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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: "MRS. ISIOMA MAGNUS." <ladyisioma2000@yahoo.co.in> (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 01:19:23 +0100
Subject: NEED REPLY FROM MRS. MAGNUS
FROM: MRS. ISIOMA MAGNUS.
Assistance and Business Relationship
My name is MRS. ISIOMA MAGNUS I am a widow and a mother of two (2) all girls. I know you will see my letter to you as an embarrassment
considering the fact that we do not know ourselves. I plead with you to be patient with me I feel very pleased to contact you for some assistance and business relationship.
My late husband intended to establish a business Abroad with the sum
of $6.9m [United States dollars], but unfortunately he died before this proposed venture. Following his death, his family members insisted that I am not entitled to his property (Assets and money) since I am a woman and my offspring's all girls, as I do not have a male child for my husband. Well, according to some barbaric traditional laws here in (Africa) which doesn't permit a woman to inherit a man's property, as they are expected by tradition to take over the management of his business and other properties including myself who automatically becomes a wife to one of his immediate brothers.
Unfortunately to these wicked family members, the $6.9M which my late
husband intended to use in establishing a business, was deposited in a Security Company account unknown to his family. I and the lawyer are the only one aware of this money, so I have discussed this matter with a staff of the Security Company that i want this money personally so that I will be able to take care of my children's educational needs since my husband's family members vehemently opposed the furtherance of their education. According to the staff of the bank, the best way to secure this money is to transfer this money to a bank account outside For safe-keeping, later it will be used for business establishment subject to the Advise of whosoever finally assists us.
I therefore ask for your sincere assistance to facilitate the
remittance of this fund into your nominated account. However, I have decided to give you 20% of the total money as a reward for your sincere assistance, while 5% will be for settlement of the expense might come by both parts. As soon as I get your positive response, I shall provide you with all the necessary detail for this transfer.
Thanking you for your anticipated response.
MRS. ISIOMA MAGNUS.
e-MAIL: isiomageo@lovetrain.com
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