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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: "BLESSING HARRIS" <blessing@nepangonline.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 17:04:22 +0000
Subject: HELLO
FROM THE DESK OF DR.HARRIS BLESSING.
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND
NATURAL RESOURCESNO.15 ODELE ODEKU,29803,
VICTORIA ISLAND.LAGOS-NIGERIA.
EMAIL:blessing7@myway.com
ATTENTION SIR/MADAM,
I GOT YOUR INFORMATION FROM A SEARCH IN THE INTERNET AND I DECIDED TO
CONTACT YOU BELIEVING THAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE AND HONEST TO ASSIST IN
THIS TRANSFER . WE BELIEVE THAT YOU WOULD BE IN A GOOD POSITION TO HELP US
IN OUR BID TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF FOURTY FIVE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS (US$45.5M) INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT. WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE SPECIAL
COMMITTE FOR BUDGET AND PLANNING OF THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND
NATURAL RESOURCES,
THIS COMMITTEE IS PRINCIPALLY CONCERNED WITH CONTRACT APPRAISALS AND
APPROVAL IN ORDER OF PRIORITIES AS REGARDS CAPITAL PROJECT OF THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA. WITH OUR POSITIONS, WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SECURED FOR
OURSELVES THE SUM OF FOURTY FIVE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS (US$45.5). THIS AMOUNT WAS ACCUMULATED THROUGH UNDECLARED
WINDFALL FROM SALES OF CRUDE OILDURING THE GULF WAR.
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE ACCOUNT INTO WHICH THE FUNDS WILL
BE TRANSFERRED SINCE OUR LAWS DO NOT ALLOW GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO OPERATE
FOREIGN ACCOUNT. IT HAS BEEN AGREED THATTHE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT WILL BE
COMPENSATED WITH 30% OF THE REMITTED FUNDS, WE SHALL KEEP 60% WHILE 10% WILL
BE SET ASIDE TO OFFSET ANY EXPENSES INCLUDING TAXES THAT MAY BE INCURRED BY
BOTH PARTIES IN THE COURSE OF THE TRANSACTION.
IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT TWO YEARS AGO A SIMILAR TRANSACTION WAS
CARRIED OUT WITH ONE MR. PATRICE MILLER, THE PRESIDENT OF CRAINE
INTERNATIONAL TRADING CORPORATION AT NUMBER 135, EAST 57TH STREET, 28TH
FLOOR, NEWYORK. 10022 WITH TELEPHONE (212) 308-7788 AND TELEX NUMBER
6731689, AFTER THE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN BOTH PARTNERS IN WHICH HE WAS TO TAKE 5% THE MONEY WAS DULY
TRANSFERRED INTO HIS ACCOUNT ONLY FOR US TO BE DISAPPOINTED ON OUR ARRIVAL
IN NEW YORK AS WE WERE RELIABLY INFORMED THAT MR. PATRICE MILLER WAS NO
LONGER ON THAT ADDRESS WHILE HIS TELEPHONE AND TELEX NUMBERS HAVE BEEN
REALLOCATED TO SOMEBODY ELSE. THIS WAS HOW WE LOST US$31.5M TO MR. PATRICE
MILLER.
THIS TIME AROUND WE NEED A MORE RELIABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON OR A
REPUTABLE COMPANY TO DO BUSINESS WITH, HENCE THIS LETTER TO YOU. SO IF YOU
CAN PROVE YOURSELF TO BE TRUSTWORTHY AND INTERESTED IN THIS DEAL THEN WE ARE
PREPARED TO DO BUSINESS WITH YOU. WHAT WE WANT FROM YOU IS THE ASSURANCE
THAT YOU WILL LET US HAVE OUR SHARE WHEN THIS FUND ISTRANSFERRED INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT.
IF THIS PROPOSAL SATISFIES YOU, E-MAIL YOUR RESPONSE SO THAT WE CAN ADVICE
YOU ON THE MODALITIES OF THIS TRANSACTION,ALSO INDICATE YOUR MOBILE
TELEPHONE /FAX NUMBER FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION. ALL MODALITIES OFTHE
TRANSFER HAVE BEEN
WORKED OUT AND ONCE STARTED WILL NOT TAKE MORE THAN 14 WORKING DAYS WITH THE
ABSOLUTE COOPERATION OF ALL CONCERNED. THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE.
PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT AND VERY CONFIDENTIAL. GOD BE WITH YOU AS I LOOK
FORWARD TO YOUR REPLY.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR.HARRIS BLESSING
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