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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: "IGHADO HENRY" <ighado_henry@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 15:37:38 +0000
Subject: FROM: HENRY IGHADO:
Hello,
How are you?
I am Mr. Henry Ighado from Nigeria. I doubled as a cousin and special
assistant to the late Mrs. Stella Obasanjo. I was her trusted confidant. I
travelled to Spain with her for a major operation. She died on the early
hour of 23/10/05 as a result of complication from the operation. She was the
last among the numerous wives of president Olusegun Obasanjo and was not
from his tribe too. By tradition, she was not suppose to be the first lady
of Nigeria. But she held this position firmly with admiration of many
Nigerians because of the role she played when her husband was in prison.
She was a dynamic, futuristic and ambitious leader. She had in mind of
contesting for senatorial post in 2007 when the tenure of the present regime
will come to an end. Her ambition was spurred by the fact that the post of
senate president would be zoned to her ethnic group - southern minority.
This post she hoped to grab. Towards this, she amassed good wealth from the
various charity projects she executed. After her burial, I left Nigeria to
Cote d' Voire (Ivory Coast) to avoid any reprisal from the government.
Because they authority knows that I was privy to all her activities.
WHY GIVING YOU THIS INFORMATION:
She left good sums of money worth millions of United States Dollars which I
alone knows. It is this money that I want you to assist me receive and
secure. I wish you have the capability and willingness to do this
transaction with me. If you are willing to assist me, please do reply to
this mail as soon as possible. We will discuss the modalities of the
transaction when I receive your mail of interest. Please do include your
telephone and fax numbers when replying. Could you please send your reply to
(henryighado@netscape.net).
Anxiously waiting for your reply.
Sincerely yours,
Henry Ighado.
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