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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: "Abraham Martins" <abrahammartins2000@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barristerwilliamsz20@personal.ro
Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 08:32:34 +0000
Subject: CONFIDENCIAL BUSINESS TRANSACTION
WE ARE SENDING THIS PROPOSAL TO YOU BASED ON
INFORMATION
GATHERED FROM THE INTERNET. WE BELIEVE THAT YOU
WOULD BE IN A POSITION TO HELP US IN OUR BID
TO
TRANSFER THE SUM OF FOURTY ONE MILLION, FIVE
HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($41.5M USD) INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT.
WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR BUDGET
AND
PLANNING OF THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM, THIS COMMITTEE
IS PRINCIPALLY CONCERNED WITH CONTRACT APPRAISALS AND
APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS IN ORDER OF PRIORITIES AS
REGARDS
CAPITAL PROJECT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA.
WITH OUR POSITIONS, WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SECURED FOR
OURSELVES THE SUM OF FOURTY ONE MILLION, FIVE
HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATED DOLLARS(US$41.5M). THIS AMOUNT
WAS ACCUMULATED THROUGH UNDECLARED WINDFALL FROM SALES
OF CRUDE OIL DURING THE GULF WAR.
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE
ACCOUNT INTO
WHICH THE FUNDS WILL BE TRANSFERRED SINCE GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS ARE NOT ALLOWED BY OUR LAWS TO OPERATE
FOREIGN ACCOUNT. IT HAS BEEN AGREED THAT THE OWNER
OF
THE ACCOUNT WILL BE COMPENSATED WITH US$3.1 MILLION
OF
THE REMITTED FUNDS, WE KEEP US$11.625 MILLION WHILE
US$775,000 WILL BE SET ASIDE TO OFFSET EXPENSES AND
PAY
THE NECESSARY TAXES.
IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT TWO YEARS AGO
A
SIMILAR TRANSACTION WAS CARRIED OUT WITH ONE MR.
PATRICE MILLER, THE PRESIDENT OF CRAINE INTERNATIONAL
TRADING CORPORATION AT NUMBER 135, EAST 57TH
STREET,
28TH FLOOR, NEW YORK. 10022 WITH TELEPHONE(212)308-7788
AND TELEX NUMBER 6731689, AFTER THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN
BOTH PARTNERS IN WHICH HE WAS TO TAKE 5%. THE
MONEY
WAS DULY TRANSFERRED INTO HIS ACCOUNT ONLY TO BE
DISAPPOINTED ON OUR ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK AS WE
WERE
RELIABLY INFORMED THAT MR. PATRICE MILLER WAS NO
LONGER
ON THAT ADDRESS WHILE HIS TELEPHONE AND TELEX
NUMBERS
HAVE BEEN REALLOCATED TO SOMEBODY ELSE, THAT IS HOW
WE
LOST US$27.5M TO MR PATRICE MILLER.
THIS TIME AROUND WE NEED A MORE RELIABLE AND
TRUSTWORTHY PERSON OR A REPUTABLE COMPANY TO DO
BUSINESS WITH HENCE THIS LETTER TO YOU, SO IF YOU
CAN
PROVE YOURSELF TO BE TRUSTED AND INTERESTED IN THIS
DEAL THEN WE ARE PREPARED TO DO BUSINESS WITH
YOU. WHAT
WE WANT FROM YOU IS THE ASSURANCE THAT YOU WILL
LET US
HAVE OUR SHARE WHEN THIS AMOUNT OF US$41.5M IS
TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
IF THIS PROPOSAL SATISFIES YOU, PLEASE EMAIL ONLY
YOUR
RESPONSE SO WE CAN ADVICE YOU ON THE MODALITIES
OF THE
TRANSACTION. ALL MODALITIES OF THE TRANSFER HAVE BEEN
WORKED OUT AND ONCE STARTED WILL NOT TAKE MORE
THAN 14
WORKING DAYS WITH THE ABSOLUTE SUPPORT OF ALL
CONCERNED. THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% SAFE.
PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT AND VERY CONFIDENTIAL. GOD BE
WITH YOU AS I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR REPLY. PLEASE
REPLY TO MY
PRIVATE EMAIL
ADDRESS ONLY. barristerwilliamsz20@personal.ro
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR.ADAMS
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