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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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From: "dr williams richards" <williamsrichards@bladehacker.com>
Reply-To: drwilliamsrichards@myway.com
Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 07:51:53 -0400
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROSPECTIVE
URGENT BUSINESS PROSPECTIVE
DEAR SIR,
I AM DR.WILLIAMS RICHARDS. AN ACCOUNTANT WITH BEAGON OIL NIGERIA. LTD.A FOREIGN OIL COMPANY BASED IN LAGOS-NIGERIA. BEAGON WAS INVOLVED IN PROSPECTING, DRILLING AND BUNKERING OF OIL AT HIGH SEA (OFFSHORE)WITH EXPATRIATE CONSISTING MAJORITY 0F THE STAFF RENGTH.UNFORTUNATELY, THESE EXPATRIATES GOT INTO AN ILLEGAL ALE 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.SO, BY VIRTUE OF MY POSITIONS AS THE ACCOUNTANT OF THEBEAGON 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 BUT 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 MUST BE CARRIED OUT BY A FOREIGN FIRM, I NEED A TRUST WORTHY FOREIGNER LIKE YOU THAT WILL ASSISTE TO A LOGICAL CONCLUSION OF THIS PENDING BUSINESS IF YOU ASSIST ME TO CLAIM THIS BOXES THAT BOTH OF US WILL BOUND TO BENEFIT ARNESTLY 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 A ND PAY IT INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AFTER YOU MUST HAVE CLAIM THE BOXES (MONEY ) OUT OF THE SECURITY COMAPNY.PLEASE, NOTE THAT THISTRANSACTION IS 100% RISK-FREE AND THERE IS NO HARM OR SCAM INVOLVED, FOR EVERY MACHINERIES HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE FOR SUCCESSFUL AND SMOOTH CONCLUSION OF THIS MUTUAL TRANSACTION.AND PLEASE REMEMBER,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 TRUST WORTHY AND KIND ENOUGH TO KEEP MY OWN SHARE OF THE MONEY,WHEN THE MONEY FINALLY GETS TO 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 TRANSPORTATION,LIKE TELEPHONE BILLS AND ANY EXPENSES 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 WTHIN SEVEN (7) WORKING DAYS WITH YOUR FULL SUPPORT.I WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO DO BUSINESS WITH YOU, AND SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENTIALITY IN THISTRANSACTION.
ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF THIS PROPOSAL VIA MY E-MAIL, AND PLEASE SEND US YOUR FULL NAME,YOUR MAILING ADDRESS,PRIVATE HOME AND OFFICE TELEPHONE OR CELL PHONE NUMBER AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASIER COMMUNICATION ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION.
THANKS
BEST REGARD
DR.WILLIAMS RICHARDS
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