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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: "stanley eke" <stanleyeke200@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: stanleyeke22@yahoo.co.in
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 15:11:47 -1000
Subject: GOOD-DAY
From:
Stanley Eke {Engineer}.
Executive Director,
Ajaokuta Steel Company Ltd (ASCL).
Sir,
I know this will come to you as a surprise but never mind, I got your
contact in my search for a reputable and trust worthy person/Company,who can
stand confidently with me in this successful business arrangement.
May I crave your indulgence to open this business discussion by a formal
letter of this sort. It is pertinent that a business of this magnitude
should have commenced properly with a formal meeting of you and I to enable
us know ourselves,have a fore knowledge of the nature of the business,
discuss and acquaint myself with the responsibilities and functions of
parties concerned,and appropriate shares.
However, for time factors, confidentiality and personality of myself,I
choose this approach for the remittance of this Twenty Five Million Five
hundered Thousand U.S. Dollars (US$25.5M).
Please bear with me for making the initial contact through e-mail.My name is
Eng.Stanley Eke, Executive Director of Ajaokuta Steel Company Ltd (ASCL).
My duty includes awards of contracts, vetting and making payments on behalf
of my ministry (ASCL),I got your contact during my search for reliable &
compitent foreigner to handle a confidential financial transaction.
After due consideration, I have fully agreed to privately invest extensively
in your line of products/services.I am intending to retire from government
services to private business I decided to contact you for an urgent business
proposal. I have decided to deal with a neutral person like you because of
the nature of the transaction as I will equally be happy to arrange with you
on terms of trade and possible transfer of the funds needed for the
investment into your company's account or personal account.
These funds were incurred as a kick back lifting of oil by the last top
military government in Nigeria. Note that the former President of Nigeria
late Gen.Sani Abacha and his Cabinet allowed our nations refineries to
collapse. This was a ground plot by the late head of state and his cabinets
to enable them lift the Nations oil through the back door to their foreign
counterpart in other to enrich their individual foreign bank accounts. This
money,Twenty Five Million Five hundered Thousand United sates Dollars
{25.500 Million},is now floating in the Federal Ministry of Finance as a
redundant fund waiting to be claimed. Because of our new Federal Government
Decree on Civil Servants,we officially are not allowed to own a company or
operate a foreign bank account which is why i am contacting you now.
Hence my soliciting for your assistance to enable me receives this fund into
your company's account or personal account pending when I come over for the
sharing modilities i will agree with you.
As it is, I and my colleagues in this business have agreed that you will be
entittled to get from the total money 30% while 60% will be for me and my
colleagues and 10% has been mapped out for the expenses that it take both
local and internationally. Your urgent response to this mail will enable me
start the process and remittance of the fund into your bank account
successfully within 10 banking days,I need the following informations from
you ,your fax and telephone number for easy communication ,Your full name
and company name,with the contact address .
Note that as soon as I receive this information it will enable me to procure
the vital documents from the appropirate offices that will get this fund
transfered to your nominated bank account.
With the modalities I have worked out it makes it possible for you to act as
a contractor who worked under my ministry and now waiting to receive your
payment and when satisfied by the agencies your bank account will be
credited within 48 banking hours. This transfer is 100% risk free having
done all the underground works locally for the smooth transfer of the fund
into your bank account within the shortest period as i have told you. I
advised that you should keep this transaction uttermost confidential and
let all correspondence regards to this transaction be via e-mail or phone
only,because I am occupying a sensitive position in the government circle
and please see this as an opportunity.
Finally I want you to assure me that you will work under my instruction and
my own share of the money will be safe too as it gets into your account.
Please responce so that I will proceed for the procurement of the
documments,in regards to this transaction, that will enable the fund being
credited to your account.
I will send you detailed information of this transaction when i hear from
you.
Am Awaiting your urgent response.
Best regards,
Eng.Stanley Eke.
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