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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: "DR KENNETH ROGERS" <drkrogers2004@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 01:32:50 +0000
Subject: Transfer of funds
DEAR FRIEND,
URGENTLY AND EXTREMELY CONFIDENTIAL.
I am an Accountant and the chairman of the tender committee which awards
contract in the department of the petroleum Resources of Nigeria . I sent
you a mail through an internet sometime ago informing you of our plan to
transfer the sum of USD$23.6million (Twenty Three million, Six hundred
thousand US Dollars only) to your account. I have been waiting to hear from
you,but up till now, nothing has been heard from you hence this particular
message.
I want you to know that this funds originated from an Over-invoiced contract
sum which was awarded to a foreign firm in 1999. I and my three (3)other
colleagues in the tender Board purposely inflated the actual cost of the
contract to the tune of USD$23.6 Million.
However, the original contractor has fully executed the contract, the
project commissioned and the contractor paid his actual contract worth,
leaving behind the over-invoiced sum. So, it is based on this that we now
want you / your company to come forward to claim this sum on our behalf. We
are Civil Servants, and we are not allowed to operate foreign account while
still in office, so you are therefore to act as one who had executed a
contract worth the sum of USD$23.6 million for my Department and you now
want your payment.
This deal is 100% risk free. We are perfectly in charged and had worked out
modalities that would guarantee a hitch free transfer of this fund to your
account. We have also mapped out 35% of the total sum for you for your help
and assistance while the remaining is for me and my colleagues.
If you are interested in the proposal, and you are a trustworthy person who
would not sit on this money if it is transferred into your account, kindly
indicate by contacting me through my private telephone/fax numbers,or via my
E-mail.You can as well send your bank account details for this transfer.
This deal must be kept absolutely confidential till we succeed. Thank you as
we look forward to your anticipated co-operation.
NOTE : After a successful transfer, 35% for you, 65% for us. We will also
visit you immediately we conclude this transaction to collect and invest our
shares of the total sum into any viable business you may advise us in your
country.
Nevertheless,i got your email contact information through an internet.
Contact me urgently through my Telephone or my email.( drkr44@maktoob.com ).
Best regards,
DR KENNETH ROGERS.
234-1-92309399
drkr44@maktoob.com
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