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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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:16:17 -0800
Subject: GOOD DAY SIR/MA
FROM THE DESK OF: MR. AHMED GWARZO.
NNPC COMPLEX, MAITAMA SULE,
ASOKORO ABUJA-NIGERIA.
ahmedgwarzo_10@aol.in
Dear Sir,
REF: FOREIGN RECEIVER/BENEFICIARY NEEDED.
Although this proposal might come to you as surprise since it is coming
from someone you don't know or ever seen before. Please, do not be
surprised about this email communication, due to the urgency required I
am using this medium to reach you. I and colleagues are active
management officials of the Nigerian Petroleum Resources. We want a
reliable person who could assist us to transfer the sum of US$37.4M
(Thirty seven million, Four hundred Thousand United States Dollars) into
his or her Account. We would like to employ your effort to act as the
receiver/beneficiary of a contract payment sum of US$37.4Million. The
said fund legally belongs to us, being proceeds from contract deals over-
estimated and executed on our behalf over the years.
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Our master plan is to make you the Subcontractor/consortium beneficiary
of this fund by way of advancing you as a contractor to whom the
corporation is indebted, to the tune of Thirty-Seven million, four
hundred thousand United States Dollars only (US$37.4MN). The blueprint
is 100% tested and the workability is okay because it does not breach
the laws internationally, since all the contract documentation is in our
possession.
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You will only need to be in correspondence with the paying bank/Apex
bank via Telephone, e-mail or fax messages for effective and speedy
remittance of the funds into any nominated bank account you will provide.
1.We have agreed to offer 20% for you account owner)
2.75% for us, 3. 5% for tax, as may be required by your Government.
10% of the total funds calculated as(US$7.480Mn) for your anticipated
assistance in consummating this transaction and to oversea our
investment. Your information is needed for proper and legal
documentation processes.
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COMPLETE-
NAMES:..............................................................
ADDRESS:.............................................................
CITY:................................................................
STATE:...............................................................
COUNTRY:.............................................................
CELL/PHONE
NUMBERS...........................................................
MARITAL
STATUS:..............................................................
AGE:.................................................................
OCCUPATION...........................................................
COMPANY..............................................................
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Please, fill your information as required above and revert to me
urgently for further information and oral clarification.
Best regards,
MR. AHMED GWARZO.
Director, Procurement/ContractServices,
NNPC-ABUJA
ahmedgwarzo_10@aol.in
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