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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_tom bello" <dr_tombello74@torba.com>
Reply-To: dr_tombellox@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:18:30 -0700
Subject: NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM COOPERATIONS
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM
COOPERATIONS
DR.TOM BELLO FORMER GROUP
MANAGING DIRECTOR
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM
CO-OPERATIONEAR,
ATTN, MY NAME IS DR, TOM BELLO .I AM THE FORMER GROUP MANAGING
DIRECTOR NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLUEM CO-OPERATIONS (NNPC) .
I RESIDES IN THE NNPC, QUARTERS, VICTORIA GARDEN CITY, LAGOS, NIGERIAN.
I CAME IN CONTACT WITH YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN MY CAREFULL SEARCH FOR A
REPUTABLE AND RELIABLE FOREIGN PARTNER(A FRIEND ASWELL)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 GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR, NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLUEM
CO-OPERATIONS (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$30,000,000.00 (THIRTY MILLION
UNITED STATES DOLLARS) WHICH I DEPOSITED WITH A BANK.WITH REFERENCE TO THE
ECONOMIC CLIMATE IN NIGERIA COUPLE WITH THE DISTURBING OF E.F.C.C SET UP BY
OUR PRESIDENT ALHAJI UMAR MUSA YAR' ADUAR TO LOOK INTO PASS GOVERNMENT
INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNT, INFACT THE MONEY OR INVESTMENT IS NOT SECURED HERE IN
NIGERIA.I HEREBY REQUEST YOUR HELP AND ASSISTANCE TO HELP ME TRANSFER THIS
US$30,000,000.00(THIRTY MILLION, 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 THEINVESTMENT 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.
I SHALL GET A GOOD LAWYER THAT WILL ALSO ASSIST US TO FACILATE THE TRANSFER
OF THIS US$30,000,000.00 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 30% GRATIFICATION AS SOON AS THIS US$30,000,000.00 IS TRANSFERED INTO
YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.I WILL ALSO REFUND YOU ALL THE MONEY YOU WILL SPEND IN THE
COURSE OF TRANSFERING THIS US$30,000,000.00 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.
PLEASE I LOOK FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU ON YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS
MAIL.REMEMBER TO GIVE ME YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS IN YOUR REPLY FOR EASY
COMMUNICATIONS. CONTACT ME BY EMAIL ON YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS
MAIL:tombellotmbello@live.com <MAIL%3Atombellotmbello@live.com> SO THAT WE
DISCUSS MORE ABOUT OUR INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP IN YOUR COUNTRY. AS I WAIT TO
HEAR FROM YOU.
REMAIN BLESSED,
BEST REGARDS
DR, TOM BELLO
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