the Corporation for
purposes of processing and immediate remittance of these funds to the
account that will be provided by you. All modalities have been worked out
and the necessary machinery put in place with the officials of the Federal
Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to effect this
transfer within the shortest possible time. It is worthy to note that this
transaction is 100% risk free, my only challenge is the confidentiality of
this business on your part.
It is pertinent to note that only an expatriate firm can lay claim to
these funds. We are barred from operating foreign accounts as civil servants
still serving in government. As soon as the payment is effected, and the
amount mentioned above is successfully transferred into your account, we
intend to use own share in the acquisition of properties (Real Estate).For
this purpose, you shall also serve as our agent. Please I shall send you my
phone number as we make progress.
Please note that this E-mail is not one of those Internet jokes and should
be treated with seriousness, utmost importance and confidentiality. Your
quick response will be highly appreciated. If however, you are not disposed
to assist, kindly destroy this letter in view of the confidentiality of the
proposed transaction and for the interest of the personalities involved.
Yours faithfully,
MARTIN ODILI.
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