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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: "David Ibru" <david_ibru@msn.com>
Reply-To: davidibru53@walla.com
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 14:51:25 +0000
Subject: CAPITAL INVESTMENT
FROM THE DESK OF;
ENGR. DAVID IBRU.
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF
WORKS & HOUSING (FMW&H)
FEDERAL SECRETARIAT,
LAGOS.
Dear Friend,
I am Mr. David Ibru , Chairman Project Implementation with the Federal
Ministry of Works & Housing (FMWH) and an execitive member of the Contract
Tenders Board (CTB) of the above named ministry. Your esteemed address was
reliably introduced to me at the Nigerian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
in
my search for a reliable individual / company who can handle a strictly
confidential transaction which involves the transfer of a reasonable sum of
money to a foreign account.
Please be advised that we have already set aside some certain amount of
funds to accomplish the transaction/project. You are not going to pay money,
or rather any upfront in this transaction.
What we want from you is cooperation to ensure a successful transfer of the
funds to you.
This money amount to a total sum of US$12,500,000.00 (Twelve Million Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only). The money was extracted from
various contracts awarded by the Contracts Tenders Board (CTB) as a result
of
over-invoicing masterminded by the concerned officials, who were drafted to
represent final payment for a contract that has been executed
for the Federal Ministry of Works & Housing (FMW&H) some years back. The
money
is now floating in the Apex Bank awaiting claim by a foreign partner which
status we now want you to assume.
Now is the optimum period to consummate this transaction following the
Presidential Directive to all corporations to pay off all foreign debts. I
therefore seek for your assistance to remit this money into your personal /
company's account. In my last meeting with other officials involved, it was
unanimously agreed that 25% of the total sum will be given to you, 70% will
be
for me and my colleagues,
while 5% will be used to offset the expenses that may be incurred in the
processing of the transfer.
I assure you that the transaction is 100% risk free as we have concluded
every
arrangement to protect the interest of every one involved. Likewise, all
modalities for the successful transfer of this money have been worked out
with
the Federal Ministry of
Finance and the Apex Bank to facilitate the remittance of this money to your
designated account.
However, I would want to believe that you are honest and trustworthy enough
and will not raise any misgiving attitude in any aspect of this transaction.
More importantly, you will keep this transaction very confidential so as not
to tarnish the confidence reposed on these officials by the Federal
Government
of Nigeria. We as civil servants are not allowed to run a foreign account,
which is against the Federal Government Civil Service Act of 1970, that is
why
we are looking for a foreign partner.
If this mutual beneficial business proposal interest you, kindly email me
your
Telephone and Fax numbers so that I can call you to discuss the details and
the requirements of the transaction as we have to meet up with this quater
payment through my above email address for the immediate commencement of the
remittance and to enable me send you further information on the transaction.
May the Almighty God bless you as we await your response.
Your immediate response will be highly appreciated.
Best regards,
ENGR. DAVID IBRU.
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