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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: "MR SOLARIN" <jenni@reedtribe.org>
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 04:46:11 -0700
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL (urgent).
Dear Friend,
Before I go further I will like to introduce myself, I am Mr. Solarin, a
Nigerian. I am the Chief auditor Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation.
First and foremost, I apologized using this medium to reach you for a transaction/business
of this magnitude, but this is due to Confidentiality and prompt access
repose on this medium. I got your contact information on the internet during
my search for an international partner that can carry out this urgent transaction
with me. I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in
the execution of this deal described Hereunder for the benefit of all parties
and hope you will keep it as a top secret because of the nature of this
transaction.
Within the corporation where I work as the chief auditor and with the cooperation
of my colleague Mr. Eddy Akhuemonkhan, who is the chief accountant to the
corporation, we have access to overdue payment bills totaling Twenty Million,
Two Hundred Thousand Pounds 20.200m (Pounds) which is in our corporate account
with the Central Bank that we want to transfer abroad with your assistance
and cooperation to receive the said fund on our behalf. More so, we are
handicapped in the circumstances, as the Nigeria Civil Service Code of Conduct
does not allow us to operate offshore account hence your importance in the
whole transaction.
This amount 20.200m (Pounds) represents the balance of the total contract
value executed for my corporation by a British/American contracting firm,
which I and my colleague over-invoiced deliberately. Though the actual contract
cost have been paid to the original contractor, leaving the balance in the
tune of the said amount which we have in principles gotten approval to remit
by Telegraphic Transfer (T.T) to any foreign bank account you will provide
by filing in an application of claim for the transfer of your contract entitlement.
I have the authority of my colleague involved to propose that should you
be willing to assist us in the transaction, your share of the sum will be
25% of the 20.200 million Pounds, 70% for us and 5% 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. I have
reposed my confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint me.
Endeavor to contact me directly immediately 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 I want to assure you that my partner and
myself are in a position to make the payment of this claim possible provided
you can give us a very strong assurance and guarantee that our share will
be secured and please remember to treat this matter as very confidential
matter, because we will not comprehend with any form of exposure as we are
still in active Government Service and remember once again that time is
of the essence in this business. I wait in anticipation of your fullest
co-operation. I will give my confidential mobile number where you can reach
me at any time as soon as I hear from you.
Yours faithfully,
Solarin
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