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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: "BEAGON OIL COMPANY" <businessproposal@handbag.com>
Reply-To: beagonoilltd@freenet.de
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 05:54:12 -0800
Subject: From the Chief Accountant.
From the Chief Accountant.
Beagon Oil Nig Ltd
Third floor dolphin house Ikoyi
Lagos Nigeria.
Dear friend,
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 great magnitude.
I am an accountant with Beagon Nig. Ltd a 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; revoked there
license and the expatriates 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 five million United States dollars (us$35m).
I have put in an application with the security company to transfer these
boxes to their correspondence office in Canada, Dubai, Indonesia 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 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 bank account. Please, note that this transaction is 100%risk-free,
for all machinery 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 before 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 address to enable me know if you are interesting or not.
Yours, faithfully,
Dr. Martins Don
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