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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.Akin Yusuf" <akinyusuf01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: akinyusuf@myway.com
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 11:17:56 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS TRANSACTION FROM DR.AKIN
Dear Sir,
We wish to solicit your assistance to provide us with a solution to a money
transfer of Fourteen Million, Nine Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars(US$14,900,000.00).
I got your contact through my in-law who works with Ministry of External
Affairs in Nigeria and a careful study of your business activities confirms
that you are the one we need. We are members of the special committee newly
instituted by the present civilian administration of President Olusegun
Obansanjo. Our duty is to review all contracts awarded to foreign
firms/contractors from the ministry of petroleum from 1993 to May 28th 1999.
It may interest you to know that most of the contracts awarded were over
invoiced or inflated. One of such contract has been identified. The said
contract was originally executed by an Italian based firm (Straberg
ItalianoSpa) in (1996), to supply 250,000 monax turbine polypropylene plant
sand 150,000 bpsd for kaduna refinery. Pipeline reconstruction and computer
optimization for plants "A" to Kaduna refinery, as part of the measure taken
to aid the turn around maintenance to recoup the almost collapsed refineries
in Nigeria.
The total amount approved by the then military government was put at
US$126,000.000. 00. The actual amount used for executing the contract was
estimated to be US$140,900.000.00, which has since been paid to the foreign
contractor. The remaining US$14,900.000.00 was inflated. The over inflated
amount is lying in our corporation's account with the apex bank, waiting to
be dispatched to a designated account.More information shall be made known
to you upon the positive confirmation from your good self that you are
willing to assist us in the completion of the understated proposal. What we
want from you now, is to provide a safe account where the inflated amount
will be transferred.
Secondly, we need the name of your choice company and address- Tel/fax
numbers.We shall use this information to prepare a deed of transfer from the
original contractor subletting part of the contract to your company. By
doing so, your company will be created as a Sub-contractor and thus can lay
claim to the inflated amount.My colleagues and I have agreed to compensate
the owner of the account used for this transaction with 25% of the total
amount remitted. We shall keep 70% and 5% will be reserved for taxes and
other miscellaneous expenses. We intend to consummate this transaction
within the shortest possible time based on your cooperation and support.
Besides,we have the support of colleagues from other renowned Government
departments, our chances of success is as good as Gold.
ADVICE: This project demands mutual support, commitment, confidentiality and
trust. Delay is dangerous. Therefore, we desire consistent and purposeful
participation as we thread the part of greatness. Confidentiality is our
watchword,mutual trust is our beacon.
Should you be interested and need more explanation, simply contact me.
I honestly assure you that this transaction is 100%risk-free.
Awaiting your urgent response
Best regards.
Dr.Akin Yusuf
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