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Fraud email example:
From: "=?iso-8859-1?q?WILSON=20WILLIAMS?=" <OFFICE_FILE009@orangemail.es>
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 17:20:52 +0100 (CET)
Subject: TREAT VERY URGENT
DEAR SIR/ MADAM
MY NAME IS DR WILSON WILLIAMS AND ON BEHALF OF MY COLLEAGUES AND WITH T=
HE ASSISTANCE OF ZENITH BANK PLC. (RC 150224) I HUMBLY SOLICITING FOR Y=
OUR ASSISTANCE TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF THIRTY MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOU=
SAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US30.5MILLIOM USD) INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT,=
BUT DUE TO THE SPAM E-MAILS THAT IS GOING ON IN AFRICA.=20
THAT IS WHY WE HAVE DECIDED TO INCLUDE OUR BANK REGISTRATION NUMBER WHI=
CH WE WILL LIKE YOU TO VERIFY FROM THE CO-OPERATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION OF=
NIGERIA WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR BUDGET AND PLANNIN=
G OF THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM, THIS COMMITTEE IS PRINCIPALLY CONCERNED=
WITH CONTRACT APPRAISALS AND APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS IN ORDER TO PRIORIT=
IES AS REGARDS CAPITAL PROJECT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA. WI=
TH OUR POSITIONS, WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SECURED FOR OURSELVES THE SUM OF=
THIRTY MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US30.5MI=
LLIOM USD). THIS AMOUNT WAS ACCUMULATED THROUGH UNDER CLEARED WINDFALL =
FROM SALES OF CRUDE OIL DURING THE U.S.A AND IRAQI WAR.
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE ACCOUNT INTO WHICH THE FUND =
WILL BE TRANSFERRED SINCE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ARE NOT ALLOWED BY OUR L=
AWS TO OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNT.
IT HAS BE AN AGREED THAT THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT WILL BE COMPENSATED W=
ITH 25% OF THE REMITTED FUNDS, WE KEEP 65% WHILE 10% WILL BE SET ASID=
E TO OFF SET EXPENSES AND PAY THE NECESSARY TAXES.
IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT TWO YEARS AGO A SIMILAR TRANSACTION WA=
S CARRIED OUT WITH ONE MR. PATRICE MILLER, THE PRESIDENT OF CRAINE INTE=
RNATIONAL TRADING CORPORATION AT NO.135, EAST 57TH STREET, 28TH FLOOR, =
NEW YORK, 10022 WITH TELEPHONE (212) 308-7788 AND TELEX NO .6731689, AF=
TER THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN BOTH PARTNERS IN WHICH HE WAS TO TAKE 5%. THE=
MONEY WAS DULY TRANSFERRED INTO HIS ACCOUNT ONLY 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 NUMB=
ERS HAVE REALLOCATED TO SOMEBODY ELSE, THAT IS HOW WE LOST US17.5M TO M=
R. PATRICE MILLER.
THIS TIME AROUND WE NEED A MORE RELIABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON OR A RE=
PUTABLE COMPANY TO DO BUSINESS WITH, SO IF YOU CAN PROVE YOURSELF TO BE=
TRUSTED AND INTERESTED IN THIS DEAL THEN WE ARE PREPARED TO DO BUSINES=
S WITH YOU.
WHAT WE WANT FROM YOU IS THE ASSURANCE THAT YOU WILL LET US HAVE OUR SH=
ARE WHEN THIS AMOUNT OF THE FUNDS AFTER IT HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED INTO YO=
UR ACCOUNT. IF THIS PROPOSAL SATISFIES YOU, PLEASE E-MAIL US YOUR TELEP=
HONE AND FAX NUMBERS,FULL NAMES AND ADDRESS AGE, SO THAT WE CAN ADVICE =
YOU ON THE MODALITIES OF THE TRANSACTION. ALL MODALITIES OF THE TRANSFE=
R HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT AND ONCE STARTED WILL NOT TAKE MORE THAN 21 WORK=
ING DAYS WITH THE ABSOLUTE SUPPORT OF ALL CONCERNED. THIS TRANSACTION I=
S 100% SAFE.
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PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT AND VERY CONFIDENTIAL. GOD BE WITH YOU AS I=20
LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR REPLY. =20
=20
YOURS FAITHFULLY,=20
DR WILSON WILLIAMS.
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