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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: "ptwilliams03 Gazeta.pl" <ptwilliams03@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: ptwilliams_007@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:58:53 -0700
Subject: Dear Sir, Please I need your help.
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
I AM REALLY SORRY IF THIS REQUEST WILL COME AS A SURPRISE TO YOU BEING QUITE
AWARE THAT WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY KIND OF FORMAL CONTACT BEFORE .
I SINCERELY SEEK YOUR SUPPORT AND CONSIDERATION IN THIS MUTUAL AND
BENEFICIAL FINANCIAL TRANSACTION WHICH I BRING TO YOU.
MY NAME IS PRINCE TIMI WILLIAMS, I AM AN ATTORNEY REPRESENTING AN OFFICIAL
IN OUR PRESIDENCY,SEAT OF GOVERNMENT.
MY FRIEND WORKS AT THE DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE (DMO) IN THE OFFICE OF THE
PRESIDENCY.
THEY ARE IN CHARGE OF PROCESSING APPROVALS, CLEARANCE AND ENDORSEMENT FOR
PAYMENT OF ALL INTERNAL AND FOREIGN CONTRACT PAYMENTS.
HE ASKED ME TO SOURCE FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER WHOM WE CAN USE HIS OR HER NAME/
COMPANY TO PRESENT AS A FOREIGN SUPPLIER/CONTRACTOR TO RECEIVE THE SUM OF
US$7MILLION PAYMENT FOR HIM.
THE FOREIGN PARTNER WILL RECEIVE THIS AMOUNT INTO HIS OR HER ACCOUNT AND
WILL BE DESIGNATED IN THE DOCUMENTATION AS A SUPPLIER/ CONTRACTOR WHO
SUPPLIED SETS OF COMPUTERS AND LAPTOPS AND IS BEING PAID BY THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA.
THERE WILL BE VALID PAPER DOCUMENTATION THAT WILL BACK THE PAYMENT IN YOUR
FAVOUR AS LEGITIMATE FUNDS BEING PAID OUT FOR A JOB GENUINELY EXECUTED BY
THE FOREIGN PARTNER RECEIVING THE FUNDS.
ONCE THIS US$7MILLION IS TRANSFERRED IN YOUR FAVOUR TO YOUR ACCOUNT, YOU
WILL BE ENTILED TO 40% OF THE TOTAL FUNDS WHILE MY PRINCIPAL (THE OFFICIAL
AT THE PRESIDENCY) WILL RECEIVE 60%.
YOU WILL MANAGE AND SAFE GUARD HIS 60% BY OPENING A SEPARATE ACCOUNT WITH
YOUR BANK OR ANY OTHER BANK THERE ONCE THE FUNDS ARE TRANSFERRED TO YOU
PENDING WHEN WE WILL COME OVER TO MEET WITH YOU AFTER THE TRANSFER OF THE
FUNDS.
PLEASE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO HELP IN THIS TRANSACTION DO EMAIL ME YOUR
REPLY TO ENABLE ME DISCUSS FINAL DETAILS OF THE FUND TRANSFER PROCESSES WITH
YOU.
I WILL REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FROM YOU WHEN SENDING YOUR
RESPONSE:
1. YOUR DIRECT/PRIVATE CONTACT TELPHONE NUMBER, FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
AT ANY TIME.
2.YOUR FULL NAME AS YOU WOULD LIKE STATED IN THE BACKUP DOCUMENTATION FOR
THE FUND TRANSFER.
3.YOUR CONTACT MAILING ADDRESS.
MAY I ASSURE YOU AT THIS POINT IN TIME THAT THIS IS A REALISTIC TRANSACTION
THAT REQUIRES SINCERITY OF PURPOSE. WE WOULD NOT LIKE BETRAYAL IN THIS
MATTER PLEASE.
PLEASE MY DEAR, IF YOU CANNOT BE TRUSTED IN THIS MATTER, THERE IS NO NEED TO
REPLY SO THAT WE DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME AND OUR TIME IN THIS.
PLEASE TREAT THIS LETTER WITH UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY .
HERE IS MY CONTACT PHONE NUMBER TO REACH ME ANY TIME: +234 - 70 -93003206.
I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR RESPONSE.
YOURS SINCERELY,
TIMI WILLIAMS ESQ.
( TELL: +234 - 70 -93003206.)
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