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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: "DARE BABATUNDE" <darebabs2005@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 06:01:56 +0100
Subject:
FROM:
BARRISTER DARE BABATUNDE ESQ.
ATTORNEYS/LEGAL PRACTITIONER
NIGERIA
DEAR FRIEND
COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON. GRACE AND PEACE AND LOVE
FROM THIS PART OF THE ATLANTIC TO YOU. I HOPE MY
LETTER DOES NOT CAUSE YOU TOO MUCH EMBARRASSMENT.
AS I WRITE TO YOU IN GOOD FAITH BASED ON THE CONTACT
ADDRESS GIVEN TO ME BY A FRIEND WHO WORKS AT THE
NIGERIAN EMBASSYIN YOUR COUNTRY. PLEASE EXCUSE MY
INTRUSION INTO YOUR PRIVATE LIFE.
I AM DARE BABATUNDE,I REPRESENT MOHAMMED ABACHA, SON OF
THE LATE GEN.SANI ABACHA, WHO WAS THE FORMER MILITARY
HEAD OF STATE IN NIGERIA. HE DIED IN 1998. SINCE HIS
DEATH, THE FAMILY HAS BEEN LOSING 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.
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, PENDING WHEN AGREEMENT IS REACHED ON
WHEN AND HOW TO MOVE IT INTO ANY OF YOUR NOMINATED
BANK ACCOUNTS.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.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
THANK YOU.
TRULY YOURS,
BARRISTER DARE BABATUNDE(ESQ)
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