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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: "John Ford" <johnford_info@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: johnny_ford2@yahoo.de
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 03:59:28 +0000
Subject: RE: UNPAID CONTRACT SUM VALUED USD$300,000,000.00
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORP.
CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE
7, Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island - Lagos
REF:NNPC/CAC/A-00265/05
From the Desk of:
MR.JOHN. FORDS (Director)
Investigation/Audit Dept
Attn:
RE: UNPAID CONTRACT SUM VALUED USD$300,000,000.00
After waiting to hear from you or your Nigeria partners for a long time now,
I decided to make this direct approach to you in other not to let it be as
if I have anything in mind against you. I do not know if you have asked
yourself why each time the release of these fund is approved, all of a
sudden, the payment will be stopped or one problem or the other will come
up. If you have not asked this question or you do not know, this is an
opportunity for me to tell you.
Some time ago, your Nigerian friends, I mean the people that introduced you
to this project approached me through my dear Wife who works with the
Federal Ministry of Finance and requested me to assist them conclude a money
transfer deal they had with you, they requested me to assist them by
removing the original contractor’s name, company’s name and bank particulars
from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) vetting computer and
replacing them with your name and your bank details in order to make you
appear as the rightful beneficiary of this funds. I agreed on condition that
they will pay me $100,000 as soon as your name appears as the beneficiary. I
did as agreed and demanded to be paid but your friends started telling me
stories. They even told me that you promise to send money to me. Do you know
that up till now, I have not received a single cent from them and have not
set my eyes on any of them.
Based on their attitude, I decided to stop the funds release movement
because I cannot be denied of my right in my own office considering the risk
as it might affect my job. Secondly, I know the source of the funds and you
did not execute any contract in Nigeria, although I am the only person
privileged to know this information and it is a fact. Why I am making this
clear to you is that I can see that you are still making efforts spending
money in order to conclude this project. Now I am ready to forget the past,
I do not need the $100,000 any longer from you but a share of 30% of the
total sum. I need your assurance that those your colleagues will be totally
kept out of this transaction, I know that none of them is aware of this
development after trying their best to conclude it without my consent.
Finally, I need your promise that no official of the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation will be aware of my involvement in this regard. Now
re-assure me that you will be willing to offer me the 30% of the fund, that
you will assist my wife and personal assistant to establish a foreign
account in your country where my share will be lodged. If you are ready to
conclude this business with me, you can contact me immediately on my private
email address; (johnny_ford2@yahoo.de ) so that we can have chat over this
issue once and for all so that we can move forward. But if the reverse is
the case, do not bother yourself to reach me.
Regards,
MR.JOHN. FORDS
Director Investigation/Audit Department (NNPC)
Note: You know as much as I do that some individuals have contacted you
before/recently from the Presidency and other related offices, but as long I
am concerned the truth is that you cannot get a cent from those contacts. As
an auditor your claim was not properly originated from NNPC. It is now my
duty to use my office to get things done before we can receive any fund.
Meanwhile, if you did not know much about this and you are interested to the
business with me you stand the gap to benefit 40% as a share from this. I
need your absolute cooperation on this issue.
- Sincerely, J. FORDS
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