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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: "ALI MUHAMMED" <ali_muhammed008@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: adamu_bello2005@yahoo.co.in
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 10:25:31 -0700
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT
DEAR FRIEND,
REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL.
Although this proposal might come to you as surprise!!
Since it is coming from someone you don't know or ever
seen before. But after due deliberation with my
colleagues, I decided to forward this business
proposal. We want a reliable person who could assist
us to Transfer the sum of US$25.5M (Twenty Five
million,Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)
into his or her Account.
This fund resulted from an over-invoiced bill from
Contract Awarded by us under the budget allocation to
my Ministry and the bill was Approved for Payment by
the concerned Ministries.The Contract was Executed,
Commissioned and the Contractor was paid his actual
cost of contract. We are left with the balance of
US$25.5(Twenty Five Million, Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) as the over-invoiced Amount,
which we have deliberately over estimated for our own
use but under our protocol division,civil servants are
forbidden to operate or own Foreign Account. This is
why I contact you for assistance. We have agreed to
share the money as follows.
1. 25% for you Account Owner)
2. 70% for us,
3. 5% for tax, as may be required by your Government.
As you may want to know and make you less curious, I
got your address from a reputable Large chamber of
commerce and industry and I am the Executive Legal
Director of Contract Award Committee of the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).This
transaction is very much free from all sort of risk
hence this business was carefully planned before it
was successfully executed and we the NNPC officials
involved in the deal have put in many years of
meritorious service to our ministry.
We have been exercising patience for this opportunity
for so long and for most of us this is a lifetime
opportunity we cannot afford to miss. To get this
fund into your account, we have to present an
international business outfit and consequent upon
indication of your interest to fully assist us in
this transaction.
You are advised to furnish us with the following
information below; Only if you are interested in this
transaction, if not keep these Proposal as secret as
possible..
1) Your Bank name and address, (For the Transfer)
2.)Priviate Telephone, Fax
3.) Your full Name and Address
This information will enable us seek approval of the
fund from the concerned quarters within three to four
Banking days and the Nigeria National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) payment information data will be
faxed immediately to you for completion. One of my
colleagues and i involved in this deal will come to
your country to arrange for our share upon
confirmation from you that the money has hit your
nominated bank account.
All these will only take us about fourteen working
days to transfer this fund into your account from the
day we receive the requirement.
Your line of business in this transaction does not
matter. But, Honesty and your ability to keep it
secret and keep
our own 70% share safe when the money hits your
account is what matters.Your prompt reply will be
highly appreciated.
Yours faithfully,
BELLO ADAMU
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