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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: "ALHAJI HAMZA ALIU" <shellpetrocoltd@sify.com> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 21:04:01 +0200
Subject:
SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
44 MARINA, LAGOS NIGERIA.
ATTENTION: THE MANAGING DIRECTOR,
ATTEN MY DEAR
FIRST, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION, THIS
IS BY VIRTUE OF ITS ATURE AS BEING CONFIDENTIAL. I AM ASSURING YOU
THAT ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OF THE DAY. WE HAVE DECIDED TO
CONTACT YOU BY E-MAIL DUE TO THE URGENCY OF THIS TRANSACTION.
LET ME STARTS BY INTRODUCING MY SELF PROPERLY TO YOU. I AM ALHAJI HAMZA ALIU, THE AUDITOR OF THE SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (SPDC).
I CAME TO KNOW OF YOU IN MY PRIVATE SEARCH FOR A LIABLE AND REPUTABLE
PERSON TO HANDLE THIS CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION WHICH INVOLVES THE
TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF THIRTY-FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS
WITH SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE.
THIS AMOUNT WAS SECURED FROM EXCESS OIL SALES FROM NIGERIA CRUDE
OIL.
THE SUM OF $1.2 BILLION OIL WINDFALL WAS RELIEZED BY THE SHELL
PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2003.ORGANISATION OF PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES (OPEC) CRUDE OIL PRICE WAS PEG AT $22.00 PER BARREL AND FORTUNATELY FOR OIL PRODUCING COUNTRIES LIKE NIGERIA, THERE WAS RISES IN OIL PRICE TO ABOUT $27.00 AND $28.00 PER BARREL AND AS A RESULT THERE WAS EXCESS OIL SALES AND I BELIEVE YOU WOULD BE AWARE OF THIS RISE IN OIL PRICE IN THIS YEARS.
OUT OF THESE $1.2 BILLION EXCESS OIL FUNDS, MY COLLEAQUES AND MYSELF
BECAUSE OF OUR POSITION IN THE ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT OF! THE SHELL
PETROLEUM EVELOPMENT COMPANY DIVERTED THE SUM OF THIRTY-FIVE MILLION
UNITED STATE DOLLARS WE WANT TO TRANSFER INTO YOUR ACCOUNT WHICH
IS IN THE EXCESS CRUDE OIL SALES WITH SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE.
TO ENABLE THE SECURITY COMPANY PAY YOU THIS THIRTY-FIVE MILLION
U.S DOLLARS I SECURED TO YOU WILL BE ACTING AS ONE OF OUR CONTRACTOR
AND THIS MONEY WILL BE PAID IN YOUR FAVOUR.
NOTE, THE REASON FOR THE PAYMENT OF THIS THIRTY-FIVE MILLION U.S
DOLLARS INTO YOUR HAND WILL BE FOR A MOBILISATION FEE FOR A CONTRACT
THAT IS AWARDED TO YOU BY MY COMPANY THE SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT
COMPANY.ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THIS FUND WILL BE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF AND THIS BUSINESS IS 100% RISK FREE AS ALL
THE MODALITIES FOR THE SMOOTH PAYMENT OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR HAND HAS
BEEN CONCLUDED ALREADY.
(1)THIRTY PERCENT (30%) WILL BE FOR YOU FOR HELPING US RECEIVING
THIS FUND,
(2)TEN PERCENT (10%) WILL BE MAPED OUT FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF ANY
EXPENSES INCURED BY THE TWO PARTIES (YOUR PARTY AND MY PARTY) DURING
THE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT,
(3)THAT SIXTY PERCENT WILL BE FOR MY PARTY, WHICH WE WELL USE INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY.
TO ENABLE US PROCEED WITH THIS BUSINESS, YOU ARE URGENTLY REQUIRED
TO SEND TO US, :
YOUR FULL NAME......................
DIRECT PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.........
YOUR BANK NAME.......................
YOUR BANK ADDRESS....................
YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE REMMITED TO.........
NOTE:REPLY TO MY PRIVATE e-mail box : hamzaliu@sify.com
WAITING TO RECEIVE YOUR IMMEDIATE REPLY.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
ALHAJI HAMZA ALIU.
THE AUDITOR OF SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
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