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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: "Mr Obinna Lucas" <obinnalucas@box.az> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 23:39:20 +0400
Subject: Mr Obinna Lucas
DEAR SIR,
MY NAME IS DR,AOBINNA LUCAS(ESQ) .I AM THE FORMER GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR , NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLUEM CO-OPERATIONS(NNPC) .I RESIDES IN THE NNPC QUARTERS,VICTORIA GARDEN CITY, LAGOS,NIGERIA
I CAME IN CONTACT WITH YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN MY CAREFULL SEARCH FOR A REPUTABLE AND RELIABLE FOREIGN PARTNER(A FRIEND AS WELL) THAT WILL ASSIST AND HELP ME TRANSFER MY MONEY INTO YOUR COUNTRY AND THEREAFTER ,WE DISCUSS THE INVESTMENT TO DO WITH THE MONEY AND THE LIKELY SHARE OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE INVESTMENT BY THE GRACE OF GOD .HOWEVER,I HAVE FOUND YOU WORTHY OF THIS TRANSACTION AFTER MY CAREFULL THOUGHT .
AS THE FORMER GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR,NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLUEM COOPERATIONS(NNPC),I OVERSAW THE MINING, REFINING, DISTRIBUTING, EXPORTATIONS AND IMPORTATIONS OF THE NIGERIAN CRUDE OIL .AS YOU ARE AWARE,NIGERIAN CRUDE OIL ACCOUNTS FOR MORE THAN EIGHTY FIVE PERCENT OF THE NIGERIAN REVENUE AS A RESULT OF BOOM IN THE NIGERIAN OIL SECTOR ACCOMPANIED BY THE RISE IN THE GLOBAL OIL PRICE .
I USED MY POSITION TO ACCUMULATE US$50,950,000.OO(FIFTY MILLION,NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) WHICH I DEPOSITED WITH A BANK.
WITH REFERENCE TO THE ECONOMIC CLIMATE IN NIGERIA COUPLED WITH THE FACT THAT MONEY OR INVESTMENT IS NOT SECURED IN NIGERIA, I HEREBY REQUEST YOUR HELP AND ASSISTANCE TO HELP ME TRANSFER THIS US$50,950,000.OO(FIFTY MILLION,NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) INTO YOUR COUNTRY SO THAT WE WORK TOGETHER AND INVEST THE MONEY IN A LUCRATIVE BUSINESS IN YOUR COUNTRY.
WE SHALL ALSO DISCUSS IN DETAILS HOW WE WILL COMMIT OURSEVLES IN THE INVESTMENT AND THE LIKELY SHARE OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE INVESTMENT . I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO YOUR COUNTRY SO THAT WE BEGIN THE BUSINESS IN EARNEST.
AS A LAWYER I WILL USE MY LEGAL POWER TO ASSIST US IN FACILATATING
THE TRANSFER OF THIS US$50,950,000.00 INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.I WILL LIKE
YOU TO KEEP THIS INVESTMENT PROJECT CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL WE START IT IN EARNEST.
I WILL GIVE YOU A 30% GRATIFICATION AS SOON A THIS US$50,950,000.00 IS TRANSFERED INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.I WILL ALSO REFUND YOU ALL THE MONEY YOU WILL SPEND IN THE COURSE OF TRANSFERING THIS US$50,950,000.00 INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
ON YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL,LET ME HEAR FROM YOU SO THAT WE KNOW THE NEXT LINE OF ACTION AS REGARDS THIS INVESTMENT PROJECT .PLEASE CONTACT ME BY EMAIL, MY EMAIL ADDRESSES ARE SHOWN ABOVE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU ON YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL.REMEMBER TO GIVE ME YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS IN YOUR REPLY FOR EASY COMMUNICATIONS.
CONTACT ME BY EMAIL ON YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL SO THAT WE DISCUSS MORE ABOUT OUR INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP IN YOUR COUNTRY.
AS I AWAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU ,
REMAIN BLESSED .
REGARDS !
DR,OBINNA LUCAS (ESQ)
FORMER GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM COPORATIONS
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