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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: "david ike" <david_ike02@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 10:16:50 +0000
Subject: AN APEAL FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE
FROM : DR.DAVID IKE.
CONTRACT AWARD CHAIRMAN,
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION(NNPC)
LAGOS - NIGERIA.
E-MAIL:- david_ike22@yahoo.co.uk
Dear Friend,
AN APEAL FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE
REQUEST FOR URGENT CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP IN RESPECT OF THE
TRANSFER OF US$18.3000,00
(EIGHTEEN MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS ONLY)
I fervently pray that this letter soliciting for your kind assistance will
not cause any embarrassment to you. I am aware that we have never seen each
other before, neither have we exchanged any form of formal contact or
correspondence before. I am equally
Also, aware that this world is full of dishonest people but I sincerely hope
that my humble letter will touch your kind heart to assist us and give us
the opportunity of being future inseparable.
I, on behalf of my other colleague in the office (NNPC) have decided to
solicit your assistance as regards the transfer of the above stated amount
into your bank account. This fund arose from the over-invoicing of various
contracts awarded in my parastatal to certain foreign contractors sometime
ago.
We as holders of official positions in our various parastatals, were
mandated by this new civilian government to scrutinize all payments made to
certain foreign contractors, and we discovered that some of these contracts
they executed were grossly over-invoiced, either by omission or commission.
Also, we discovered that the sum of $18.3000,00. (Eighten million three
hundred thousand US Dollars only) was lying in a suspense account, although
the foreign contractors were fully paid their entitlements after executing
the said contracts.
We all agreed that the over-invoiced amount will be transferred (for our own
use) into a bank account provided by a foreign partner, as the code of
conduct of the Federal civil service does not allow us to operate foreign
accounts.
We are therefore seeking for your assistance based on the agreement been
made writhen our self the documents of this fund will be speedily processed
for immediate remittance of the fund into your bank account. On successful
remittance of the fund into your account.
You will be compensated with 25% of the total amount for assistance and 5%
is set aside for expenses on the process of this transaction while 70% is
for me and my colleagues.
This transaction is closely knitted and in view of our SENSITIVE POSITION we
cannot afford a slip, I assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free.
We will avail you with our identities as regards our respective offices when
relationship is fully established and smooth operation commences.
I am at your disposition to entertain any question(s) from you in respect of
this transaction, so, contact me immediately through my e-mail or the above
telephone numbers for further information on the requirements and procedure.
Please, note that this DEAL needs utmost confidentiality.
Yours faithfully,
DR.DAVID IKE.
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