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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: "ballama zakari" <ballamazakari@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 22:17:54 +0000
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF BALLAMA ZAKARI
Compliments of the day, I hope that this letter will meet you in good
condition. However, I sincerely apologize if I have encroached into your
privacy. I came to know of you in my search for a reliable and reputable
person to handle a very confidential transaction, which involves the
transfer of a huge sum of money into a foreign bank account.
I am Dr. Ballama Zakari, an engineer with the Federal Ministry of Aviation,
and also the chairman of the in-house committee that vetted and awarded the
various contracts for the expansion project of the Nnamdi Azikiwe
International Airport Abuja, the Federal capital city of Nigeria.
The eventual winners of the bid and executors of the project, had a pact
with me, to inflate the contract cost to US$28 Million Dollars for my
cooperation and assistance for assisting them win the right of execution of
the project. The contractor had since completed the contract, and
job-completion certificate duly awarded to them. Furthermore, their payment
has been duly and fully made leaving behind the sum of US$28 Million Dollars
meant for my gratification.
The quagmire now is that, as a senior civil servant, I declare my assets
annually which I, in turn submit to the civil service commission and the
state security service for investigation and clearance. As such, there is
no-way that I can defend the US$28 Million Dollars as an addition to my
assets for the year without implicating myself and destroying my impeccable
records achieved over the years. Above all, the civil service Act prohibits
every civil servant from operating a foreign account while still in active
public service. Also, I cannot rely on my local businessmen to assist me in
claiming this fund without exposing myself, and losing claim of the fund.
Therefore, I need your assistance as a foreigner to cooperate with me and
front your company as a sub-contractor in the project and claim this fund on
my behalf as a contract bill settlement and take 30% of the fund as your
reward plus cost.
Should this be acceptable to you, kindly indicate in writing and confirm the
following:
(A) Telephone and fax numbers for prompt communication.
(B) Bank name, address and account number where the fund will be moved.
(C) Full name of your company and address or personal name and address that
will serve as the beneficiary/sub-contractor to claim the fund.
Furthermore, as soon as this fund is transferred into your bank account, I
will require you to still act as my agent in investing my share in
estates/landed properties and financial securities in your country.
I want to emphasize here that this deal is free from any form of risk from
both parties as great care has been exercised in perfecting it, and
therefore, I enjoin you to approach it with an open mind and without any
fear whatsoever.
Yours Faithfully,
Dr. Ballama Zakari.
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