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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: "shehu malami" <shehumalami@planetnnpc.com>
Reply-To: shehumallam@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:37:29 +0000
Subject: HELLO
DEAR SIR,
REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
FIRST, I MUSTSOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION. I AM MALLAM SHEHU
MALAMI, A HIGH PLACED OFFICIAL WORKING WITH THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM
CORPORATION(NNPC,) HERE IN ABUJA,AFRICA.MY DEPARTMENT(THE TREASURY
DEPARTMENT) RUNS INTO
SEVERALMILLIONS OF DOLLARS MONTHLY.MYSELF AND TWO OF MY COLLEAGUES IN
THISDEPARTMENT ARE CURRENTLY IN NEED OF A SILENT FOREIGN PARTNER WHOSE
BANKACCOUNT WE CAN USE TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF TWENTY SEVEN MILLION THREE
HUNDREDTHOUSAND USD (US$27,300,000.00).
THIS FUND ACCRUED LEGITIMATELY (BUTDISCRETELY) TO US AS COMMISSION
FROM FOREIGN CONTRACTS,THROUGH OURPRIVATE CONNECTIONS.
THE FUND IS PRESENTLY WAITING TO BE REMITTED BYOUR OFFSHORE FUDICIARY
AGENT TO ANY FOREIGN BENEFICIARY SUBMITTED BYUS TO THEM AS THE RECEIVER OF
THE FUND. HOWEVER, BY VIRTUE OF OURPOSITIONS AS CIVIL SERVANTS IN OUR
COUNTRY,WE CANNOT ACQUIRE THIS MONEYIN OUR NAMES. BECAUSE AS HIGH PLACED
CIVIL SERVANTS, WE ARE NOT ALLOWEDBY THE CIVIL SERVICE CODE OF CONDUCT TO
OWN OR OPERATE BANK ACCOUNTSOUTSIDE OF OUR SHORES. ON THE OTHER HAND, IT IS
NOT SAFE FOR US TO KEEPTHE MONEY HERE DUE TO OUR
UNSTABLE POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT.
I HAVEBEEN DELEGATED AS A MATTER OF TRUST BY MY COLLEAGUES, TO LOOK
FOR ANOVERSEAS SILENT PARTNER WHO CAN ASSIST US CLAIM THE $27.3MSUD FOR
MUTUALBENEFIT, HENCE THE REASON FOR THIS EMAIL WHAT IS REQUESTING OF YOU
IS:(1) TO BE OUR SILENT PARTNER AND RECEIVE THE FUNDS TO YOUR ACCOUNT IN
TRUST. (2) USE A BANK ACCOUNT UNDER YOUR CONTROL TO WHICH YOU WILLDEPOSIT
THE FUNDS.(3) RECEIVE THE FUNDS AND KEEP OUR PERCENTANGE SAFELY UNTIL WE
ARRIVE THERE TO MEET YOU FACE TO FACE AFTER THE TRANSFER
IS COMPLETED.NOTE IMPORTANTLY:-AFTER YOU RECEIVE THE FUNDS INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT, IT WOULD BE SHARED IN THE RATIO OF (1) 20% TO YOU AS COMMISSION,
WHILE THE REMAINING 80% BELONGS TO MYSELF AND THE TWO COLLEAGUES HERE. YOU
WILL BE FREE TO ONLY TAKE YOUR COMMISSION WHILE KEEPING OUR OWN VERY
SAFELY,SINCE OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO INVEST THE MONEYIN A FOREIGN COUNTRY, IT
WOULD BE APPRECIATED IF YOU CAN ALSO HELP US TO INVEST OUR OWN MONEY INTO
PROFITABLE VENTURES IN YOUR COUNTRY AND THEREFORE BECOME OUR PARTNER.
HOWEVER, THIS IS OPTIONAL, AND SHOULD IT NOT BE CONVENIENT FOR YOU TO
FURTHER ASSIST US WITH INVESTING THE MONEY, WE CAN END OUR COOPERATION
AFTER YOU HAND OVER TO US OUR PERCENTAGE OF THE MONEY. AS SOON AS WE
REACH AN AGREEMENT TO THIS EFFECT WE SHALL UPDATE YOU WITH FURTHER
PROCEEDINGS.I PLEAD WITH YOU ON ONE ISSUE,WHETHER YOU ARE INTERESTED OR
NOT,KINDLY DO NOT EXPOSE THIS INFORMATION TO ANY ONE ELSE. I CONFIRM THAT
THE TRANSACTION IS LEGITIMATE AND WITHOUT ANY RISKS EITHER TO OURSELVES OR
YOURSELF.
PLEASE, GIVE ME YOUR RESPONSE IMMEDIATELY BY RETURN MAIL TO
shehumallam@yahoo.co.uk
WHILE KEEPING EVERYTHING CONFIDENTIAL.
YOURSFAITHFULLY,
SHEHU MALAMI.
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