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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: "Mrs Anita Ogaga" <anitogaga01@anitaonline.org>
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 11:38:17 +0000
Subject: NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS,
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS,
LAGOS CONFIDENTIAL.
FROM THE DESK OF: MR JOHN IKE
LAGOS- NIGERIA
TELEPHONE:(+234)8056209588
E-MAIL:anitogaga11@yahoo.com
ATTENTION ,
After due deliberation with my colleagues, I decided to forward
this proposal.We want a reliable person who could assist us to transfer
the sum of Thirty Million United States Dollars (US$30,000, 000.00) into
his/her account.This fund resulted from an over-invoiced bill from Contract
Awarded to our Ministry,under the budget Allocation to our Ministry and the
bill was approved for payment by the concerned ministries. The contract has
been executed, commissioned and the contractors were paid the actual cost
of the contract. We are left with the balance of US$30,000, 000.00 as part
of the over-invoiced amount,which we have deliberately over estimated, for
our own.I am contacting you to be our custodian for this fund.
(1)20% for you (Account Owner)
(2) 70% for us
(3) 10% for Tax, as May required by your Government.
As you may want to know and to make you less curious, I got your address
from business directory that portrayed your establishment in good light.I
am the Secretary of the Contract Awarding Committee (CAC) of the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). This transaction is very much free
from all sorts of RISK and TROUBLE from my Government. We have been
exercising patience for this opportunity for so long and to most of us this
is a lifetime opportunity we cannot afford to miss. To get this fund paid
into your account,we have to present a Payment Invoice from a foreign
establishment like yours.With this invoice, we will seek approval to
transfer the fund within 9 banking days through the APEX BANK to your
designated Bank Account.I and one of my colleague involved in this deal
will come to your country to arrange for our share upon the confirmation
from you that the money has been credited into your nominated Bank
Account.
Consequently upon your acceptance of my proposal, kindly confirm your
interest by revert mail to the above e/mail address It will surprise you
why we choose you and trusted you for this transaction. Yes, we believe
that good friends can be discovered and business like this cannot be
realized without trust. This is why we have decided to trust you for this
transaction.We are looking forward to do this transaction with you. Be
further informed that everyone's interest and security had been considered
before you were contacted. So be rest assured and feel free to go into this
transaction with us. But let honesty be our WATCHWORD throughout this
transaction and your prompt reply will be highly appreciated.
Best regards,
MRS ANITA OGAGA.
NOTE ON ACCEPTANCES OF THIS PURPOSAL LET ME HAVE YOUR PHONE AND FAX
NUMBER
IMMEDIATELY TO ENABLE US HAVE ORAL DISCUSSION. THANK YOU!
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