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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: "suzuki ali" <suzuki_ali75@msn.com>
Reply-To: suzuki_ali75@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 22:51:35 +0000
Subject: urgently reply
URGENT RESPOND NEEDED
FROM THE DESK OF SUZUKI .ALI
CHIEF ACCOUNTANT GENERAL
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC)
LAGOS NIGERIA
DIRECT TELE CELL +234-80-550-727-90
REQUEST FOR BANKING ASSISTANCE.
DEAR FRIEND
I AM THE CHIEF ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM
CORPORATION (NNPC) AND THE CHAIRMAN CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE OF THE
SAME CORPORATION.
HOWEVER, IN FEW MONTHS TIME I WILL BE GOING FOR RETIREMENT AND AFTER
MY RETIREMENT I PLAN TO GO INTO FULL TIME IMPORTATION OF GENERAL GOODS FROM
YOUR COUNTRY. BUT NOW, I HAVE BEEN MANDATED BY
SOME HIGHLY PLACED OFFICIALS TO ADMINISTER AND TRANSFER THE SUM OF US$10.5M
GOTTEN FROM OVER-INFLATED CONTRACTS AWARDED TO FOREIGN CONTRACTORS IN THE
NNPC, CONTRACTS EXECUTED TO THE TUNE OF US$250.5M BETWEEN 1999 AND EARLY
2003.
ALTHOUGH THIS PROPOSAL MIGHT COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE, SINCE IT IS
FROM A QUARTER YOU DO NOT KNOW OR HAVE HEARD OF BEFORE, BUT BASED ON
RECOMMENDATION, TRUST AND CONFIDENTIALITY. WE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU AND
YOUR COMPANY.
IN THE LIGHT OF THIS, WE WRITE TO SOLICIT YOUR ASSISTANCE ON THE
TRANSFER OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT, AND AGAIN WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO
ADVICE IF THE SAID AMOUNT COULD BE TRANSFER IN BULK OR BY BITS. UPON YOUR
ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROPOSAL, WE HAVE GENERALLY AGREED ON THE BELOW SHARING
RATIO: 20% FOR YOUR PART PLAYED AND YOUR CO-OPERATION IN THE TRANSFER OF
THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. 10% HAS BEEN MAPPED OUR TO REFUND ALL PARTIES
FOR ALL CHARGES AND MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES WE MAY INCURE IN THE PROCESS OF
TRANSFERING THE FUND WHILE 70% FOR US.
YOU ARE THEREFORE, ADVISED TO SEND TO US BY E-MAIL, YOUR FULL CONTACT
INFORMATION TO ENABLE US FILE IN AN APPLICATION FOR CLAIM IN YOUR BEHALF.
YOUR SECURE PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS WILL BE NEEDED FOR EASY
COMMUNICATION
ON RECEIPT OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED INFORMATION, SEVEN (7) WORKING DAYS
SHOULD BE ENOUGH FOR US TO CONCLUDE THIS DEAL BASED ON THE ASSURANCE
GIVEN ME BY THE BANK OPERATION MANAGER TO EFFECT THE TRANSFER TO YOUR
ACCOUNT.
NOTE: THE OTHER OFFICIALS AND I HAVE PUT IN MANY YEARS OF METICULOUS
SERVICES TO THE GOVERNMENT, SO HANDLE THESE DOCUMENTS WITH MATURITY,
TOPMOST SECRECY AND URGENCY. THIS TRANSACTION MUST BE ON THE ABOVE
E-MAIL ADDRESS ONLY.
PLEASE YOUR URGENT RESPONSE OF INTEREST OR OTHERWISE TO THIS
TRANSACTION IS HIGHLY NEEDED TO ENABLE US DETERMINE OUR NEXT LINE OF ACTION.
WE AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS.
SUZUKI ALI
CHIEF ACCOUNTANT NNPC
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