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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: gani_brown@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 14:45:30 +0100
Subject: INFORMATION
FROM THE DESK OF MR GANI VIN BROWN.
ACCOUTANT,
BEAGON OIL NIGERIA LTD.
EMAIL:ganibrown2004@fastermail.com
DEAR FREIND,
IT IS WITH A HEART FULL OF HOPE THAT I WRITE, SOLICITING FOR YOUR STRICT
CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION. THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF ITS NATURE AS BEING
CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET. FOR I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH OUR LARGE OFFICE
OF NIGERIAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES, WHO ASSURED ME OF YOUR
ABILITY AND RELIABILITY TO EXECUTE A TRANSACTION OF THIS GREAT MAGNITUDE.
I AM AN ACCOUNTANT WITH BEAGON NIGERIA, LTD. FOREIGN OIL COMPANY BASED IN
LAGOS, NIGERIA. BEAGON WAS INVOLVED IN PROSPECTING, DRILLING AND BUNKERING
OF OIL AT HIGH SEA (OFFSHORE), WITH EXPATRIATE CONSISTING MAJORITY OF THE
STAFF STRENGTH. UNFORTUNATELY, THESE EXPATRIATES GOT INTO AN ILLEGAL SALE
OF OIL AND THE MONEY FROM IT TRANSFERRED THROUGH A SECURITY COMPANY OUT
OF THE COUNTRY BUT WITH A SECURITY STAMP ON IT.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA DISCOVERED THE ILLEGAL DEAL, AND REVOKED
THEIR LICENSE AND THE EXPATRIATES WERE REPATRIATED. SO , BY VIRTUE OF MY
POSITION AS THE ACCOUNTANT OF THE COMPANY, I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION THE
DOCUMENTS CONTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT TWO OF THESE TRUNK BOXES DEPOSITED
WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY. THE CONTENT OF THESE BOXES IS TEN MILLION FIVE
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$10.5M).
I HAVE PUT IN AN APPLICATION WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY TO TRANSFER THESE
BOXES TO THEIR CORRESPONDENCE OFFICE IN ABROAD, WHICH THEY HAVE OBLIGED.
AND BEING THAT THIS DEAL WAS BEEN CARRIED OUT BY FOREIGN FIRM, I NEED A
TRUSTWORTHY FOREIGNER LIKE YOU THAT WILL ASSIST ME TO A LOGICAL CONCLUSION
OF THIS PENDING BUSINESS WHICH BOTH OF US WILL BOUND TO BENEFIT EARNESTLY.
ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS TO STAND BEFORE THE SECURITY COMPANY AND SIGN AS
ONE OF EXPATRIATES TO ENABLE YOU CLAIM THE MONEY AND PAY IT INTO YOUR BANKACCOUNT.
PLEASE, NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK-FREE, FOR EVERY MACHINERIES
HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE FOR SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION. REMEMBER, THAT I HAVE WITH
ME ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS THAT WILL PROVE THAT THE MONEY IS FOR US.I
EXPECT YOU TO BE TRUSTWORTHY AND KIND ENOUGH TO KEEP MY OWN SHARE,WHEN THE
MONEY HIT YOUR ACCOUNT.
WE HEREBY AGREE TO COMPENSATE YOUR SINCERE AND CANDID EFFORT IN THIS REGARD
WITH 20% OF THE FUND AFTER THE TRANSFER AND 5%(PERCENT) WILL BE SET ASIDE
FOR ANY EXPENSES BOTH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION, TELEPHONE
BILLS ETC, WHILE 75% WILL BE FOR ME AND TWO OF MY COLLEAGUES. THIS DEAL
WILL BE CONCLUDED WITHIN FOURTEEN (14) WORKING DAYS AS SOON AS YOU INDICATE
YOUR READINESS TO ASSIST IN THIS BENEFICIAL TRANSACTION.
THEREFORE, I WILL WANT YOU TO CONFIRM YOUR FULL CONTACT INFORMATION:
YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS
YOUR PRIVATE MOBILE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER
YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT NUMBER
I WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING BUSINESS WITH YOU, AND SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENTIALITY
IN THIS TRANSACTION. PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF THIS PROPOSAL VIA
MY PRIVATE E-MAIL BOX:(ganibrown2004@fastermail.com) TO ENABLE ME KNOW IFYOU
ARE INTERESTING OR NOT.
YOURS, FAITHFULLY,
MR. GANI BROWN.
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