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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: "GEORGE ALICE" <georgealice004@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: georgealice@myway.com
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 16:26:21 +0000
Subject: Gooday my friend
Gooday my friend
l am Alice Marshal (Nee George) the widow of the late chief executive of
Harrison oil.l know this proposal will come to you as a surprise because we
have not met before either physically or through correspondence. I gotyour
contact from our chamber of commerce here in Nigeria and have no doubt in
your ability to handle this proposal involving huge sum of money.
My husband is Chief Harry Marshal Chairman Harrison oil (Now Late) he was
the chairman of the opposition party in nigeriaALL NIGERIAN PEOPLE
PARTY(ANPP ) in south south Nigeria. He was assasinated in cold blood by his
political opponents in the PEOPLE DEMOCRATICAL PARTY (PDP) few weeks to the
april 19 2003 election, the election that brought this present (CABALS)back
to power for the second time.
My husband was the people's representative when he was alive and the
chairman of eleme community development union We are from eleme (an oil
richtown) in south south Nigeria. My community produces 78.8% of the total
crude oil production in Nigeria yet we are beign marginalised howeverdue to
my late husband educational background and his rising political image and
his position as the chairman of eleme community development union 0.5% of
the Dollar value of each barrell is paid to my husband as royalty by
theFederal Government because of his statusMy husband was also the Chairman
of Eleme Special Oil Trust Fund(CESOTF.)In his position as the Chairman of
the Oil TrustFund,he made some money which he left for me and my two little
kids as the heir apparent.
The money is Eighteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars (US$18.5).
This Money originated from the accumulated royalties between 1976-1998.Due
to poor banking system in Nigeria andpolitical instability as aresultof long
stay of Military in government. He deposited this Money in a
StrongRoom/"VAULTS"with an open beneficiary in a security company
pendingwhen he would finish arrangement to transfer it abroad .
Before the blood tasty men killed my husband in our living room he gave me
the authority to solicit for an assistance from any willing foreigner who
would assist me in thetransfer/investment of the fund abroad.So l would be
very grateful if you could accept to help me achievethisgreat offer. I
promise to give you 20% of the total funds transferred toyour preferred bank
account as compensation for your assistance.
Fivepercent (5%) has been set aside to take care of all expenses we may
incure during the transaction.
Contact me urgently and confidentially formore information and the roles you
will play in this Transaction, All the legal Documents concerningthis Money
will be sent to you as soon as we agreed together.
Please I will prerogated you send your telephone/fax numbers to enable
my lawyer contact you immediately for more discussion.
looking forward to your great assistance,
God bless you
Alice Marshal (Nee George)
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