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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: <patobi08@blackglobalnetwork.net>
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 18:18:41 +0000
Subject: Business Proposal from Beagon Oil Ltd.
Business Proposal from Beagon Oil Ltd.
Attention : request for business relationship.
Dear Friend.
It is indeed my pleasure to write you this letter, which I believe will
be a surprise to you as we have never met before, and I am deeply sorry
if I have in any manner disturbed your privacy. Please forgive this
unusual manner of contacting you, but this particular letter is of
exceptional and very private nature. There is absolutely going to be a great
doubt and distrust in your heart in respect of this email, coupled with
the fact that, so many individuals have taken possession of the
Internet to facilitate their nefarious deeds, thereby making it extremely
difficult for genuine and legitimate business class persons to get
attention and recognition. There is no way for me to know whether I will be
properly understood, but it is my duty to write and reach out to you.
I am Dr Pat Obi an accountant with Beagon Nigeria. Ltd. a foreign oil
company based in Lagos Nigeria. Beagon was involved introspecting,
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 license and the expatriates 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
three of these trunk boxes deposited with the 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 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
believe that if you assist me to claim this boxes that both of us will
bound to benefit earnestly from the transaction right. 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 company. Please, note that this transaction is 100% risk-free
and there is not harm or scam 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 for 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 25% of
the funds 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 before 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 e-mail:, and please send me ! Your company name and
address, your home and office telephone or cell phone number and fax
number for easier communication towards this transaction.
Yours faithfully.
Dr Pat Obi & Co.
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