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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 Seuleman Aminu <draminu34@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 03:48:14 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FROM DR SEULEMAN AMINU
FROM THE DESK OF:
DR SEULEMAN AMINU
(PRINCIPAL AUDITOR) NIGERIAN NATIONAL
PETROLLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC) LAGOS, NIGERIA
EMAIL(drseuleman@operamail.com)
ATTN; DEAR
COMPLIMENT OF THE DAY TO YOU.
I WISH TO EXTEND THIS MUTUAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU
WITH THE HOPE THAT YOU WILL GLADLY ACCEPT. I AM THE
PRINCIPAL AUDITOR OF THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM
CORPORATION. A POST I HAVE HELD FOR THE PAST THREE
YEARS. IN THE COURSE OF DISCHARGING MY DUTY LAST YEAR,
I DISCOVERED THAT SOME GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN THE
PAST, COMMITTED SOME IRREGULARITIES IN THE FORM OF
OVER- INVOICED CONTRACT VALUES, WHICH EVENTUALLY GO
INTO THEIR PRIVATE BANK ACCOUNTS. WHAT INTEREST ME MUST
AND FOR WHICH REASON I AM WRITING YOU IS THIS
PARTICULAR CONTRACT, WHICH WAS AWARDED TO A FOREIGN
CONTRACTOR, ITWAS OVER ESTIMATED BY THE TUNE OF US$
12.8 M TWELVE MILLION,
EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S. DOLLARS). THIS CONTRACT
HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND COMMISSIONED AND THE
CONTRACTOR FULLY PAID, BUT THE US $ 12.8 M OVER
ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE CONTRACT IS STILL LYING AT THE
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).
BECAUSE OF THE HASTE WITH WHICH THE LAST GOVERNMENT
WAS REMOVED FROM OFFICE, THESE MEN HAS NO CHANCE TO
COLLECT THIS MONEY BEFORE LEAVING THE OFFICE. BUT AS
A RESULT OF UPDATED PAYMENTS ADVISE AT THE CENTRAL
BANK
OF NIGERIA (CBN), IT HAS BEEN AWAITING TRANSFER TO A
FOREIGN ACCOUNT. IN MY REPORT, I RECOMMENDED THAT
THIS MONEY SHOULD BE PAID BUT ON THE CONDITION THAT
THE CONTRACTOR SHOULD BE INFORMED. MY RECOMMENDATION WAS
ACCEPTED AND I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE GO-AHEAD ORDER TO
GET IN-TOUCH WITH THE FOREIGN CONTRACTORS, BUT SINCE
THE CONTRACTOR HAS BEEN FULLY PAID FOR THE JOB HE
DID, I WANT TO DIVERT THIS MONEY TO ANOTHER FOREIGN
ACCOUNT.
HAVING DONE ALL THE NECESSARY GROUND WORK, THIS MONEY
IS IN MY POSSESSION AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD FOR A
TRUST WORTHY PERSON INTO WHOSE PRIVATE OR COMPANY'S
ACCOUNT THIS MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO. I WISH
TO RETIRE FROM SERVICE AFTER THIS TRANSACTION AND GO
INTO BUSINESS IN YOUR COUNTRY THROUGH YOU AS MY AGENT.
YOU ARE THEREFORE REQUESTED TO KINDLY ALLOW ME TO
TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT PROVIDED THAT I
CAN WITHDRAW THIS MONEY WHEN I WANT TO. UPON THE
TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY, 65% OF THE TOTAL SUM WILL BE
FOR ME AND MY COLLEAGUES WHILE 30% SHALL BE FOR YOU
THE ACCOUNT OWNER AND THE REMAINING 5% SHALL BE SET
ASIDE TO REFUND EXPENSES MADE IN THE COURSE OF THI
TRANSACTION. BE ASSURED THAT THIS BUSINESS IS
RISK-FREE BUT THE KEYWORD IS THE CONFIDENTIALITY DUE
TO THE NATURE OF THE TRANSACTION AND MY POSITION IN
THE MINISTRY.
KINDLY TREAT AS URGENT AND CONTACT ME
IMMEDIATELY THROUGH MY E-MAIL ADDRESS, YOU WILL BE
FULLY DETAILED WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU. YOUR BANKING
PARTICULARS, I.E - ACCOUNT NUMBER, TELEX,
BENEFICIARY, AND YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX
NUMBERS ARE VITAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION
FOR UPDATING AND REMITTANCE PROTOCOL.
BEST REGARDS
DR SEULEMAN AMINU
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