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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: "chuks abraham" <chuks213@msn.com>
Reply-To: chuks_214@myway.com
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 00:17:55 +0000
Subject: ATTENSION
NIGERIAN PORTS AUTHORITY,
LAGOS PORTS COMPLEX,
APAPA QUAYS
&nbs p;
From the desk of:
Dr, Chuks Abraham
Audit& Acc.Dept.
Although this proposal might come to you as a surprise,
since it is from someone you do not know or have seen
before, but based on recommendations, I gathered from a
very reliable source here in Nigeria.
I am the director, fund co-coordinator of the Finance
Contract Department of Nigerian Ports Authority. The crux
of this letter is that the Finance/Contract Department of
the NPA deliberately over-inflated the contract values of
various contract awarded. In the course of disbursement my
office was able to track down the sum of US$65.5M (Sixty
Five Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars) as the over
invoiced sum. This money is now floating in the NPA
domiciliary account with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
My colleagues and I now want to quickly transfer this fund
to a safe nominated foreign account for possible investment
abroad.
We are not allowed as a matter of government policy to
operate any foreign account because of our status as
civil/public servants. Hence the need to solicit for
you’re full banking details, to enable us transfers
this money into your account.
Upon your acceptance of this proposal, we have also agreed
on a sharing ratio:-
1)30% for you as the account owner
2)60% for I and my colleagues
3)10% will be set aside to defray all incidental expenses
both locally and internationally during the course of this
transaction.
Furthermore, we shall be coming over to your country when
the money is finally in your account and we shall be
relying on your advice as regards to investment of our
share. Be informed that, this business is genuine and 100%
safe considering the high-powered of government officials
involved.
Send me the following information: -
1) YOUR COMPANY NAME AND ADDRESS, BANK NAME, ADDRESS AND
ACCOUNT NUMBER
2) YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EFFECTIVE
COMMUNICATION.
This is to affect the Swift Transfer of this fund into your
account in less than Seven (7) working days.
Expecting your immediate response by email:chuks_214@myway.com
while looking forward to ahealthy business relationship with you.
Sincerely yours,
Dr, Chuks Abraham.
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