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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: "Robert N" <robertnnpc2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: robertnnpc@myway.com
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:00:47 -0800
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF:DR ROBERT WILLIAM,
FROM THE DESK OF:DR ROBERT WILLIAM,
CHAIRMAN,CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE,N.N.P.C.
NNPC TOWERS,CENTRAL DISTRICT,LAGOS-NIGERIA.
Dear Sir/Ma
REQUEST FOR URGENT MUTUAL BUSINESS TRANSACTION.
Although this proposal might come to you as a surprise since it is coming
from someone you don't know or ever seen before, butafter due deliberation
with my colleagues, we have decided to forward this business proposal to
you. We want a reliable person who would assist us to transfer the sum of
USD$30Million (Thirty million United States Dollars)into his or her
nominated bankAccount. This fund resulted from an over-invoiced bill from
contract awarded by us under the budget allocation to my
organization{NNPC}of Turn Around Maintainace and the bill was approved for
payment by the appropriate authorities. The contract was executed,
commissioned and the contractor was duly paid his
full cost of the contract as stipulated in the contract agreement leaving
behind the USD$30M.
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Therefore, the over-invoiced Amount of USD$30M which we have deliberately
over estimated for our own use is what we need your assistance for transfer
and for our mutual benefits. Due to the civil services code of conduct here
in Nigeria, civil servants are not allowed to operate or own foreign
account.
This is why we are contacting you for assistance in this regard. We have
agreed to share the money as fo{1llows. }. 15% for your assistance/account
{2.} 80% for US,{3.} 5% for tax/expenses, as may be required by your
Government and ours. As you may want to know and make you less curious, I
got your address from a reputable Large chamber of commerce and industry and
I am the executive chairman of the contract Award committee of the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). This transaction is very much free
from all sort of risk hence this business was carefully planned before it
was successfully executed and we the NNPC officials involved in the deal
have put in many years of meritorious service to our organization.
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We have been exercising patience for this opportunity for so long and for
most of us this is a life time opportunity we cannot afford to miss. To get
this fund into your account, we have to present an international business
outfit and consequent upon indication of your interest to fully assist us in
this transaction, you are required to furnish us with the followings{A)Your
Banker's name and address, telephone, fax and telex numbers.{B) Beneficiary
of the account , Account Number and Routing code if any. {C) Your Private
Telephone/Fax Numbers for easy communication. This information will enable
us apply for approval of the fund from the concerned quarters within three
to four banking days and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
payment information data will be faxed immediately to you for completion.
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Myself and our lawyer involved in this deal will come to your country to
arrange for our share upon confirmation from you that the money has been
credited into your nominated bank account. All these will only take us about
fourteen working days to transfer this fund into your account from the day
we receive the requirements. Your line of business in this transaction does
not matter. Honesty and your ability to keep it secret and keep our own safe
when the money hits your account is what matters.
Your prompt reply will be highly appreciated.
Best regards,
DR ROBERT WILLIAM
Chairman Contract Award Committee,
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation{N.N.P.C}.
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