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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: "Patrick Alonso" <patrickalonso_25@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: patrickalonso_1@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 04:36:12 +0000
Subject: Attention
Account dept.(nnpc)
Annex office, lagos-nigeria
Email adderss:patrickalonso_23@yahoo.com
Attention,
It is with trust and confidence that i make this urgent and important
business contact to you. I am a senior accountant officer with the nigerian
national petroleum corporation (NNPC) here in lagos nigeria.
I have been assigned by my colleagues to seek for a foreign partner in the
transfer of the sum of us$25 million (twenty five million united states
dollars) only.
This money arose from a deliberate over invoicing of contracts awarded by my
corporation in 2001 to various foreign contractors. We have been
safeguarding this money since then, awaitng the appropriate time when the
money can be transferred into a foreign bank account for safe keeping
pending our arrival for the sharing and utilization with the owner of the
account.
Now the new civilian government has ordered that all debts owed to foreign
contractors by the government be paid immediately. On the strength of this
order, we wish to take advantage of it to present you as one of the
contractors being owed by the government. Meanwhile, we have agreed that the
money will be shared thus, 75% will be for us (i and my colleagues), 25%
will be for you for providing the necessary assistance.
Note that the nature of your company’ s business is irrelevant to this
transaction as all arrangements have been concluded for a successful and
hitch-free transaction.
Note that this money is still in the suspense account of my corporation
(nnpc) with the central bank of nigeria.
You are required to mail along in your reply the following information to
us:-
(1) your name/address
(2) your phone and fax numbers
We have taken measures to ensure that there are no risks involved on both
parties. We have estimated that this transaction will be concluded within 14
working days on receipt of your acceptance letter to this proposal .
Please reach me through the email address above, signifying your interest in
this business. This information is highly confidential and urgent.
Further information will be conveyed to you as soon as i receive your
acceptance response.
Thanks and god bless.
Best regards.
Mr patrick alonso.
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