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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: "Frank Attah" <f-attah@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: lawsuitchambers@sapo.pt
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 14:26:06 -0700
Subject: MUTUAL BUSINESS TRANSACTION
Address: Plot 4, Adewunmi street,Awolowo way.
Lagos-Nigeria.
REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE TO EXECUTE A MUTUAL BUSINESS TRANSACTION
Gooday,
I really regret any embarrasment this mail might cause you as we've never by any chance met before I want you to patiently read this offer. I am Mr. Frank Attah the Head of Delegation to the World Bank in West Africa. I am the linkman between the Organization For Petroleum Exporting Countries - OPEC and the petroleum sector in a West African country. I also attend OPEC meetings constantly in Geneva.
Through the sale of our allocated oil quota in OPEC, I was able to make $30.5 million, which is currently deposited in a European Security and Finance company. I want you to assist me to claim this money as I cannot claim it directly because I am still a civil servant, and the code of conduct bureau forbids me to acquire such amount of money.
It is on this basis that I am contacting you for assistance, If you will be interested, claim documents will be processed and sent to you. The documents with which the fund is deposited will be changed to reflect you as the new beneficiary so that you will be eligible to collect the fund on my behalf.
I will give you 10% of the fund for this assistance. I am aware of the international monitoring of all large-scale financial movements after the September 11th 2001 terrorist attack on America and to avoid any state of financial investigation I will provide a classified clearance paper from the relevant body which will exonerate the money from either drug, money laundered or terrorist related proceeds.
Upon the reciept of your mail, indicating your interest to help me in this transaction I will then send to you my indentity card and international passport to further buttress the bonafide nature of this transaction.
I want to assure you that there is no risk attached in this transaction.
You should also provide me with your private telephone and fax numbers for easier communication.
Expecting your response.
Remain blessed,
Mr. Frank.A.
Address: Plot 4, Adewunmi street,
Awolowo way, Lagos-Nigeria.
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