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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: "what is my pets name davis" <davis4@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: davis_bello@yahoo.de
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:11:18 -0700
Subject: Outstanding Contract Payment.
Attn: Sir,
RE: OUTSTANDING CONTRACT PAYMENT - WHY YOU HAVE NOT SUCCEEDED.
After waiting to hear from you or your Nigerian partners for a long time
now, I decided to make this direct approach to you in other not to look
shrewd or look as if I have anything in mind against you. I do not know if
you have asked yourself why each time the release of this fund is approved,
all of a sudden, the payment will be stopped or one problem or the other
will come up. If you have not asked this question or you do not know, this
is an opportunity for me to tell you.
Some time ago, your Nigerian partners approached me and requested me to
assist them conclude a money transfer deal they had with you, they requested
that I assist them by removing the original contractors name, company's name
and bank particulars from CBN Vetting and replace them with your name and
your bank details in order to make you appear as the rightful beneficiary of
the funds.
I agreed on the conditions that they would pay me US$300,000 as soon as your
name appears as the beneficiary. I did as agreed and demanded to be paid but
your partners started telling me stories. They even told me that you
promised to send money to me, do you know that up till now, I have not
received a single cent from them and have not set my eyes on any of them.
Based on this attitude, I decided to stop the funds release because I cannot
be denied of my right in my own office considering the risk as it might
affect my job. Secondly, I know the source of the funds that you did not
execute any contract in Nigeria, although I am the only person privileged to
know this information and it is a fact. Why I am making this clear to you is
that I can see that you are still making efforts in order to conclude this
project.
Now I am ready to forget the past. I do not need the US$300,000 any longer
from you but a good compensation from your mind. I need your assurance that
your colleagues will be totally kept out of this .None of them is aware of
my approach to you, Stop spending your money unnecessarily to CBN Officers
both here and overseas because you will never receive this money without my
hand in it.
I personally did the work at the beginning and only I can perfect it. The
secret is what we shall discuss when we chat on the phone.
Finally, I need your promise that no official of the Central Bank of Nigeria
will be aware of my involvement in this regard.
Thank you and God bless,
Mr. Davis Bello.
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