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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: "Sanche Moore" <SMoore60@jumpy.it> (may be fake)
Reply-To: SMoore@barcelona.com
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 00:39:46 +0000
Subject: REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTON.
THE ACCOUNTANT OF FLU OIL CO.NIG. LTD.
DEAR:PRESIDENT/CEO,SIR.
REQUEST FOR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
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 RELIABILITIY TO EXECUTE A TRANSACTION OF GREAT MAGNITUDE.
I AM MR. (DR). SANCHE' MOORE, AN ACCOUNTANT WITH FLU OIL CO. NIG. LTD. A FOREIGN OIL COMPANY BASED IN LAGOS- NIGERIA. FLU OIL WAS INVOLVED INPROSPECTING, 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 DISCOVEREDTHE ILLEGAL DEAL, REVOKED THEIR LICENCE AND THE EXPARTRIATES WERE REPATRIATED.SO, BY VIRTUE OF MY POSITION AS THE ACCOUNTANT OF THE COMPANY, I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION DOCUMENTS CONTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT TWO OF THESE TRUNK BOXES DEPOSITED WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY.THE CONTENT OF THESE BOXES IS THIRTY EIGHT MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$38.M)
I HAVE PUT IN AN APPLICATION WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY TO TRANSFER THESE THREE BOXES TO THEIR CORRESPONDENCE OFFICE IN ASIA OR EUROPE WHICH THEY HAVE OBLIGED. AND BEING THAT THIS DEAL WAS BEEN CARRIED OUT BY FOREIGN FIRM, I NEED A TRUST WORTHY FOREIGNER LIKE YOU THAT WILL ASSIST ME TO A LOGICAL CONCLUSION OF THIS PENDING BUSINESS WHICH BOTH OF US WILL BOUND TO BENEFIT EARNESTLY FROM THE TRANSACTION RIGHT.
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 BANK ACCOUNT. PLEASE, NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK-FREE, FOR EVERY MACHINERIES HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE FOR SUCCESSFUL SMOOTH CONCLUSION OF THE TRANSACTION. REMEMBER,THAT I HAVE WITH ME ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS THAT WILL PROVE AND PRESENT THAT THE MONEY IS FOR US.
I EXPECT YOU TO BE TRUSTWORTHY AND KIND ENOUGH TO KEEP MY OWN SHARE,WHEN THE MONEY GETS TO YOUR ACCOUNT.
I HEREBY AGREE TO COMPENSATE YOUR SINCERE AND CANDID EFFORT IN THIS REGARD WITH 25% OF THE FUND AFTER THE TRANSFER AND 5%(PERCENT) WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR ANY EXPENSES BOTH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION, TELEPHONE BILLS ETC. WILL BE SETTLED FROM THIS PERCENTAGE, WHILE 70% WILL BE FOR ME AND TWO OF MY COLLEAGUES.
THIS DEAL WILL BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) WORKING DAYS. 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 E-MAIL AND SEND ME YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASIER COMMUNICATION.
EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOONEST.
YOURS FAITHFULLY.
MR.SANCHE' MOORE.
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