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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: "SAM GEORGE" <samgeorge05@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 07:18:27 -0700
Subject: INVESTMENT
DR.GAIUS OBASEKI .
FORMER GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR,
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLUEM CO-OPERATIONS(NNPC) .
EMAIL: samgeorge_okoli04@yahoo.com
ATTN: MANAGING DIRECTOR
DEAR SIR,
MY NAME IS DR.GAIUS OBASEKI . I AM THE FORMER GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR ,
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLUEM CO-OPERATIONS(NNPC) .I RESIDES IN THE NNPC
QUARTERS,VICTORIA GARDEN CITY, LAGOS,NIGERIA. I CAME IN CONTACT WITH YOUR
EMAIL ADDRESS IN MY CAREFULL SEARCH FOR A REPUTABLE AND RELIABLE FOREIGN
PARTNER(A FRIEND AS WELL) THAT WILL ASSIST AND HELP ME TRANSFER MY MONEY
INTO YOUR COUNTRY AND
THEREAFTER ,WE DISCUSS THE INVESTMENT TO DO WITH THE MONEY AND THE LIKELY
SHARE OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE INVESTMENT BY THE GRACE OF GOD .HOWEVER, I
HAVE FOUND
YOU WORTHY OF THIS TRANSACTION AFTER MY CAREFULL THOUGHT. AS THE FORMER
GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR,NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLUEM COOPERATIONS(NNPC),I
OVERSAW THE MINING, REFINING, DISTRIBUTING, EXPORTATIONS AND IMPORTATIONS OF
THE NI! GERIAN CRUDE OIL .AS YOU ARE AWARE,NIGERIAN CRUDE OIL ACCOUNTS FOR
MORE THAN EIGHTY FIVE PERCENT OF THE NIGERIAN REVENUE AS A RESULT OF BOOM IN
THE NIGERIAN OIL SECTOR ACCOMPANIED BY THE RISE IN THE GLOBAL OIL PRICE . I
USED MY POSITION TO ACCUMULATE
US$75,950,000.OO(SEVENTY FIVE MILLION,NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS) WHICH I DEPOSITED WITH A BANK & PART WITH SECURITY
COMPANY WITH REFERENCE TO THE ECONOMIC CLIMATE IN NIGERIA COUPLE WITH THE
FACT
THAT MONEY OR INVESTMENT IS NOT SECURED IN NIGERIA, I HEREBY REQUEST
YOUR HELP AND ASSISTANCE TO HELP ME TRANSFER THIS US$75,950,000.00(SEVENTY
FIVE MILLION,NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) INTO
YOUR COUNTRY SO THAT WE WORK TOGETHER AND INVEST THE MONEY IN A LUCRATIVE
BUSINESS IN YOUR COUNTRY .WE SHALL ALSO DISCUSS IN DETAILS HOW WE WILL
COMMIT OURSEVLES IN THE INVESTMENT AND THE LIKELY SHARE OF THE PROCEEDS FROM
THE INVESTMENT . I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO YOUR
COUNTRY SO THAT WE BEGIN THE BUSINESS IN EARNEST.
MY FAMILY LAWYER;JUSTICE MOHAMMED U.AKANBI WILL ALSO ASSIST US TO
FACILATE THE TRANSFER OF THIS US$75,950,000.00 INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.I WILL
LIKE YOU TO KEEP THIS INVESTMENT PROJECT CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL WE START IT
IN EARNEST. I WILL GIVE YOU A 20% GRATIFICATION AS SOON A THIS
US$75,950,000.00 IS TRANSFERED INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.I WILL ALSO REFUND YOU
ALL THE MONEY YOU WILL SPEND IN THE COURSE OF TRANSFERING THIS
US$75,950,000.00 INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
ON YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL,LET ME HEAR FROM YOU SO THAT WE KNOW THE
NEXT LINE OF ACTION AS REGARDS THIS INVESTMENT PROJECT .PLEASE CONTACT
ME BY EMAIL .(samgeorge_okoli04@yahoo.com).
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU ON YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL.REMEMBER TO
GIVE ME YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS IN YOUR REPLY FOR EASY
COMMUNICATIONS.CONTACT ME BY EMAIL ON YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL SO THAT WE
DISCUSS MORE ABOUT OUR INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP IN YOUR COUNTRY.
AS I AWAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU , REMAIN BLESSED .
REGARDS !
DR.GAIUS OBASEKI
FORMER GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CO-OPERATIONS
NIGERIA .
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