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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: "TONY JOHNSON " <tony_johnson33@handbag.com>
Reply-To: tony_johnson775@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 07:53:29 -0800
Subject: I NEED HELP
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 OF YOUR ABILITY
AND RELIABILITY TO EXECUTE A TRANSACTION OF THIS GREAT MAGNITUDE.
I AM MR. TONY JOHNSON 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 FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$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:
1}YOUR FULL NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS
2}YOUR PRIVATE MOBILE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3}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:(tony.johnson1@voila.fr)
TO ENABLE ME KNOW IF YOU ARE INTERESTING OR NOT.
YOURS, FAITHFULLY,
MR. TONY JOHNSON
___________________________________________________________
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