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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: "JOE ABIBI" <joeabibi@netscape.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: joeabibi@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 02:54:32 -0800
Subject: CONTRACT
JOE ABIBI
LAGOS NIGERIA
SIR,
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. YOU HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED BY A FRIEND
IN FOREIGN 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 AN ACCOUNTANT WITH BEACON NIG. LTD. A FOREIGN OIL COMPANY BASED
IN LAGOS, NIGERIA. BEACON 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, 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 FOUR OF THESE
TRUNK BOXES DEPOSITED WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY. THE CONTENT OF THESE
BOXES IS TWENTY FIVE MILLION AND FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS (US$25.5M).
I HAVE PUT IN AN APPLICATION WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY TO TRANSFER
THESE BOXES TO THEIR CORRESPONDENCE OFFICE IN AMERICA OR EUROPE 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
BOUNDTO 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 BANK ACCOUNT.
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.
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.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
JOE ABIBI
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