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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: "Anthony Uba" <anthony_uba2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: anthony_uba1@myway.com
Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 18:04:36 +0000
Subject: Good News: Prompt Reply.
From the desk of:
Senator Anthony Uba.
Good day to you.
It is my pleasure to forward this business proposal to you for the benefit
of you and myself to establish a lasting mutual relationship for both
parties.
I am Senator Anthony Uba, former chairman senate committee on down stream
sector (Petroleum & Natural Gas) Federal Republic of Nigeria. My office is
in control of Crude oil exportation and Contract award monitory unit to
foreign expatriates.
I am contacting you on a mutual business transaction regarding the sum of
Eighteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars
(US$18,500,000.00) I accrued through means of contract over invoice payment
and lifting of crude oil for refinery abroad.
The said fund is presently deposited with the finance firm in Europe. My
purpose of writing you this proposal is that my government has passed a new
bill which will function as a decree in the second quarter this year, states
that all foreign bank account own by the former senators and governors will
be put on interrogation and freeze to curtail financial malpractices.
Due to this predicament, I humbly solicit your urgent assistance to act as
my rightful beneficiary next of Kin of the said fund for claim and transfer
to your bank account before this bill take effect as decree. My legal
representative (Attorney) will furnish you the contact information of the
finance firm and will assist you in any necessary legal documents that can
be used to back up this claim, as the only person aware of the fund and you
shall issue a promising note that having this fund transfer to your account
you will made away with it.
It is important to let you know that no any form of risk is attach in this
transaction and you will be entitle to 30% of the total fund being your
compensation. Please do note that the key code and success of this deal is
for the both party, yourself and myself to maintain and keep the transaction
absolutely confidential until conclution.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law. Therefore, I advice you to
furnish me with your full name, contact address and telephone (mobile)
number for easy correspondence. Please reach me via my email address to
enable us discuss further.
I look forward to your expedite action and swift response via my email once
you receive this letter. Thanks for your co-operation and have a nice day.
Remain blessed.
Senator Anthony Uba.
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