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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: "MISS HOPE OBI" <hopeobi@animail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: hopeob1@fastermail.com, hopeobi@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 11:37:37 +0400
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP , AND ASSISTANCE.
DEAR FRIEND,
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.
BUTFIRSTLY, I WILL LIKE TO TELL YOU WHO I AM SO THAT YOU
WILL UNDERSTAND AND COMPREHEND MY POINT CLEARLY.
I AM MISS HOPE OBI 23YRS, I AM FROM NIGERIA, THE ONLY CHILD
OF LATE MR AND MRS OBI, 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. WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER
1986, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS
BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 24TH NOVEMBER 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$25,500,000
(TWENTY FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS) DEPOSITED IN SECURITY COMPANY AS CONSIGNMENTS
THERE IN EUROPE,
THAT HE USED MY NAME AS HIS ONLY DAUGHTER FOR THE NEXT OF
KIN 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 FOREIGN
PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER
THIS MONEY AND USE IT TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATION AND ALSO FOR
INVESTMENT PURPOSE,(SUCH AS REAL ESTATE 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 INTERNETIONAL PASSPORT OR WORKING ID
CARD
5) 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.MOREOVER, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU
20% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT INPUT
AFTER THE SUCCESSFULL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR
NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEA. PLEASE INDICATE YOUR
WILLINGLESS TO HELP ME BY FORWARDING FOR ME THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATIONS
LISTED ABOVE FOR THE CHANGE OF THE BENEFICIARY TO YOUR
FAVOUR.I HAVE DISCUSSED WITH MY LATE FATHERS LAWYER HERE
IN NIGERIA AND HE PROMISED TO ASSIST ME TO EFFECT THE
ARRANGEMENTS.
PLEASE REPLY TO MY PERSONAL EMAIL: hopeobi@fastermail.com or hopeobi@animail.com,hopeobi@hotmail.com .
LORD BE WITH YOU AS I AWAIT YOUR POSITIVE DECISION TO HELP.
ANTICIPATING HEARING FROM YOU SOON.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS.
BEST REGARDS.
MISS HOPE OBI.
NOTE BEFORE: PLEASE DO SEND YOUR RESPOND TO MY ALL PRIVATE BOXES.
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