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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: "franklin williams" <frank_xxjp@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dr_frankwilliamsjp@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2005 18:19:55 +0000
Subject: from Dr.Frank Chukwuka williams'''
Dear Friend,
First I will like you to take your time to go over this mail carefully
and
with patience.Please, this is a matter of urgency, this is because I
need
your help and I need it very quickly too.
At this stage I will like to introduce my self. I am Dr Frank Chukwuka
a
Senior Personal Assistant to the first lady of the Federal republic of
Nigeria who died on the 22nd,October,2005 in a Spanish Hospital after
undergoing surgical operation.
www.bbc.co.uk/africalives/myafrica/blogs/005017/
Shortly before her death the First Lady,Chief Mrs Stella Obasanjo gave
me a
very huge amount of money to be transfered to an off-shore Security
Company
abroad.Therefore,i am privy to all information concerning the said fund
which is presently under the custody of a security firm overseas which
i
want you to help secure.
All the papers to legally claim the funds are with me but safely put in
a
place that nobody can discover except i say so, the amount involved in
this
transfer is US$12.5m (Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand United
States
Dollars).I need your urgent assistance in getting this fund out of the
Security company.All that the security company needs to recognise you
as the
beneficiary is a copy of the certificate of deposit that was issued to
me
upon deposit which i have in my possession.
Upon successfully securiing the funds,I sincerely want your help in the
area
of investment opportunities in your country. In Research,Real estate
and
properties,computers and other things that will bringreal returns for
my
investment worth. Please, can you help me by recieving the funds as the
beneficiary?.I assure you that there is no risk involved as the funds
is
already out of Nigeria. All you need is just the papers to put forward
before the Security company and the funds will be released to you
promptly.
These papers I am ready to send to you as soon as I hear from you with
personal information about your self.Be informed that you will be
compensated with 20%of the funds upon collection if you agree to help
me,
and the rest we can put into business.
I await your urgent response. I will fill you in with more information
when
I have heard from you. Please do provide me with your phone and fax
numbers
when responding.
Thanks and God bless as I look forward to your favourable reply.
You can also reach me at this alternative email address:
phone+234-8060308155
Yours sincerely,
Dr.Frank Chukwuka williams
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