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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: "Edward Duru Umeh" <edwardumeh@edwardumeh.com>
Reply-To: edwardumeh@o2.pl
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 03:27:55 +0000
Subject: Read,understand and reply**
Dear Friend,
I am Mr. Edward Umeh, The Payment Authorization officer under the Federal
Ministry of Finance, Federal Republic of Nigeria, West Africa. I got your
e-mail address during my search for a person/Company that I can confide in
as regards a confidential and beneficial business deal worth
US$10.5Million(Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).It
is true that you do not know me before but I want to assure you that my
contact with you will remain positively evergreen in your memory. Remember,
a day can begin a great story and testimony in ones life provided the
motives are of good intentions.
In the year 2003, a certain Contractor By name, Mr. Aleksej Jacun, from
Lithuanian was awarded a contract by the Nigerian Government, he was asked
to supply materials for the turn-around maintenance of one of the Nigerian
oil refineries situated in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The contract was worth
US$21Million and Mr. Aleksej Jacun was paid initial mobilization fee of
US$10.5Million for the execution of the contract. Mr. Aleksej Jacun duly
performed the task with good credit from the Federal Ministries here in
Nigeria. The contract was awarded on a bonded agreement that after the
conclusion of the Contract, the remaining balance of US$10.5Million shall be
paid to him.
Since last year December 2004,the remaining balance of US$10.5Million have
been approved for payment to Mr. Aleksej Jacun and my ministry have made
several contacts to his contact address and telephone numbers that he left
with us but we could not get him at all. After further investigation from
the Lithuanian High commission, it was discovered that Mr. Aleksej Jacun
died of Lung cancer on the 12th of February 2004,it was also discovered that
his wife died in the year 2001 and he has no child of his own. He died
without informing the Government of Nigeria whom to hand over his money to,
also, in the deed of agreement and documents that was signed by him before
the execution of the contract, he never mentioned anyone as his next of kin
or relation.
Since I have discovered that Mr. Aleksej Jacun is dead, I decided to contact
and deal with you secretly so that the US$10.5Million can be transferred out
of Nigeria to a coded foreign Bank account for our mutual benefit. My office
is responsible for the Authorization of the payment to Mr. Aleksej Jacun and
that gives me the power to manipulate his files and change the contents
inside it to your name/company name so that the Government of Nigerian can
pay the US$10.5Million to you in cash or by direct Bank transfer to your
nominated Bank account anywhere in the world.You shall presented to the
Nigerian Government as his colleague or business partner. (I know how to
handle it)
You see, if no one claims the US$10.5Million from the Nigerian Government
from now till the next two years, then it will be reverted back to the
Government treasury as "unclaimed bill" and his contract files will be
destroyed and the rest will become history. Therefore, it is better that you
and I work together as soul mates and claim the money from my Government and
share some of it and then give some to charity and the less privilege.
If you are willing to deal with me, then you should get back to me with
sincere mind and trust so that we can discuss in details on the mode of
operation that will enable you and I conclude this transaction without
stress and delay. Send me your contact details and I shall get back to you
either by e-mail or by telephone.
Please note that, if you are not willing to do business with me, you should
kindly inform me on time so that I can look for someone else that can assist
me in good faith.
I shall be waiting for your response.
Mr. Edward Umeh
Payment Authorization officer
Federal Ministry of Finance, Nigeria, West Africa
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