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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: "Dr Aminu Abubakar" <draminuabubakar111@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: draminuabubakar@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2006 03:27:25 -1000
Subject: REQUEST
Principal Accountant
Federal Ministry of Aviation
Dear Gish,
I hope this mail will reach you in the best of health and business
conditions and receive the most desired attention from you even as we have
not had any previous correspondence before.
I am constrained by insufficient information about you to express in full
the main objectives of this proposal. However, kindly get back to me
immediately for details should be given you if you agree to its content. My
colleagues and I would like to solicit your kindness in assisting us to
execute the transfer of some fund from our country to your country forn safe
keeping. The total amount of fund is $23.8 Million.
The source of this fund will be disclosed to you as soon as your positive
response is received to this effect. I am a principal accountant to the
Nigerian Ministry of Aviation, and the Chairman to the Federal Tenders'
Board in charge of contract award and monitoring in Nigeria. Basically, you
would be required to nominate a suitable bank account that will conveniently
accommodate the total fund. Account could be a fresh or an already existing
one, and could be individual or corporate account.
On completion of the transaction, you shall have a benefit of 30% of the
fund for your envisaged efforts and assistance rendered. 10% shall be used
to settle any expenses both you and I shall make at the course of this
transaction. Details of this proposal will be sent to you as soon
as your response is received.
This proposal is strictly confidential, free from any form of risk and does
not depend on any particular field of trade to prosecute. It however
requires your adequate participation and support to enable its
accomplishment on schedule.
Thanks in anticipation.
Best regards.
Dr Aminu Abubakar.
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