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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: "Musa Bello" <musa_76@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 16:47:17 +0000
Subject: FROM MUSA BELLO
ALHAJI MUSA BELLO
DIRECTOR-GENERAL, FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (N.N.P.C)
ATTENTION SIR/MADAM,
REQUEST FOR BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP, TRANSFER OF US$33.5M INTO YOUR
COMPANY OR PRIVATE ACCOUNT AS A DIRECTOR-GENERAL IN THE ABOVE CORPORATION
GOING FOR RETIREMENT AFTER MANY YEARS OF SERVICE. I REQUEST FOR YOUR
ASSISTANCE FOR A CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS TRANSACTION THAT REQUIRES A FOREIGN
PARTNER TO EXECUTE. I APPEAL THAT YOU SPARE A THOUGHT ON THIS LETTER FOR
BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF NEEDED URGENCY NOT MINDING THAT I HAVE NOT MET IN
PERSON NOR DISCUSSED THIS IN THE PAST.
HOWEVER, I HAVE CONCLUDED ARRANGEMENT OF TRANSFERING THE SUM OF
US$33.5M(THIRTY THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS) TO AN
ACCOUNT OF A CREDIBLE AND TRUSTWORTHY FOREIGNER THE ABOVE SUM WILL BE
TRANSFERRED INTO. BASED ON THIS I SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDE ME WITH AN
ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED.
SOURCE OF THE SAID FUND WAS AN OVER-INVOICED CONTRACT PAYMENT AWARDED TO A
FOREIGN FIRM BY N.N.P.C LAST YEAR. ACTUALLY THE CONTRACTOR HAS BEEN PAID THE
ACTUAL CONTRACT PAYMENT OF US$150M REMAINING THIS AMOUNT US$33.5M WHICH WAS
INFLATED BY ME AS THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT OF
N.N.P.C. MEANWHILE, I ALLOWED THE MONEY TO REMAIN CONCEALED IN THE SPECIAL
ACCOUNT OF N.N.P.C WITH CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (C.B.N) UNTIL THE TIME I GET
A RELIABLE FOREIGN PARTNER THAT WILL ASSIST TO PROVIDE AN ACCOUNT WHERE THIS
FUND CAN BE LODGE INTO.
MY REASON FOR NOT PERSONALLY OPENING AN OFFSHORE ACCOUNT WHERE I CAN LODGE
IN THIS FUND IS DUE TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL LAWS GUIDING CIVIL SERVANTS IN
NIGERIA (CODE OF CONDUCT BUREAU) WHICH STATES THAT (NO CIVIL SERVANT IS
PERMITTED TO OPERATE A FOREIGN ACCOUNT, SECONDLY, I CAN`T WITHDRAW THIS FUND
HERE IN NIGERIA AS IT HAS BEEN REGARDED AND APPROVED AS FUNDS DUE FOR
PAYMENT TO A FOREIGN FIRM FOR CONTRACT EXECUTED. I HAVE CONCLUDED
ARRANGEMENT FOR THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
MEANWHILE, ON RECEIPT OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT YOU WILL
BE ENTITLED TO 30%, 50% FOR ME WHILE 20% HAS BEEN MAPPED OUT FOR
MISCELLEANOUS EXPENSES THAT BOTH PARTY MIGHT INCURE DURING THE TRANSACTION.
THIS FUND IS NON-DEDUCTIBLE AT SOURCE.
THEREFORE, BOTH PARTIES SHALL BE RE-IMBURSED FROM THE 20% SET ASIDE ON THE
CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION.
IN THIS REGARD, IF YOU ARE WILLING TO PARTAKE IN THIS TRANSACTION
WITHOUT COMPLUSION NOR DOUBT, I DEMAND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FROM YOU TO
COMMENCE THE TRANSFER OF THE FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
1. NAME AND ADDRESS OF YOUR BANK.
2. YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER AND ACCOUNT NAME.
3. PERSONAL PHONE AND FAX NUMBER TO REACH YOU AT NEED.
4. OFFICE PHONE AND FAX NUMBER.
5. NAME AND ADDRESS OF YOUR COMPANY.
KINDLY INDICATE YOUR INTEREST BY REPLYING THIS MAIL THROUGH THE ABOVE E-MAIL
ADDRESS AFTER WHICH I WILL GIVE YOU MY DIRECT TELEPHONE LINE AND FAX NUMBER,
WHICH YOU WILL USE TO REACH ME. HENCE, THIS BUSINESS IS EXPECTED TO BE
SUCCESFULLY CONCLUDED WITHIN 21 WORKING DAYS UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR BANK
DETAILS. THE NATURE OF YOUR BUSINESS IS IRRELEVANT TO THIS TRANSACTION.
(NOTE), THAT THIS BUSINESS IS 100% RISK FREE FROM EITHER SIDE NOW AND IN
FUTURE AND REQUIRES SECRECY FROM BOTH PARTIES. YOU CAN CALL ME ON THIS
NUMBER 234-8033892797 FOR MORE INFO.
THANKS.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
ALHAJI MUSA BELLO (MNI, CON)
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