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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.Steve Suleiman." <adams_fredrick71@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: ccacnnpc_1@yahoo.com.cn
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 19:05:28 -0500 (EST)
Subject: PLEASE URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED!!!.
FROM THE DESK OF: DR.STEVE SULEIMAN.
NNPC COMPLEX, MAITAMA SULE,
ASOKORO ABUJA-NIGERIA.
Dear Friend/Sir,
REF: FOREIGN RECEIVER/BENEFICIARY NEEDED.
Although this proposal might come to you as surprise since it is coming from someone you don't know or ever seen before. Please, do not be surprised about this email communication, due to the urgency required I am using this medium to reach you. I and colleagues are active management officials of the Nigerian Petroleum Resources. We want a reliable person who could assist us to transfer the sum of US$37.4M (Thirty seven million, Four hundred Thousand United States Dollars) into his or her Account. We would like to employ your effort to act as the receiver/beneficiary of a contract payment sum of US$37.4Million. The said fund legally belongs to us, being proceeds from contract deals over-estimated and executed on our behalf over the years.
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Our master plan is to make you the Subcontractor/consortium beneficiary of this fund by way of advancing you as a contractor to whom the corporation is indebted, to the tune of Thirty-Seven million, four hundred thousand United States Dollars only (US$37.4MN). The blueprint is 100% tested and the workability is okay because it does not breach the laws internationally, since all the contract documentation is in our possession.
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You will only need to be in correspondence with the paying bank/Apex bank via Telephone, e-mail or fax messages for effective and speedy remittance of the funds into any nominated bank account you will provide.
{1}.We have agreed to offer 20% for you account owner)
{2}.75% for us,
{3}. 5% for tax, as may be required by your Government.
{4}10% of the total funds calculated as (US$7.480Mn) for your anticipated assistance in consummating this transaction and to oversea our investment. Your information is needed for proper and legal documentation processes.
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COMPLETE-NAMES:..............................................................
ADDRESS:.............................................................
CITY:................................................................
STATE:...............................................................
COUNTRY:.............................................................
CELL/PHONE
NUMBERS...........................................................
MARITAL
STATUS:..............................................................
AGE:.................................................................
OCCUPATION...........................................................
COMPANY..............................................................
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Please, fill your information as required above and revert to me urgently for further information and oral clarification.
Best regards,
DR.STEVE SULEIMAN.
Director, Procurement/Contract Services,
NNPC-ABUJA.
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