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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: "Dr Ahmed Siop" <dr_ahmedsiop@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ahmedsiop_1@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2006 10:55:29 +0100
Subject: Hoping To Hear From you
Hello
I am Dr. Dr Ahmed Siop, the Director For Projects with the Ministry of
Petroleum. First and Foremost, I
apologize for using this medium to reach you for a transaction/business
of this magnitude, but this is due
to the confidentiality and prompt access reposed on this medium.
Export and Promotion Council I have decided to seek a confidential
co-operation with you in the
execution of the deal described hereunder for the benefit of all
parties and hope you will keep it as top
secret because of the nature of the transaction. Within the Ministry of
Petroluem where I work as a
Director, and with the co-operation of four other top officials, we
have in our possession as overdue
payment bills totaling Twenty Eight Million, Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars
(US$28,500,000.00) which we want to transfer abroad with the assistance
and co-operation of a foreign
company who will receive the said funds on our behalf or a reliable
foreign non-company account to
receive such funds. More also, we are handicapped in this circumstances
as the Civil Service
Code of Conduct does not allow us to operate offshore account hence
your importance in this whole
transaction. This amount US$28,500,000.00 represents the balance of the
total contract value executed
on behalf of my Ministry by a foreign contracting firm, which we the
officials over-invoiced deliberately.
Though the actual contract cost has been paid to the original
contractor, leaving behind the balance in
the tune of the said amount which we have by principle gotten approval
by Key Tested Telegraphic
Transfer (K.T.T.) to any foreign bank account you will provide by
filling an application through the Justice
Ministry here in Senegle for the transfer of rights and priviledges of
the former contractor to you. I have the
authority of my partner involved to propose that should you be willing
to assist us in the transaction, your
share of the sum will be 30% of the $28.5M, 60% for us and 10% for
taxation and miscellaneous
expenses. The business itself is 100% safe on your part provided you
treat it with utmost secrecy and
confidentiality. Also, your area of specialization is not a hindrance
to the successful execution of this
transaction. Endeavour to contact me immediately through my direct
email address for confidential reason
as we progress I will give you my telephone and fax number whether or
not you are interested in this deal.
If you are not, it will enable me scout for another foreign partner to
carry out this deal. And please
remember to treat this matter as very confidential because we will not
comprehend any form of exposures
as we are still in active Government service and also remember that
time is of the essence in this
business.
I await your response in anticipation of your fullest co-operation.
Yours faithfully,
Dr. Ahmed Siop
E Mail
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