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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: "Philip Ogom" <philipogom17@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: philipogom7@yahoo.co.in
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 11:43:38 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
PRIVATE DESK OF: DR. PHILIP OGOM FINANCIAL
CONTROLLER,{EXCHANGE CONTROL DEPARTMENT, NATIONAL BANK OF
NIGERIA.}21, Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island Lagos.
TRANSFER OF US$32 MILLION INTO YOUR ACCOUNT & BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP
ATTNS;Sir/Madam
To start with, I must plead your strictest confidence in this transaction.
This is by virtue of its
nature, as I know this is an unconventional way of introducing a business,
but if you can read my letter carefully, you will understand the necessity
for my action. I am Dr Philip Ogom, the Financial Controller,Contract
Award division Of the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation(NNPC).ATTACHED TO NBN.
Some years ago, a contract was awarded to two German (GMBH) Companies by my
committee on behalf of NNPC; the total contract value was US$50 million
but members of my committee deliberately added extra US$32million to
enable us benefit from the project.
The companies have been paid fully the total sum of US$50million since
they have completed the project, but we still have the over invoiced sum
of $32million left in the government account with the National Bank of
Nigeria which we intend to share but not until it is transferred into a
foreign account.
To enable us transfer this money into a foreign account, we were able to
convince the President that we left us$32million because the above
companies have abandoned the project without finishing the maintenance
portion of the contract. On the above reason, the President has approved
that we find another company to finish the maintenance portion and pay the
balance
of us$32million to the company. There is no work to be performed by you or
your company ,rather we shall issue a coverage letter stating that your
company have performed all the internal work to the Kaduna Refinery as
maintenance only which does not involve any work outside the building
structure itself.
If you agree to this proposal, we have agreed that the following funds will
be shared thus after it has been paid into your account; a) 30% of the
money will go to you for acting as the beneficiary of the fund. b) 10% has
been set aside for reimbursement for incidental expenses that you may be
incurred in the course of the transaction. c) 60% to us (which we wish to
commence an important business in conjunction with you).I would therefore
require
(a) Name and address of Company/ Beneficiary
(b) Company bank details
(c) your personal telephone and fax numbers.
This information would be used to make formal applications as a matter of
procedure for the
release of the money from the National Bank of Nigeria and onward transfer
to your nominated
account. It does not matter whether or not your company or you do contract
projects of the nature described here. We want this money to be
transferred to a foreign account, which you shall provide bearing in mind
that our civil service code of conduct forbids us from running foreign
account.
Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter if you are interested and
send the above required
information for more details on this transaction,I assure you that this is a
100% risk free project. I
wait in anticipation of your cooperation.
Best Regards
DR. PHILIP OGOM
FINANCIAL CONTROLLER
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