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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. John Williams" <jwilliamsj@msn.com>
Reply-To: jwilllsj@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 18:20:40 +0000
Subject: HELLO
From the desk of: Dr. John Williams
Executive Director/Financial Controller
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC)
Falomo Office Annex
Lagos Nigeria
REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
I am the financial controller of Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC). I got your Contact address from an associate
working with the Nigerian Export Promotion Council. I and my colleagues
are ministry officials in charge of offshore remittance in this
Corporation (NNPC). We are seeking your assistance to transfer of Forty
Two Million US$42,000,000.00) to your account for further private
investment.
Please note that the nature of your job/business does not matter and
you will be better informed when I hear from you.
This amount accrued from an over-invoiced contract amount for the
construction of an Oil Refinery Sub- stations in Nigeria in 1995 to
expatriate companies. Thecontract was originally valued for one Hundred
and Twenty Seven Million United States Dollar US$127,000,000.00) but we
manipulated the figure to read one Hundred and Sixty Nine Million
United States Dollars($169,000,000.00) The extra $42,000,000.00 is what
we want to transfer to your account.
This contract has been completely executed and the original contractors
have been paid all their contract bills less this $42,000,000.00 For
your assistance, we have agreed to remunerate you with 30% because it
is impossible for us to claim the amount here in Nigeria without
foreign collaboration. 5% has been mapped out for any miscellaneous
expenses incurred by either party during this business, and 65% for my
colleagues and myself.
It may interest you to know that four years ago, a similar transaction
was carried out with one Mr. Patrice Miller, the President of Craine
International Trading Corporation at number 135 East 57th Street, 28th
floor,New York.10022 with Tel: 212-308-7788 and TLX number 6731689. Mr.
Patrice disappeared into thin air when he received the money. His
Telephone and Telex numbers had been reallocated to other users by the
time we arrived New York for our share. This explains exactly why we
will make a concrete agreement between you and us, should you be
willing to assist in this deal.
All modalities to effect the payment and subsequent transfer of this
money have been worked out. This transaction is 100% risk free but
rquires 100 percent confidentiality. This is a golden opportunity which
must not be allowed to slip out of any careless acts and utterances. We
chose you for this transaction because we believe that good friends can
be discovered and businesses such as this cannot be realized without
trust. You can be rest assured that your security has been considered
before you were contacted.
Do respond with the info below for immediate start up of this
transaction:
1. Your full Names and contact address.
2. Your private telephone and fax numbers.
Thanks and best regards in anticipation of your response.
Best Regards,
Dr. John Williams
N:B:
Please note that the nature of your job/business does not matter and
you will be better informed when I hear from you.
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