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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: "NNPC NNPC" <businessawardepartment@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: abdullahdanjuma@hamptonroads.com
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 01:50:46 +0000
Subject: A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
ATTN:FROM BUSINESSS AWARD DEPARTMENT
: NNPC
A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
IT IS MY PLEASURE TO CONTACT YOU FOR AN ASSISTANCE AND BUSINESS
CO-OPERATION.I KNOW THAT THE CONTENTS OF THIS LETTER MIGHT BE A SURPRISING
TO YOU, BUT,I ASSURE YOU THAT EVERY WORD OF IT IS TRUE,EVEN THOUGH WE HARDLY
KNOW EACH OTHER, OR MET BEFORE, I BELIEVE YOU CAN ASSIST US.MEANWHILE, I GOT
YOUR CONTACT THROUGH YOUR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENTS, THAT IS WHY I HAVE
DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU THROUGH AN E-MAIL DUE TO THE URGENCY OF THIS
BUSINESS. LET ME START BY INTRODUCING MYSELF PROPERLY TO YOU.
I AM DR. ABDULLAH DANJUMA FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF AWARDING BUSINESS AND THE
CHIEF ACCOUNTANT OF THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPERATION (NNPC). I
CAME TO KNOW OF YOU IN MY PRIVATE SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON
TO HANDLE THIS CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION WHICH INVOLVES THE PAYMENT OF THE
SUM OF $35M (THIRTY-FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS)TO A FOREIGN PARTNER.
THIS AMOUNT WAS SECURED FROM EXCESS OIL SALES FROM NIGERIA CRUDE OIL. THE
SUM OF $1.2B US DOLLARS OIL WINDFALL WAS REALISED BY THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL
PETROLEUM CORPORATION FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 2002.THE ORGANIZATION OF
PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES,OPEC, CRUDE OIL WAS PEGGED AT $22.00 PER
BARREL AND FORTUNATELY FOR OIL PRODUCING COUNTRIES LIKE NIGERIA, THERE WAS
RISE IN OIL SALES IN THE OIL MARKET AND I BELIEVE YOU WOULD BE AWARE OF THIS
RISE IN OIL PRICE. OUT OF THIS $1.2B EXCESS OIL FUNDS,MYSELF AND MY
COLLEAGUES IN THE ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT OF NNPC DIVERTED THE SUM OF $35M WHICH
IS IN THE EXCESS CRUDE OIL ACCOUNT AND WHICH WE WANT YOU TO RECEIVE AS THE
BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUND.
THE REASON FOR THIS PAYMENT TO YOU WILL BE FOR A MOBILIZATION FEE OF A
CONTRACT THAT IS AWARDED TO YOU BY THE NNPC AND THIS MONEY WILL BE PAID TO
YOU AS A CONTRACTOR WITH THE NNPC. TO AVOID THE TRACE OF THIS FUND AFTER
THIS BUSINESS IS COMPLETED, THE PURPOSE OF THIS PAYMENT TO YOU WILL BE
RECORDED FOR THE SUPPLY OF COMPUTER REMOTES PERIPHERALS RS-232,DB 25
CONNECTORS HIGH QUALITY CIRCUIT FOR THE PLANT D-J TO KADUNA REFINERY.
ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THIS FUND ON YOUR FAVOUR
WILL BE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF AND THIS BUSINESS IS 100% RISK FREE BECAUSE ALL
THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE PAYMENT OF THIS MONEY TO YOU HAD BEEN
COMPLETED.THIS FUND WILL BE SHARED BETWEEN US IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS AS SOON
AS IT IS IN YOUR ACCOUNT:
(1) THIRTY PERCENT WILL BE FOR YOU FOR YOUR KIND
ASSISTANCE;
(2)SIXTY FIVE PERCENT WILL BE FOR ME AND MY
COLLEAGUES;
(3)FIVE PERCENT WILL BE SET ASIDE TO REINBURSE ANY
PART OF EXPENSES INCURED DURING THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION.
SHOULD YOU BE INTERESTED TO ASSIST IN REALISING THIS DREAM, PLEASE CONTACT
ME IMMEDIATELY THROUGH THIS LINK FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND EARLIEST
COMMENCEMENT OF THIS BUSINESS. THIS CALL FOR ASSISTANCE NEEDS AN URGENT
RESPONSE AS TIME IS OF GREAT ESSENCE TO US. THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING
WHILE LOOKING FORWARD TO AN URGENT POSITIVE RESPONSE.
REMAIN BLESSED!
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR.ABDULLAH DANJUMA
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