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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: okoh young <young_okoh1975@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: young_okoh200@yahoo.de
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:06:41 +0800 (CST)
Subject: PLEASE ASSIST ME
FROM THE DESK OF YOUNG OKOH.
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION.
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
EMAIL:
ATTN
I AM THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR IN THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM
CORPORATION (NNPC) HERE IN LAGOS.MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ASSIGNED ME TO SEEK
F0R ASSISTANCE OF RELIABLE FOREIGN COMPANY OR AN INDIVIDUAL THROUGH
WHOM WE CAN TRANSFER THE SUM OF US$ 21.5, 000, 000. 00 (TWENTY ONE
MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSANDDOLLARS) WHICH AROSE FROM THE DELIBERATE
OVER - INVOICE OF SOME CONTRACT AWARDED BY THE CORPORATION IN THE
TWILIGHT DAYS OF THE LAST MILIARY REGIME. HOWEVER, THE CURRENT
FAVOURABLE POLITICAL/ECONOMIC CLIMATE IN THE COUNTRY SINCE THE HAND
OVER FROM MILITARY TO DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT NOW PRESENTED
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS MONEY TO BE TRANSFERRED OUT OF THE COUNTRY.
A FRIEND WHO WAS FORMERLY RESIDING IN YOUR COUNTRY MADE YOUR ADDRESS
AVAILABLE TO ME. HE ASSURED ME OF YOUR COMPANY S VIABILITY AND
CAPABILITY IN BUSINESS TRANSACTION THOUGH HE DID NOT KNOW MY REAL
NTENTIONS.THIS ASSURANCE GAVE ME COURAGE TO LINK YOU UP FOR THIS
PARTICULAR TRANSACTION, AND I HOPE IT WILL BE OF MUTUAL BENEFIT TO ALL
OF US.
OUR CONTACTS IN THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA AND FEDERAL MINISTRY OF
FINANCE HAVE GIVEN US A GO AHEAD ORDER FOR REMITTANCE, SO WE HAVE SET
IN MOTION THE MACHINERY FOR THE TAKE OFF OF THIS TRANSACTION AND
FURTHER ACTION WILL COMMENCE IMMEDIATELY WE HEAR FROM YOU. WE HAVE
AGREED THAT AFTER THE TRANSFER OF THE MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. YOU
SHALL BE ENTITLED TO 30% THE OFFICIALS, MY COLLEAGUES AND I SHALL TAKE
60% WHILE 10% SHALL BE MAPPED OUT TO COVER FOR LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL
EXPENSES THAT MAY BE INCURRED IN THE COURSE OF TRANSACTION.
REQUIERMENT NEEDED IS THIS
1.YOUR BANK NAME AND ADDRES
2 YOUR COMPANY'S NAME ADDRESS
3 ACCOUNT NUMBER/SWFIT CODE
4. TELEPHONE NUMBER AND FAX NUMBER AND YOUR PRAVITE TELEPHONE
THE NATURE OF YOUR BUSINESS IS NOT PARTICULARLY RELEVANT FOR THE
SUCCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION. ALL WE REQUIRED IS YOUR WILLINGNESS TO CO-
OPERATE AND ASSURANCE THAT OUR OWN SHARE WILL BE GIVEN TO US WHEN THIS
MONEY IS TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. ALL NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS HAVE
BEEN TAKEN TO ENSURE A NO RISK SITUATION ON THE SIDES OF BOTH PARTIES
AND IT IS BELIEVED THAT THIS TRANSACTION WILL LAST FOR 10 WORKING DAYS,
BARRING ANY DELAY.
PLEASE IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTABLE TO YOU, OR IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTION FEEL FREE TO CONTACT THE ABOVE EMAIL ADDRESS, I WILL OBLIGE
YOU WITH FURTHER INFORMATION.
BEST REGARDS,
MR.YOUNG OKOH
NB: DO NOT FAIL TO INCLUDE YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND
FAX NUMBER WHILE REPLYING THIS LETTER FOR EASY
COMMUNICATIONS
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http://messenger.yahoo.com.hk
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