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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: sapele lagos <sapele@lagos.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 19:21:58 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Urgent Business.
Dear Sir / Madam,
REQUEST FOR BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP.
I got your contact as a result of my discreet search for an associate in your country. I know this e-mail must come to you as a surprise, more so that we have not met before. You see, I believe in direct personal foreign contacts are better made this way, hence this e-mail to you.I am particularly interested in dealing with you because I expect you to be reliable and be more helpful.
I am Alh. Abdullahi Mantu, Director General, Federal Ministry of Finance, Lagos and I hope to retire very soon into private business with you as my foreign partner. I am prepared to go into partnership agreement with you but I will need your assistance in securing on my behalf the sum of US$55.5 Million (Fifty-five Million, Five Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars only), being over invoiced Federal Government of Nigeria, African Development Bank and World Bank Assisted Rural Development Projects proceeds now ready for payment by the present administration in this year budget.
Since I am still in active government service, it is not possible to secure the fund in my name for obvious reasons. I shall process necessary documents/invoices and file payment application for the fund to be released to you for our joint business ventures. I consider this a once in a lifetime opportunity to get the needed capital for my future after retirement. Please, treat this offer with top secrecy because we need to conclude this deal with absolute confidentiality.
To demonstrate my willingness to conclude this deal with you, I am prepared to offer you a good negotiable percentage (30%) of the money to be secured by you. Be assured that this transaction is to our mutual benefit and will not affect you in anyway presently or in future. With your full co-operation, we can conclude this transaction within the next 14 working days upon the receipt of good bank account details from you. All I require from you is transparent honesty and commitment to our success together.
Let me know immediately your response to this proposal so that we can arrange meetings and enter into possible agreements. Direct your reply to me through my discrete email as indicated below.
Yours faithfully,
Alh. Abdullahi Mantu.
sadiqazeez1964@yahoo.com.hk
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