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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: "pgyn3 Gazeta.pl" <pgyn3@gazeta.pl>
Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 12:03:24 +0200
Subject: PARTNERSHIP AND BUSINESS COLLABORATION
FROM :CHIEF PETER GYN.
FORMER ASSISTANT GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR,
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLUEM CO-OPERATIONS(NNPC) ..
DEAR FRIEND,
MY NAME IS PETER GYN .I AM THE FORMER ASSISTANT GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR ,
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLUEM CO-OPERATIONS(NNPC) .I RESIDES IN THE NNPC
LAISON QUARTERS,COTONOU, BENIN REP.
I CAME IN CONTACT WITH YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN MY CAREFULL SEARCH FOR A
REPUTABLE AND RELIABLE FOREIGN PARTNER(A FRIEND AS WELL) THAT WILL ASSIST
AND HELP ME TRANSFER MY MONEY INTO YOUR COUNTRY AND THEREAFTER ,WE DISCUSS
THE INVESTMENT TO DO WITH THE MONEY AND THE LIKELY SHARE OF THE PROCEEDS
FROM THE INVESTMENT BY THE GRACE OF GOD .HOWEVER,I HAVE FOUND YOU WORTHY OF
THIS TRANSACTION AFTER MY CAREFULL THOUGHT .
AS THE FORMER ASSISTANT GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR,NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLUEM
COOPERATIONS(NNPC),I OVERSAW THE MINING, REFINING, DISTRIBUTING,
EXPORTATIONS AND IMPORTATIONS OF THE NIGERIAN CRUDE OIL .AS YOU ARE
AWARE,NIGERIAN CRUDE OIL ACCOUNTS FOR MORE THAN EIGHTY FIVE PERCENT OF THE
NIGERIAN REVENUE AS A RESULT OF BOOM IN THE NIGERIAN OIL SECTOR ACCOMPANIED
BY THE RISE IN THE GLOBAL OIL PRICE . I USED MY POSITION TO ACCUMULATE
US$75,950,000.OO(SEVENTY FIVE MILLION,NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS) WHICH I DEPOSITED WITH A BANK & PART WITH SECURITY COMPANY
WITH REFERENCE TO THE ECONOMIC CLIMATE IN NIGERIA COUPLE WITH THE FACT THAT
MONEY OR INVESTMENT IS NOT SECURED IN NIGERIA, I HEREBY REQUEST YOUR HELP
AND ASSISTANCE TO HELP ME TRANSFER THIS US$75,950,000.00(SEVENTY FIVE
MILLION,NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) INTO YOUR
COUNTRY SO THAT WE WORK TOGETHER AND INVEST THE MONEY IN A LUCRATIVE
BUSINESS IN YOUR COUNTRY .WE SHALL ALSO DISCUSS IN DETAILS HOW WE WILL
COMMIT OURSEVLES IN THE INVESTMENT AND THE LIKELY SHARE OF THE PROCEEDS FROM
THE INVESTMENT . I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO YOUR
COUNTRY SO THAT WE BEGIN THE BUSINESS IN EARNEST.
WE WILL PROCURE THE SERVICES OF A LEGAL PRACTIONER HERE IN COTONOU THAT WILL
ASSIST US TO FACILATE THE TRANSFER OF THIS US$75,950,000.00 INTO YOUR BANK
ACCOUNT.I WILL LIKE YOU TO KEEP THIS INVESTMENT PROJECT CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL
WE START IT IN EARNEST.I WILL GIVE YOU A 20% GRATIFICATION AS SOON A THIS
US$75,950,000.00 IS TRANSFERED INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.I WILL ALSO REFUND YOU
ALL THE MONEY YOU WILL SPEND IN THE COURSE OF TRANSFERING THIS
US$75,950,000.00 INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
ON YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL,LET ME HEAR FROM YOU SO THAT WE KNOW THE NEXT
LINE OF ACTION AS REGARDS THIS INVESTMENT PROJECT.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU ON YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL.PLEASE
INCLUDE YOUR PRIVATE TEL/FAX NUMBERS FOR QUICK COMMUNICATION ON MY PERSONAL
EMAIL ADDRESS: <p_gyn@myway.com>. SO THAT WE DISCUSS MORE ABOUT OUR
INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP IN YOUR COUNTRY.
DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL BECAUSE YOU MIGHT NOT BE ATTENDED TO. KINDLY
CONTACT YOUR FIDUCIARY.
AS I AWAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU ,
REGARDS !
CHIEF.PETER GYN
CEL/+229-97-235-721
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