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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: "smith john" <johnsmith03@msn.com>
Reply-To: david_eze@plasa.com
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 09:38:25 +0000
Subject: urgent respond
FROM THE DESK OF MR DAVID EZE
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLUEM CORPORATION
LAGOS NIGERIA.
ATTN FRIEND,
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL & URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL.
RE:TRANSFER OF U$21,500.000{TWENTY ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US
DOLLARS ONLY.
I AM A MEMBER OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM
CORPORATION(NNPC) SOMETIME AGO, A CONTRACT WAS AWARDED TO A FOREIGN FIRM IN
THE PTF BY MY COMMITTEE. THIS CONTRACT WAS OVER INVOICED TO THE TUNE OF
US$21.5M US DOLLARS. THIS WAS DONE ELIBRATELY. THE OVER- INVOICING WAS A
DEAL BY MY COMMITTEE TO ENEFIT FROM THE PROJECT. WE NOW WANT TO TRANSFER
THIS MONEY WHICH IS IN A SUSPENSE ACCOUNT WITH PTF INTO ANY OVERSEA ACCOUNT
WHICH WE EXPECT YOU TO ROVIDE FOR US.
WE HAVE AGGREED TO GIVE YOU 30% OF THE MONEY WILL BE YOURS FOR PROVIDING THE
ACCOUNT WHERE WE SHALL REMIT THE MONEY,60% WILL BE FOR MY PARTNERS AND I,10%
HAS BEEN MAPPED OUT FROM THE TOTAL SUM TO COVER ANYEXP ENSES THAT MAY BE
INCURRED BY US DURING THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSFER, BOTH LOCAL AND
INTERNATIONAL EXPENSES.
IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT SIMILAR TRANSACTION WAS CARRIED OUT WITH
ONE MR. PATRICE MILLER, PRESIDENT OF CRANE INTERNATIONAL TRADING CORP. OF
153 EAST 57TH ST; 28TH FLOOR, NY10022, TELEPHONE: 212-3087788 AND
TELEX:6731689. THE DEAL WAS CONCLUDED AND ALL COVERING DOCUMENTS WERE
FOWARDED TO MR. MILLER TO AUTHENTICATE THE CLAIM. ONCE THE FUNDS WERE
TRANSFERRED, MR. MILLER PRESENTED HIS BANK WITH ALL THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS AND
REMITTED THE WHOLE FUNDS TO ANOTHER BANK ACCOUNT AND DISAPPEARED
COMPLETELY. MY COLLEAGUES WERE SHATTERED, SINCE SUCH OPPORTUNITIES ARE NOT
EASY TO COME BY.
AT THIS JUNCTURE, I WOULD LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN
ASSISTING US IN THIS DEAL, WE WOULD REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FROM
YOU,WHICH WOULD ENABLE US MAKE FORMAL APPLICATION TO THE VARIOUS
MINISTRIES\PARASTATAL FOR THE RELEASE AND ONWARD RANSFER OF THE MONEY TO
YOUR ACCOUNT. THE INFORMATION WE REQUIRE ARE:
YOUR NAME, COMPANY`S NAME, ADDRESS , TELEFAX NUMBER.
YOUR BANK NAME ,ADDRESS, TELEFAX NUMBER.
YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER AND BENEFICIARY NAME.
WE HAVE STRONG RELIABLE CONNECTIONS AT THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA AND OTHER
GOVERNMENT PARASTATALS TO ASSIST US IN THE DEAL, AND WHEN IT IS FINALLY
CONCLUDED WE SHALL USE SAME CONTACTS TO WITHDRAW ALL DOCUMENTS USED TO AVOID
ANY TRACE TO YOU OR US.IT MIGHT ALSO INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT WE ARE
ORDINARY CIVIL SERVANTS WHO DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY, SINCE WE
WANT THIS MONEY TRANSFERRED BEFORE THE NEWLY DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED
GOVERNMENT STARTS PROBING THE ACTIVITIES OF ALL PREVIOUS MILITARY
GOVERNMENTS.CONTACT SHOULD BE VIA FAX ABOVE ONLY. PLEASE CONTACT ME THROUGH
MY ABOVE TEL\FAX NUMBER WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE INTRESTED IN THIS DEAL. IF
YOU ARE NOT IT WILL ENABLE ME SCOUT FOR ANOTHER FOREIGN PARTNER TO ASSIST
US. BUT IF YOU ARE INTRESTED PLEASE SEND THE REQUIRED INFORMATION
IMMEDIATELY SO THAT WE CAN SWING INTO ACTION, SINCE TIME IS NOT ON OUR PART.
I WAIT IN ANTICIPATION OF YOUR FULLEST CO-COPERATION.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR DAVID EZE
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