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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: "Idris Abubark" <idrisabubark@vintageoilplc.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 09:40:25 +0000
Subject: DEARLY BELOVED
ROM THE DESK OF THE ACCOUNTANT VINTAGE OIL PLC.
MR IDRIS ABUBARK
REPLY TO:idrisabubark@box.az
DEARLY BELOVED,
I HOPE THIS LETTER WILL NOT EMBARRSS YOU SINCE WE HAVE
NOT HAD ANY PREVIOUS COMMUNICATION, I GOT YOUR
REFERENCE FROM YOUR COUNTRY'S UNDER PRIVATE ENQUIRY
AND IT IS BY VIRTUE OF ITS NATURE AS BEING
CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET THAT I NOW DECIDED TO
CONTACT YOU FORMALLY.KINDLY ALLOW ME THE MODESTY OF
INTRODUCING MYSELF.
I AM IDRIS ABUBARK.AN ACCOUNTANT WITH VINTAGE OIL
NIGERIA.PLC. A FOREIGN OIL COMPANY BASED IN
LAGOS-NIGERIA. VINTAGE WAS INVOLVED INPROSPECTING,
DRILLING AND BUNKERING OF OIL AT HIGH SEA (OFFSHORE)
WITH EXPATRIATE CONSISTING MAJORITY OF THE STAFF
STRENGTH AND THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY
UNFORTUNATELY, THESE EXPATRIATES GOT INTO AN ILLEGAL
SALE OF OIL AND THE MONEY FROM IT TRANSFERED 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 MOST OF THE
EXPARTRIATES WERE REPATRIATED, WHILE THE MANAGING
DIRECTOR WAS ARRESTED AND PROSECUTED, BUT WAS LATER
RELEASED LAST YEAR DECEMBER 2004 AND ASKED TO LEAVE
THE COUNTRY, BUT UNFORTUNATELY HE DIED IN AN AIR CRASH
IN THE SAME DECEMBER LAST YEAR IN THE PROCESS OF
LEAVING THE COUNTRY THROUGH COTONOU THE CAPAITAL OF
THE REPUBLIC OF BENIN, BY VIRTUE OF
MY POSITION AS THE ACCOUNTANT OF THE VINTAGE OIL
COMPANY, I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION ALL DOCUMENTS
CONTAINING ALL INFORMATION ABOUT THREE OF THESE TRUNK
BOXES DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY.
THE CONTENT OF THESE BOXES IS THIRTY FIVE MILLION
UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$35.M) I HAVE PUT IN AN
APPLICATION WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY TO TRANSFER
THESE THREE BOXES TO THEIR CORRESPONDENCE OFFICE IN
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 BOXES THAT
BOTH OF US ! WILL BOUND TO BENEFIT EARNESTLY 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 BANK
ACCOUNT AFTER YOU MUST HAVE CLAIM THE BOXES
( MONEY ) OUT OF THE SECURITY COMAPNY. LET ME QUICKLY
ASSURE YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE AND
BECAUSE THE MONEY WAS PACKAGED IN A WAY FROM THE UNSET
IN A PATTERN THAT SHOWS NO DIRECT LINK TO OUR COMPANY
AND THE ILLEGAL PROSPECTING, DRILLING AND BUNKERING OF
OIL, AND NOTE THAT 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 CUSTODY. I HEREBY AGREE TO COMPENSATE YOUR
SINCERE AND CANDID EFFORT IN THIS REGARD WITH 25% 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 70% WILL BEFOR 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 ME YOUR PRIVATE
HOME AND OFFICE TELEPHONE OR CELL PHONE NUMBER AND FAX
NUMBER FOR EASIER COMMUNICATION ABOUT THIS
TRANSACTION.
WE HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF BUSINESS HENCE WE PLAN TO
INVEST THIS MONEY INTO REAL ESTATE? SOCKS 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.
IDRIS ABUBARK.
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