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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: "Judith Angeal M" <angela77@tiscali.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 09:57:19 +0100
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP
ATTN:PLEASE,
PERMIT ME TO USE THIS MEDIUM TO EXPLAIN MY PROBLEM TO
YOU IN THE NAME OF THE ALMIGHTY GOD WHOM WE SERVE AND WHO
IS THE GREATEST.
BUT FIRSTLY, I WILL LIKE TO TELL YOU WHO I AM SO THAT
YOU WILL UNDERSTAND AND COMPREHEND MY POINT CLEARLY.I AM
MISS JUDITH ANGELA MAKOULOU 24YRS,
I AM FROM CONGO, THE ONLY CHILD OF LATE MR AND MRS ANKO
MAKOULOU, MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED
IN LAGOS,THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF NIGERIA BEFORE HE WAS
POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF
THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS DEAL, IN THIS COUNTRY
WHERE I HAVE LIVED FOR MORE THAN TEN YEARS NOW WITH MY LATE
PARENTS.
WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1986, MY FATHER
TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I WAS THEN MOTHERLESS.AFTER THE
DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 24TH MARCH 2003 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL
HERE IN LAGOS.
HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE
HAS A SUM OF US$9,000,000, (NINE MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS) LEFT IN A SUSPENSEACCOUNT IN A FINACE AND SECURITY
COMPANY IN COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC, THAT HE USED MY NAME AS
HIS ONLY DAUGHTER FOR THE NEXT OFKIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE
FUND.
HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS
WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES,
THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGNPARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY
CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS AND USE IT TO CONTINUE MY
EDUCATION AND ALSO FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE,(SUCH AS
REALESTATE MANAGEMENT).
I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING
WAYS.
1) YOUR FULL NAME
2) PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS
3) CONTACT ADDRESS
4) SCAN AND SEND YOUR PASS PORT5)
TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY
TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION AND TO SECURE A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT
FOR ME IN YOUR COUNTRY.
YOU ARE ALSO TO HELP IN PAYING THE SECURITY CLEARANCE
FEE THAT IS THE MAIN REASON WHY I HAVE CONTACTED YOU
BECAUSE WITHOUT DOING SO I CANNOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE
FUND, AND MAKE TRANSFER.
MOREOVER, SIR, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 20% OF THE
TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT INPUT AFTER THE
SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT
OVER SEA.
PLEASE INDICATE YOUR WILLINGLESS TO HELP ME BY
FORWARDING TO ME THE INFORMATIONS LISTED ABOVE FOR THE
CHANGE OF THE BENEFICIARY TO YOUR FAVOUR.
I HAVE DISCUSSED WITH MY LATE FATHERS LAWYER AND HE
PROMISEDTO ASSIST ME,IN GETTING ALL THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS FOR
THE FUNDS TRANSFER ON YOUR NAME ONCE YOU ARE READY TO TAKE
HELP, HE IS PRESENTLY IN COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC WHERE HE
ALSO HAS AN OFFICE, ONCE I HEAR FROM YOU I WILL FORWRAD HIS
CONTACT DETAILS TO YOU FOR MORE DETAILS.
LORD BE WITH YOU AS I AWAIT YOUR POSITIVE DECISION TO HELP.PLEASE YOU
ANTICIPATING HEARING FROM YOU SOON.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS.
BEST REGARDS.
MISS JUDITH ANGELA M.
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