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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: "Hassana Mohamed" <hassanamohamed@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: hassanmohaned@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 00:26:41 +0000
Subject: RE.OUTSTANDING CONTRACT PAYMENT
ATTNENTION:
AFTER A SERIOUS THOUGHT I DECIDED TO REACH YOU DIRECTLY AND PERSONALLY
BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST YOU BUT YOU’RE PARTNERS HERE.
I AM THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL COMPUTING/MONITORING UNIT OF THE CENTRAL
BANK OF NIGERIA. SOMETIME IN THE PAST, YOUR NIGERIAN PARTNERS APPROACHED ME
THROUGH A FRIEND OF MINE AND REQUESTED THAT I ASSIST THEM TO CONCLUDE A
MONEY TRANSFER DEAL. THEY GAVE ME YOUR NAME, COMPANY'S NAME AND BANK
PARTICULARS AND TOLD ME TO PUT THEM INTO OUR COMPUTING SYSTEM IN THE CENTRAL
COMPUTING UNIT TO APPEAR AS ONE OF THE GENUINE CONTRACTORS THAT HAVE BEEN
CLEARED FOR PAYMENT.
ACCORDING TO THEM, THEY WANTED TO USE THIS STRATEGY TO TRANSFER A HUGE
AMOUNT OF MONEY WHICH THEY ACCUMULATED THROUGH INFLATED CONTRACT AWARDS AND
THE MONEY HAS BEEN FLOATING IN THE CBN SINCE THEN. THE ORIGINAL CONTRACTORS
HAVE BEEN PAID SO THEY WANTED TO USE YOUR ACCOUNT TO TRANSFER THE SURPLUS
OUT OF NIGERIA. WE AGREED THAT ONCE I DO THIS, THEY WOULD GIVE ME
US$100,000.00 AND TO BALANCE ME ANOTHER US$100,000.00 ON CONFIRMATION OF THE
FUND INTO YOUR DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT, WHEN THEY SAW THAT I HAVE DONE THAT
AND YOUR NAME HAS BEEN APPROVED AMONG THE LIST OF THOSE TO BE PAID, INSTEAD
OF GIVING ME THE AGREED DEPOSIT, THEY STARTED AVOIDING ME AND RESORTED TO
THREAT.
I IMMEDIATELY DELETED THE TRANSFER CODE OF THE FUND WHICH IS ONLY KNOWN TO
ME AS REGARDS TO MY DUTY AND RELEASED OTHER CONTRACTORS FUND WITHOUT YOURS.
THEY BECAME ANGERED THE MORE WHEN THEY SAW THAT THEIR THREAT DID NOT WORK
AND STARTED BRIBING OTHER OFFICIALS TO GET ANOTHER APPROVAL TO TRANSFER THE
MONEY TO YOU WITHOUT SUCCESS, APPROVALS ARE FREE. IS IT NOT FUNNY THAT A
CONTRACTOR IS BEING ASKED TO PAY ONE TAX AND LEVY OR THE OTHER WHILE HIS
MILLIONS ARE HERE WITH US.
I AM 100% RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DELAY AND OBSTRUCTIONS BECAUSE OF THEIR BREACH
OF CONTRACT WITH ME. IF YOU DOUBT WHAT I HAVE JUST TOLD YOU, PAY ANY AMOUNT
THEY WILL ASK YOU TO PAY NOW. AFTER A SHORT TIME, THEY WILL COME UP WITH
ANOTHER REASON TO PAY AGAIN AND IT GOES ON AND ON. THEY ARE SIMPLY WICKED
AND DO NOT KNOW WHERE THEIR PROBLEM LIES.
NOW, IF YOU WANT US TO WORK TOGETHER, THESE ARE MY CONDITIONS:-
1. I WILL HAVE 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM INVOLVED BECAUSE IT IS ONLY THE TWO OF
US LEFT FROM NOW.
II. YOU WILL ASSIST MY SON TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY OR ANY OTHER
PLACE OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL PAY IN MY OWN SHARE DUE TO MY SENSITIVE
POSITION.
III. AS YOU HAVE SEEN, IT WILL USELESS AND A MORE WASTE OF MONEY IF YOU
CONTINUE WITH ANY OTHER PERSON, SO WE WILL CONCLUDE THE TRANSACTION WITH
UTMOST SECRECY.
IF THESE CONDITIONS ARE ACCEPTABLE TO YOU, CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO
LET US FINALIZE THIS TRANSACTION IMMEDIATELY. BUT IF YOU ARE NOT
INTERESTED, I ADVISE YOU TO FORGET THE FUND AS IT WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA CONSOLIDATED NATIONAL RESERVE ACCOUNT.
KINDLY CONTACT ME THROUGH MY CONFIDENTIAL EMAIL:
BEST REGARDS,
Mr.HASSAN MOMO HAMED.
DIRECTOR, CENTRAL COMPUTER AUUDITING/MONITORING UNIT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).
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