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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: "Leonard Ubah" <leonardubah@leonardubah.com>
Reply-To: leonardubah@uku.co.uk
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 04:40:44 +0000
Subject: Read,understand and respond me.
From:Mr.leonard Ubah.
Lagos-Nigeria,West Africa
Private e-mail: jack85@o2.pl
Good Day,
I guess my letter would not embarrass you since I had
no previous correspondence with you. I got your
contact e-mail address via the Internet and I decided
to contact you for assistance. My request however
centers on mutual collaboration and your unflinching
support to confidentially setup a joint business
outfit in your country. I hope I would not regret
approaching you because; the present world is full of
dishonesty and mistrust.
I am Mr.leonard Ubah., the project accountant and
member of contract award committee of the Nigeria
National Petroleum Co-operation (NNPC). In 2002 my
cooperation awarded contracts for refurbishing of
petrochemical complex at Eleme, supply and
installation for rigging and drilling equipment,
repainting of Warri and Port Harcourt refineries and
turn around maintenance (TAM). To a consortium of
CHIYODA SEPIEBATGROLES FOUGEROLLE AND BOUYGUES for
USD$420,000,000.00,But as members of the contracts
award committee, we masterminded the over-invoicing of
the contract value to USD$470,000,000.00. Last year
the contractors received part of their payments, but
now, they are receiving the balance of their payments.
We require an honest and trustworthy person like you,
who will not betray our trust to co-operate and allow
the use of your Individual or company account to
transfer out the balance of over-invoice sum, because
we were betrayed and cheated last year.
The total sum over-invoiced was USD$50Million but last
year as the contractors were receiving their part
payment, we entered into an agreement with one Mr.
ANTONIO ABACCI an Italian and president of Ruggerini
Motori SPA of 42100 Villa Bago Reggio Emillia to use
his account number with first Pacific Bank Limited of
57059 Chalhan. The first installment of USD$20m was
dully transferred and we agreed that at the completion
of the transfer he would retain 20%
of the total fund, while 75% will be for us who put
the project together, 5% was to be used to offset all
the transfer expenses incurred including his bank
charges, but out of greed, Mr. ABACCI betrayed the
trust. He re-transferred out the fund to an unknown
account and has refused to get in touch with us. We
have however left his conscience to be the judged.
To be frank, we do not wish to fall second time
victims, Hence we want to bestow this trust on you,
and it is our sincere wish that you do not betray it.
The balance of USD$30Million(Thirty Million United
States Dollars only) is what we have now left and
because of the bad experiences we had last year, we
have resolved to enter into a joint business where by
the parties will primarily establish and incorporate a
company here in Nigeria since We as civil servants
have been mandated by law not to maintain or have
foreign account while still in active service for our
Government. In order to apply formally for payment
claims approvals on your behalf, we require your
company name and bank details, where the funds will be
remitted to and also your private telephone and fax
numbers for effective communication.
It is however note-worthy that this business is
extremely sensitive and must be kept confidential.
Please note that remittance of the funds would be
effective between 12-16 days on receipt of your bank
details. However, do endeavor to reply me if your
capability does not meet up our proposal, so that I
can seek assistance and business negotiations with
another Company/Individual.
Please reply only to my private e-mail address:
jack85@o2.pl
Regards,
Mr.leonard Ubah.
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