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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: "BEAGON OIL COMPANY" <drfred1@gainesville.com>
Reply-To: drfredazu9@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 14:17:14 -0400
Subject: FROM DR FRED AZU
DEAR FRIEND
I AM DR FRED AZU, AN ACCOUNTANT WITH BEAGON OIL NIGERIA LTD, A FOREIGN
 OIL COMPANY BASED IN BONNY -RIVERS STATE OF NIGERIA, THE HOME OF
BUNNY
 LIGHT CRUDE OIL. WE ALSO MAINTAINED A LIASON OFFICE IN LAGOS
NIGERIA.
 BEAGON OIL WAS INVOLVED IN PROSPECTING, 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
 LICENCE AND THE EXPARTRIATES 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
 ONE OF THOSE TRUNK BOXES DEPOSITED WITH THE SECURITY
COMPANY.THECONTENT
 OF THE BOX IS THIRTY-FIVE MILLION,UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$35M). I
 HAVE PUT IN AN APPLICATION WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY TO TRANSFER
THIS ONE
 BOX TO THEIR CORRESPONDENCE OFFICE IN AMERICA, ASIA OR EUROPE WHICH
 THEY HAVE OBLIGED. AND BEING THAT THIS DEAL WAS CARRIED OUT BY A
FOREIGN
 FIRM, I NEED A TRUST WORTHY FOREIGNER LIKE YOU THAT WILL CLAIM THIS
BOX
 FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY OFFICE ABROAD AND ASSIST US TO A LOGICAL
 CONCLUSION OF THIS PENDING BUSINESS WHICH I BELEIVE THAT IF YOU
ASSIST US
 TO CLAIM THE BOX, THAT BOTH OF US ARE BOUND TO BENEFIT 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 BANKACCOUNT AFTER YOU MUST HAVE CLAIMED THE BOX (MONEY)
 OUT OF THE SECURITY COMAPNY. PLEASE, NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS
100%
 RISK-FREE AND THERE IS NO HARM ORSCAM INVOLVED, FOR EVERY
MACHINERIES
 HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE FOR
SUCCESSFUL AND SMOOTH CONCLUSION OF THIS MUTUAL BENEFIT
TRANSACTION.AND
 PLEASE REMEMBER,THAT I HAVE WITH ME ALL THE NECESSARY AND VITAL
 DOCUMENTS THAT WILL PROVE 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 INTO 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 LIKE;
 TRANSPORTATION, TELEPHONE BILLS, 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 WITHIN SEVEN (7) WORKING DAYS WITH YOUR FULL SUPPORT. I
 WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING BUSINESS WITH YOU, AND SOLICIT YOUR
 CONFIDENTIALITY IN THISTRANSACTION.
ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF THIS PROPOSAL IMMEDIATELY, PLEASE SEND US
 YOUR FULL ADDRESS, PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER OR CELL PHONE, FAX
NUMBER FOR
 EASIER COMMUNICATION IN THIS TRANSACTION.
YOURS FAITHFULLY.
DR FRED AZU
FOR-BEAGON OIL COMPANY NIGERIA LTD
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