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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: "Miss Olga Hoffmann" <olgahoffmann3@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: olgahoffmannmary@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:57:04 -0700
Subject: Please get back to me as soon as possible
My Dear Good Day,
I know the internet has been abused by users but am contacting you with
faith and hoping you would grant my request.It is my pleasure to contact you
for a business venture which I intend to establish in your country, though I
have not met with you before but I believe one has to risk confiding in
success sometimes in life. My name is Miss Olga Hoffman.The only daughter
of My late parents Dr Bernard and Madame Rose Hoffman,from SERRIE LEON.i
am now in Nigeria West Africa,I want you to help me to receive this money in
your country and invest the money for me in your country and send me an air
ticket so that i can come and further my studies in your country so you can
take care of the investment as I am 19 years old girl.
My (late) father Dr Bernard Hoffman who worked in the government in the
SERRIE LEON and he had a company that frabricates plastics before he was
assassinated by the rebels in the city of FREETOWN in Feb 2006 and My mother
died when I was just 14 years old in Air Flight Crashes,since then my father
took me so special And all my properties were totally destroyed. However,i
managed to escape by the help of UN Peace Keeping
Boat To Nigeria with some of my father's documents covering this money(12
million dollars ) US Dollars Only, On My Name which is presently deposited
safely in my name in a leading security company in London,United Kingdom
,the BOX was deposited in a finance company in London by my late Father but
the finance company's officials do not know the real content of the BOX in
their costody because my late Father registered it as AFRICAN ARTWORKS for
export and we must clear it as it was registered by my late Father.The
security company Directors have Approved and ready to transfer the BOX to
our foreign partner within 48hrs legitimately and legally as soon as you
send them your information where the BOX will be transfer with your full
contact details.
I was advised to live here in Nigeria Now because i was the next target as
the only child of my parents.All the vital documents will be Sent to you as
our foreign partner who will receive the BOX i hope you will not betray me
because in this money lies all my hope since my late father died.
I am giving you the offers as mentioned with every confidence on your
acceptance to assist me to receive this BOX and invest this money in your
country,and I have decided to give you 30% of the total sum for your
assistance in helping me to receive this money in your
country i wish you send me a reply immediately as soon as you receive this
message so that we shall arrange on how this BOX will be transfer to your
country.On commencement, this transaction will take nothing less than 7
working days to be accomplished as the security company management told me.
All documents covering the BOX are safe I am sending greetings to you and
your family.And Also Assurance That You Will Not betray me as this money is
all my Hope in Life. Send me this information: as an Assurance
1.Your Full Name..................................
2.Your Full Home Address:.............................
3.Your Age..............................................
4.Your Marital status................................
5.Your Occupation....................................
6.Your position hold...................................
7.Your Phone no;......................................
8.Your fax number.....................................
I am looking forward to hear from you soon.
Respectfully yours,
Miss Olga Hoffmann
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