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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: "alhaji abubakar atiku" <aaoffice_vpfgn@msn.com>
Reply-To: aaoffice_vpfgn@o2.pl
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 01:49:46 +0000
Subject: ATTN: DEAR ,
ALHAJI ABUBAKAR ATIKU
OFFICE OF VICE PRESIDENT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
ASO ROCK VILLA - ABUJA
NIGERIA.ATTN: DEAR ,
I KNOW THAT YOU WILL BE SURPRISE TO READ FROM ME BUT SITUATION WARRANT THAT I REACH OUT TO A TOTAL STRANGER YOU FOR AN URGENT BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION.
MY NAMES ARE ALHAJI ABUBAKAR ATIKU CURRENT VICE PRESIDENT FEDERAL REPULIC OF NIGERIA . I AM WRITING YOU THIS MAIL WITH ALL SENSE OF HUMILITY AND DUE RESPECT BELEIVING THAT YOU WILL ASSIST ME IN THIS MY TRYING MOMENT.OUR ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASANJO WILL LEAVE OFFICE IN 2007 BUT PROBLEM STARTED IMMEDIATELY I DECLEARED MY INTENTION TO CONTEXT THE 2007 PRESIDNETIAL ELECTION TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE PRESIDENT ENGAGED ALL THE MECHINERY AT HIS DISPOSAL TO SCUTTLE MY POLITICAL CARRIER BY FIRSTLY DISLODGING ALL MY LOYALIST IN THE PARTY AND ALSO REMOVING OUR NATIONAL PARTY CHAIRMAN CHIEF AUDU OGBE. IT WAS ALSO BECAUSE OF MY CLOSENESS WITH THE FORMAR POLICE INSPECTOR GENERAL TAFA BALOGUN THAT HE IS FACING THE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION AS A CURRUPT OFFICER.
FOLLOWING THE RECENT ORDER GIVEN BY THE PRESIDENT THAT MY PRIVATE HOUSE IN POTOMAC MARYLAND MUST BE SEARCHED JUST TO JEOPARDISE MY BID FOR 2007 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WHICH THE PRESIDENT FEVOURED THE FORMER MILITARY HEAD OF STATE GENERAL IBRAHIM BADAMOSHI BABANGIDA INSTEAD, AND ACCUSED ME OF ANTI -PARTY ACTIVITIES WHICH HE THE PRESIDENT HAS MANDATED THE PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PDP) NATIONAL WORKING COMMITEE (NWC) TO EXPEL ME AT ALL COST, I WISH TO SEEK YOUR COOPERATION TO MOVE / SECURE INTO YOUR ACCOUNT THE TOTAL SUM OF US$280MILLION ( TWO HUNDERED AND EIGHTY MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS) WHICH I SECRETLY DEPOSITED INTO A PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY FOR MY PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN BY 2007.
WITH THE RECENT ASSULT ON MY PERSON COUPLED WITH THE INDEPENDENT CORRUPT PRACTICES AND OTHER RELATED OFFENCE COMMISSION (ICPC) AND THE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC) TRACING ALL MY ACCOUNT AND ACCESS AS A MEANS TO TARNISH MY REPUTATION, I WISH TO MOVE THIS MONEY OUT OF MY COUNTRY FOR SAFE KEEPING UNTILL 2007 WHEN I WILL NEED THE MONEY FOR MY CAMPAIGN.
YOU WILL BE HANDSOMELY REWARDED AT THE END OF THIS TRANSACTION AND I WILL USE MY POSITION AS THE PRESIDENT BY 2007 TO AWARD ALL FOREIGN CONTRACT TO YOU IF YOU ASSIST ME IN THIS PROJECT.
YOU MUST NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS A TOP SECRET AND MUST NOT BE A PUBLIC DISCUSSION TO AVOID THE GOVERNEMENT OF NIGERIA CONFISCATING THIS FUND WHICH I HAVE MAPPED OUT FOR MY PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.
IF YOU ARE CAPABLE AND RELAIBLE TO HANDLE THIS PROJECT WITHOUT EXPOSING ME OR DENYING ME AT THE END OF IT ALL, KINDLY GET BACK TO ME SO THAT I WILL GIVE YOU THE CONTACT INFORMATION OF MY FAMILY LAWYER WHOM I HAVE ASSIGNED TO HANDLE THIS MATTER. HE WILL DETAIL YOU ON THE MODALITY FOR A SMOOTH EXECUTION OF THIS PROJECT.THANKS FOR YOUR UNRESERVED ASSISTANCE.
SINCERELY YOURS,
ALHAJI ABUBAKR ATIKU
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