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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: canonduru@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 01:37:33 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?RE?=
MR, EMEKA NNAMDI,
LAGOS NIGERIA.
PROPOSAL.
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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 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 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 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.
ALSO NOTE THAT THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SCAM AS THIS MAIL MAY COME TO
YOU AS A SURPRISE. YOU CAN ALSO CONTACT ME WITH MY DETAILED INFORMATIONS
AS STATED HEREIN. I AM OPEN TO MEET WITH YOU ANYWHERE IN THIS PART OF THE
WORLD FOR MORE DISCUSSION ON THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL IF YOU ARE INTERESTED,
FOR DETAILED DISCUSSION AND SHARING OF THE FUNDS. 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,
MR, EMEKA NNAMDI,
NB: Please include your Tel & Fax NO. in your reply
e-mail.
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