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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: "Mark Dave" <markdave@markdave.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 09:19:22 +0000
Subject: YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED
I am Mr. Davidson Mark a Personal Assistant to the Director of Finance of
Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in Delta State operating from
Lagos Liaison Office. I want to seize this opportunity to inform you that
the Obasanjo led administration has established this organization to assist
the Niger Delta oil rich states in fostering development in their villages
and towns in areas of infrastructures such as electricity supply,
construction of roads, provision of bore holes and pipe born water, building
of schools and health centers etc.
This organization (NDDC) has successfully operated for two years now with so
many contracts awarded and executed, and payments effected The Director
of Finance has successfully moved the sum of fifteen Point Five Million
United States Dollars ($15.5M USD) only out of the country through Fidelity
Securities and Finance company to another security company abroad as fund
meant for payment of foreign contractors. This security company abroad is
responsible for effecting payment to foreign contractors. What we need from
you, is to present yourself before the security company as the bonafide
contractor and claim the fund for disbursement. Meanwhile, all the vital
document(s) concerning the contract and the fund will be forwarded to you
as the transaction progresses.
For your collaboration and role in this transaction, you will be entitled to
32% of the total sum. Please do take this mail very seriously and not regard
it as one of those junks from Nigeria. This business is real and legal but
personal. There is no risk involved but it has to be kept absolutely
secret at all times because of the governmental personalities involved.
This transaction is estimated to last not more than nine(9) working days
from the very day you indicate interest. If this business
interests you, as I know it will definitely do, and you want to assist us.
As the transaction progresses, I will forward to you my personal phone and
fax numbers for communication.
Thanks for your anticipated co-operation.
Yours truly,
Mr. Davidson Mark
Alternative E-mail: markdave12@o2.pl
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