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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: victor candar <victorcandar@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2005 02:44:33 -0800 (PST)
Subject: with full of love.


Dear Friend,
May the Almighty God give you the wisdom to understand my predicament
and i pray that it will never be your own portion.
I, Victor Okadigbo, the youngest surviving son of late Dr Chuba
Okadigbo
[may his gentle soul rest in perfect peace] Hereby solicit for your
help. I
know it might marvel you on how I got to know about your contact, It
was on
my search through the Internet on who i can really count on to transact
this business proposal that my spirit directed me to you. I have a
bussiness
proposal for you, which I hope by the special grace of God, because of
the fact that i am a christian will be beneficial to you and me. This
Business Proposal Is not an Illusion but achievable If giving your
maximum
support and co-operation on it. I have to assure you that, this
Business
Proposal Is Risk Free.
My father [Dr Chuba Okadigbo] was the Senate President Of the Federal
Republic Of Nigeria and also The All Peoples Party Vice Presidential
Flag bearer (A.P.P) Have 2003 General Election In the Country before he
was
killed by this wicked government that we have. On the dying days of my
father, he confessed to me of $6.5m [six Million, Five Hundred Thousand
US Dollars] kept In a Financial Security Company and he directed me to
transfer this money to a foreign account before the government knows of
It. My
mother and I are left with no other option than to Invest this money
outside
the Country where It will be Safe. I hereby propose this to you If I
can be
able to count on you this business proposal.
It is not something that you are going to do for free, no because i
know all what it will take you to make all this done. So, i hereby
stated the
sharing as follows:
1] That you take 35% of the money instead the money we get labish. 2] I take 50%
3] 5% will be for any expenses Incurred during the transfer of this
fund.4] The remain 10% will be for my tithe offering In your Country.
Finally, what I need from you Is your telephone number and your contact
address for onward transfer of this fund. I seriously Count on your
support and Cooperation.
Thanks and God bless you, waiting to hear back from you as soon as
possible.

Yours Faithfully,
Victor Okadigbo.




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