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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: "Philip Ajayi" <philip_ajayi@lawofficeworld.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2004 02:21:32 +0000
Subject: Joint Venture (Please, respond immediately)
FROM: BARRISTER PHILIP AJAYI
LEGAL PRACTITIONER.
NIGERIA
COMPLIMENT OF THE SEASON.
GRACE AND PEACE AND LOVE FROM THIS PART OF THE
ATLANTIC TO YOU. I HOPE MY LETTER DOES NOT CAUSEYOU
TOO MUCH EMBARRASSMENT AS I WRITE TO YOU IN GOOD
FAITH. BASED ON THE CONTACT ADDRESS GIVEN TO ME BY A
FRIEND WHO WORKS AT THE NIGERIAN EMBASSY IN YOUR
COUNTRY.
PLEASE EXCUSE MY INTRUSION INTO YOUR PRIVATE LIFE.
I AM BARRISTER PHILIP AJAYI, I REPRESENT MOHAMMED
ABACHA, SON OF THE LATE GEN. SANI ABACHA, WHO WAS THE
FORMER MILITARY HEAD OF STATE IN NIGERIA. HE DIED IN
1998. SINCE HIS, THE FAMILY HAS BEEN LOOSING A LOT OF
MONEY DUE TO VINDICTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WHO ARE
BENT ON DEALING WITH THE FAMILY. BASED ON THIS
THEREFORE, THE FAMILY HAS ASKED ME TO SEEK FOR A
FOREIGN PARTNER WHO CAN WORK WITH US AS TO MOVE OUT
THE TOTAL SUM OF US$75,000,000.00 ( SEVENTY FIVE
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS), PRESENTLY IN THEIR
POSSESSION. THIS MONEY WAS OF COURSE, ACQUIRED BY THE
LATE PRESIDENT AND IS NOW KEPT SECRETLY BY THE FAMILY.
THE SWISS GOVERNMENT HAS ALREADY FROZEN ALL THE
ACCOUNTS OF THE FAMILY IN SWITZERLAND, AND SOME OTHER
COUNTRIES WOULD SOON FOLLOW TO DO THE SAME. THIS BID
BY SOME GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO DEAL WITH THIS FAMILY
HAS MADE IT NECESSARY THAT WE SEEK YOUR ASSISITANCE
TO RECEIVE THIS MONEY AND IN INVESTING IT ON BEHALF OF
THE FAMILY.
THIS MUST BE A JOINT VENTURE TRANSACTION AND WE MUST
ALL WORK TOGETHER.
SINCE THIS MONEY IS STILL CASH, EXTRA SECURITY
MEASURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO PROTECT IT FROM THEFT OR
SEIZURE, PENDING WHEN AGREEMENT IS REACHED ON WHEN AND
HOW TO MOVE IT INTO ANY OF YOUR NOMINATEDBANK
ACCOUNTS. I HAVE PERSONALLY WORKED OUT ALL MODALITIES
FOR THE PEACEFUL CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION. THE
TRANSACTION DEFINITELY WOULD BE HANDLED IN PHASES AND
THE FIRST PHASE WILL INVOLVE THE MOVING OF
US$25,000,000.00(TWENTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS).
MY CLIENTS ARE WILLING TO GIVE YOU A REASONABLE
PERCENTAGE OF THIS MONEY AS SOON AS THE TRANSACTION IS
CONCLUDED. I WILL, HOWEVER, BASED ON THE GROUNDS THAT
YOU ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH US AND ALSO ALL
CONTENTIOUS ISSUES DISCUSSED BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT
OF THIS TRANSACTION. YOU MAY ALSO DISCUSS YOUR
PERCENTAGE BEFORE WE START TO WORK. AS SOON AS I HEAR
FROM YOU, I WILL GIVE YOU ALL NECESSARY DETAILS AS TO
HOW WE INTEND TO CARRY OUT THE WHOLE TRANSACTION.
PLEASE, DO NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEARS, AS ALL NECESSARY
MODALITIES ARE IN PLACE, AND I ASSURE YOU OF ALL
SUCCESS AND SAFETY IN THIS TRANSACTION.
PLEASE, THIS TRANSACTION REQUIRES ABSOLUTE
CONFIDENTIALITY AND YOU WOULD BE EXPECTED TO TREAT IT
AS SUCH UNTIL THE FUNDS ARE MOVED OUT OF THIS COUNTRY.
PLEASE, YOU WILL ALSO IGNORE THIS LETTER AND RESPECT
OUR TRUST IN YOU BY NOT EXPOSING THIS TRANSACTION,
EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED.
ENDEAVOUR TO RESPOND THROUGH THIS MY CONFIDENTIAL
EMAIL ADDRESS:
ajayiphilip@netscape.net
I LOOK FORWARDS TO WORKING WITH YOU.
THANK YOU.
TRULY YOURS
BARRISTER PHILIP AJAYI.
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