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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: "British National Lottery" <britishnationallotto@winnerdepartmentsection.net>
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 14:36:02 +0000
Subject: OFFER
Dear Sir,
I know this message will come to you as a big surprise because we have
not met before, but please do not think this is one of those scam or junk
mails
you received in your email box/fax machine and which I, myself receive
also.
My name is Mr. Buba Ahmmed, I am from the Federal Republic of Nigeria
and also the chairman, contract-awarding committee of Nigeria National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). I have been on this position for the past ten
years; but I have nothing to show for it. I will love it, if both of us
could do business together, which both of us will richly profit from.Since I
am the chairman contract Awarding Committee, I will award a Twenty million
US dollars ($20 million USD) contract in your favour to supply Gas Turbines
and equipments. A Mobilization (up front) fee of Ten million U.S Dollars
($10 million USD) will be given to you to start the supply. But as soon as
the mobilization fees gets to your hands, you are not going to do any
supply. You and myself will share this mobilization up front fee on a 50-50
basis (Equally).
The reason why I want us to share this start up fee is because I have
been in this position as the chairman for the past ten years, and I dont
have a personal house of my own, my salary is a peanut. I cannot adequately
take care of my children. In fact, things are very difficult for me. If I
retire.
I will have nothing to fall back on. People come sometimes to seek for
favor from me and after awarding them contracts; they will not remember me
again.
A lot of people promised and failed me.
As a result of this, I want to help my self this time because I will
not want to die a poor man. If we do this business together, with your full
co-operation and support we will finish the business within five days,
since I am still the person who will release the start up fee to you. You
have nothing to fear. I want you to remove anything like fear from your
mind.
This is the safest business you can ever think of. I will give you more
information on how we are going to do this business as soon as I
receive your reply showing that you are ready to do the business with me.
But please do not discuss this business with anybody, even your best friends
until we have finished successfully.
I will want you to reply me immediately so that I can tell you the next step
to take. In your reply, please include your private telephone / mobile, fax
and email .
Best Regards
Mr.Buba Ahmmed
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