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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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From: <beagonoil0801@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: beagonoil080@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 13:10:39 +0200
Subject: Please Acknowledge
Williams Brown Aguda
BEAGON OIL NIGERIA, LTD
LAGOS, NIGERIA
Dear Friend,
It is with Heat full of Hope that I write, Soliciting for your Strict Confidentiality in this Transaction. This is by Virtue of it's Nature as being Confidential and Top Secret. I am an Accountant With Beagon Oil Nigeria, LTD. A 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 he 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 Document Containing the Information About the Trunk Box Deposited With the Security Company.
The Content of This Box is Thirty Two Million Dollars (US$32M).I Have put in an Application with the Security Company to Transfer the Box to their Correspondence Office Abroad, Which they have Obliged. And Being that this Deal was Been Carried out by Foreign Firm, I Need a Trustworthy Foreigner like you to 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 the Expatiates 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 a Successful Conclusion. Note, I have with me all the necessary document that will Prove that the Money is for you. I Expect you to be Trust-Worthy and Kind Enough to Keep my Own Share, When the Money Hit your Account.We Have Agreed (Me/My Colleagues) to compensate your Sincere and Candid Effort in this Regard with 30% of the the Fund after the Transfer and 5% will be set aside for any expenses Both Local and International Transportation, Telephone Bills ETC, While 65% will be for me and and Two of my Colleagues. This Deal will be Concluded Within Seven (7) Working Days as Soon as you Indicate you Readiness to Assist in this Beneficial Transaction. Therefore, I will Want you to Confirm your Full Contact Information:
Your Full Name And Address
Your Private Telephone and Fax Number
The First Two (2) Pages of your International Passport or Drivers License Via Email Attachment.
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 Email to Enable me Know if you are Interested or Not.
Yours Faithfully,
Williams Brown Aguda
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