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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: "DR COKER YAKUBU" <cokeryakubu@voila.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: coker@beagonplc.com
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 02:06:39 +0200
Subject: HELLO
DEAR FRIEND,
IT IS WITH A HEART FULL OF HOPE THAT I WRITE, SOLICITING FOR YOUR
STRICT CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION. THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF ITS NATURE AS BEING CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET. FOR I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH OUR LARGE OFFICE OF NIGERIAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES, WHO ASSURED ME OFYOUR ABILITY AND RELIABILITY TO EXECUTE A TRANSACTION OF THIS GREAT MAGNITUDE.
I AM DR. COKER YAKUBU, AN ACCOUNTANT WITH BEAGON NIGERIA, LTD. 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 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.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA DISCOVERED THE ILLEGAL DEAL, AND
REVOKED THEIR LICENSE AND THE EXPATRIATES WERE REPATRIATED. SO, BY VIRTUE OF MY POSITION AS THE ACCOUNTANT OF THE COMPANY, I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION THE DOCUMENTS CONTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT TWO OF THESE TRUNK BOXES DEPOSITED WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY. THE CONTENT OF THESE BOXES IS TEN MILLION FIVE HOUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$10.5M).
I HAVE PUT IN AN APPLICATION WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY TO TRANSFER
THESE BOXES TO THEIR CORRESPONDENCE OFFICE IN ABROAD, WHICH THEY HAVE OBLIGED. AND BEING THAT THIS DEAL WAS BEEN CARRIED OUT BY FOREIGN FIRM,I NEED A TRUSTWORTHY FOREIGNER LIKE YOU THAT WILL ASSIST ME TO A LOGICAL CONCLUSION OF THIS PENDING BUSINESS WHICH BOTH OF US WILL BOUND TO BENEFIT EARNESTLY.ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS TO STAND BEFORE THE SECURITY COMPANY AND SIGN AS ONE OF EXPATRIATES TO ENABLE YOU CLAIM THE MONEY AND PAY IT INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
PLEASE, NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK-FREE, FOR EVERY
MACHINERIES HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE FOR SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION. REMEMBER, THAT I HAVE WITH ME ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS THAT WILL PROVE THAT THE MONEY IS FOR US.I EXPECT YOU TO BE TRUSTWORTHY AND KIND ENOUGH TO KEEP MY OWN SHARE, WHEN THE MONEY HIT YOUR ACCOUNT.
WE HEREBY AGREE TO COMPENSATE YOUR SINCERE AND CANDID EFFORT IN THIS REGARD WITH 20% OF THE FUND AFTER THE TRANSFER AND 5%(PERCENT) WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR ANY EXPENSES BOTH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION, TELEPHONE BILLS ETC, WHILE 75% WILL BE FOR ME AND TWO OF MY COLLEAGUES. THIS DEAL WILL BE CONCLUDED WITHIN FOURTEEN (14) WORKING DAYS AS SOON AS YOU INDICATE YOUR READINESS TO ASSIST IN THIS BENEFICIAL TRANSACTION.
THEREFORE, I WILL WANT YOU TO CONFIRM YOUR FULL CONTACT INFORMATION:YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS
YOUR PRIVATE MOBILE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER
YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT NUMBER
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 PRIVATE E-MAIL BOX: { coker@beagonplc.com}TO ENABLE ME KNOW IF YOU ARE INTERESTING OR NOT.
YOURS, FAITHFULLY,
DR. COKER YAKUBU
DIRECT TEL : 234-8033896861
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