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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: "ESTER OBASEKI" <esterobaseki@voila.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2004 11:02:19 +0000
Subject: VEREY URGENT REPLY
Dear Sir/Madam
I presume this letter will come to you as a suprise,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 Ester Obaseki.,the wife of Chief Jackson Gaius Obaseki, the Group
Managing Director and Chief xecutive of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation
(NNPC). I am very sure that you will be of a good ssistance 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, so my husband has
decided to break the marriage. In short to be sincere and honest with you,with the present
situation of things now,my matrimonial home look broken. I am being treaten daily by my
susposed legitmate husband to get me out from the home.My husband parents and brothers
are not left out in this matter.This situation has really affected me sychologically,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 a matrmonial home, hence I seek your
urgent assistance and help me out,which I know will go a long way in geting me settled down
finally.I want to use this opportunity,since my husband has abandoned me because of
hildlessness,to move the $12 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 helpede in securing Allocation for the Drilling
of Crude Oil in Nigeria.As a civil servant he does not want to be esposed,so he gave me this
money to keep in my personal account,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. To be sincere and honest with you,this money is
never connected with drugs, money laundry,firearms and looting,which I beleive might put fears
in you and consequently withdrawing your help for security reasons.Hence the source of this
said money is clean and clear.This money was deposited in my personal Domicillary Account
and I have discussed with the bank manager who is very close to me,my intention to transfer the
money out of Nigeria and he promise to render to me all the assistance I needed to transfer the
money out of Nigeria.All I need now is for you to send me your bank account and other
informations,to enable my bank apply for foreign exchange at the Federal Ministry of Finance
with your name as the beneficiary of the fund.This is how my bank has planned it,to avoid any
suspicion from our apex bank. Be rest assured that this transaction is 100% risk free and my
husband will not raise any alarm,because he will not like to put himself and his position in
NNPC in jeopardy,and if he does,he stands to loose his job. As soon as I receive your
response and your willingness to help as regards to this,I will furnish you on the next line of
action to take immediately. Note,as soon as the money is successfully transfered into your
account,I will start coming to meet you in your country.I promise to compensate you very
well at the successful end,this is the guranttee I am giving you from my heart of heart.
Be informed according to my bank manager,this transaction will not last more than 7 working
bank days and it will be concluded because every necessary/vital arrangements has been put in
place,take note.Your negative or positive response will be highly appreciated by me.
Thanks and Godbless your family.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs Ester Obaseki.
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