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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: "tony okonjo" <tonyokonjo@msn.com>
Reply-To: dr_okonjo@myway.com
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 19:27:33 +0000
Subject: PLEASE(REPLY) ME THIS MAIL OK
PLEASE(REPLY) ME THIS MAIL OK
FROM THE DESK OF
DR TONY OKONJO
DIRECTOR NATIONAL ELECTRIC POWER
AUTHORITY NIGERIA
Email;dr_okonjo@myway.com
TEL+2348059774048
IRRESPECTIVE OF SIMILAR MAIL LIKE THIS, I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM YOU THAT HIS
MY REQUEST IS NOT A SCAM OR FRAUD.
Sir,
REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. - STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.
Firstly, I sincerely apologize for breaking into your privacy; however I
have decided to contact you through this medium due to the urgency of this
proposed business transaction. I got your contact over the Internet during
my search for assistance in this mutually beneficial business transaction. I
must first solicit your strictest confidentiality in this transaction. This
is by virtue of its nature as being utterly CONFIDENTIAL And "TOP SECRET".
Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one
apprehensive and worried, considering the fact that we have not met each
other before, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the
day.
I am DR Tony okonjo Iweala husband to the finance minister in my country. I
want to invest in a joint venture buiness in your country, but I have not
been to your country before I therefore want you to assist me for a joint
business.
Due to problem of sending money out of our country from bank, I
therefore want you to come to and Abroad claim $5 million dollars which I
deposited with a security company as a personal effect. The reason was
because as a top government official, we are not allow to own a foreign
account/investment.I therefore want to use your contact as the owner of the
box.
The money was concealed in a box, but the content of the box was not
know by the security company. All you should do, is to contact the
security company in Abroad with the certificateof deposite of the box which
I will send to you as the owner of the box. If you are ready to assist me I
will give you 30% of the $5million.please reply
me through this email dr_okonjo@myway.com
I await your urgent responds.
DR TONY OKONJO
PLEASE CALL TEL+2348059774048
PLEASE(REPLY) ME THIS MAIL OK
FROM THE DESK OF
DR TONY OKONJO
DIRECTOR NATIONAL ELECTRIC POWER
AUTHORITY NIGERIA
Email;dr_okonjo@myway.com
TEL+2348059774048
IRRESPECTIVE OF SIMILAR MAIL LIKE THIS, I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM YOU THAT HIS
MY REQUEST IS NOT A SCAM OR FRAUD.
Sir,
REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. - STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.
Firstly, I sincerely apologize for breaking into your privacy; however I
have decided to contact you through this medium due to the urgency of this
proposed business transaction. I got your contact over the Internet during
my search for assistance in this mutually beneficial business transaction. I
must first solicit your strictest confidentiality in this transaction. This
is by virtue of its nature as being utterly CONFIDENTIAL And "TOP SECRET".
Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one
apprehensive and worried, considering the fact that we have not met each
other before, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the
day.
I am DR Tony okonjo Iweala husband to the finance minister in my country. I
want to invest in a joint venture buiness in your country, but I have not
been to your country before I therefore want you to assist me for a joint
business.
Due to problem of sending money out of our country from bank, I
therefore want you to come to and Abroad claim $5 million dollars which I
deposited with a security company as a personal effect. The reason was
because as a top government official, we are not allow to own a foreign
account/investment.I therefore want to use your contact as the owner of the
box.
The money was concealed in a box, but the content of the box was not
know by the security company. All you should do, is to contact the
security company in Abroad with the certificateof deposite of the box which
I will send to you as the owner of the box. If you are ready to assist me I
will give you 30% of the $5million.please reply
me through this email dr_okonjo@myway.com
I await your urgent responds.
DR TONY OKONJO
PLEASE CALL TEL+2348059774048
PLEASE(REPLY) ME THIS MAIL OK
FROM THE DESK OF
DR TONY OKONJO
DIRECTOR NATIONAL ELECTRIC POWER
AUTHORITY NIGERIA
Email;dr_okonjo@myway.com
TEL+2348059774048
IRRESPECTIVE OF SIMILAR MAIL LIKE THIS, I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM YOU THAT HIS
MY REQUEST IS NOT A SCAM OR FRAUD.
Sir,
REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. - STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.
Firstly, I sincerely apologize for breaking into your privacy; however I
have decided to contact you through this medium due to the urgency of this
proposed business transaction. I got your contact over the Internet during
my search for assistance in this mutually beneficial business transaction. I
must first solicit your strictest confidentiality in this transaction. This
is by virtue of its nature as being utterly CONFIDENTIAL And "TOP SECRET".
Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one
apprehensive and worried, considering the fact that we have not met each
other before, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the
day.
I am DR Tony okonjo Iweala husband to the finance minister in my country. I
want to invest in a joint venture buiness in your country, but I have not
been to your country before I therefore want you to assist me for a joint
business.
Due to problem of sending money out of our country from bank, I
therefore want you to come to and Abroad claim $5 million dollars which I
deposited with a security company as a personal effect. The reason was
because as a top government official, we are not allow to own a foreign
account/investment.I therefore want to use your contact as the owner of the
box.
The money was concealed in a box, but the content of the box was not
know by the security company. All you should do, is to contact the
security company in Abroad with the certificateof deposite of the box which
I will send to you as the owner of the box. If you are ready to assist me I
will give you 30% of the $5million.please reply
me through this email dr_okonjo@myway.com
I await your urgent responds.
DR TONY OKONJO
PLEASE CALL TEL+2348059774048
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