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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: "Abel Guobadia" <abel_g74@msn.com>
Reply-To: abel_g70@excite.com
Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 01:53:39 +0000
Subject: DEAR FRIEND:YOUR URGENT RESPONSE PLEASE
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS,
ZAMBEZI CRESENT, MAITAMA DISTRRICT.
P.M.B 0184 GARKI,
ABUJA- FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, NIGERIA.
DEAR FRIEND,
I AM AWARE THAT THIS LETTER WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE SINCE I HAD NO
PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENCE WITH YOU. I AM THE CHAIRMAN OF INDEPENDENT NATIONAL
ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC) I GOT YOUR CONTACT IN THE COURSE OF MY SEARCH
FOR A RELIABLE PERSON WITH WHOM TO HANDLE A VERY CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION
INVOLVING THE TRANSFER OF FUND VALUED AT THIRTY MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS ($30M) TO A SAFE FOREIGN ACCOUNT.
THE ABOVE FUND IN QUESTION IS NOT CONNECTED WITH ARMS, DRUGS OR MONEY
LAUNDERING.IT IS THE PRODUCT OF OVER INVOICING ON CONTRACT AWARDED IN
JANUARY 2003 BY INEC,TO A FOREIGN COMPANY FOR THE SUPPLY OF ELECTORAL
MATERIALS THAT WAS USED FOR CONDUCTING THE APRIL/MAY, 2003 ELECTIONS.THE
CONTRACT HAS BEEN EXECUTED AND PAYMENT OF THE ACTUAL CONTRACT AMOUNT MADE TO
THE FOREIGN CONTRACTOR LEAVING THE BALANCE OF $30M U.S DOLLARS IN A DORMANT
ACCOUNT WHICH MY COLLEAGUES AND I NOW WANT TO TRANSFER OUT OF NIGERIA INTO A
RELIABLE FOREIGN ACCOUNT FOR OUR PERSONAL USE.
AS CIVIL SERVANTS, WE DO NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY FOREIGN ACCOUNT MACHINERY TO
SUCCESSFULLY HANDLE THIS TRANSACTION. THEREFORE IT BECOMES NECESSARY TO
SOURCE FOR A FOREIGN COMPANY WITH THE CAPABILITY TO ACT AS THE ORIGINAL
BENEFICIARY OF THE CONTRACT. IT IS A GOOD THING THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS
ENDORSED THE RESOLUTION PASSED BY THE SENATE THAT ALL FOREIGN CONTRACTORS
OWED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA SHOULD BE PAID, WE WILL SEIZE THIS
GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO PURPORT YOU AS ONE OF THE BENEFICIARIES TO BE PAID.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS PROPOSAL KINDLY EMAIL TO ME YOUR LETTER OF
ACCEPTANCE ALONG WITH YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS, BUT IF YOU
CANNOT FOR ANY REASON HANDLE THIS TRANSACTION I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU
CAN INTRODUCE IT TO A RELIABLE AND TRUST WORTHY PERSON IN WHICH IN ANY CASE
YOUR WILL BE PROPERLY TAKEN CARE OF. MEANWHILE, MY COLLEAGUES AND I HAVE
DECIDED TO SHARE THE MONEY IN THE FOLLOWING RATIO: 70% FOR MY COLLLEAGUES
AND I,THEN 25% FOR YOU THE ACCOUNT OWNER AND 5% FOR ALL LOCAL AND
INTERNATIONAL EXPENSES THAT MAY ARISE IN THE COURSE OF
THIS TRANSACTION. FURTHER DETAILS ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE DISCUSSED
IN THE SUBSEQUENT CORRESPONDENCE.THIS TRANSACTION IS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
BUT 100% RISK FREE. NOTE ALSO THAT THE PARTICULAR NATURE OF YOUR BUSINESS IS
IRRELEVANT TO THIS TRANSACTION AND THIS TRANSACTION IS EXPECTED TO BE
CONCLUDED WITHIN 15 WORKING DAYS SINCE ALL LOCAL CONTACTS AND ARRANGEMENTS
HAVE BEEN PROPERLY PERFECTED FOR A SMOOTH AND SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION OF THIS
TRANSACTION.
IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTABLE TO YOU, PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR INTEREST VIA THIS
EMAIL. abel_g70@excite.com
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
SIR ABEL IBUDE GUOBADIA
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