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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: "ph3onyekwere@terra.es" <ph3onyekwere@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:32:31 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Good day to you,
Good day to you,
I got your contact address while searching for a reliable person to assist =
me in this transaction. I am Philip Onyekwere, Executive Director, Finance =
and Account Administration of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (=
NNPC) Lagos, Nigeria. On the 17th of January,2008, the President and Comma=
nder in Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar=E2=
=80=99 Adua directed my Office (Finance & Account) to take a total Inventor=
y of Debts owed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to Foreign C=
ontractors with a view to settling all Debts.
The Policy behind these directives was the recent announcement of the beak-=
up of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation into a smaller Unit of Co=
mpanies for efficiency, service delivery and Accountability.
In order to save my future and that of my Five Children, I raised a Payment=
Voucher for US$17,500,000.00 (Seventeen Million, Five Hundred Thousand Uni=
ted States Dollars) as part of the Debt owed to a Fictitious Foreign Contra=
ctor since all the Board of Directors and Management which I am part of wil=
l to be compulsorily retired this year, 2008.
Having received this approval for all the Payment Vouchers I raised, I am i=
n a desperate search for a Honest Foreigner whom I can forward his name or =
Company as the Foreign Contractor who owns the payment of this US$17,500,00=
0.00(Seventeen Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) beside=
s the fact that I do not own a Foreign Bank Account, it will be difficult f=
or me to order the transfer out to a Foreign Account without a Foreign Part=
ner.
That is why I am writing you hopping you will partner with me as a honest p=
erson to see the success of this Payment into your bank account .What I ur=
gently need from you to get this payment out are=20
1. Your telephone and fax number for easy communications
2. Your full banking particulars (You can open a New Account for this Payme=
nt Only)
3. Your full names or company name and address to enable us process the pap=
ers in your favor as the beneficiary. This information will enable me put a=
payment application for the release of this money from my office to you im=
mediately. I am ready to share this Money equally on 45-45% ratio between m=
e and you each and the 10% balance used for the payment of all expenses her=
e and in your Country,.
Most important is that this Proposal is 100% risk free as I am the only one=
who knows this and in Charge of issuing Payment Vouchers to all beneficiar=
ies. I am ready to forward any information you need as proof of my identif=
ication
Awaiting your immediate reply or phone call for us to proceed. God bless yo=
u.
Regards,
Philip Onyekwere
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