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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: "tessy obaseki" <tessyobaseki_1980@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: tessy2003@walla.com
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 17:42:02 +0000
Subject: Dear beloved
Dear beloved
CONSIDER MY CONDITION.
I know that this letter will come to you as a surprise, but as things
unfold, we will know each other better and how I got your contact. I will
start by introducing myself to you, I am Mrs. Tessy Obaseki, the wife of
Chief Jackson Gaius Obaseki, the Group Managing Director and Chief Executive
of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) I am very sure that you
will be of a good assistance after carefully reading my letter.
For many years of marriage now between me and my husband, I have not given
birth, and this has really troubled my husband. This is as a result of so
much respect attached to local Tradition Culture and Custom in there
community.
And now my husband is dead, with the present situation of things now, I am
being threatened daily by my husband family and they are trying to evict me
from the house. My husband parents and brothers are not left out in this
matter. This situation has really affected me physically and
psychologically, most of the time I am in the church to pray and rest
myself, because there is no room for rest in my own home again.
As I am writing to you now, I am no longer assured of my matrimonial home,
hence I seek for your urgent assistance and help, which I know will go a
long way in getting me settled down finally. I want to use this opportunity,
since my husband families are trying to abandoned me because of
childlessness, to move this amount of (US$32M) million us dollars into your
custody for safe keeping, pending my arrival in your country, Be informed
that this said amount was given to my husband as gratification from some
foreign oil companies he helped in securing Allocation for the Drilling of
Crude Oil in Nigeria, as a civil servant then, he does not want to be
exposed, so he gave me the money to deposit in a security/ finance company
under my name, this was when the going was okay between us, so that he can
exonerate himself from the eyes of Government security operatives and the
civil service commission (CSC) which is the body that scrutinizes the
activities of all civil servants in Nigeria as checks and balances for
official misconduct.
Please I need your urgent assistance because my husband family are trying to
take all I and my husband has labourd for and throw me out in the street,
please don't let this happen to me come and save me from this terrible fate
and I will forever be grateful to you, this money is never connected with
drugs, money laundry, fire arms and looting, which I believe might put fears
in you and consequently withdrawing your help for Security reasons. Hence
the source of this said money is clean and clear.
Arrangement are been made by my lawyer to move the fund out of my country as
concernment through a Diplomatic Agency, what we need is a trusted person to
help us clear and receive the fund and keep it safe pending my arrival to
your country, be rest assured that this transaction is 100% risk free, As
soon as I receive your response and your willingness to help in regards to
this I will furnish you on the next line of action to take immediately,
Note, as soon as the money is secured in your custody I will start coming to
meet you in your country.
I Promise to compensate you very well at the successful completion of this
transaction, This is the guarantee I am giving you from my heart of heart.
Be informed according to my lawyer, this transaction will not last more Than
7 working days because every Necessary/vital arrangement has been put in
place, take note.
Your positive response will be highly appreciated.
Thanks and God bless
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Tessy Obaseki
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