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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: "Hopkins Johnson" <hopkins_johnson881@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2005 15:58:08 +0100
Subject: Reply with requested informations.
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM (R.C.FGN/ACT1956)
CO0RPORATION { N N P C},NIGERIA
CONTRACT NUMBER{ N N P C/FGN/0276CONFILE0067)
1998-2000.
Dear Friend
With trust and confidence that I write this urgent business proporsal for
you to assist. I am a senior accountant with the Nigerian national petroleum
coorporation (N N P C) .I have been assigned by two of my colleagues to seek
for a trust worthy foreign partner who will assist us in the transfer of
the sum of U.S$ 30,000,000.00(thirty million us dollars) only into a safe
foreign account pending on our arrival in your country for sharing and
utilization of the fund with the owner of the account.
On the 20th of January 1998 our corporation, the Nigerian national petroleum
corporation (N N P C), awarded a contract of US.S$150,000,000,00 (one
hundred and fifty million united states dollars) only, to a foreign firm for
the supply of some equipment at the Kaduna refinery.
The actual contract value was U.S$120,000,000,00 (one hundred and twenty
million united states dollars),only. But I and my colleagues being members
of the contract awarding committee over invoice the contract to the tune
of.S$150,000,000.00 (one hundred and fifty million united states dollars)
only, with the intention of sharing the remaining balance US$30,000,000.00
(thirty million united states dollars) only among ourselves.
The contract has been successfully executed and the actual contractors have
been paid their S$120,000,000.00 (one hundred and twenty million united
states dollars) only, in full leaving a balance ofU.S$30,000,000.00 which
we now want to transfer out of the country in our favour for disbursement
among ourselves. Meanwhile I and my two colleagues have agreed that if
you/your company can act as the beneficiary of this fund
U.S$30,000,000.00),you will retain 30% of the total fund, for the assistance
rendered, while we would retain 60% of the total and the balance of 10% of
the total fund will be set aside for the off-setting of all expenses that
might be incurred by
both parties during the time the fund is transfered.
We are requesting you to co-operate with us and provide a convenient account
number in a designated bank where this fund can be safely transferred, we
intend to come over there on the completion of the fund transfer to secure
our own share of the fund.
Please, note that we have been careful and have worked out all the
modalities for a smooth transfer of this fund to your chosen designated
account before contacting you .We would therefore not want you to expose
this proposal to any body for the purpose of security and its confidential
nature. Please be rest assured that this transaction is 100% risk-free. If
this proposal is acceptable by you, please contact me through my personal
e-mail address for further information on this transaction.
Note that the particular nature of your company's business is irrelevant to
this transaction. Please your favorable reply is urgently needed.This
information is highly confidential, and urgent.reply my
altanitevemailaddress:(hopkins_johnson881@yahoo.co.uk)
Best regards
Thanks you
Mr Ali Musa
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