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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: "MARK COLLINS" <mark_collins1@planetpetonline.com>
Reply-To: markcollins@walla.com
Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 14:22:25 +0000
Subject: Needed...
Mr Mark Collins.
Lagos-Nigeria.
Reply to: markcollins1@walla.com
Attn:Sir/Madam,
I know this will come to you as a surprise but never mind, I got your
contact in my search for a reputable and trust worthy person/Company, who
can stand confidently with me in this successful business arrangement.
Before I proceed, I will like to introduce my humble self to you.
I am, the Auditor General of a Government Accredited Oil Company here in
Nigeria. Certainly, the prompting of this letter to you is anchored on my
strong desire to solicit your sincere understanding and co-operation in this
transaction that would certainly boost the financial stand of both
parties involved when completed. As a matter of fact, We want to transfer to
overseas (US$ 152,000.000.00 USD) One hundred and Fifty two million United
States Dollars) from the Oil company's operating Bank account here in
Africa, I want you to quietly look for a reliable and honest person who will
be capable and fit to provide either an existing bank account or to set up
a new Bank A/C immediately to receive this money, even an empty account can
serve to receive this money, as long as you will remain honest to me till
the end of this important transaction, trusting in you and believing in God
that you will never let me down either now or in the near future.
In all honesty, during the course of our auditing I discovered a floating
fund of the above mentioned amount in account opened with the bank in 1990
and since then, nobody has operated on this account again, after going
through some old files in the records I discovered that the money in
the account was mapped out for the refurbishment of the Oil Company's
Machineries. Meanwhile, Mr. Magnus Leon, the President of the Oil Company
was the only signatory to the account, but unfortunately he died after a
brief illness in 1993. And no other person knows about this account or any
thing concerning it, and the account has no other beneficiary. And my
investigation proved to me that Mr. Magnus Leon, until his death had wanted
to siphoned that money into his personal account in New York hence he did
not disclose the operating devises of the account to the Board of Trustees.
I am only contacting you in this regard, based on the fact that you are a
foreigner because, this money can only be approved to any foreigner who can
present all documents that will prove that he/she is the Next of
Kin/Beneficiary to the account base on the fact that Mr. Magnus Leon the
owner of this account is a foreigner, and the money can only be approved
into a foreign bank account.
Therefore, if you are capable of handling this transaction with me, lets
make the necessary arrangement for the hitch-free transfer of this money to
any safe bank account that you may nominate, on a share percentage bases.
We will start the first transfer with Fifty Two Million USD
[$52,000.000]upon the successful actualization of the first transfer,
without any disappointment from your side; we shall re-apply for the payment
of the remaining amount, to your account. However, we shall sign a binding
agreement, to bind us together as partners in this regard.
I am revealing this to you with believe in God that you will never let me
down in this business, you are the first and the only person that I am
contacting for this business, so please reply urgently and indicate
yoursincere interest, so that I can inform you on the modalities already
mapped out for the hitch-free transfer of the money out of Africa here.
I will require your direct phone and fax number for easy communication. I
need your full co-operation to make this work adequately. Upon your positive
response and once I am convinced that you are capable and Willing to meet up
with the instructions of the top bank official that is deeply involved with
me in this business, I shall commence actions immediately to process the
payment of the money in your favor as the beneficiary.
With my influence and the position of the bank official we can transfer this
money to any reliable foreign bank account, which you can provide.
I am looking forward in anticipation to hearing from you as soon as
possible.Reply to: markcollins1@walla.com
Yours truly,
Mr Mark Collins.
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