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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: info573@handbag.com
Reply-To: frank_sav573@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 19:14:56 +0100
Subject: From frank(confidential) please Acknowledge
FROM : THE DESK OF Dr FRANK.H.SAVIMBI
CHEIF ACCOUNTANT BEAGON OIL LTD
ATTENTION : REQUEST FOR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
I HOPE THIS LETTER WILL NOT EMBARRSS YOU SINCE WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY PREVIOUS
COMMUNICATION, I GOT YOUR REFERENCE FROM YOUR COUNTRY'S TRADE DEPARTMENT
UNDER PRIVATE ENQUIRY THAT IS NOT RELATED TO MY AIM OF WRITTING YOU THIS
LETTER AND WENT FURTHER TO HAVE IT CONFIRMED BY THE NIGERIA EXPORT PROMOTION
COUNCIL(NEPC) AND IT IS BY VIRTUE OF ITS NATURE AS BEING
CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET THAT I HAVE NOW DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU FORMALLY.
I AM DR FRANK.H.SAVIMBI .AN ACCOUNTANT WITH BEAGON NIGERIA. 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 , AND AFTER SOME TIME THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA DISCOVERED
THE ILLEGAL DEAL,AND REVOKED THEIR LICENCE AND THE EXPARTRIATES WERE REPATRIATED.SO,
BY VIRTUE OF MY POSITION AS THE ACCOUNTANT OF THE BEAGON OIL COMPANY, I HAVE
IN MY POSSESSION ALL DOCUMENTS CONTAINING ALL INFORMATION
ABOUT FUNDS DEPOSITED WITH THE FINANCE COMPANY.THE CONTENT OF THESE DEPOSIT
IS FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$15.M) I HAVE PUT IN AN APPLICATION
WITH THE FINANCE COMPANY TO TRANSFER
THESE DEPOSIT TO THEIR CORRESPONDENCE OFFICE IN AMERICA, ASIA OR EUROPE
WHICH THEY HAVE OBLIGED. AND BEING THAT THIS DEAL WAS BEEN CARRIED OUT BY
A FOREIGN FIRM, I NEED A TRUST WORTHY FOREIGNER LIKE YOU THAT WILL ASSIST
ME TO A LOGICAL CONCLUSION OF THIS PENDING BUSINESS WHICH I BELEIVE TAHT
IF YOU ASSIST ME TO CLAIM THIS FUNDS THAT BOTH OF US ! WILL BOUND TO BENEFIT
EARNESTLY FROM THE TRANSACTION.
RIGHT NOW ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS TO STAND BEFORE THE FINANCE COMPANY AND
SIGN AS ONE OF THE EXPATRIATES TO ENABLE YOU CLAIM THE MONEY AND PAY IT
INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AFTER YOU MUST HAVE CLAIM THE FUNDS OUT OF THE FINANCE
COMAPNY.
PLEASE, NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK-FREE AND THERE IS NO HARM
INVOLVE, FOR EVERY MACHINERIES HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE FOR SUCCESSFUL AND
SMOOTH CONCLUSION OF THIS MUTUAL
TRANSACTION.AND PLEASE REMEMBER,THAT I HAVE WITH ME ALL THE NECESSARY VITAL
DOCUMENTS THAT WILL PROVE AND PRESENT THAT THE MONEY BELONG TO US.
I EXPECT YOU TO BE TRUSTWORTHY AND KIND ENOUGH TO KEEP MY OWN SHARE OF THE
MONEY, WHEN THE MONEY FINALLY GETS TO YOUR ACCOUNT.
I HEREBY AGREE TO COMPENSATE YOUR SINCERE AND CANDID EFFORT IN THIS REGARD
WITH 20% OF THE FUND AFTER THE TRANSFER AND 5%(PERCENT) WILL BE SET ASIDE
FOR ANY EXPENSES BOTH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION, LIKE TELEPHONE
BILLS AND ANY EXPENSES ETC. WILL BE SETTLED FROM THIS PERCENTAGE, WHILE
75% WILL BE FOR ME AND TWO OF MY COLLEAGUES.
NOTE THAT THIS DEAL WILL BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) WORKING DAYS WITH
YOUR FULL SUPPORT. 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 AND
PLEASE SEND TO ME YOUR PRIVATE HOME AND OFFICE TELEPHONE OR CELL PHONE
NUMBER AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASIER COMMUNICATION ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION.
PLEASE I WILL LIKE US TO CONCLUDE THIS PROJECT BEFORE THE END OF THIS MONTH,WE
HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF BUSINESS HENCE WE PLAN TO INVEST THIS MONEY INTO REAL
ESTATE? STOCKS AND WE CAN INVEST IN SOME OTHER PROFITABLE BUSINESS VENTURE
IN YOUR COUNTRY BASED ON YOUR GOOD ADVICE.THIS IS WHY YOUR URGENT ATTENTION
IS REQUIRED.
YOURS FAITHFULLY.
DR FRANK.H.SAVIMBI
___________________________________________________________
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