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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: "MRS JUBRIL JUBRIL" <jubril_jubril@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jubril_jubril@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 02:06:30 +0000
Subject: Merrill Lynch
>From The Desk of :Senator Jubril Ahmed,
Senate Committee on Contract Review Panel (S.C.C.R.P).
Attention:Sir/Madam,
We write to solicit your assistance in an urgent business transaction, which
we are prosecuting under condition of strict confidentiality. We got your
contact through the Nigeria. Chamber of Commerce and Industries (NCC),
subsequently we ran a check on your firm through Merrill Lynch international
and Salomon brothers catalog. 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$21.5M 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 on
Contract Review Panel, a panel in which we are
members.
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$21.5M. We have
agreed amongst 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 seven (7) banking days and commence the
transfer of funds. To enable us commence the prosecution of this
transaction, we require from you the following urgently by email (1)
Re-confirm weather to use your company name or your name as the beneficiary.
(2) Your company address (3)Your bank name and address (4) Your account
number and account name (if any) (5) Your telephone and fax numbers or any
other relevant information you may
deem helpful.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. Note that 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 weather in acceptance or not to
enable us to know the next step of action.
Regards.
Senator Jubril Ahmed
Senate Committee on Contract Review Panel (S.C.C.R.P).
FOR,(FGN SENATE)
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