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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: "BARRISTER PHILIPS AJAYI" <amendabach2005@rediffmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: amendabacha@excite.com
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 12.57.45 +0200
Subject:
BARRISTER PHILIPS AJAYI
LEGAL PRACTITIONER.
12 OLOWU STREET
KANO.
I AM BARRISTER PHILIPS AJAYI, I REPRESENT MOHAMMED
ABACHA, SON OF THE LATE GEN. SANI ABACHA, WHO WAS THE
FORMER MILITARY HEAD OF STATE IN NIGERIA, THAT DIED IN
1998. SINCE HIS DEATH, THE FAMILY HAS BEEN LOOSING A
LOT OF MONEY DUE TO VINDICTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
WHO ARE BENT ON DEALING WITH THE FAMILY. BASED ON
THIS THEREFORE, THE FAMILY HAS ASKED ME TO
SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER WHO CAN WORK WITH US
AS TO MOVE OUT THE TOTAL SUM OF US$75,000,000.00 (
SEVENTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ),
PRESENTLY IN THEIR POSSESSION. THIS MONEY WAS OF COURSE,
ACQUIRED BY THE LATE PRESIDENT AND IS NOW KEPT
SECRETLY BY THE FAMILY.
THE SWISS GOVERNMENT HAS ALREADY FROZEN ALL THE
ACCOUNTS OF THE FAMILY IN SWITZERLAND, AND SOME OTHER
COUNTRIES WOULD SOON FOLLOW TO DO THE SAME. THIS BID
BY SOME GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO DEAL WITH THIS FAMILY
HAS MADE IT NECESSARY THAT WE SEEK YOUR ASSISITANCE IN
RECEIVING THIS MONEY AND IN INVESTING IT ON BEHALF OF
THE FAMILY. MORE OF THIS YOU CAN FIND ON THE PAGE BELOW
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1935646.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1606565.stm
THIS MUST BE A JOINT VENTURE TRANSACTION AND WE MUST
ALL WORK TOGETHER. SINCE THIS MONEY IS STILL CASH,
EXTRA SECURITY MEASURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO PROTECT IT
FROM THEFT OR SEIZURE. I HAVE PERSONALLY WORKED OUT
ALL MODALITIES FOR THE PEACEFUL CONCLUSION OF THIS
TRANSACTION. THE TRANSACTION DEFINITELY WOULD BE
HANDLED IN PHASES AND THE FIRST PHASE WILL INVOLVE
THE MOVING OF US$25,000,000.00( TWENTY-FIVE MILLION
UNITED STATES DOLLARS ).
MY CLIENTS ARE WILLING TO GIVE YOU A REASONABLE
PERCENTAGE OF THIS MONEY AS SOON AS THE TRANSACTION IS
CONCLUDED. I WILL, HOWEVER, BASED ON THE GROUNDS THAT
YOU ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH US AND ALSO ALL
CONTENTIOUS ISSUES DISCUSSED BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT
OF THIS TRANSACTION.
YOU MAY ALSO DISCUSS YOUR PERCENTAGE BEFORE WE START
TO WORK. AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU, I WILL GIVE YOU
ALL NECESSARY DETAILS AS TO HOW WE INTEND TO CARRY OUT
THE WHOLE TRANSACTION.PLEASE, DO NOT ENTERTAIN ANY
FEARS,AS ALL NECESSARY MODALITIES ARE IN PLACE, AND I
ASSURE YOU OF ALL SUCCESS AND SAFETY IN THIS
TRANSACTION. PLEASE, THIS TRANSACTION REQUIRES
ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY AND YOU WOULD BE EXPECTED TO
TREAT IT AS SUCH UNTIL THE FUNDS ARE MOVED OUT
OF THIS COUNTRY. PLEASE, YOU WILL ALSO IGNORE THIS
LETTER AND RESPECT OUR TRUST IN YOU BY NOT EXPOSING
THIS TRANSACTION, EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED.
FOR CONFIDENTIALITY PLEASE RESPOND THROUGH THIS MY
CONFIDENTIAL EMAIL ADDRESS: amendabacha@excite.com
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. THANK YOU.
TRULY YOURS,
BARRISTER PHILIPS AJAYI
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