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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: "Christain Obodo" <christainobodo@universal.pt>
Reply-To: <chris000obo@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 22:01:13 GMT
Subject: My Proposal To You[confidential]
FROM
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC.
ENUGU-NIGERIA.
ATTENTION:
{VERY URGENT BUSINESS TRANSACTION}
GREETINGS
IN ORDER TO TRANSFER OUT (USD 32 MILLION DOLLARS) FROM OUR BANK.
I HAVE THE COURAGE TO ASK YOU TO LOOK FOR A RELIABLE AND HONEST
PERSON WHO WILL BE CAPABLE FOR THIS IMPORTANT BUSINESS BELIEVING
THAT YOU WILL NEVER LET ME DOWN EITHER NOW OR IN FUTURE.
I AM MR.CHRISTAIN OBODO,THE AUDITOR GENERAL OF UNITED BANK FOR
AFRICA PLC.(UBA).THERE IS AN ACCOUNT OPENED IN THIS BANK IN 1980 AND
SINCE 1990 NOBODY HAS OPERATED ON THIS ACCOUNT AGAIN. AFTER GOING
THROUGH SOME OLD FILES IN THE RECORDS I DISCOVERED THAT IF I DO NOT
REMITT THIS MONEY OUT URGENTLY IT WILL BE FORFEITED FOR NOTHING.
THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT IS MR. SMITH B. ANDREAS, A FOREIGNER, AND THE
MANAGER OF PETRO - TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES, A CHEMICAL ENGINEER BY
PROFESSION AND HE DIED SINCE 1990. NO OTHER PERSON KNOWS ABOUT THIS
ACCOUNT OR ANY THING CONCERNING IT, THE ACCOUNT HAS NO OTHER
BENEFICIARY AND MY INVESTIGATION PROVED TO ME AS WELL THAT THIS COMPANY
DOES NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT AND THE AMOUNT INVOLVED IS
(USD32MILLION DOLLARS).
I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO A SAFE FOREIGNERS ACCOUNT ABROAD BUT
I DON'T KNOW ANY FOREIGNER, I AM ONLY CONTACTING YOU AS A FOREIGNER
BECAUSE THIS MONEY CAN NOT BE APPROVED TO A LOCAL BANK HERE, BUT CAN
ONLY BE APPROVED TO ANY FOREIGN ACCOUNT BECAUSE THE MONEY IS IN US
DOLLARS AND THE FORMER OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT IS MR. SMITH B. ANDREAS IS
A FOREIGNER TOO. I KNOW THAT THIS MASSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A
SURPRISE AS WE DON'T KNOW OUR SELVES BEFORE BUT BE SURE THAT IT IS REAL
AND A GENUINE BUSINESS.
I ONLY GOT YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS FROM THE COMPUTER,WITH BELIEVE IN GOD
THAT YOU WILL NEVER LET ME DOWN IN THIS BUSINESS YOU ARE THE ONLY
PERSON THAT I HAVE CONTACTED IN THIS BUSINESS, SO PLEASE REPLY URGENTLY
SO THAT I WILL INFORM YOU THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE URGENTLY.
I WANT US TO SEE FACE TO FACE OR SIGN A BINDING AGREEMENT TO BIND US
TOGETHER SO THAT YOU CAN RECIEVE THIS MONEY INTO A FORIEGN ACCOUNT OR
ANY ACCOUNT OF YOUR CHOICE WHERE THE FUND WILL BE REMMITTED.AND I WILL
FLY TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR WITHDRAWAL AND SHARING AND OTHER INVESTMENTS.
I AM CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO INVOLVE A FOREIGNER WITH
FOREIGN ACCOUNT AND FOREIGN BENEFICIARY. I NEED YOUR CO-OPERATION TO
MAKE THIS WORK FINE. BECAUSE THE MANAGEMENT IS READY TO APPROVETHIS
PAYMENT TO ANY FOREIGNER WHO HAS CORRECT INFORMATION OF THIS ACCOUNT,
WHICH I WILL GIVE TO YOU LATER IMMEDIATELY, IF YOU ARE ABLE AND WITH
CAPABILITY TO HANDLE SUCH AMOUNT IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND TRUST
ACCORDING TO MY INSTRUCTIONS AND ADVICE FOR OUR MUTUAL BENEFIT BECAUSE
THIS OPPORTUNITY WILL NEVER COME AGAIN IN MY LIFE.
A NEED TRUTHFUL PERSON IN THIS BUSINESS BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO MAKE
MISTAKE I NEED YOUR STRONG ASSURANCE AND TRUST.
WITH MY POSITION NOW IN THE OFFICE I CAN TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO ANY
FOREIGNERS RELIABLE ACCOUNT WHICH YOU CAN PROVIDE WITH ASSURANCE THAT
THIS MONEY WILL BE INTACT PENDING MY PHYSICAL ARRIVAL IN YOUR COUNTRY
FOR SHARING.
I WILL DESTROY ALL DOCUMENTS OF TRANSACTION IMMEDIATELY WE RECIEVE THIS
MONEY LEAVING NO TRACE TO ANY PLACE. YOU CAN ALSO COME TO DISCUSS WITH
ME FACE TO FACE AFTER WHICH I WILL MAKE THIS REMITTANCE IN YOUR
PRESENCE AND TWO OF US WILL FLY TO YOUR COUNTRY AT LEAST TWO DAYS AHEAD
OF THE MONEY GOING INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
I WILL APPLY FOR ANNUAL LEAVE TO GET VISA IMMEDIATELY I HEAR FROM YOU
THAT YOU ARE READY TO ACT AND RECEIVE THIS FUND IN YOUR ACCOUNT. I WILL
USE MY POSITION AND INFLUENCE TO EFFECT LEGAL APPROVALS AND ONWARD
TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT WITH APPROPRIATE CLEARANCE FORMS
OF THE MINISTRIES AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPARTMENTS.
AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS BUSINESS, YOU WILL BE GIVEN 20% OF THE TOTAL
AMOUNT, 75% WILL BE FOR ME, WHILE 5% WILL BE FOR EXPENSES BOTH PARTIES
MIGHT HAVE INCURED DURING THE PROCESS OF TRANSFERING.
I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR EARLIEST REPLY BY EMAIL.
YOURS TRULY,
MR.CHRISTAIN OBODO
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