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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 CHIMA VICTOR" <chimavictor@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 16:15:20 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY FRIEND
CHALLENGE SECURITY AND FINACE LTD
PLOT 4A SANTANA CRESENT VICTORY ISLAND
LAGOS
NIGERIA
GOOD DAY FRIEND
IAM MR CHIMA VICTOR. THE OPERATION MANEGER CHALLENGE SECURITY AND FINACE
LTD, LAGOS NIGERIA. HERE IN NIGERIA OUR FIRM IS A SECURITY COMPANY WITH
HIGH REPUTE WITH YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF AFRICA.
I RESOLVED TO CONTACT YOU THROUGH THIS MEDIUM BASED ON BUSINESS PROPOSAL
THAT WILL BE OF MUTUAL BENEFIT TO BOTH OF US.
BASE ON MY REASEARCH FOR A TRUST WORTHY AND ESTABLISHED PERSON THAT
UNDERSTAND INVESTMENT ETHIC FOR ENTERING INTO A LIFE TIME JOINT PARTNERSHIP
INVESTMENT AND ALSO CO-OPERTION WITH CONFIDENCE AND TRUST THAT YOU WILL
KEEP THE CONTENTS SECRET AND DIVULGED TO NAY THIRTH PARTY.
SOME TIME EARLY 1997, A REPUTABLE CLIENT OF OURS DEPOSITED A CONSIGNMENT IN
OUR COMPANY’S VAULT FOR SAFE KEEPING, AND SINCE THEN OUR CLIENT HAS FAILD TO
COME FORWARD TO CLAIM HIS CONSGNMENT WHICH HAS ACCUMULATED A CONSIDERABLE
AMOUNT OF DEMRRAGES. CONSEQUENTLY, IN OUR BIDE TO CONTACT THIS CLIENT TO
REDEEM THE DEMRRAGE WHICH HIS CONSIGNMENT HAD ACCUMULATED WE DISCOVERED THAT
OUR CLIENT WAS THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF ZAIRE, WHO DIED
OF ILLNESS AFTER HE WAS DE-THROWED IN THE SAME YEAR THE CONSIGNMENT WAS
ENTRUSRED INTO OUR CARE. SINCE THE DEATH OF OUR CLIENT PRESIDENT MODUTOU
SESESEKO, NONE OF HIS BENEFACTORS HAS COME FORWARD TO CLAIM THE CONSGNMENT
WITH US, WHICH MEANS THAT NON OF HIS RELATIVES HAD ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS
CONSGNMENT.
HENCE OUT OF CURIOSITY I DECIDED TO SECRETLY OPEN THE TWO BOXES THAT OUR
CLIENT DEPOSITED IN OUR VAULT AND TO MY SURPRISE I DISCOVERED THAT THE TWO
BOXES THAT WERE REGISTERED AS TREASURE BY OUR CLIENT ACTUALLY CONTAINED A
CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY IN UNITED STATE DOLLARS AMOUNTING TO ABOUT
US$30 MILION DOLLARS.
SINCE THIS DEVELOPMENT I HAVE BEEN NURSING PLANS SECRETLY. IT IS MY
CONVINCED THAT THE CONSGNMENT IN OUR VAULT WAS PART OF THE MONEY THAT OUR
CLIENT SIPHONED AND NOW THAT HE IS DEAD THERE IS NO TRACE TO THIS MONEY IN
OUR CARR.
IAM NOW SOLICITING YOUR NOBLE ASSISTANCE TO ASSIST ME IN TRANSFERING THIS
MONEY OUT OF NIGERIA TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR IMMEDIATE INVESTMENT WITH YOUR
ASSISTANCE.
I HAVE ALSO DECIDED THAT YOU WILL BE IN TITLED TO 20% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT.
UPON MY RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY CONFIRMING YOUR WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST ME OF
THIS TRANSACTION, I WILL IMMEDIDIATELY ARRANDGE AND TRANSFER ALL THE RIGHT
OF OWNERSHIP OF THIS CONSIGNMENT TO YOUR NAME TO FACILIATE EASY CLAERANCE
AND TRANSFER OF THE COMPLETE FUND TO YOUR COUNTRY.
YOU HAVE NOTTING TO WORRY ABOUT, AS I WILL BE THERE TO ASSIST YOU IN ANYWAY
NECESSARY WITH PROPER DOCUMENTATION.
THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE. PLEASE MAINTAIN ABSOLUT CONFIDENTIALITY
ON THIS MATTER.
PLEASE REPLY TO THE ABOVE EMAIL ADDRESS WITH YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX SO THAT
I CAN CALL YOU,
TANKS
YOURS FAITHFULLY.
CHIMA VICTOR
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