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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: "MARTIN WELMO" <matmorse9@msn.com>
Reply-To: matwelmo@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 13:04:37 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY
FROM: DR. M. WELMO
EMAIL: matwelmo@yahoo.com
(REQUEST FOR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP)
DEAR SIR,
I APOLOGIES FOR THE EMBARRASSMENT WHICH MY MAIL MAY
CAUSE YOU AS WE DID NOT KNOW EACH OTHER EARLIER, I DO
HEREBY WISH FORMALLY TO INTRODUCE MY HUMBLE SELF. I AM
AN ACCOUNTANT WORKING WITH THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF
FINANCE.
IN MARCH 2003, I WAS APPOINTED TO HEAD A SEVEN-MAN
CONTRACT REVIEW PANEL TO REVEIW THE CONTRACTS AWARDED
BY THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC).
OUR JOB WAS TO RESOLVE THE DESCREPANCIES IN THE
CONTRACTS AWARDED BY NNPC BETWEEN JANUARY 1999 TO
DECEMBER 2002 AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT.
DURING THE COURSE OF OUR STUDY, WE DISCOVERED AMONG
OTHER THINGS THAT A STAGGERING SUM OF TWENTY ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS
(US$21,500.000) MEANT TO BE PAID TO A CERTAIN
CONTRACTOR IS STILL FLOATING IN THE VAULT OF THE
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN) UNCLAIMED.
UPON A MORE CAREFUL INVESTIGATION, WE DISCOVERED THAT
THIS SUM OF MONEY WAS AS A RESULT OF AN OVER-INVOICED
CONTRACT. THE ORIGINAL CONTRACTORS HAVE SINCE BEEN
PAID IN FULL. WHEN INTERVIEWED, THE PROJECT DIRECTOR
AND THE CHIEF ACCOUNTANT OF (NNPC) CONFIRMED IN STRICT
CONFIDENCE THAT THEY DELIBERATELY OVER-INVOICED THE
CONTRACT WITH THE INTENTION TO TRANSFER AND USE THE
MONEY.
NOW WE HAVE TEAMED UP WITH THE PROJECT DIRECTOR AND
THE CHIEF ACCOUNTANT, AND I HAVE THEIR CONSENT AND
AUTHORITY TO REQUEST AND ARRANGE WITH YOU FOR A
POSSIBLE TRANSFER OF THE MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR
OUR PERSONAL USE. IN ADDITION, I WANT YOUR PRIVATE
OFFICE AND HOUSE TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNICATION.
ALL WE NEED TO DO IS TO PRESENT YOU AS THE ORIGINAL
CONTRACTOR AND BASED ON THAT, WE APPLY OFFICIALLY FOR
THE CONTRACT FEE. I WILL GIVE YOU FURTHER DETAILS IN
OUR SUBSEQUENT CORRESPONDENCE, AND PLEASE LET ME
ASSURE YOU THAT NO LEGAL STRING IS ATTACHED ON YOU IN
THIS BUSINESS. AFTER THE TRANSFER, THE MONEY WILL BE
SHARED IN THE FOLLOWING PROPORTIONS:-
1. NIGERIAN PARTNERS 70%
2. FOREIGN PARTNERS (OWNER OF ACCOUNT) 25%
3. CONTINGENCIES 5%
ALL WE WANT FROM YOU IS TO TREAT THIS BUSINESS AS
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL, CONTACT ME AT ONCE ON MY E-MAIL
FOR FURTHER DETAILS.HOWEVER, IF FOR ANY REASON YOU DO
NOT WANT TO DO THIS BUSINESS WITH US ALSO INFORM ME
IMMEDIATELY. I COUNT ON YOUR CO-OPERATION.
BEST REGARDS
DR M. WELMO.
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