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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: "Mr. William duru" <williamduru0000@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: williamduru0000@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 14:52:06 +0000
Subject: HAPPY NEW YEAR
CHALLENGE SECURITIES & FINANCE LTD,
4, LOBI STREET,
V/ISLAND LAGOS,
NIGERIA.
Dear Friend,
I am MR.WILLIAM DURU, the Director of Operations CHALLENGE SECURITIES LTD,
LAGOS NIGERIA. Here in NIGERIA our firm is a security company of high repute
with years of outstanding service to the people of Africa. I have resolved
to contact you through this medium based on business proposal that will be
of mutual benefit to both of us. I got your particulars through a consultant
company base on my research for trustworthy and established person that
understands investment ethic for entering into a life time profitable joint
partnership investment and also co-operation with confidence and trust that
you will keep the contents secret and divulged to any third party.
To be explicit and straight to the point. Some time early 1997, a reputable
client of ours deposited a consignment in our company\'s vault for safe
keeping. And since then our client has failed to come forward to claim his
consignment, which has accumulated considerable amount of money in
demurrage? Consequently, in our bide to contact this client to redeem the
demurrage which his consignment had accumulated we discovered that our
client was the former president of the Federal Republic of Zaire, who died
of illness after he was de-thrown in the same year the consignment was
entrusted into our care. Since the death of our client President Mobutou
Seseseko, none of his benefactors has come forward to claim the consignment
with us, which means that non of his relatives or aids had any knowledge of
this consignment.
Hence out of curiosity I decided to secretly open the two boxes that our
client deposited in our vault. And to my surprise I discovered that the two
boxes that were registered as treasurer by our client actually contained a
considerable amount of money in United States Dollars amounting to about
US$30 million Dollar. Since this development I have been nursing plans
secretly. I also found out from enquiries and the foreign media that our
late client siphoned a lot of money from his country while he was in office
as head of state. It is my conviction that the consignment in our vault was
part of the money that our client siphoned and now that he is dead there is
no race to this money in our care. I am now soliciting your noble assistance
to assist me in transferring this money out of Nigeria to your country for
immediate investment with your assistance. I have also decided that you will
generously been titled to 30% of the total amount.
Upon my receipt of your reply confirming your willingness to assist me of
this transaction, I will immediately arrange and transfer all the rights of
ownership of this consignment to your name to facilitate your easy clearance
and transfer of the complete funds to your country.
You have nothing to worry about, as I will be there to assist you in anyway
necessary with all proper documentation. This transaction is 100% risk free.
Please maintain absolute confidentiality on this matter. Please reply to the
above email address with your telephone and fax so that I can call you.
Thanks.
Yours faithfully.
MR.WILLIAM DURU
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