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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: "Munirat Balogun" <muniratbalogun@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: muniratbalogun@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 01:40:41 +0000
Subject: My Dearest!
My Dearest,
I am highly compelled upon strict recommendation, to write you this
very urgent and confidential letter. I do hope my letter will not
embarrass you since I had no previous correspondence with you. Please all
replies should be through my private email box
I am sending this proposal with due sense of humanity, responsibility
and with few awareness that you will give it a sympathetic attention. I
regret the inconvenience it may cause you based on the condition that
we have not met before.
I am Mrs. Munirat Balogun, the wife of TAFA BALOGUN, the formal
inspector General of police (IG) of Federal Republic of Nigeria .I am
contacting you in view of the fact that we will be of great assistance to
each
other like wise developing a cordial relationship.
My husband along with his good service has been accused of looting
several Billion United States Dollars from the Nigeria Government. The
current attitude of the present government towards my family has indeed
made life quite unbearable for us. Fortunately, Balogun my Husband has
Eighteen million and Six hundred thousand of United States Dollars(US$18.6
million) cash, which he intended to use for investment purposes
overseas. This money is kept in a private security company. This money was
deposited for safe keeping in the security vault of a freighting agency
here by my husband preparatory to being air lifted abroad for investment
purposes before his arrest leaving a clause that it could only be
claimed by an expatriate partner. It is only my husband and myself that know
where the money is kept.
Due to the current situation in the country concerning government’s
vendettas towards my family, we seek your assistance to transfer this
money out of Nigeria for the purpose of investment as intended by my
husband. Note that my family is currently being probed by this present
government for alleged involvement in misappropriation of public funds.
Towards this effect, an embargo restricting my family members from
traveling or carrying out financial transactions without their express
permission is in force.
Right now, my husband (Tafa Balogun) is under arrest and is being detained
in connection to the above and other activities in the Government.
However, I have an arrangement on how to freight this money to you after
receiving some assurances from you of the safety our own share and that you
will only take the commission that we will offer you. This money
personally belongs to my husband and he intends that it still be used for
investment.
The freighting company to be used has now been introduced to me and as
soon as we receive your readiness to assist us receives this fund we
shall formalize the deposit documents in your name and reach an agreement
with them to air lift the consignment for your pick up. Bearing in mind
that your assistance is needed to transfer this fund, we propose a
commission of 15%(Fifteen Percent) of the total sum to you for the expected
services and assistance. While 5% is mapped out for miscellaneous
expenses.
On your positive consent, I shall expect you to contact me urgently to
enable us discuss about this. Your urgent response is highly needed. I
must use this opportunity to implore you to exercise utmost indulgence
to keep this matter extraordinarily confidential, while I await your
prompt response.
Be rest assured of this and right now am in abijan ivory coast capital
for safety of me and my children,very soon i will move to United Kingdom,
i will later give you the phone number
which you will use to contact me.
Best Regards,
MRS. MUNIRAT BALOGUN
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