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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: Obikaeze Williams <obikaezewilliams@ymail.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 07:10:22 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Business Transaction.
Dear Sir,
=A0
I know that you may be surprised by this mail and it's content since we hav=
e not met or known each other before. I assure you that what I am about to =
discloseto you is a business of mutual benefit.
=A0
My name is Obikaeze Williams. I am a lawyer based in Lagos Nigeria. I am co=
ntacting you in my desperate attempt to find a trusted person or company th=
at will act as my partner in this transaction.
=A0
Sometime last year, a governor of one of the Niger Delta states fronted me =
to collect a high profile tip (bribe) from a Multi-National Oil company tha=
t has oil and gas interest in his state. Niger Delta is the areas in my cou=
ntry where crude oil and gas are tapped. The amount involved in the bribe i=
s US$130,000,000 (One Hundred and Thirty Million Dollars). For security rea=
sons, the oil company paid us the whole money in cash. I would not want to =
say more than this due to my oath and promise not to say anything about wha=
t I did for the governor.
=A0
After collecting the whole money which came in installments, based on my ag=
reement with the governor, I was paid a total of US$11,000,000 (Eleven Mill=
ion Dollars). I worked with an insider at First bank plc and have the US$11=
,000,000 was wired out of the country. The money is currently in my name at=
the Escrow account that First bank maintains in an oversea bank.
=A0
Why I contacted you is this: Since I have no bank account overseas and have=
no legitimate business that could cover such a huge amount, I want you to =
receive the US$11,000,000. Once you receive the money, I will come over to =
meet with you in your country and both of us will share the money at the ra=
te of 35/65. You will take 35% (UD$3,850,000) and give me 65% (UD$7,150,000=
).
=A0
However, for you to work with me on this, you must accept the following: 1.=
You will keep this proposal confidential at all times and will not in anyw=
ay divulge or blackmail me using the information I have given=A0 to you.
=A0
2. You must be an honest, reputable and trustworthy person or company and w=
ill keep to the sharing proportion of 30% for you are 65% for me, and will =
not sit on the money and treat me badly when you have it in your custody.
=A0
3. You will send me an invitation letter to secure my visa to come and meet=
with you in your country as soon as you have the funds in your custody
=A0
4. You will teach me a profitable type of business in your country in which=
I will invest my own half of the money since I have not been a businessman=
and have not been involved in business before.
=A0
5. You MUST ensure that your bank account and business will be able to take=
in the funds without any problem from your government and authorities in y=
our country.
Finally, I want you to know that everything about this transaction has been=
perfected and all the expenses have been made already and the money is cur=
rently overseas. So once you declare your willingness to work with me on th=
is, I will update you with me details on how we will go about this transact=
ion so as to conclude it within three days.
=A0
Please let me hear from you as urgent as possible in you are interested.
=A0
Best regards,
=A0
Obikaeze Williams.=0A=0A=0A
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