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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: "Senator S.B" <senatorsb@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: senatorsb@yahoo.it
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 13:24:23 +0000
Subject: Confirm the receipt of this mail, 14/12/2005
Confirm the receipt of this mail, 14/12/2005
>From The Desk of :Senator Sanusi Bello
Senate Committee on Contract Review Panel (S.C.C.R.P).
National Assembly Building
Senatorial District Abuja,
Lagos Annex Office
E-mail: sanubel@ukrpost.net
Attention:Friend,
Good day to you, I know that this mail will come to you as a astonishment
since we have not meet but permit me to express my heart to you. I write to
solicit your assistance in an urgent business transaction,which I am
prosecuting under condition of strict confidentiality. I got your contact
through my private reseach on internet of which i am well convinced of your
creditability to handle a
transaction of this magnitude, which requires confidentiality, was confirmed
accordingly.We are top government officials and currently members of the
Federal Government of Nigeria Senate Committee on Contract Review Panel
(S.C.C.R.P).
In order to commence this business, we solicit your assistance to enable us
transfer into your account the sum of US$62.5M (Sixty Two Million,Five
Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars) only. The source of these fund is as follows:
During the last Military Regime here in Nigeria the official of that
Government set-up companies and awarded themselves and their
cohorts,contracts which were grossly over-invoiced in various ministries.As
part of its inaugural policy, the present Civilian Government set up a
Senate Committee Contract Review Panel, a panel in which we are members.
The Breakdown:
1. The expansion of the pipelines network within for a crude down stream
products distribution and subsequent evacuation, which cost $8bUSD(8 Billion
United States Dollars).
2. Contract for the turn around maintenance (TAM) of the various Refineries
in the country $115 million United States Dollars.
3. The construction of storage tanks for petroleum products (depots) $190
Million United States Dollars.
In the course of our investigation, we identified a lot of over-inflated
contract funds, which are presently floating in the Apex Paying Bank ready
for payment to any contractors with formal genuine claim. However, by virtue
of our position as public servants and members of this panel, we cannot
acquire these funds in our name. Therefore, we require the assistance of a
sincere foreign partner hence this email letter. We are interested in the
transfer of the said sum of US$62.5M. We have agreedamongst ourselves to
share the total funds thus:-
(1) 25% for our foreign partner (you).
(2) 65% for us (the officials)
(3) 10% to be used in setting taxation and all incidental (local and
foreign) expenses.
Thus, we have worked out the modalities of the prosecution of this
transaction, which meet all legal and administrative requirements in our
country, and those of international arbitration. We hope to conclude this
transaction within fortheen (14) banking days and commence the transfer of
funds. To enable us commence the prosecution of this transaction, werequire
from you the following urgently by email:
(1) Confirm weather to use you company name or your name as the beneficiary.
(2) Your company or Home address.
(3) Your telephone and fax numbers or any other relevant information youmay
deem helpful.
{4} A copy of your international passport or Driver's License
{5} Your occupation
{6} Your Age.
With the above information, we shall use your company name or your name to
re-award the contract, put up letters of claim and apply for
payment.Notethat your account in question may need not have money in it. The
most important thing is the ability of the account to receive the incoming
funds.
We are looking forward to doing business with you.Please acknowledge the
receipt of this email to my private e-mail address for
securityreasons:E-mail: sanubel@ukrpost.net to enable us to know the next
step
of action.
Regards.
Senator Sanusi Bello
Senate Committee on Contract Review Panel (S.C.C.R.P).
National Assembly Building
Senatorial District Abuja,
Lagos Annex Office.
E-mail: sanubel@ukrpost.net
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