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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: "FUI TSIKATA" <fui_tsikata@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: fuitsikata@excite.com
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 13:43:35 +0100
Subject: PARTNERSHIP NEEDED
FROM THE DESK OF HON.FUI TSIKATA
LAGOS - NIGERIA.
I46,AMADU BELLO WAY GARIKAI,
ABUJA NIGERIA.
20-12-2005.
EMAIL: fuitsikata@excite.com
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
REQUEST FOR URGENT CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP IN RESPECT OF THE
TRANSFER OF US$20,000,000.00 (TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY).
I HOPE MY LETTER WILL NOT EMBARRASS YOU SINCE WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY PREVIOUS
COMMUNICATION, THOUGH BUSINESS IS ALL ABOUT TRUST AND OPPORTUNITY. I HOPE
YOU WILL READ THIS MAIL WITH ALL THE OBJECTIVITY IT DESERVES AND THEN REACT
ACCORDINGLY.
I, ON BEHALF OF MY OTHER COLLEAGUES FROM DIFFERENT FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF
NIGERIA PARASTATALS DECIDED TO SOLICIT YOUR ASSISTANCE AS REGARDS THE
TRANSFER OF THE ABOVE STATED AMOUNT INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
THIS FUND AROSE FROM THE OVER-INVOICING OF VARIOUS CONTRACTS AWARDED IN MY
PARASTATAL TO CERTAIN FOREIGN CONTRACTORS SOMETIME AGO.
WE AS HOLDERS OF OFFICIAL POSITIONS IN OUR VARIOUS PARASTATALS, WERE
MANDATED BY THIS NEW CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT TO SCRUTINIZE ALL PAYMENTS MADE TO
CERTAIN FOREIGN CONTRACTORS BY THE PAST MILITARY GOVERNMENT, AND WE
DISCOVERED THAT SOME OF THE CONTRACTS THEY EXECUTED WERE GROSSLY
OVER-INVOICED, EITHER BY OMISSION OR COMMISSION. ALSO, WE DISCOVERED THAT
THE SUM OF $20,000,000.00 (TWENTY MILLION AMERICAN DOLLARS ONLY) WAS LYING
IN A SUSPENSE ACCOUNT, ALTHOUGH THE FOREIGN CONTRACTORS WERE FULLY PAID
THEIR ENTITLEMENTS AFTER EXECUTING THE SAID CONTRACTS.
WE ALL AGREED THAT THE OVER-INVOICED AMOUNT BE TRANSFERRED (FOR OUR OWN USE)
INTO A BANK ACCOUNT PROVIDED BY A FOREIGN PARTNER, AS THE CODE OF CONDUCT OF
THE FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE DOES NOT ALLOW US TO OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNTS.
HOWEVER, WE HAVE SUCCEEDED IN TRANSFERRING SOME OF THIS MONEY, PRECISELY
US$5.0M (FIVE MILLION AMERICAN DOLLARS ONLY) INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT IN
GENEVA (SWITZERLAND) LAST MONTH. UNFORTUNATELY THE PROVIDER OF THE ACCOUNT
HAS SEVERED ALL FORMS OF CONTACTS WITH US AS HE HAS REFUSED TO ADHERE TO OUR
EARLIER MUTUAL AGREEMENT INSISTING THAT THE TOTAL AMOUNT BE PAID INTO HIS
NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT BEFORE DISBURSEMENT WILL TAKE EFFECT. IF FOR
US$5.0MILLION (FIVE MILLION ONLY) WE ARE NOT COMPENSATED, HOW CAN ONE
GUARANTEE FULL COMPENSATION ON REMITTANCE OF THE BALANCE OF US$20 MILLION
TWENTY MILLION AMERICAN DOLLARS ONLY) WE ARE THEREFORE, SEEKING YOUR
ASSISTANCE BASED ON THE BALANCE AMOUNT OF US$20 MILLION, WHICH CAN BE
SPEEDILY PROCESSED AND FULLY REMITTED, INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT. ON
SUCCESSFUL REMITTANCE OF THE FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT, YOU WILL BE COMPENSATED
WITH 25% OF THE AMOUNT FOR ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES AND 5% SET ASIDE FOR
EXPENSES ON CONTINGENCY.THIS TRANSACTION IS CLOSELY KNITTED AND IN VIEW OF
OUR SENSITIVE POSITIONS WE CAN NOT AFFORD ASLIP.
WE WILL AVAIL YOU OF OUR IDENTITIES AS REGARDS OUR RESPECTIVE OFFICES WHEN
RELATIONSHIP IS FULLY ESTABLISHED AND SMOOTH OPERATION COMMENCES.
I AM AT YOUR DISPOSAL TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTION(S) FROM YOU IN RESPECT OF
THIS TRANSACTION. YOU CAN REACH ME THROUGH THE ABOVE EMAIL FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION ON THE REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURE.
PLEASE, NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION NEED TO BE KEPT CONFIDENTAL, AS THE
PERSONALITY INVOLVE ARE STILL ON SERVICE.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
HON.FUI TSIKATA.
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