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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: "FRED AZU" <drfredazu@okolo-world.com>
Reply-To: maba2000ng@tsamail.co.za
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 20:42:24 +0000
Subject: PROPOSAL
DEAR SIR
I AM DR FRED AZU, AN ACCOUNTANT WITH BEAGON OIL NIGERIA LTD, A FOREIGN OIL
COMPANY BASED IN BONNY - RIVERS STATE OF NIGERIA, THE HOME OF BUNNY LIGHT
CRUDE OIL. WE ALSO MAINTAINED A LIASON OFFICE IN LAGOS NIGERIA. BEAGON OIL
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 AND AFTER SOME TIME THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
OF NIGERIA DISCOVERED THE ILLEGAL DEAL,AND REVOKED THEIR LICENCE AND THE
EXPARTRIATES WERE REPATRIATED.
BY VIRTUE OF MY POSITION AS THE ACCOUNTANT OF THE BEAGON OIL COMPANY, I HAVE
IN MY POSSESSION ALL DOCUMENTS CONTAINING ALL INFORMATION ABOUT ONE OF THOSE
TRUNK BOXES DEPOSITED WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY.THE CONTENT OF THE BOX IS
THIRTY-FIVE MILLION,UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$35M). I HAVE PUT IN AN
APPLICATION WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY TO TRANSFER THIS ONE BOX TO THEIR
CORRESPONDENCE OFFICE IN AMERICA, ASIA OR EUROPE WHICH THEY HAVE OBLIGED.
AND BEING THAT THIS DEAL WAS CARRIED OUT BY A FOREIGN FIRM, I NEED A TRUST
WORTHY FOREIGNER LIKE YOU THAT WILL CLAIM THIS BOX FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY
OFFICE ABROAD AND ASSIST US TO A LOGICAL CONCLUSION OF THIS PENDING BUSINESS
WHICH I BELEIVE THAT IF YOU ASSIST US TO CLAIM THE BOX, THAT BOTH OF US ARE
BOUND TO BENEFIT FROM THE TRANSACTION.
RIGHT NOW ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS TO STAND BEFORE THE SECURITY COMPANY AND
SIGN AS ONE OF THE EXPATRIATES TO ENABLE YOU CLAIM THE MONEY AND PAY IT INTO
YOUR BANKACCOUNT AFTER YOU MUST HAVE CLAIMED THE BOX (MONEY) OUT OF THE
SECURITY COMAPNY. PLEASE, NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK-FREE AND
THERE IS NO HARM OR SCAM INVOLVED, FOR EVERY MACHINERIES HAVE BEEN PUT IN
PLACE FOR SUCCESSFUL AND SMOOTH CONCLUSION OF THIS MUTUAL BENEFIT
TRANSACTION.AND PLEASE REMEMBER,THAT I HAVE WITH ME ALL THE NECESSARY AND
VITAL DOCUMENTS THAT WILL PROVE 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 INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
WE HEREBY AGREE TO COMPENSATE YOUR SINCERE AND CANDID EFFORT IN THIS REGARD
WITH 30% OF THE FUNDS AFTER THE TRANSFER AND 10%(PERCENT) WILL BE SET ASIDE
FOR ANY EXPENSES BOTH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL LIKE; TRANSPORTATION,
TELEPHONE BILLS, ETC. WILL BE SETTLED FROM THIS PERCENTAGE, WHILE 60% 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.
ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF THIS PROPOSAL IMMEDIATELY, PLEASE SEND US YOUR
FULL ADDRESS, PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER OR CELL PHONE, FAX NUMBER FOR EASIER
COMMUNICATION IN THIS TRANSACTION.
YOURS FAITHFULLY.
DR FRED AZU
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