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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: "Paul Umar" <paulumar22@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: paulumar2005@she.com
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 02:25:18 +0000
Subject: Business proposal
Good day dear,
Happy new year to you and your entire family, I know it may supprise you to
receive this email from me as we have not meet with each other before,My
name is Dr. Paul Umar, an Engineer with the Ajaokuta Steel Company Ltd
(ASCL). My duty includes awards of contracts, vetting and making payments on
behalf of my Ministry (ASCL).
SUBJECT: After due consideration, I have fully agreed to privately invest
extensively in your line of products/services. I am intending to retire from
government services to private business I decided to contact you for an
urgent business proposal. I have decided to deal with a neutral person like
you because of the nature of the transaction as I will equally be happy to
arrange with you on terms of trade and possible transfer of the funds needed
for the investment into your personal account.These funds were incurred as a
kick back lifting of oil by the last top military government. Note that the
former President of Nigeria late Gen.Sani Abacha and his Cabinet allowed the
nations refineries to collapse. This was a ground plot by the late head of
state and his cabinets to enable them lift the Nations oil through the back
door to their foreign counterpart in other to enrich their individual
foreign bank account.This money (US$ 36M) is now floating in the Federal
Ministry of Finance as a redundant fund waiting to be claimed. Because of
our new Federal Government Decree on Civil Servants, we are officially not
allowed to own a company or operate a foreign bank account.
Hence my soliciting for your assistance to enable me receives this fund into
your company's account or personal account pending when I come over for the
sharing.
To enable me start the process and remittance of the fund into your bank
account successfully within 14 banking days, I need the following
information from you by fax or e-mail: your full name, your contact address,
your telephone and fax numbers for easy communication, your contact address.
Note that as soon as I receive this information it will be forwarded to the
appropriate quarters/authorities for final processing and approvals. With
the modalities I have worked out it makes it possible for you to act as a
contractor who worked under my ministry and now waiting to receive his
payment and when satisfied by the agencies your bank account will be
credited within 72 banking hours. This transfer is 100% risk free having
done all the underground works locally for the smooth transfer of the fund
into your bank account within the shortest period. I advised that you should
keep this transaction a top secret and rest all correspondence to fax,
e-mail or phone only, because I am occupying a sensitive position in the
government circle and also this is once in a lifetime opportunity.
Finally I want you to assure me that you will work on my instruction and my
own share of the money will be safe. You will be rewarded with 30% of the
total sum for your honest assistance and co-operation and the balance of 70%
remain for me.
Contact me by return mail through same address or alternatively through
paulumar2005@yahoo.it for any question and further discussion.
Awaiting your urgent response to proceed.
Best regards,
Dr. Paul Umar(Engr.)
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