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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: "BLESSING HARRIS" <blessing11@harrisworld.net>
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 13:38:55 +0000
Subject: DR.HARRIS BLESSING.
FROM THE DESK OF DR.HARRIS BLESSING.
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND
NATURAL RESOURCESNO.15 ODELE ODEKU,29803,
VICTORIA ISLAND.LAGOS-NIGERIA.
EMAIL:blessing1000@tsamail.co.za
ATTENTION SIR/MADAM,
I GOT YOUR INFORMATION FROM A SEARCH IN THE INTERNET AND IDECIDED TOCONTACT
YOU BELIEVING THAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE AND HONEST TO ASSISTIN THIS
TRANSFER . WE BELIEVE THAT YOU WOULD BE IN A GOOD POSITION TO HELP US IN OUR
BID TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF FOURTY FIVE MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS(US$45.5M) INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT. WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE SPECIAL
COMMITTE FOR BUDGET AND PLANNING OF THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF
PETROLEUM AND NATURAL RESOURCES,
THIS COMMITTEE IS PRINCIPALLY CONCERNED WITH CONTRACT APPRAISALS AND
APPROVAL IN ORDER OF PRIORITIES AS REGARDS CAPITAL PROJECT OF THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA. WITH OUR POSITIONS, WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY
SECURED FOR OURSELVES THE SUM OF FOURTY FIVE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$45.5). THIS AMOUNT WAS ACCUMULATED THROUGH
UNDECLARED WINDFALL FROM SALES OF CRUDE OILDURING THE GULF WAR.
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE ACCOUNT INTO WHICH THE FUNDS WILL
BE TRANSFERRED SINCE OUR LAWS DO NOT ALLOW GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO OPERATE
FOREIGN ACCOUNT. IT HAS BEEN AGREED THAT THE OWNER
OF THE ACCOUNT WILL BE COMPENSATED WITH 30% OF THE REMITTED FUNDS, WE SHALL
KEEP 60% WHILE 10% WILL BE SET ASIDE TO OFFSET ANY EXPENSES INCLUDING TAXES
THAT MAY BE
INCURRED BY BOTH PARTIES IN THE COURSE OF THE TRANSACTION.
IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT TWO YEARS AGO A SIMILAR TRANSACTION WAS
CARRIED OUT WITH ONE MR. PATRICE MILLER,THE PRESIDENT
OF CRAINE INTERNATIONAL TRADING CORPORATION AT NUMBER 135, EAST 57TH STREET,
28TH FLOOR, NEWYORK. 10022 WITH TELEPHONE (212) 308-7788 AND TELEX NUMBER
6731689, AFTER THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN BOTH PARTNERS IN WHICH HE WAS TO TAKE
5% THE MONEY WAS DULY TRANSFERRED INTO HIS ACCOUNT ONLY FOR US TO BE
DISAPPOINTED ON OUR ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK AS WE WERE RELIABLY
INFORMED THAT MR. PATRICE MILLER WAS NOLONGER ON THAT ADDRESS WHILE HIS
TELEPHONE AND
TELEX NUMBERS HAVE BEEN REALLOCATED TO SOMEBODY ELSE. THIS WAS HOW WE LOST
US$31.5M TO MR.PATRICE MILLER.
THIS TIME AROUND WE NEED A MORE RELIABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON OR A
REPUTABLE COMPANY TO DO BUSINESS WITH, HENCE THIS LETTER TO
YOU. SO IF YOU CAN PROVE YOURSELF TO BE TRUSTWORTHY AND INTERESTED IN THIS
DEAL THEN
WE ARE PREPARED TO DO BUSINESS WITH YOU. WHAT WE WANT FROM YOU IS THE
ASSURANCE THAT YOU WILL LET US HAVE OUR SHARE WHEN THIS FUND IS TRANSFERRED
INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
IF THIS PROPOSAL SATISFIES YOU, E-MAIL YOUR RESPONSE SO THAT WE CAN ADVICE
YOU ON THE MODALITIES OF THIS TRANSACTION,ALSO INDICATE YOUR MOBILE
TELEPHONE /FAX NUMBER FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION. ALL MODALITIES OFTHE
TRANSFER HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT AND ONCE STARTED WILL NOT TAKE MORE THAN 14
WORKING DAYS WITH THE ABSOLUTE COOPERATION OF ALL CONCERNED.
THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE.
PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT AND VERY CONFIDENTIAL. GOD BE WITH YOU AS I LOOK
FORWARD TO YOUR REPLY.blessing1000@tsamail.co.za
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR.HARRIS BLESSING
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