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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: "benson osagie" <osu77222@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: osagie564@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 12:56:16 +0000
Subject: Business Proposal {ACT AS THE BENEFICIARY}
CONFIDENTIAL
Dear Sir,
It is with trust and confidence that I write you this urgent business
proposal. I was assigned by two of my colleagues to seek a foreign partner
who will assist us in providing a convenient account in a designated bank
over there for the transfer of US$30,000,000.00 (Thirty Million U.S Dollars)
pending our arrival in your country for utilization and disbursement of the
money. The Nigerian National Petroleum corporation (NNPC) awarded a contract
valued at US$150,000,000.00 (One Hundred and Fifty Million U.S. Dollars) to
an expatriate company for the supply and installation of some equipment at
the Warri & Port Harcourt refineries. The contract has been executed and
US$120,000,000.00M payment made to the contractor leaving a balance of US$30
Million, which has not been paid to him by the central bank of nigeria
before his sudden death, this fund is presently in a domant account since
the death of the beneficiary.
Since we are originally involve in the award of this contract, we have
decided to seek an offshore account holder who will prepare to work with us
as the beneficiary of this fund. We will give him all necessary information
wish he will present to the Central Bank so as to enabled the bank transfer
this money successfully into your account. My colleagues and I have agreed
that if you or your company can act as the beneficiary of this fund (US$30
Million), we will transfer it to your account and you will retain 30% of the
initial amount for the assistance while 60% will be for us and the retaining
10% will be to off-set any official expenses incurred by both parties during
the process. I have enough contact to facilitate this transfer, you have no
problem at all, all I need is your confirmation of interest and quick
response to all correspondence from me and the Central Bank of Nigeria We
are requesting you to co-operate with us and provide a convenient account
number in a designated bank over there for the transfer of these fund. We
intend coming over there on the completion of this transfer to secure our
own share of the money.
Please note that we have been very careful and have made all arrangements
toward the success and smooth transfer of the fund to your account before
contacting you. We would therefore not want you to expose this proposal to
anybody for the purpose of security and it’s confidential nature. We are
putting so much trust in you. We hope you are not going to betray us. We
also believe you won’t sit on this money when it eventually gets transferred
into your account, as you will get your own 30% share. Please be rest
assured that this transaction is 100% risk free.
If this proposal is accepted, please reply indicating your interest and
sending to us Your fax number/Tel number, more details about this
transaction will be forwarded to you. Note that the particular nature of
your company’s business is irrelevant to this transaction.
Please your reply is needed urgently.
Best Regards,
Dr Benson Osagie
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