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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: "amadi amadi" <amadi_emma6@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: amadi2@indiatimes.com
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 10:39:41 +0000
Subject: CRAY FOR HELP
ATTN: THE RESPECTFUL ONE,
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship
with you. I got to know of you courtesy of International Business Bureau
here in Nigeria.
I am Amadi E Amadi, the only son of late MR and MRS GEORGE AMADI of the
blessed memory. My father was a very wealthy Oil and COCOA merchant who
based in NIGERIA and GHANA respectively, the economic capital of NIGERIA. He
was poisoned to death by his business associate on one of their business
outings. When my mother died on the 21st octomber, 1994, my father took me
and my sister Janet so precious because we are motherless.
Before the death of my father on the 30th November,2003 in a private
hospital here in NIGERIA, he sincerely called me on his bed side and told me
that he had a sum of $12 Million US DOLLARS (TWELVE MILLION US DOLLARS)
deposited in a Private Security Company here in NIGERIA and
he told me that he deposited and declared the box as an PHOTOGRAPHIC
MATERIALS for Export,and that he deposited the box under his name and made
me his next of kin. He further explained to me that it was because of this
wealth that he was poisoned by his business associate, that I should seek
for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this
money to and use it for investment purposes. In a nutshell, I am honourably
seeking for your assistant in the following ways below:
(1) I want you to assist me in clearing this fund into your account Overseas
as a beneficiary of the fund, and also to use it for investment purposes.
(2)To serve as the guardian of this fund since I am only 22 years old.
(3)To make arrangement for me and my sister Janet to come over to your
country to further my EDUCATION and to secure a residential permit in your
country.
More over, I am willing to offer you 22% of the total sum as compensation
for your assistance, after the successful transfer of this fund to your
nominated account, while 3% has been mapped out for any expenses that may be
made during the course of this transaction.
Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me as I believe
that this transaction would be concluded within 14 working days, from the
day you signify interest to assist me. Awaiting to hear from you soonest.
Conclusively, keep this transaction strickly confidential.
Thanks and God bless you for your anticipated co-operation.
Best Regards,
Amadi E Amadi
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